Preach the truth, with love

In today’s reflection on the daily mass readings, Fr Richard considers the life of St John Henry Newman, and how he fiercely proclaimed the truth of the Gospel but never neglected the importance of Christian love.

Readings: 2 Timothy 4.1-5; John 15.9-17 [Feast of St John Henry Newman]

St John Henry Newman, whom we honour today, was well known for many things. One of them was his determination to stick to what he believed was right, no matter how popular or unpopular that might be with others.

It was this characteristic which led him to convert from the Anglican church, the very epitome of the establishment in the 19th century, to the Catholic church, then viewed with suspicion by many. And yet, for Newman, what drove him was a seeking after the truth, and it did not matter what anyone else thought.

We see this principle in our first reading today. Paul was another figure from church history for whom the truth mattered above all else. He is writing to his protégé Timothy, and stresses to him the importance of this. “Preach the word”, Paul says. “Be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke and exhort…” In other words, simply say what it true about the things of God, regardless of whether it is popular or not. The Church of today could learn a thing or two from both Newman’s approach and Paul’s words. So often we seek to make the Gospel enticing through gimmicks, and the danger is that we water down its essence. Let us be bold in preaching the truth of God’s message to the world.

If that approach sounds harsh and unbending, then it is perhaps tempered by today’s Gospel, where the focus is on love. At the Last Supper, about to give up his life, Jesus talks movingly about the Father’s love for him and his love for each disciple. This mutual love between the Father and the Son becomes the model for every Christian as we are told to “love one another as I have loved you.” And in a radical turn, Jesus even calls us friends, so regarding us as his equals. Newman too, though he sometimes seemed stern and fierce, knew the importance of Christian love. “This is our real and true bliss”, he wrote. “Not to know, or to affect, or to pursue, but to love, to hope, to admire, to revere, to adore”. As we give thanks for St John Henry Newman today, let us be bold in upholding the faith in and out of season, whether it is popular or unpopular. But let us do so with love, knowing that we are loved by God, and are sent by him to love the world.  

Listen amidst the bustle

In today’s reflection on the daily mass readings, Fr Richard considers the importance of listening in the midst of a busy world, and the difference this can make to our lives.

Tuesday of 27th week of Ordinary Time [Our Lady of the Rosary]

Readings: Jonah 3.1-10; Luke 10.38-42

In our increasingly frenetic, busy and non-stop world, it can be incredibly difficult to find the space to listen to what really matters. The importance of being able to do this is outlined, in different ways, in our readings today. In the passage from Jonah, we pick up the story after the title character has survived being swallowed by the fish (and being vomited out!). Having failed to run away from the mission God had given him, Jonah finally makes his way to Nineveh and preaches repentance to the people. Then, we are told, a remarkable thing happens: they listen to God’s message, and change their ways. “Let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands”, the king commands. This they do, and sure enough God spares them from disaster and ruin.

Our Gospel today is the charming story of the sisters Mary and Martha welcoming Jesus into their home. Mary is sitting at the Lord’s feet listening to his teaching, while Martha is busy entertaining her guests. Martha complains to Jesus about her sister, and asks him to tell her to lend a hand. Jesus seems to side with Mary, and many commentators have seen this as implying that the contemplative life is superior to the active. However, there need not be quite such a stark divide between the approach of the sisters. For Mary, in that moment, listening to Jesus was the right thing for her to be doing – after all, it’s not every day that the Son of God comes to your home. Indeed, other commentators have said that both Mary and Jesus were enabling something radical to happen – it was unusual in their day for a woman to sit at a rabbi’s feet to learn from him. The active side of Christian discipleship is not being denigrated; but surely it must start with the approach of Mary, of making time to sit and listen to the Lord. It’s that which prompts us to action. If we don’t listen first, then our actions will simply be adding to the frenetic busyness of the world. Listening to God is important, but it should lead to something. Like the people of Nineveh, it might prompt us to change our life in some way. Or we might sense that God is wanting us to do something in his sevice. Let us make that space to listen to him, and then have the courage to act.

Now, Listen!

