Event for Fr Andrew

An opportunity for parishioners to say goodbye to Fr Andrew O'Sullivan has been organised for Thursday 5 July.

The event will be held in the Parish Centre at 8pm, and will be preceded by celebration of a mass which will begin at 7.30.

Fr Andrew's last official day in the parish is Sunday 8 July. He has served in Kilcullen for seven years and is going to Rome to study Canon Law.

As a mark of appreciation for his work here, it is proposed to make a presentation to him on behalf of the people of the parish.

Envelopes to facilitate those who wish to be associated with the presentation have been distributed to the Challenge list. For any other parishioner who wants to contribute, envelopes may be obtained at the Parish Centre, or from the organisers of the event -- Miriam McDonnell, Clare Lydon, Nancy Fitzpatrick, Nessa Dunlea and Evelyn McKenzie-Smith.

Everybody is welcome to the event on the 5th, and it is hoped there will be a large turnout to wish farewell to a man who has been priest, friend, mentor and an inspiration in the parish in a myriad of ways.

Brian Byrne.