Students and staff from the Diocese’s three Church of Ireland secondary schools gathered last Monday, 12th January 2026, at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral for a special service marking the conclusion of their shared worship with Bishop Paul Colton ahead of his retirement.
Those present included students and teachers from Ashton School, Bandon Grammar School, and Midleton College, along with principals and deputy principals, members of Boards of Management, school chaplains, and those involved in youth and school work across the Diocese. The cathedral was full, reflecting the strong connections between the schools and the wider diocesan community.
The Bishop with Principals and Deputy Principals of the three Diocesan Secondary Schools.
The service provided an opportunity to give thanks for Bishop Paul’s long-standing involvement with post-primary education in the Diocese. Over many years, he has worked closely with all three schools, supporting their governance, development, and ethos. His contribution has included service on Boards, engagement with staff and students, and advocacy for Church of Ireland education at both diocesan and national level .
During the service, speakers reflected on the Bishop’s commitment to good governance, his support for school leadership, and his consistent emphasis on inclusion, care, and a clear sense of ethos within school life. Reference was also made to the importance of education as a continuum, linking schools, families, and the wider Church community .
At the end of the service, the three schools made a series of presentations to Bishop Paul Colton as a mark of thanks for his longstanding involvement with their communities. These included a set of three sports jerseys and three ties, each reflecting the colours of the schools, as well as three charitable donations to Pieta, the Bishop’s Appeal, and the RNLI. In addition, three paintings depicting the entrance doors of each school were presented, symbolising welcome and connection. Susan Colton was also presented with flowers by three students, one from each secondary school, all of whom had previously been taught by her during her career as a primary school teacher.
Following the service, tea, coffee, and light refreshments were provided for adult attendees, including Boards of Management, school leaders, and representatives involved in youth and education work. This offered an opportunity for informal conversation and reflection after the service.
The gathering marked a significant moment for the three schools as they concluded their shared services with Bishop Paul, while also acknowledging his long and valued contribution to education within the Diocese.
in the Cathedral Church of Saint Fin Barre, Cork by
The Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
The Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
One of Cork’s, or more specifically, Bandon’s famous sons – Graham Norton – hosts a talkshow on BBC and gets about 2.9 million viewers for each episode. I was watching it a few weeks back. One of Graham’s guests that night was the American-French award-winning actor Timothée Chalamet – two academy awards, five Golden Globes, four BAFTA’s and a Grammy. Chalamet was born in 1995 and is considered one of the most talented actors of his generation. I think I first noticed him when he played King Henry V in the film,The King. You’ll all have a chance to see him on RTE One at 6.15 p.m. if you wish, this evening, as he plays Willy, in the film Wonka.
He was on the Graham Norton show because of his latest film, Dune: Part Three which he has just finished filming and which will be released by this time next year in the USA and Canada. Strangely, the conversation turned to Chalamet’s hair because he had lost his long flowing locks of hair (something I became familiar with decades ago). Chalamet revealed that he begged the film director Denis Villeneuve not to cut his hair so short. For the film he had been given a 3 mm haircut but the director wanted it even shorter at 1.5 mm. (When you’ve a head like mine you are very familiar with this sort of terminology, I assure you). Chalamet begged him. He said on the show:
I begged him. I said, ‘Please, please…’ Cause you know…our hair, weirdly we’re all attached. It’s kind of like our personality. These follicles that grow out of our heads.
The great British actress Emma Thompson, was also a guest on the show that night. She suggested he could’ve sold his locks of hair on Ebay. ‘Somebody could’ve stuffed a cushion with them and made a lot of money.’ she suggested. There and then she told him the story of Samson. ’Samson’ she said, ‘your hair contains your power.’
Chalamet looked perplexed. ‘I’ve never heard that,’ he said, ‘I’ve no clue what you are talking about.’ This talented and educated young man had never heard the story of Samson and Delilah – the Israelite strongman who drew his strength from his long Nazirite hair; and Delilah, the Philistine who betrayed him for silver, discovered his secret and had his hair cut. Emma Thompson said she would take him for Margaritas after the show and tell him the story. To hilarious laughter, Graham quipped ‘Margaritas and read the bible to Timothée Chalamet.’
