Issue No 174
Magazine for the Irfon and Wye Valley Churches July and August 2015
Beating a Retreat?
Not many people will be aware that only thirty minutes away from this Ministry Area we have an amazing resource which can support Christians in their journey – wherever they may be. Llangasty Retreat House seeks to give to groups and individuals the opportunity to come apart with Jesus and rest awhile, in order to be able to go forth in his name more effectively to serve him and his saving mission in daily life. Archbishop Barry writes; “A visit to the house, on a retreat or quiet day, will quickly convince you of the importance of its work and the wonderful opportunity it gives to individuals, parishes and groups, to find the peace and space they need to deepen their awareness of God's presence and love working in their lives. Retreats are not an escape from the world and certainly God is not confined to 'Holy' places. But in the busyness of our lives it is hard to find space and time we need for prayer which is why a Retreat House like Llangasty is so important”. The House was originally built as a large Victorian Rectory, enjoying spectacular views across Llangorse Lake towards the western fringe of the Black Mountains. When the Rectory became redundant it was acquired by Miss Dorothy Raikes, who lived nearby and who firmly believed that such a glorious location should continue to serve a Christian purpose. In so doing she was following a long family tradition - Robert Raikes had founded the Sunday School Movement 200 years earlier, and the
decaying parish church had been rebuilt by her grandfather, who also built a school for the children of the parish. Miss Raikes reopened the building as a retreat house in 1954, and personally managed it for 18 years, until failing health intervened and she donated it to The Sisters of Charity. In their loving care the House continued to flourish, and gained a wide reputation as a haven for those seeking time and space for reflection and spiritual renewal in a friendly, peaceful, family atmosphere. Sadly, in 1996 the Sisters felt unable to continue to manage the House, and generously offered it as a gift to the diocese of Swansea and Brecon. A new charitable trust has now been formed to carry forward the Vision of Miss Raikes and the selfless work of the Sisters, under the joint management of the Dioceses of Swansea and Brecon and Llandaff. The House is a place of Christian Worship and Prayer, set in surroundings of peace, beauty and tranquillity, with wildlife in abundance that never fails to catch the attention. It is an ideal place for the individual to get away from the stresses and strains of modern day life, the views from the lounge window alone will entice you to sit, relax and marvel at God's creation! To find out more check out: www.llangasty.com View online (wherever you are) using this QR code. Current and previous issues are available.
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Please talk to any clergy or reader about your hopes and fears for our emerging Ministry Area – in particular Father Neil Hook (Ministry Team Leader Designate) would welcome invitations to come and listen to any church or group about this.
Advance Notice Saturday 12th September 2015
Mission & Ministry Festival in Brecon Cathedral
Please Pray for those to be licensed as Lay Readers by +John Bishop of Swansea & Brecon in his Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist, Brecon on 5th July 2015 at 3.00pm. please remember especially Janet Day to be Licensed to this area.
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If you are visiting the Royal Welsh Show then please call into the Ecumenical Churches Tent on Row D or stop one of the many Show Chaplains on Duty during the four days. For confidential help and support you can ring: 0845 367 9990
Diocesan Vision Prayer Father, we hold before you our family in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon and we open our hearts and minds to your Spirit: Bless us as we gather in your name; Guide us as we grow into the likeness of your Son; Lead us by your Spirit to go out and make disciples of others. God of our journeying, be our way and our truth and our life; our beginning and our end. We pray through Jesus our Lord. Amen. 3
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The Colwyn Group of Parishes
Dear Friends,
the old human nature that lives its life outside of God‘s power. I pray that our lives reflect more of the fruit of God‘s Spirit in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. In this way we will honour our Lord and bring true freedom to those around us and as a side benefit enjoy a much better life too.
Summertime is here again; those lazy-hazy-days where we potter around doing this and that in the house or garden. One of my favourite George Gershwin songs, “Summertime” captures the mood of this moment in an evocative way. We fly off for holidays abroad or hitch up our caravans or pitch our tents, others wait for the end of August and their exam results. A major rhythm of our lives is set by our work patterns and school holidays. These were once seen way back in history as “holy-days” set-apart days in the year to celebrate the main Christian festivals like Christmas and Easter as well as particular ‘saints’ days. As with the Sabbath that relieved the weekly pattern of work these special times were for community celebrations and the remembrance of a good Creator in whose world we worked, played, lived and loved together. However, this once much broader vision of “holidays” has shrunk into merely a family affair or of a few friends sharing a BBQ that focuses solely upon the moment, leaving out the spiritual dimension of the reality in which we live day to day and year by year. The great freedoms we enjoy in this country of economic surpluses that enable most of us not to have to work all hours of the day and night just to provide food and clothing and shelter for our families is of recent historical origin and only for a relatively small number of the planet‘s total population. With freedom there comes responsibility and the need for wisdom to shape the pattern of our living according to good principles and practices. The Christian and biblical story reminds us again and again that we are deeply flawed creatures who need God‘s help to guide us in his ways. St. Paul reminds us all in his letter to the Galatians that we ought to use our freedom responsibly and keep in step with the Spirit. (Galatians 5: 13-14.) He reminds us of the ongoing battle between what he calls "the works of the flesh" and "the fruit of the Spirit." (Galatians 5: 16-26.) Entry into this way of living is through the cross of Christ which has put to death all that belongs to
Phil/Pip
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Songs of Praise Theme: “Peace is there Peace?” St Matthews Church, Llanelwedd Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July 2015 Light refreshments throughout each day Festival to be opened by Rev. Ben Griffith Acting Area Dean for The Builth Wells Deanery Saturday 9.00am Early Morning Prayer Saturday festival opens 10.00am - 5.00pm Sunday festival opens 10.00am - 5.45pm 6.00pm Songs of Praise With the Bracken Trust Singers Followed by Bring and Share Tea/Supper
Llanelwedd with Llanfaredd, Llansantffraed-in-Elwell, Bettws, Cregrina, Glascwm and Rhulen
For information during the interregnum please contact the Acting Area Dean: Revd Ben Griffith, The Rectory, Aberedw, Builth Wells LD2 3UH, Tel: 01982 560615, Email: benedictgriffith@sky.com 4
The Colwyn Group of Parishes Services for July 2015 Sunday, 5th July Trinity 5 10.00am Holy Eucharist Llansantffraed 6.00pm Village Service Glascwm
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Sunday, 6th September Trinity 14 10.00am Holy Eucharist Llansantffraed 6.00pm Village Service Glascwm
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Llanelwedd with Llanfaredd, Llansantffraed-in-Elwell, Bettws, Cregrina, Glascwm and Rhulen
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Church Music A series about the music written specifically to enhance worship and Christian life. Written by David White.
