Services of Induction, Licensing and Installation

St Asaph Round-up: Dydd Iau, 8fed Hydref 2015

Newyddion o Esgobaeth Llanelwy: Thursday 8 October 2015

Services of Induction, Licensing and Installation:

Installation of Nia Morris as Cursal Canon on 18 October at 3.30p.m. in the Cathedral.

Confirmation Service for Mold Mission Area and Hawarden Deanery at St Mark’s Church, Connah’s Quay on 10 November. Led by Bishop Gregory.

This week:

“Sowing, Reaping, Keeping” People-sensitive Evangelism – with Laurence Singlhurst, Director of Cell UK. 10th October, 10am – 4 pm at Kelsall Methodist Church, Cheshire. Sessions will cover ‘Is this generation churchless?’, ‘Changing values and Understanding culture’, ‘Effective strategies’, ‘The role of small groups’. Booking form and additional information circulated previously.

Northop Parish Church Flower Festival (From Saturday 3rd to Sunday 18thth October), with a Harvest theme: ‘Times & Seasons’. It includes displays from Coleg Cambria, the WI (Women’s Institute), Little People’s Day Nursery, Northop and Northop Hall schools, local businesses and talented individuals St Eurgain and St Peter’s on Church Road in Northop, is open daily from 5th October for two weeks from 10am to 6pm and admission is free. Donations are invited for MacMillan Cancer Support and the church.

National Conference on Hate Crime and Bullying in the Age of Social Media - Current Perspectives, Practices and Solutions. Thursday 15th October 2015 in The Orangery, Margam Park, South Wales – 10.30am -4pm. Please see the bilingual information (circulated previously) for more details.

Training:

Mind Cymru Mental Health First Aid - 12- 13 October, Ramada Plaza Wrexham, 9 a.m. -5 p.m. on both days. For more information and for other courses please see the updated version of the Provincial Training Calendar from the Church in Wales (circulated previously). To book contact: Ffion Williams at St Michael’s College, Cardiff on 029 2083 8007 or e-mail .

Last chance to book - Training Together – “Publicising your Parish” – This training session aims to teach you how to better publicise your parish. This session will be led by Diocesan Communications Officer Karen Maurice. This session is open to all. 13 October, 7-9 p.m. in St Peter’s Church, Holywell. Booking is essential. Contact: or 01745 582245. Bookings close on Friday 9th October.

Keeping People Safe – Health & Safety Training. The Church in Wales and Ecclesiastical Insurance are running a series of practical workshops for those with a responsibility for ensuring that health and safety procedures are in place in their Church. The sessions will address the practical issues of ‘What do I need to do?’ and ‘How do I do it?’ rather than focusing on the legislation. Please refer to the letter from the Provincial Training Team for further information circulated previously. The following workshops have been arranged in venues across the Diocese of St Asaph:

Saturday 17 October / 9.30 am to 12.30 pm / St John's Pool Quay SY21 9LA
Saturday 14 November / 9.30 am to 12.30 pm / Dewi Sant Colwyn Bay, LL28 7TE

To book a place, please complete the booking form circulated previously or contact: Ffion Williams at St Michael’s College, Cardiff on 029 2083 8007 or e-mail .

Training Together – “Making the most of your Financial Resources” - Learn how to use your parish budget as a tool for mission and ministry, and to encourage generous giving amongst the congregation and local community. This session is open to all but is especially useful for PCC Members, Clergy and Treasurers. 19th October, 7-9 p.m. in St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham or 20th October 7-9 p.m. in Dewi Sant Church, Colwyn Bay. Booking is essential. Contact: or 01745 582245.

Shrewsbury: End of Life Conversations3D Coaching - 12 November, 10am-4pm. Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

For: all involved with people who are dying or grieving – e.g. clergy, readers, people working in pastoral care - even funeral directors!

End of life coaching is a method of caring for the dying and the grieving which recognizes the patient/client as the expert on their own experience. Through powerful questions that help draw them out and deep listening of whatever they share, we can create an even safer place where they can express their normal feelings. Transformation occurs not by telling them how they should act or feel, but by walking with them where they are. This training will give you the opportunity to evaluate your current methods of being with the dying and the grieving, and to add some new end of life tools to your toolkit. You will also be encouraged to examine your own views of death and dying as a part of your self-care – something which many busy end of life caregivers rarely take the time to do.

It's low cost to make it affordable. (£36) If anyone is interested and would like a financed place, please contact .
Details and booking here:

Training Together - “Preaching Advent and Christmas” – How do we help Christmas visitors to our Churches to embed the coming of Christ – his Incarnation – into their lives long after the festive season? This day is open to anyone who is in formal ministry – particularly clergy, readers & evangelists. Preaching advent and Christmas gives the preacher challenges that can also inform and enrich preaching at other times of the year. Trainer: Roger Spiller. 17th November, 10 am-4pm in Llangollen Pavilion. Booking is essential and places are now limited. Contact: or 01745 582245.

