Saint David’s Uniting Church         

 Minister

Rev. Dr. Phil Wall

Tel:  01443 300345  Mob: 07855090360

Website: www.stdavidsuniting.org.uk

 

20 November 2016

 

We welcome you all to our services today, especially if you are a visitor or worshiping with us for the first time. Phil is leading our service this Morning. The service will include the celebration of the Lord’s Supper and ALL, who so wish, are invited to share this with us.

We are delighted to welcome to our service this morning, June Maxwell, former Moderator of Presbytery, along with Simon Walkling, representing URC and John Henson, as the Baptist representative. They will be taking part in the service as Margaret Morris and Bethan Walkling are ordained as Elders of St David’s Uniting Church; Sonia Fletcher will be welcomed as a returning Elder and Beverley Humphreys and Viviane Lamare are serving for a second term.

This Evening our service will be led by our own Alan Hills.

Fair traded tea and coffee will be served after this morning’s service, and handmade cards will be on sale, all are welcome to join in this time of informal fellowship.

Please don’t forget to put your ‘small’ change in ‘Copper Pot’, where it will eventually benefit local charities.

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Morning Worship

Hymns              103, 392, Blessing, Come to the banquet, 405

Readings         Jeremiah 23:1-6; Romans 16:1-2, 25-27

 

Evening Worship

Hymns           426 (4 verses), 137 134 (4 verses) 62, 139

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Diary for the Week

Monday           Language Classes 9-11 am.   Karate Club from 4.30 – 7.30 pm

Tuesday          Language Classes 9.30 am – 3 pm.   Kids Club 6pm at Church House

Wednesday      OPAG 10-12, Ladies Guild  2 pm  (see Diary)

Rainbows at 4.45 & Guides from 6.30 pm

Thursday        50+ Forum 2 – 4 pm.   Sing for Life Choir 6.30 – 8 pm

Friday             Tenovus Concert 7 pm in the Church

Saturday        Coffee Bar      CLOSED.   Glam Youth Choir 10.15-12.30

                          Homestart Christmas Event 9 am – 3 pm

Sunday           The first Sunday of Advent! Both our Family worship at 10.45 and our Evening Worship at Church House at 6 pm will be led by our Minister (see Notices)

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Ministers Diary

As the URC’s Churches Together in Britain and Ireland Faith & Order Committee Representative, Phil will be in Edinburgh this Monday – Wednesday, attending the ‘Called to be One’ ecumenical conference.

 

Church Family and Pastoral News  

Today we are celebrating the baptism of Janet Bullock (in an early morning service) and the ordination of Margaret Morris and Bethan Walkling as elders.

We are sorry to report that Loreen Davies’s husband , Ken, is in hospital, his condition is critical. Russell and Caroline are also back in hospital, both are on Ward 19 at Royal Glam.

We are pleased to say that Marilyn Young is now continuing her recovery at home. As she said the healing process will take time!

With thoughts of Phil’s pulpit swap in New Zealand in 2018 in our minds we remember the people of New Zealand who have been affected by the earthquakes.

We sadly heard on Thursday that Rev John Ll Humphreys, former URC Wales Moderator, passed away on Thursday after a short illness.  Our thoughts are with his partner and mother at this time.

We hold them all these people in prayer.

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Dates for your Diary

Sunday 4^th December                                                                       A busy Gift Sunday

Gifts for the residents of the Mill Street hostel and for disadvantaged children and teenagers supported by Homestart will be received at our morning service. Our monetary gifts this year will be shared between ShareDydd and the Helen charity. More details next week!

In the afternoon  (3- 5:30 pm) – Christmas party with our Syrian friends

At 6 pm the Civic carols service will take place at St Catherine’s.

 

Wednesday 16^th November                                                              Ladies Guild

Our meeting this week will be in the Church when we will welcome Mrs Pat Jones-Jenkins who will speak about ‘Ruperra – thefuture of a welsh castle’. ALL welcome to join us at 2 pm.

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Notices

First Sunday in Advent

We kick off a new church year with our dedication to share God’s news with everyone in our Amnesty International Service in the morning and at Church House in the evening – a discussion service & Communion  –    Advent & the Second Coming.     World Aids Day is December 1^st  -Ribbons are available.

 

Reform
Reform is an excellent Christian magazine, spare copies of which can be found at the back of the church. The time has come to subscribe for next year’s 10 issues at the new price of £28. At £2.80 an issue, this is still cheaper than the siop price of £3. Please give your name to Cerys Webber today if you wish to subscribe, and give the money to Cerys by the end of the year.

 

Visit to Palestine 2018

3-11^th April 2018 – Phil is arranging a visit to Palestine and Israel visiting sites or religious significance. It is open to others from different churches, the deadline for a decision is December 31^st.

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Saturday Coffee Bar

Nov 26^th       CLOSED                          Dec 3^rd       Volunteer please!

 

Pulpit Supplies  

Nov 27^th am    Rev Dr Phil Wall         pm       Rev Dr Phil Wall

Dec 4^th am      Iestyn Henson              pm       Rev Dr Phil Wall

  

Flowers for November are being donated by

 Olwen Nash, Lesley Mower-Hill,Pat Howell

Hilary & Haydn Goodfellow, and Pam Mahoney

 

Thought for the week

‘He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.’