In this week’s post:
- A Holy Week
- Passion for Splott
- Faithful Giving
- Worship for the Week Ahead
- Message for Mary
- United in Prayer
- Building Up
- Moving On
- Funerals
- Caption Competition
A Holy Week
What a week we had! From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and everything in between including the great three days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, Holy Week was a moving experience.
Our Easter celebrations continue with the Octave (eight days) of Easter with Mass celebrated each day, whilst the flame of the Paschal Candle keeps burning.
We also celebrated a number of Baptisms and first Holy Communions. You can check out these and more of our Holy Week and Easter highlights including Maundy Thursday and Good Friday on the ‘Enter the Mystery’ Youtube Channel:
Passion for Splott
We were privileged again to join St Alban’s Church on Good Friday for Stations of the Cross.
This year, this included a new initiative: a Passion Play along the streets of Splott
Meanwhile, at St Dyfrig and Samson, children and families gathered for activities and their own Stations of the Cross.
Faithful Giving
The Lenten invitation to review and renew the ways in which we give continues throughout the Easter Season.
On Sunday April 14 at St Mary’s and St Saviour’s, we’re celebrating our Faithful Giving Gift Day, as we give thanks for the generosity of everyone who enables the mission and ministry of our churches to grow and thrive, and to encourage everyone to make a new personal pledge.
Worship for the Week Ahead
Mass is celebrated at least daily across our churches. Heres our pattern of prayer for the week beginning Sunday 7 April
Sunday 7 April
8.00am: Said Mass at St Paul's
9.15am Sung Mass at Ss Dyfrig & Samson
9.30am: Sung Mass at St Saviour’s
10.30am: Sung Mass at St Paul's
11.00am: Solemn Mass at St Mary's
Monday 8 April
6.00pm: Mass at St Mary's
7.00pm: Mass at Ss Dyfrig & Samson
Tuesday 9 April
10.00am: Mass at St Saviour's
Wednesday 10 April
10.00am: Mass at St Paul's
11.00am: Mass at St Mary's
Thursday 11 April
9.30am: Mass at Ss Dyfrig & St Samson
10.00am: NB: no Mass at St Mary's today
5.45pm: Mass at St Saviour's
Friday 12 April
10.00am: Mass at St Mary's
Saturday 13 April
11.00am: Morning Prayer & Rosary at St Mary's
11.30am: Mass at St Mary's
You can discover more about our regular pattern of worship through the week at
Message for Mary
The Annunciation of the Lord is usually celebrated on March 25th – yes, exactly nine months before Christmas, so that should give you some idea of what we celebrate on this day!
It’s the moment Mary received the angel’s greeting that she had been chosen to be the Mother of God, as the whole of Heaven waits on her response!
This year, because the feast fell in Passiontide, it’s been transferred to Monday 8th April.
We celebrate Mass here at the usual times of 6pm at St Mary’s and 7pm at St Dyfrig and St Samson.
United in Prayer
Join us in prayer for the needs and concerns of the Ministry Area.
In addition to our regular prayer for those who are sick and in need, and for the departed, the following feeds our prayer this week.
We pray for those who work to look after our buildings so that they are welcoming and safe spaces, a sacred sanctuary to all who gather here.
We pray for those who have been recently baptised and who now prepare for Confirmation, and for all who are involved in nurturing new Christians.
We pray for a compassionate response to all who are in need in our communities, and for the work of Cardiff Foodbank, here and across the city.
Building Up
Perhaps, when you think of the churches of our Ministry Area, you may first think of the buildings. Whilst we are more than stones and windows, our church buildings are important to our life together and to our mission and ministry.
However, our church buildings take a great amount of time and money to maintain and develop, and there is always something to maintain or repair.
Visitors to St Mary’s and St Saviour’s in recent months will know of the problems we’ve experienced with both heating systems, and we are busy looking at ways to install new heating systems.
It’s estimated, for example, that a new heating system in St Mary’s will cost in excess of £80,000 which will form part of a wider development of St Mary’s estimated to cost over £300,000.
We’ve established a small working group in each church to set off on our plans, and soon we’ll be rolling out more news and ways in which you can be involved.
Moving On
As the the nights get lighter and the days longer, we’re looking forward to the pilgrimage season, and we have many opportunities for us to move on! Here are just two.
The South Wales Walsingham Pilgrimage takes place between Monday July 22 and Thursday July 25. It’s a wonderful experience, and many pilgrims return year after year!
The Walsingham Youth Pilgrimage for young people aged 11 to 18, takes place from Monday 15 – Friday 19 August.
You can find more details and links for both pilgrimages in the post below:
Funerals
ST MARY’S: Friday April 19 at 1.15pm (Doreen Silva)
“Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.”
Caption Competition
And just for fun…!
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