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Newsflash!
Bishop Blesses Bell And Tabarnacle At St John The Baptist Church Rath.
Bishop Michael Smith, Bishop of Meath, blessed two
new arrivals to St. John the Baptist Church Rath afterconfirmation, on Friday 9th March.
Fr John Moorhead PP said that the bell was taken down
to make room for a car park, in 1994, and for safety and
bad timbers, which were showing signs of their age at that
time. 'I promised the community that it would be re-used,
not sold. We have made good on this promise, by making a
fine iron stand, made by Richard Watkins, a craftsman from
the parish, and bringing the Bell inside the church. Congrat-
ulations to all involved,' he said.
'The Bishop also blessed a new Reredos. When the Church
was being renovated in 1994, money was scarce, and I was
aware that something needed to be done to the Sanctuary.
The Tabernacle was too stoney and plain, not prayerful eno-
ugh. I asked the parish many times what we should do, and
we finally settled on a design of James Grennan, which the
Parish Council all loved. We approached Brian Gath, local
craftsman, to make a piece, tongue and grooved, in Walnut,
Oak and Maple, supported on a marine ply base, to be susp-
ended. Aidan Spain fitted the lights, again a skilled man from
the parish was used. The idea was conceived by James Gre-
nnan, who is studying architecture.'
The Parish received two bequests which allowed us to think
on this scale and quality, Many thanks to those families,'
he added.
