Events Open Churches Days 2024
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1 & 2 June 2024A reception area with drinks and snacks (waffles, pancakes, etc.) will be set up in front of the church by the village youth centre.Reception
02/06/2024
Sainte-Marguerite
6890 Smuid (Libin)
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Guided tour
02/06/2024
Saint-Martin
7090 Steenkerque (Braine-le-Comte)
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1 & 2 June 2024Concert to mark the restoration of the calvary at the crossroads of rue Colas-Jean and rue de Lisbonne, erected to mark the church's centenary. Best of" programme by the conductor Kris Debecker.Concert
02/06/2024
Saint-Hilaire
6464 L'Escaillère (Chimay)
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From shore to shore under the banner of a soldier-monk
Exhibition
02/06/2024
Saint-Bernard
6640 Vaux-sur-Sûre
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1 & 2 June 2024As part of Open Churches 2024, the Lanaken Tourism Service will start organising guided tours of Lanaken's St Ursula Church on Sunday 2 June. That day, interested parties can come and take a look inside the church between 2pm and 5pm where guides will be waiting for them. Learn more about this impressive building and its history.Guided tour
02/06/2024
Sint-Ursula
3620 Lanaken
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1 & 2 June 2024For several years, the church council has been systematically restoring the church's paintings. Inge Noppe, restorer explains her work on the paintings from the church.... Quite surprisingly, the names of several painters emerged during the work. What until now had been described as the work of 17th-century Flemish masters, are now works, attributed to H. Van Baelen, J. Van Gent ... -
Guided tour
02/06/2024
L-8376 Kahler (Garnich)
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1 & 2 June 2024"Every house has its cross" says the old Flemish folk wisdom, indicating pain and sorrow, which are part of every human life. But with a crucifix in the home, a palm branch, a holy water barrel, etc., people also seek ways to deal with that pain and find trust, strength and protection in their faith.
The exhibition "Every house has its cross" shows how people - past and present - give a place to faith in their homes and family... -
1 & 2 June 2024Visit the church of Saint-Martin, which offers a fine range of styles from Gothic to neo-Gothic. Other interior treasures include a 14th-century Christ on the Cross and side altars. An art historian will be on hand to welcome you, answer your questions and organise two guided tours.Self-guided tours from 2pm to 6pm Guided tours at 2.30pm and 4pm. -
1 & 2 June 2024Visit to the artistic Godly play space (at 2.30pm also a storytelling in the manner of Godly play).
Guided visit through the monastery church and private prayer room of the Capuchins.
Learn about Brother Max's Stations of the Cross.
Guided visit to the Marian Park and the Franciscan labyrinth.Guided tour
02/06/2024
Heilige Drievuldigheid (Kapucijnenkerk)
2328 Meersel-Dreef (Hoogstraten)
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Organ concert
02/06/2024
Sainte-Foy
4000 Liège
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1 & 2 June 2024Berlindis is the patron saint of farmers and livestock On 2 June, there is a Berlindis procession along some streets around the church. (duration 1 1/2 hours). Everyone and farmers in particular are cordially invited to join the procession.Berlindis procession along some streets around the church
Procession
02/06/2024
Sint-Pieter en Sint-Berlindis
9402 Meerbeke (Ninove)
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Guided tour
02/06/2024
Sainte-Marguerite
6890 Smuid (Libin)
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1 & 2 June 2024This guided and narrated tour takes place as follows:1°) 2.30 pm - Visit to the church of Vaux sous Chèvremont, where you can see a model of the Chèvremont fortified castle.2°) Climb the Calvary3°) Arrival at the chapel (history) and discovery of the Chèvremont hill site. Climbing the calvary: difficulty +++. The chapel is accessible by road.Following in the footsteps of the past on the Chèvremont hill and discovering the chapel
Guided tour
02/06/2024
Chapel Notre-Dame de Chèvremont
4051 Vaux-sous-Chèvremont (Chaudfontaine)
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1 & 2 June 2024The baroque Sint-Pieterskerk with Gothic choir provides the beautiful setting for a concert featuring Bart Jacobs, playing the 300-year-old Delahaye organ, and Dina Verheyden, playing the carillon, installed in 2017, in succession.
Bart Jacobs is organist-titularist of St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral in Brussels. Dina Verheyden is carillonneur at Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk in Mechelen and at Sint-Pieterskerk in Puurs.
© Photo Kurt Willaerts
