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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Our Season of Creation closes this Sunday with the Feast of St Francis. Pet Blessing at 10:15 am on 4th October. Bring your dog, cat, rabbit or budgie. All creatures and their people welcome. ⠀ #Shandon #Cork #PetBlessing

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Congratulations to Bishop Orr, consecrated today as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Every blessing from all of us at St Anne's Shandon. His enthronement is at St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, on Sunday 4 Oct at 3:30 pm. ⠀ #Shandon #Cork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This week we are praying for Ven Andrew Orr ahead of his Consecration on Wednesday in Dublin. We look forward to his Enthronement in St Fin Barres Cathedral on Sunday.

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Collect for the Seventeenth Sunday After Trinity Almighty God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Holy Communion on the 17th Sunday after Trinity, Sunday 27 September at 10:15am. This service also marks Season of Creation. Officiant: Rev Meghan Farr. All welcome. buff.ly/er6II7D #HolyCommunion #Trinity17 #SeasonofCreation

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Francis Mahony, Father Prout, wrote The Bells of Shandon from exile, comparing them to the great bells of Rome, Moscow and Notre Dame. Shandon won every time. He's buried here, in the churchyard. The bells are still ringing. Sunday worship at 10:15am. buff.ly/V9bNfRk #StAnnesShandon #CorkCity

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Reminder: vendor applications are open for our Giving Thanks Christmas Market, back for 2026 across two days. ⠀ Fri 20 Nov, 6-9pm and Sat 21 Nov, 11am-5pm at St Anne's, Shandon. ⠀ Applications close Friday, 9 October.

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Collect for the Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity O Lord, Hear the prayers of your people who call upon you; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen #SundayCollect

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Morning Prayer on the 16th Sunday after Trinity, Sunday 20 September at 10:15am. This service also marks Season of Creation. Officiant: Rev Meghan Farr. All welcome. buff.ly/xKmM5yw #MorningPrayer #Trinity16 #SeasonofCreation

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"I to the Church the living call and to the grave do summon all." ⠀ The last of the eight Shandon bell inscriptions, and the one that pulls you up short. Church bells have always had two purposes. This one says both, in a single line. ⠀ That call is still going. Sunday worship at St Anne's, 10:15am

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Sunday 4 October, 10:15am. Our Pet Blessing marks the Feast of St Francis and closes our Season of Creation. All pets (and people) welcome. ⠀ #SeasonOfCreation #Cork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Reminder: our Creation Prayer Walk is tomorrow, Wednesday 16 September, 6:30pm. Along the river, starting and ending at St Anne's, finishing with Compline. All welcome. ⠀ #SeasonOfCreation #Cork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Pastoral Pints is tomorrow, Tues 15th Sept, 7:30pm at Henchy's Bar, St Luke's Cross. All welcome. buff.ly/h0XFDpo #Shandon #Cork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Collect for the Fifteenth Sunday After Trinity God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit upon your Church in the burning fire of your love: Grant that your people may be fervent in the fellowship of the gospel;

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Holy Communion on the 15th Sunday After Trinity, Sunday 13 September at 10:15am. This service also marks Season Of Creation. Officiant: Rev Meghan Farr. All welcome. buff.ly/Psdoxxo #HolyCommunion #Trinity #SeasonOfCreation

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"We were all cast at Gloucester in England by Abel Rudhall, 1750." ⠀ Not a prayer. Not a wish. Just a statement of fact from one of the eight Shandon bells. They have been in this tower ever since. buff.ly/V9bNfRk #StAnnesShandon #CorkCity

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Wednesday 16 September, 6:30pm. Join us for a Creation Prayer Walk along the river, praying for our city and creation, finishing with Compline. All welcome. ⠀ #SeasonOfCreation #Cork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Pastoral Pints is back after the summer break, next Tues 15th Sept, 7:30pm at Henchy's Bar, St Luke's Cross. A pint (or soft drink) and a chat about life and faith. All welcome. buff.ly/h0XFDpo #Shandon #Cork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Collect for the Feast of Creation in Christ Holy and eternal God, you are the Maker of heaven and earth, you are the Word through whom all things were made, and you are the Spirit, the giver of life:

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

St Anne's Church, Shandon was named Joint Winner in the Conservation of a Building of Major Cultural Significance category at the Irish Georgian Society Conservation Awards 2026, held in Dublin on Thursday, for the recent restoration of our tower and clock.

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Three ways to grow deeper in faith this autumn and winter: two courses from our Diocese of Cork, Cloyne & Ross, and one from the Church's Ministry of Healing: Ireland. Details below. ⠀ #ChristianDiscipleship #StAnnesShandon

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Sunday 6 September, 10:15am. We mark the Feast of Creation in Christ with a service of Holy Communion, opening our Season of Creation. All welcome. More details: buff.ly/RDFH90m #SeasonOfCreation #Cork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

179 feet above Cork. Eleven feet three inches of golden salmon, up there since the 1750s. Bullet holes from the 1920s, filled with Isopon. Survived Hurricane Ophelia. Re-gilded every twenty years. Still there. buff.ly/qlJnkFA #StAnnesShandon #CorkCity

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today marks the start of the Season of Creation, running to 4 October. This year's theme is Living Water. We're marking it with the Feast of Creation in Christ, a prayer station, a river prayer walk, and our Pet Blessing. ⠀ This year's prayer for the season is attached. ⠀ #SeasonOfCreation #Cork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Save the date! Giving Thanks Christmas Market is back for 2026, two days this year. ⠀ Fri 20 Nov, 6-9pm and Sat 21 Nov, 11am-5pm at St Anne's, Shandon. ⠀ Vendor spaces open, apply: buff.ly/MPiynOG Details: buff.ly/dCR5k2H ⠀ #Shandon #Cork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Collect for the Thirteenth Sunday After Trinity Almighty God, who called your Church to bear witness that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself: Help us to proclaim the good news of your love, that all who hear it may be drawn to you;

