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Magazine for the Irfon and Wye Valley Churches
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Magazine for the Irfon and Wye Valley Churches
Issue No 155 September 2013
by Fr Neil Hook
Last month as part of our creation themed Deanery
'Messy Church' event in the Jubilee Hall in
Llanelwedd - members of the Deanery ‘got sweaty’!
As a new approach was
integrated into the existing
messy church programme.
Inspired initially by Messy
Church, this 'fresh expression'
of Church uses participation through activities, games
and sport, as well as craft, as the means of families
learning together. Like messy church it creates a very
different service that put an emphasis on involvement
rather than just attendance. Its evocative name is
earthy, entertaining, intriguing and honest. It is not
hard to see why it is already drawing numbers and
starting to become popular across the UK. Sweaty
Church is particularly popular with a wide variety of
males (although the activities are designed for ALL).
Sweaty Church, was started by St Paul's Holgate in
York, adheres to the Messy Church value of 'learning
as a family' but uses sport instead of craft to explore
the value of creativity that helps us understand more
about what it is to be truly human.
In our sweaty church sessions we used nerf sniping,
hula hooping and ten pin bowling to explore our
theme of creation in Llanelwedd. The idea behind
sweaty church is that the physical activities link
together thematically; for example, games for harvest
might include finding a (knitting) needle in an actual
haystack and competing for the highest free-standing
vegetable tower.
Whilst sweaty church is specially good at connecting
with boys and dads, it also addresses a much bigger
issue than the gender question alone: how can church
develop for kinaesthetic learners, that is, people who
learn best by physical engagement, rather than
learning by seeing, hearing or reading?
In addition we are all aware of the enormous
pressures that young children (and by extension their
parents) have to participate in sport and other
recreational commitments on already hugely busy
Sunday mornings. Perhaps developing a sweaty
church model might appeal to some of those who
have yet to ‘put their toes in the water’ when it comes
to local church involvement.
But it’s not just about ‘sweaty church’ … How can our
churches develop a 'learn by doing' approach alongside
the more traditional 'learn by listening' approach? How
can we in the wider church catch up with the training
and education sector that knows the importance of
catering for a diversity of learning styles?
By combining the creative spirit of 'Messy Church'
with the active approach of 'Sweaty Church' our
Deanery event hopefully had something for
everyone! Now what can we do next?
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Diocesan 90th
Anniversary
Celebrations
Saturday 14th
Sept
Celebration Service
at Brecon Cathedral
followed by refreshments.
This is a free but ticketed event
so please talk to your
parish priest about tickets.
Everyone is invited to bring a picnic
and make a full, fun afternoon of the
anniversary in the Cathedral grounds
where there will be a marquee, tours
of the Cathedral tower and activities
for children both outside and in the
new St John’s Family Centre.
Advance
Notice:
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Conference
Saturday 12th
October
Brecon Cathedral
Starting at 10.15
Refreshments from 9.30
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Services every Third Sunday of each month
Simple Open Service fellowship afterwards with
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all
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Deanery Notices .
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The Colwyn Group of ParishesDear FriendsDear FriendsDear FriendsDear Friends The Theology of Mashed Turnip…!?The Theology of Mashed Turnip…!?The Theology of Mashed Turnip…!?The Theology of Mashed Turnip…!?
I remember as a child, probably aged around 11,
making the fatal mistake of once moaning about my
school dinner, and in particular the mashed turnip. To
enlighten you, I was fortunate to go to a school with
only 53 pupils in the whole place! Dinners were
provided by the adjoining girl’s school. The
headmaster, who was a stickler for correctness,
chastised me in public, saying that, “there will be
many people in the world who are not as fortunate as
you and will be going hungry today – now eat it up!
God wants us to be grateful for all the food that he has
provided”. I remember making the comment that
perhaps God might like the mashed turnip back for
those in need! I cannot in this short thought for the
month describe the anguish that I went through
following that comment.
But the incident taught me to be truly thankful for all
that God provides. We shall, of course, be
remembering this at all our various Harvest Services
over the next few weeks or so and to give thanks, not
just for mashed turnip, but for all the other crops we
enjoy every day. Thank God for all he gives us day
by day.
So it just goes to show; a small thing such as mashed
turnip made a little boy, as the words of the mealtime
Grace remind us, to be “truly grateful for all our food
and remember those in need and less fortunate than
ourselves”. We should all say, “Amen” to that –
mashed turnip ‘n all!
Vicar RichardVicar RichardVicar RichardVicar Richard
St David’s Church, Cregrina
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st September Trinity 14
Llansantffraed 10.00 RK Eucharist
Glascwm 6.00 ET Village Service
8th
September Trinity 15 Cregrina 9.30 RK Eucharist
Llanelwedd 11.15 RK Eucharist
15th
September Trinity 16 Llansantffraed 10.00 MO Morning Prayer
Llanfaredd 11.00 RK HARVEST SERVICE
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Rhulen 11.15 JO Eucharist
22nd
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29th
September Michael & All Angels
Family Service & Communion Hundred House Hall 10.00 TBA
Hopefully with the Licensing of Lay Worship Leaders
and Eucharistic Assistants by Bishop John Davies.
