Yes, the Churches Unlocked Festival is back for its second year with more churches, more history, more fun!
St Saviour’s Church is one of thirty churches across the Dioceses of Llandaff and Monmouth taking part in the festival this year from 3 – 11 June.
Once again, the participating churches are offering walks and talks around the history and heritage of their area, with community events, family fun, music, arts, workshops and many other events.
You can find out more about CHURCHES UNLOCKED at www.churchesunlocked.org but read on to discover our full programme of events here are at St Saviour’s.
Windows on the Wild
CHURCHES UNLOCKED will open up and share our love and care for the natural world
Working with children from Moorland Primary School, we’ll be creating a Herb Garden to provide a living larder for the local community.
We’re also creating a shrine of St Francis of Assisi in our gardens, and there’ll be lots more gardening activities through the week.
Saturday 3 June
10am: Open Doors
Our doors are wide open for you to discover St Saviour’s Church. Coffee, tea and cold drinks available with an opportunity to explore the church.
There is a Guided Tour of St Saviour’s Church at 10.30am.
Also, available all day, is our self guided QR Code trail. Church closes at 4pm
Sunday 4 June
9.30 am: Festival Celebration of Mass
2.00pm: ‘Between the Brush strokes”
‘I see my paintings as poems, as prayers if you like,’ said the Welsh artist, Tony Goble. Join us as we explore the brush strokes of Goble’s colourful reredos at St Saviour’s.
This is a time to get up close and explore the reredos and find the meaning in the brush strokes, the poems and prayers in his painting.
Tuesday 6 June
10.00 am: Mass
10.30am: Coffee Morning Chatter
Enjoy a cuppa and a slice of cake, and share and explore old photographs of St Saviour’s Church and Splott – a wonderful time to reminisce, share stories or discover things you never knew!
We will also be recording some of the conversations in order to archive some of the stories shared.
There’ll also be an opportunity for some gardening, if you’re up for it!
Ends at 12 noon.
Wednesday 7 – Thursday 8 June
These days are set aside for some exciting activities with Moorland Primary School.
We’ll be exploring the church, celebrating our heritage, and creating a Herb Garden for the whole community.
Saturday 10 June
10.00am The Great Big Open Day
The church is open from 10am until 4pm for you to explore.
Tea, Coffee and cold drinks available throughout the day.
Follow our self guided QR Code Trail using your iPhone and discover the treasures of St Saviour’s!
11am: Window Watch Tour
Grab a Cuppa and join us on a free tour unlocking the treasures of St Saviour’s, including the range of beautiful stained glass windows.
Check out the progress we’ve made in the gardens, and at our St Francis of Assisi shrine, and see some of the local school children’s work through the week.
12 noon: Mass
2pm: A Celtic World: Columba and the Celtic Saints
This free session opens up the world of Celtic Christian Spirituality and how it is connected to the natural world, drawing us deeper into caring for Creation and the stuff of everyday life.
Discover more about St Columba (a statue and window of whom you’ll find in St Saviour’s—there was once a church of St Columba nearby) and other Celtic Saints closer to home, including St Cadoc and his connection to Flat Holm in the Bristol Channel, and modern-day pilgrimage there.
There’ll be an opportunity to get creative and try writing your own prayers in the Celtic tradition.
Sunday 11 June
9.30am Festival Mass
10.30: Join us for Brunch! Why not? All are welcome!
The Church is open for you to enjoy, explore and discover until 4pm.
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