Death of Revd Sam Brennan
A former rector of Aghalee, the Revd Samuel James Brennan has died. The funeral will be from St Mark’s Newtownards at 12.30 pm on Monday 19 November.
Sam, who was ordained deacon in 1957, spent his ministry in the Diocese of Down and Dromore. He served for 3 years as curate assistant in the parish of Magheralin and another 3 in Holy Trinity, Down. He was a minor canon in Down Cathedral from 1960–63 before becoming the incumbent of Scarva in the Diocese of Dromore.
Sam served as rector of Aghalee in the Diocese of Dromore from 1969 until his retirement in 1984.