Sunday Club as usual and refreshments to follow.
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The sixth in a series of articles outlining the Church in Wales’ official positions relating to some of the biggest
issues facing Christians today…
6. WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT...
OUR ENVIRONMENT Whatever the extent of our scientific knowledge, God’s creation
is still a mystery and is accessible to us only through admiration
of its creatures and worship of God. The earth is the Lord’s and
is sacred, and we are stewards of it. That task remains ours today
as our faith opens us to the encounter with the immensity and
diversity of the living and cosmic world around us.
What is new to most of us is that the greenhouse effect and
climate change have come as a dramatic surprise, showing that
the universal equilibria of which we had no precise idea have
been upset. More than ever science is reflecting on the limits of
its grasp; it seeks to understand better what it does not know and
cannot know. The mystery of Creation and the limits of our
knowledge call for caution, and the principle of taking
precautions is fundamental in our relations with the environment.
Being part of a global consciousness that aims to rebuild our relationships with one another and with the
environment that sustains us, is a major theme of life in Wales today and one in which the Church is fully engaged.
The meeting of the Governing Body of the Church in Wales in 2006 voted that, “because of its belief that
humankind has been given by God special responsibility for good stewardship over the Earth” it would:
support measures designed to produce efficient, equitable and sustainable use of the planet’s resources;
welcome the Wales Assembly Government’s publication of a new environmental strategy for Wales;
urge the Wales Assembly Government to ensure that sufficient resources are allocated to implement the
Environmental Strategy Action Plan;
urge the Wales Assembly Government to continue to promote and integrate sustainable development in all the
strategies and initiatives;
urge the United Kingdom Government to take further measures to reduce the CO2 emissions of the United Kingdom.
This followed a motion at an earlier meeting that committed the Church in Wales to make a stand for sustainable
development by, for example, using recycled paper for publications
Jesus of Nazareth would have spent his boyhood surrounded by natural beauty and he included references to the
natural world in his teaching. On one occasion he urged his listeners to ‘consider the lilies of the field, how they
grow’. Such examples from nature no doubt came readily to mind. ‘A sower went out to sow’, the beginning of the
parable of the sower, was based on his observation of the practices of first century farmers.
Today, the Church in Wales is in close touch with the agricultural community of our country. Death and
resurrection, major themes in the Christian message, are replicated on the seasonal landscape through which we
pass on our earthly pilgrimage.
In developing and growing our economy and communities the need to live at peace with our neighbour is
paramount. Fairness in the sharing of resources is part of the Christian perspective, and this is why the Church in
Wales is one of the members of the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY coalition. Loving one’s neighbour as oneself, one
of the injunctions of Jesus, is never easy if it involves sacrifice and self-denial.
The Holy Spirit, the presence of God in our midst, is a restless presence that seeks to
bring change. To change swords into ploughshares, to change strangers into friends,
to bring understanding and acceptance where there is prejudice and bigotry is the
purpose of God and it is the task of the Church to keep watch and follow the way the
Spirit is moving.
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The Builth Wells Group of Parishes
Prayers are said most weekdays at 9am (BCP Eucharist on Thursdays at 10am) in the Chapel of the Holy Name of Jesus in St Mary’s, Builth
Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday WorshipWorshipWorshipWorship 01 September (Pentecost XV) 09.30 Sung Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Builth
15.00 Baptismal Eucharist in St. David’s,
Llanddewi’r-Cwm
18.00 Healing & Wholeness Service at
St. Mary’s, Builth
08 September (Pentecost XVI) 09.30 Sung Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Builth
11.00 Said Matins at St. David’s, Maesmynis
18.00 CELEBR8 Service at St. Mary’s, Builth
15 September (Pentecost XVII) 09.30 Sung Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Builth
11.00 Holy Eucharist at St. Mauritius, Alltmawr
15.00 Mid-Wales Deaf Church in St. Mary’s, Builth
22 September (Pentecost XVIII)
09.30 Sung Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Builth
11.00 Holy Eucharist at St. David’s, Maesmynis
18.00 Sung Evensong in St. Mary’s, Builth
29 September (Michael & All Angels) 10.30 United Michaelmas Eucharist in St. Mary’s, Builth
Parish DiaryParish DiaryParish DiaryParish Diary Said Eucharist is celebrated most Thursdays at 10.00 in
the Chapel of the Holy Name of Jesus, St Mary’s, Builth
Handbell Group Tuesday at 19.00 in St. Mary’s Hall
Bellringing Thursdays at St Mary’s Tower at 19.45
SAINTS ALIVESAINTS ALIVESAINTS ALIVESAINTS ALIVE!!!! kids club at St Mary’s Minor Hall
16.00 on 11 & 25 September
Ωmega Youth Group (11-17) meets in St. Mary’s
Minor Hall 16.00 06 & 20 September
Special Events 02 September Reserved Communion in Glan
Irfon/Brynhyfryd 11.00
05 September Builth and Maesmynis MU 14.00
Racial Justice Sunday 08 Sept – retiring collection
in aid of The Churches' Racial Justice Network.
