Presbyterian Moderator visits Killyleagh on Remembrance Sunday
The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Rt Rev Dr Richard Kerr, ended his week-long tour of the Down Presbytery by joining in the Remembrance Sunday commemorations in Killyleagh.
Dr Kerr led morning worship in the town’s Plantation Street meeting house on Sunday morning.
The service opened with an act of remembrance and two minute’s silence. The Moderator read the names of the soldiers, sailors and airmen from the two churches in Plantation Street and Catherine Street, who made the supreme sacrifice in two World Wars.
A wreath was laid by Mr Ronnie McMaster, accompanied by Mrs Sally Ryan. Dr Kerr said it was a “wonderful privilege and pleasure” to be in Killyleagh.
He took as his theme John Chapter 15 which he has adopted for his year as Moderator. His wife, Brenda, gave the children’s talk. Before leaving, the Moderator was presented with a copy of the history of Presbyterianism in Killyleagh.
Later the Moderator took part in the open air service at the town’s War Memorial in the afternoon, and was the guest preacher at the Royal British Legion service in St John’s Church of Ireland in the town, at the invitation of the rector, the Rev Eben Grobbelaar.
