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Bishop Mary is delighted to announce that the Rev’d Edward Owen and the Rev’d Mary Evans have been appointed as Vicars in the Garth Ministry Area.  Edward is well known to the Diocese of Llandaff, having served in different posts right across the diocese. He is currently Vicar in the South Cardiff Ministry Area, overseeingContinue reading “Congratulations to Fr Edward”

At the opening rounds of a meeting today, each one of us is asked what our energy levels are. It’s 4pm. It’s a good question.

We walked and talked, we played and planted, sowed seeds and took chances. We feasted, shared tables, drank coffee, were entertained and went on an adventure. Refugee Week was a vibrant week full of colour! We’re gathering together some of our output during Refugee Week, including articles, daily reflections, videos, pictures…and a few favourite socialContinue reading “What a Week!”

“Our landscape is so often littered with many distractions and so much rubbish. In between, perhaps we can pause, ask the questions that really matter. Learn from one another. And begin to discover who we really are.” A reflection from Day 5 of Refugee Week.

“If you wasn’t a Christian, and you couldn’t be a Christian, what religion would you be?” She casually throws the question into the journey as we walk closer to Cardiff Bay. It’s quite some question to be asked by an eleven year old. At the beginning of the day, as we left the Betty CampbellContinue reading “What’s the question?”

“How long was your journey?“ I ask. They’ve just spilled out of the coach. A large group of children are gathered on the wide pavement outside St Mary’s Church. “52 minutes,” quickly responds one lad. He’s obviously had his eye on the clock from start to finish, from the moment the coach pulled out fromContinue reading “The whole world over”

Join us for the next Cell of Our Lady of Walsingham on Saturday June 8th at St Mary’s. It’s a time of prayer and worship for the shrine and our Ministry Area as we recall past pilgrimages and look forward to the next! All are welcome whether or not you’re a Walsingham pilgrim!

Fr Dean reviews a book by Martyn Snow, the Bishop of Leicester. “An Intercultural Church for a Multicultural World” is a book which explores the theme of gift exchange in a diverse and multicultural world and how we might think and act with greater cultural sensitivity.

Like so many gifts regularly given we can take the Eucharist for granted, forget the great Mystery of Faith. And so we need some reminders, something to make us think. A feast will do just the job