14 September Diocesan Birthday Event in Brecon
Cathedral 11.30
20 September Solemnity of Matthew, Evangelist
09.00 Eucharist in St Mary’s, Builth
20 September Builth Male Voice Choir Concert in St.
Mary’s at 19.30 (tickets £8)
30 September Builth & District Cytun Meeting in
Garth Hall at 19.00
Builth Male Voice ChoirBuilth Male Voice ChoirBuilth Male Voice ChoirBuilth Male Voice Choir & Friends in Concert& Friends in Concert& Friends in Concert& Friends in Concert
St. Mary’s, Builth. 20 September
Doors Open at 19.00 for a 19.30 programme.
Tickets £8/£5 (under 12’s) from church members
From the VicarageFrom the VicarageFrom the VicarageFrom the Vicarage It is no coincidence that we launch our new monthly
Service of Healing & Wholeness this month on 01
September to coincide with the opening of the first stage
of the new Health and Social Care facility, 'Glan Irfon'
on Monday 2 September. Although in-patient services
(which were temporarily moved to Llandrindod Wells
earlier in the year), will be moving to Glan Irfon later
this Autumn; age care, bladder & bowel, cardiology,
dermatology, eye screening, falls, leg ulcers,
lymphoedema, memory, mental health, physiotherapy,
podiatry and pulmonary rehabilitation will all be based
in Builth from this month.
Our existing service in the Brynhyfryd Unit (this month
on the 02 September) will now be open to those in Glan
Irfon as well and in our new monthly service will feature
not just a time of prayer and healing for those present but
also an opportunity to pray for all associated with Glan
Irfon (and particularly the Chaplaincy Team).
Blessings Father Neil
Harvest FestivalsHarvest FestivalsHarvest FestivalsHarvest Festivals (Advance Notices) (Advance Notices) (Advance Notices) (Advance Notices) At our 2013 harvest festivals we will be donating a
portion of each offering to WaterAid as Cytun’s Harvest
theme for 2013 is 'Water Justice', corresponding with the
United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation.
We will also collecting for the new “Brecknock
Foodbank” run by the Diocesan Board for Social
Responsibility. If you have Milk (UHT or powdered),
Sugar (500g), Fruit juice (carton), Soup, Pasta sauces,
Sponge pudding (tinned), Cereals, Rice pudding
(tinned), Tea bags/instant coffee, Instant mash potato,
Rice/pasta, Tinned meat/fish, Tinned vegetables, Tinned
fruit, Jam, Biscuits or snack bars … then please bring
them along to any of the Harvest Services or leave them
at The Vicarage.
04 Oct Builth Harvest at 19.00 in St. Mary the Virgin
06 Oct Llanddewi’r-Cwm Harvest at 15.00 in St. David’s
13 Oct Maesmynis Harvest at 15.00 in St. David’s
20 Oct Alltmawr Harvest at 15.00 in St. Mauritius
Flowers in St. Mary’s …Flowers in St. Mary’s …Flowers in St. Mary’s …Flowers in St. Mary’s … Would you like to celebrate a birthday, anniversary or
special occasion in a unique way? Perhaps you would
like to remember a dearly departed loved one at their
special time of year? For just £15 minimum donation
you can sponsor the flowers in St. Mary’s for a whole
fortnight! This can be done anonymously or you can
have a modest acknowledgement in the church. To learn
more or make a donation please speak to Fr. Neil
Builth Wells with Llanddewi’r-Cwm & Llangynog with Maesmynis & Llanynis with Alltmawr
Revd Father Neil Hook, The Vicarage, 1 North Road, Builth Wells LD2 3BT, Tel: 01982 552355, Email: [email protected]
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The Erwood & Painscastle Group of Parishes
My dear friends in Christ,
As I write this, I’ve just returned from our first Messy
Church which we’ve run and organised as a Deanery.
It was an afternoon of true fun and fellowship with
some interesting and well-chosen crafts on the theme
of creation concluded by worship and a delicious meal
of hotdogs and burgers. How gratifying it was to see
so much of the deanery represented and during the
middle of the school summer holidays as well!
How appropriate it is to be reminded of the majesty of
the created order all around us and God who is the
source and fount of it all. Never is it better to be
reminded of God’s provision for us and all creation
than it is during harvest time, when we see fields and
gardens laden with the bounty of creation.
However, God’s provision is not restricted to our
physical and material needs and his desire for us, as
for all of his creation, is for our flourishing. Over the
past few months, as I’ve had the great privilege and
joy of getting to know far more of you than I had
previously done, it’s been a real delight to see how so
many people have risen to the challenges of keeping
the parishes alive and vibrant during the vacancy and
the social and fund-raising events that have been
taking place have been a wonderful opportunity to see
that at its best.