Our Strong Hymns All the music discussed in this column so far this year has been sophisticated choral music sung as part of a liturgy and for the benefit of the receptive congregation. But there is a huge corpus of church music which is the domain of the congregation – the tunes we use for our hymns. At the beginning of the twentieth century the hymn tune in the hands of our finest composers underwent a significant change. We might start with the typical hymn or song “Jerusalem” by Parry. It is no surprise that it is popular. It is associated with the grand undertow of stirring patriotic feeling we associate with the opening years of the century. The raw musical material is exactly right for its purpose. It is rhythmically varied, the tune strides around and reaches a splendid climax towards the end of the verses. The pomp and circumstance tunes are tunes of Elgar and Holst. They are stirring full throated singable melodies. Hymn tunes up to now tended to be rather straight jacketed and laced four square dull affairs. In 1906 there was published a new hymn book, the English Hymnal. Its musical editor was a bold choice – the barely known Vaughan Williams. This was precisely at a time when Vaughan Williams was enthusiastically collecting folk songs. These songs breathed a breath of fresh air into Vaughan Williams’ own private composing style but also into the mind-set he brought to thinking about hymn tunes for the new book. He imagined tunes not marched out in the grandest of manners but in idiosyncratic secularity and toned down quirkiness. Think “For all the saints” – perhaps something of Parry lurks in the deep
background but up front there is a real newness. Again a step further along the way in rhythmic ingenuity hum the alleluia at the end of the verse – the long last syllable, the avoidance of emphatic first beats in the bar – or find yourself hurtled into the tune at the start by the bump in the bass for the first beat. And although there are harmonised verses, the tune is emphatically a unison tune, to be sung full throatedly and with fervour. Unison tunes were new. As the Nineteenth century wore on, hymn tunes became simple anthems to be sung in parts where they could be. The unison tune was stirring stuff - muscular Christianity in crotchets and quavers. Just as Parry set off a number of progeny, so too did these unison hymns – which reached well into the Twentieth century. An excellent example is the tune for “Tell out my soul” (complete with the bass drum beat on the first beat at the very start) Or imagine again Howells’ beautiful tune for “All my hope on God is founded” with its six beat bar extending the regular four beat bars just before the end, the rich harmonies which are chromatic without being in any way sleazy. I touch on a very few of the most well-known tunes, but there are plenty that are not so well known and deserve exploration and discovery. I sang for the first time such an unknown gem by my professor who also happened to be the music editor of the New English Hymnal only a week ago,(NEH 340- Dolphin Street to excellent words by Timothy Dudley Smith) which prompts me to suggest we need to search our hymn books more exhaustively and bravely. I will return to this theme. DBW
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The Buallt Group of Parishes Worship
Buallt Benefice
05 July (Pentecost VI) 10.00 Family Eucharist at Builth
Bishop +John signed the documentation uniting our parishes into one Benefice (hereafter named the Buallt Benefice) on 08th June – now our journey together as one family in God begins afresh. Please pray for our Benefice Council as it seeks to discern a way forward for our united group …
12 July (Pentecost VII) 10.00 Confirmation at St. Cewydd’s, Aberedw 19 July (Pentecost VIII) 09.30 Choral Eucharist at Builth 11.00 Said Eucharist at Alltmawr 18.00 RWAS Show President’s Service in Builth
Regular Events There is a Daily Prayer Service every weekday at 09.00 (Eucharist 10.00 Thursdays) in the Chapel of the Holy Name in St. Mary the Virgin, Builth Wells. Wednesday: Collective Youth Group, Lunchtime at Builth Wells High School in C3 term-time Thursday: Handbells 19.00 - St Mary’s Church Thursday: Bell-Ringers 19.45 - St. Mary’s Tower Friday: Choir Practice term time 18.00 - St. Mary’s
26 July (Pentecost IX) 09.30 Choral Eucharist with Commissioning at Builth 11.00 Said Eucharist at Llanynis 18.00 Solemn BCP 1662 Evensong at Builth 02 August (Pentecost X) 10.00 Family Eucharist at Builth 15.00 Said Eucharist at Llanddewi’r-Cwm 09 August (Pentecost XI) 09.30 Choral Eucharist at Builth 11.00 Said Matins at Maesmynis
Events in July and August 02 Mothers Union Trip to Elan Valley Dams 14.00 05 Fundraising Concert in St. David’s, Llanddewi’r-Cwm 06 Reserved Communion 11.00 in Brynhyfryd/Glan Irfon 09 NO Midweek Eucharist in St. Mary’s, Builth 15 Fundraising BBQ for St. Mary’s in Riverside Community Centre 19.00
16 August (Pentecost XII) 09.30 Choral Eucharist at Builth 11.00 Said Eucharist at Alltmawr 23 August (Pentecost XII) 09.30 Choral Eucharist at Builth 15.00 Festival Service at Llanynis 18.00 Solemn BCP 1662 Evensong at Builth
03 August Reserved Communion 11.00 in Brynhyfryd / Glan Irfon
Congratulations
30 August (Pentecost XIV) 10.30 Benefice Eucharist at Llanddewi’r Cwm
