The annual Chrism Eucharist in Cork, Cloyne and Ross was held again this year on Maundy Thursday at Noon in Saint Fachtna’s Cathedral, Rosscarbery, County Cork. People from all over the diocese gathered to celebrate together, to renew their commitment to their ministry, and for the blessing of the oils used in the pastoral and sacramental aspects of their ministry in the coming year.
Following the celebration of the Eucharist everyone enjoyed a light lunch in the narthex of the Cathedral which was prepared and served by parishioners of Ross Union, before heading back to their own places to begin the most solemn three days – known as the Triduum – in the Church’s calendar.
After the service, Bishop Paul Colton planted an oak tree in the Deanery of Rosscarbery, one of twenty-five oak trees the Bishop is planting this year to mark his 25th anniversary as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.
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Holy Week, began on Sunday, 24th March, which was Palm Sunday. Maundy Thursday marks the beginning of the Triduum (three days) which recall the passion or suffering of Jesus, his death, burial and, finally his resurrection. Those three days are Maundy or Holy Thursday (28th March this year), Good Friday (29th March), and Easter Eve (30th March). In 2024 Easter Day is on Sunday 31st March.
Listed below, by parish, are the services which will take place in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross this year on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday.
Abbeystrewry Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
10.00am Morning Prayer, Abbeystrewry Church
8.00pm Eucharist, St. Mary’s Caheragh
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
10.00 am Morning Prayer, Abbeystrewry Church
12noon Proclamation of the Cross, Abbeystrewry Church
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
7.00pm Easter Vigil (First Eucharist of Easter), St. Matthew’s, Baltimore
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
9.00am Eucharist, St. Barrahane’s, Castletownshend
10.15am Eucharist, St. Mary’s, Caheragh
11.30am Eucharist, Abbeystrewry Church (with Easter Egg hunt)
Ballydehob Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
8.00pm Holy Communion service with stripping of the Altar, Saint Matthew’s Church, Church Cross
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
2-3pm An hour before the Cross, Saint Matthias’ Church, Ballydehob
3-4pm The Way of the Cross, a prayerful procession from Saint Matthias Church to Saint Brigid’s Church
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10.00am Holy Communion Service, Saint Matthew’s, Church Cross
11.30am Holy Communion Service, Saint Matthias’, Ballydehob
Bandon Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
10.00am Maundy Eucharist, Holy Trinity Church Rathclaren
8.00pm Maundy Eucharist and Presentation of Holy Oils, St. Peters Church, Bandon.
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
12noon Stations of the Cross, Christ Church, Innishannon
12noon Stations of the Cross, St. Peter’s Church
8.00pm Prayers around the Cross, St. Peter’s Church.
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
9.00am Eucharist, Ballinadee
10.00am Eucharist, Rathclaren
10.30am Eucharist, Brinny
11.30am Eucharist, Bandon
11.45am Eucharist, Innishannon
Carrigaline Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
7.30pm Maundy Thursday Eucharist in St Mary’s Church Carrigaline, including washing of the feet.
9pm until Dawn ‘Night Watch’ / ‘Gethsemane Watch’ Overnight in St Mary’s Church Carrigaline. Come spend an hour in silence
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
10.30am St John’s Church Monkstown – Morning Prayer with Litany
12 noon Ecumenical Stations of the Cross in St Mary’s Graveyard Carrigaline with our sister church of Our Lady & St John
7.30pm St Mary’s Church Carrigaline – Tenebrae Service
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
9.00pm St Mary’s Church Carrigaline – Easter Vigil Service
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
9.30am St John’s Church Monkstown – Easter Eucharist
11.00am St Mary’s Church Carrigaline – Easter Eucharist (Livestreamed)
Carrigrohane Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
7.30 pm Maundy Thursday Service with Holy Communion, St. Peter’s, Carrigrohane
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
10 – 11.30am Family Activities, Carraig Centre
12noon Stations of the Cross in Ballincollig – starting at Christ Our Light Church
7.30pm Good Friday Service with Tenebrae, The Carraig Centre, Ballincollig
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
8.30pm Easter Vigil Service, St. Senan’s, Inniscarra
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
8.30 am Breakfast, followed by 9am Easter Morning Celebration including Baptism, The Carraig Centre (& online)
10.00am Holy Communion, St Peter’s, Carrigrohane
11.30am Holy Communion, The Church of the Resurrection, Blarney
11.30 am Holy Communion, St. Senan’s, Inniscarra
Cloyne Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
7.00pm Holy Communion, East Ferry
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
8.00pm Tenebrae with the Clerks Choral, Cloyne Cathedral
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
7.00pm Easter Egg Hunt and Vigil Service of Light, Corkbeg
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
9.15am East Ferry
10.30am Midleton
12noon Cloyne Cathedral
Cobh and Glanmire
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
08.00pm Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar, Christ Church, Rushbrooke
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
9.45am Way of the Cross with Bishop Paul Colton, St Lappan’s, Little Island
