We are a Church of Ireland Community whose worship follows the Anglican Tradition with a good level of variety. Visitors are welcome to our services and we hope that you find a warm welcome among us.

We publish a parish newsletter every two months, which includes all of our parish activites and services and there are notices on the weekly serivces sheets for you to take away.

St. Fachtna's Cathedral, Carbery's Lane, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork. P85 C430.

We have an early morning Holy Communion Service at 8am on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month.

There is no music at this service, just a short reflection on the readings for the day and prayers.

Myross Church of Ireland, Listarkin, Union Hall, Co. Cork. P81 T384

Services on 1st (Holy Commuion) and 3rd (Morning worship) Sunday of the Month from September to June at 9am.

Leap Church of Ireland, Woodview, Kilmacabea, Co. Cork. P81 CT82

Services are on the 2nd and 4th Sundays each month at 10am from September to June.

2nd Sunday - Morning Worship.

4th Sunday - Holy Communion.

Christ Church, Kilfaughnabeg, Glandore, Co. Cork. P81 R280

Sundays in July and August at 10am.

No Services in Leap or Union Hall in July and August.

Holy Trinity Church, Coolcraheen, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork. P85 X634

Services on the 1st and 3rd Sundays at 10.15am.

1st Sunday - Holy Communion

3rd Sunday - Morning Worship

St. Fachtna's Cathedral, Carbery's Lane, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork. P85 C430.

1st Sunday - Holy Communion

2nd Sunday - All age worship (especially for families to come to church together)

3rd Sunday - Holy Communion

4th Sunday - Morning Worship

5th Sunday - Holy Communion or Morning Worship.

Ross Union of Parishes is part of the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. We have five historic church buildings in Glandore, Leap, Castleventry, Union Hall and Rosscarbery. There has been a Christian presence in Rosscarbery since 590AD, when St. Fachtna established a monastry here.

Following consultation, prayer and reflection, we launched our Parish Vision for 2023-2027 in September 2023. You can read it in full here:

Ross Union of Parishes – Parish Vision 2023-2027

Diversity - Welcome One and All

We recognise that families today come in different shapes and sizes and from a variety of faith and cultural backgrounds. A high proportion of our community are Interchurch families (Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic) and we aim to be welcoming and make everyone feel spiritually at home in our parish.

Involvement - Space and a Role for All

Primarily we demonstrate our commitment to one another by generously offering our time, talents, and financial resources to God’s glory, while also cherishing the past through the upkeep of our historic buildings.

Spiritual Growth - Knowing and Sharing our Faith.

Provide a variety of opportunities to worship and learn together on both Sundays and throughout the week, so that every member can learn, explain, and live out their Christian faith with confidence.

Social Life – To grow our Community.

To create opportunities to get to know each other better through social events. We seek to provide occasions for those who are not as involved in the life of the parish to come along and feel welcome and included.

Outreach – Seeking to share the Christian faith with those who have little or no connection to Church.

Offer courses and events where the Good News about Jesus’ love and rescue can be explored and shared with those who are interested in developing their Christian faith.

Sustainability – Environment and Finance.

We want to develop our parish to be sustainable financially and make decisions that protect and nurture our environment in the context of the global challenges we face today and for our children tomorrow.

Children and Youth – Provide opportunities for developing friendships and discovering faith.

In the absence of the community and teaching of a Church of Ireland primary school in our parish, we seek to develop opportunities to help children and teenagers (0-18’s) to get to know each other, teach the stories of Jesus from the Bible and to understand the traditions of the Church of Ireland through Children’s and Youth Ministry.

Dean Cliff is originally from Bandon in West Cork, and started his current role in July 2023.

Contact details:

Mobile: 087-2390849 (Text / What's App)

Email: dean@rosscathedral.ie