We all like to get things done and be productive but in today’s reflection, Fr Richard reminds us of the importance of making space to listen to God

Tuesday of 27th week of Ordinary Time [Our Lady of the Rosary]

Readings: Jonah 3.1-10; Luke 10.38-42

In our increasingly frenetic, busy and non-stop world, it can be incredibly difficult to find the space to listen to what really matters. The importance of being able to do this is outlined, in different ways, in our readings today.

In the passage from Jonah, we pick up the story after the title character has survived being swallowed by the fish (and being vomited out!). Having failed to run away from the mission God had given him, Jonah finally makes his way to Nineveh and preaches repentance to the people. Then, we are told, a remarkable thing happens: they listen to God’s message, and change their ways. “Let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands”, the king commands. This they do, and sure enough God spares them from disaster and ruin.

Our Gospel today is the charming story of the sisters Mary and Martha welcoming Jesus into their home. Mary is sitting at the Lord’s feet listening to his teaching, while Martha is busy entertaining her guests. Martha complains to Jesus about her sister, and asks him to tell her to lend a hand. Jsus seems to side with Mary, and many commentators have seen this as implying that the contemplative life is superior to the active. However, there need not be quite such a stark divide between the approach of the sisters.

For Mary, in that moment, listening to Jesus was the right thing for her to be doing – after all, it’s not every day that the Son of God comes to your home. Indeed, other commentators have said that both Mary and Jesus were enabling something radical to happen – it was unusual in their day for a woman to sit at a rabbi’s feet to learn from him. The active side of Christian discipleship is not being denigrated; but surely it must start with the approach of Mary, of making time to sit and listen to the Lord. It’s that which prompts us to action. If we don’t listen first, then our actions will simply be adding to the frenetic busyness of the world. Listening to God is important, but it should lead to something.

Like the people of Nineveh, it might prompt us to change our life in some way. Or we might sense that God is wanting us to do something in his sevice. Let us make that space to listen to him, and then have the courage to act.

Today’s Mass is celebrated at St Mary’s Church, Butetown at 630pm

See what you are

We’re back with our daily reflections from the readings at Mass. Today, Fr Richard takes us from a vomiting fish to a world without barriers where everyone can know they are children or God.

Monday of 27th week in Ordinary Time (Year 1)

Readings: Jonah 1.1-17; 2.10 and Luke 10.25-37

To many people outside of the Christian faith, the Bible is probably viewed as a very traditional sort of book, containing rules and regulations about how to live. For those us who are more familiar with the Bible, we know it to be so much more than that.

Tonight’s reading from Jonah, for example, is quite comical, with the image of Jonah himself being thrown overboard from the ship, swallowed by a great fish, then after three days vomited out onto the land! But our reading from Jonah, and today’s Gospel, reveal that the Bible can be very radical, and offer a profound challenge to common ways of thinking. 

The reason Jonah was on the ship in the first place was because he was running away from God. He didn’t want to carry out the mission God had given him, which was to go and preach repentance to the people of Nineveh. The fact that God is wanting to send him there at all, to a people outside of the nation of Israel, is very striking. For it tells us that God’s love, mercy and compassion extends to all peoples everywhere, not just a select few. In other words, God’s love is profoundly inclusive.

We see this theme of radical inclusivity in the famous parable of the Good Samaritan. The religious insiders, the priest and the Levite, fail to help the man who has been robbed. They pass by on the other side. It is the Samaritan, the traditional enemy of the Jewish people, who does the right thing and shows the man something of God’s love and compassion. The message is clear: everyone, regardless of who are they are, can be channels of God’s grace. Throughout the course of human history, people have been inclined to put up barriers, and view some folk as better than others, or divide people up into “insiders” and “outsiders”. Perhaps we need a little more the radical inclusivity that we find in the Bible to permeate modern society, so that those barriers can be broken down, and every person can be seen for what they truly are: a beloved child of God.

Diamond Priest

Cardiff priest celebrates 60 years of ministry

A Cardiff priest will celebrate 60 years of ministry this week, marking his Diamond Jubilee with a special mass on Friday 13 June at St Mary’s Church Butetown. 

