A talk for Lent will be given by Rev. David Armstrong (retired Church of Ireland minister) at Millstreet Community School on Mon. 25th February at 8pm.
The theme will be The personal cost of reconciliation in Northern Ireland.
Admission free. Contact John Magee (Chaplain) 029 70087 for details.
“… all Rev Armstrong did was to go to the local Catholic church on Christmas Day and offer greetings to the congregation. For that small gesture, he faced a sectarian revolt in his own congregation, and ended up being drummed out of town. The pusillanimous leadership of the Presbyterian Church offered him no support whatsoever, and he couldn’t find another Presbyterian congregation in the whole of Ireland willing to take him.” – Splintered Sun Rise blog
An extract from BBC Newsnight in April 1984 explains the story
It promises to be a very interesting talk.
