An Invitation to a Quiet Day Retreat with Brother Tobias in Youghal, County Cork

Posted on May 27, 2024 by mediaccr

A Quiet Day Retreat will be hosted by the Church of Ireland United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross on Saturday, 15th June 2024 at St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Youghal. The retreat will be lead by Brother Tobias of the Society of Saint Francis and everyone is welcome to attend. However, please book a place before 10th June using this email rsvp@corkchurchofireland.com.

The day will start with coffee at 10.00am and the retreat will take place from 10.30am until 1.30pm. A light lunch will be served afterwards.

Here again is the email address to book a place: rsvp@corkchurchofireland.com.

The title of Brother Tobias’s retreat talk is “Sharing Christ’s Peace in a Conflicted World”, and he writes:

Peace be with you! It’s a phrase we’re familiar with at Holy Communion, something we share with one another during worship. How can we truly respond to this peace in our daily lives? How can we help it flourish in a world torn apart by division and conflict?

In this day retreat, Brother Tobias will be exploring the deeper implications of “peace be with you”, going beyond the nice words and discovering an active challenge for all of us. It’s the challenge that led Saint Francis of Assisi to declare “the peace that you proclaim with your mouth you must have even more abundantly in your hearts”.

Tobias will be offering reflections and insights, and also sharing the space for participants to pray and enjoy the beautiful environment of Saint Mary’s Collegiate Church in Youghal. The event will be on Saturday 15th June, beginning at 10am with coffee. Prayers and reflections will commence at 10.30am. Concluding prayers will finish at 1.30pm. 

Brother Tobias

Tobias is a friar in First Profession with the Society of Saint Francis, an Anglican religious order. He has been in vows for six years and currently lives at Glasshampton Monastery in Worcestershire. He has a passion for sharing the gospel and the values of a truly inclusive faith. Before becoming a Franciscan he had a twenty-year career on the railway. He has strong connections with Ireland, having lived for many years in Derry.

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Civic Reception held at Cork City Hall to honour Bishop Paul Colton on his 25th Anniversary as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on May 27, 2024 by mediaccr

On Thursday, 16th May 2024, the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Kieran McCarthy hosted a civic reception to honour Bishop Paul Colton on his 25th anniversary as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Bishop Paul is the longest-serving Church of Ireland bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in 400 years and the second longest serving in history, having been elected on January 29, 1999.

Photo: Darragh Kane

Speaking at the reception, Mr McCarthy said:

Bishop Colton has led a significant contribution to civic, community and charity life over the last 25 years. This work has been crucial to building and strengthening communities in our city. Even against a backdrop of challenges in recent years, he has remained steadfast in his leadership and wise council. I am delighted to be hosting this reception tonight and to be able to acknowledge the dedication and contribution of Bishop Colton to this city.

Chief Executive of Cork City Council Ann Doherty said:

Over 25 years, Bishop Colton has worked in partnership with Cork City Council on a whole range of issues but the community leadership he demonstrated during the Covid-19 pandemic and again during the Ukrainian crisis stands out. Bishop Colton was a key leader in our community response forum and actively contributed to supporting our most vulnerable communities at times of significant need. On this special occasion I extend warm wishes and congratulations to Bishop Colton and his family.

Responding to the Lord Mayor and the Chief Executive, Bishop Colton, expressed thanks for the honour accorded to him by the Lord Mayor and the City Council, and also for the gift of an engraved silver salver and embossed with the coat of arms of the City of Cork. Bishop Colton also said:

No one serves or ministers alone. I wish, therefore, to thank all who I have served alongside and with in ministry over the years here in Cork, Cloyne and Ross, as well as those who we have worked in partnership with throughout the city and community, especially in the Community Response Forum. Facing the challenges first of the pandemic and then the consequences of the war in Ukraine, we discovered that people of many different outlooks and backgrounds can make common cause together in confronting the greatest challenges we face.

I thank especially my wife Susan, Adam and Vera, Andrew and Annie and everyone in my family circle, remembering, of course, with gratitude and affection, my late parents and Susan’s late parents on this special occasion. I dedicate this honour to them and to you all and I thank God for the opportunities we have to serve together.

Earlier in the year, the Lord Mayor and the Bishop planted an oak tree in the grounds of the Bishop’s Palace to mark the Bishop’s 25th anniversary, as part of the annual Civic Service and Festival Eucharist at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral on St Patrick’s Day.

