Saint David’s Uniting Church
Castle Street, Treforest CF37 1TA
Minister: Vacancy
Church Telephone No: 07766892487
Website: www.stdavidsuniting.org.uk
Admin email: [email protected]
Link for this week’s Zoom Service.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82047515885?pwd=ZSs3V1d3M2JnZEt5OWxzYlBvbDlqdz09
12th January 2025
We welcome you all to our first Hybrid service of 2025. The service will start at 10.30, the link for ZOOM will be open from 10.15
We join with Christ Well Church, Manselton on Zoom with the Service being led by Rev Simon Walkling.
We thank Simon for facilitating this service and look forward to seeing Simon and hearing his message to us.
Following the service, those in the sanctuary will be able to share fellowship over Tea and Coffee in the hall, when handmade cards will be on sale, while those watching via Zoom will catch up on news in ‘Chat Rooms’. However you join the service, we encourage you to join in this time of informal fellowship.
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Church Family and Pastoral News
We include this in the newsletter to inform our prayers during the week:
- Stephanie was admitted to hospital on Wednesday with low oxygen levels: We have since been told that she has Pneumonia. We think of her and Alan, who is also not well, in his concern for her.
- We hold Alison and Steve in our prayers following the death on Monday of Steve’s Mother. She had been in hospital, having broken her hip at the end of November.
- We have missed Janet from our services during the Christmas Season as she has been unwell, we hope to see her again soon.
- Gwyneth even though the trial she was on has finished, and has now been licenced for use, her visits to Guys in London will continue as her case is a complex one!
- Aisha is improving from her Tonsillectomy and hopes to return to work soon.
- Elaine, a member of Guild has had a fall and broken her hip.
Birthdays
There is only one person on our list that has a birthday this week: Hopefully Robert James will be celebrating on Friday 17th. We send our good wishes
Good News!!
We rejoice with Elsie who at her recent visit to Velindre was told that the tumours are shrinking and her next appointment will be in 6months time.
Diary the Week
Monday 13th Language Class in the Hall at 10.00am
The Park Ramblers will meet to walk at 10.15 followed by Coffee at The Princes
Wednesday 15th St David’s Guild will meet from 1.45pm at St Catherine’s (See item below)
Sunday 19th Our 23rd Anniversary Service will be led by the Worship Planning Group
St David’s Guild
Our first meeting of the New Year is ‘All Things Considered’. If you are free on Wednesday afternoon you are welcome to join us! Diaries for our programme until April 16th are available if you are interested.
Future Services
Sunday 26th January Rev Rob May ~ Communion
Sunday 2nd February Rev Peter Noble
Sunday 9th February Haydn Blackey
A Date for your Diary
Friday 24 January ~ Week of prayer for Christian Unity
“Do you believe this?” – the 2025 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity commemorates 1700 years since the Council of Nicea, and the beginnings of the Creed familiar to so many Christians today. Come and join other believers in praying for unity at St Dyfrig’s Church, Broadway, Treforest at 6 pm on Friday. All welcome! –
Christmas Appeal Update
The Christmas appeal closed on December 29th ~ £735 has been received, of which £570 was gift aided….meaning that our charities will benefit by an extra £142.50, the final total being in the region of £877.50 which will be split between Ahla Fawda in Lebanon and Crwban in Treforest.
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GDPR Forms
As mentioned last week we need to update our GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) records. Our original forms didn’t include all the information required. It’s seven years since most people completed a form. Everyone will need to complete and return a new form a.s.a.p – it can be completed on-line using this link – https://forms.gle/geVz83Yt9A3W4BrM6
For those without internet access paper forms are available from Marcia.
Leprosy Mission Appeal
Last week those who managed to get to church, and those who have been able to view the Video link that was sent during the week, will know how great the need is, even in 2025 there are Leprosy Colonies where help is desperately needed. With this in mind the Appeal will remain open until 26th January, which is World Leprosy Day.
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Thought for the Week
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill