Saint David’s Uniting Church    

Minister

Rev. Dr. Phil Wall

Tel:   01443 300345  Mob: 07855090360

Website: www.stdavidsuniting.org.uk

 

8 March  2015

We welcome all who join us this morning at Church House, when Phil will be leading our worship.

This afternoon we will hold our second Sunday Film & Chat Event, when we will view the film at 4pm and the chat will follow at approx 6.15pm.

Tea and coffee will be served following the morning service, and homemade cards will be available.

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Morning Worship

Hymns           388, 268, 252, 142

Readings       Psalm 19; John 2:13-22

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Church Family News

We ask your prayers for Viviane who’s Aunt who is quite poorly.

We rejoice with Claire Hughes on the safe arrival of her grandson, Matthew Robert on Tuesday, he weighed in at 9lb 2oz. Congratulations!

News from Canada .  The congregation at St. Andrew’s Wesley where Dan has been on appointment has voted unanimously to call him as their permanent minister.  We pray for him and the family on this good news.

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Diary for the Week

Monday           Brownies 6pm at Church House,    Elders Meeting 7.30pm

Tuesday          Kids Club 6pm at Church House

Wednesday     Ladies Guild at 2pm in the Victoria Room (see Diary)

                          Rainbows 5pm at Church House,   Guides and Senior Section from 6.30pm

Thursday         Sing with us Choir,   Lent Bible Study 7.30pm. (see Diary)

Friday              Lent Lunch at St David’s, Hopkinstown (see Diary)

Saturday         Coffee Bar – for Comic Relief  – will be open from 10.00 till Noon. Cantorion practice at 10.30am

Next Sunday   Our Family worship, including Communion will be led by our minister and Evening worship at   6pm, will be led Dr Fiona Liddell

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Dates for your Diary

Wednesday 11th March                                                    Ladies Guild

Pontypridd Market is the subject this week. We will look back, with the aid of photographs, on the history of the market to how we see it today!  A time to reminisce!.

 

Thursday 12th March                                            Lenten Bible Study

St Catherine’s are hosting this week’s Bible Study, ‘Questioning, rebellion, redemption’. This week we walk and pray with the Christians of Iraq. We began our Lenten journey with a journey into the wilderness, now as we reach Week 4 we find the People of God in the desert and in rebellious mood. The long arduous journey had left them impatient. Their hope and dreams seemed to be ebbing away as they despised the food, were thirsty and could only see death looming ahead of them.

 

Friday 13th March                                                                Lent Lunch

This week’s Soup, Bread and Cheese lunch will be held at St David’s Church, Hopkinstown from 12 noon till 1.30pm Suggested donation £2.50.  There will be a Fairtrade stall.

 

Saturday 14th March                                      Comic Relief Coffee Bar

The Coffee Bar is an important part of our outreach. This week’s proceeds will ALL go to Comic Relief.  Volunteers to make cakes are needed – we would particularly welcome ‘new’ cake makers– can YOU help by providing cakes once every three weeks?  would be a great help to the regulars.

The new Rota to serve at coffee bar is on the wall in the hall.

 

Friday 28th March                                                         We Make Music

A Chamber Orchestra Concert featuring Iestyn and ‘Friends’ will be held in the church. Tickets are £5 with all proceeds to Macmillan Cancer Support. The programme will include; Elgar – Serenade for Strings, Grieg – Elegiac Melodies, Pergolesi – Flute Concerto Soloist: Berwyn Davies and  Mozart -Symphonies No’s 6 and 15. Make a note of the date and give Iestyn your support.

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Notices

BBC Celebration Broadcast.

The first of the radio services – God and Laughter – which we recorded last month was broadcast this morning at 7.30am; it will be repeated this evening at 6.30pm. It is be available on Iplayer and as a podcast.

 

Cytûn

Many will know that Rev Gethin Rhys took on the role of Cytûn’s new Policy Officer in January. Since he has been in office he has encouraged us to receive monthly bulletins. Copies of these in Welsh and English are on the table. Please take one.

 

Nominations for Eldership

The nomination forms and an information slip are available today, please take one, or more, and think about who you could nominate to serve as an Elder. The closing date is March 29th.

 

Help Required on March 28th

Iestyn’s ‘friends’ are giving their services free and will be rehearsing during the afternoon before the concert… It would be good to give them a special ‘St David’s’ welcome by providing them with refreshments: if you are able to help/contribute please speak to Marcia.

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Pulpit Supplies

Mar 22nd  am Rev Dr Phil Wall      pm Rev Dr Phil Wall Church House

Mar 29th   am Rev Dr Phil Wall      pm Service at St Catherine’s

 

Sunday Coffee     

Mar 8th            Catherine                    Mar 15th          Mo

 

Saturday Coffee Bar

Mar 14th     Stephanie & Alan             Mar 21st     Janet & Beti

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Flowers for March are being donated by

Gordon Thompson, Marlene McCloy, Margaret Johnson, Doreen & David Marshman, Stephanie & Alan Hills,    Val Stone, Janet Bayliss and Pam Mahoney.

 

A Thought for Lent

“Confession is the first step to repentance.”~ English Proverb