The Venerable Martin Innfeld Williams, 88, was ordained priest  in 1965 and has served communities across Wales and England. Since retiring in 2004, Fr Martin continues to be active in the church, co-leading worship in South Cardiff churches of Butetown, Grangetown and Splott with Fr Dean Atkins, Ministry Area Leader and vicar Fr Richard Green.

Close friend and colleague Fr Dean says, “It is a joy and privilege to have Fr Martin’s gentle and prayerful presence in the Ministry Area. His faithfulness is an inspiration.”

Fr Martin’s guidance has inspired many people who have since entered the priesthood, including Canon Sarah Rowland Jones, Dean of St David’s Cathedral, “Fr Martin was on my discernment panel, 30 years ago – and I remember having a delightful and stimulating discussion. I offer him my congratulations and assurance of prayers and he celebrates 60 years as a priest.”

Canon Sarah Rogers, Diocese of Llandaff added, “Fr Martin was a steady presence by dad’s side, a good and faithful priest, always gentle and affirming.”

David Lewis adds his own tribute, “Fr Martin was a big influence on me growing up when he was Parish Priest in Merthyr. His knowledge and spirituality are second to none and the more time I spent with him I grew as a Christian exploring paths I had never gone down before. His total devotion to the church and his love of God and the liturgical and sacramental life of the church shone through ,and he always made sure that Mass was always available daily despite having a busy schedule as Archdeacon. 

“Getting to know Fr Martin as a man and priest was amazing, and he never really liked titles such as Venerable but unfortunately that came with the territory. When he retired I felt a light had gone out, but we always kept in touch especially via Llangasty Retreat House and going to visit him in Brecon.


“I value Fr Martin greatly as a priest and a friend. I will always be grateful to him for the person I am today and I pray that God will continue to richly bless him in his continued Ministry as he is one in a million.”

About Fr Martin Williams

Born in 1937, Fr Martin was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he earned his BA in 1962 and MA in 1992. He completed his theological training at Chichester Theological College in 1962.He was ordained as a deacon in 1964 and as a priest in 1965. Fr Martin served as curate at Holy Cross Church in Greenford, London, from 1964 to 1970.

He then worked as a tutor at Chichester Theological College from 1970 to 1975, and then as Vice-Principal from 1975 to 1977.In 1977, Fr Williams moved to Wales when he was appointed Vicar of St German’s Church, Roath, in Llandaff. He held the post for 15 years until 1992.

From 1992, he took on a number of senior roles. He served as Treasurer of Llandaff Cathedral from 1992 to 2004 and as Vicar of St John the Baptist Church, Penydarren, from 1992 to 2004. He was appointed Archdeacon of Margam from 1992 to 2001, and his final role was as Archdeacon of Morgannwg from 2002 to 2004.

Fr Martin’s Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Mass takes place at 7pm on Friday 13 June at St Mary’s Church, Butetown, Cardiff.

For more information please contact Fr Dean Atkins: deanjatkins@outlook.com

Holy Week 2025

Enter the mystery of Christ’s saving death and resurrection this Holy Week in the churches of South Cardiff Ministry Area

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 13 April
Blessing of Palms and Procession and Sung Mass in all churches at the usual Sunday times.

Monday 14 April
6.30pm	Mass at Ss Dyfrig and Samson

Tuesday 15 April
6.30pm	Mass at St Mary’s

Wednesday 16 April
10am	Mass at St Paul’s
11am	Mass at St Mary’s
6.30pm	Mass at St Saviour’s

THE HOLY TRIDUUM
Maundy Thursday 17 April
7.30pm	Sung Mass of the Lord’s Supper 	with Washing of Feet and Watch 	until Midnight at St Saviour’s

Good Friday 18 April
10am	Children’s Stations of the Cross
	at St Paul’s
3pm	Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at Ss Dyfrig and Samson 

Holy Saturday 19 April
8pm	Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter at St Mary’s

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 20 April
Sung Mass in all churches at the usual Sunday times.

Connect (30 November 2024)

Connecting you to the churches of South Cardiff Ministry Area across Butetown, Grangetown and Splott. Our vision is to be a creative and resourceful community which is welcoming, faithful and just!