You will have noticed that during this time we have
not been indicating the names of those coming to take
services for us, this is because I believe firmly that
worship is about those who come and God, and that
the identity of the person conducting the service
should not get in the way of that. However, I am
deeply grateful to everybody who has been working
so hard to ensure that our worship and praise of God,
the heartbeat of what we do together has been taking
place week by week, and I would like to take this
opportunity to thank them all most sincerely.
May God continue to bless you all richly as we enter
the season of harvest thanksgiving for his generous
and gracious provision for us all.
With my love and prayers, as always
Ben
Aylmer Alexander (RIP)
All of you will, I’m sure, have been as shocked as I
was by the sudden death of Aylmer Alexander. His
Herculean and unstinting efforts on behalf of so many
were truly an inspiration and, of course, Llanbedr and
Llandewi Fach Churches were greatly blessed by his
tireless support. It would be good to include a tribute
in next month’s edition, so if you have something that
we could include in that, please send it to me, before
the deadline for October’s issue.
Erwood Bridge The closure of the Erwood Bridge, which is now in
effect, will almost inevitably have an impact upon
church service times looking forward especially, if
someone is conducting a service at Crickadarn or
Gwenddwr before taking one on the other side of the
river. We are taking all reasonable steps to ensure that
everything will carry on as normal, but I do make a
plea now for forbearance while we assess what impact
this will have. If necessary, then regrettably service
times may need to be amended slightly over the next
year, but it's almost impossible to judge exactly what
the impact will be until it actually happens, so please do
bear with us as we find out and let me know how things
are working out.
Just for funJust for funJust for funJust for fun………… Caption this:
Send your caption for this photo of our Acting Area
Dean to the email or address on the back page of
Signposts – we’ll publish the best contenders in
October’s magazine!
Aberedw w Llandeilo Graban w Llanbadarn-y-Garreg w Crickadarn w Gwenddwr & Bryngwyn
w Newchurch w Llanbedr Painscastle w Llanddewi Fach
For information during the interregnum please contact the Acting Area Dean: Revd Ben Griffith, 2 Highbury Fields, Llanyre, LD1 6NF, Tel: 01597 823321, Email: [email protected]
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The Erwood & Painscastle Group of ParishesChurch Services Sunday 1
st September Trinity XIV
9.00am Newchurch Holy Eucharist (1662)
9.30am Llanbadarn y Garreg Holy Eucharist
10.30am Newchurch Matins
11.00am Gwenddwr Holy Eucharist
11.00am Llandeilo Graban Morning Prayer
Sunday 8th
September Trinity XV 9.30am Crickadarn Holy Eucharist
11.00am Llanbedr Holy Eucharist
11.00am Aberedw Morning Prayer
Sunday 15th
September Trinity XVI 9.30am Llandeilo Graban Holy Eucharist
9.30am Bryngwyn Holy Eucharist
11.00am Gwenddwr Morning Prayer
Sunday 22nd
September Trinity XVII
9.30am Aberedw Holy Eucharist
11.00am Crickadarn Morning Prayer
3.00pm Llanddewi Fach Harvest Festival
Thursday 26th
September
7.00pm Llandeilo Graban Harvest Festival
Friday 27th
September
7.00pm Bryngwyn Harvest Festival
Sunday 29th
September St. Michael/Trinity XVIII 11.00am Group Eucharist Bryngwyn
7.00pm Crickadarn Harvest Festival
Friday 4th
October 7.00pm Aberedw Harvest Festival
7.00pm Newchurch Harvest Festival
Sunday 6th October Trinity XIX 9.00am Newchurch Holy Eucharist (1662)
9.30am Llanbadarn y Garreg Harvest Festival
10.30am Newchurch Matins
11.00am Gwenddwr Holy Eucharist
11.00am Llandeilo Graban Morning Prayer
Friday 11th
October 7.00pm Llanbedr Harvest Festival
Sunday 13th
October Trinity XX 9.30am Crickadarn Holy Eucharist
11.00am Llanbedr Holy Eucharist
11.00am Aberedw Morning Prayer
Sunday 20th
October Trinity XXI
9.30am Llandeilo Graban
Group Eucharist (with Archdeacon)
Sunday 27th
October Trinity XXII 9.30am Aberedw Holy Eucharist
11.00am Bryngwyn Holy Eucharist
11.00am Crickadarn Morning Prayer
3.00pm Llanddewi Fach Holy Eucharist
To AutumnTo AutumnTo AutumnTo Autumn by John Keats
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eaves run;
To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees,
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;
To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells
With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
Until they think warm days will never cease,
For Summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells.
Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?
Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find
Thee sitting careless on a granary floor,
Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind;
Or on a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep,
Drows'd with the fume of poppies, while thy hook
Spares the next swath and all its twined flowers:
And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep
Steady thy laden head across a brook;
Or by a cider-press, with patient look,
Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours.
Where are the songs of Spring? Ay, where are they?
