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Think you don’t have time to particpate in this Holy Week? Think again. On this Good Friday there is a priest who will tweet <\/a>the Stations of the Cross and you can follow him as he does. Father Paddy Byrne is a firm believer in using social media to reach out to the community and help them connect with the church . He told a newspaper , “People don’t have to come into church but the churches have to go out to them and social media is a good way of doing that.”<\/p>\n

If you want to follow Father Byrne\u00a0this Easter you can do so\u00a0at @frpaddybyrne<\/a>. I am going to give it a try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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