Permanent Deacons of Cork and Ross met in Nano Nagle Retreat Centre for their annual retreat on the weekend of Fri 30 August to Sunday the 1st of September 2024.
They were joined by their wives, Bishop Fintan Gavin and Fr Bernard Cotter. The retreat was led by Gerard Hanley who was also joined by his wife Katie and their son John.
It was a weekend full of prayer, reflection and encouragement in the beautiful Blackwater valley near Killavullen in North Cork. Frank and Rena and David and Siobhan were very grateful for the hospitality of the Presentation Sisters in the Retreat Centre and the work of Gerard and his family in providing such a memorable weekend. God continues to pour out His blessings on their ministry in the Diocese and they look forward to the future with hope.
At the retreat for Permanet Deacons and their families were From left to right:Fr Bernard Cotter, Siobhan and Deacon David Lane, Bishop Fintan, Gerard and Katie Hanley and their son John (retreat leaders), Deacon Frank and Rena McKevitt.
