Holy Week, began on Sunday, 24th March, which was Palm Sunday. Maundy Thursday marks the beginning of the Triduum (three days) which recall the passion or suffering of Jesus, his death, burial and, finally his resurrection. Those three days are Maundy or Holy Thursday (28th March this year), Good Friday (29th March), and Easter Eve (30th March). In 2024 Easter Day is on Sunday 31st March.
Listed below, by parish, are the services which will take place in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross this year on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday.
Abbeystrewry Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
10.00am Morning Prayer, Abbeystrewry Church
8.00pm Eucharist, St. Mary’s Caheragh
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
10.00 am Morning Prayer, Abbeystrewry Church
12noon Proclamation of the Cross, Abbeystrewry Church
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
7.00pm Easter Vigil (First Eucharist of Easter), St. Matthew’s, Baltimore
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
9.00am Eucharist, St. Barrahane’s, Castletownshend
10.15am Eucharist, St. Mary’s, Caheragh
11.30am Eucharist, Abbeystrewry Church (with Easter Egg hunt)
Ballydehob Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
8.00pm Holy Communion service with stripping of the Altar, Saint Matthew’s Church, Church Cross
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
2-3pm An hour before the Cross, Saint Matthias’ Church, Ballydehob
3-4pm The Way of the Cross, a prayerful procession from Saint Matthias Church to Saint Brigid’s Church
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10.00am Holy Communion Service, Saint Matthew’s, Church Cross
11.30am Holy Communion Service, Saint Matthias’, Ballydehob
Bandon Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
10.00am Maundy Eucharist, Holy Trinity Church Rathclaren
8.00pm Maundy Eucharist and Presentation of Holy Oils, St. Peters Church, Bandon.
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
12noon Stations of the Cross, Christ Church, Innishannon
12noon Stations of the Cross, St. Peter’s Church
8.00pm Prayers around the Cross, St. Peter’s Church.
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
9.00am Eucharist, Ballinadee
10.00am Eucharist, Rathclaren
10.30am Eucharist, Brinny
11.30am Eucharist, Bandon
11.45am Eucharist, Innishannon
Carrigaline Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
7.30pm Maundy Thursday Eucharist in St Mary’s Church Carrigaline, including washing of the feet.
9pm until Dawn ‘Night Watch’ / ‘Gethsemane Watch’ Overnight in St Mary’s Church Carrigaline. Come spend an hour in silence
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
10.30am St John’s Church Monkstown – Morning Prayer with Litany
12 noon Ecumenical Stations of the Cross in St Mary’s Graveyard Carrigaline with our sister church of Our Lady & St John
7.30pm St Mary’s Church Carrigaline – Tenebrae Service
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
9.00pm St Mary’s Church Carrigaline – Easter Vigil Service
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
9.30am St John’s Church Monkstown – Easter Eucharist
11.00am St Mary’s Church Carrigaline – Easter Eucharist (Livestreamed)
Carrigrohane Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
7.30 pm Maundy Thursday Service with Holy Communion, St. Peter’s, Carrigrohane
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
10 – 11.30am Family Activities, Carraig Centre
12noon Stations of the Cross in Ballincollig – starting at Christ Our Light Church
7.30pm Good Friday Service with Tenebrae, The Carraig Centre, Ballincollig
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
8.30pm Easter Vigil Service, St. Senan’s, Inniscarra
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
8.30 am Breakfast, followed by 9am Easter Morning Celebration including Baptism, The Carraig Centre (& online)
10.00am Holy Communion, St Peter’s, Carrigrohane
11.30am Holy Communion, The Church of the Resurrection, Blarney
11.30 am Holy Communion, St. Senan’s, Inniscarra
Cloyne Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
7.00pm Holy Communion, East Ferry
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
8.00pm Tenebrae with the Clerks Choral, Cloyne Cathedral
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
7.00pm Easter Egg Hunt and Vigil Service of Light, Corkbeg
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
9.15am East Ferry
10.30am Midleton
12noon Cloyne Cathedral
Cobh and Glanmire
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
08.00pm Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar, Christ Church, Rushbrooke
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
9.45am Way of the Cross with Bishop Paul Colton, St Lappan’s, Little Island
12.00pm Good Friday Liturgy for Children and Youth, St Lappan’s, Little Island
8.00pm Good Friday Liturgy, Litany and Ante Communion, Christ Church Rushbrooke
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
10.00am Matins, Christ Church, Rushbrooke
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10.00am Eucharist, Christ Church, Rushbrooke
11.30am Eucharist, St Mary & All Saints’, Glanmire
St Anne’s Church, Cork
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
7.30pm service of Holy Communion with stripping of the altar
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
2.00pm Liturgy of Good Friday with Passion (no communio
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10.15 am Holy Communion
St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
12 noon Midday Prayers
8.00p.m. Choral Eucharist, Address, Stripping of the Altars & the Watch
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
12 noon Sung Passion Gospel, Solemn Proclamation of the Cross and Address
8.00p.m. Liturgical Performance – The Crucifixion by John Stainer
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
8.00p.m. The Vigil and the First Eucharist of Easter
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
11.15a.m. Festal Choral Eucharist
Celebrant and Preacher: The Bishop
3.30p.m. Festal Choral Evensong
Chapel of Christ the Healer, CUH
Sunday 9th April ~ Easter Day
09.15am The Eucharist
Douglas Union with Frankfield
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
7.30pm Holy Communion, Douglas
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
2.00pm Reading of the Passion, Frankfield
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
8.30am Blackrock Holy Communion
9.45am Passage West Holy Communion
10.00am Frankfield Holy Communion
11.15am Douglas Holy Communion
11.30am Blackrock Holy Communion
Fanlobbus Union
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
11.00am – 1.00pm Cox’s Hall, Dunmanway – Messy Church, The Easter story, crafts, egg hunt & Easter celebration.
