Category Archives: Fund-Raising

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

Tractor Run in Bandon Church of Ireland Parishes

Posted on January 27, 2016 by

Bandon Union of Parishes in the Diocese of Cork held a Tractor Run on the afternoon of Sunday, 24th January. About 130 tractors took part and drew participants from across West Cork and farther afield.  Bandon curate, the Reverend David … Continue reading →

Posted in Charity Work, Community Involvement, Diocese, Fund-Raising, 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

Cork Bishops Join in Ecumenical Blessing of SHARE Crib and Students Starting Their Annual Christmas Collection and Fast

Posted on December 16, 2015 by

SHARE (Students Harness Aid for the Relief of the Elderly), the organisation for the care of Cork’s older people, launched its traditional fast and fundraising campaign at the SHARE Crib, Daunt’s Square, Cork, (near Grand Parade) on the wet and windy … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop, Charity Work, Christmas, Community Involvement, Cork, Fund-Raising, Schools in the Diocese, SHARE, Youth Work