The Church of Ireland
Diocesan Press Release

The Right Reverend Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in expressing the profound sympathy of the people of his Diocese to all who have been devastated and traumatised by yesterday’s dastardly acts of terrorism in the United States of America, has asked clergy of the Diocese to hold Services in the Principal Churches of County Cork on Friday next in observance of the National Day of Mourning announced by the Government.

The Bishop, accompanied by the Dean of Cork, the Very Rev. Dr Michael Jackson, will lead the Diocese in these ceremonies at a Service in Cork’s landmark Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral with a short Service at 10.30 a.m. culminating with a minute’s silence together with the rest of Ireland at 11 a.m. All are welcome to attend.

The Bishop asks for the assistance of the media in making this Cathedral Service known so that together, we may show our solidarity and compassion for those who have been bereaved not only in the USA, but also in our own city and throughout the world, and in order also to pray for the peace of the world.

A specially devised liturgy - a Service for the Peace of the World in fellowship with the peoples of the United States of America - has been circulated to all parishes.