1.45pm Way of the Cross with Bishop Paul Colton, Christ Church, Drinagh St 2.30pm Way of the Cross with Bishop Paul Colton, St Mary’s Church, Dunmanway
08.00pm Service for Good Friday, St Matthew’s Church, Drimoleague
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
09.00pm Easter Vigil, St Edmund’s Church, Coolkelure
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
9.45am Eucharist, Christ Church Drinagh
11.00am Eucharist, St Mary’s Church, Dunmanway
12.15pm Eucharist, St Matthew’s Church, Drimoleague
Fermoy Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
7.30pm Christ Church, Fermoy
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
7.30pm Glenville
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10.00am Fermoy
10.00am Ballyhooly
11.15 am Knockmourne
11.15am Glenville
Kingston College Chapel Services
Thursday 28th March April ~ Maundy Thursday
11.00 am
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
3.00 pm
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
11.30 am
Kilgarrife Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
8.00pm Church of the Ascension, Timoleague
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
8.30pm Healing service including prayer Kilgarriffe Church, Clonakilty
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
4.00pm Holy Saturday Walk – leaving The Church of the Ascension, Timoleague heading to All Saints’ Church, Kilmalooda
8.00pm Refreshments followed by Easter Vigil, All Saints’ Church, Kilmalooda
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10.00am Holy Communion, Church of the Ascension, Timoleague
11.30am Holy Communion, Kilgarriffe Church, Clonakilty
Kilmocomogue Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
8.00pm Liturgy of Holy Thursday, St. James Church, Durrus
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
12noon Liturgy of Good Friday, St. James Church, Durrus
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
8.00pm The Easter Vigil, St. James Church, Durrus
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10.00am Holy Communion, St. Brendan’s Church, Bantry
11.45 am Holy Communion, St. James Church, Durrus
Kilmoe Union
Friday 29th March April ~ Good Friday
10.00am Holy Trinity, Schull
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
7.00am Sunrise Service, St Brendan’s Crookhaven
10.00am Holy Communion, Holy Trinity, Schull,
11.30am Holy Communion, The Altar, Toormore,
Kinneigh Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
8.00pm Christ Church, Kilmeen, Holy Communion
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
8.00pm St. Patrick’s, Farranthomas, Evening Prayer
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10.00am Farranthomas
11.30am Kinneigh
Kinsale Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
07.30pm Holy Communion, St Multose, Kinsale
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
09.30am Walk of Witness beginning at the Carmelite Friary, onto St Paul’s Church, then The Methodist Church and finishing at St Multose
03.00pm An hour by the cross, St Multose, Kinsale
Saturday 30th March~ Easter Eve
06:00pm Easter Family Service, St Multose, Kinsale
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
07.00am Ecumenical Sun Rise Service, in the grounds of the Carmelite Friary
08.30am Holy Communion, St Multose, Kinsale
11.30am Holy Communion, St Multose, Kinsale
11:30am Parish Family Eucharist Kinsale
Mallow Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
8.00pm Eucharist with Washing of Feet, St Mary’s Church, Doneraile
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
8.00pm The Solemn Liturgy, St James’s Church, Mallow
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
2.00pm Easter Activities for children & parents in the Parish Hall, St James’s Church, Mallow
8.00pm Easter Vigil with lightning of New Fire, Renewal of Baptismal Vows & the First Eucharist of Easter, St Mary’s Church, Castletownroche
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10.00am Eucharist, at St Mary’s Church, Doneraile
11.45am Eucharist, at St James’s Church, Mallow
Moviddy Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
08.00pm Eucharist, St Andrew’s Kilmurry
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
11.15am Way of the Cross with Bishop Paul Colton, Templemartin
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
9.00pm New Fire and First Eucharist of Easter, St Mark’s, Kilbonane
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
9.45am Eucharist, St Martin’s, Templemartin
11.30am Eucharist, St Andrew’s Kilmurry
Ross Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
12noon Chrism Eucharist (all welcome), St. Fachtna’s Cathedral
8.00pm Holy Communion, St Fachnta’s Cathedral, Rosscarbery
Friday 29th March~ Good Friday
12noon Reflections on the cross, Castleventry
5.00pm Ecumenical way of the cross, Union Hall. Starting at St Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church and walking to Myross Church.
8pm Good Friday Service, St. Fachtna’s Cathedral
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
8.00pm Easter Vigil Service of Holy Communion, Leap Church
Sunday 31st March~ Easter Day
6.30am Warren Beach Sun-up service of Holy Communion (Service will be in Ross Cathedral, if the weather is not suitable for an outdoor service)
9.00am Holy Communion, Union Hall
10.15am Holy Communion, Castleventry
11.30am All Age Communion Service, St. Fachtna’s Cathedral
Templebreedy Union
Please contact Diocesan Office for details.
Youghal Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
8pm Eucharist of The Last Supper and Stripping of the Altar, St. Anne’s Castlemartyr
Friday 29th March~ Good Friday
8pm St. Mary’s Collegiate Church
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10am St. Anne’s Castlemartyr
11.30am St. Mary’s Collegiate Church
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