Special Diocesan Collections

As well as the ordinary collections for the parish funds taken up every Sunday, there are special diocese-wide collections taken up on some weekends and Good Friday to aid projects of the local and universal Church.They are listed here:

Lourdes Invalid Fund
This collection subsides the Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes for individuals whose health and/or means would otherwise prevent them from travelling to Lourdes. It also subsidises the travel of essential care personnel. It is administered by Mgr. Kevin O'Callaghan PP VG, 1, Woodlawn, Model Farm Road, Cork.

(Good Friday) Holy Places (in the Holy Land)
The collection taken up at the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday is sent to the custodians of the places in the Holy Land where Our Lord? Passion took place. These funds are used to maintain the Holy Places.

Irish Bishops' Commissions
This collection helps fund the work of the Irish Bishops' Conference and its agencies and commissions.
List of the agencies and commissions

Parish Pastoral Services
This collection part-funds the training of parish assemblies and parish pastoral councils and funds on-going support programmes for parishes provided through the Pastoral Development Office.

Peter's Pence
The Peter's Pence collection is sent to Rome. It is used by the pope to support special charitable projects in developing countries as well as defraying expenses of the work of the Church.
Full Information

Education/Students of the Priesthood
The proceeds of the collection go to the Diocesan Education Fund which meets the cost of seminarians' fees at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, and also contributes to post-graduate studies of priests of the diocese.

Propagation of The Faith (Missions)
This Mission Sunday collection goes to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and is used to support the young churches throughout the world in the establishment of parishes, dioceses, training of catechists and building of seminaries, etc.

Marriage Counselling Services
CMCC provides a range of marriage-care services including pre-marriage courses and marriage counselling in Cork city. Accord Bantry meets the needs of people in that area. This collection helps fund these services. CMCC is an agency of CRSS Ltd. Accord is an agnecy of the Irish Bishops' Conference.

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