Saint David’s Uniting Church
Castle Street, Treforest CF37 1TA
Minister Elect: Soon to be ordained!
Church Telephone No: 07766892487
Website: www.stdavidsuniting.org.uk
Admin email: [email protected]
Link for Live Stream – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ftWuXHexnfFdo1FKwXBZA
3rd Aug 2025
Welcome everyone to our services today! If you are a visitor or worshipping with us for the first time, we hope you will feel the warmth of our welcome and return again soon.
Ten years ago, our morning service took the form of a ‘Summer Songs of Praise’, when ‘songs’ chosen by members of the congregation were sung. The person who led that service is responsible for today’s service but it will be completely different! Today Iestyn will, as usual, take inspiration from the lectionary, we can be sure that Iestyn will make us see familiar readings in a new way.
Fair-traded refreshments will be served in the hall following the service and a selection of handmade cards will also available. Large cards are £2 and small are £1.50. We invite you to join us for this time of informal fellowship.
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Diary for the Week
Monday 4th Language Class meet at 10 am in the Hall
The Park Ramblers will meet to walk at 10.15 followed by coffee in The Blueberry.
Sunday 10th Our Service at 10.45am will be led by Claire Hughes
Pastoral Matters
We only include names when permission has been given.
- We think of those who are housebound and rely on visits from many different care workers, which can be unsettling. We give thanks for them.
- We congratulate those of our fellowship who have studied hard and achieved excellent results, culminating in a 2:1
- We are aware that there are people connected to our fellowship who have ongoing issues to cope with, which need a lot of patience. We keep them in our thoughts.
Future Services
Aug 17th Worship Group Aug 24th Rev Ray Vincent Aug 31st Stephen Webber
Birthday Cards
We are not aware of any birthdays within our fellowship this coming week.
The use of Foodbanks has risen by 50% in 5years. 2.9million emergency food parcels were provided across the UK between April 2024 and March 2025, that is the equivalent to one parcel every 11 seconds. We have a box for monetary donations, please give if you can.
Transport for Clare’s Ordination
Clare’s Ordination and Induction will be at 2pm on August 30th at Hope Church, Three Salmon Street, Merthyr.
Coach Transport will be provided free of charge, and will stop as near as possible to the Church.
Pick up points to be confirmed. But the timing has been arranged as follows:
First pick-up at 12.30 – possibly near the church in Treforest. We have access to the Castle Court carpark.
Second pick-up is Pontypridd Bus Station.
Departure time from Merthyr – allowing for people to stay for refreshments is approx. 16.30.
There are two sign-up sheets: One for coach travel and one for independent travel. PLEASE SIGN TODAY
A Date for your Diaries
The Justice and Peace group has arranged a visit from our Member of Parliament, Alex Davies Jones, to the church at 6 pm on Thursday, September 11th
Please make every effort to come along. It is important that we meet with our elected politicians so that they know of our concerns and give them the opportunity to answer our questions face to face , in an environment which is courteous and friendly where people feel free to debate. I’m sure that as congregation many of us have great anxieties about much that is happening at home and abroad both now and in the future. This is our opportunity to speak out.
If you have any specific questions you’d like asked, please give them to Pam.
Published in three Denominational magazines
During refugee week this year St David’s Uniting Church in Treforest hosted a ‘Bring & Share’ lunch in collaboration with Rhondda-Cynon-Taff council, Migrant Help, Valleys Ethnic Minority Support and DPIA (Displaced People in Action).
It was wonderful to see so many faces, new and known, from all over the world coming together over a shared meal with church members and friends from the local community. It is an exciting time, too, for the church as we embark on our new journey since moving to Treforest in September.
St David’s has a long tradition of supporting refugees and asylum seekers both practically and financially. We offer English language support and have developed friendships with families from Syria, Sudan, Afghanistan and more.
Our relationship with DPIA stretches back to 2004 when we started learning about the very many difficulties facing asylum seekers and refugees on arrival to Wales. As a consequence, we set up a fund and now donate annually to DPIA. In 2006 they set up the ‘SDUC Education and Wellbeing Fund’. These additional funds enable DPIA to provide practical support to those in need for things like bus and train tickets to lessons and examinations, exam fees, and even cleaning products for someone working as a cleaner. We regularly receive visits from DPIA and know that while the amounts seem relatively small, they make a huge difference in breaking down barriers faced by refugees and asylum seekers where no other funding option is available.
If you think your church might be willing to support DPIA in a similar way, more information is available on their website https://www.dpia.org.uk/projects/st-davids-uniting-church-fund/ or by e-mailing DPIA direct – [email protected]
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Thought for the Week
If you don’t know who you truly are, you’ll never know what you really want.
Roy T Bennett