The conversation gave me pause for thought. Not hearing the story, is not the fault of that intelligent and talented young actor; it was someone else’s responsibility to communicate the story and to tell it to him: a salutary tale for all of us in how we pass on the stories of our faith in our homes, in schools and to the world at large. It’s a basic dynamic of communication – if I have a message to convey to you, then the onus is on me to proclaim it so that ‘you get it’, as it were. If you don’t get the message, that’s my challenge. You may lose out but I am the one trying to get the message to you, so that’s my problem, not yours.
Famously, in part of his letter to the Romans, Saint Paul said:
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? (Romans 10.14)
Now, as I approach retirement next year, I can tell you that this was a key and challenging verse (and argument) to me in my own discernment of vocation nearly 50 years ago. So here I am – this is the last of 57 Christmas Day Sermons preached while in office (more than one some years), since I was ordained in 1984. Every Christmas Day sermon was different but essentially, the message was exactly the same each time. Passing on and proclaiming the message is the task of us all – not just the preacher’s – all of us, who take to ourselves the name of Christ, as Christians. We are all called to be messengers of the good news of salvation:
In our first reading, Isaiah refers to that messenger and proclamation. He says:
How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,
who brings good news,
who announces salvation,
who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’ (Isaiah 52.7)
Some might consider Samson and Delilah a niche story in a way that the Christmas story certainly is not. People the world over, regardless of their personal belief, it seems, and their spiritual outlook, celebrate Christmas, in a myriad of ways. And one hopes that in similar countless ways, the core elements of the Christmas Gospel are well known, even if not correctly interpreted, grasped and owned personally. So the onus is on us to keep telling and retelling this story and all the other stories at the heart of our faith.
All too many Christians, in my view, despise society’s jumping on the Christmas band-wagon, in ways that appear utterly unrelated to the simple message and miracle of the baby in the manger – Emmanuel – God with us – the Word of God who lived for a while among us. I take a different view. The continued celebration of Christmas, even with its secular and commercial distortions and excesses, is an enduring opportunity for Christians to proclaim the Christmas good news. If we don’t harness the Zeitgeist we are missing out. My eye turned to a headline in The Times on 19th December in which it was reported that one vicar was packing out the pubs in his parish ‘leading the singing of carols until closing time’ according to the headline. Not such a novel strategy really; after all, many of our carols were written, as our musicians here know, for raucous, rousing singing in all sorts of settings.
The second reading we had today – Hebrews – is a very ancient text. Already in the first century, within about 50 or 60 years of Jesus’ death, it was being quoted, including, in or around 96 A.D., for example, by Clement I, Bishop of Rome. We’re not exactly sure who wrote Hebrews or for whom it was written. Indeed, this is unlike any other letter in the New Testament, because while it finishes up as a letter, it doesn’t start out as one.
But here we are 2000 years later still hearing it at our Christmas liturgy today:
Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. (Hebrews 1.1-2)
For every one of the previous 56 Christmas Sermons when the Hebrews reading was being chosen, I exercised the option given to cut that reading short at just those four verses. It is after all, one of the writer’s main points – the finality of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. ‘Long ago God spoke … but in these last days God has spoken to us by a Son …’ So there you have it! That Son – Jesus Christ – is greater than anyone of God who has gone before, for he is the Son of God. Jesus is God’s ‘final Word’ so to speak. Selecting the readings this year for this 57th Christmas Day sermon, I asked that we go down the optional route, and include up to verse 12 – deliberately – so that we would also hear these words:
And,
‘In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands;
they will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like clothing;
like a cloak you will roll them up,
and like clothing they will be changed.
But you are the same,
and your years will never end.’ (Hebrews 1.10-12)
This is actually a quotation from Psalm 102 (verses 25-27). Everything is temporary and passing, but God is eternal. Everything created, including the cosmos, is temporary or subject to change or destruction, but God is unchanging. And now these words are being applied to Jesus. We hear them today so that we can draw faith, hope and love confidently from them on our own journey and in our own situations. And I invite you to do just that as you hear the message of Christmas this year.
Ashton School had its first Christmas Carol Service here in 1973, the year the school was founded. The entire school was marched down from the Blackrock Road. Three of us – 13 year olds – not ideal because our voices hadn’t properly broken – were picked to sing the parts of the Kings in the carol ‘We three kings’. We didn’t distinguish ourselves musically. A total contrast to our own choir and musicians here who, throughout my 27 years as bishop have so enriched and inspired our Christmas celebrations with their music.
