Late-Evening service of Compline resumes at idyllic St Brendan’s Church, Crookhaven

Posted on June 28, 2023 by mediaccr

The most southerly chapel in Ireland, St Brendan’s Church in Crookhaven, resumes its late-evening service of Compline every Sunday in July and August. The services will begin at 8.30pm and the small stone chapel, which was built in 1717, welcomes all denominations and anyone who is on holidays or visiting West Cork.

The site of St Brendan’s Church has been a place of worship since the Early Middle Ages and the structure of the present day building is very much the same from the early 18th century. There is no electricity supply at the chapel – the lighting is natural during the day and comes from candles and gas lights at dusk, creating the atmospheric setting that St Brendan’s is well-known for. Following is the list of guest preacher for each service:

July 2nd: Mr Andrew Coleman
July 9th: Rev. Stephen McCann
July 16th: Rev. Damien O’Cathain
July 23rd: Rev. Canon Eithne Lynch
July 30th: Rev. Canon Denis McCarthy
August 6th: Baroness Julia Neuberger
August 13th: Right Rev. Dr Richard Clarke
August 20th: Rev. Craig Philbrick
August 27th: Rev. Gary Philbrick

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Bishop Colton returns Dean Gordon’s Bible Commentaries to Rosscarbery Cathedral

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Latest News and Photos from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

In recent months, following a Diocesan Service in the Cathedral Church of Saint Fachtna, Rosscarbery, County Cork, the Bishop, Dr Paul Colton, presented the Dean, the Very Reverend Cliff Jeffers, with an old and well-used set of bible commentaries, written by the Church of Scotland Minister and theologian, William Barclay.

The collection of books had been in Bishop Colton’s possession since 1983, the year before he was made Deacon. The nearly complete set of New Testament Commentaries, and other books by William Barclay, had been a gift to Paul Colton as an ordinand from Mrs Edith Gordon, widow of the Very Reverend Arthur Gordon, who was Dean of Ross until the previous year, 1982.

Bishop Colton said:

As an ordinand in Cork, Cloyne and Ross in the early 1980s I could not have asked for greater support and goodwill from own parish and from the wider household of the whole Diocese. A number of clergy widows came forward to offer books and one even gifted a silver set for private Holy Communion. Mrs Gordon and her daughter Elaine were among those who were very supportive. It was a treasure and privilege to receive Dean Gordon’s well-worn and diligently used bible commentaries.

Having gathered many thousands more books in the course of nearly 40 years of ministry, Bishop Colton decided that the library at Saint Fachtna’s Cathedral, Rosscarbery would be a fitting place for Dean Gordon’s books to be deposited for wider use.

Dean Arthur Gordon was born on 11th May 1910. He was made a deacon in 1941 and ordained to the priesthood in 1942. His first curacy was in Kinsale (1941-43) after which he was curate-in-charge of Kilmeen (1943-47). He was incumbent of Carrigaline Union from 1947 to 1962. He held a number of dignities before becoming Dean of Ross: prebendaries of Island (Ross) and Dromdaleague (Cork) from 1962-68, and Liscleary (Cork) from 1967 to 1968; Precentor of Ross (1964-67), and Archdeacon of Cloyne from 1967 to 1968. In 1968 he became Incumbent of Ross Union of Parishes and was appointed Dean of Ross by the Bishop. From 1968 to 1978 he also held the prebend of Holy Trinity (Cork) and for two years was Chancellor of Cork (1976-78). Dean Gordon died in 1982 and the following year his bible commentaries were passed on to Paul Colton. Now they are at home again in the library at Saint Fachtna’s Cathedral, Rosscarbery.

Bishop Paul Colton entrusts Dean Gordon’s Bible commentaries to Rosscarbery Cathedral and to the care of the current Dean of Ross, the Very Reverend Cliff Jeffers.
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Annual Courtesy Call of the Lord Mayor of Cork to Bishop Paul and Mrs Susan Colton

Posted on June 26, 2023 by mediaccr

On Monday, 19th June 2023, the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Deirdre Forde, accompanied by Ann Doherty, Chief Executive of Cork City Council, made the annual courtesy call of the Lord Mayor to the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, and Mrs Susan Colton. Cllr Deirdre Forde is the twenty-sixth Lord Mayor of Cork to make a courtesy call to the Bishop and Mrs Colton.

