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Weekly Newsletter No.2013
Thursday, 25 December, 2014
11.45 pm Midnight Mass & Sermon. Celebrant & Preacher: Rev Dr Rhys Jenkins.
Hymns: 59 (Proc.), 432, Infant Holy, Anthem: O Magnum Mysterium (Vittoria), 60.
Setting: Thomas Mass (David Thorne).
8.00 am Said Eucharist. St Margaret’s.
9.30 am Sung Eucharist. St Margaret’s.
11.00 am Christmas Morning Sung Eucharist & Sunday School Presentation. Celebrant: Rev Stewart Lisk.
Hymns: 59 (Proc.), 65, Silent Night, Anthem: O Holy Night (Adam), Ding dong merrily on high.
Setting: Thomas Mass (David Thorne).
In the world-wide Church we pray today for the Diocese of Kuching in the Province of South East Asia,
Archbishop Bolly Lapok and Assistant Bishop Aeries Sumping Jingan. We pray for peace in the world, among
all religions and nations, remembering especially the people of Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Israel and Gaza.
We pray for the victims of Ebola in West Africa. In this diocese we pray for the Parish of Pontrhondda (St Stephen
Ystrad Rhondda, St Cynon Llwynypia and All Saints Trealaw) and Rev Peter Gale. We pray for the clergy who
minister in this parish, our Vicar, Canon Stewart Lisk, Assistant Curate, Rev Dr Rhys Jenkins and the retired clergy
who assist them, especially Canon John Woodward. We pray for the sick and those who care for them. We pray for
the repose of the souls of the departed, especially Henry Wellington (priest) and Bernice James, whose
anniversaries occur on Christmas Day.
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Christmas Day
Christmas Morning Sung Eucharist.
9.30 am
St John, Apostle & Evangelist
Morning Prayer.
CONTACT NUMBERS.
Revd Canon Stewart Lisk:
20-487854 / 07794-157604.
Parish Office 20-484808, [email protected]
Please let the clergy know of any sick person
or any person who is in hospital.
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an email to [email protected]
Tvoebz is the First Sunday of Christmas. The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated in St Edward’s at 11am and
Choral Evensong will be sung at 7pm.
Eucharist readings: Isaiah 61:10 – 62:3; Galatians 4: 4-7; Luke 2: 15-21.
THE CLERGY wish everyone a holy, healthy and happy
Christmas and New Year.
ANTHEMS. The anthem at Midnight Mass is “O
Magnum Mysterium” by Tomás Luis da Vittoria (c.15481611) and on Christmas morning “O Holy Night” by
Adolphe Charles Adam (1803-1856). The anthem at the
Eucharist for the First Sunday of Christmas is the
Coventry Carol. The Introit at Evensong is “All this time”
by Sir William Turner Walton (1902-1983), and the
anthem is “The Infant King” (Basque Noël) arranged by
Sir David Valentine Willcocks (b.1919).
NO CHORAL EVENSONG at the Cathedral on Sunday.
Congregational Evensong at 3.30pm.
EVENING PRAYER will be said at St Edward’s on
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Monday and Tuesday at 6pm and on Friday (2 ) at 7pm.
Morning Prayer on Saturdays at 9.30am.
PARISH OFFICE is closed until Tue 6 Jan.
NO WEDNESDAY MORNING EUCHARIST on 31 Dec.
COMPLINE is sung approximately once a month at
St Edward’s at 9pm. Compline is a 15-minute service of
plainchant - the last of the monastic “hours”, sung by
candlelight. Next service: Fri 2 Jan.
LADIES CIRCLE EPIPHANY COFFEE MORNING on
Sat 3 Jan, 10am-12pm in Roath Church House, in aid of
C.R.Y. (Cardiac Risk in the Young, remembering Owen)
which is the Ladies Circle Charity for 2015. Bring and
Buy, cakes, books, raffle. Admission £2, inc coffee /tea.
NO PARISH SURGERY until 5 Jan.
COME AND BE A VOICE in Sound of Wales Live
Album Recording at The Gate Arts Centre, Mon 5 Jan
and Tue 6 Jan at 7pm. This is a free event, but please
book your place by calling 20-483344
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK by St Peter’s Players, at
7pm on 7-10 Jan in St Peter’s Hall. Tickets £7.50 (conc.