Bishop Perdue was the Bishop in those days and the first time I consciously remember hearing the Christmas Gospel was him reading it. By the time Bishop Poyntz became Bishop in 1978, I was in the choir myself and he liked to read the Christmas Gospel from the sanctuary and, in my mind’s eye (and ear) I can still see and hear him holding the Book of Common Prayer aloft – for he read it from that – ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God….’ (John 1.1)
A lot of water has passed under the bridge since. We know this so well in our own experience. The world, society, the Church, every institution in society has changed beyond recognition in the years since. Life and the human predicament have pummelled many people the world over. There have been enormous changes since I first read that Gospel myself as your bishop at Christmas 1999.
But, the essence of our humanity and our human needs and longings have not changed – our need for love, security, companionship, food, quietness of mind, well-being and so much more never change. Most important of all, God has not changed; and the message of the Christmas Gospel has not changed.
And,
‘In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands;
they will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like clothing;
like a cloak you will roll them up,
and like clothing they will be changed.
But you are the same,
and your years will never end.’ (Hebrews 1.10-12)
‘And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.’ (John 1.14)
On Tuesday 23rd December 2025, three members of the executive committee of S.H.A.R.E. Cork – Peter, Saoirse and Jack – visited Bishop Paul Colton and Mrs Susan Colton at their home. Susan Colton was delighted to discover that one of them, who is actively involved in this Cork charity, is one of her own past-pupils.
S.H.A.R.E. is Students Harness Aid for the Relief of the Elderly and, since the 1970’s when it was founded by Brother Jerome Kelly at Presentation Brothers College Cork, has developed 140 independent living houses in seven complexes in the Cork City area. Each year the 39 strong Executive Committee is made up of Transition Year students from schools throughout Cork City with over 100 students at any one time collecting on the streets of the city throughout the 12 days before Christmas. Many of the students fast for 24 hours in the course of this annual fundraiser for the charity.
Usually, Bishop Colton makes the journey to the S.H.A.R.E. crib in the city centre of Cork himself, however, in a small seasonal twist for his last Christmas as Church of Ireland Bishop, he invited the representatives to visit the crib at his home instead this year.
Bishop Colton said:
It has been both a joy and an inspiration to witness, to be associated with and to support the work of these young people of Cork in their work for older people in our city throughout the last 27 years. S.H.A.R.E. is at the heart of generosity and caring in Cork and its prime movers are the young students. They do the work and that isn’t just confined to the 12 day Christmas fast and collection. There are weekly visits to the older people and social activities also. I have found that the energy and dedication of these young people has energised me over my years as bishop in my own ministry. They are magnificent.
The group enjoyed a chat with Bishop Paul and Mrs Susan Colton in their drawing room, where talk ranged from the work of S.H.A.R.E. to memories of past Christmases, changes in Cork over the years and the opportunities for charities and service in the community. Christmas treats were very much part of the occasion, prepared by Susan Colton, whose hospitality added a note of homeliness to the formal setting.
The visit concluded with the group looking at the Colton’s Crib, where Bishop Paul presented the three representatives with his annual donation.
With Bishop Paul Colton are Peter, Saoirse and Jack from S.H.A.R.E. Cork
Bishop Fintan Gavin and Bishop Paul Colton at the Blessing of the S.H.A.R.E. crib in 2023.
As bishops serving the people of Cork, we send our warmest Christmas greetings to all who live in our city and county — to people of faith, and to all people of goodwill.
Each year, when we sit at the Christmas table, whether on our own, with family, friends, or a neighbour, we bring with us all that the year has held. We bring our joys: a new birth or marriage, the seeds of a new relationship or friendship, the courage to take a new step in life, or the quiet relief of finding peace after a challenge or entering a new stage in life. Alongside these blessings, we also bring our disappointments, our grief, and the worries and troubles that have burdened us during this year. Beneath all the decorations and celebration, Christmas remains about the real lives we live and share. It is there, in the midst of ordinary, lived experiences, that God chooses to meet us.
That is why so many are drawn to the Christmas crib, whether in a church or in our homes. The crib at Bethlehem is not complicated. Its simple honesty touches us. It reminds us that God loves us and keeps His promises. He has sent His Son among us – to meet us in our churches, in our homes and workplaces, in our communities, in our relationships, our struggles, and our hopes – so that we may have new life and new light.