Photos: Darragh Kane

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New Diocesan Honorary Treasurer for Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on May 23, 2024 by mediaccr

At the most recent Diocesan Council meeting, Melvin Beamish was appointed as new Diocesan Honorary Treasurer, in succession to Graham Garland, who stepped down from the post earlier in 2024. The Honorary Treasurers are ex officio members of the Diocesan Council, and there are three treasurers in Cork, Cloyne and Ross: the Bishop (ex officio), Helen Arnopp and Melvin Beamish. Melvin is also the Head of Finance & Facilities at Bandon Grammar School.

Melvin Beamish, Diocesan Honorary Treasurer
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Cork, Cloyne and Ross – Elections at the Church of Ireland General Synod 2024

Posted on May 21, 2024 by mediaccr

At the Church of Ireland General Synod 2024 Diocesan members of Synod elected four representatives to the Standing Committee of the Church of Ireland, and two members have been elected to the Representative Church Body at Diocesan Synod.

Hilda Connolly, Helen Arnopp, the Rev. Canon John Ardis and the Archdeacon, the Ven. Andrew Orr have been elected to the Standing Committee. The Standing Committee carries out the functions of the General Synod which have been delegated to it by the Synod, while the Synod is not in session. The business of the Standing Committee is varied and includes consideration of state legislation affecting the Church, financial matters, appointment of delegates to conferences etc., appointments to sub–committees, receiving reports from sub–committees on social and other issues, Anglican Communion matters and inter–church business.

Helen Arnopp, and the Dean of Cork, the Very Rev. Nigel Dunne have been elected to the Representative Church Body (RCB). The RCB is the Church of Ireland’s central trustee body, responsible for its finance, property, investments, and other central services serving the Church.

This year, Wilfred Baker, Diocesan Lay Reader and former Diocesan Secretary, announced his retirement from General Synod after 41 years. Wilfred has also served on the Standing Committee since 1985.

Diocesan Lay Reader and former Diocesan Secretary, Wilfred Baker
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Appointment of Resident Chaplain at Kington College, Mitchelstown, County Cork

Posted on May 17, 2024 by mediaccr

On behalf of the trustees of the Kingston Charity Trust, Mitchelstown, County Cork, the Bishop of Cork, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, is pleased to announce the appointment of the Reverend Peter Tarleton as resident chaplain. Kingston Charity Trust owns Kingston College, a residential housing complex at the heart of Mitchelstown, comprising 31 houses and a chapel which were built in the 18th Century.

Peter Tarleton was born in the Rectory of Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick, when his father was Rector of Kilcornan Union. His formal education did not start until they lived in Dromore, Co. Tyrone, and continued when in Monea, near Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. Peter’s university life began in Magee University College, Derry and continued in Trinity College Dublin.

The Reverend Peter Tarleton

Peter and Jocelyn married in Warrenpoint and have five children. He and Joss separated after 19 years, and she has since passed away. Peter married Chutiphas in 2016, and they have the care of Chutipas’s 11-year-old grand-nephew at their home in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Peter’s children live in the UK, Manchester area, and Australia. His eldest grand-daughter, Laura, is getting married in Perth, Western Australia, in October this year. Chutiphas and Peter very much hope to attend.

Peter’s ordained ministry began in Cork, as Curate in St Luke’s, St. Anne’s Shandon, and St Mary’s, Sunday’s Well in June 1973. A second curacy in Drumcondra, North Strand and St Barnabas in Dublin allowed him to study for a teaching qualification at Trinity College Dublin, which equipped him for his next post as Vicar of Limerick, where he also was the first Anglican Chaplain to what is now the University of Limerick, for almost 5 years.

During his time as Rector in Cootehill, Co. Cavan, he was diagnosed with a life- threatening illness. He says that ‘by the grace of God, and homeopathy, he came through.’ Peter then felt called to ministry in prison, and as there were no full-time positions in Ireland – North or South – they moved to England where he served as a prison Chaplain for 21 years. After three years as a hospital chaplain in England, Peter returned to parish ministry in Cashel, Ferns and Ossory, in Killeshin 2011-2018 and Portlaoise and Ballyfin 2018-2020. Peter retired during the Covid Pandemic and moved to Chiang Mai, where he has become a writer.

In relation to his appointment at Kingston College, Peter commented:

Hardly “in the bosom of Abraham”, but something serendipitous about returning to the Diocese of my ordination over 50 years later!

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