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 Live Stream – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ftWuXHexnfFdo1FKwXBZA
27th October 2024
We welcome everyone who joins us for worship today, either on line or in person, especially if you are a visitor or worshipping with us for the first time
We are delighted to welcome Rev Owen Griffiths, Minister for South East Wales Presbytery; Owen was with us a couple of weeks ago, for the ordination of our new Elders. Today he will be leading our worship which will include the celebration of the Lord’s Supper. All are welcome to share in the bread and wine with us.
We invite you to stay and chat following the service when handmade cards will be on sale in the hall.
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Church Family and Pastoral News
We include this in the newsletter to inform our prayers during the week – Please pray for:
- We have heard that Heather has broken her arm which is making life very difficult for her.
- Margaret Wicks is feeling a little better but not ready to venture out just yet.
- Elsie is very pleased that the steroid injection seems to have worked, but she’s not dancing just yet!
- It was third time lucky for Viviane and she is taking it easy as she recovers at home.
- Sheila Greenstock has not been well recently we look forward to her worshiping with us again soon.
- The family and friends of Joanne from Vale Gardens who has been missing since Monday.
- All who add to the services in church: the IT controllers, the organists, the readers, those who prepare and serve communion, those who give a welcome at the door, and the coffee makers.
Birthdays.
There are three people we know of who have birthdays this week:
Isobel, TODAY (27th October) Joyce on Wednesday 30th and Dave Couchman, who will be 80 on Saturday 2nd November
Thanks….
…. from Elsie ‘Now that I am feeling more myself again I just want to say how wonderful everyone has been. I’ve had so many calls and messages, I am so lucky to have the support of so many people.’
Diary for the Week
Monday 28th Language class in the Hall at Treforest at 10.00am.
The Park Ramblers will meet at 10.15am, followed by coffee at Princes Restaurant
Wednesday 30th St David’s Guild will meet from 1.45pm at St Catherine’s (See item below)
Sunday 3rd Our service at 10.45 will be led by our Worship Group
Future Services
Sunday 10th November Rev Simeon Baker Zoom Service
Sunday 17th November Dave Kitchen
Sunday 24th November Rev Ray Vincent
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St David’s Guild
Wednesday October 23rd Guild
The talk given by Dr Leeworthy on Elaine Morgan last Wednesday was excellent.
Elaine, born in Hopkinstown, came from a mining family. She was an only child and was encouraged by her family to pursue her education. She excelled in the grammar school at both science and the arts but was discouraged in taking science as girls were expected to pursue the arts. She won an exhibition to Lady Margaret Hall Oxford. In her married life she became a very well-known screen writer for the BBC while bringing up her children.When unveiling her statue at Mountain Ash, her son, Gareth, said “Elaine has been called a campaigner for women’s equality, but secretly I think she believed in women’s superiority “.
We are looking forward very much to this week’s talk from Stephen Broom, who is Margaret Morris’s brother. Stephen has had a stellar musical career and ended his working life with twenty years as principal viola at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. We will be meeting in the lower room this week.
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Dates for your Diary
Saturday November 9th 2.30pm – a Rededication Service in our new home. Guests representing our three denominations will be there and Rev. Dr Phil Wall will be taking part in person! Don’t forget to add your name to the sign-up sheet if you are staying for refreshments.
Friday November 15th and Saturday November 16th 10.30am to 4pm. Challenge, Choice and Change an exhibition of work by Rev. Stephen Best in the church. This event is part of us getting to know the community. Flyers will be available soon; We will need help in delivering them.
Sunday 17th November 2024, 7pm at St Luke’s Church, Rhydyfelin.
Discover the Spirit of Christmas as Volante Opera Productions team up with Pontypridd Choral society and soloists from the Chorus of WNO for a dramatic reading of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” with Victorian carols, songs and music. Tickets, £10, available from St Luke’s Church, Rhydyfelin and 01443 202350 & 203046 See poster in the Hall
For those who are new to our fellowship
If you would like to use offertory envelopes, please speak to Anne Coles.
We will be speaking to ‘new’ people in the coming weeks to ask if you are willing to complete a GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) form. We will explain why!
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Thought for the Week
The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings,
by changing the inner attitudes of their minds can change the outer aspects of their lives.
William James (1842-1910)