At Christmas, we are invited to be touched again by that light — the light of God born as one of us, Emmanuel, “God with us”. Our world needs it still: the light that overcomes the darkness of war, the shadow of injustice, and the cries of those who hunger, suffer, or feel they have nowhere to turn. It is a light that also speaks to challenges closer to home, including poverty, homelessness, loneliness and the quiet struggles carried behind many front doors.
Christmas is not something distant or confined to a story long ago. It happens wherever people love one another: when a neighbour checks in; when a hand is offered; when forgiveness replaces anger; when someone makes room — in a home, in a schedule or in a heart — for another person. That’s where God draws near.
Faith, hope and love are at the heart of Bethlehem, at the heart of our crib at home or in church, and at the heart of our own lives. The light of Christmas draws its rays from the Saviour born at Bethlehem. It is multiplied and reflected when every one of us, in our own way, allows our lives to be touched by its radiance — and when we choose, in small but real ways, to bring that light to others.
May your Christmas be filled with His light and His peace. Lord Jesus, be close to us this Christmas. Fill our hearts with Your peace. Help us bring Your light to our homes, our schools, our workplaces, and our communities. Amen.
+Fintan Gavin and +Paul Colton
The Bishop of Cork and Ross and The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
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The United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross will hold over 200 services throughout the 12 Days of Christmas and the days leading up to the Christmas Festival.
The following list gives details of church services in the parishes and chaplaincies across the diocese. The list is organised by parish/location. If you would like to see a list organised by date/festival please visit our website.
For further information on specific services you can contact your local clergy HERE.
Abbeystrewry (Skibbereen)
Sunday December 21st ~ The Fourth Sunday of Advent
8.30am Eucharist in Abbeystrewry Church, Skibbereen
10.00am Morning Prayer in St. Mary’s, Caheragh
4.00pm Carol Service in Abbeystrewry Church with Saint Fachtna’s Silver Band.
Wednesday December 24th ~ Christmas Eve
10.30am Eucharist in Abbeystrewry Church
4.00pm Family Crib Service in Abbeystrewry Church, Skibbereen
11.30pm Eucharist in Abbeystrewry Church, Skibbereen.
Thursday December 25th ~ Christmas Day
9.00am Eucharist in St. Barrahane’s, Castletownshend
10.00am Eucharist in St. Matthew’s, Baltimore
10.15am Eucharist in St. Mary’s, Caheragh
11.30am Eucharist in Abbeystrewry Church, Skibbereen
Friday December 26th ~ Saint Stephen
10.30am Eucharist in Abbeystrewry Church
Sunday December 28th ~ The Feast of the Holy Innocents
8.30am Eucharist in Abbeystrewry Church, Skibbereen
11.30am Eucharist in Abbeystrewry Church, Skibbereen
Sunday January 4th ~ The Second Sunday of Christmas
8.30am Eucharist in Abbeystrewry Church, Skibbereen
10.00am Eucharist in St. Barrahane’s, Castletownshend
10.00am Eucharist in St. Mary’s, Caheragh
11.30am Eucharist in Abbeystrewry Church, Skibbereen
Tuesday 6th January ~ The Epiphany
10.30am Eucharist in Abbeystrewry Church.
Ballydehob
Sunday 21st December ~ The Fourth Sunday of Advent.
11.00am St Matthew, Aughadown; United Service of Lessons and Carols, With refreshments to follow
7.30pm Saint Matthias, Ballydehob: Community Carol Service
Wednesday 24th December ~ Christmas Eve.
11.30pm Saint Matthias, Ballydehob: Holy Communion Service
Thursday 25th December 2025 ~ Christmas Day.
10.00am St Matthew, Aughadown: Holy Communion
11.30am Saint Matthias, Ballydehob: Holy Communion
Sunday 28th December 2025 ~ The Feast of the Holy Innocents
10.00am St Matthew, Aughadown: Morning Prayer
11.30am St Matthias, Ballydehob: Holy Communion
Bandon
Sunday 21st December ~ The Fourth Sunday of Advent.
