Category Archives: Five Marks of Mission

Retirement of Faithful Cork Charity Worker

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

Miss Barbara Veitch, who has served until recently as grants administrator of the St Stephen’s Protestant Orphan Society in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross was entertained to lunch on Tuesday 7th May to mark her retirement.  The … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Charities in the Diocese, Charity Work, Church in Society, Community Involvement, Five Marks of Mission, People from Cork, People from the Diocese, People in Need

St Anne’s Church, Shandon to host Cork IDAHOT Service on Sunday 12th May

Posted on May 9, 2019 by

Once again this year, IDAHOT (International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia) will be marked at the 10.15am service in St. Anne’s Church, Shandon in Cork on Sunday next (12th May).  The Service will be led by the Rector, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Church in Society, Church Services, Churches in Cork, Five Marks of Mission, LGBT

St Fin Barre’s Cathedral Cork, Choir Tour to Hamburg and Lübeck, April 2019

Posted on May 7, 2019 by

The choir of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork travelled to Germany in Easter week.  At 4.30am on Thursday, 25th April the coach to Dublin Airport departed from the Cathedral. On board were 30 young choristers, 9 adults singers, 6 supervisors, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cathedral, Cathedral Choir, Church Music, Five Marks of Mission, International Church Relations

Cork Welcome for Mizen to Malin Charity Cyclists from Belfast

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

The Reverend Barry Forde, Church of Ireland Chaplain of Queen’s University Belfast, and his team of fellow cyclists – Chris, James, Alex, Peter – with their support driver, Carol, passed through Cork on Friday, 3rd May to begin their mammoth … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Charity Work, Church of Ireland, Community Involvement, Cork, Diocese, Five Marks of Mission, Fund-Raising, Voluntary 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

20th Anniversary of Toddler Group in Cork Church of Ireland Parish

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

On Saturday 9th February Carrigrohane Union of Parishes  celebrated  20 years of the Toddler group in Blarney with an amazing celebration with guests from near and far including  the Rev Francis and Julie Rutledge and the Rev Ruth Jackson Noble. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Ministry, Children's Work, Church in Society, Five Marks of Mission, Lay Ministry, People from Cork, People from the Diocese

Joint Christmas Message from the Bishops of Cork: Bishop John Buckley and Bishop Paul Colton

Posted on December 18, 2018 by

Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross Church of Ireland – Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross Joint Press Release   Joint Christmas Message from the Bishops of Cork: The Most Reverend Dr John Buckley and the Right Reverend Dr Paul … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishops of Cork, Christmas, Church in Society, Ecumenism, Five Marks of Mission