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 Telephone: Mobile: Sunday 28 th October th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B Psalter Week 2 NEWS FOR ALL World Mission Sunday there will be a second collection this weekend. University of South Wales Mass on Thursdays at in the Meeting House. Yr Offeren y Gymraeg: Mass in Welsh will be celebrated on October 28th, at 4.30 pm at St. Teilo s Church Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 1AD. Croeso cynnes i bawb. November is traditionally a month of special prayer for those who have died. There will be a Mass of Memories in All Hallows on Saturday 10 th November at am and in St. Dyfrig s on Saturday 24 th November at am. We will pray and remember especially those who have died during this past year. The Books of Remembrance will be displayed in both Churches. If anyone would like names included in the books, please leave in an envelope and place in the basket, which will be placed nearby. The Mass for deceased clergy will take place on Tuesday 20 th November at St. David s Cathedral Cardiff at pm. Rhonnda Cynon Taf Council are proposing to close Cardinal Newman Sixth Form as part of a wider reorganisation of schools in the area. It is proposed that the pupils from Cardinal Newman will have a choice between St. David s Sixth Form College, Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School or Coleg y Cymoedd at Sixth Form. Hawthorn and Pontypridd will also lose their Sixth Forms, but will receive substantial investment. Governors raised a number of issues with the local authority and want four main questions answered: Why is no additional investment being planned for the school in line with the other others in the area? How would transport to St. David s College be organised if the Sixth Form was closed? How were the so called Sixth Form Centres of excellence identified? Why is the top performing school in the area, Cardinal Newman, being excluded from the plans for the area. Governors have asked that people consider raising these points in their own response to this consultation in addition to any other points that they may have. Governors would encourage all those in our parishes to send a response to this consultation. Governors have written an official response that is available on the school website. People are welcome to amend or adapt this letter if they are in agreement with the sentiments expressed. Responses should be addressed to c/o: The Director of Education and Inclusion Services 21st Century Schools Team Ty Trevithick Abercynon CF45 4UQ schoolplanning@rctbc.gov.uk First Reading: Jeremiah 31:7-9; Second Reading: Hebrews 5:1-6 Gospel: Mark 10:46-52 Psalm: What marvels the Lord has worked for us! Indeed we were glad. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! I am the light of the world, says the Lord, anyone who follows me will have the light of life. Alleluia!

2 ALL HALLOWS NEWS New to our Parish: We welcome you; please let us know who you are. We invite you to complete one of our Parish Census Forms and tell us about yourselves. These forms are available in the Church Foyer. Confessions: First Saturday of every month am Collections: 21st October 2018 Gift Aid: Non-gift Aid: Loose: World Mission Sunday.There will be a collection at the end of Masses on October 27 th and October 28 th for World Mission Sunday, Gift Aid envelopes are available in the foyer. World Mission Sunday is your chance to support missionaries and our church in proclaiming the Gospel of Hope to those who suffer around the world. By supporting World Missio, the Pope s official charity for overseas mission, you will be sharing the love of Christ with all people by helping everyone in need regardless of background or belief. Today your prayers and donations will help build a future of hope in Ethiopia and around the world. Please give what you can, and if possible use the gift aid envelopes if you are a tax payer. Offices for Week Commencing 28th October 2018 Saturday Mass 6.30 p.m. Euch Ministers: P.Herbert, J Dendle, S.Flint Readers: W.Brown & A.Draper Offertory: E.James/S.Williams Sunday Mass 9.15 a.m. Euch Ministers: C & D Lyons, M.Mortley Readers: Teresa Bressington/Therese Charnock Offertory: T & M Aherne Collection: C.Hensley/T.Mahoney Tea: Sandra Corp Cleaning: Team 3 Talbot Green Team Children s Liturgy: No Children s Liturgy Altar Servers: George, Donal, Luke, Lara, Brian, Dafydd, Faye, Griff Offices for Week Commencing 4 th November 2018 Saturday Mass 6.30 p.m. Euch Ministers: J Dendle, L Jones & N Flint Readers: K Attfield & W Brown Offertory: B Cardoza and family Sunday Mass 9.15 a.m. Euch Ministers: K Thomas, L Butcher & T Charnock Readers: P Davies & R Evans Offertory: M Mortley & T MacKay Collection: T Mahoney & C Hensley Tea: Madeleine Hargreaves Cleaning: Team 4 Teresa Bressington s Team Children s Liturgy: No C. Lit Altar Servers: George, Donal, Luke, Lara, Brian, Dafydd, Faye, Griff If you would like to book a Mass, please use the envelopes in the church foyer