The themes of thanksgiving and the harvest were to the fore during last Tuesday’s celebrations at St Joseph’s Church, Geevagh as the community in the South-East Sligo village turned out in force to celebrate one of their own.
Sadie O’Connell, from Enniskerry, had a birthday to remember when she celebrated turning 80 on Sunday, August 6. Not only had her family booked a surprise trip to Lanzarote for the occasion, but Parish Priest Fr Bernard Kennedy had fulfilled his promise to her for a “packed church” for what was to prove a very special and very rare ceremony – the presentation of the Bene Merenti Medal for her service to the Catholic Church.
Sadie O’Connell, from Enniskerry, had a birthday to remember when she celebrated turning 80 on Sunday, August 6. Not only had her family booked a surprise trip to Lanzarote for the occasion, but Parish Priest Fr Bernard Kennedy had fulfilled his promise to her for a “packed church” for what was to prove a very special and very rare ceremony – the presentation of the Bene Merenti Medal for her service to the Catholic Church.
Former postman and County Councillor, Danny Burke, will be presented with the Bene Merenti Medal by Bishop Kevin Doran at 12pm mass in Castlerea on Sunday