Category Archives: Fund-Raising

553 take part in Memorial Run at St Luke’s Home, Cork

Posted on September 9, 2017 by

On a perfectly still, warm and dry Thursday evening, 7th September,  St Luke’s Home, Cork hosted its 3rd Annual 5K Memorial Run. Established in 2015 as an event for remembering residents who have died, the Memorial Run has been sponsored … Continue reading →

Posted in Care of the Older Person, Charities in the Diocese, Charity Work, Church in Society, Community Involvement, Dementia Care, Fund-Raising, Saint Luke's Charity, Saint Luke's Home, Saint Luke's Home Education Centre

Invitation to Join in the St Luke’s Home Cork 5k Run

Posted on September 1, 2017 by

Like all voluntary charities, St Luke’s Charity, Cork which has been running Saint Luke’s Home in the city since 1872, caring for older people and people with dementia or Alzheimer’s, needs to fund raise to bridge the significant gap between … Continue reading →

Posted in Care of the Older Person, Charity Work, Church in Society, Community Involvement, Contemporary Issues, Cork, Dementia Care, Fund-Raising, Saint Luke's Charity, Saint Luke's Home

10,000 Mile Cyclist Visits St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

On Sunday 25th June Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork welcomed Nick Simon (59) to the 11.15 am Choral Eucharist.  Nick is undertaking a 10,000 mile cycle in aid of Christian Aid projects in Africa.  Having already completed a staggering 8,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Cathedral, Charity Work, Christian Aid, Fund-Raising, People in Need

Parishioner of Christ Church, Fermoy Chosen as Grand Marshall of St Patrick’s Day Parade

Posted on March 21, 2017 by

The Fermoy St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee honoured the Cope Foundation residential and day care centre in Fermoy, County Cork by asking them to nominate a grand marshal for this year’s parade in the town. Cope’s representative, Ian Fleming, Chairman of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Charity Work, Church in Society, Community Involvement, Fund-Raising, Lay Ministry, Parish News, People from Cork, People from the Diocese, Saint Patrick's Day

‘Murder Mystery’ in Church of Ireland Parish in Douglas, Cork

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

A ‘murder’ took place on 22nd and 23rd of October in the Canon Packham Hall in Saint Luke’s Parish, Douglas County Cork. Over the two nights about 250 people witnessed the incident.  It was the brainwave of Douglas Curate, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Diocese, Fund-Raising, Parish News, Special Events

Novel ‘Thank you’ to supporters of Durrus Parish Fête

Posted on September 3, 2016 by

The fame of the Durrus Parish Fête in the Kilmocomogue Union of Parishes held at The Rectory, Durrus, County Cork on the second Wednesday of August every year has gone far and wide.  This year, the organisers found a novel … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Aid, Community Involvement, Diocese, Fund-Raising, Parish News

Dr Rowan Williams, Former Archbishop of Canterbury to Visit Cork

Posted on February 25, 2016 by

Dr Rowan Williams, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012, and who is currently Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, will visit the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross on Sunday, 28th February, 2016. He will be at St Fin … Continue reading →

Posted in Cathedral, Charity Work, Christian Aid, Church of Ireland Bishops' Appeal, Church Services, Community Involvement, Contemporary Issues, Cork, Diocese, Five Marks of Mission, Fund-Raising