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- Homeless Memorial Service
- African Celebration
- St Paul’s Christmas Bazaar
- Advent and Christmas 2024
- Gaza Appeal
- Advent Sunday
- Clergy Appointment
- Worship for the Week Ahead
- United in Prayer
- Funerals
- Keep in touch
Homeless Memorial Service
On Wednesday, as we gathered for a Memorial Service for all those who have died when homeless, working together with Salvation Army’s Ty Gobaith and The Choir with No Name.
It will be featured in a BBC Radio Wales broadcast of ‘All Things Considered’ on Sunday December 8 at 9am. You can listen live or catch up on BBC Sounds
African Celebration
Join us for an authentic African celebration with food, music and culture organised by some of our Nigerian family at St Saviour’s.
The event is free although donations are welcome. You can book your place in person at St Saviours or using the booking form here:
Advent and Christmas 2024
Check out our celebrations throughout December across the Ministry Area as we celebrate Advent and Christmas
Advent Sunday
Tomorrow (December 1st) is the First Sunday of Advent as we begin a new year in the Christian calendar.
Advent is a beautifully rich season, full of deep symbolism and it has some lovely liturgical celebrations and devotions, from the Advent Wreath to the Jesse Tree, from Las Posadas to St Lucy’s wheat. You can check out some of out Advent and Christmas resources for prayer and devotion here:
Las Posadas
Can you host an image of Mary and Joseph making their way to Bethlehem?
This is a beautiful devotion of hospitality and welcome, as we attend to the presence of Jesus. Check out our Christmas celebrations pages
A vision to end homelessness
Our Advent and Christmas Charity is Llamau which has a vision to end homelessness and who work in particular with young people and vulnerable women.
You can donate in various ways in each of our churches and online at our Just Giving page:
Christingle at St Paul’s
Join us for a wonderful celebration of light, suitable for children and families and all on Sunday 8 December at St Paul’s Church
Worship for the Week Ahead
Mass is celebrated each day across our churches. Here’s our pattern of prayer for the week ahead.
Sunday 1 December
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 2 December
6.30pm: Mass at Ss Dyfrig & Samson
Tuesday 3 December
6.30pm: Mass at St Mary’s
Wednesday 4 December
10.00am: Mass at St Paul's
11.00am: Mass at St Mary's
Thursday 5 December
10.00am: Mass at St Dyfrig & St Samson
Friday 6 December
10.00am Mass at St Saviour’s
Saturday 7 December
11.00am: Morning Prayer & Rosary at St Mary's
11.30am Mass at St Mary's
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 Llamau and its vision to end homelessness, and its work with young people and women.
WE PRAY FOR those who serve and
minister to the bereaved, for our local
Funeral Directors, and all who are grieving
at this time.
WE PRAY FOR our vision to be a
community which is welcoming, faithful and
just.
For more prayer resources, check out our ‘Day by Day’ pages which includes prayers for various times and occasions.
Funerals
ST MARY’S:
Fri 6 December at 11.30am (Wayne Tulloch)
Fri 13 December at 12 noon (Usaf Mohamad)
ST PAUL’S
Tuesday 3 December at 11am (Robert Allen
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