Think not of them, thou hast thy music too,-
While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day,
And touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue;
Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn
Among the river sallows, borne aloft
Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies;
And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn;
Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft
The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft;
And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.
For the promise of harvest contained within a seed we thank you. For the oak tree within an acorn, the bread within a grain, the apple within a pip, the mystery of nature gift-wrapped for us to sow, We thank you Father. Amen
Aberedw w Llandeilo Graban w Llanbadarn-y-Garreg w Crickadarn w Gwenddwr & Bryngwyn
w Newchurch w Llanbedr Painscastle w Llanddewi Fach
For information during the interregnum please contact the Acting Area Dean: Revd Ben Griffith, 2 Highbury Fields, Llanyre, LD1 6NF, Tel: 01597 823321, Email: [email protected]
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The Upper Wye Group of Parishes
Dear Friends,
A few days ago while reading the
collected poems of T. Harri Jones
in our readiness for our event this
month and to be able to answer the
question that I’m repeatedly asked
at the moment: “Who is T. Harri
Jones?” I came upon the following
lines in a poem entitled simply, “Cwmchwefri:”
“You must believe in some improbably glorious
promise to mow meadows and milk cows in such
unlikely places.”
The poet looking back to his youth questions the
certainties which had seemed so solid and unchanging
and realises with the wisdom of years that the life of an
upland farmer, the life he himself had known as a boy is
hard and unremitting toil. But despite all of that it seems
to me that the poem has a subtext which is the poet’s
delight in the beauty and the majesty of the landscape
and his admiration for those who work it in all
conditions. It’s tempting, on occasion, when you live
surrounded by such magnificent scenery as we are to
take it for granted, to allow the negative aspects of rural
living to gain the ascendant. I’ve been struck repeatedly
over these past few months, quite how beautiful is the
area which I feel very blessed to call home. It seems to
me that it is that very “impossibly glorious promise” the
poet speaks of which is the vocation of the church and
all Christians. We are people of promise, we are people
who believe that out of very ordinary and sometimes
rather unpromising situations and even people, God can
and indeed does produce something incredibly almost
unbelievably wonderful and precious.
As we approach the time of year when we celebrate
harvest thanksgiving let’s truly make this a time of
grateful thanksgiving for the labour of those who go
out day by day to turn, T. Harri Jones’ impossibly
glorious promise into reality and also to praise the
God who is the fount and source of it all.
Happy harvest! With love and prayers as always, Ben
CHURCH SERVICES FOR SEPTEMBER Sunday 1
st September Trinity XIV
9.30am Llanyre Holy Eucharist
11.00am Newbridge Morning Praise
11.00am NO Service at Llanfihangel Brynpabuan today
3.00pm Llanfihangel Helygen Holy Eucharist
Sunday 8th
September Trinity XV 9.30am Cwmbach Holy Eucharist
9.30am Llanyre Morning Praise
11.00am Newbridge Holy Eucharist
Walking from Llanfihangel Brynpabuan to Llanafan
Fawr in the Footsteps of T. Harri Jones
Wednesday 11th
September 2.30pm Caerwnon Park Social Club
Songs of Praise “Hymns of Childhood” All welcome
Sunday 15th
September Trinity XVI
9.30am Llanyre Holy Eucharist
11.00am Newbridge Holy Eucharist
NO service at Llanafan Fawr today: Llanafan Show!
Sunday 22nd
September Trinity XVII
9.30am Newbridge Harvest Festival Eucharist
9.30am Cwmbach Morning Prayer
11.00am Llanyre Holy Eucharist
7.00pm Newbridge Harvest Festival
Monday, 23rd September 2.15pm: Newbridge-on-Wye School Harvest Festival
Sunday 29th
September St. Michael (Trinity XVIII) 10.00am Llanfihangel Helygen Benefice Eucharist
7.00pm Llanfihangel Brynpabuan Harvest Festival
Harvest Season Wednesday, 2
nd October: 7.00pm
Harvest Festival: Cwmbach Llechrhyd
Sunday, 6th
October: 7.00pm
Harvest Festival: Llanafan Fawr
Sunday, 13th
October: 7.00pm
Harvest Festival: Llanfihangel Helygen
Sunday, 20th
October: Harvest Festival Llanyre
11.00am: Harvest Eucharist followed by Lunch
7.00pm: Harvest Festival followed by refreshments “
“Walking in the Footsteps of T. Harri Jones” In aid of Llanafan and Llanfihangel Brynpabuan Churches
Sunday 8th September at 2pm
Starting at Pisgah Chapel & walking from Cwm Crogau to Llanafan School
Poems & BBQ at Llanafan Church
Dogs on leads welcome Sponsor forms available from:
Connie Jones 01591 620221 or Eira Mason 01597 860353
Llanyre, Newbridge-on-Wye, Cwmbach Llechrhyd, Llanfihangel Helygen, Llanafan Fawr & Llanfihangel Brynpabuan
Revd Ben Griffith, 2 Highbury Fields, Llanyre, LD1 6NF, Tel: 01597 823321, Email: [email protected]
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The Upper Wye Group of Parishes LOOKING BACKWARDS Alongside some fine weather, we’ve also been
enjoying some lovely summertime activities this year:
On Sunday, July 7th as well as the Wimbledon Men’s
Singles Final it was also our tea and pet blessing
service in the beautiful setting of Llanfihangel
Helygen Church.
