Upcoming: St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Youghal and its place in Irish architectural history

Posted on August 7, 2024 by mediaccr

This talk will consider the architecture of St Mary’s Church in the medieval context and its elevation to a secular collegiate church. It will also consider internal changes in the post-Reformation period through to the present day in the context of Church of Ireland architectural developments over these centuries. It will draw on a variety of sources including the collection of architectural drawings held in the Representative Church Body Library, Vestry Minute Books, Visitation material and other visual records.

The talk will take place on Thursday, 22nd August 2024 at 7.30pm at St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Youghal.

Michael O’Neill is an architectural historian and digital archivist. His latest book is An Architectural History of the Church of Ireland (Church of Ireland Publishing, 2023, 392pp)

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Ordination of a new Deacon in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on July 29, 2024 by mediaccr

On Thursday, 25th July 2024, Eoghan Healy was ordained to the Diaconate by Bishop Paul Colton at St John the Baptist Church, Midleton. Eoghan was originally meant to be ordained together with the Rev. Andrew Coleman on Sunday 30th June 2024 at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, but due to unforeseen circumstances, Eoghan’s ordination had to be postponed, and he was ordained in his local parish church. This was the first time that an ordination took place at St John the Baptist Church in Midleton.

The newly ordained deacon, the Rev. Eoghan Healy, and the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton.
After the ordination service, from l.-r.: the Rev. Martin Steele, the Very Rev. Susan Green, the Rev. Eoghan Healy, Bishop Paul Colton, the Ven. Andrew Orr, the Rev. Meghan Farr, the Rev. Andrew Coleman.

Eoghan was presented for ordination by the Archdeacon, the Ven. Andrew Orr, as well as his sponsors. Parishioners, family and friends from all over the Diocese, as well as Diocesan Readers and clergy came to East Cork to support Eoghan on this special day. The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton presided at the liturgy and preached, and the Clerks Choral sang at the service, with Dr Ian Sexton accompanying them on the organ.

After the service everyone was invited for refreshments in the Old School House.

The two deacons ordained in Cork, Cloyne and Ross in 2024: the Rev. Eoghan Healy and the Rev. Andrew Coleman.
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St James’s Church, Mallow celebrates 200 Years

Posted on July 25, 2024 by mediaccr

On Sunday, 21st July 2024, Mallow Union of Parishes celebrated the Bicentenary of the Consecration of St James’s Church with a Festival Eucharist. the Bishop, Dr Paul Colton preached and presided at the service, and St James’s Church was full with parishioners, community representatives, clergy and readers from across the Diocese.

The Rector of Mallow Union, the Rev. Meurig Williams, said:

It’s a delight to give thanks for 200 years of worship and witness in St James’s Church Mallow. But equally we give thanks for the diverse and growing community that makes the church a living place of prayer, welcome and hospitality today. For all that, thanks be to God!

After the service, Bishop Paul planted a tree in the church grounds, the 23rd tree out of 25 trees he is planting across the Diocese to mark his 25th anniversary as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. The procession to the planting site was led by three pipers from Mallow’s Thomas Davis Pipe Band which is celebrating the centenary of its foundation this year..

Afterwards everyone was invited to enjoy light refreshments in the parish hall. The Bishop cut a cake to celebrate the bicentenary and presentations were made to him and to Mrs Susan Colton.

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Bishop of Cork appoints another Chaplain

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Latest News and Photos from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, is pleased to announce that he has appointed the Reverend Martin Steele, Dean’s Vicar at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork as a domestic chaplain. This will bring to three, the team of domestic chaplains to the Bishop, the others being, the Reverend Anne Skuse and the Reverend Meghan Farr.

The Reverend Martin Steele

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Sea Sunday at Christ Church, Rushbrooke, Cobh and Glanmire Union of Parishes

Posted on July 23, 2024 by mediaccr

On Sunday, 14th July at Christ Church, Rushbrooke (Cobh), the annual Sea Sunday service took place. Representatives from many aspects of Irish maritime life were present. Special music before and after the service was performed by the band The Doggy Few, with folks songs including “The Ferryman” and “Grey Funnel Line.” The service was a United Service of Holy Eucharist for the Cobh & Glanmire Union of Parishes, and was very well attended. The Rector, the Rev’d Elise Hanley, celebrated and preached.

She commented:

Did you know that there is an old Christian metaphor that compares the church itself to a ship? Even to this day the technical term for the main sanctuary of our churches is the “nave”, and this name is derived from the Latin word navis, which means ship and which is the origin of words such as “navy” and “naval”. The metaphor of the church as a ship has many symbolic connections. We speak of the Christian life as a journey over the sea and we talk about a pilot that guides us. A well-known hymn reads: “Jesus, Savior, pilot me over life’s tempestuous sea.” Jesus first called fishermen as disciples, and he taught and performed miracles on boats. So it is appropriate that the tradition of Sea Sunday at Christ Church continues, and we give thanks for the maritime heritage of Cobh and greater Cork.

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