Christmas Services 2025
Sunday December 21st ~ The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Abbeystrewry (Skibbereen)
Sunday December 21st ~ The Fourth Sunday of Advent
8.30am Eucharist in Abbeystrewry Church, Skibbereen
10.00am Morning Prayer in St. Mary’s, Caheragh
4.00pm Carol Service in Abbeystrewry Church with Saint Fachtna’s Silver Band.
Ballydehob
Sunday 21st December ~ The Fourth Sunday of Advent.
11.00am St Matthew, Aughadown; United Service of Lessons and Carols; With refreshments to follow
Saint Matthias, Ballydehob: Ballydehob Community Carol Service; (Evening Time to be confirmed)
Bandon
Sunday 21st December ~ The Fourth Sunday of Advent.
11.00am United Nativity Service, St. Peter’s Church, Bandon
Carrigaline
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
11.00am Holy Communion St Mary’s Church, Carrigaline
4.00pm Nine Lessons & Carols, St John’s Church, Monkstown
Carrigrohane and Ballincollig
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
7.30pmSt. Senan’s Ecumenical Community Carol Service, St. Senan’s Cloghroe
Cloyne and Midleton
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
9.15am Holy Communion, East Ferry
10.30am Service of the Word, St John the Baptist, Midleton
7.00pm Carol Service, St Colman’s Cathedral, Cloyne
Cobh and Glanmire
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
11.30am St Morning Prayer, St Lappan’s Church, Little Island
4.00pm Service of Lessons and Carols, Christ Church, Cobh
Cork – St Anne’s, Shandon
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
10.15am Morning Prayer, St. Anne’s Church
12noon Holy Communion, St. Luke’s Care Home
Cork – St Fin Barre’s Cathedral
Sunday 21st December ~ The Fourth Sunday of Advent
11.15am Choral Eucharist
4.00pm Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Douglas Union with Frankfield
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
8.30am Holy Communion, Blackrock
9.45am Morning Prayer, Passage
10.00am Carol Service, Frankfield
11.15am Carol Service, Douglas
7.00pm Carol Service, Blackrock
Fanlobbus (Dunmanway)
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
11.00am Christingle United Service, St Mary’s Church, Dunmanway
Kilgarriffe (Clonakilty)
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
10.00am Family Holy Communion, Church of the Ascension, Timoleague
11.30am Family Holy Communion, Kilgarriffe Church, Clonakilty
8.00pm Christmas Carol Service, Kilgarriffe Church, Clonakilty
Kilmocomogue (Bantry)
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
10.00am Holy Communion, Bantry (St. Brendan the Navigator)
8.00pm Bantry Community Carol Service, Bantry (St. Brendan the Navigator)
Kilmoe (Schull)
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
11.30am The Altar, Toormore
Kinneigh
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
10:00am Holy Communion, St. Patrick’s, Church, Farranthomas
11:30am Morning Prayer, St. Bartholomew’s Church, Kinneigh
Mallow
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
10.00am Morning Worship, St Mary’s Church, Doneraile
11.45am Eucharist, St James’ Church, Mallow
3.00pm Christmas Carol Service by Candlelight, Castletownroche
Moviddy (Kilbonane, Templemartin and Kilmurry)
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
09.45am Morning Prayer, St. Martin’s Church, Templemartin
11.30am Morning Prayer, St. Andrew’s Church, Kilmurry
Rosscarbery
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
8.00pm Glandore Church Christmas Concert
Templebreedy (Crosshaven)
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
8.30am Eucharist, Holy Trinity, Crosshaven
10.00am Eucharist, Nohoval Church
11.30am Eucharist, Holy Trinity, Crosshaven
Youghal
Sunday 21st December ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent
11.30am United Service of Readings and Carols, St. Mary’s Collegiate Church, Youghal
Online Services on Sundays throughout the Year
Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork
11.15am – Sung Eucharist HERE or HERE
Service sheet available to download each Sunday morning HERE
3.30 p.m. – Choral Evensong HERE or HERE (except in July and August)
Service sheet available to download each Sunday morning HERE
Live Broadcast or Online Services each Sunday
09.15 a.m. A Service from the Chapel of Christ the Healer CUH on CUH102FM. Also online HERE
10.00 a.m. Bantry/Kilmocomogue Union of Parishes HERE
11.00 a.m. Carrigaline Union of Parishes HERE
11.00 a.m. Dunmanway/Fanlobbus Union of Parishes HERE
11.30 a.m.. Bantry/Kilmocomogue Union of Parishes HERE
11.30 a.m. Moviddy Union of Parishes HERE
11.30 a.m. Skibbereen/Abbeystrewry Union of Parishes HERE
For information about other parishes please check parish websites and Facebook pages.
Parishes are listed HERE and clergy are listed HERE
Spiritual Communion
A service of Spiritual Communion may be downloaded and printed for use at home.
The current Services are here:
Daily Prayer
Join us by praying each day at Home
- You will find a complete form of Daily Prayer for use at home online HERE every day.
- You could also use the Church of Ireland Daily Worship App. There’s a link HERE to download it.
- If you want the Services from the Book of Common Prayer, you will find a list of them and links to download them HERE
- If you are someone who has received a gift from the Bishop at Confirmation of the Pearls or Wreath of Christ, use those to help you pray at this time. For a simple resource the Bishop has put together for using the beads at this time please click on this link: Using the Beads of Christ at this Time