12.00pm Good Friday Liturgy for Children and Youth, St Lappan’s, Little Island
8.00pm Good Friday Liturgy, Litany and Ante Communion, Christ Church Rushbrooke
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
10.00am Matins, Christ Church, Rushbrooke
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10.00am Eucharist, Christ Church, Rushbrooke
11.30am Eucharist, St Mary & All Saints’, Glanmire
St Anne’s Church, Cork
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
7.30pm service of Holy Communion with stripping of the altar
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
2.00pm Liturgy of Good Friday with Passion (no communio
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10.15 am Holy Communion
St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
12 noon Midday Prayers
8.00p.m. Choral Eucharist, Address, Stripping of the Altars & the Watch
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
12 noon Sung Passion Gospel, Solemn Proclamation of the Cross and Address
8.00p.m. Liturgical Performance – The Crucifixion by John Stainer
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
8.00p.m. The Vigil and the First Eucharist of Easter
1.45pm Way of the Cross with Bishop Paul Colton, Christ Church, Drinagh St 2.30pm Way of the Cross with Bishop Paul Colton, St Mary’s Church, Dunmanway
08.00pm Service for Good Friday, St Matthew’s Church, Drimoleague
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
09.00pm Easter Vigil, St Edmund’s Church, Coolkelure
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
9.45am Eucharist, Christ Church Drinagh
11.00am Eucharist, St Mary’s Church, Dunmanway
12.15pm Eucharist, St Matthew’s Church, Drimoleague
Fermoy Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
7.30pm Christ Church, Fermoy
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
7.30pm Glenville
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10.00am Fermoy
10.00am Ballyhooly
11.15 am Knockmourne
11.15am Glenville
Kingston College Chapel Services
Thursday 28th March April ~ Maundy Thursday
11.00 am
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
3.00 pm
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
11.30 am
Kilgarrife Union
Thursday 28th March ~ Maundy Thursday
8.00pm Church of the Ascension, Timoleague
Friday 29th March ~ Good Friday
8.30pm Healing service including prayer Kilgarriffe Church, Clonakilty
Saturday 30th March ~ Easter Eve
4.00pm Holy Saturday Walk – leaving The Church of the Ascension, Timoleague heading to All Saints’ Church, Kilmalooda
8.00pm Refreshments followed by Easter Vigil, All Saints’ Church, Kilmalooda
Sunday 31st March ~ Easter Day
10.00am Holy Communion, Church of the Ascension, Timoleague
On Saturday, 2nd March 2024, members of ‘The Cork Deaf Club’ visited St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork. They were welcomed by the Dean’s Vicar, the Rev. Martin Steele during a celebration of the Eucharist, which was held in the Dean’s Chapel. During the Eucharist, the Rev. Steele was assisted by Ms Veronica White, who interpreted the service for the deaf community present.
After the service, the members received an outline of the ‘accessible future’ vision of Saint Fin Barre’s by the Cathedral Operations Manager Eoin Murphy and took a tour of the historic building.
Speaking after the event, the Rev. Steele said:
It was an absolute joy to welcome the members of The Cork Deaf Club to Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral. It was a wonderful experience to have an interpreter assisting in the celebration. As liturgy involves all the senses, it was sublime to see how the sacrament can be communicated in very different circumstances. I am also delighted that the Cathedral has, as part of its mission of outreach to the wider community, made this connection with The Cork Deaf Club.
Photos: Eoin Murphy
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The Civic Service and Festival Eucharist at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral as well as the Reception at the Bishop’s Palace to celebrate St Patrick’s Day took place again this year. As in previous years the Bishop of Cork, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton and Mrs Susan Colton, invited nearly 300 representatives of civic and community life in Cork City and County to their home to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.
The civic attendance was led by Cork’s first citizen, the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Kieran McCarthy, who is joined by Councillors, former Lords Mayor of Cork, and representatives of the City Council. Also represented were the Defence Forces, the Naval Service, and An Garda Síochána.
To commemorate Bishop Colton’s 25th anniversary as Bishop this year, he and the Lord Mayor also planted an oak tree in the Bishop’s Palace grounds.
Carrigrohane Union organised a family event to prepare for St Patrick’s Day at which everyone could do arts and crafts and bake biscuits for the day.
In Youghal Union of Parishes, parishioner Ken Brooke was the Grand Marshall of the Youghal St Patrick’s Day Parade.
For the fist time in it’s 200 year history, the St James’ Church in Mallow joined the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Mallow. Parishioners walked behind a new banner, which was blessed at the Eucharist earlier that day.
Carrigaline Union joined their local St Patrick’s Day Parade and the Rev. Canon Elaine Murray blessed the Shamrock in Crosshaven.
Photo: Siobhan Russell
In Kilgarriffe Union, the Rev. Kingsley Sutton showed everyone how to make St Patrick’s Day cookies with only three ingredients at their Family Fun Service for St Patrick’s Day.
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