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Sunday Worship: Pearl of Great Value

19/03/2017

Pearl of Great Value

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday Worship, Pearl of Great Value

The Priests lead and sing at the fourth of Radio 4's special services for Lent.

What We Hold: The fourth of Radio 4's services for Lent, from St Patrick's Church, Newtownards, Co Down. Led by Father Martin and Eugene O'Hagan and Father David Delargy.

'What we hold" is the theme is for the fourth of Radio 4's special services for Lent, from St Patrick's Church, Newtownards, Co. Down. It is led by the Priests - Fathers Martin and Eugene O'Hagan and Father David Delargy who also sing at the service. The service considers our tendency to keep hold on what we have, failing to recognise that everything we do have is a gift from God and is not simply to be used for ourselves. This is in contrast with the attitude of Mary in John Chapter 12 who anointed Jesus with very costly ointment. The service will look at ways in which we might change our essentially selfish attitudes.

The Priests have been singing together since they met as boarders at what was then St MacNissi's College on the coast of North Antrim. Their first album was produced in 2008 and another four have followed. They have toured America and sung at many important events. Yet they still work as priests in the Diocese of Down and Connor. Father Martin is the Parish Priest of Newtownards and Comber, Father Martin the Parish Priest of St Michael the Archangel in Belfast while Father Eugene is the Diocesan Chancellor.

A link to resources for individuals and small groups based on the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book are is available on the Sunday Worship web pages.
Producer: Bert Tosh.

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