Category Archives: Environment

Appointment of the Rev. Andrew Orr as an Honorary Canon of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork with Special Responsibility for a Focus on the Environment and Climate Change

Posted on February 7, 2020 by

The Bishop of Cork, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton is delighted to announce that he has appointed the Reverend Andrew Orr, Chaplain to Midleton College, and also Priest of Youghal Union of Parishes, to the additional position of Honorary … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Appointments, Cathedral, Climate Change, Diocese, Environment, Five Marks of Mission

Special School Assembly to Coincide with School Climate Strike

Posted on September 30, 2019 by

One way in which a primary school in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork marked the Climate Strike on recent Fridays was to hold a special assembly to coincide with the events worldwide. The children of St Mary’s Church … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Ministry, Children's Work, Eco Congregation, Education, Environment, Environmental Issues, Five Marks of Mission, Schools in the Diocese

Busy Summer Months in Cork, Cloyne and Ross ~ a Season in Photos

Posted on September 14, 2019 by

In Ireland’s most southerly Church of Ireland Diocese,  Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the summer holiday months of June, July and August, are one of the busiest times of the year.  ‘Summer only’ churches in holiday villages open up.  Tourists drop … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Cathedral, Cathedral Choir, CDYC, Charities in the Diocese, Charity Work, Children's Ministry, Children's Work, Concert, Diocesan Registrar, Diocesan Synod, Diocese, Drama, East Cork, Ecumenism, Education, Environment, Environmental Issues, Festivals, Five Marks of Mission, Fund-Raising, Holiday Club, Lord Mayor of Cork, Organist, Parish News, People from Cork, People from the Diocese, Summer, Youth Work

Appointment of Priest-in-Charge of Youghal Union of Parishes and Part-time Chaplain to Midleton College, County Cork

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

The appointment is announced of the Ven. Andrew Orr (who is currently Rector of the Tullow Group of Parishes in the United Dioceses of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory, and Archdeacon of Ossory and Leighlin) to serve half-time as priest-in-charge of … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Appointments, Eco Congregation, Environment, Environmental Issues, Midleton College, Parish News

Bishop Paul Colton Visits Flooded Areas and Calls For Support from Parishes, and Renewed and Coordinated National Determination to Address the Issue of Flood Defence Works

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

Visit to Bandon For the second time in one month, the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, set off yesterday, New Year’s Eve, to visit communities in the Diocese and County of Cork uprooted … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Charities in the Diocese, Charity Work, Church in Society, Community Involvement, Contemporary Issues, Cork, Emergency Response, Environment, Floods, Fund-Raising, People in Need, Schools in the Diocese