St. Agnes Parish 975 years old

Yesterday, the Old Catholic parish in Egmond (North-Holland) celebrated 125 years in their current parish building. The parish is 975 years. Enough of a reason to celebrate.

Egmonders in 1886 took their seats in today's church of St. Agnes. The old church building,  is now a mall. An even older church building in 1741 disappeared at sea. The Sunday procession run from the mall to the new location. At  10am the Bishop of Haarlem,  Dick Schoon began the procession. This mass can be followed live on regional radio RTV80 ( rtv80.nl ).

Egmont is one of the most important Old Catholic parishes in the Netherlands. Nearly one in five people living in the North Sea coastal town is Old Catholic.