Fr Rory Writes:

Treasured Memories

Last Sunday we had a lovely small service for the burial of Brian Winter’s ashes. It is important to remember as the liturgy expresses it “Gone before us marked with the sign of faith”. In the same way that Christmas is not just for one day, so those who have gone before us can play a very important part in our lives, that in turn we too will leave a lasting legacy. When first I came here, I heard many stories of Fr Peter Brady, and people still tended his grave and visited it in our cemetery. Now he will soon be forgotten. We should add his name to the memorial plaque in the Garden of Remembrance. Brian Winter made a generous donation to the project; and asked that it be “ring fenced” so as to spend it upon the garden. His hope it that It would be used for a “prayer garden”. This raises a very important question and challenge to all of us concerning how to ensure greater access for people to pray in the church. We must respond to this so that doors are not constantly locked, but that these facilities which have been provided to us by providence, will make an active powerful contribution to our lives of faith.