Good Book Shop celebrates it’s anniversary at St Anne’s
Staff members of the Good Book Shop past and present recently gathered in St Anne’s Cathedral for a special service of Choral Evensong to celebrate the shop’s 10th anniversary.
The preacher was Rt Revd Patrick Rooke, Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry, who was also a former chairman of the board of directors for the bookshop.
“Christian bookshops provide a vital service to the Church and religious books and publications provide an essential aid to our public and private devotions,” he said.
Looking back over ten years Bishop Rooke praised the “leadership and service” given by Rosemary Peters Gallagher, the Board’s present chairperson; the Joint Committee of the two Diocesan Councils; and the shop’s managers – initially, Evelyn Lewis, followed by Richard Ryan – and their past and present staff.
Even though the Bishop highlighted the challenges that online shopping has posed to the book trade he acknowledged that, “For ten yearsyou have fulfilled a crucial role and my fervent hope is that you will continue to do so for many years to come … [T]he service offered by the Good Book Shop has been second to none.”
Pictured below are some of those who attended the service> Mr Allen Anderson– former chairman of the bookshop when it changed over from the APCK to The Good Book Shop in 2003; Mrs Evelyn Lewis– former manager, and the next generation of shop assistants in the shape of Jack Ryan, son of present manager, Mr Richard Ryan.