Organ Recitals in August at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork

Posted on July 22, 2024 by mediaccr

Organ Recitals at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork are held every Friday lunchtime during the month of August. Admission on the door is €10. 

Friday 2nd August at 1.10pm

JUDIT MÁTÉ St Michael’s Church, Dún Laoghaire

including works by Hungarian composers, Stanford and Andrew Synott

Friday 9th August at 1.10pm

CAROLE O’CONNOR Whitefriar Street Church, Dublin

including works by Bach, Liszt and Langlais 

Friday 16th August at 1.10pm

STUART NICHOLSON St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin

including works by Parry, Whitlock, Vierne and Stanford 

Friday 23rd August at 1.10pm

JACK WILSON St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast

including works by American composers: Dan Locklair, Leo Sowerby and Charles Ives

Friday 30th August at 1.10pm

PETER THOMPSON St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh

including works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Vierne and Howells

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Recent Award places St Anne’s Church, Shandon in Cork among top 10% of Tripadvisor Listings Worldwide

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Latest News and Photos from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

St. Anne’s Church Shandon in Cork, a parish church in the Church of Ireland, has been recognized as a 2024 Travellers’s Choice Award winner by Tripadvisor.

This award recognises accommodations, attractions and restaurants that earn consistently great reviews demonstrating a commitment to hospitality excellence. The award places St. Anne’s among the top 10% of listings worldwide on Tripadvisor.

St Anne’s Church, Shandon, Cork
(Aerial Photograph © by kind permission of Dennis Horgan)

Marisa O’Mahoney, the Tower Manager at St. Anne’s said:

You always hope that visitors to the church and tower and bells enjoy their time. A lot do remark how they have loved it but it’s extra special when they go to the trouble of writing a positive review online. Tripadvisor has been a very popular and respected source of information for visitors for years now and it’s a great thrill to know we are consistently rating high as a recommended place to visit worldwide. We know we have a very special church and a unique tower visit here in the wonderful Shandon area. We endeavour to make our visitors welcome and experience some of that unique feeling. Thank you to our front desk representatives,  volunteers, Select Vestry and Erasmus students for helping us achieve this award.


Echoing Marisa’s sentiments the Rev. Meghan Farr, Priest-in-Charge, added:

It is an honour to receive this award because we know it’s the result of visitors enjoying their time here at St. Anne’s. We are a welcoming and inclusive church not just for those that come to worship but for anyone who comes through our doors. I am grateful to Marisa, Mary and the whole team who extend that hospitality every day to our visitors.

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Cork, Cloyne and Ross says thank you and farewell to Sue Perrott, outgoing Assistant Secretary

Posted on July 8, 2024 by mediaccr

On Friday, 28th June 2024, Bishop Paul Colton invited current and former Diocesan Staff to a luncheon to wish the Assistant Diocesan Secretary, Sue Perrott a happy retirement and to thank her for 16 years of service to the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.

Sue held many roles within the Diocese, including Administrator & Assistant Secretary, Safeguarding Trust Administration and Education Administration. At the lunch, which was held at Hayfield Manor, the Archdeacon, the Ven. Canon Andrew Orr, thanked Sue for all her work, and especially for always being at the end of a phone call or email for everyone who had queries for the Diocesan Office.

Sue officially retired on 4th July 2024, and we wish her the very best for the future and a happy retirement.

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Over 100 young people confirmed in Cork, Cloyne and Ross in 2024

Posted on July 5, 2024 by mediaccr

Over the past months 104 young people from 16 parishes have been confirmed by Bishop Paul Colton in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. This year’s cohort is the largest one in recent years, and they were confirmed at 8 services which took place across the Diocese.

The confirmands of Douglas Union of Parishes with Frankfield, together with their Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton, and their rector, the Rev. Dr William Olhausen after their confirmation service on 7th April 2024.
The confirmands of St Fin Barre’s Union, together with their Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton, after their confirmation service on 14th April 2024.
The confirmands of Kilgarriffe Union, Moviddy Union and Fanlobbus Union, together with their Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton, on the 21st April 2024.
The confirmands of Bandon Union and Kinneigh Union, together with their Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton, their rectors, the Rev. Canon Denis McCarthy and the Rev. Ivan Ruiters, and the Bandon Grammar School Chaplain, the Rev. Anne Skuse, after their confirmation service on 28th April 2024.
The confirmands of Abbeystrewry Union and Kilmocomogue Union, together with their Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton, and their rectors, the Rev. Canon John Ardis, the Rev. Carole Pound OLM, and the Rev. Canon Paul Willoughby, after their confirmation service on 5th May 2024.
The confirmands of Carrigaline Union, together with their Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton, their rector, the Rev. Canon Elaine Murray, and Ordained Local Minister, the Rev. Richard Dring, after their confirmation service on 12th May 2024.
The confirmands of Youghal Union, Cloyne Union, Cobh and Glanmire Union, Mallow Union and Fermoy Union, together with their Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton, after their confirmation service on 26th May 2024.
The confirmands of Kinsale Union, together with their Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton, and their rector, the Rev. Eugene Griffin, after their confirmation service on 16th June 2024.
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Former Bandon Town Councillor Ordained Deacon in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on July 2, 2024 by mediaccr

On Sunday 30th June 2024, Andrew Coleman from Bandon Union of Parishes was ordained deacon by Bishop Paul Colton at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork.

After the ordination service, from l.-r.: The Dean of Cork, the Very Rev. Nigel Dunne, the Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton, the Rev. Andrew Coleman, the Rev. Canon Denis McCarthy, and the Ven. Andrew Orr.

Andrew was presented for ordination by his sponsors, and by the Archdeacon, the Ven. Andrew Orr. The cathedral was full for the occasion, with parishioners and friends from all over the Diocese, as well as Diocesan Readers and clergy who had come to support Andrew on this special day.

Andrew was born and raised in Bandon and has been an active member of community life in the town and wider community throughout his life. He married Caroline in St Peter’s Church, Bandon and has been very active in the church and parish life of Bandon Union of Parishes, including sitting on its Select Vestry. Andrew was also active in many youth organisations and was a member of NYCI, He was a member of the national executive for a number of years until the mid-1980’s.

Andrew was elected to serve as a Town Councillor in Bandon for more than 27 years, and was the Chairperson in 2001. He was appointed a Peace Commissioner in 1997. In later life Andrew returned to education to undertake a number of courses, and finally a master’s degree in 2003 from UCC. Since 2005, Andrew has been the area representative for Christian Aid Ireland in the southern region counties, and he also served, until now, as a member of Diocesan Council. He is a member of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland. Andrew was licensed as a Diocesan Reader in 2019 and he will now serve in the Ordained Local Ministry in Bandon Union of Parishes.

The Rev. Andrew Coleman after his ordination to the Diaconate.

The ordination of Eoghan Healy, which had to be postponed due to illness, will take place on 25th July 2024 at 7 p.m. at St John the Baptist Church in Midleton.

Photos: Eoin Murphy

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