Category Archives: Confirmation

Young People from Cork, Cloyne and Ross ask Questions ~ Food for thought

Posted on March 25, 2020 by

One of the sessions with the young people at the annual Confirmation Morning with the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross at the start of March, involved a card game and putting together posters of questions about the world, faith … Continue reading →

Posted in Confirmation, Contemporary Issues, Faith and Belief, Five Marks of Mission, People from Cork, People from the Diocese, Religious Education, Special Events, Voluntary Work, Youth Work

In Photos – Bishop of Cork’s Morning for Young People being Confirmed in 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by

On Saturday, 7th March, the Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton, hosted his annual morning for young people from the Diocese being confirmed in the current year.  The full report is HERE. But the story is may be best told … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Children's Ministry, Confirmation, Diocesan Church Music Scheme, Diocese, Youth Work

Morning of Fun and Activity for Cork, Cloyne and Ross Confirmation Candidates 2020

Posted on March 8, 2020 by

Nearly 80 young people from the Church of Ireland Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross who are preparing for Confirmation later this year, joined their Bishop, Dr Paul Colton, for a morning of meeting each other, chatting with the Bishop, … Continue reading →

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

Confirmation Candidates in Cork Parish Host Parish Fund-Raising Lunch

Posted on March 6, 2020 by

On Sunday 1 March, the 21 members of the current confirmation group in the parishes of Douglas Union with Frankfield in Cork, hosted a soup lunch in the Canon Packham Hall. At the lunch €576 was raised for Cork Penny … Continue reading →

Posted in CDYC, Children's Ministry, Community Involvement, Confirmation, Cork, Diocese, Parish News, Youth Work

‘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