To Janet Day on her upcoming Licensing as our Licensed Lay Minister by +John on 05th July in Brecon Cathedral at 15.00 and her commissioning by our Buallt Benefice on 26th July at the 09.30 Service in St. Mary’s. Please pray for Janet and David as she takes this important step in ministry.
From the Vicarage Dear friends, Dear friends, Lots of changes over the summer months – St. Mary’s is moving the first Sunday service of each month to 10.00 to facilitate a ‘Family Eucharist’, we are cancelling all services on the 12th July so we can watch our candidates being confirmed in Aberedw by Bishop John as part of our Ministry Area Confirmation. is taking a break until September when it will be moving to the THIRD Sunday of the month and the Llanynis service on 23rd August is at 15.00 as it’s the annual festival service – don’t forget to mark your calendars and also keep an eye on ‘The Grapevine’ pewsheet and our social media pages for further updates. Pob bendith
Thank You To everyone who joined the Mothers Union for their 125 th Anniversary celebrations … over £210 was raised for the Mothers Union AFIA Holiday Scheme Appeal.
Father 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: frhooky@gmail.com 9
The Erwood & Painscastle Group of Parishes
Dear Friends,
the mice in the story discovered we to live in a world regulated and controlled by the principles of mechanics and mathematics but surely the beauty and the order of the system which controls and undergirds it point us to the deeper reality of the power which breathed it into existence; as that story concludes so beautifully “the pianist continued to play.” When you look at the beauty and the majesty of the world around you, or hear of some wonderful technological or scientific advance which reveals yet again the best that humanity is capable of achieving, give thanks to God who is the fount and source of it all and be thankful that through it all, the Pianist continues to play! With my love and prayers, as ever
I wonder how you feel when you hear of the latest scientific discoveries made by the Large Hadron Collider at Cern in Switzerland. For some people, such discoveries simply confirm what they had always believed, that God does not exist and that, therefore, Christianity and all other world religions are just so much bunkum!! I’m confident that if you’re reading this then you probably don’t share that opinion, but it is surely imperative that we explain why we believe as we do and what we do. I’d like to share a story with you, which I have loved since I first encountered it, some years ago. “Once upon a time there was a family of mice who lived all their lives inside a large piano. To them, in their piano world, came the music of the instrument, filling all the dark spaces with sound and harmony. At first the mice were impressed by it. They drew comfort and wonder from the thought that there was someone who made the music-though invisible to them- above, yet close to them. They loved to think of the Great Player whom they could not see.
Ben * From A Bundle of Laughs, J. John & Mark Stibbe, Monarch Books
Letter to the Erwood & Painscastle Group Dear Friends, I was privileged to attend the Rogation Service held recently at Gwenddwr when they received and blessed a Pascal Candle Stand in memory of our dear friend and Brother Winston Jones. To say he will be missed is an understatement. Winston embodied for me all that has been truly wonderful time in my 10 year Ministry with you – some of the happiest and most rewarding days of my life. I was deeply touched to receive a presentation from Ben on behalf of you all, which I will use to buy something that will continue to remind me of the kindness, warmth and love I have received from you all. May I thank you all for the gift but especially for sharing the ups and downs of life – I have gained so much. May God bless you all
Then one day, a daring mouse climbed up part of the piano and returned very thoughtful. He had found out how the music was made. Wires were the secret: tightly stretched wires of graduated lengths which trembled and vibrated. The mice must now revise all their old beliefs: none but the most conservative could any longer believe in the Unseen Player. Later, another explorer carried the explanation further. Hammers were now the secret: numbers of hammers, dancing and leaping on the wires. This was a more complicated theory, but it all went to show that they lived in a purely mechanical and mathematical world. The Unseen Player came to be thought of as a myth. But the pianist continued to play.”* I don’t know about you, but that story expresses for me very succinctly what undergirds my Christian faith. Surely the response to the latest scientific advances is not to bury our heads in the sand and pretend that it’s not happening but rather to explain how what is being discovered just reveals more of the wonder and beauty of creation rather than eliminating God from it. As
Phil / Pip Morris ALL WELCOME Please feel free to join us at any stage. More details: 01497 821414 or chambers2444@yahoo.co.uk Or visit www.gladestry.org.uk
From the Registers We send our love and prayers to Jade Redford and William & Daisy Redford-Samuel who were baptised at Llanbedr on Trinity Sunday 31st May.
