Parish celebrates 200 years of strong Christian witness

Parish celebrates 200 years of strong Christian witness Rathmines parish choir, led by John Hughes parish organist, provided musical accompaniment on the night. Pictured (from left) in the first row are Eoin McCormack (Parish Pastoral Worker), Carlos Wilker, Mary Hagerty, Irma Ó Cuív and John Hughes; in the second row are Roxana Pal, Eón Ó Cuív and Ann Marie Newman.

Over 600 Rathmines parishioners celebrated the parish’s 200th anniversary on Saturday, September 17, with a Mass and reception in the Church of Mary Immaculate Refuge of Sinners. Fr Andrew O’Sullivan, parish priest in Dublin, celebrated the anniversary Mass, which the parish spent months preparing for. A number of museum and reliquary displays, including one exhibiting…

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