Category Archives: Worship

West Cork Parish Marks One Year of Online Worship with Interview with Bishop Paul Colton

Fanlobbus Union of Parishes in West Cork – Dunmanway, Drimoleague, Drinagh and Coolkelure – will mark the anniversary of part of its online response to the Coronavirus pandemic, and the closure of church buildings for public worship, on Sunday 21st … Continue reading

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‘Thank you’ to Cork, Cloyne and Ross from Bishop Paul Colton on the anniversary of closure of church buildings for public worship

‘Thank You’ from Bishop Paul Colton on the occasion of the First Anniversary of the Closure of Church Buildings for Public Worship in Cork, Cloyne and Ross The Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, has … Continue reading

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Retirement of Long-Serving County Cork Church Organist

Late last year – 2020 – Mrs Freda Salter Townshend – organist in the Church of Saint Barrahane, Castletownshend, County Cork for the previous 21 years, retired. From 2004 Freda was also organist in Abbeystrewry Parish Church in Skibbereen. Before … Continue reading

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Christingles by ZOOM in Crosshaven, County Cork

Templebreedy Group of Parishes had a wonderful Christingle (Christ-Light) Service on ZOOM recently. Everyone received instructions of what they needed for the service, which until now was annually held in the Church. It was a celebration of ‘God: The Light … Continue reading

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Revised Information about Christmas Services in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Updated on Tuesday 22nd December Please note changes Christmas approaches and, more than ever this year, in Advent and beforehand, a lot of planning is going in to the practical arrangements for our joyful celebration of the nativity of our … Continue reading

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