Category Archives: Cork

Olive Trees for First World War Commemorations in Schools of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on November 22, 2018 by

In the week before 11th November 2018, the centenary of the Armistice at the end of the First World War in 1918, the Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton, arranged to distribute an olive tree to each school in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversaries, Ashton School, Bandon Grammar School, Centenaries in Ireland, Centenary, Church in Society, Community Involvement, Cork, Diocese, Education, Five Marks of Mission, Remembrance, Schools in the Diocese, Students

Oration by Bishop Paul Colton at the War Memorial in Cork to mark the end of the First World War

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

Oration delivered on Remembrance Sunday, 11th November, 2018 at the War Memorial in Cork To mark the Centenary of the end of the First World War delivered by The Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton Bishop of Cork You have honoured … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Centenary, Community Involvement, Cork, Diocese, Remembrance, Remembrance Sunday

Music for Centenary of End of First World War at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork

Posted on November 7, 2018 by

On Sunday, 11th November, the centenary of Armistice Day 1918, marking the end of the First World War, the first sounds will be of a bell and silence.  On each of the four minutes leading up to the eleventh hour … Continue reading →

Posted in Cathedral, Cathedral Choir, Centenaries in Ireland, Centenary, Church in Society, Church Music, Church Services, Civic Service, Community Involvement, Contemporary Issues, Cork, Reconciliation, Remembrance, Remembrance Sunday, Schools in the Diocese

Faces of Victims, Olive Trees, Telegrams and Pilgrimage ~ Cork, Cloyne and Ross commemorates the end of the First World War

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

In common with churches, community groups, regions and nations around the world, the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross will be commemorating the end of the First World War in the coming days. The following information is provided for … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Ashton School, Bandon Grammar School, Cathedral, Centenaries in Ireland, Centenary, Church in Society, Community Involvement, Contemporary Issues, Cork, Decade of Centenaries, Diocese, Education, Remembrance, Remembrance Sunday, Special Events

Leader of Corrymeela Community – Pádraig Ó Tuama – inspires Cork Church of Ireland Clergy at Ballylickey

Posted on October 22, 2018 by

The annual gathering of the clergy of the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross at Ballylickey, near Bantry, County Cork, took place from Monday, 15th October to Wednesday, 17th October. The visiting speaker this year, the latest in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ballylickey, Clergy Conference, Contemporary Issues, Continuing Ministerial Education, Cork

St Fin Barre’s Cathedral Choristers complete Sponsored Walk in Cork

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

The choristers of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral Choir, Cork, together with their families embarked on an 8km walk around Mahon Point and Blackrock Village in Cork last Saturday, 6th October. The weather could not have been better and this drew … Continue reading →

Posted in Cathedral, Cathedral Choir, Children's Work, Church Music, Cork, Fund-Raising, Youth Work

Summer SING! at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork

Posted on July 25, 2018 by

Summer SING! is a week-long children’s singing festival which encourages children to experience singing in Cork City. Some 200 children and 100 professional and volunteer staff, aged from 3 to 14 years, gather together and they sing in venues across … Continue reading →

Posted in Cathedral, Cathedral Choir, Children's Work, Church Music, Cork, Diocesan Church Music Scheme, People from Cork, Summer, Youth Work