Category Archives: Community Involvement

Christmas Appeal for the ‘Bishop of Cork Pastoral Care Fund’ raises €23,000 for people in need and local causes

Bishop Paul Colton’s 2023 Christmas Appeal for the ‘Bishop of Cork Pastoral Care Fund’, which was set up by the Bishop during the Coronavirus Pandemic, raised €23,000 in recent weeks in Cork, Cloyne and Ross. ’I have already started distributing some … Continue reading

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New Hockey Pitch and Bowling Green for Garryduff Sports Centre

Earlier today, 27th May 2023, the new hockey pitch and bowling green at ICICYMA Garryduff Sports Centre was blessed by Bishop Paul Colton and officially opened by the President of the Club, Carol Jermyn, the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr … Continue reading

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Anglican Communion Forest puts down Roots in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Among the news Bishop Paul Colton brought back to Cork, Cloyne and Ross from the Lambeth Conference 2022 was that of the inauguration at Lambeth Palace, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, of the Anglican Communion Forest. Bishops from around the … Continue reading

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Cork Church of Ireland Charity to feature in DIY SOS Bigger Build Ireland Christmas Special

DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland, the show that rebuilds people’s lives by rebuilding their homes is back for a Christmas special featuring the six houses owned by the Kingston Charity Trust in Mitchelstown in the Church of Ireland Dioceses … Continue reading

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Bishops Bless S.H.A.R.E. Crib in Cork

The 53rd year of the S.H.A.R.E. Cork collection was inaugurated on Wednesday, 14th December by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Deirdre Forde, and with the annual blessing of the S.H.A.R.E. Crib on St Patrick’s Street, Cork by the two … Continue reading

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