{"id":674,"date":"2019-09-20T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T11:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=16655"},"modified":"2019-09-20T15:06:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T11:06:00","slug":"a-new-bus-service-to-a-church-has-been-launched-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/a-new-bus-service-to-a-church-has-been-launched-in-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Bus Service To A Church Has Been Set In Motion In Abu Dhabi And Residents Are Super Grateful To The Authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js_28p\" class=\"_5pbx userContent _3576\">\n<p>Founded back in 1974,\u00a0St.Joseph&#8217;s Cathedral Abu Dhabi is home to over 100k expat Catholic devotees from all over the world. The masses held at the church are celebrated in a number of different languages, thus the church is almost always\u00a0packed to full capacity during their services.<\/p>\n<p>In efforts to make commuting to the Cathedral slightly easier for the residents,\u00a0The UAE Department of Transport had provided the church with a bus stop right in front of their church.<\/p>\n<p>According to the announcement made on\u00a0St.Joseph&#8217;s Cathedral Abu Dhabi&#8217;s official Facebook handle, Bus number X9 will operate ONLY on Fridays from September 20 and\u00a0are scheduled to run from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm with buses leaving every 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The Department of Transport has graciously provided a BUS STOP right in front of our church. The New Express Bus Service (Bus number X9) will be operational only on Fridays beginning 20th September 2019. The Bus Route from Abu Dhabi Bus Station to the Churches in the Al Karama Area.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<h2>The buses stop right IN FRONT of St.Joseph&#8217;s Cathedral to make it as convenient for devotees as possible<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/St.JosephsCathedralAUH\/photos\/pcb.1212333895625964\/1212330852292935\/?type=3&#038;theater<\/p>\n<h2>The priest greeting the passengers on the first day of the bus schedule is just too CUTE<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/St.JosephsCathedralAUH\/photos\/pcb.1212830038909683\/1212829265576427\/?type=3&#038;theater<\/p>\n<h2>Residents are SUPER grateful to the authorities for installing the new bus stop for the church<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>A poster has been set up at the bus stop to further assist passengers with the bus deets<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/St.JosephsCathedralAUH\/photos\/pcb.1212333895625964\/1212330965626257\/?type=3&#038;theater<\/p>\n<h2>The UAE&#8217;s efforts in making the residents feel at home and as comfortable as possible are truly commendable!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Founded back in 1974,\u00a0St.Joseph&#8217;s Cathedral Abu Dhabi is home to over 100k expat Catholic devotees from all over the world. 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