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- Clergy Appointment
- All Saints Tide
- Remember November
- Harvest Lunch
- Remembrance Sunday
- Churches Together
- Gaza Appeal
- Be a pilgrim!
- Playlist for Life
- Worship for the Week Ahead
- United in Prayer
- Baptisms
- Weddings
- Funerals
- Keep in touch
Clergy Appointment
The vacant post of Vicar for South Cardiff Ministry Area is now being advertised on the Diocesan Website and will hopefully also feature in the Church Times from next week.
You can read the Ministry Area and Job profile at the Diocesan Website (link below). In the meantime, I’m grateful for your patience with so many things experienced under the current circumstances, particularly with the extra demands on my time and availability. I’m trying my best to meet those demands according to what is reasonably possible. We are also so grateful to the retired clergy who are helping to maintain the weekly and weekday celebrations, and to all who have particular responsibilities in each of our churches – Fr Dean.
All Saints Tide
The beautiful Feast of all Saints is on Friday November 1st, which we celebrate with Mass at 630pm at St Saviour’s Church.
On the following day, we commemorate all the faithful departed with two Masses at 11.30am. You can also request for one of the weekday Masses throughout November to be offered for one or more departed loved ones. Please send your request to Fr Dean.
Remember November
Commemorations, memorials and celebrations continue throughout November including a Memorial Service for those who have died homeless (above) which takes place at the end of the month.
You can also discover all the different ways in which we are commemorating Remembrance Sunday across the Ministry Area at our November pages on our website.
Harvest Lunch
The second Harvest lunch of the season takes place on Saturday November 2 at 12 noon Ss Dyfrig and Samson
Get in touch if you’d like to book a place!
Remembrance Sunday
We have some special occasions across the Ministry Area on and around Remembrance Sunday. Please note: on this day the Eucharist at St Paul’s will be at the earlier time of 9.45am and there will also be a short act of remembrance at Ss Dyfrig and Samson at the end of Mass.
Churches Together
The Annual General Meeting of CYTUN (Churches Together in the City Centre and the Bay) takes place on Wednesday November 6th at 730pm.
Member churches are invited to send two lay representatives along with the clergy. If you’d like to be involved then please speak to Fr Dean
Gaza Appeal
The conflict in Gaza is taking a devastating toll on the lives of people in Gaza. They’ve seen death and destruction on a scale of unimaginable proportions.
Over the next few Sundays there will be an opportunity to donate in a retiring collection at St Mary’s and St Saviour’s for the DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal through Christian Aid. You can find out more at the Christian Aid website
Be a pilgrim!
Why not get out and about this Half Term and visit some of the Llanscapes of Wales with our PILGRIM pages (although you can also explore them from the comfort of your home!)
Playlist for Life
Over two decades of scientific research has shown that listening to a personalised playlist can improve the lives of those living with dementia. In fact, listening to music that is personally meaningful has many psychological benefits, meaning anyone can benefit from a playlist.
Playlist for Life is a music and dementia charity, founded by writer and broadcaster Sally Magnusson after the death of her mother who had dementia. Their vision is simple: for everyone with dementia to have a unique, personalised playlist and everyone who loves or cares for them to know how to use it.
If you’d like to help deliver the project in our Ministry Area then please speak to Fr Dean. You can find out more about Playlist for Life here:
Worship for the Week Ahead
Mass is celebrated each day across our churches. Here’s our pattern of prayer for the week ahead.
Sunday 28 October
9.30am: Sung Mass at Ss Dyfrig & Samson
9.30am: Sung Mass at St Saviour’s
11.00am: Sung Mass at St Paul's
11.00am: Solemn Mass at St Mary's
Monday 29 October
6.30pm: Mass at Ss Dyfrig & Samson
Tuesday 30 October
6.30pm: Mass at St Mary’s
Wednesday 31 October
10.00am: Mass at St Paul's
11.00am: Mass at St Mary's
Thursday 1 November
10.00am: Mass at St Dyfrig & St Samson
Friday 2 November
6.30pm Sung Mass at St Saviour’s
Saturday 3 November
11.00am: Morning Prayer & Rosary at St Mary's
11.30am Mass at St Mary's
11.30am Mass at St Dyfrig and St Samson
12 noon: Sacrament of Reconciliation
You can discover more about our regular pattern of worship through the week at
United in Prayer
WE PRAY FOR peace throughout the world and for a peaceful end to the conflict in the Middle East.
WE PRAY FOR the Faithful Departed, especially at All Souls and all whom we remember throughout the month of November.
WE PRAY FOR each other across the Ministry Area, for those with particular ministries and responsibilities, for mutual encouragement and support.
For more prayer resources, check out our ‘Day by Day’ pages which includes prayers for various times and occasions.
Baptisms
On Sunday, we celebrate the baptism of Novah Leigh Evans-Martin after St Paul’s Church at 11am
Weddings
We celebrate the wedding of Aimee and Lloyd on Friday 1 November at 1.30pm at St Mary’s Church
Funerals
ST MARY’S
Tuesday 29 October at 1pm (John Yusef Adan)
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