St Dyfrig s & All Hallows Catholic Churches

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1 St Dyfrig s & All Hallows Catholic Churches pontypriddrcdeanery.org.uk Parishes of the Archdiocese of Cardiff Registered Charity no Father Allan Davies-Hale st.dyfrigtreforest@rcadc.org St Dyfrig s Presbytery, Broadway, Treforest, Pontypridd, CF37 1DB Phone: Mobile: Sunday 13 th November rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year C) Cycle II Psalter Week 1 NEWS FOR ALL CENTENARY PILGRIMAGE OF PRAYER This week our journey of prayer round our Diocese takes us to St. Joseph s Penarth with St. Mary s Dinas Powys. Revd. Canon Joseph Boardman VG. Revd. Deacon Elfred Jones. Landough Hospital and Marie Curie Hospice. For more information about the Pilgrimage Prayer, please visit the Archdiocese of Cardiff s website: An Invitation to a Christmas Retreat this is an opportunity to stop and listen to God s voice within us. A retreat day of prayer run according to Ignatian Spirituality. During the course of the day there will be two talks, imaginative contemplation, time for silent prayer in front of the Blessed Sacrament and time for group sharing. The day is open to people of all faiths and no faith and is free of charge. Lunch will be provided. Retreat givers Christian and Esther Mahoney. Venue St. David s Sixth Form College pm on 3 rd December. To make a booking please contact Christian Mahoney on spaces are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. Newsletter by the newsletter teams at both parishes are in the process of updating the Newsletter Recipient groups. If you already receive the newsletter electronically, or wish to do so, please Leigh at St. Dyfrig s office with your current address. Please mark your subject ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER. For those already receiving the newsletter electronically please bear with us for a week or so while the system is updated. If you do not already receive an electronic copy, please consider doing so as it saves a considerable amount of paper over time. Many thanks, Fr Allan. St. Margaret s School Abderdare The Governing Body is seeking to appoint a committed practising Catholic to work with the Headteacher to move our school to excellent. We are looking for an excellent teacher, with dedication and enthusiasm to lead teaching and learning throughout the school. The successful candidate will have a clear vision and understanding of Catholic education and be committed to enhancing our Catholic ethos, working with governors, staff, parents and parish. Closing date Friday 2 nd December For full details please see the parish noticeboard. St. Michael s School Treforest The Governing Body is seeking to appoint a committed practising Catholic to First Reading: Malachi 3:19-20; Second reading: 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 Gospel: Luke 21:5-19 Response to the Psalm: The Lord comes to rule the people with fairness Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to stand with confidence before the Son of Man. Alleluia!

2 work with the Headteacher to move our school to excellent. We are looking for an excellent teacher, with dedication and enthusiasm to lead teaching and learning throughout the school. The successful candidate will have a clear vision and understanding of Catholic education and be committed to enhancing our Catholic ethos, working with governors, staff, parents and parish. For full details please see the parish noticeboard. Closing date 17 th November. Catholic Bible School and Praying the Psalms A day of interactive balance between teaching and prayer, led by Sarah Beresford, Director of the Catholic Bible School. Free and open to everyone. Saturday 26 th November at 10 am to 3 pm in St. Helen s Church, Court Road, Barry, CF63 4ET. Please bring a packed lunch. For more information see or catholicbibleschooluk@gmail.com Generational Healing Service 25 th November at St. Peter s Church Roath CF24 3BA pm rosary, 6.30 preparation for Mass including Penitential Candle Procession; 7 pm Mass (including prayers for Generational Healing); 7.45 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament then guided prayers and personal ministry; Sacraments of Reconciliation and Anointing of the sick also available. For more information go to heal.htm ALL HALLOWS NEWS Parish Administrator: Please contact Suzy for any administrative requests/information/mass intentions etc. on or Please note, there are envelopes in the church foyer for Mass intentions. There are a few vacancies available for Mass intentions, if you would like to have a Mass said please contact Suzy. Offices for w/c 13th November2016 Saturday Mass: 6.30 p.m. Euch Ministers: Diane/Peter Fr-Herbert, J Dendle Readers: Bindu Cardoza/Andrew Draper Offertory: G.Edwards& Family Sunday Mass a.m. Euch Ministers: M.Mortley,M.Fernandez,T. Mahoney Readers: Kath Attfield/Teresa Howell Offertory: Geraldine Robertson Children s Lit: L.Harris & A. Thomas Collection: K & T. Jacobs Tea: Kath Bond Cleaning: Team 4 Teresa Bressington s Team Servers: Brian/Dafydd/Edward/George Offices for w/c 20th November2016 Saturday Mass: 6.30 p.m. Euch Ministers: T Jacobs, C Barrion, C Hensley Readers: E Adlam. K Thomas Offertory B Cardoza & Family Sunday Mass a.m. Euch Ministers: T Charnock, C & D Lyons Readers: P Davies & R Evans Offertory: M Miortley & T McKay Children s Lit: T Howell & T Mahoney Collection: M Drake & S Howells Tea: Teresa Bressington Cleaning: Team 5 Angela McCarthy s Team Servers: Brian/Dafydd/Edward/George Confessions: First Saturday of every month a.m. Collections 6 November 2016: Gift Aid: Non Gift Aid: 78.50; Loose Plate: Sick & Retired Clergy: FIRST RECONCILIATION AND COMMUNION CLASSES. Reconciliation and First Communion preparation programmes in All Hallows will begin on Wednesday 4 th January The sessions will be held at pm. There will be a meeting with catechists Diane Franks-Herbert, Jo Taylor and Fr Allan on the 7 th December 2016 at 7.00pm for all pupils who are eligible are currently in year 3 or above. If you wish your child to join the preparation programme, please complete a Proforma found at the back of the church and hand it to Father Allan or one of the catechists. CAFOD Family Fast Day: A Thank you letter has been received from CAFOD for the collection which raised CLUB OCTOBER DRAW 1 st Marjorie Mortley (62), 2 nd Vera Oakley (19)