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Deirdre Forde accompanied by Ann Doherty, Chief Executive, Cork City Council paid a courtesy visit to Bishop Paul Colton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross and his wife Susan at their residence, the Bishop’s Palace on Bishop Street, Cork.
Cllr. Deirdre Forde, Bishop Paul and Ann Doherty.
Ann Doherty, Cllr. Deirdre Forde, Mrs Susan Colton and Bishop Paul Colton.
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Diocesan Synod of Cork, Cloyne and Ross 2023

Posted on June 20, 2023 by mediaccr

On Saturday, 17th June 2023, the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross held their Diocesan Synod at the Celtic Ross Hotel in Rosscarbery. The day started with a celebration of the Holy Eucharist in St Fachtna’s Cathedral, Rosscarbery. A quartet from the choir of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork sang at the service.

Cork, Cloyne and Ross Diocesan Synod at the Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery

At the Synod itself, the Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton took the President’s Chair at 11am and the Archdeacon of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Ven. Andrew Orr opened the proceedings with a reading and a prayer. The Diocesan Chancellor, Lyndon MacCann S.C. was unable to attend and Tim Bracken, B.L. was nominated as Assessor by the Bishop for this year’s Diocesan Synod. The Bishop welcomed special guests and a review video of images from the past months was played. Appointments, retirements, resignations and jubilees were noted and there was a minute’s silence was kept for all those who had died during the last year.

Bishop Colton’s Presidential Address can be read here. After words of thanks were spoken and everyone was encouraged to reflect upon the Presidential Address, the Archdeacon shared impressions from the General Synod of the Church of Ireland 2023 in Wexford. After this, the Rev. John Ardis proposed the Report of the Diocesan Council, which was seconded by Richard Wood. The Report was adopted unanimously. The Very Rev. Nigel Dunne proposed the reports of the Diocesan Board of Education and of the Diocesan Education Committee, and both were seconded by Peter Stobart. The reports were also adopted unanimously. The report of the Diocesan Youth Council was proposed by Oriel Hosford, seconded by Judy Peters and adopted unanimously. 

The Rev. Rob Jones, Director of Pioneer Ministry for the Church of Ireland, gave a presentation on Pioneer Ministry and Patsy Devoy presented a video by the Church of Ireland Marriage Council. Andrew Coleman from Christian Aid Ireland spoke on the Burundi Project, which during its course raised €85,000 in Cork, Cloyne and Ross.

The Diocesan Synod ended with a hymn and a blessing from the Bishop. 

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Declaration of Triennial Elections Results in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on June 19, 2023 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, as President of the Diocesan Synod is pleased to publish the results of this year’s triennial elections, which have been reported to him by the returning officer, the Venerable Andrew Orr, Archdeacon of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. The votes cast at the Diocesan Synod on Saturday 17th June were counted today by the elected scrutineers.

Diocesan Trustees

The Bishop also reported to the meeting of the Diocesan Synod that Helen Arnopp had been elected on 25th May 2023 as a Diocesan Trustee to succeed John Stanley. The four Diocesan Trustees now are:

  • The Bishop
  • Helen Arnopp
  • Melvin Beamish
  • Linda Deane

Note: All election results which follow below are reported in the order of the election of the people concerned.

