Penarth Ministry Area Reg Charity 1210418

This website covers the churches of  

St Augustine’s, Penarth

Holy Nativity, Penarth
St Dochdwy’s, Llandough


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WORLD DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE Friday 6th March 2026 2pm This year, the service has been prepared by Christian women of Nigeria and the theme is “I will give you rest, come” (Matthew 11 v28-30).

FRIENDS OF ST AUGUSTINE’S TALK Thurs 5th March at 7pm St Augustine’s Parish Hall. The talk is ‘History and Mysteries – the windows of St Augustine’s Church.

COMMUNITY CINEMA 7.30pm in All Saints Lesser Hall. Tickets £8 from ticketsource.co.uk/all-saints-community-cinema  Wed 4 and Thurs 5 March, the film will be Nuremburg with Russell Crowe and Rami Malek (15) Pick up a leaflet to see the future programme. The next film is The Choral (by Alan Bennet) will be on Wed 18 Mar (17&19 sold out)

FUNERALS The funeral of Helen MacKenzie will be on Fri 13th March 10.15am at St Augustine’s followed by cremation at Thornhill. After the church service the Parish Hall, Albert Rd, will be open for a reception, which the family will join after the cremation.

Tony Martin-JonesThurs 19th March there will be a private cremation followed by a celebration of Tony’s life at 11.45am in St Augustine’s. A reception will be held afterwards at the Parish Hall on Albert Road.

SCHOOLS EXPERIENCE EASTER Mon-Thurs 9-12 Mar at All Saints.  No Tuesday service this week. Wednesday’s Welsh service will be at Capel Bethel Church.

SONGS OF PRAISE If you missed last week’s programme it’s available to watch on iPlayer or on the BBC website https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006ttc5

QUIZ NIGHT THANKS A big thank you to everyone who came along to the quiz last week. We had a great turn out for some fun quizzing and games. A special thank you to Tricia Ingram and family for compiling and hosting it. We raised just over £900 for Ministry Area Funds, which is a really great result.

MUSIC AT LUNCHTIME Monday 16th March at 1pm in, Penarth.  Free entry with retiring collection. Bring your own lunch, refreshments available on the Gallery. This month will feature Liz Williams & Julian Davis - piano duet.

 LENT LUNCHES run on Fridays from 27th Feb to 27th March, 12pm-1.30pm at Stanwell Rd Baptist Church Hall (nr the Paget Rooms). Our Ministry Area will be running the lunch on 13th March. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for 13 March – we need volunteers to make soup (recipe provided), wait on tables, help in the kitchen and also to help set up and take down the tables and chairs. If you feel you are able to commit yourself please contact Sue Foley on 07599924611 or 02920703764.

Donations towards the cost of catering can be placed in the box/pot at the back of the church or to the MA Office.  Thank you Sue Foley.

PLANT & CAKE SALE Sat 28th March We will be have our big Spring plant sale at St Augustine’s Church 10am-12pm. If you are growing seedlings or splitting plants, please save some for our sale. If anyone has any small pots (eg 9cm), Rachel would be very grateful of them. We will also need donations of cakes to sell – please bring them on the day to the church. Contact Rachel at the Office for information. on 029 22805663

PALM SUNDAY UNITED SERVICE Sunday 29th March We will have a United Service at All Saints Church starting at 10am (no other services in the other churches that day).

PALM SUNDAY LUNCH will be in All Saints Main Hall at 12.30pm.  Tickets are £12 adults, £6 children which can be booked through Ticketsource or call the Office to reserve your place -closing date is 22nd March. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/penarth-ministry-area


AN EASY WAY TO HELP MA FUNDS When shopping online, you can now use a special link which will automatically donate funds to us through hundreds of online retailers. Just register at Easyfundraising and start shopping. https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/ See also leaflets in church.


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All Cheques should be made payable to

PENARTH MINISTRY AREA

BACS and standing orders should go to Account: Penarth Ministry Area  

Sort code: 40 36 06 Account no: 71419455


GIFT DIRECT is the best way is to pay a regular amount directly from your bank to the Parish.


We also welcome BACS payments or standing orders: call the Office for bank details.

Contactless payments can be made at St Augustine’s Church

COMMUNITY INFORMATION

LONELY OR ISOLATED, NEED HELP? If you or someone you know is in need of help, shopping or just a friendly chat, here are numbers to call:

Vale of Glamorgan Crisis team:  01446 729592

Age Cymru Advice line (for over 70s): 08000 223 444