Saint David’s Uniting Church 
Minister: Rev. Dr Phil Wall
Tel: 01443 300345 Mob: 07855090360
Website: www.stdavidsuniting.org.uk
14th July 2019
Welcome! If you are a visitor or worshiping with us for the first time, we hope you will feel the warmth of our welcome and return again soon.
Our service this morning is being led by Gwen Simmonds, (Gwen the clarinet); Gwen first worshiped with us when she was a student at the University of Glamorgan and for several years played the clarinet with Unedig, a group of 6 instrumentalists led by Cerys. Gwen has maintained her links with us, it is good to welcome her and her eldest child Dominic.
Fair-traded refreshments will be served in the hall following the morning service. We invite you to join us for this time of informal fellowship and take time to look at the handmade cards which are on sale.
As always the Copper pot is on the table at the back of the church waiting for your coppers, which will eventually benefit local charities.
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Morning Worship
Hymn: 138 For the Fruits of His Creation
148 From heaven you came
Come with me come wander
560 Will you come and follow me
494 The spirit lives to set us free.
Readings: Galatians 5: 1 & 13-25. Luke 9.51-62.
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Diary for the Week
Monday 15th Language Class 9.30-13.00
Saturday 20th Cantorion 10.30-11.30
Sunday 21st Our Family Worship at 10.45, will be led by Phil, and at 4pm we have our monthly Film and Chat. See This Week.
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Ministers Diary
Phil is spending a few days with his nephews so will be ‘out of the office’. During this time any problems will be dealt with by the Elders.
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Church Family and Pastoral News
We include this in the news sheet to inform our prayers.
- We remember Claire and her husband Rob, who has spent a few days in hospital to sort out his medication.
- We pray for those who are unable to attend worship because of poor health, we especially remember Sue S. Hilary & Haydn, John & Jean, David & Doreen, Anita, Sharon and John’s wife – Valerie.
- Those we know who are waiting for x-ray results or appointments.
- Edith as she settles into new surroundings.
- Those who are sharing their ministry with friends elsewhere: Ray at Taffs Well this morning.
Jan Bayliss is celebrating!!! Her granddaughters who were members of Church House Sunday School, have been offered fulltime employment! Abby has a Physical Education teaching post (in a team of 4) with Pontypridd High and Holly having completed two years studying Health & Social Care is working for RCT as Clerical Support Officer in the Community.
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This Week and in the future
Sunday July 21st…
In the morning, we will be joined by Miara from Madagascar who will be sharing with us what the past 8 years as a missionary in Penrhys have been like. Those wanting to hear more about Madagascar are invited to join him in Penrhys at 2:30pm for a talk all about the country. As next weekend also marks the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, at 4pm on Sunday we will be screening a drama which charts those first iconic steps for our film and chat afternoon (certificate 12) before exploring the subject further on the following Sunday…
Ladies Guild members – a date for your diaries! We have planned an Italian Style afternoon tea on July 31st which will be followed by a film. More details next week!
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Notices
You may be aware, the Trussell Trust’s food bank network distributed 1.6 million three-day emergency food parcels to people in crisis last year, a 19% increase on the previous year.
More than half a million of these went to children. With our help, we can ensure that hunger and poverty in the UK will become a thing of the past. Together, we can build a future where nobody ever needs to visit a food bank. BUT until that happens please continue to donate in whatever way you choose.
Diolch yn fawr – a huge thanks to Beverley, Robert, Lynda and everyone who was involved in Wednesday’s magnificent primary school concert hosted by us. The chosen theme was ‘Our Planet Matters’ – we were inspired by poets, entranced by singers and even, at one point, challenged by angels (with wings!) who had come to remind us to look after God’s creation. A wonderful evening all round!
Birthday meals. As just a few people signed up for the July Birthday meal so it has been decided to cancel the July dates and combine July and August birthdays. The new sign-up sheet is at the back of the church.
Suggested dates are :- Lunch on Thursday 1st, Evening Meal on Thursday 8th or Lunch on Sunday 11th.
As the schools are nearing the end of term and many are preparing to go on holidays if you have anything to share in the news sheet – exciting family events, events happening in the community, even a funny story, anything…..please pass it to Marcia…some weeks we are short on news and a funny tale may be just the tonic someone needs!
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Pulpit Supplies
July 21st 10.45am Rev Dr Phil Wall
4.00pm Film and Chat
July 28th 10.45am Rev Dr Phil Wall
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Flowers for July are being donated by
Anne Coles, Pam Mahoney, Jean & John Davies,
Maralyn Tomlinson, Madeline Howells
and Margaret Holcombe
Keep your mouth in shape
Without wood, a fire goes out;
Without gossip, arguments fade away.
© David Kitchen 2008
Thought for the Week
In theory, practice and theory are the same thing,
in practice they are not. Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut