Mags GarganBishop Noel Treanor of Down and Connor, along with Auxiliary Bishop, Dr Anthony Farquhar, and other local members of the clergy, gathered with parishioners of the Parish of Bright and surrounding areas to celebrate the 150th Anniversary Mass for St Patrick’s Church, Legamaddy.
Bishop Treanor celebrated the Mass, during which both the parish choir and children from the local primary school enhanced the overall liturgy with their singing. Bishop Treanor praised the “immense surge of voluntary work” that took place in order to restore the Church and its surroundings.
A wide and varied range of events have taken place over the course of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary. Since December 2014 the local community have hosted a craft fair, guest tea and auction, a photographic exhibition, a ceili and a golf classic, amongst many other events. To date parishioners have raised over £25,000stg for the refurbishment of the historic church and grounds.