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
3rd November 2024
Welcome everyone! If this is your first visit to St David’s in Castle Street, Treforest, we hope you will feel the warmth of our welcome and join us again.
We are very fortunate in having an active and talented worship group in our church: they are leading our worship today using resources made available through the URC website.
We pray for us all a time of rich blessing, but also of challenge, as they lead our worship today.
Tea and coffee will be available in the hall following the service, we encourage you to join us for this time of informal fellowship and peruse the various posters as well as the handmade cards.
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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:
- Sue Skym, on the death of her older brother Bob, who moved to Australia many years ago.
- Dorothy in her concern for her son-in-law who is undergoing treatment for cancer.
- Sheila Greenstock has not been well recently we look forward to her worshiping with us again soon.
- Janet Butler had a fall recently which required stitches, she is fine now and is extremely grateful to Diane who accompanied her to the hospital for the return visit to have the stitches removed.
- Margaret Wicks is improving slowly, very slowly! She is missed.
- Elsie is delighted to be pain free with her knee, thanks to a successful steroid injection.
- Many of our members who are unable to worship with us, are doing their best to cope with their advancing years.
- We rejoice with Cyril whose Granddaughter has given birth to a daughter, Carys Ruth, she is Cyril’s second great granddaughter, he now has 4 great grandchildren. He is delighted.
Birthdays.
There are three people we are aware of who have their birthdays this week:
Sonia, TODAY (3rd November) Heather Owen on Wednesday 6th and Tina Morris on Saturday 9th
Thanks….
…. from Sheila. I am very touched by the many kind messages I have received in the last couple of weeks, they are much appreciated. I hope to be back with you again soon. God bless you all. Shiela
….from Viviane. I would like to thank all my friends and church family who have been kind to me after my operation. Kindness demonstrated with good wishes, cards, gifts of flowers , food and gifts of their time , company and practical help. I treasure the interdependence which we have in our church community.
Thank you very much, Diolch and merci beaucoup. Viviane
Diary for the Week
Monday 4th 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 6th St David’s Guild will meet from 1.45pm at St Catherine’s (See item below)
Sunday 10th Our monthly Zoom service at 10.45, which will include 2 minutes silence will be led remotely by Rev Simeon Baker and can be seen live in the church or in your home.
Future Services
Sunday 17th November Dave Kitchen
Sunday 24th November Rev Ray Vincent
Sunday 1st December Justice & Peace team
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St David’s Guild
What a wonderful afternoon we had when Margaret’s brother, Steve, told us about his musical career and played his beautiful viola. He said that it had been a privilege to have played under the batonship of some of world famous conductors such as Solti and Haitink and when great opera singers such as Pavarotti and René Fleming graced the stage. He has played all over the world in prestigious venues.
We were privileged to hear Steve play. He opened with a traditional Welsh folk song, Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn but in his retirement, besides conducting the Gwent Chamber orchestra, has taken up playing swing jazz. He ended the afternoon by playing a jazz ballad and a jazz-up tempo swing. A super end to a fantastic afternoon.
This week Jill and Wynford Price will be telling us about their work at Daerwynno Outdoor Pursuits Centre in Llanwonno.
Dates for your Diary
Saturday November 9th 2.30pm –Rededication Service
Rev Dr Phil Wall will be taking part in person and there will be guests representing our three denominations. Castle Court car park will be available for those who need to park close to the church.
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
We will need help in delivering flyers for this event, which is part of us getting to know the community. There will be an exhibition of artwork by Rev Stephen Best in the church. We are hoping to serve tea and coffee at the art exhibition on both days, anyone able to help please let Lynda know.
Sunday November 17th
Church Meeting after the service. The minutes of the last meeting are on the table at the back of the church.
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Handmade cards
Christmas is fast approaching: Colleen is taking orders for personalised cards. There is large selection of Christmas cards available in the hall today along with the usual fantastic range for every occasion. All proceeds raised from the sale of the cards is given to the Church.
Thought for the Week
To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
Anatole France (1844-1924)