The following weekend saw our 130th Anniversary
Celebrations at Newbridge with an exhibition in the
church from Thursday to Saturday, a wonderful
concert in church on Saturday evening and a Sunday
which ranged from a traditional Prayer Book
Victorian Service in the morning which was
photographed for an art project on the A470 through
an afternoon barbecue with wet sponges being thrown
at the Vicar to a Songs of Praise in the evening. A
huge thank you to everybody who worked so hard to
organise the weekend and to those who came along to
participate in it.
A very special thank you to Newbridge-on-Wye
School KS2 Children who opened the concert, Siârion
who performed throughout and our very talented
soloists who also performed.
On Sunday, 28th July we had the annual delight that is the
Llanafan Fawr Duck Races. Again a wonderful afternoon
in the beautiful surroundings of the Old Vicarage site in
Llanafan and much fun and hilarity along the way. Many
thanks to Siam and her wonderful team and to everybody
who came along to join in the fun.
On Wednesday, 7th August, the sun shone upon us,
but not anybody else apparently for another of those
events without which the summer would just not seem
right, Rose and John Hamer’s Garden Party. A
tremendous evening attended by more people than
ever this year which shows you quite how good it
truly is. Thank you to Rose and Johnny and their
incredible team of helpers for such a lovely evening!
As you can see, it’s been quite a summer so far.
Thank you to everybody who’s worked so hard
organising and running quite some programme; and
there’s even more to look forward to next year!!
From the Registers Congratulations and all good wishes go to Caitlin Elster
and Michael McDonald who were married at All Saints,
Newbridge on Saturday August 3rd. Our love and
prayers surround them for a long and happy married life.
We welcomed Ruby Sophia Moore into the Lord’s
Family at Llanyre on Sunday, August 4th. We send our
love and prayers to Ruby, Sharon and her brother Jamie
who helped the Vicar with the service brilliantly.
LOOKING FORWARDS Saturday 31
st August
10.30am-12.00pm at The Cedars, Llanyre
Coffee Morning for Llangasty Retreat House
Bryan and Heather Price welcome us all to their
lovely house and garden in Penrhiw Lane, Llanyre for
a morning of coffee, cakes and a chat all in aid of
Llangasty Retreat House, not to be missed!!
Sunday 8th
September
Walking in the Footsteps of T. Harri Jones
To get over all of the cakes and calories from last
week, why not join us for beautiful walk in the hills
between Llanfihangel Brynpabuan and Llanafan
Fawr? We’ll be following in the footsteps of our
talented local poet and his journey to school, calling at
Pisgah Chapel. But we don’t end with a long school
day and boiled beef and carrots: we’re having a
barbecue in the churchyard at Llanafan or inside the
church, if there’s some celestial garden watering
taking place!!
Saturday 5th
October 10.30am-12.00pm at Llanyre Vicarage
Charity Coffee Morning with presentation by The
Crossroads Association, our charity this year.
Come and join us for fun, fellowship and a brief
presentation about the work of this valuable charity
working in our communities.
LLANYRE CHURCH
Saturday 31st August 10.30am until 12noon
at The Cedars, Penrhiw Lane, Llanyre
Coffee Morning
Various stalls, prize raffle etc Admission £1
In aid of The Friends of Llangasty Retreat House
All Welcome
Llanyre, Newbridge-on-Wye, Cwmbach Llechrhyd, Llanfihangel Helygen, Llanafan Fawr & Llanfihangel Brynpabuan
Revd Ben Griffith, 2 Highbury Fields, Llanyre, LD1 6NF, Tel: 01597 823321, Email: [email protected]
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St Cadmarch’s, Llangammarch Wells; The Parish Church, Llanlleonfel, Garth; St Afan’s, Llanfechan; St Cannen’s,
Llanganten, Cilmery; St. James’, Llanwrtyd Wells; St. David’s, Llanwrtyd; St David’s Tirabad; Eglwys Oen Duw, Beulah;
Revd Lucyann Ashdown, The Rectory, Llangammarch Wells, Tel: 01591 620 244, Email: [email protected]
The Parishes of the Irfon Valley & Blaenau Irfon
Lucyann writes… Over the summer, we have had the privilege of
celebrating with a number of couples, their families
and friends, as they have declared their love, made
solemn vows and exchanged rings: those little circlets,
symbolising the desire and hope for a life time of
unbroken love.
