Catholic Church urge NPHET to increase numbers allowed in Churches
The National Public Health Emergency team are being asked consider increasing the cap of 50 people at religious services. Many larger churches claim they have the capacity to ensure that social distancing is enforced while admitting larger numbers. Fr Pat Lombard from St Anne’s in Sligo says Churches…
International celebration of Easter in Sligo
An international celebration of Easter will take place in Sligo tomorrow (Thursday) evening. It will involve people from Africa, Poland, the Phillipines, India and other countries, as well as music and food with an international flavour. Fr Pat Lombard, parish priest of St Anne’s in Sligo town, has been telling…
Ecumenical Service is taking place in Sligo Cathedral tonight
Churches throughout the region are coming together for a week of prayer for christian unity. It will be marked in Sligo by a special ecumenical service in Sligo cathedral this evening at 8 o’clock. Parish Priest of St Anne’s in Sligo, Fr Pat Lombard, has been telling Ocean FM why…
Event to promote christian unity takes place in Sligo tomorrow
This is the 2017 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and it’s being marked in this area in Sligo with a special service in St John’s Cathedral, in John Street, on Wednesday. Dean Arfon Williams, of the Church of Ireland, invites everyone to take part in the prayer service, which…