£4.50) 07779 088623 [email protected]
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11.00 am Sung Eucharist & Sermon. Celebrant & Preacher: Rev Dr Rhys Jenkins.
Hymns: 67, 594, 1(MP), Anthem: Coventry Carol, 71. Settings: Thomas Mass (David Thorne).
7.00 pm Choral Evensong. Introit: All this time (Walton).
Psalm 132. Hymns: 538, Anthem: The Infant King, 68.
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Tallis Short Evening Service.
Readings: Isaiah 35, 1-10. Colossians 1, 9-20.
In the world-wide Church we pray today for the Diocese of Kushtia in the Province of Bangladesh and Bishop
Sunil Mankhin and in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we pray for Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and the
Occupied Palestinian Territories. We pray for peace in the world, remembering the people of Afghanistan, Syria,
Iraq, Ukraine, Israel and Gaza. We pray for the victims of Ebola in West Africa. In this diocese we pray for the
Parish of Tonypandy with Clydach Vale with Williamstown, Rev Philiip Leyshon and Reader Barbara Thomas.
We pray for all who are facing financial difficulties, and those seeking employment. We pray for the sick and those
who care for them, especially Marilyn Roberts, Glyn Osman, Julie Romanelli, Beryl Powell, David Blyth, Bill
Berry, Bob Hyett, Margaret Connor, Sandra Williams and Alec Colley. We pray for the repose of the souls of the
departed, especially Ronald James Mayer, David Vernon Edmunds and Margaret Shepherd, whose anniversaries
occur at this time.
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Evening Prayer.
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Evening Prayer.
URGENT REQUEST. Lunch club will be closing in
March, if no successor to Gill Armitage is found.
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Evening Prayer.
Choir Practice.
COMPLINE.
WELCOME. We extend a warm welcome to all visitors
and newcomers. Please make yourself known to one
of the sidesmen if you are new with us.
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7.00 pm
7.30 pm
9.00 pm
9.30 am
10.00 am
Morning Prayer.
Ladies Circle Epiphany Coffee Morning. Roath Church House.
Ofyu!Tvoebz is the Second Sunday of Christmas, and will be celebrated as Epiphany. The Holy Eucharist will
be celebrated in St Edward's at 11am, coffee will be served in the vestry after the Eucharist, and the
100 Club Draw will take place. Choral Evensong will be sung at 7pm.
Eucharist readings: Isaiah 60: 1-6; Ephesians 3: 1-12; Matthew 2: 1-12.
LADIES CIRCLE AGM & CHINESE AUCTION on Tue 13 Jan at 7.15pm at Roath Church House. New members very
welcome, do come and join us. Subscriptions due £18 for the year. Further information from Gill Day 20-495496.
COFFEE CONCERTS this year are on the third Saturday of each month at 11am. The next concert is by the
conductor of St Edward’s Orchestra, Alison Dite (solo piano) on Sat 17 Jan.
DISCUSSION GROUP meets on Sun 18 Jan at 7.45pm in Roath Church House, when the topic will be the Proverbs.
Discussion over tea/coffee finishing around 9pm. Details from Gill Day 20-495496.
VISITING CHOIR. We are hosting a concert on Fri 23 Jan at 7pm, by a young choir called Gustavus Choir from
Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota. They sing a mix of folk, classical and sacred and there are about 60
singers. The concert is in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and Roath Park Cytûn will be joining us to make this
our main united event of the week. If you are willing to help, please have a word with Kathie.
PARISH KNITTING & CROCHET GROUP meets on Mon 26 Jan, 7.30-9.30pm in Room 2, Roath Church House. New
members very welcome – assistance given to learners. Contact Gill Day
20-495496 or Ann James
[email protected] for details.
FOR YOUR DIARY.
MUSIC DIARY.
7-10 Jan. Jack and the Beanstalk. St Peter’s Hall.
2 Jan. 9pm. Compline by candlelight.
14 Jan. 7.30pm. African Children’s Choir. St David’s Hall.
11 Jan. 4pm. St Edward’s Committee.
12 Jan. 7.30pm. Roath Church House Committee.
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE raised £230. Our thanks to
17 Jan. 11am. Coffee Concert: Alison Dite.
everyone who supported it, and to Janice for organising
19 Jan. 7.30pm. St Margaret’s Committee.
it.
23 Jan. 7pm. Gustavus Choir from Minnesota.
26 Jan. Knitting & Crochet Group.