Category Archives: Church Services

St Anne’s, Shandon, Cork Will Host Service for IDAHOT Day

A Church Service for IDAHOT DAY will be hosted by the parish of Saint Anne’s Church, Shandon, Cork at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday, 17th May.  That day is also the date of the 2015 annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). … Continue reading

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Evensong in Cork Parish Marks Centenary of Sinking of RMS Lusitania

Saint John’s Church, Monkstown, County Cork (in the Church of Ireland Parish of Carrigaline Union) overlooks Cork Harbour.  It has a spectacular vista of Great Island (where Cobh, known as Queenstown in 1915 and central to the responses to the sinking … Continue reading

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Bishop of Cork Marks Centenary of Sinking of RMS Lusitania with Parish Visit

This coming week marks the centenary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania 18km off the coast of County Cork.  A number of coastal towns, communities and parishes in this Diocese were caught up in particular ways with the tragic events of that day, … Continue reading

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New Priest-in-Charge for Saint Anne’s, Shandon, Cork and Chaplain to Saint Luke’s Home, Cork

On Sunday, 19th April, the Reverend Sarah Marry was licensed by the Bishop of Cork, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, to serve as Priest-in-Charge of Saint Anne’s Parish, Shandon and also as Chaplain of Saint Luke’s Home, Cork.

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Cork, Cloyne and Ross ~ Renewal of Commitment to Ministry at Chrism Eucharist on Maundy Thursday

Clergy, lay church workers and volunteers from around Cork, Cloyne and Ross joined the Bishop, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, in Saint Fachtna’s Cathedral, Rosscarbery on Maundy Thursday, 2nd April for the annual Chrism Eucharist.  The oils for use … Continue reading

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