Aberedw w Llandeilo Graban w Llanbadarn-y-Garreg w Crickadarn w Gwenddwr & Bryngwyn w Newchurch w Llanbedr Painscastle w Llanddewi Fach Revd Ben Griffith, The Rectory, Aberedw, Builth Wells LD2 3UH, Tel: 01982 560615, Email: benedictgriffith@sky.com 10
The Erwood & Painscastle Group of Parishes
July 2015 in Our Churches
Sunday, 30th August Trinity XIII/Pentecost XIV 9.30am Group Eucharist Bryngwyn 11.00am Group Eucharist Llandeilo Graban
Sunday, 28th June Trinity IV/ Eve of St. Peter 9.00am Holy Eucharist Bryngwyn 11.00am Holy Eucharist Crickadarn 3.00pm SONGS of PRAISE Aberedw 6.00pm PATRONAL FESTIVAL EVENSONG Llanbedr Sunday, 5th July 9.00am Holy Eucharist 9.30am Holy Eucharist 11.00am Morning Praise 10.30am Mattins
Sunday, 6th September Trinity XIV/Pentecost XV 9.00am Holy Eucharist Newchurch 9.30am Holy Eucharist Llanbadarn y Garreg 11.00am Morning Praise Llandeilo Graban 10.30am Mattins Newchurch
Trinity V/Pentecost VI Newchurch Llanbadarn y Garreg Llandeilo Graban Newchurch
(followed by refreshments at Rose Cottage)
11.00am Holy Eucharist
JULY HIGHLIGHTS
(followed by refreshments at Rose Cottage)
11.00am Holy Eucharist Sunday, 12th July
ABEREDW FEAST
SUNDAY, 28th JUNE A Feast to celebrate the Church’s patron St. Cewydd, which this year will be held on 28th June and will begin with a barbecue in the Church grounds at 1.00pm. This will be followed by a Songs of Praise in Church at 3.00pm. There will be a list at the back of church from the beginning of June, please do write down your favourite hymn and we’ll include as many as we can during the service; any that can’t be included will be sung during services in the next few months.
Gwenddwr
Trinity VI/Pentecost VII 10.00am
JOINT EUCHARIST & CONFIRMATIONS ABEREDW
We welcome Bishop John and friends from the Builth and Colwyn Groups Sunday, 19th July Trinity VII/Pentecost VIII 9.30am Holy Eucharist Llandeilo Graban 11.00am Morning Praise Gwenddwr 11.00am Holy Eucharist Llanbedr 3.00pm Holy Eucharist Llandewi Fach
FESTIVAL EVENSONG & Dedication of New Kneelers
28th June The very talented ladies at St. Peter’s Llanbedr have been hard at work over the past months, designing and making a new set of hassocks (that’s kneelers to most of us!!) to go in front of the altar at Llanbedr Church. These will be dedicated during a festival Evensong on 28th June, the eve of St. Peter’s Day, and followed by a “Llanbedr tea”, and you all know how good that is, don’t you?
Sunday, 26th July Trinity VIII/Pentecost IX A warm welcome to the Kilvert Pilgrims today 9.00am Holy Eucharist (1662) Bryngwyn 9.30am Morning Praise Aberedw 10.00am Mattins Newchurch 11.00am Holy Eucharist Crickadarn 12.00pm Readings & Music Bryngwyn 4.00pm Tea Llanbedr 6.00pm Evensong Llandewi Fach Sunday, 2nd August 9.00am Holy Eucharist 9.30am Holy Eucharist 11.00am Morning Praise 10.30am Mattins
CONFIRMATION
July 12th 10.00am at Aberedw This year we are hosting a joint Confirmation Service for churches in the Builth and Colwyn Groups as well as our own. Confirmation classes began in June at The Rectory. If you, or anybody you know would like to consider being confirmed, please speak to Ben as soon as possible. Please also pray for our candidates as they prepare for this important moment in their lives. Please do come and join them and us on July 12th.
Trinity IX/Pentecost X Newchurch Llanbadarn y Garreg Llandeilo Graban Newchurch
(followed by refreshments at Rose Cottage)
11.00am Holy Eucharist th
Gwenddwr
Sunday, 9 August 9.30am Holy Eucharist 11.00am Holy Eucharist 11.00am Morning Praise
Trinity X/Pentecost XI Aberedw Llanbedr Crickadarn
Sunday, 16th August 9.30am Holy Eucharist 11.00am Morning Praise 3.00pm Holy Eucharist
Trinity XI/Pentecost XII Llandeilo Graban Gwenddwr Llandewi Fach
Gwenddwr
Thanks and Congratulations A huge thank you to everybody who organised and supported our annual Chinese Auction in Painscastle on May 4th which raised over £600 for the Painscastle Churches. Congratulations to Joy Moore from Newchurch who was the winner of the wonderful teddy bear, the auction of which raised £200 for the Charles Renton Unit at Hereford Hospital. Thank you all!
