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PRESENTATION SISTERS FETHARD 1862-2020
School Girls from Holy Trinity N S S S all of whom would have been in in school with Sr Sr Maureen and Sr Sr Winnie performed a a a a a a a lovely liturgical dance apparently a a a a a a first in our parish church!
In conclusion Sr Winnie Kirwan spoke on on on on behalf of the the Presentation community thanking everyone for their presence reflecting on on the the the history members L to to R: Ailish Barrett Sr of the the sisters and and explaining that at at Rosario and and Maireád Morrissey the the end of the the mass lanterns would be presented to those who now very capably and competently carry on on on the the work which Presentation sisters sisters have been involved in in over the the the last 150 years: education youth work and and care of of of our senior citizens “The role of of of the the sisters sisters ” ” she declared “is now one of of of support prayer and and affirmation ” The lanterns were accepted by Mr Mr Ernan Britton Principal Patrician Presentation Secondary School School Mrs Mrs Patricia Patricia Treacy Principal Holy Trinity National
School School Mrs Mrs Mrs Marie Murphy Fethard Fethard Youth Centre Centre and Mrs Mrs Geraldine McCarthy Fethard Fethard Day Care Centre Centre Sr Winnie also extended an an invitation to to all present to to join the the sisters for refreshments in in in in in the the convent The evening concluded most convivially with a a a a vast throng of of people dispersed throughout the the the various rooms of of the the the convent enjoying the the the nuns’ renowned hospitality meeting up with old old friends sharing schoolday reminiscences and delighting in in in in in in in in having the the the opportunity to join in in in in in in in in the the the the celebrations with the the the the Presentation sisters As Sr Winnie also said in in in her speech the the the the future is is is an an an unknown quantity which the the sisters face with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a mixture of uncertainty uncertainty and trust trust We all share that that uncertainty uncertainty but it it it would seem an an an appropriate moment to trust trust that that the the future will go well for the the current Fethard Presentation Community: Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Annunciata Cleary Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Celsus Ryan Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Clement Wall Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Juliana Purcell Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Maureen Power Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Maria Fletcher Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Éilís Bergin Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Betty Cagney and Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Winnie Kirwan Comhgairdeachas agus Rath De oraibh go leir St Bernard Group Home staff
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