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  1. Homeless Memorial Service
  2. African Celebration
  3. St Paul’s Christmas Bazaar
  4. Advent and Christmas 2024
  5. Gaza Appeal
  6. Advent Sunday
  7. Clergy Appointment
  8. Worship for the Week Ahead
  9. United in Prayer
  10. Funerals
  11. 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:

African Celebration
Advent and Christmas 2024

Check out our celebrations throughout December across the Ministry Area as we celebrate Advent and Christmas

Christmas 2024

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:

Advent Resources
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:

Llamau
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

WORSHIP
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.

Day by Day
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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  1. Homeless Memorial Service
  2. African Celebration
  3. St Paul’s Christmas Bazaar
  4. Advent and Christmas 2024
  5. Gaza Appeal
  6. Advent Sunday
  7. Clergy Appointment
  8. Worship for the Week Ahead
  9. United in Prayer
  10. Funerals
  11. Keep in touch

Homeless Memorial Service

All are welcome on Wednesday, as we host a Service of Commemoration for all those who have died when homeless, working together with Salvation Army’s Ty Gobaith and The Choir with No Name

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:

African Celebration
St Paul’s Christmas Bazaar

Get the date in your diary and get the word around for St Paul’s Christmas Bazaar on November 30th at 12 noon. Join us for lots of fun and bargains, food and goodies!

Advent and Christmas 2024

Check out our celebrations throughout December across the Ministry Area as we celebrate Advent and Christmas

Christmas 2024
Gaza Appeal

Thank you to all who contributed to St Mary’s Christian Aid/DEC appeal for the conflict in Gaza. In our retiring collections, we raised £276.05

You can find out more at the Christian Aid website

DEC Humanitarian Appeal

Advent Sunday

Next Sunday 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:

Advent Resources
Clergy Appointment

The post of Vicar for South Cardiff Ministry Area is now being advertised on the Diocesan Website and in the Church Times.

You can read the Ministry Area and Job profile at the Diocesan Website (link below).

Profile for MA Vicar
Worship for the Week Ahead

Mass is celebrated each day across our churches. Here’s our pattern of prayer for the week ahead. 

Sunday 24 November
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 25 November
6.30pm:  Mass at Ss Dyfrig & Samson

Tuesday 26 November
6.30pm:  Mass at St Mary’s

Wednesday 26 November
10.00am: Mass at St Paul's
11.00am: Mass at St Mary's

Thursday 27 November
10.00am:  Mass at St Dyfrig & St Samson

Friday 28 November
10.00am Mass at St Saviour’s

Saturday 29 November
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

WORSHIP
United in Prayer

WE PRAY FOR all who have died when homeless, and for all those are homeless today, and for all the Homeless support services in our city.

WE PRAY FOR our preparations for all our Advent and Christmas celebrations.

WE PRAY FOR those considering applying for the role of Vicar in the Ministry Area, and for the appointment of a faithful priest.

For more prayer resources, check out our ‘Day by Day’ pages which includes prayers for various times and occasions.

Day by Day
Funerals

ST MARY’S:

Fri  6 December at 11.30am (Wayne Tulloch)

Fri 13 December at 12 noon (Usaf Mohamad)

ST SAVIOUR’S:

Thurs 28 November at 1pm (Clifford  Furnish)

ST PAUL’S

Tuesday 3 December at 11am (Robert Allen

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  1. We will remember them
  2. Homeless Memorial Service
  3. African Celebration
  4. St Paul’s Christmas Bazaar
  5. Clergy Appointment
  6. Gaza Appeal
  7. It’s Christmas!
  8. Advent and Christmas 2024
  9. Worship for the Week Ahead
  10. United in Prayer
  11. Funerals
  12. Keep in touch
We will remember them

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.

Homeless Memorial Service

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 find out more at our November web pages.

November
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:

African Celebration
St Paul’s Christmas Bazaar

Get the date in your diary and get the word around for St Paul’s Christmas Bazaar on November 30th!

Clergy Appointment

The post of Vicar for South Cardiff Ministry Area is now being advertised on the Diocesan Website and in the Church Times.

You can read the Ministry Area and Job profile at the Diocesan Website (link below).

Profile for MA Vicar
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 for the DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal through Christian Aid. You can find out more at the Christian Aid website

DEC Humanitarian Appeal
It’s Christmas!