Sunday, 23rd August Trinity XII/Pentecost XIII 9.00am Holy Eucharist Bryngwyn 9.30am Morning Praise Aberedw 11.00am Holy Eucharist Crickadarn
"An Italian Evening" Saturday, 5th September at Ty Maesawyr, Rhosgoch by kind invitation of Evelyn and John Bally.
Aberedw w Llandeilo Graban w Llanbadarn-y-Garreg w Crickadarn w Gwenddwr & Bryngwyn w Newchurch w Llanbedr Painscastle w Llanddewi Fach Revd Ben Griffith, The Rectory, Aberedw, Builth Wells LD2 3UH, Tel: 01982 560615, Email: benedictgriffith@sky.com 11
The Builth Workhouse Builth Poor Law Union came into being on 2nd January 1837, but as mentioned last month Builth was very slack in its workhouse construction, not building until they really had to in 1875! This was because the good people of Builth preferred to pay the poor of the parish with ‘out relief’ so they could stay in their own homes. The running of the workhouse was supervised by a board of Guardians, from both Breconshire and Radnorshire. The buildings themselves were of an irregular outline with a T shaped block at its centre, a long building along the south eastern edge with the entrance being on the south west side. There was also a small infirmary, an isolation block and a mortuary. The new building was in fact sub-standard in its construction, and a report on its construction found it to be the "very worst and cheapest description of random rubble work, the foundations insufficient, the mortar a mixture of lime, limestone partly burnt, ballast, mud, small coal, and ashes, scarcely deserving the name of building". (Hereford architect WE Martin). It’s therefore maybe no surprise that, unlike many workhouses that remain intact today the Builth workhouse buildings were demolished in 1941. People were admitted to the workhouse for a variety of reasons. Usually, it was because they were too poor, old or ill to support themselves. Admission into the workhouse required an interview by either the master or the relieving officer to ascertain the applicant's circumstances. Then, before formal admission into the main workhouse, the new inmates would be seen by a medical officer, and if need be placed on a medical ward. Each new arrival would be stripped, bathed, and issued with a workhouse uniform. Children may be required to have their hair cut. An inmate's clothes would be washed and disinfected and then put into store, and be returned only on discharge. In the 1881 census there were 74 ‘inmates’ in the workhouse, the youngest being three babies at one year old and the eldest being one Robert FOWLER a widower of 93 years old, a bricklayer, born in Bristol. Although it is recognised that many workhouses offered poor accommodation, meagre rations and unsatisfactory care there are reports that both Brecon and Builth workhouses offered their inmates slightly better. A report dated 2nd January 1891 from the Brecon & Radnor Express describe Christmas 1890 at the Builth workhouse thus: “The inmates of the Builth Workhouse had a very pleasant time of it on Christmas Day. Santa Claus made his usual visit in the morning with the result that each of the adult inmates found a Christmas letter, and the children toys, biscuits, and so on awaiting them upon rising from bed. Breakfast was partaken of in the dining room, which had been handsomely decorated for the occasion by Mr and Mrs Targett. It consisted of tea, cake, bread and butter, and so on. A capital dinner of roast beef, roast pork, vegetables, and plum pudding, was subsequently partaken of in the same room, and the inmates thoroughly enjoyed themselves, the men and women having an allowance of beer with their dinner and the children milk. After dinner, which was presided over by Mr. Targett, the men received doles of tobacco, and the women tea, and the children, apples, biscuits, sweets, etc. The adults also had apples. Afterwards Christmas Carols were rendered; accompanied by Miss Targett, who also at intervals during the evening played selections of pianoforte music. After partaking of a good supper, the inmates retired to rest well pleased with the Christmas festivities. The following sent gifts: tea, sugar, and tobacco, Rev. M. E. Welby; tea, sugar, tobacco, etc., Mr J. Davies, Wye-side; Christmas cards, sweets, oranges, tea, tobacco, Mrs. G. Price, draper; dates and dolls, Mrs Sellis; oranges, nuts, figs, biscuits, Mrs. J. P. Jones. With the permission of the guardians, Mr. Vaughan Vaughan will give the inmates a treat to-day (New Year's Day)." It seems compassion didn’t end with the construction of the workhouse…. Happy researching
Julie Martin 12
The Upper Wye Group of Parishes Dear Friends…
Services for the Group Sunday 5th July Trinity 5 11am Newbridge on Wye Morning Prayer 11am Llanfihangel Brynpabuan Holy Eucharist th Wednesday 8 July 2.30pm Caerwnon Park Social Club Songs of Praise Sunday 12th July Trinity 6 9.30am Cwmbach Holy Eucharist 11am Newbridge on Wye Holy Eucharist with the Ithon Lodge Sunday 19 July Trinity 7 11am Newbridge on Wye Holy Eucharist 3pm Llanafan Fawr Holy Eucharist Sunday 26 July Trinity 8 9.30am Cwmbach Morning Prayer 11.00am Newbridge on Wye Holy Eucharist
As I sit writing this the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the lawn needs more than mowing! However, it does make me think about how fortunate we are enjoying the fruits of God’s creation. There is so much tragedy in the world and our lives but still the birds sing and the seasons come and go. This is our stability in a world of change. I remember sitting on the step of my home a few years ago looking at the moon. I was off on my travels and was very nervous but as I looked up I thought to myself, in the next few days I will be looking at that same moon from another continent. Wherever I may go the moon is constant. We must hold onto the constant in our lives and this is the same for our church lives as things change. Jesus is our constant. However, the rota, staffing and names may change, Jesus does not and He is there for us. What we must keep constant is our love for Him and our love for each other. Change is never easy but we have been on this journey together for months now so let us continue to support one another as we step into what I pray will be a bright future, together. In the love of Christ.
