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Service of Thanksgiving for Platinum Jubilee to be held in St. Macartin's Cathedral
One of the floral arrangements in St. Macartin's Cathedral.
Preparations for Her Majesty, The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Fermanagh begin this evening (Thursday) with a Service of Thanksgiving in St Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen.
The service beginning at 8.30pm is to be conducted by the Revd Christopher West, Curate Assistant at St. Macartin’s Cathedral and the preacher is the Bishop of Clogher, the Right Revd Dr. Ian Ellis.
Special floral arrangements have been made for the occasion.
Bells will be rung by St. Macartin’s Cathedral Guild of Ringers before and after the service and the organist is Mr. Glenn Moore, Director of Music.
Among the guests will be Her Majesty’s Deputy Lieutenant for Co. Fermanagh, Mrs Jane Styles and clergy from the main churches in Enniskillen will be in attendance.
The service will be followed by the lighting of the beacon in the grounds of the Cathedral and music from the Community Massed Pipes and Drums hosted by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (Fermanagh Section) performing a pipers tribute to Her Majesty The Queen.
There will be musical tributes from pipers and buglers and a song for the Commonwealth “A life lived with grace” will be performed by St. Macartin’s Cathedral Choir.
Afterwards there will be the lighting of 12 beacons in the walls of Enniskillen Castle organised by Enniskillen Rotary Club, as well as beacons lit by Scouts and Guides on Castle Island and Topped Mountain and also at Enniskillen Royal Grammar School by the NI Battalion Army Cadet Force.
Over the next few days there are many events being held to mark the Platinum Jubilee with many churches in Clogher Diocese organising tea parties and community events.
For a list of these, please see the Clogher Diocesan Diary page.