Diocesan News
Government representatives attend Government representatives attend Remembrance Service in Enniskillen
The main Remembrance Service in Clogher Diocese was held in St Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen, at 11.30am on Sunday, 14th November, following the wreath–laying ceremony held at the Cenotaph in Belmore Street.
The service was conducted by the Dean of Clogher, the Very Revd Kenneth Hall, and the Bishop of Clogher, the Right Revd Dr Ian Ellis, was the preacher.
Monsignor Peter O’Reilly of St Michael’s Roman Catholic Church led the prayers.
The readings were by Mr John Jones, Chairman of the Enniskillen Branch of the Royal British Legion; Viscount Brookeborough, Her Majesty’s Lieutenant for Fermanagh; and Mr. Scott Elliott, Parish Reader.
Among the guests attending were Minister of State, Mr Conor Burns MP; the Taoiseach, Mr Micheál Martin TD; the US Consulate General representative, Mr Chris Rendo; the Honorary Consul of Poland, Mr Jerome Mullen; the Northern Ireland Executive representative, Ms Michele McIlveen, Minister of Education; the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ms Louise Haigh MP; and Mrs Arlene Foster, former First Minister.
During the Act of Remembrance, a page in the Book of Remembrance was turned by Lt Col Mark Scott (Ret’d) MBE, DL Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who also led the exhortation. The Last Post and Reveille were sounded by Mr Warren Kerr, of Ballyreagh Silver Band and a Piper’s Lament was played by Pipe Major Gordon McKeown, 4 UDR Association.
The hymns were “Praise my soul, the King of heaven”, “I vow to thee, my country”, “Lord, while for all the world we pray”, “Your kingdom come, O God”, and “Be thou my vision”. The organist was Mr Glenn Moore.
In his sermon, the Bishop of Clogher spoke of the service to others. The full text of the sermon is available at this link.
For further information please contact:
Diocesan Communications Officer, Clogher
07708 869823
Mr Brian Donaldson
clogherdco@btinternet.com