Sunday 2nd August Trinity 9 11am Newbridge on Wye Morning Prayer 11am Llanfihangel Brynpabuan Holy Eucharist Sunday 9th August Trinity 10 9.30am Cwmbach Holy Eucharist 11am Newbridge on Wye Holy Eucharist th Wednesday 12 August 2.30pm Caerwnon Park Social Club Songs of Praise th Sunday 16 August Trinity 11 11am Newbridge on Wye Holy Eucharist 3pm Llanafan Fawr Holy Eucharist rd Sunday 23 August Trinity 12 9.30am Cwmbach Morning Prayer 11.00am Newbridge on Wye Holy Eucharist th Sunday 30 August Trinity 13 11.00am Benefice Eucharist TBC
Love and prayers Petra
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‘Nearer to God in a Garden’ - July and August CAMPANULA - BELLFLOWER
The Latin name campanula means ‘a little bell’ hence the common name bellflower. Most popular is Campanula medium, the Canterbury Bell. This is a 16th Century name for the flower and was named after the bells on Canterbury pilgrims’ horses. Canterbury Cathedral where Thomas Becket was martyred in 1170 is the seat of the Archbishop of the Anglican Church and became a place of pilgrimage. There are many varieties of campanula with the largest group been the border campanulas flowering between July and September. Most have blue flowers but there are white and purple varieties. The Latin name gives rise to other words in English such as campanology - the science of bellringing and campanile - a detached bell tower containing bells. In St Mary's Builth we have a belfry attached to the church with six bells rung by the bellringers. Bells and churches have a long association. The bells are rung for services, for weddings and at Christmas. They are sometimes rung half muffled at funerals and to ring out the old year and ring in the New Year. Half muffled means that one side of the clapper rings loud and clear and the other side of the clapper is muffled with a leather cap. The tradition started with the death of Nelson. Loud and clear for the victory at Trafalgar and muffled for the sadness of his passing.
Linda Lewis
Gathering, Growing Going
A-Z
Tales from the Ministry Area
“Y” is for Yew Tree
On June 13th parishioners from the Blaenau Irfon Group in the Ministry Area gathered to serve refreshments to the assembled crowds at the annual ‘Man vs Horse’ competition in Llanwrtyd, which the Guardian newspaper has hailed as “the world’s most eccentric race”. With competitors and spectators from all over the globe having a Christian presence in the middle of all of the events is a key part of the witness of the churches in the area (as well as providing a much needed boost to church funds!). As the photo shows even some of the horses enjoyed the fare on offer …
Of Churchyard Conservation Globally veteran and ancient yews are threatened. In Europe yews were felled for English long bows (13th-16th century). From mediaeval times yews were removed from forests as they were slow growing and their fruits were toxic to animals. In modern times the huge demand for anti-cancer drugs (taxanes) from yew bark has destroyed vast numbers of yews. However the world does have a significantrefuge for these trees - English and Welsh churchyards. Here three quarters of Britain’s oldest yews are found. So let’s take care of these special trees which are often older than the church, older than the oldest building in the parish and a living monument to the life of the community. For more information on yews contact The Ancient Yew Group, www.ancient-yew.org and the Tree Register 01234 768884. Caring for God’s Acre, the conservation charity for churchyards and burial grounds, 01588 673041, www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk
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What does the DSC mean to you? DSC...duck, someone’s coming, DSC...dive swiftly for cover, DSC...dispense sneaky cuts...
The Diocesan Standing Committee - a Lay Perspective In 2013, Bishop John decided to turn the DSC into a forum to discuss, advise on and agree policy matters for the diocese, and in so doing bring a greater lay perspective to the business of the diocese. Instead of it being a large and unwieldy forum, it was streamlined, and a number of lay representatives from the northernmost part of Radnorshire to the tip of Gower were asked to volunteer to bring their expertise and knowledge to the challenges faced by the diocese in implementing change following the Harries’ review. My own background as a senior manager in financial services information technology seemed to be about as far from the everyday business of the Church as possible. Nonetheless, my involvement with my local church community seemed to encapsulate many of the concerns that others in Swansea and Brecon encounter regularly: declining rural populations, ageing church communities and the loss of youth engagement. My business background had encompassed many large strategicchanges. Formation of the new DSC has coincided with the implementation of greater lay ministry and this has presented one of the first great challenges to the DSC. First of all, the forum is not just a talking shop. It’s a decision-making body where important matters come to be discussed, analysed, revised and put forward for implementation. In looking at the implementation of ministry areas, the DSC fed back criticisms and comments concerning communication about ministry areas. Bishop John and the leadership team took the robust discussion on the chin and the revised document told a simpler and more meaningful story. Lay members of the DSC don’t just bring their professional lenses to bear on a problem. They are also part of our communities. In my own case, I live in a very rural part of Powys with beautiful countryside, wonderful historic churches and very small congregations. Our experience of church life is very different from that of bustling and vibrant Swansea. Importantly, we work together, combining lay and priestly values, to examine the challenges of the diocese and to drive forward the changes that we all believe will reinvigorate our church communities. So what does the DSC mean to me? It’s about doing, not just talking; it’s about achieving goals and setting that in the life of the Church in Wales. DSC...do something churchly!