3 3 rd Agnes Green (65) APF MISSION Red Boxes... There are a number of emptied Red Boxes awaiting collection from the Church Foyer. Many thanks for your generous donation for the APF Missions, if anyone is interested in having one of the APF Mission Boxes in the home, please contact Teresa on Please bring your Red Boxes in for emptying as soon as possible. (Last call for this quarter) NEW TO OUR PARISH... We welcome you, please let us know who you are and we invite you to complete one of our Parish Census Forms and tell us about yourselves. These forms are available in the Church Porch. MUSIC MINISTRY- Advent is approaching and we will soon have the Christmas period upon us. Arrangements are ongoing to prepare our music for the forthcoming Advent and the Christmas celebrations. If you are interested in helping, or joining in with us, please see Teresa or Anne the Organist over the next few weeks. We are planning a Christmas Carol Service on Sunday 11th December with a traditional evening of old and new Carols with spiritual readings. This will involve participation from young and not so young people, followed by mulled wine and mince pies. So keep this date in your diaries. All are welcome, celebrate with us and enjoy the true spirit of Christmas. Calling all Nationalities We are planning an International Mass to pray for Unity, Peace and Love throughout our troubled world. We are blessed with people in our parish from many parts of the world and we invite you to help us with your languages so we may include your native tongue in hymns/bidding prayers in our Mass. It would be wonderful to see tradition and culture come alive and shared with our Family of God at All Hallows. If you can help in any way, please contact Teresa. Date of the Mass to be confirmed in the next few weeks. What s On in The Coming Weeks?? Our next planned event is the BAKE AND BOOK SALE...Calling all our generous bakers to get baking, we are looking for all types of cakes and pastries for the Sale after the 9.15 am Mass on Sunday 20 November after the 9.15 am Mass. We have been donated a number of new books which will be available for sale at reasonable prices at this event. Please come and support this event and have the opportunity to buy a new book and a Cake as well as joining in for a cup of coffee/tea and a chat. Let s hope we will see you there!!! Parish Annual Christmas Dinner... Saturday 3 rd December. Have your booked for our Christmas Dinner yet! It is not too late...teresa is now collecting names and menu choices for this festive occasion. Cost of the dinner is 19.50, this will include :Soup of the Day, Turkey or Roast Beef with all the trimmings, Christmas Pudding or Gateaux followed by Coffee and Mince pies. This is a very popular event in the Parish and we would love to see you all on the 3 rd December in the Parish Hall. Dinner will commence at 7.30 p.m. followed by some yuletide entertainment not to be missed. ST DYFRIG S NEWS November The month of the Faithful Departed. November is the month when we remember, in a special way all our families and friends who have died. The Book of Remembrance will be displayed and there will be masses celebrated for those who have died. If you would like the name of someone to be entered in the Book (whose name is not already there) please write the name clearly on a piece of paper and leave it in the basket in front of the Book. Fr Allan will then make sure the names are entered. There will be a Mass of Memories in St. Dyfrig s on Saturday 26 th November am and in All Hallows on Wednesday 23 rd November at 7 pm. St. Dyfrig s Day Monday 14 th November there will be mass at St. Dyfrig s at 9.45 am. Autumn Bazaar on Saturday November 26th - thank you for the donations that have come in already. We are now looking for gift bags for the 'lucky dip', prizes for the raffle, items for the White Elephant stall and bottles for the bottle stall. There will be a meeting in the hall on Friday 25th November to set up the stalls.

