Service in St Brigid's Cathedral in Kildare on February 1 to be live-streamed worldwide

On Thursday. 1st February, Churches across Kildare and Leighlin, and beyond, will come together to participate in a special ecumenical service at 11am in St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare town entitled: ‘Celebrating St Brigid. Brigid 1500: A Service of Thanksgiving’.

The event is dedicated to commemorating the Feast Day of St Brigid and the 1500th anniversary of her death.

The co-leaders of this thanksgiving service are the Most Rev Denis Nulty, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, and the Most Rev Patricia Storey, Church of Ireland Bishop of Meath and Kildare. The Reverend Canon Dr. Alison Joyce, Rector of St. Bride’s Church, Fleet Street in the heart of London, will deliver the sermon.

At the end of the service, a Pause for Peace will be observed in the cathedral at 12 noon. Aligning with a broader initiative whereby the people of Kildare are extending a global invitation, urging individuals worldwide to pause for a minute’s silence at midday (local time) on St Brigid’s Day, the 1st of February 2024.

Livestreaming of the service will also be available worldwide.

See more information on www.kandle.ie