Well, actually, it’s not! But we are getting ready for all our Advent and Christmas preparations, and this week we launched details of our Advent Course, “It’s Christmas!”

The course which explores the meaning of Christmas through popular musical soundtracks from the Christmas season. You can discover more here:

Advent Course
Advent and Christmas 2024

If you can’t wait to find out about our celebrations before and during the Christmas Season, then you can check out this “live” page below

It’s still in the process of being developed with more events and opportunities to be added soon!

Christmas 2024
Worship for the Week Ahead

Mass is celebrated each day across our churches. Here’s our pattern of prayer for the week ahead. 

Sunday 10 November
9.30am:  Sung Mass at Ss Dyfrig & Samson
9.30am:  Sung Mass at St Saviour’s
9.45am:  Sung Mass at St Paul's
11.00am: Solemn Mass at St Mary's

Monday 11 November
6.30pm:  Mass at Ss Dyfrig & Samson

Tuesday 12 November
6.30pm:  Mass at St Mary’s

Wednesday 13 November
10.00am: Mass at St Paul's
11.00am: Mass at St Mary's

Thursday 14 November
10.00am:  Mass at St Dyfrig & St Samson

Friday 15 November
10.00am Mass at St Saviour’s

Saturday 16 November
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

WORSHIP
United in Prayer

WE PRAY FOR all who have died as a result of war, for those who have served in our Armed Services, and for all victims of conflict everywhere.

WE PRAY FOR the preparations for our Homeless Memorial Service, for all affected by homelessness, and for all support services.

WE PRAY FOR those considering applying for the role of Vicar in the Ministry Area, and for the appointment of a faithful priest.

For more prayer resources, check out our ‘Day by Day’ pages which includes prayers for various times and occasions.

Day by Day
Funerals

ST MARY’S

Tuesday 19 November at 2pm (Rupert Campbell)

ST SAVIOUR’S

Thursday 28 November at 1pm (Stephen Furnish)

ST DYFRIG AND ST SAMSON’S

Thursday 21 November at 2.30pm (Sheila Martin)

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  1. Living Bread
  2. Mass of the Sick
  3. Clergy Appointment
  4. Remember November
  5. Remembrance Sunday
  6. Churches Together
  7. Gaza Appeal
  8. Also this week
  9. Worship for the Week Ahead
  10. United in Prayer
  11. Keep in touch
Living Bread

This month’s time of devotion before the Blessed Sacrament takes places at St Saviours on Wednesday at 6pm

Mass of the Sick

This is celebrated on Friday at 10am at St Saviours Church. We offer Mass for those who are sick and celebrate the Sacrament of the Sick with Laying on of Hands and Anointing. This Mass also celebrates the feast of All the Saints of Wales.

Clergy Appointment

The vacant post of Vicar for South Cardiff Ministry Area is now being advertised on the Diocesan Website and in the Church Times.

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.

Profile for MA Vicar
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 (and there are also separate details below)

November
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

DEC Humanitarian Appeal
Also this week

We welcome the Provincial Synod of the Society of the Holy Cross to St Mary’s on Tuesday with a concelebrated Mass at 12 noon

Our monthly time of worship at Bella Vista Nursing Home takes place on Thursday at 11am

Worship for the Week Ahead

Mass is celebrated each day across our churches. Here’s our pattern of prayer for the week ahead. 

Sunday 3 November
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 4 November
6.30pm:  Mass at Ss Dyfrig & Samson

Tuesday 5 November
6.30pm:  Mass at St Mary’s

Wednesday 6 November
10.00am: Mass at St Paul's
11.00am: Mass at St Mary's

Thursday 7 November
10.00am:  Mass at St Dyfrig & St Samson

Friday 8 November
10.00am Mass of the Sick at St Saviour’s

Saturday 9 November
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

WORSHIP
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 whom we remember throughout the month of November.

WE PRAY FOR those considering applying for the role of Vicar in the Ministry Area, and for the appointment of a faithful priest.

For more prayer resources, check out our ‘Day by Day’ pages which includes prayers for various times and occasions.

Day by Day
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