Sian Miller
The Glass Quilt at the Senedd 'The Glass Quilt’, an extraordinary piece of stained glass housed in a Mongolian Yurt has been making a pilgrimage around six dioceses of Wales collecting the hopes and prayers of the people of Wales.Designed and constructed by Anna Bessant, it will finally come to the heart of Welsh government at an exhibition open to the public from Friday 3 July 2015 to Saturday 11 July 2015. May you too be embraced by its warm Welsh welcome and find refreshment. The event is sponsored by Kirsty Williams AM. On Saturday 4 July 2015 a service of thanksgiving will be held in the Senedd at 10.30 - 16.30. The service will give thanks for the pilgrimage of the glass quilt around Wales.
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Bishops Call for Urgent Action on Climate Change Care for God’s creation is central to the Christian faith. There is a moral imperative for the Church and Christian community in the UK to take immediate and decisive action in response to the growing threat of human-induced climate change from the burning of fossil fuels. The impact of human-induced climate change is already being experienced around the world, often affecting poorer communities most. The impacts, which are likely to increase, include reduced food security, drought, famine, severe flooding and extreme weather causing devastation, fires, heat-waves, disease and migration of populations. The scientific consensus tells us that 80% of known fossil fuel reserves must not be burned but must remain in the ground, in order to keep the rise in average global temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius, the internationally agreed level to avoid catastrophic climate change. The Church has a unique opportunity to demonstrate leadership on this issue and to influence the public debate on the ethics of continuing to invest in fossil fuels. This is why Welsh bishops joined faith leaders across the UK to call for urgent action to tackle climate change. They pledge to pray for the success of key international negotiations over climate change, warning of the “huge challenge” facing the world over global warming. In the newly-launched Lambeth Declaration, signatories call on faith communities to recognise the pressing need to make the transition to a low carbon economy. They say climate change has already hit the poorest of the world hardest and urgent action is needed now to protect future generations. The call comes ahead of the international climate change talks in Paris this December where negotiators from more than 190 nations will gather to discuss a new global agreement on climate change, aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions from 2020 when current commitments run out. The Declaration, was signed by the Archbishops Canterbury and York, was signed on behalf of the Church in Wales Archbishop Barry and by our own Bishop +John (as Bishop of Swansea and Brecon, Bishop John holds the Church & Society portfolio for the Church in Wales), as well as other other faith leaders in the UK. The new Lambeth Declaration warns that world leaders must agree to reduce emissions to avoid average temperatures rising beyond 2⁰C. The original Declaration was hosted by former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and signed by faith leaders in 2009 ahead of the Climate Summit in Copenhagen. Signatories include representatives from the Muslim, Sikh and Jewish communities as well as the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Methodist Conference and other denominations and faiths, with more leaders continuing to sign the Declaration. Hundreds more people are expected to sign up to the declaration as it travels rounds the country during a summer of pilgrimages. For more information on the Church in Wales’ efforts in relation to both the environment and climate change then see the work of CHASE Church Action for Sustaining the Environment www.churchinwales.org.uk/society/chase/ 16
The Parishes of the Irfon Valley & Blaenau Irfon Word from EOD
Worship and Events Sunday, 5th July Pentecost VI/Trinity V 9.30am Holy Eucharist Eglwys Oen Duw PBW 11.00am Morning Prayer at St James Worship Team 11.15am Holy Eucharist Llanlleonfel MS 11.15am Morning Prayer Llanganten MG Sunday, 12th July Pentecost VII/Trinity VI 9.30am Congregational Service Eglwys Oen Duw 9.30am Holy Eucharist Llangammarch CH/NH 11.00am Holy Eucharist St James MS th Sunday, 19 July Pentecost VIII/Trinity VII 9.30am Morning Prayer EOD Andrew Geuter 11.00am Holy Eucharist St James PBW 11.15am Holy Eucharist Llanganten CH/NH Sunday, 26th July Pentecost IX/Trinity VIII 9.30am Family Service Eglwys Oen Duw MG 11.00am Holy Eucharist Llangammarch MS 11.00am Holy Eucharist St James CH/NH Wednesday, 29th July 6.30pm Festival Service St James PBW Sunday, 2nd August Pentecost X/Trinity IX 9.30am Holy Eucharist Eglwys Oen Duw PBW 11.00am Morning Prayer St. James MG 11.15am Holy Eucharist Llanlleonfel MS 11.15am Morning Prayer at Llanganten Worship Team Sunday, 9th August Pentecost XI/Trinity X 9.30am Congregational Service Eglwys Oen Duw 9.30am Holy Eucharist Llangammarch CH/NH 11.00am Holy Eucharist St. James CH/NH 11.00am Lammas Service Llanfechan MS th Sunday, 16 August Pentecost XII/Trinity XI 9.30am Morning Prayer EOD J Holder 11.00am Holy Eucharist St. James MS 11.15am Holy Eucharist Llanganten CH/NH Sunday, 23rd August Pentecost XIII/Trinity XII 9.30am Family Service Eglwys Oen Duw MG 9.30am Holy Eucharist Llangammarch MS 11.00am Holy Eucharist St. James CH/NH Sunday, 30th August Pentecost XIV/Trinity XIII 11.00am BI & IV Benefice Eucharist Tirabad CH/NH
