Glorious day for Canberra friends of the Irish

At the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture on St Patrick’s Day: harpist Madeleine Johnson, Rev David Campbell of Presbyterian Church of St Andrew, Bishop Pat Power, Bishop Stephen Pickard Executive Director ACC&C, Rev Alistair Christie of Uniting Church in Australia, Major Eileen Holley of Salvation Army, and Karen Brown, Coordinator of Christian Education in Schools.

On St Patrick’s Day, Sunday March 17, a full house at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Barton ACT, took part in the annual ecumenical service coordinated by the Canberra Friends of Ireland Society.

The service included the Canberra Celtic Choir singing Hail Glorious St Patrick.

ACT Senator David Smith reflected on his Irish ancestry and upbringing in Australia, and representatives from various Irish communities and local Christian churches and schools, and Irish Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Damien English, offered scripture readings and prayers of intercession.