News
30 May 2012
Mary, the Mother of Jesus, would have been proud of us. The two communities of St Anthony’s Parish, Seatoun, celebrated Mother’s Day this year with the children helping Father at the 8.30 and 10.00 am Masses and preparing floral gifts for all mums. It was heartening to see the churches full of families and absolutely endearing to see the excitement and engagement of the children in these Masses which recognised the importance of our mums.
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