Diocesan Council

Clerical Members of Diocesan Council elected by the Clergy:

  • The Archdeacon, the Venerable Andrew Orr, (ex officio)
  • The Very Reverend Susan Green, Dean of Cloyne (Honorary Secretary, ex officio)
  • The Very Reverend Nigel Dunne, Dean of Cork
  • Canon Elaine Murray
  • The Reverend Robert Ferris
  • Canon Denis MacCarthy
  • Canon Alan Marley
  • The Reverend Abigail Sines
  • The Very Reverend Cliff Jeffers, Dean of Ross
  • The Reverend John Ardis
  • The Reverend Terry Mitchell
  • The Reverend Dr William Olhausen
  • The Reverend Meurig Williams
  • The Reverend Meghan Farr

Supplemental clerical members of Diocesan Council

  • Canon Dr Daniel Nuzum
  • The Reverend Kingsley Sutton
  • The Reverend Stephen McCann
  • The Reverend Anthony Murphy
  • The Reverend Richard Dring
  • The Reverend Ivan Ruiters
  • The Reverend Carole Pound
  • The Reverend Jean Carney

Lay members of Diocesan Council elected by the Laity

  • Linda Deane (Honorary Secretary – ex officio)
  • Dorothy Verplancke (Honorary Secretary – ex officio)
  • Graham Garland (Honorary Treasurer – ex officio)
  • Helen Arnopp (Honorary Treasurer – ex officio)
  • Hilda Connolly
  • Gordon Coombes
  • Andrew Coleman
  • Peter Stobart
  • Judith Peters
  • Dr Alicia St Leger
  • Richard Wood
  • Dr Simon Woodworth
  • Patricia Bogan
  • Carolyn Buttimer
  • Dorothy Beamish
  • Robin Newenham
  • Hilary Dring
  • Melvin Beamish
  • Heather Fleming
  • John C R Buttimer
  • Stephen Spillane

Supplemental lay members of the Diocesan Council

  • Tim Bracken
  • Eunice Jeffers
  • Emmanuel Adebisi
  • Sarah Louise Hockey
  • Dr Edward Gash
  • William Baker
  • Deirdre Bateman Roberts

Episcopal Electoral College

Clerical members of the Episcopal Electoral College elected by the clergy

  • The Venerable Andrew Orr, Archdeacon of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
  • The Reverend John Ardis
  • The Very Reverend Nigel Dunne, Dean of Cork
  • The Very Reverend Susan Green, Dean of Cloyne
  • The Reverend Robert Ferris
  • The Reverend Abigail Sines
  • Canon Alan Marley
  • The Very Reverend Cliff Jeffers, Dean of Ross
  • Canon Denis MacCarthy
  • The Reverend Meurig Williams
  • Canon Elaine Murray
  • The Reverend Terry Mitchell

Supplemental clerical members of the Episcopal Electoral College

  • The Reverend Dr William Olhausen
  • The Reverend Meghan Farr
  • Canon Dr Daniel Nuzum
  • The Reverend Richard Dring
  • The Reverend Kingsley Sutton
  • The Reverend Anthony Murphy
  • The Reverend Stephen McCann
  • The Reverend Ivan Ruiters
  • The Reverend Jean Carney
  • The Reverend Carole Pound

Lay members of the Episcopal Electoral College elected by the laity

  • Andrew Coleman
  • Gordon Coombes
  • Linda Deane
  • Dr Alicia St Leger
  • Helen Arnopp
  • Judith Peters
  • Melvin Beamish
  • William Skuse
  • Dorothy Verplancke
  • Hilda Connolly
  • Hilary Dring
  • Dr Simon Woodworth

Supplemental lay members of the Episcopal Electoral College

  • Peter Stobart
  • Eunice Jeffers
  • Dr Simon Elliott
  • Patricia Bogan
  • Richard Wood
  • Heather Fleming
  • Robin Newenham
  • Dr Edward Gash
  • Graham Garland
  • Tim Bracken

Representatives on the General Synod of the Church of Ireland

Clergy representatives on General Synod elected by the clergy

  • The Very Reverend Susan Green, Dean of Cloyne
  • The Venerable Andrew Orr, Archdeacon of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
  • The Reverend John Ardis
  • The Very Reverend Nigel Dunne, Dean of Cork
  • The Reverend Anne Skuse
  • The Reverend Robert Ferris
  • Canon Paul Willoughby
  • Canon Elaine Murray
  • The Reverend Kingsley Sutton
  • The Reverend Meghan Farr
  • The Very Reverend Cliff Jeffers, Dean of Ross
  • Canon Denis MacCarthy
  • The Reverend Dr William Olhausen