or contact Suzy Stacey EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Eucharistic Adoration is held in our Parish on the First and Third Saturday of each month. The next Eucharistic Adoration will be taking place on Saturday 3 rd November from noon. This will be a time for silent adoration, prayer, contemplation or just to be in the presence of Our Blessed Lord. The more time you spend with Jesus, the more you will come away feeling renewed and healed. Many other wonderful things happen where and when the Lord Jesus is adored in the Blessed Sacrament. CHURCH CAR PARK As a parish we have dealt with many issues relating to inappropriate use of our car park in As a result it has been decided that the Car Park will be locked at 6.00pm each evening and re-opened at 8.30 am each morning. Users of the parish hall outside of these hours will be asked to open and re-lock the car park at the end of the evening. If you are able to help with the locking and unlocking of the car park, please let Seamus Harding or Neil Spiller know and you can join the rota for this. HEALTH AND SAFETY ACCIDENT REPORTING- There are new procedures for reporting any accidents on our church premises. Any accident should be recorded, in the first instance, on the new form which is available on the notice board in the Church Hall and in the sacristy. The details of the accident will also be recorded in the accident book, held in the Church Office. Completed forms and the accident book will then be made available for inspection by the Diocese in any audit.

3 LECTIO DIVINA- ENCOUNTERING CHRIST IN SCRIPTURES Lectio is about reading the scriptures in a prayerful way. It is a way of getting in touch with Jesus Christ our Lord. Reading with attention, meditatively, savouring each word God speaks to you. Reading with faith, you will be able to hear what He has to say to you here at this moment and to respond to Him in loving prayer. All are welcome to join in and the first gathering will take place at the home of Anna Mayer, TY Mawr, Efail Isaf, Pontypridd CF38 1AT in November. The date and time will be notified to those who express an interest in sharing in Lectio. Gatherings could be in either the afternoon or evening, weekdays or weekend and will be followed by tea or a simple meal. If you might be interested, please contact Anna by anna@mayer.co.uk or madelinepage@hotmail.co.uk. Please state your preference for time to meet. Parish Annual Christmas Dinner The weeks are flying by, here we are in the middle of October and the shops are already filling up with Christmas fayre and festive surroundings and it is not even Advent yet!!! Our plans for our Annual Christmas Dinner are also well and truly up and running. If you haven t already given Teresa your name, it is not too late At this stage for planning arrangements, we only need your name, choice of menu and payment will be collected nearer the time. Our Parish Christmas Dinner will be taking place on Saturday 1 st December 2018 at per person. This is a very enjoyable evening, good food, good company and festive fun. Why not come along? We have the More than a Song Community Choir coming along to provide us with their superb array of Christmas and Festive songs to enhance the evenings entertainment. ALL HALLOWS ANNUAL AUTUMN AND CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAYRE. Many thanks to everyone who supported our Annual Autumn and Christmas Craft Fayre last weekend. It was an enjoyable and festive event and the standard of items for sale was excellent. In addition, many compliments have been received on the organisation, presentation and attendance. Our grateful thanks to everyone who baked a cake, provided items for the Bottle Stall, Plant Stall and Raffle prizes, all your endeavours contributed to the success of the event. The Raffle has been drawn and the winners notified accordingly. Thank you once again for your tremendous support. NEW CLASS FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS IN BALLROOM DANCING. A new class will start Wednesday October 24 at 7.00 until 8.30 pm in the Parish Centre. Suitable for couples only, pay as you go, no prepayments, 6.50 each ( per couple) All the dancers who attend the Tea Dances have all learnt to dance with Alan at these classes. For further details, please contact Alan on APF Mission Boxes REMINDER.. It is time again to start bringing in the Red Mission Boxes for emptying. Please leave them in the box provided in the Church Foyer. May we remind Box holders to collect their boxes once they are emptied. There are a few Red Boxes still remaining for collection since the last quarter. Please check on your way home from Mass this weekend. If anyone would like to help the APF Missions, please see Teresa or telephone CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE. This years Carol Service with Readings and traditional and contemporary Carols by Anne the Organist and our Folk Group will take place on Sunday 9 th December at 7.00 p.m. following by Mulled Wine and Mincepies.

