World Day of Prayer Celebrations in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Latest News and Photos from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

World Day of Prayer was celebrated around the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross on Friday, 6th March.

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Children in Saint Mary’s Church of Ireland National School, Carrigaline celebrate World Day of Prayer

The Junior Infants of St Mary’s Church of Ireland National School in Carrigaline, for example, with some help from 2nd Class, celebrated the World Day of Prayer at their Assembly that day. This year the service, prepared by the Women of the Bahamas, allowed the children to celebrate the wonderful variety and colour of these exotic islands with real Pineapples and (not so real) Flamingos, Iguanas and Fish.

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Children in Saint Mary’s Church of Ireland National School, Carrigaline celebrate World Day of Prayer

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Cork, Cloyne and Ross Annual ‘Confirmation Morning’ with the Bishop

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Latest News and Photos from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

This is the seventh year that the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Dr Paul Colton, has organised a morning to meet all those young people from the Diocese who will be confirmed this year.  The young people met in the Canon Packham Hall in Douglas, Cork on Saturday, 7th March, for a morning of fun, talks, games, and, of course, a chat with the Bishop about their Confirmation in churches around the Diocese later in the year.  Clergy and lay youth workers from the Diocese helped the Bishop run the event.

Young people from Cork, Cloyne and Ross who attended the annual Confirmation Morning with the Bishop.

Young people from Cork, Cloyne and Ross who attended the annual Confirmation Morning with the Bishop.

Youth workers Hilda Connolly (left) and Kristin Hollowell (right) with Mrs Susan Colton (centre) with this year's Confirmation jigsaw - a work in progress featuring pieces created by the young people.

Youth workers Hilda Connolly (left) and Kristin Hollowell (right) with Mrs Susan Colton (centre) with this year’s Confirmation jigsaw – a work in progress featuring pieces created by the young people.

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New Diocesan Secretary for Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Latest News and Photos from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

It has been announced that the new Diocesan Secretary for the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross is to be Mr Billy Skuse from Bandon, County Cork.  He will succeed Mr Wilfred Baker who has served the Diocese, first as Assistant Secretary and then as Diocesan Secretary, for the last forty-two years, and who will retire on 31st March.

Billy Skuse

Billy Skuse

Billy Skuse has spent most of his career to date in retail banking.  For the past twenty-seven years he has been a bank manager with Permanent tsb Bank.  More recently he has been working in personnel/human resources management.

For ten years he was also financial adviser to the Board of Directors of Bandon Grammar School (a board on which he now serves as chairman).  In the local community in Bandon he served on the Board of Millbrook Hospital for two years, and also as President and committee member of Bandon Rugby Football Club.  Billy is married to Anne, and they have four adult children: Hilary, Peter, Ian and Robbie.

Announcing the appointment, the Bishop, Dr Paul Colton, said:

I am delighted that someone of the calibre of Billy Skuse has been attracted to this important role in our Diocese, and am very pleased to make this announcement this evening.  The Diocesan Secretary is a key person in our structures as the lead officer within the diocesan administrative and financial structures of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.  In that role he will  work closely with me as Bishop to advance the ministry and mission of the Church here, and to serve the people of the Diocese and wider community.

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New Priest for St Anne’s Church, Shandon, Cork, and Chaplain to Saint Luke’s Home

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Latest News and Photos from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

The world famous bells of Shandon in Cork have every reason to ring out with joy. The Bishop of Cork, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, is delighted to announce that he has appointed the Reverend Sarah Marry to serve as Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of Saint Anne, Shandon and also as Chaplain to Saint Luke’s Home, Mahon, Cork.

The Reverend Sarah Marry

The Reverend Sarah Marry

The Reverend Sarah Marry is currently serving as curate in the parishes of Douglas Union with Frankfield alongside the Archdeacon of Cork, the Venerable Adrian Wilkinson.  Sarah studied Modern Languages (Italian and French) and European Studies at the University of Bath, before being awarded a Diploma in Personnel Management and later the degrees of Bachelor in Theology and Master in Theology at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute (at Trinity College, Dublin).  She worked for a time in business administration in human resources, including as Human Resources Officer for Concern Worldwide.  She was made a deacon in 2011 (and served an internship in the Parish of Booterstown in Dublin) and was ordained priest in 2012 in Cork. Sarah is married to Declan and they have two daughters at primary school.

The Reverend Sarah Marry said:

I’m really thrilled at my appointment as priest-in-charge of Shandon and as chaplain to St Luke’s Home.  I’m looking forward to leading and developing the work of the chaplaincy team at St Luke’s Home and to continuing the open and inclusive ministry of my predecessor, the Reverend Brian O’Rourke, in Saint Anne’s.

Bishop Paul Colton said:

These two places – the Parish of Shandon, and Saint Luke’s Home – figure very significantly in the consciousness and affections of the people of Cork and the wider region.  The tower and bells of Shandon are emblematic of Cork not only to Cork people, but to Irish people and visitors to Ireland, the world over.  Saint Luke’s Home has been caring for the elderly in this city and region since 1872 and more recently has led the way, nationally and internationally, in specialising in care of dementia and Alzheimer’s sufferers. Through the Saint Luke’s Home Education Centre  at Northridge House the charity has been helping others, both in their own homes or in other care settings to provide the most appropriate levels of support also.  I am delighted (as I am confident everyone will be) that Sarah is staying in this Diocese to continue ministry here.  She will be a great blessing in her work in the parish and in the important role of chaplain to St Luke’s Home.

Sarah will take up her new role shortly after Easter.

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Canon Trevor Lester Installed in Rosscarbery Cathedral

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Latest News and Photos from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

On Sunday afternoon, 22nd February, during Evening Prayer at the Cathedral Church of Saint Fachtna, Rosscarbey, County Cork, the Reverend Trevor Lester was installed as a Canon (Prebend of the Island). The preacher was Archdeacon Adrian Wilkinson. Mr Wilfred Baker acted as Registrar.A large congregation gathered to support the new Canon and the Service was followed by a generous tea.

Members of the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Saint Fachtna, Rosscarbery, County Cork. l-r Canon Eithne Lynch, Canon Trevor Lester, Dean Christopher Peters and Archdeacon Adrian Wilkinson

Members of the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Saint Fachtna, Rosscarbery, County Cork. l-r Canon Eithne Lynch, Canon Trevor Lester, Dean Christopher Peters and Archdeacon Adrian Wilkinson

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