Saint David’s Uniting Church
Minister: Vacancy
Church Office Tel: 01443 300345
Website: www.stdavidsuniting.org.uk
Admin email: [email protected]
Link for Live Stream – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ftWuXHexnfFdo1FKwXBZA
28th July 2024
We give a warm welcome to everyone who joins us for worship today, either in person or on line. If you are a visitor or worshipping with us for the first time, we hope you will return again soon.
We are pleased to welcome once again Maggie Kirkbride, the Lay Preaching Advocate for URC Wales Synod as our worship leader today.
The service will include the celebration of the Lord’s Supper which will be led by Rev Ray Vincent. All are invited to share in the bread and wine.
As usual a good selection of handmade cards are available to purchase. Orders can be given to Colleen.
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Church Family and Pastoral News
We include this in the newsletter to inform our prayers during the week.
- We continue to hold, John Henson, and the family in our prayers as they say Farewell to Valerie. A Service of Thanksgiving for Valerie’s life will be held on Friday 2nd August at St David’s Uniting Church at 2pm. Please wear comfortable clothing and bright colours are preferred. Charitable donations may be made to Christian Aid. Refreshments will be served in the hall following the service.
- We give thanks that all went well with Dave’s operation and he adjusting to a different lifestyle. with Kath supporting him.
- We keep John and Jean Davies in our thoughts as they cope with life.
- We think of the former members of Porth URC who gathered last Thursday for the funeral of Pat Carpenter, their organist for many years.
- We think of those who are frustrated by the postponement of planned operations.
Birthdays
There is just one birthday in our church family this week: It’s Sue Ruck’s birthday on Monday 29th. We hope you have a great day. We send belated congratulations to Catherine and Bilal Naamani who celebrated their Ruby wedding yesterday (27th July). Sorry it was omitted last week!!
Thanks….
…..from Jane & Hywel. “Thankyou for the cards and gifts we received on the occasion of our 60th Wedding anniversary, we were really touched by the good wishes and generosity shown. We are still settling down after the celebrations, we’ve had a wonderful time. Thankyou! Love Jane & Hywel
Diary for the Week
Monday 29th Language class at 10.00am.
Park Ramblers meet by Nat West Bank at 10.15 – followed by Coffee in Café Royale
Wednesday 31st St David’s Guild meet at 2pm in the Victoria room
Sunday 4th David Powell, of High Street Baptist Church Merthyr will lead our worship at 10.45
Future Services
August 11th Zoom Service August 18th Iestyn Henson August 25th TBC
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~ Volunteers still required!
Six days to go. The Eisteddfod opens next Saturday! The Welsh Dragon is displayed on the hall window and bunting decorates the church windows!
Competing choirs will be rehearsing in ‘our’ church at varying times during the week starting on Saturday. Stewards are required for a maximum of 4 hours, (but can share with others) at different times each day. A sign-up sheet with the actual times is on the table.
We are required to welcome the choirs and make sure they have their allotted time for rehearsing, so we will have an opportunity to listen to them.
Apologies! With regard to serving refreshments at St Catherines on Tuesday 6th, we are not required; another group have been allotted that day. There was a breakdown in communications!
Activities at St Catherine’s Church 3rd-10th
Tea/coffee and welsh cakes between 11.30am and 5.30pm
Activities for children and a cold drink and biscuits ~ Quiet corner and a place to meditate
Daily worship at 1.00pm (Monday to Saturday) Led by different churches.
Simultaneous translation from Welsh to English between 1.00pm and 2.00pm
A display of 7 flower arrangements. An opportunity to admire 6 stained glass windows tracing the history of Christianity in Wales. Other events by Cytun will be held at various venues. Tickets will be required!
OFFEREN YR EISTEDDFOD / THE EISTEDDFOD MASS
Eglwys Dyfrig Sant, Trefforest, St Dyfrigs Church, Treforest.
Dydd Llun 8 Awst 2024 am 6.00 y.h. / Monday 8 August at 6.00 p.m.
Yr Esgob Emeritus. The Bishop Emeritus. Y Gwir Barchedig. The Right Reverend Edwin Regan.
Croeso cynnes i chi ymuno â ni + You are warmly welcome.
Mae maes parcio bychan ger yr Eglwys / Limited parking is available at the church
Gwahoddir chwi’n gynnes i ymuno â ni am luniaeth ysgafn ar ôl yr Offeren.
You are warmly invited to join us for light refreshment after the Mass.
Parking in Ponty during the Eisteddfod.
A reminder! Please note this includes this weekend.
From 1 August -11 August, Gas Road Car Park will be restricted to permit holders only
From 3 – 10 August, Taff Street from the junction with Bridge Street will only be accessible to permitted vehicles between 9am-1am. The daytime Taxi Rank will be located outside Llys Cadwyn (Library).
From 1am, the nighttime taxi rank will be located outside B&M on Taff Street.
From 3 – 11 August, Catherine Street Car Park will be for Blue Badge holders visiting the Eisteddfod only.
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A Thought for Week
Thanks to Margaret Wicks
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will
Epictetus: Quarantine Memories