Most of them will already have a very good idea of
what they are signing up for, having been together
for sometime before feeling ready to make this
significant step, which transfigures their status in
society. During their relationship they will have
discovered something of what makes their partner
feel loved and what doesn’t, in short they will have
begun to become fluent enough in the love language
of their partner for the relationship to be mutually
fulfilling. Gary Chapman suggests that there are 5
basic love languages and these are: words of
affirmation, quality time, receiving gifts, acts of
service and physical touch. He suggests that we often
seek help or feel unhappy in our relationships when
we begin to become less fluent in the love language
of our partner, leaving them feeling unloved and the
relationship strained.
I was reminded of Gary Chapman’s concept of love
languages as we celebrated the poetry and hymnody
of the Welsh writer and mystic, Ann Griffiths. Never
intended for public consumption, her words as
recorded by a friend’s fiancé are words of deep love
and adoration for her God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Her desire and ability to tussle with complex
spiritual and theological concepts is inspiring.
Celebrating her work by hearing her thoughts and
singing her poetry, we began to feel something of
that deep love. We were connected to the love
language of the Welsh Evangelical Revival and we
were aware that so much of it seems to have been
lost. Our religious sensibility has become less
comfortable with the language of the heart, which
speaks of kissing and being kissed by the beloved.
This is biblical love language, yet, a little scary;
perhaps we find it too close to our earthly physicality
and sexual expression of love.
Yet, it seems to me that we need to reclaim or become
fluent once more in the love language of our faith. Not
in a saccharine way which leaves us retching with the
lack of authenticity, but in ways that allow us to enjoy
our desire: our desire for oneness with God, with one
another and with the world. A desire that is not feared
or judged but which unites us in our common struggle
and yearning to love and be loved. Here in Wales this
may require what many long for: the return of the
native language, as we ask ‘How can you sing the
Lord’s song in a strange tongue?’ But most of all we
need to rediscover a faith-love which opens our shy
and tender hearts, so that we might once more
communicate the deeply merciful, graciously wide
and physically passionate love of God in our beautiful
and fragile world.
Services Services Services Services and Eventsand Eventsand Eventsand Events
Llanwrtyd & BeulahLlanwrtyd & BeulahLlanwrtyd & BeulahLlanwrtyd & Beulah
Mothers’ UnionMothers’ UnionMothers’ UnionMothers’ Union
A lively and entertaining talk on the work of the
charity Save the Children by Jessica Evans (Regional
Fundraising Manager - Wales)
Monday 7th OctoberMonday 7th OctoberMonday 7th OctoberMonday 7th October at 10.30am at 10.30am at 10.30am at 10.30am
Saint James’Saint James’Saint James’Saint James’ Church, Llanwrtyd Wells Church, Llanwrtyd Wells Church, Llanwrtyd Wells Church, Llanwrtyd Wells
Open to all
Coffee and tea on arrival and a
bring and share lunch afterwards
Admission £2 to be donated to
Save Save Save Save the the the the ChildrenChildrenChildrenChildren
Raffle
SeptSeptSeptSeptemberemberemberember 1 1 1 1stststst Pentecost 15 Pentecost 15 Pentecost 15 Pentecost 15 9.30am Eglwys Oen Duw. Beulah (HC)
11.00am St. James, Llanwrtyd (MP)
11.15 am Llanganten, Cilmery (MP)
11.15 am Llanlleonfel (HC)
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The Parishes of the Irfon Valley & Blaenau Irfon Services & EventsServices & EventsServices & EventsServices & Events
Annual Church BazaarAnnual Church BazaarAnnual Church BazaarAnnual Church Bazaar
SatSatSatSaturdayurdayurdayurday 7 7 7 7thththth September 10am September 10am September 10am September 10am
VictoriVictoriVictoriVictoria Halla Halla Halla Hall
All WelcomeAll WelcomeAll WelcomeAll Welcome
SeptSeptSeptSeptemberemberemberember 8 8 8 8thththth Pentecost 16Pentecost 16Pentecost 16Pentecost 16
Racial Justice SundayRacial Justice SundayRacial Justice SundayRacial Justice Sunday 9.30am Eglwys Oen Duw (Congregational)
9.30am St. Cadmarch (HC)
11.00am St. James (HC)
Swansea and Brecon Diocese
90909090thththth AnniversaryAnniversaryAnniversaryAnniversary Celebrations Celebrations Celebrations Celebrations
Saturday 14th September
Brecon Cathedral
(See page 3 for more details)
SeptSeptSeptSeptemberemberemberember 15 15 15 15thththth Pentecost 17Pentecost 17Pentecost 17Pentecost 17 9.30am Eglwys Oen Duw (HC)
11.00am St. James, Llanwrtyd (HC)
11.15am Llanganten, Cilmery (HC)
MeMeMeMessy Cssy Cssy Cssy Churchhurchhurchhurch
Garth Hall
Sunday 15th
September
3.30-5.30pm
Craft, fun and food
Please wear clothes you can play and get dirty in!