Coming soon:

Cathedral Choir Concert to celebrate the 38th Anniversary since the formation of the Cathedral Choir Association - Saturday 17th October at 7.30pm in St Asaph Cathedral – all welcome - admission £7.50 (Choir Association members £5) – music will include “The Armed Man Suite - A Mass for Peace” by Karl Jenkins.

A Christian Aid coffee morning will be held on Saturday 17th October from 10.30 am to 12.30pm in Llanbedr Village Hall. There is no admission charge. All donations will be sent to the people of the Dogon Plateau in Mali to help them have a better harvest. Please come and support this venture.

Choral Evensong with healing for the Feast of St Luke. Choirs of St Peter's, Ruthin and Oswestry Parish Church. Sunday 18 October in St Peter's Church, Ruthin at 6pm.

St. Asaph Deanery Conference – Wednesday 21 October at Church of the Holy Spirit, Coast Road, Prestatyn commencing at 7pm prompt; light refreshments will be served from 6.30pm. Rev. Dr. Richard Hainsworth, Vicar of Northop, is the Speaker and theme of the Conference is “Training Available for Mission and Ministry for Clergy and Laity”. Richard is the training officer for our Diocese and the new Church in Wales Training Centre (the St Padarn's Institute). He will be talking about the range of ministries, both lay and ordained, that are open to people to help us as we move towards being Mission Areas and responding to the 2020 Vision. This includes new opportunities for lay people that have just been developed. Richard will also take us through the different forms of training and study, both formal and informal that are being offered. So if you are interested in learning more about your faith or exploring what God may be calling you to do, or you are interested in helping others in your Church and Deanery explore these things, you would be very welcome.

The Launch of MAE Cymru – A new group being founded to support the work of women in the Church in Wales. Saturday 5 December, 1 – 3.30 pm, Plas Dolerw, Newtown, SY16 2EH. Please bring your own lunch. Poster attached.

Information and Marketplace

“Wrexham Include” - Positive & confidential support for people aged 55+ living in the Borough of Wrexham. Please see the attached letter and referral form for details of the support available for people to live independently in their home.

Please see the following message from Aled Davies of Cyngor Ysgolion Sul “On Nov 1st beibl.net will be published in print form - both as a full hardcover Bible, and also as a colour illustrated 365 story Bible. This is only the 3rd ever full translation, following on from 1588 and 1988, and is the work of Arfon Jones and his team over a 15 year period.

Translated from the original Hebrew and Greek, beibl.net is the Bible in everyday Welsh – perfect for young people, those learning the language and even those who are native Welsh speakers.

beibl.net:

· The Bible – in the Welsh you hear and understand

· Perfect for schools, churches and those learning Welsh

· Supports your Bible reading with additional where to find help references, a Bible timeline, maps and a Hebrew calendar.

We are excited to offer a pre-release offer to churches who are able to use and share copies with young people etc, and can make it available for £10 (£14.99 from Nov 1st onwards)”

Order form attached.

Do you need a speaker? Susan Flynn will give an illustrated talk on the charity she set up to support women in Malawi training in tailoring. (We can even include a mini fashion show)!

Contact: 01244 381490.

Reminders:

Help for Refugees - Following a discussion at September's meeting of the Bishop's Standing Committee Aidan Coleman would like to hear from anyone interested in doing something practical on behalf of refugees at Calais and more widely to contribute towards providing a welcome to Syrians arriving in North East Wales from refugee camps on the Syrian border, or indeed from anyone who is already doing work in either of these areas of concern. Please contact Aidan via email at or telephone 01352 710010.

Vacancy – Mold Mission Area Development Officer - To support the work carried out by Clergy and Lay leaders within this group. Details circulated previously. Closing date for applications is Friday 9th October.

Vacancy – Full time children’s chaplain (lay or ordained) Flintshire. £22k per annum, pension and travel expenses.

Making connections between local schools, churches and community across three parishes in Flintshire.
Providing pastoral support for children in these contexts.
Working in a team to develop opportunities for all age worship and Christian community.

For more details and an application form see: or contact Rev Dr Richard Hainsworth 01352 840842.

The parish of St Mary the Virgin, Mold is seeking a choir director for a moderately – sized four-part choir used to singing Anglican chant and four part anthems. We hope to continue to maintain a good standard of musicianship, as has been developed over a goodly number of years. In the first instance, please make contact with The Rev’d. Kevin Horswell, The Vicarage, Church Lane, Mold; Flintshire CH7 1BW. Telephone: 01352 752960, email

Peter Jones, Church warden at St Cystennin’s Church is again fund raising for the church. His challenge this year is Fire walking across 1200 degree hot coals on the 8th November. Anyone wishing to support him through sponsorship or donation can do so in one of three ways, by sending any donation or sponsorship with their name and address to the parish office, St Davids church, Penrhyn Bay, or by contacting Peter directly on 01492 543638 or by texting on their mobile phone through just giving-texting: PFCC zero one to 70070 (eg pfcc zero one £? to 70070). Thanks to all who will support Peter.

