Category Archives: Church in Society

Famous Mathematician speaks about Jokes at Men’s Breakfast in Douglas Union of Parishes

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Latest News and Photos from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

By 9.00am on Saturday 11 March a group of about 110 men filled Bull McCabes (Pub and Restaurant) on Airport Hill near Cork, for a special parish breakfast. In recent years, this event has become a popular part of the Lent … Continue reading →

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St Valentine’s Day Gift from Carrigaline School to Cork Penny Dinners

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Latest News and Photos from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

To mark St Valentine’s Day recently, the children of St Mary’s Church of Ireland School Carrigaline, County Cork,  once again this year, brought in items for Cork Penny Dinners. Cork Penny Dinners was founded during Famine times as a soup kitchen. … Continue reading →

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Joint Christmas Message of the Bishops of Cork: Dr John Buckley and Dr Paul Colton

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Latest News and Photos from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Joint Christmas Message from the Bishops of Cork: The Most Reverend Dr John Buckley and the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton Christmas 2016 As Bishops of Cork, we join in wishing you all a peaceful Christmas. We pray that God … Continue reading →

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Find Christmas Tough? An Invitation to a Blue Christmas at St Anne’s, Shandon, Cork

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Latest News and Photos from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Christmas is not a jolly time for everyone.  If you are someone who finds Christmas tough going, Saint Anne’s Church, Shandon, Cork invites you to a ‘Blue Christmas’ on Wednesday, 14th December at 7.30 p.m. A ‘Blue Christmas’ will be … Continue reading →

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Cork’s First Christmas Tree Festival Addresses Many Contemporary Themes

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Latest News and Photos from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Cork’s first Christmas Tree Festival was held from 2nd to 4th December in the Church of Ireland Parish of Carrigrohane Union, based at the three parish churches:  St Peter’s, Carrigrohane, St Senan’s, Inniscarra and The Church of the Resurrection, Blarney.  It … Continue reading →

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