Category Archives: Special Events

Cork Diocesan Youth Council Hosts its Annual Table Quiz Online

Posted on March 26, 2020 by

On Friday, 27th March 2020 Cork Diocesan Youth Council are bringing their usual annual Table Quiz to you on-line this year! This will be a private event…everyone “attending” will be approved by Diocesan Youth Officer Hilda Connolly before being admitted. … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, CDYC, Diocesan Youth Officer, Diocese, Social Events, Special Events, Voluntary Work, Youth Work

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

Video Clip of the Cork, Cloyne and Ross Re-enactment of the General Convention 1870

Posted on March 24, 2020 by

Way back in February, long before people had to stop gathering because of the Novel Coronavirus, students from Ashton School, Cork, Bandon Grammar School, and Midleton College were enlisted by the their school chaplains – Drew Ruttle, the Reverend Anne … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashton School, Bandon Grammar School, Bishop, Bishops of Cork, Chaplaincies, Church History, Commemoration, Diocese, Disestablishment, Drama, Media and Communications, Midleton College, People from Cork, People from the Diocese, Sesquicentenary, Special Events, Students, Youth Work

Cork Harbour Tragedy Commemorated in Cobh

Posted on December 15, 2019 by

On Saturday 14th December, a large gathering assembled in Cobh to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Cork Harbour Tragedy.   The tragedy occurred on the night of 12th December, 1942 when 5 men died in extreme weather conditions whilst carrying … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversaries, Commemoration, Community Involvement, East Cork, Memorial Service, Remembrance, Special Events

Sea Sunday celebrated in Cobh, County Cork

Posted on July 15, 2019 by

On 14th July, the annual Sea Sunday service took place in Christ Church, Rushbrooke, County Cork with a large congregation present. The Service was attended by a wide range of civic dignitaries including representatives from the Cobh ONE (ex-servicemen) branch, … Continue reading →

Posted in Church in Society, Church Services, Churches in Cork, Five Marks of Mission, Sea Sunday, Special Events

Cork Bishops take part in reopening of Saint Patrick’s Bridge in Cork

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

On Saturday 16th March last, the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Mick Finn, put the last piece of masonry in place to mark the completion of the restoration of Saint Patrick’s Bridge in Cork City.  The two Bishops of Cork, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishops of Cork, Church in Society, Community Involvement, Dedication, Special Events

Warm Welcome for New Rector of Fermoy, County Cork

Posted on April 8, 2019 by

On Sunday afternoon, 7th April 2019, a very warm welcome was given to the new rector of the Fermoy Union of Parishes, the Reverend Gary Paulsen. The landmark church, Christ Church Fermoy, not far from the banks of the River … Continue reading →

Posted in Church Services, Clergy, Cork, Institutions and Commissionings, Special Events