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Welcome…
to our weekly bulletin. It’s packed with events, celebrations and opportunities across the churches of our Ministry Area! This week we observe Armistice Day; we look ahead with great sadness to Fr Dean’s last Sunday in the MA, but celebrate his success on being shortlisted for a short story award. We also look ahead to St Dyfrig’s Day, a quiz night, a Christmas Fair and our Advent discussion group. There’s lots going on!
We will remember them
Today is Armistice Day, the 11th day of 11th month. At 11am on this day in 1918, the First World War officially came to an end. Today we remember and give thanks for all those who have given their lives in service of their country, and pray for peace in our world.
Jesu mercy, Mary pray.
Cymun Diwedd y Dydd | Welsh Mass
The next celebration of Mass in Welsh will be on Wednesday 18 November at 6.30pm in St Dyfrig & St Samson. Welsh learners are especially welcome, as the words of the Mass and the homily are provided bilingually.
Retirement of Fr Dean
This Sunday marks Fr Dean’s last Sunday as our Ministry Area Leader before his retirement. He will celebrate Mass in St Mary’s at 11am (there will be no Mass in St Saviour’s). This will be followed by buffet lunch in church at 12.15pm. You are welcome to come to Mass and stay for lunch, or just come for the lunch. Do come along and help us to say “diolch a phob lwc” to Fr Dean after many years of faithful service.
You can still donate to Fr Dean’s leaving gift by using the following bank details:
Account name: South Cardiff Ministry Area
Account no: 43994158
Sort code: 23-05-80
And use the reference “Fr Dean”.
Fr Dean, published author!
Our Fr Dean is a talented writer, and was recently shortlisted for the prestigious Rhys Davies Short Story Award. Watch him explain the background to his story at the recent launch of the anthology of shortlisted stories. You can also purchase the collection and read Fr Dean’s story at the link below.
Thrive at Five
We had to postpone Thrive at Five from last week – it will now be taking place this Sunday. As we have just observed Remembrance Sunday, we’ll be thinking of the importance of remembering things, and sharing important memories. Everyone’s welcome!
St Dyfrig’s Day
On Sunday 15th November we celebrate the life of St Dyfrig, co-patron of St Dyfrig & St Samson. The festival will be celebrated during our normal 9.30am Sung Mass, and we are delighted that one of St Dyfrig’s namesakes, Fr Dyfrig Lloyd, the Area Dean of Cardiff, will be joining us as our guest preacher. Everyone is welcome!
Pub Quiz at the Cornwall
After the success of our first outing running a pub quiz at the Cornwall Pub in Grangetown, we’re back! The next one will be on Thursday 19th November at 7.30pm. Get revising!
St Paul’s Christmas Fair
This annual event is always popular as people seek out a bargain and buy their Christmas presents and decorations. There’ll be refreshments, raffles, and of course Santa’s Grotto!
Advent discussion group
We will once again be holding an Advent discussion group to help us prepare for this important season. This year we will be using the classic 1951 film A Christmas Carol (released as Scrooge in the UK), based on Charles Dickens’ famous novel featuring Ebenezer Scrooge.
We’ll be meeting on Tuesday 24 November, Tuesday 1 December and Tuesday 9 December at 7pm in the church hall of St Mary’s. You can watch the movie for free at the Internet Archive by clicking the link below.
Thank you for your generosity!
The incredible range of activities that you read about in this bulletin, together with our regular round of services and ministry, is only possible thanks to the generosity of those who give financially to our churches.
We are grateful for all your support. If you don’t yet give, then we invite you to consider signing up to the Gift Direct scheme. This acts like a direct debit from your bank account every month, so that you can decided a regular sum to give. To start giving this way, click the link below. On the Gift Direct webpage, on the Beneficiary drop down menu, search for South Cardiff Ministry Area, then select the church you would like to support. Fill out your details on the online form, and the rest will be taken care of for you!
We also invite those who give regularly to review your level of giving. We are conscious that the cost of living is increasing, but this means that our costs are rising too! Once again, we are grateful for everyone’s generosity.
Support us through easyfundraising
Did you know that every time you shop online you can donate to our ministry area, at no extra cost to yourself? If you sign up for easyfundraising, the retailer donates a percentage of what you spend to us! It’s so easy to sign and use – this is how it works:
– Click the button below to take you to the easyfundrasing website
– Click “Find a cause”, then in the search box type “South Cardiff Ministry Area”
– Click “Start raising free donations today”
– Create an account by entering your email and choosing a password
– Click “Add Extension” to add a reminder to your web browser – this will tell you when any online purchases qualify for easyfundrasing
You can also download the easyfundraising app for your mobile device. Click the link below to find the app on either the App Store (for iPhones) or Google Play (Android). Then follow these instructions:
– Click on “Choose a cause and create account”
– Search for South Cardiff Ministry Area and click “Sign up and support this cause”
– Follow the prompts to connect the app to your mobile device’s web browser
– From the side menu click “Donation reminder” then “Enable the donation reminder”
– Shop online as normal and the donation reminder will tell you if purchases qualify for easyfundraising
HAPPY SHOPPING AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Daily Mass
Did you know that Mass is celebrated each day across the Ministry Area?
You’ll find the times below. On weekdays, the Mass is usually about 25 minutes long which, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday is usually followed by coffee.
Also, we publish daily reflections from the Mass online. Why not sign up to receive news and reflections in your inbox?
Dates for your diary
Here is the South Cardiff Calendar, with details of lots of upcoming events and activities across our Ministry Area. Make sure you put everything down in your diary so that you don’t miss anything!
There will be more details about these events in future editions of Connect.
This is also available on our website here.
Worship
Sunday is the heart of our week, and the Eucharist is at the centre of our worship.
We have four Sunday celebrations across the Ministry Area. There is also a daily celebration of Mass on weekdays.
BUTETOWN:
S MARY THE VIRGIN
11am Solemn Mass
GRANGETOWN:
S PAUL THE APOSTLE
11.00am Sung Eucharist
SS DYFRIG & SAMSON
9.30am Solemn Mass
SPLOTT:
S SAVIOUR
9.30am Sung Mass
MONDAY
630pm Mass (Ss Dyfrig & Samson’s)
TUESDAY
630pm Mass (S Mary’s)
WEDNESDAY
10am Holy Eucharist (S Paul’s)
11am Mass (S Mary’s)
THURSDAY
10.00am Mass (Ss Dyfrig & Samson’s)
FRIDAY
10am Mass (S Saviour’s)
SATURDAY
11am Morning Prayer & Rosary (S Mary’s)
1130am Mass (S Mary’s)
12noon Confessions (S Mary’s)
You can discover more about our regular pattern of worship through the week at
Clergy contacts
Ministry Area Leader and Priest for St Mary’s and St Saviour’s: Fr Dean Atkins
07368 176300 | deanjatkins@outlook.com
Ministry Area Vicar and Priest for St Paul’s and Ss Dyfrig & Samson: Fr Richard Green
0333 301 1850 | RichardGreen@cinw.org.uk
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