11.00am United Nativity Service, St. Peter’s Church, Bandon
Wednesday 24th December~ Christmas Eve
12noon Christ Church Innishannon
9.00pm St. Peter’s Church, Bandon
Thursday 25th December ~ Christmas Day
9.30am Ballinadee
10.00am Rathclaren
11.30am Bandon
11.00am Innishannon
Sunday 28th December~ The Feast of the Holy Innocents / First Sunday of Christmas
11.00am United Carol Service, St. Peter’s Bandon
Sunday 4th January ~ Second Sunday of Christmas
9.30am Ballinadee
10.00am Rathclaren
11.30am Bandon
11.00am Innishannon
Carrigaline
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
11.00am Holy Communion St Mary’s Church, Carrigaline
4.00pm Nine Lessons & Carols, St John’s Church, Monkstown
Wednesday 24th December ~ Christmas Eve
4.00pm Carols around the Crib, St Mary’s Church, Carrigaline
11.00pm First Eucharist of the Nativity, St Mary’s Church, Carrigaline
Thursday 25th December ~ Christmas Day
9.30am Holy Communion, St John’s Church, Monkstown
11.00am Holy Communion, St Mary’s Church, Carrigaline
Sunday 28th December ~ The Feast of the Holy Innocents / First Sunday of Christmas
11.00am United Christingle/Holy Communion Service, St Mary’s Church, Carrigaline
Sunday 4th January ~ Second Sunday of Christmas
9.30am Holy Communion, St John’s Church, Monkstown
11.00am Holy Communion, St Mary’s Church, Carrigaline
Tuesday 6th January ~ The Epiphany
10.30am Holy Communion, St Mary’s Church, Carrigaline
Carrigrohane and Ballincollig
Wednesday 17th December
7.30pm Candlelight Carol Service, Church of the Resurrection Blarney
Friday 19th December
St. Peter’s Parish & Community Carol Service, St. Peter’s Carrigrohane
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
7.30pmSt. Senan’s Ecumenical Community Carol Service, St. Senan’s Cloghroe
Wednesday 24th December ~ Christmas Eve
11.00pm Holy Communion, St. Senan’s Iniscarra
Thursday 25th December ~ Christmas Day
10.00am Holy Communion, St. Peter’s Carrigrohane
11.00am Holy Communion, Sunday AM, The Carraig Centre
11.30am Holy Communion, Church of the Resurrection Blarney
Sunday 28th December ~ The Feast of the Holy Innocents / First Sunday of Christmas
10.00am All Age Christingle Service, St. Peter’s Carrigrohane
11.30am All Age Christingle Service, St. Senan’s Iniscarra
Cloyne and Midleton
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
9.15am Holy Communion, East Ferry
10.30am Service of the Word, St John the Baptist, Midleton
7.00pm Carol Service, St Colman’s Cathedral, Cloyne
Wednesday 24th December ~ Christmas Eve
8.00pm Eucharist, St Colman’s Cathedral, Cloyne
11.00pm Eucharist, East Ferry
Thursday 25th December ~ Christmas Day
9.15am Eucharist, St Michael and All Angels, Corkbeg
10.30am Eucharist, St John the Baptist, Midleton
Sunday 28th December ~ The First Sunday of Christmas
10.30am United Service with Baptism, St John the Baptist, Midleton
Sunday 4th January ~ The Epiphany
9.15am Morning Prayer, East Ferry
10.30am Eucharist, St John the Baptist, Midleton
12noon Morning Prayer, St Colman’s Cathedral, Cloyne
Cobh and Glanmire
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
11.30am St Morning Prayer, St Lappan’s Church, Little Island
4.00pm Service of Lessons and Carols, Christ Church, Cobh
Wednesday 24th December ~ Christmas Eve
7.30pm United Service of Holy Communion, St Lappan’s Church, Little Island
Thursday 25th December ~ Christmas Day
10.00am Holy Eucharist, Christ Church, Cobh
11.30am Holy Eucharist, St Lappan’s Church, Little Island
Sunday 28th December ~ The Feast of the Holy Innocents / First Sunday of Christmas
10.00am Holy Eucharist, Christ Church, Cobh
11.30am Service of the Word for All Ages, St Lappan’s Church, Little Island
Sunday 4th January ~ Sunday of the Epiphany
10.00am Morning Prayer, Christ Church, Cobh
11.30am Holy Eucharist, St Lappan’s Church, Little Island
Tuesday, 6 January ~ The Epiphany
10.30am Holy Eucharist, St Lappan’s Church, Little Island
Cork – St Anne’s, Shandon
Saturday 20th December
3.30pm St. Anne’s Church: Hanging of the Greens service followed by decorating the church and refreshments
