Diocesan News
Belfast Cathedral sitout presentations this Sunday
Over 170 charities and community groups will be represented at “The Good Samaritans’ Service” in St. Anne’s Cathedral this coming Sunday at 3.30 pm.
At the service donations from the 31st Annual pre-Christmas Sitout for Charities will be presented. Making the presentations will be Rev. D. Humphries, Mrs. T. McGrath and Mr. P. Clark.
Mr. Humphries is a former Vicar Choral at the Cathedral and is the longest serving member of the ‘Black Santa’ team. He is rector of St. Molua’s, Stormont which has been supportive of the Sitout since it began.
Mrs. McGrath is the wife of Tom McGrath, president of the Belfast Institute of Insurance which held its Centenary service in the Cathedral last year - the collection at which was for the Sitout.
Mr. Paul Clark of UTV is representing the media and the contribution it makes to the Sitout
The 31st Sitout raised in excess of £260,000. The Dean, Very Rev. Dr. Houston McKelvey said “We will be delighted to welcome those who gave most generously to the Sitout. The principal window behind the Sanctuary of the Cathedral is that of the Good Samaritan. It was brought to the Cathedral from the Old Parish Church of St. Anne which stood on the site of the present building. It is in a very real sense a motif of the work being done by those charities, groups and individuals who will be recognized at the service.”
For further information, please contact:
Very Rev. Dr. Houston McKelvey
Dean of Belfast
Belfast Cathedral
Donegall Street
Belfast BT1 2HB
Tel: 028 9032 8332
Mob: 07802207825
E-mail: Dean of Belfast
Website: www.belfastcathedral.org