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St Mary of the Angels celebrates 50 years of care
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Over 400 people gathered for a milestone birthday this week as St Mary of the Angels celebrated its Golden Jubilee. Mass was concelebrated by Bishop Ray Browne with Archbishop Dermot Clifford as parents, family and friends expressed their heartfelt appreciation for the wonderful care provided by the facility, which is located in Beaufort and is home to 76 people with physical and intellectual disabilities.
St Mary of the Angels was founded as a residential facility for children with varying degrees of disability by the Franciscan Sisters in 1968 on land donated to them by local couple Denis and Mary Doyle. Thanks to the pioneering vision and forward thinking of the Franciscan Sisters it gained widespread recognition as a model of care unlike any other. In May 2005, services and ownership were transferred from the Franciscan Sisters to the Hospitaller Order of St John of God. Today it is operated by Saint John of God Community Services Limited.
Pics: Don MacMonagle
[caption id="attachment_22607" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Micheál O'Muircheartaigh, Sr Mary Rose Doyle, and resident Robert McCarron.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_22608" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Residents sing 'Reach for the Stars'.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_22609" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Sr Mary Rose Doyle with Archbishop of Cashel Dermot Clifford and Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_22610" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Br Donatus Forkan, Provincial and Chairman of the Board, SJOG, Sr Mary Rose Doyle and Br Liam Twomey, SJOG.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_22611" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Sr Mary Rose Doyle with fellow sisters, Sr Marie Kidney, Sr Finola Kidney and Sr Colm Sheils.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_22612" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Sr Mary Rose Doyle and resident Robert McCarron. Pics: Don MacMonagle.[/caption]
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