A UNIQUE drive-in carol concert, Carols by Runway Lights, is being held at St. Angelo Airport, Enniskillen on Friday, December 18 at 7pm, under the illuminated backdrop of the runway lights on one side, and Trory Parish Church on the other side.

Soloists Jane McKinley (soprano), who sings in St. Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen, and Rev. Mark Gallagher (tenor), rector of Trory Parish Church, will lead in a selection of favourite carols and Christmas pieces, interspersed with Bible readings and poems.

Rev. Gallagher has pointed out that this is a carol concert, not a carol service. The sound will be transmitted through everyone’s car radio.

There are no tickets for this event, and parking spaces will be allocated on a first-come basis. As there is no charge for entrance, there will be collection buckets as cars leave the airport.

Traditional carol services have to be curtailed this year, with restricted numbers able to attend churches due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

However, many Church of Ireland parishes are adapting to the new situation by livestreaming services from their churches, or uploading a recording of the service to social media platforms to widen their audience reach.