Sept 22Sept 22Sept 22Sept 22ndndndnd Pentecost 18Pentecost 18Pentecost 18Pentecost 18 9.30am Eglwys Oen Duw (MP)
9.30am St. Cadmarch (HC)
11.00am St. James (HC)
Harvest
Thanksgiving Service
Thursday 26th
September at 7pm
Eglwys Oen Duw, Beulah
followed by supper
Sept 29Sept 29Sept 29Sept 29thththth Back to church Sunday Back to church Sunday Back to church Sunday Back to church Sunday
St.St.St.St. Michael and All AngelsMichael and All AngelsMichael and All AngelsMichael and All Angels 11.00am St. David’s, Tirabad
Joint Benefice Harvest Communion Service
6.00pm Llanganten, Cilmery. Harvest Thanksgiving
Service, followed by supper
October 6th Pentecost 20October 6th Pentecost 20October 6th Pentecost 20October 6th Pentecost 20 9.30am Eglwys Oen Duw. Beulah (HC)
11.00am St. James, Llanwrtyd (MP)
11.15am Llanganten, Cilmery (MP)
11.15am Llanlleonfel (HC)
Mothers Union with talk from Jessica Evans of Save
the Children
7777thththth October 10.30 at St. October 10.30 at St. October 10.30 at St. October 10.30 at St. James’, James’, James’, James’, LlanwrtydLlanwrtydLlanwrtydLlanwrtyd
Sharing Sharing Sharing Sharing Our Joys and SorrowsOur Joys and SorrowsOur Joys and SorrowsOur Joys and Sorrows We mourn the loss of Ernest Hounsell and Ethel
Lewis, whilst giving thanks for all they have brought
to our lives.
We celebrate the marriages of Catriona Brawn to
Gavin Dando and Gemma Morgan to Ross Turnbull
and the Baptisms of Finlay, Reuben, Alena and Olivia
Lloyd and Oscar Thomas.
St Cadmarch’s, Llangammarch Wells; The Parish Church, Llanlleonfel, Garth; St Afan’s, Llanfechan; St Cannen’s,
Llanganten, Cilmery; St. James’, Llanwrtyd Wells; St. David’s, Llanwrtyd; St David’s Tirabad; Eglwys Oen Duw, Beulah;
Revd Lucyann Ashdown, The Rectory, Llangammarch Wells, Tel: 01591 620 244, Email: [email protected]
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‘Nearer to God in a Garden’ – September
Michaelmas Daisy Michaelmas Daisies flower at the end of September and were given their common
name because they flower at the time of the Feast of St Michael the Archangel on
29th September. The group has the Latin name Aster novi-belgii meaning Aster-star,
which the flower is supposed to resemble and novi-belgii, of New York.
Michaelmas falls near the equinox and the beginning of autumn. In medieval times
it marked the ending and beginning of the husbandman’s year. It was also one of
the quarter days when accounts had to be settled.
The Archangel Michael is the greatest of all Archangels and is honoured for
defeating Lucifer. He is seen as a protector against the dark of night and the
administrator of cosmic intelligence. He is mentioned in Jude v.9.
Old Michaelmas was on October 10th and it was said that you should not eat Blackberries after this date as Lucifer
spat on them on his fall from Heaven. Although today we call it powdery mildew.
Linda Lewis
A-Z Of Churchyard Conservation
"E" is for Evergreen
Ivy and Yew trees
Ivy is a fantastic food and habitat for birds, bees and other
insects. There are many places in churchyards that it can be
left to grow without harm. But what about on ancient yew
trees? The majority of the world’s ancient yews are in the
British Isles and 80-85% of these are in churchyards so we
have a special responsibility to look after them.
A few strands of ivy on a yew tree are not a problem. However, if it is allowed to grow up into the tree and bush
out it can cause problems due to the weight of the foliage and the shading out of the yews own leaves. To control
the ivy, remove the basal ivy stems (in 20cm lengths to stop them re-grafting). This will kill off the ivy above, in
the canopy, which can later be removed from its branches.
For more management advice, fascinating articles and a gazetter of ancient and significant yews, visit the Ancient
Yew Group website www.ancient-yew.org or contact The Tree Register 01234 768884. Recommended reading:
Yew - A History by Fred Hageneder.
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KCS AUTUMN CONCERT – “MESSIAH” Saturday 19th October 2013 at St Marys, Kington
This year KCS presents a complete performance of Handel’s much-loved
masterpiece “Messiah” by the 60-strong choir with guest soloists and
accompanying musicians under the baton of Music Director Roger Langford.
The concert starts at 7.30pm and features soloists - Liz Priday, soprano; Clare Barnett-Jones, alto; Stephen Mills,
tenor; Matthew Durkan, bass; with musicians Robert Green, organ; David Hatcher, cello; Hilary Norris,
harpsichord; Ruth Watson, oboe and (tba) trumpet.
Early booking is advised. Earlybird tickets are only £10 (£12 on the door) with free entry for children and students.
For tickets, text 07766 097 600 or email [email protected]. See website www.kingtonchoral.org.uk for
more details and information on other KCS concerts and events.
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