Category Archives: Confirmation

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

Bishop Colton’s Annual Morning with Confirmation Candidates

Posted on March 7, 2017 by

On Saturday, 4th March, Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, hosted his annual ‘Confirmation Morning with the Bishop’ for all those who, starting with the Sundays in the Easter season, will be confirmed in the Diocese in 2017. Once again the … Continue reading →

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

Morning with Bishop Colton for 2016 Confirmation Candidates in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on March 14, 2016 by

The morning with the Bishop is an annual fixture now in the Cork, Cloyne and Ross Diocesan calendar for Confirmation candidates. Confirmation Services start at Easter and continue on the Sundays of Easter and following in the Diocese. All those who are to … Continue reading →

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

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

Posted on May 3, 2015 by

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 →

Posted in Bishop, Centenary, Church Services, Confirmation, Cork, Decade of Centenaries, Ireland, Parish News

Cork, Cloyne and Ross Annual ‘Confirmation Morning’ with the Bishop

Posted on March 7, 2015 by

This is the seventh year that the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Dr Paul Colton, has organised a morning to meet all those young people from the Diocese who will be confirmed this year.  The young people met in … Continue reading →

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