4 Remember to make a note of this date and come along and join with us. Tea and Coffee Social Gathering...Don t forget to join us for Tea/Coffee/Biscuits) call into the Hall after the 9.15am mass. All Hallows Prayer Wall We are endeavouring to start a Prayer Wall in the Foyer and invite you to enter details of your prayer intentions. These requests for prayers are not only for the sick, but also for any special needs and private intentions that we, as a parish, can join in prayer. Parish Prayer Intentions Join us in praying for the following intentions Ceri Philp Alma Jones Margaret Sidoli Heather Duff (Trigg) Ken and Kath Bond Canon Patrick Daly Nancy Daly ST. DYFRIG S NEWS Holy Hour as of this Friday Holy Hour for Evangelisation will no longer take place. Mass Intentions are available for a few dates in November and December. Please complete an envelope, available in the narthex, and return it to the Presbytery. The diary is also now open for St. Dyfrig s Day November 14 th on Wednesday 14 th November St. Dyfrig s Day, our parish feast day, there will be Mass at 7.00 pm. I would suggest that afterwards we all go to the Parish Hall for Fish n Chips (or maybe chicken!) and refreshments. I know that we have celebrated St. Dyfrig s day in the past and think that we should celebrate the life of our parish saint and our parish! Red Missio Boxes just a reminder to please either pass your box to your local collector or bring in your Red Box and leave in the Sacristy when you are next at Church; I will collect after one of the week s masses. Many thanks to all the collectors and those who place the boxes in the safe whilst awaiting my collecting them. Once they are empty the boxes will be left in the Narthex for your collection when next at Church. Once again many thanks to all involved. Allan Reeves. St. Dyfrig s Family Group Come Watch the Fireworks On Saturday 3 rd November Pontypridd Common will have a fantastic view of the Park when the Annual Fireworks Display comes to town! Come and watch it with us. We will gather at 1 Pencoed Avenue Pontypridd CF37 4AN at 6 pm the streets around the Common get very busy! Wrap up warm and we will head over to the Common for the 7 pm display. Afterwards we will share soup, hot dogs and fireworks night s snacks. Everyone is welcome, Catholic and non-catholic: all members of your family. Please bring a torch and fireworks night food to share. More details on the fliers in the Narthex or from Teresa and Alan de Ste Croix Autumn Fayre this will take place at St. Dyfrig s on 24 th November 1pm 3 pm. We need all the support we can get to make this a successful event. This week we are looking for donations for the bottle stall and the toy stall. Christmas Raffle The Christmas draw will take place on Sunday 16 th December. The first prize will be 100, second prize Christmas hamper plus many more prizes. There will be a box at the back of Church for contributions towards prizes. Raffle tickets are now available in the Narthex books of 5 tickets - 1 per ticket. If we manage to sell them all we will raise 1,000 for the Church Restoration Fund! Unfortunately it is no longer safe to leave items of value in the Church during the week (there have been a number of incidents of items being stolen from the Narthex and money has also been stolen from the SVP box) so please return any monies and ticket stubs to the Narthex at the weekend only or pass to a member of the fundraising group. Many thanks for your support with the current fundraising activities. Make a date in your diary Saturday 10 th November 10 am 4.30 pm, professional photographer Julie will be available in the Church Hall to take your family Christmas photo! Come with your Christmas jumpers or your Sunday best to have your family portrait taken. Bring your grandchildren or your family pet for a lovely family photograph. All proceeds to the

