On Saturday 25th September, the Rev. David Bowles and members of Moviddy Union of Parishes undertook a ‘Walk around the Parish’. This was a sponsored walk in aid of CMS Ireland and in particular, Kibungo Diocese in Rwanda. Bishop Emmauel Ntazinda of Kibungo Diocese and the Rev. Roger Thompson of CMS Ireland both sent videos of thanks and prayers for the walk.
Many parishioners joined the Rev’d David Bowles for different sections of the walk, commencing with a stretch between St Mark’s Church, Kilbonane, Aherla, and Old Kilbonane Church. They then walked to St Martin’s Church, Templemartin, where refreshments were provided by a group of kind parishioners. Lunch was served at their next stop, St Andrew’s Church, Kilmurry. Later that afternoon they reached Old St Helen’s Church, Moviddy, Crookstown. After being on the move for eight hours, they ended up back at St Mark’s, Kilbonane, having covered a total of about 30km across the parish.
The Rev. David Bowles said:
It turned out to be a lovely bright and sunny day and it was a great opportunity to catch up with one another whilst also enjoying God’s creation and contributing to a worthy cause.
This week the diocesan video series “People and Places” takes us high up into the bell tower of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork. Steeple keeper Marcus Calvert gives a tour of places which are usually under lock and key.
The Pride of Cork Award 2021 will be presented to the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Dr Paul Colton on Friday 26th November, 2021. The award is awarded to people, organisations and communities who are nominated by the people of Cork in a public call for nominations.
Bishop Paul is recognised for numerous reasons, such as his night prayers during the Covid-19 pandemic that gave hope, solace and inspiration, his inclusiveness for all in our society and his ability to speak out and be heard in Civic, Church and State matters, among others.
As the longest serving Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in over 400 years, and as the longest serving Bishop still in office in the Anglican Churches of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales, Dr Colton is also recognised for the affection that the people have for him as a person and as a Church leader.
I had been told a long time ago that I was nominated for this award by various people. Looking around at the other award winners I feel both honoured and inadequate, but would like to express my thanks to everyone, including the judges and those who nominated me. These have been demanding times when we’ve all been doing the best we can to support one another and that is all I thought I was doing. Thank you.
The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross The Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, at Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork. Picture: Jim Coughlan.
On its Patronal Festival last Sunday, St Fin Barre’s Cathedral closed a year of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the consecration of the present building with a Festive Choral Evensong.
Present were members of the Cathedral Chapter, ecumenical guests and representatives of the Army and Navy, as well as the Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork Mary Rose Desmond and An Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
Recorded video greetings were played during the service from the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland, the Most Rev. John McDowell, and from the Archbishop of Dublin and former Dean of Cork, the Most Rev. Michael Jackson.
At the beginning of the service Nicholas O’Neill, the winning composer of the 150th Anniversary Composition Competition, was interviewed via a Zoom call and discussed his canticles with Director of Music Peter Stobart. His Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis on B flat were premiered during the service by the Cathedral Choir, accompanied on the organ by Assistant Director of Music Robbie Carroll.
The Very Rev. Nigel Dunne, Dean of Cork, said in his sermon:
On 21 January 1862, following years of debate about the unsuitability and poor repair of the eighteenth century cathedral and its medieval tower, the Chapter of St Fin Barre’s … resolved to ‘… raise a monument of Christian zeal, love and piety to the Almighty giver of all our blessings … and thus leave a witness to the faith, liberality and self-denial of our present age, to our children’s children.’
So, although we might be a bit wary of words like zeal and piety nowadays, … I think we are in a very different space, one where words like inclusion, welcome, love, community, outreach, prayer, sanctuary, and mindfulness have all come to the fore – not least in relation to the way we express our Christian life and witness here at St Fin Barre’s in the 21st century.
The Very Rev. Nigel Dunne, Dean of Cork, shows us around St Fin Barre’s Cathedral in this week’s video in the “People and Places” series. Having just closed the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the consecration of the building last weekend, Dean Dunne shows us a few of the distinctive features the cathedral has to offer.
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St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork
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