Concert with Beulah Brass Band and soloist Malcolm Williams tenor at Trefnant Village Hall on Saturday 24th October at 7.30 pm. Tickets £5.Further info available from 01745 583543. Proceeds in aid of Tremeirchion Bach St Matthew Passion.

Join St Asaph Cathedral on Pilgrimage to Walsingham 11th to 15th July 2016.

Leaflet circulated previously. Further information and bookings contact Fr Rex Matthias

Charity Concert by Ysgol Rhiwabon Music students at St John’s Church, Rhosymedre – Thursday 15 October at 7 p.m. Tickets £4 including refreshments. Proceeds shared between St John’s Church and Wrexham to Calais Solidarity.

Sing Out Gospel Choir: The final concert of the year at St Elidan's Church in Llanelidan (LL15 2PT) will feature the amazing and soul-stirring 'Sing Out Gospel Choir' on Saturday, 17th October at 7pm. The choir is made up of professional gospel singers and worship leaders and they sound fantastic! ( Sharing the stage will be two local choirs: the Ruthin Youth Singers and the Llanbedr Singing Group, under the musical direction of Jennie Coates. Early Bird tickets can be ordered for £8 by phoning Pat on 01824 750288 before 9th October, or you can pay £10 on the door. Poster attached.

Please see the following message from Revd Sally Rogers: Conwy’s Dyffryn Elwy Habitat Improvement Project has been nominated for a Sustainable Public Sector Award. The project consists of a variety of work on the 7 km stretch of river between Llangernyw and Llanfairtalhaiarn in our parish. As well as benefits to wildlife habitat, water quality, livestock grazing, and amenities, there is an element of flood prevention. This will help protect us in Llanfairtalhaiarn, and will also mitigate the flood threat further downstream, e.g. in St.Asaph. The project has been managed by Geraint Jones, who works for Coed Cymru and also chairs the Community Council in Llanfair.

It is an excellent piece of work, and has been shortlisted alongside projects from Swansea and Cardiff. The public are invited to vote to decide which of the 3 projects receives the award. You can vote at http:/ Voting takes place between 4 September and 9 October and the winners will be announced at the Sustain Wales Awards at the Millennium Stadium on 19 November.

There is more work to be done on the tributaries of the Elwy above Llangernyw, a stretch below Llanfair, and also on the upper reaches of the Barrog (which was the main cause of the disastrous flooding we experienced in 2012, when it overflowed the culvert as it entered the village, and then met the already high water levels of the Elwy). I guess that public recognition through the award might unlock future funding for this necessary work.

Please vote to support us. You might also be helping to protect our cathedral city from a repeat of 2012!

Berse Drelincourt Charity - grants are available for education expenses for up to 20 girls/women per year, under the age of 25 years and resident in the Diocese of St. Asaph. The grant is modest (usually between £50 - £100) but may be used in a range of ways, for example, to subsidise extracurricular lessons, to assist in the purchase of books, or to go towards the expense of a degree course at university. Please pass on the applications forms (circulated previously) to young women who may qualify for the grant or direct them to the website at

What’s on?

“CLEAVE THE WOOD AND THERE I AM” - An invitation to respond to God’s grace through carvings and music - Noddfa Retreat Centre, Penmaenmawr, 5pm, Friday 23rd to 3pm Sunday 25th October 2015 A retreat led by Christopher Lewis, who made the carvings around which the reflections are based. This is a unique opportunity to enjoy a special weekend -please do apply early to avoid disappointment. For more information ring Helen Taubman 01352780292/07780706726(or text) -

“Murder in the Cathedral” – 21 November at 7.30 p.m. in St Asaph Cathedral. In aid of St Kentigern and Ty Gobaith Hospices. Tickets £10. Details of how to book on the poster circulated previously.

8 Day visit to Italy - Pompeii, Sorrento, Rome and Isle of Capri. Saturday 2nd - Saturday 9th April 2016 Flights : Liverpool to Naples with Easyjet and return Rome - Manchester with Ryannair 2 nights Sorrento 5 nights Rome 3* hotels Bespoke itinerary with Guide and coaches half board basis Friendly group ideal for couples and singles Enquiries and full details from Mrs Susan Varah Tel 01244 540728

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Sian Connelly

Administrative Assistant / Cymhorthydd Gweinyddol
Diocesan Office /Swyddfa'r Esgobaeth
High Street / Stryd Fawr
St. Asaph / Llanelwy

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