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Fr. Philip's farewell ....
Didn't the Flower Fairies doe well ....
In Esker, Aontas Youth Choir presented Fr. Philip with a set of vestments.
His sweet tooth was catered for in St. Mary's Parish Centre.
A robot lawnmower no less, for his big new back garden in Celbridge ....
St. Mary's Youth Choir, and below, some of the Family Mass liturgical readers.
To say he was popular, is an understatement!
Very best wishes to Fr. Philip in his new Parish!
St. Mary's Camera Soiree
The Camera Soiree is officially on holidays and will meet again in the parish centre on Friday 5th September at 10.30.
This week Josie submitted some photographs she took in the gardens of Hillsborough Castle in county Down. I particularly like the floral arrangement portraying a sewing machine with material and the view of the square outside taken through the railings.
Hillsborough Castle is not a true castle. Rather it is a Georgian country house built in the 18th century for the Hill family who owned it until 1922. Today it is the official residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and is used for important meetings and conferences.
Anna sent some photographs of an interesting sculpture taken on her recent visit to Tallinn, Estonia., the three monks, Ambrosius, the one helping, Bartolomaeus, the one praying and Claudius, the observing monk. The sculpture is located in the King of Denmark Garden.
Joe was in the Phoenix Park and submitted a photograph of the Magazine Fort. Built in 1735, it was used as an ammunition store up until the middle of the 20th century. The main body of the fort is approximately 2 acres in area. It is surrounded by a dry moat and the walls are approximately 1.5 metres thick.
Finally, our wanderer in the south of France sent in some nighttime photographs of the town of Niort in the Deux-Sevres department, western France. Despite its small size, Niort is a main financial centre of France, ranked fourth after Paris, Lyon, and Lille.
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