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
10.15am Morning Prayer, St. Anne’s Church
12noon Holy Communion, St. Luke’s Care Home
Thursday 25th December ~ Christmas Day
10.15am Holy Communion, St Anne’s Church
12noon Holy Communion, St. Luke’s Care Home
Sunday 28th December ~ The Feast of the Holy Innocents / First Sunday of Christmas
10.15am Holy Communion, St Anne’s Church
12noon Holy Communion, St Luke’s Care Home
Sunday 4th January ~ The Epiphany
10.15am Holy Communion, St. Anne’s Church
12noon Holy Communion, St Luke’s Care Home
Cork – St Fin Barre’s Cathedral
Sunday 21st December ~ The Fourth Sunday of Advent
11.15am Choral Eucharist
4.00pm Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Wednesday 24th December ~ Christmas Eve
12noon The Eucharist (said, in the Deans’ Chapel)
4.00pm Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Thursday 25th December ~ Christmas Day
11.15am Festal Choral Eucharist of the Nativity, Celebrant & Preacher: The Bishop
Friday 26th December ~ The Feast of Saint Stephen
12noon The Eucharist (said, in the Deans’ Chapel)
Saturday 27th December ~ The Feast of Saint John the Evangelist
12noon The Eucharist (said, in the Deans’ Chapel)
Sunday 28th December ~ The First Sunday of Christmas
11.15am The Eucharist (said, with hymns)
Monday 29th December ~ The Feast of the Holy Innocents (transferred)
12noon The Eucharist (said, in the Deans’ Chapel)
Thursday 1st January 2026 ~ The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus
12noon The Eucharist (said, in the Deans’ Chapel)
Sunday 4th January 2026 ~ Sunday of the Epiphany
11.15am Festal Choral Eucharist
3.30pm Festal Choral Evensong
Tuesday 6th January 2026 ~ The Epiphany
12noon The Eucharist (said, in the Deans’ Chapel)
Cork – Chapel of Christ the Healer, Cork University Hospital
Thursday 25th December ~ Christmas Day
9.15am The Eucharist
Sunday 28th December ~ The Feast of the Holy Innocents / First Sunday of Christmas
9.15am The Eucharist
Douglas Union with Frankfield
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
8.30am Holy Communion, Blackrock
9.45am Morning Prayer, Passage
10.00am Carol Service, Frankfield
11.15am Carol Service, Douglas
7.00pm Carol Service, Blackrock
Wednesday 24th December ~ Christmas Eve
4.30pm Crib Service, Douglas
10.30pm Holy Communion, Douglas
Thursday 25th December ~ Christmas Day
8.30am Holy Communion, Blackrock
9.45am Holy Communion, Passage
10.00am Holy Communion, Frankfield
11.15am Holy Communion, Douglas
11.30am Holy Communion, Blackrock
Sunday 28th December ~ The Feast of the Holy Innocents / First Sunday of Christmas
8.30 Holy Communion, Blackrock
11.00am United Service, Blackrock
Sunday 4th January / Tuesday 6th January ~ The Epiphany
8.30am Holy Communion,Blackrock
9.45am Service of the Word, Passage
10.00am Service of the Word, Frankfield
11.15am Service of the Word with baptism, Douglas
11.30am Service of the Word, Blackrock
Fanlobbus (Dunmanway)
Friday 19th December
7.30pm Carols by Candlelight, St Matthew’s Church Drimoleague
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
11.00am Christingle United Service, St Mary’s Church, Dunmanway
Wednesday 24th December ~ Christmas Eve
9.00pm Eucharist, St Matthew’s Church Drimoleague
11.00pm Eucharist, St Edmund’s Church, Coolkelure
Thursday 25th December ~ Christmas Day
9.45am Eucharist, Christ Church Drinagh
11.00am Eucharist, St Mary’s Church, Dunmanway
Sunday 28th December ~ The First Sunday of Christmas
11.00am United Service, Christ Church Drinagh
Wednesday 31st December ~ New Year’s Eve
11.15pm Watchnight Service, St Mary’s Dunmanway
Fermoy
Thursday 25th December ~ Christmas Day
9.45am Eucharist, Christ Church, Fermoy
9.45am Eucharist, Ballyhooly
11.15am Eucharist, Knockmourne
11.15am Eucharist, Glenville
Kilgarriffe (Clonakilty)
Sunday 14th December ~ Third Sunday of Advent
9.00am Morning Prayer, Church of the Ascension, Timoleague
11.00am Christmas Nativity Service, All Saints’ Church, Kilmalooda
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