5 Church roof fund. Prices start at 5 for a 10x8 glossy photo. Upcoming Event - Sunday 9 th December Music and Mince Pies an afternoon of Christmas songs, carols and other music with light refreshments. More details to come. Social Fundraising Group the next meeting of the Social and Fundraising Group will be Tuesday 30 th October in the Annex at 6 pm prompt. We will be discussing the Autumn Fair so if you any ideas for this or any other fund raising activities please come along. We welcome anyone who is interested in raising much needed funds or organising/planning social events to join us. The next Afternoon Tea and a Chat is on Friday 9 th November 2pm 4 pm. Operation Christmas Child Please join me again this year in the world s largest children s Christmas project. Our aim is to reach as many children as possible with a simple shoebox gift and bring joy and God s love to children in need around the world. Empty shoeboxes will be left at the back of the church, so please help yourself to as many as you feel you can fill. Leaflets will be available at Mass this weekend and filled shoeboxes can be left in the narthex where I shall collect them. We are unable to accept chocolate items or any form of liquids e.g. bubbles, shampoo BOUNCY BALLS CONTAINING LIQUID ETC. Sweets, however, are fine. The final collection date will be the weekend of 17 th 18 th November. Please help to bring happiness to some of the neediest children in the world. Many thanks for your continued support. Teresa Jones Collections: 20 th /21 st October: Gift Aid Envelopes 345; Loose collection ; GA Heating 20. SVP Collection The SVP would like to say a big Thank you to everybody for the generous donations in the retiring collection. This will help up to carry on the work. God bless you. Anne. The Ladies Fashion Evening was once again a great success was raised for the Church Restoration Fund. Many thanks to all the helpers and the kind people who gave financial donations. 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: Cyril, Maurice, Albert and Robert Davis Angela Doyle Mrs Wilks Brenda Smith Joan Quinn Agnes Hughes Winifred Davies Peggy Kawulok Poppy & Kelly Morris Brin Davidge Elizabeth Terry Verna Caines Julia Evans Maureen & Ken Biddiscombe William, John (Jackie) Picton Rene Marenghi Chris Da Silva Rosa Ann Lewis Elizabeth Holland June Thomas Idris Griffiths Brenda Smith Celia Thomas Fr Michael Cronin Iqbal Domun Bill Cannon

6 Liturgy/Masses at St Dyfrig s Treforest and All Hallows, Miskin Time & Place Service & Intention Saturday 27 th October Votive memorial of Our Lady Sunday 28 th October 30 th Sunday of Ordinary Time Monday 29 th October 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 9.30 am St. Dyfrig s 9.45 am St. Dyfrig s Sacrament of Reconciliation Mass All Souls in Purgatory & Deceased Members (Friends of the Suffering Souls) Mass In Thanksgiving Ruth & Stephen Davies Morning Prayer Mass Anthony Davies-Hale Tuesday 30 th October 9.30 am All Hallows am St. Dyfrig s Wednesday 31 st October 9.30 am St. Dyfrig s 9.45 am St. Dyfrig s Mass Staszek Sliva RIP Pray and Play St. Dyfrig s Annex Morning Prayer Mass Leighton Thomas (RiP) Thursday 1 st November All Saints Day Holy Day of Obligation Friday 2 nd November The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed Saturday 3 rd November St. Martin de Porres, St. Winefride Sunday 4 th November 31 st Sunday of Ordinary Time 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: Suzy Stacey Visiting Group: Marita Fernandez: am All Hallows University Chaplaincy 2.15 pm All Hallows 7.00 pm St. Dyfrig s 9.30 am St. Dyfrig s 9.45 am St. Dyfrig s 7.00 pm All Hallows 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 Mass - David Bullock RIP Mass UCM Meeting Parish Centre all welcome Mass Morning Prayer Mass Eileen and Colum McGarry and Lesley Strain, Departed Family and Friends Exposition until 2 pm Mass All the Faithful Departed Sacrament of Reconciliation Mass In Thanksgiving Margaret Drake Mass Deceased Members of the Catenian Society CONTACTS St Dyfrig s Roman Catholic Church Broadway, Treforest, CF37 1DB st.dyfrigtreforest@rcadc.org Website: treforest.pontypriddrcdeanery.org.uk Parish Admin: Leigh Jenkins Hall Bookings: Dave Rossiter rossiter2117@gmail.com Safeguarding Rep: Maggie White Schools: St Michael s RC Primary School, John Place, Treforest. (Acting Head: Mrs J. Taylor) Cardinal Newman Catholic Comprehensive, Dynea Road, Rhydyfelin. (Head: Mr J O Sullivan) Hospital Catholic Chaplains. The Heath, Cardiff: Rev. David Prichard Two Churches Newsletter. All items for inclusion no later than 11am Wednesday please To receive an electronic copy of the Newsletter, please st.dyfrigtreforest@radc.org.