4 Christmas Raffle - tickets should be available for the Christmas Raffle next week-end. Ist Prize is 100 cash so we are looking for donations towards this prize. Youth Club - because of a considerable drop in numbers attending the Youth Club, it has been regrettably decided to close for the foreseeable future. All the resources and equipment will be stored and if anyone wants to restart the group, it will all be available to use again. Thank you to all the volunteer workers who have given their time over the last 12 to 14 years. SVP we urgently need household goods. Single bedding, odd chairs, sofas anything to help people start up their lives again. Many thanks. Please contact Angela on HYMN NUMBERS (Sat Mass) 12 th November: Entrance 757; Offertory 122; Communion 557; Recessional 307. COLLECTIONS: 6 th November Gift Aid Envelopes: ; Loose Collection: ; Heating 32. Friends of St. Dyfrig s October Ms A. Yates; 20 Mrs S. Coggins; 10 A. Hobbs, Ms A. Yates, Veronica Atkins ST DYFRIG S PRAYER WALL Our Parish Prayer Wall is in the narthex. Please write your intention on a post-it note and add it to the wall. PARISH PRAYER LIST: We ask your prayers for: Angela Yates Kate Coakley Joan Kimpton Dorothy & Ted Daw Celia Thomas Val Davies Chris Shearan John & Mary Friel Pat Holmes Sue Warrilow Brian Parker Dominic Jenkins John Zanchi Milared Lee Liz O Shea

5 Saturday 12 th November Sunday 13 th November 33rd Sunday of the Year Liturgy/Masses at St Dyfrig s Treforest and All Hallows, Miskin Time & Place 4.30 pm St Dyfrig s 5.00 pm St Dyfrig s 6.30 pm All Hallows 9.15 am All Hallows am St Dyfrig s Reconciliation Mass Maria Majewska RIP Service & Intention Mass - People of the Parish Mass Catenian Association Refreshments after Mass Monday 14 th November St. Dyfrig 9.30 am St Dyfrig s 9.45 am St Dyfrig s Service of the Word and Holy Communion Tuesday 15 th November St. Albert the Great 9.30 am All Hallows Mass Faithful Departed Wednesday 16 h November St. Margaret of Scotland, St. Gertrude Thursday 17 th November St. Elizabeth of Hungary 9.30 am St Dyfrig s 9.45 am St Dyfrig s 9.30 am All Hallows 2.15 pm All Hallows Mass Peter Mitchem (RIP) Mass Faithful Departed UCM Meeting Parish Centre Friday 18 th November The Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts Peter & Paul, Apostles 9.30 am St. Dyfrig s 9.45 am St. Dyfrig s 6.30 pm St Dyfrig s Mass Holy Souls Followed by Exposition until 3 pm Holy Hour with adoration Saturday 19 th November Memorial of Our Lady Sunday 20 th November Our Lord, Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 4.30 pm St Dyfrig s 5.00 pm St Dyfrig s 6.30 pm All Hallows 9.15 am All Hallows am St Dyfrig s Reconciliation Mass Special Intention (O Shea) Mass - Larry Ryan RIP Refreshments after Mass All Hallows Roman Catholic Church School Road, Miskin, CF72 8PG all_hallows@btinternet.com Website: llantrisant.pontypriddrcdeanery.org.uk Parish Admin: Suzy Stacey Hall Bookings: Therese Charnock Safeguarding Rep: Mike Clinch Visiting Group: Marita Fernandez: CONTACTS St Dyfrig s Roman Catholic Church Broadway, Treforest, CF37 1DB st.dyfrigtreforest@rcadc.org Website: treforest.pontypriddrcdeanery.org.uk Hall Bookings: Dave Rossiter rossiter2117@gmail.com Safeguarding Rep: Maggie White Schools: St Michael s RC Primary School, John Place, Treforest. (Head: Mr M Chappell) Cardinal Newman Catholic Comprehensive, Dynea Road, Rhydyfelin. (Head: Mr J O Sullivan) Hospital Catholic Chaplains. The Heath, Cardiff: Br Brian Two Churches Newsletter. All items for inclusion no later than 11am Wednesday please To receive an electronic copy of the Newsletter, please st.dyfrigtreforest@rcadc.org. Copies of this and previous newsletters are also available on both Parish websites.