Supplemental clerical representative on General Synod

  • The Reverend Stephen McCann

Lay representatives on General Synod elected by the laity

  • Helen Arnopp
  • Andrew Coleman
  • Hilda Connolly
  • Linda Deane
  • Dorothy Verplancke
  • William Skuse
  • Gordon Coombes
  • Avril Jennings
  • Dr Alicia St Leger
  • Peter Stobart
  • Hilary Dring
  • Dr Simon Woodworth
  • Heather Fleming
  • Judith Peters
  • Ann Buttimer
  • Patricia Bogan
  • Richard Wood
  • Dr Simon Elliott
  • Tim Bracken
  • Stephen Spillane
  • Sylvia Helen
  • Richard Godsil
  • Robin Newenham
  • Eunice Jeffers
  • Graham Garland
  • John C. R Buttimer

Supplemental lay representatives on General Synod

  • Melvin Beamish
  • Dr Edward Gash
  • Guy St Leger
  • Richard Wood
  • Oriel Hosford
  • John de Montfort
  • Joan Jeffery
  • Vicky Coomber
  • Veronica Deane
  • Matt Gould
  • Margaret Skuce
  • Raymond Good
  • John Kershaw

Diocesan Committee of Patronage

Clerical members of the Diocesan Committee of Patronage elected by the clergy

  • The Very Reverend Susan Green, Dean of Cloyne
  • The Venerable Andrew Orr, Archdeacon of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
  • The Very Reverend Nigel Dunne, Dean of Cork
  • Canon Alan Marley

Supplemental Clerical members of the Diocesan Committee of Patronage

  • The Reverend John Ardis
  • Canon Elaine Murray
  • The Reverend Robert Ferris
  • The Reverend Meurig Williams
  • The Reverend Abigail Sines

Lay member of the Diocesan Committee of Patronage elected by the laity

  • William Skuse

Supplemental lay members of the Diocesan Committee of Patronage

  • Gordon Coombes
  • Dr Alicia St Leger
  • Andrew Coleman

Diocesan Board of Education

Clergy members of the Diocesan Board of Education elected by the clergy

  • The Reverend John Ardis
  • The Very Reverend Nigel Dunne, Dean of Cork
  • The Reverend Meghan Farr
  • The Very Reverend Cliff Jeffers, Dean of Ross
  • Canon Alan Marley
  • The Reverend Terry Mitchell
  • Canon Elaine Murray
  • The Venerable Andrew Orr, Archdeacon of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
  • The Reverend Anne Skuse

Lay members of the Diocesan Board of Education elected by the laity

  • Ian Coombes
  • Fiona Giles
  • Peter Stobart
  • Doris Bryan
  • Máire Roycroft
  • Dorothy Verplancke
  • Dr Edward Gash
  • Judith Peters
  • Olwen Anderson

Supplemental lay member of the Diocesan Board of Education

  • Stephen Spillane

Synod Representatives on the Diocesan Education Committee

  • The Reverend John Ardis
  • Olwen Anderson

Synod Representatives on the Diocesan Council for Mission

Clergy

  • The Very Reverend Cliff Jeffers, Dean of Ross
  • The Reverend Abigail Sines

Lay

  • Andrew Coleman
  • Sarah Louise Hockey

Synod Representatives on the Diocesan Youth Council

Clergy

  • The Very Reverend Cliff Jeffers, Dean of Ross
  • The Reverend Robert Ferris

Lay

  • Peter Coughlan
  • Oriel Hosford

Diocesan Court

Clergy

  • The Very Reverend Nigel Dunne, Dean of Cork
  • The Venerable Andrew Orr, Archdeacon of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
  • The Very Reverend Susan Green, Dean of Cloyne

Lay

  • Judith Peters
  • John Deane
  • Trevor Stephens, BL
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