Category Archives: Confirmation

‘Who wants a thousand dollars?’ ~ Christian Aid gets Cork Confirmation group thinking

Posted on April 13, 2019 by

‘Who wants a thousand dollars?’ That is the question Andrew Coleman, Church and Community Officer in Cork for Christian Aid Ireland, asked the members of the Douglas Union of Parishes Confirmation Group at a special Lent Lunch they hosted in … Continue reading →

Posted in Charity Work, Christian Aid, Church in Society, Confirmation, Diocese, Emergency Response, Five Marks of Mission, Lent, People from the Diocese, Youth Work

Confirmation Retreat Weekend in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on March 22, 2019 by

This is the third year that the Cork Diocesan Youth Council (CDYC) have run a Confirmation Retreat Weekend in the Carhue Centre in Bandon, County Cork. Even though in previous years, the weekend was held over the May Bank Holiday, … Continue reading →

Posted in CDYC, Confirmation, Diocese, Retreat, Youth Work

Morning for 2019 Confirmation Candidates with Bishop Colton in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on March 9, 2019 by

Bishop Paul Colton hosted his annual morning of meeting and activities for the Confirmation candidates in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, on Saturday, 2nd March.  This popular and fun event was held again this year in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Children's Ministry, Children's Work, Confirmation, Diocese, Youth Work

Bishop Colton’s Confirmation Morning 2019 – The Photos

Posted on March 9, 2019 by

Our resident photographer was on hand to take photos of young people and leaders who were at the Bishop’s Morning for Confirmation Candidates 2019 in Cork, Cloyne and Ross on Saturday 2nd March.  Here is the gallery:

Posted in Bishop, Confirmation, Diocese, People from the Diocese, Photo Montage

Annual ‘Meet the Bishop’ Morning for Confirmation Candidates in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

Each year the Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton, hosts a morning of activities and fun for the confirmation candidates from all the parishes across the Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.  ‘I know lots of them already,’ he says … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Children's Ministry, Children's Work, Confirmation, Diocese, Education, People from the Diocese

Cork, Cloyne and Ross Group Visit Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

A group of clergy and lay people from the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross have recently returned from Finland where, as guests of the Bishop and Diocese of Borgå (Porvoo), they undertook an extensive programme of encounter, dialogue … Continue reading →

Posted in Ambassador's Visit, Cathedral, Children's Ministry, Church in Society, Church Music, Community Involvement, Confirmation, Contemporary Issues, Continuing Ministerial Education, Diocesan Church Music Scheme, Diocesan Secretary, Diocese, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, International Church Relations, People from the Diocese, Porvoo Communion, Reformation, Special Events, Youth Work

Confirmation Season begins in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

Bishop Paul Colton began his annual round of visitations to parishes for 2017, during which he also conducts baptisms and confirmations, on the Second Sunday of Easter, 23rd April.  This year the Bishop started in Fanlobbus Union of Parishes which … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptism, Bishop, Confirmation, Parish News