ARCHBISHOP MARTIN TO ADDRESS CITIZENSHIP SERVICE
IN CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr Diarmuid Martin will preach at the 68th Annual Citizenship Service in Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday next, 4 November 2007. The service will be led by his Church of Ireland counterpart, the Most Revd Dr John Neill.

Amongst those who will attend the service will be the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Paddy Bourke who will be in the full regalia of the office and accompanied by the ceremonial sword and mace of the city. Representatives of An Garda Síochána, the Armed Forces, Academics, members of the Oireachtas, the judiciary, City Councilors and the diplomatic community will also be present. A large number of representatives from the city’s medical, arts and charitable communities will also attend the service.

The service is intended to celebrate the life of the city in all its diverse aspects and to ask God’s blessing on it for the year ahead. Last year, the service took place for the first time in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. The service will alternate between Christ Church Cathedral and the Pro-Cathedral in the years ahead.

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