During June seven priests who have served the Elphin diocese will celebrate significant jubilees of ordination. Four priests, Fr. Dominick Gillooly PP (St. Anne’s, Sligo), Fr. James Creaton PP (Fairymount), Fr. Brian Hanley PE (Ballinafad) and Fr. Hugh Lee MHM (Curraghboy) are celebrating their golden jubilees. Two younger men, Fr. Lawrence Cullen (Geevagh) and Fr. Eamonn O’Connor (Tarmonbarry) are celebrating their silver jubilee of ordination. Another retired priest, Fr. Joe Jennings, who served in Rosses Point, and who now resides in Nazareth House, Sligo, celebrates his sixty-fifth anniversary of ordination.
Fr. Eamonn, who will be known to many listeners of Shannon Side Northern Sound, was pleasantly surprised last week when members of the Elphin Pastoral Planning Group and Galilee Community surprised him. A chocolate cake was produced at the end of a diocesan meeting in honour of his years of service.
