A small, rural two-teacher Church of Ireland National School in Ballineen in West Cork with twenty-nine pupils decided to find a creative and artistic way to overcome one big obstacle caused by Covid-19 restrictions: not allowing the pandemic to break down the sense of community in the school. The school’s two classrooms have been completely … [Read more…]
Kinneigh Union of Parishes July – August 2021 ______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ We’re back in church and it’s been such an amazing experience. The opportunity to see people face to face and to put a name to a face has been most exciting. What can I say but, “THANK YOU LORD.” As the restrictions ease and more … [Read more…]
Walk4 Burundi : Diary Update Week 4 (of 4) 24th May: One aspect of this fundraising campaign has been the envelopes which have dropped through my letterbox with cheques, cash and supporting messages. These became quite a motivational feature as the month progressed. You may imagine my surprise when I opened a letter on Monday morning to find … [Read more…]
Walk4 Burundi : Diary Update Week 3 (of 4) 18th May: One interesting aspect of these walks is that they also offer parishioners an opportunity to meet (at a distance) as a result of the opening up after the lockdown. Such was the situation on Monday morning when parishioners from Templemartin, Kilmurry and Kilbonane came together for a … [Read more…]
Walk4 Burundi : Diary Update Week 2 (of 4) 11th May: In contrast to the preceding day in Bandon, the sun shone over Blackrock Castle as we met with the Archdeacon for a loop walk around Lough Mahon and Blackrock. Adrian, of course, was the inspiration for these walks as he had set the template with a 5 … [Read more…]
Walk4Burundi 10 Days in May May 1 : Féile na Bealtaine (May Festival) in this year of Covid was marked, not by a weekend of festivals, but a solitary drive to St James’ Church, Durrus in the most westerly Parish in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross to commence the Walk4Burundi in each union … [Read more…]
Thursday, 13th May is Ascension Day, and there will be an open day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the unique Church of the Ascension, Timoleague, County Cork (with all covid-19 precautions and oversight in place). Unique? Yes, it must be the only church building in Ireland where the interior walls are not only … [Read more…]
To mark today – 10th May 2021 – when progressively we will once again re-open our church buildings for public worship, I have created a new edition video message with appropriate guidance.I hope it will be circulated widely and be of assistance to parishes, parishioners in general, and to clergy, readers, churchwardens, and select vestries, in … [Read more…]
Rector’s Note As we leave behind one phase and begin a new one, we do so with a spirit ofoptimistic enthusiasm, knowing that the Risen Lord goes before us (Ps.23 andMatthew 28:20). Spring has begun, the vaccination roll-out is back on track andsoon we’ll be worshipping in church. On the 22 April we had our … [Read more…]
The Reverend Tony Murphy, an auxiliary minister in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, was sent on his way on Friday 30th April with the goal of walking 100 km in the month of May throughout the Diocese in aid of the Diocesan Project in Burundi. Ranking 185th out of 189 countries, Burundi … [Read more…]
