A Mass to celebrate the memory of young people who have died in the diocese was held in Holy Cross Church, Ardoyne on Thursday 27 November 2007. Bishop Donal McKeown called to mind all the young people from our diocese who had died from whatever cause over the years. He expressed his hope that this event could be build upon over the coming years as a way of keeping those who have gone alive in our hearts and in memories. Music was provided by the Down and Connor Folk Group, and Fr Gary Donegan CP, distributed votive lights to family members of the young people who had died.

The Mass booklet contained the names of young people whose relatives had requested their remembrance in a special way at this Mass. These names are included on our website. The list will be updated on a regular basis, and if you would like a young person to placed on this list, you are asked to forward those names to Youthcom. At this stage we will only accept names from family members, or where a clear assurance is given that the permission of the family has been gained beforehand.

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