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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ORDINATIONS This year’s ordinations take place at Llandaff Cathedral on Sat 28th June 11am for the Priesthood and Sun 29th June 3pm for the Diaconate. Please pray for all those being ordained for ministry. Especially pray for Susannah as she prepares for this day and for the many changes to come as she begins life as our Curate. If you’d like to learn a little more about Susannah and the others being made Deacon, see the Diocesan website: https://llandaff.churchinwales.org.uk/en/about-us/ordinations-2025/  

UNITED MINISTRY AREA SERVICE Sun 6th July All Saints Church. To welcome Susannah to her first Sunday service as our Curate, we are having a United Service. There will be refreshments on the balcony afterwards, so please come along.

SUMMER CELEBRATION TOTALS At our recent event, we made £1873 plus the Prize Draw had a profit of £788, making a fantastic total of £2660 for MA Funds. Once again, many thanks to everyone who helped out or came along and supported this great community event.

MISSING! Did you accidentally take home 2 camping chairs from the Summer Celebration, one blue, one green? Please have a check and if so please could you return them to the Office at All Saints.

COMMUNITY CINEMA in All Saints Lesser Hall. Films start at 7.30pm.    

Wed 18th June OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

July Films – 1,2,3,10 July MR BURTON – a few tickets left.

15 &17 July THE PENGUIN LESSONS

16 July - OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH  

Any queries call Jane on 02920531188Tickets £8 from ticketsource.co.uk/all-saints-community-cinema

WW2 ARTEFACTS WANTED - CALLING ALL HOARDERS! The churchyard gardeners (with the Friends of St Augustine) are holding an event on 6 September to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2. We will be recreating a Victory Garden, have walks and talks about the war graves in the churchyard and have a concert of wartime songs and stories. We would also like to stage an exhibition in the church of memorabilia to do with life on the homefront during WW2. We are looking to borrow anything you or your parents and grandparents may still have to do with life during the war.....from a bottle of camp coffee to ration books, gas masks, recipes, uniforms, medals, photographs......absolutely anything!  If you have anything suitable, please contact Debbie Court or Andy Davison asap!  Thank you.

50TH ANNIVERSARY INVITATION On Sunday 29th June, Rev Canon Robert Donkin, former Rector of Penarth & Llandough, will be celebrating his 50th anniversary of being made priest. He has sent an invitation to join him for a Sung Mass in St. Margaret's Church, Aberaman, Aberdare at 10.30am followed by cake and Fizz in the Crypt.

PENARTH CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL - DAY OF CONCERTS AT ALL SAINTS

Saturday 21st June – information at https://www.penarthchambermusicfestival.org.uk/events

10.30am Family Concert
1pm
Lunchtime Concert Haydn Seven Last Words
2.30pm
PCMF Friends’ Reception
6.30pm
Discovering Music Mahler Symphony No 4
7.30pm
Gala Concert Shostakovich/Brahms/Mahler

UPCOMING CONCERTS on Saturday 28th June

2pm at St Augustine’s Caritas Consort Choir sing their last concert under their director Lindsay Gray. It will be a relaxed afternoon of summer music followed by a glass of Pimms. Tickets from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on?q=caritas  

7pm in All Saints the Cardiff Polyphonic Choir will be performing Duruflé’s setting of the Requiem mass plus several other works.  With celebratory reception afterwards. Tickets from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cardiffpolyphonicchoir

Sunday 6th July 3pm at St Augustine’s will be a very special harp concert featuring a 15-harp ensemble from Academi Telyn Cymru (Wales Harp Academy), invited guests from Royal Welsh College of Muisc and Drama’s harp department and soloist, Huw Boucher. Tickets £10 on the door, U12s free, to include refreshments.


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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