As you know, we have been asked to close all our buildings for worship and I cannot continue to travel to each church at the usual service times as I have been to pray through the Mass, using my imagination and my memory to picture who would normally be there with me (and those who…
Every church in the Parish contributes a significant amount to the Foodbank each month. We received a lovely Thank you message from Bridgend Foodbank in November. Here’s a picture of this month’s contribution! Thank you to everyone – it really is appreciated, so keep it coming!
Yes, I know! Let’s do Christmas first! In fact I would say, let’s do Advent before both of them! In church terms at least, it IS New Year. A new set of readings for each Sunday and the Sunday gospels are now mainly Matthew’s version. The season is Advent, which, I am sure you know,…
We have received this lovely Thank you from the Trustees at Bridgend Foodbank. Thanks to the generous donations from the Parish our donation of 77 kgs has enabled them to feed 22 people three meals a day for three days. This is helping those in crisis in our Borough. Thank you to everyone who contributes.…
A fantastic month of raising money at the Jolly Sailor Quiz nights for the bells in Newton Church raised an awesome £1200! Isn’t that fantastic! Thank you to everyone who supported the quiz during October and an enormous THANK YOU to Joy, Mike and all at the Jolly Sailor for taking us on!
As you all know, I had an awesome day being ordained deacon at Llandaff Cathedral on Saturday 29th June. At this truly joyous occasion, Bishop June Osborne conducted the ordinations and Bishop John Gladwin preached an inspiring sermon. I was ordained Deacon along with three priests and five other deacons. I am now taking up…
The Annual Report is a summary of the achievements and activities across the Parish over the last year.Download your copy here. The Parish Accounts are also available for information. Download here.
We have all been touched and concerned with the floods in Kerala. 270 people died, but fifty thousand became homeless – homes were simply swept away or broken up by the water. At Chengannur YMCA alone, 190 people were accommodated from 14 to 31 August. The YMCA was selected as the best model Camp. 2850 Relief Kits were distributed over 28 Municipal…
The Annual Report is a summary of the achievements and activities across the Parish over the last year. Download your copy here: Parish Report 2017 The Parish Accounts are also available for information Parish Acts 31 12 17 final
On May the 12th at 1400 hrs the 34ft yacht Rival Star will sail into Porthcawl on Day 2 of a round-Britain expedition seeking the early voyages and life stories of Celtic Christianity. Howard Worsley and Andy Carnegie will trace the sea routes, landing places and influences of the early Celtic Christian saints. Howard is…