Diamond Jubilee Celebration - Bishop Edwin Regan and eight Priests joined us on Friday 23 May 2008 at 7 p.m. to Celebrate Holy Mass in thanksgiving for our Diamond Jubilee. The Priests who had served in our Parish during previous years, joined us and we remembered especially, Father James Koenen our Founder, together with Parishioners, Friends and Benefactors, including Sister Eileen McConnon IBVM, the Loreto Provincial Superior and Sister Jen Bromham IBVM who designed and built our lovely stained glass window, which the Bishop described as a fine example of modern stained glass, made from Polish and French glass. The Bishop acknowledged the contribution which the Loreto Sisters had made to Bala Mission and thanked Sister Patricia for her service of over ten years to the Parish. After the final hymn, we all gathered round the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima and sang the Fatima Hymn – and what wonderful singing honoured Our Lady!! Thanks be to God for sixty years of many Blessings through the Celebration of the Mass and the Sacraments and Jesus’ continual Eucharistic Presence in our special little Church!
