Category Archives: Five Marks of Mission

Bishop Paul Colton takes part in New COVID-19 Community Response Forum established by Cork City Council

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

At the request of Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government,  Eoghan Murphy, T.D., a COVID-19 Community Response Forum (CRF) is being put in place in Cork City and will be co-ordinated by Cork City Council.  A similar initiative will … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Church in Society, Community Involvement, Community Response Forum, Contemporary Issues, Cork, COVID-19, Five Marks of Mission

Cork Parish Sends Gifts to Children in the Parish Kids’ Group and the Lord’s Prayer by Poster for us All

Posted on March 28, 2020 by

In the Carrigrohane Union of Parishes in Cork City, the leaders of their Adventurers (the kids’ group in the parish) each used old VCR (video cassette recorder) cases at home to make ‘Adventurers in a box’  to send to each … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Ministry, Children's Work, Church Online, Churches in Cork, Cork, Diocese, Five Marks of Mission, Novel Corona Virus, Parish News, Prayers, Voluntary Work

Continuing Ministerial Education on ZOOM in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

One of the characteristics of the present times is that everyone is learning new skills and discovering the wonders of easily accessible modern technologies. On Friday afternoon, 27th March a group of interested clergy gathered on ZOOM with their Bishop, … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadcast, Clergy, Contemporary Issues, Continuing Ministerial Education, Five Marks of Mission, Fresh Expressions, Good ideas, Liturgy, Novel Corona Virus

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

What’s On and What’s Not On in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on March 21, 2020 by

Bishop Paul Colton has put together this list of things (and links to them) that are on and that are not on in Cork, Cloyne and Ross at the moment: Bishop Colton says – for a word of solidarity and … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Bishop, Church in Society, Church Services, Churches in Cork, Clergy, Contemporary Issues, Corona Virus, Diocese, Emergency Response, Five Marks of Mission, Good ideas, Lay Ministry, Making Connections, Pearls of Christ, People from Cork, People from the Diocese, Saint Luke's Charity, Spirituality, Webcam, Worship

Lord Mayor and Bishops of Cork Broadcast by Webcam on St Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 20, 2020 by

On Saint Patrick’s Day, the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Dr John Sheehan, Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, and Dr Fintan Gavin, Bishop of Cork and Ross met (socially distanced each from the other) at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Bishops of Cork, Broadcast, Church in Society, Church Online, Community Involvement, Contemporary Issues, Cork, Cork and Ross, Corona Virus, Diocese, Ecumenism, Five Marks of Mission, Lord Mayor of Cork, Making Connections, People from Cork, Saint Patrick's Day, Webcam

New Guidance from the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross to the Clergy and People of the Diocese

Posted on March 16, 2020 by

The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, has issued a new statement on Monday morning 16th March.  It is below. Pastoral Statement of Bishop Paul Colton on Monday, 16th March Since the start of the crisis brought about by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Bishop, Church in Society, Diocese, Five Marks of Mission