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Morning Prayer on 13th Sunday after Trinity, Sunday 30 August at 10:15am. Officiant: Rev Meghan Farr. All welcome. #MorningPrayer #Trinity13

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

What is the Season of Creation? From 1 Sept to 4 Oct, churches worldwide pray for creation, running from the World Day of Prayer for Creation to the Feast of St Francis. This year's theme, Living Water, comes from Ezekiel 47. Blog: buff.ly/LhpYw2p ⠀ #SeasonOfCreation #Cork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"Health and prosperity to all our benefactors." ⠀ Someone paid for these bells in 1750. This inscription is the bell's thank you. It has been saying it ever since. St Anne's is still here because people keep choosing to support it. buff.ly/bW1hNzA #StAnnesShandon

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We closed out Heritage Week 2026 with a talk on the Green Coat School. Ann Twomey, John Rooney (UCC) and Gina Eichmüller covered its history, the collections split between UCC and St Anne's, and the conservation of the books and Bob & Joan statues. Thanks to our speakers. #HeritageWeek #Shandon

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Tomorrow, 12 Millstreet Community School students finish the Butter Road Camino, 117km from Listowel, ending near us in Shandon. In aid of Breakthrough Cancer Research and Mellon Educate, aiming for €100,000. Give them a cheer if you see them. ⠀ buff.ly/9nIYVm9 ⠀ #ButterRoadCamino #Cork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The Collect for the Twelfth Sunday After Trinity Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray and to give more than either we desire, or deserve:

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Blackpool Block Party is back Sun 23 Aug, 1-5pm, Great William O'Brien Street. Music, workshops, a céilí on the street and a free community lunch, produced by Cork Community Art Link. Programme: buff.ly/jnSTf0a #Blackpool #Cork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Have you heard? Friends of St Anne's Shandon is on its way, a new community supporting the restoration and future of our 300 year old church, tower and bells. ⠀ Read more and sign up: buff.ly/G5hu3NW #StAnnesShandon #Cork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Holy Communion on the Twelfth Sunday, Sunday 23 August at 10:15am. Officiant: Rev Meghan Farr. All welcome. #HolyCommunion #Trinity12

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The Green Coat School talk is tomorrow. Hosted by St Anne's, with the Shandon Area History Group, conservator Gina Eichmüller and archivist John Rooney. Featuring the Bob and Joan statues and 1599 school books. 2:30-4:30pm, Sat 22 Aug. ⠀ buff.ly/hAMRJRP ⠀ #HeritageWeek #StAnnesShandon

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The original 1978 Gilbert Baker Rainbow Flag is at Cork Public Museum for 4 months, the first time it's left the US. It sits alongside Ireland's first permanent LGBT history exhibition in a public museum. Spot a stylised Shandon Tower on a poster from the late 80s. ⠀ #CorkLGBTHistory #ProudCork

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"God preserve the Church and King." ⠀ Cast in 1750. A prayer from a different world. The church it prayed for is still here, still open, Sunday services at 10:15am. stanneshandon.ie #StAnnesShandon #CorkCity

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Congratulations to Stokes Clocks, who care for our Shandon clock, on the recognition they received at yesterday's Heritage Council event in Ballineen. Philip Stokes and family were featured in the Masters: Keepers of Tradition documentary. Great to see their work celebrated. ⠀ #Cork #ShandonBells

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Coming soon: Friends of St Anne's Shandon. A new community supporting the restoration and future of our 300 year old church, tower and bells, known to Corkonians as the four-faced liar. ⠀ Read more: buff.ly/G5hu3NW

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

National Heritage Week opened with a joint walk led by Shandon Area History Group and SARA around Shandon, stopping at the plaque to Fr Prout on the wall of St Anne's.

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Rev Meghan joined our Shandon neighbours at the Butter Museum on Friday for A Taste of Shandon, part of Cork on a Fork. The theme was bells, bread, butter, beef, samosas and sweets, a proper taste of everything Shandon has to offer.

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Uncovering Hidden Shandon is tomorrow. Cork City Council Archaeologist Ciara Brett leads a heritage walk through Shandon, with St Anne's, the Butter Museum and local heritage sites. 10:30am to 12pm, Tuesday 18th August. Booking required. ⠀ buff.ly/dStkhPm ⠀ #HeritageWeek #Shandon

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The Collect for the Eleventh Sunday After Trinity O God, you declare your almighty power most chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Mercifully grant to us such a measure of your grace,

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Heritage Week begins today with a walk through three centuries of Shandon, part of Cork Heritage Open Day. Meet the Shandon Area History Group at the Shandon Footbridge, 2-4pm, finishing at St Anne's for a chat about the Green Coat School. ⠀ buff.ly/dBYIUYT ⠀ #HeritageWeek #Shandon

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Cork's Green Coat Hospital School vanished long ago. Its story hasn't.

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Morning Prayer on the 11th Sunday After Trinity, Sunday 16 August at 10:15am. Officiant: Rev Meghan Farr. All welcome. buff.ly/nsrEj8s #MorningPrayer #Trinity11

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St Annes Shandon @stanneshandon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Wonderful news: Benefact Trust is supporting our conservation & heritage works at St Anne's Shandon through their Building Grants programme. Caring for a 300 year old church, tower, bells & clock takes real resources, & this support means a great deal. Thank you Benefact Trust. #Cork #ShandonBells

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