I would like to thank everyone who came to support us at Eglwys Oen Duw for the third Sunday in May. I hope you all enjoyed the service which was taken by the Rev. Paul Springate. He was delighted with the congregation and I know that God doesn’t mind about numbers, but I was pleased that the church was nicely full. On 19th July we have Andrew Geuter coming to preach for the third Sunday so it would be a delight to welcome any visitors again. His wife Caroline is the daughter of Andy and Audrey Arbuthnot who ran the London Healing Mission for a number of years, and had a wonderful ministry of healing and deliverance. Andrew and Caroline are an awesome pair - and I mean awesome in the true sense of that overused word. They went out to Albania with some of their five children to preach to Gospel for a number of years. Their time out there was spent mainly in evangelism - and a little church of gypsies came into being through the preaching of the Gospel. Andrew then worked for the Open Air Mission when they came back, and he is still involved in evangelism which mainly consists of open-air work in towns and cities within a fifty mile radius of their home near Worcester. As a couple they truly walk the talk: and it may be worth adding what Andrew ways about himself: I came to faith through my Father in Law, Andy Arbuthnot, who first told me that I needed Jesus in my life, which I thought at the time was one of the silliest things I had ever heard. A look at the Bible - actually it was the book of Revelation - soon convinced me as to which of us had been the foolish one. When I trusted in Christ, Caroline soon followed and we have worked together in one way or another ever since. Please come and meet them both on Sunday 19th July.
Penelope Bourdillon
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BUILTH MINISTRY AREA Intercessions July 2015 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.
BUILTH MINISTRY AREA Intercessions August 2015
St. Mauritius, Alltmawr and all they serve All Saints, Newbridge on Wye & all they serve For evangelism in our Ministry Area Hospital Chaplaincy throughout the ministry area St. Afan’s, Garth and all they serve St. Michael’s, Llanfihangel Brynpabuan Eglwys Oen Duw, Beulah and all they serve St. David, Maesmynis and all they serve Newbridge Church in Wales School its staff and students St. Cadmarch’s, Llangammarch Wells and all they serve St. David’s Old Church, Llanwrtyd Wells and all they serve All who play music in Services in the Ministry Area St. Afan’s, Llanafan Fawr and all they serve All who lead prayers in Services in the Ministry Area St. Cannen, Cilmery and all they serve St. David, Llandilas in Tirabad & all they serve Rural Outreach in the Ministry Area St Peter, Painscastle and all they serve Pastoral Assistants in the Ministry Area St David, Cregrina and all they serve An increase in vocations within the Ministry Area All those considering confirmation in the Ministry Area St. Mauritius, Alltmawr and all they serve Our brothers and sisters in other churches in the ministry area Our Ministry amongst the bereaved Pastoral Work throughout the Ministry Area St Mary, Crickadarn and all they serve St Padarn, Llanbadarn y Garreg and all they serve All PCC members in the Ministry Area All exercising a Ministry of Administration in our Area All who steward our churchyards across the Ministry Area
01. Lay Readers in the Ministry Area 02. St Cewydd, Aberedw & all they serve 03. St David’s, Llanddewi’r-Cwm & all they serve 04. St Mary, Llanfaredd & all they serve 05. Childrenswork in the Ministry Area 06. St Dubricius, Gwenddwr & all they serve 07. St David, Rhulen & all they serve 08. Youthwork in the Ministry Area 09. Those in residential care in our Ministry Area 10. St David, Llanynis & all they serve 11. St Matthew, Llanelwedd & all they serve 12. St Michael, Bryngwyn & all they serve 13. The Mothers Union in the Ministry Area 14. Llanlleonfel Parish church & all they serve 15. World Mission Initiatives in the Ministry Area 16. St James, Llanwrtyd & all they serve 17. St Mary the Virgin, Builth Wells & all they serve 18. St David, Llanddewi-Fach & all they serve 19. All who read scripture in Services in the Ministry Area 20. St Bridget, Llansantffraed-in-Elwel & all they serve 21. St Teilo, Llandeilo Graban & all they serve 22. Lay Worship Leaders in the Ministry Area 23. St John the Divine, Cwmbach & all they serve 24. St Mary, Newchurch & all they serve 25. Llanelwedd Church in Wales School its staff & students 26. St David, Glascwm & all they serve 27. Church Foundation Governors in the Ministry Area 28. St Mary, Bettws Disserth & all they serve 29. All Church Officers in the Ministry Area 30. Schoolswork in the Ministry Area 31. Clergy within the Ministry Area
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