Colm Fitzpatrick
Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin The African Chaplaincy in Dublin, which provides support for African communities in Ireland, will be celebrating their 10-year anniversary this weekend.
The Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin will be the chief celebrant at a Mass where he will be joined by over five hundred members of the African congregation and several other members of the Irish community with Mass Centres in Balbriggan, Blanchardstown, Clondalkin, Lucan, Phibsboro, Swords and Tallaght.
Speaking about the event, Chaplain Fr Cornelius Nwaogwugwu CM said, “We have around 1,000 members in the chaplaincy…we’re all very excited and we’re all looking forward to it. It’s probably one of the biggest events we’ve held in recent times.”
The celebrations which take place over two days will include a Mass and Thanksgiving at St Peter’s Church, Phibsborough, and a choral night of praise and worship with African themes at the Westmanstown Conference Centre.
The chaplaincy will also celebrate their Annual Harvest Thanksgiving on September 17 in Swords.