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NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS

 CHURCHYARD WORKING PARTY is on Saturday 22 Feb 9.30am-12.30pm at St Augustine’s. Come along if you can help with weeding, grave clearing, raking grass, strimming etc. Bring tools if you have them. Refreshments provided.

ATTENTION ALL GROWERS/GARDENERS We are going to have an early spring plant sale on Sat 28 March at St Augustine’s. So if you are thinking about sowing seeds or will be dividing plants, please keep a few for the plant sale. Contact Andrew Davison or Rachel (office)

CANON PETER’S RETIREMENT There is a special Eucharist Sun 23 Feb at 6pm in All Saints to say farewell to Canon Peter & Lesley Cox. Drinks and cake afterwards.  

PLEASE NOTE: NO EVENSONG on Sun 23 Feb at Holy Nativity

REPAIR CAFÉ will be open Sun 23 Feb 2-5pm in the Parish Hall. Bring along your broken electricals, wooden items, jewellery, clothes, bikes etc and they will try to fix them.

PANCAKE TEA is on Tues 25 Feb 2-3.30pm in the Llandough War Memorial Institute. Cost £3 to include Tea/Coffee and Pancakes.  All welcome. Proceeds to Parish Funds.  

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES 26 Feb – Please note times: 10.30am at St Dochdwy’s and 7pm in St Augustine’s. (NO Wednesday morning Mass at St Augustine’s.)

PRAYERS FOR FR MARK. As you may have heard, Fr Mark is scheduled to have a hernia operation on Mon 24 Feb, so he will be out of action for at least 3 weeks. Please remember him in your prayers, for a successful outcome and quick recovery.

LENT COURSE This will run for 4 Mondays, 2nd March- 23rd March at 7pm on the Gallery at All Saints Church. We will use the film 'The Way' to explore Lenten themes.

LENT LUNCHES These start on Fri 28th Feb at Stanwell Baptist Church Hall. Our turn is on Fri 6th March. Lists are up for donations towards the cost if you can contribute.

Ann Lush desperately needs VOLUNTEERS to help set up, serve & tidy up on the day. Please phone Ann if you can help 20703547.

CYTÛN LENT GROUPS Sign-up sheets are in each church to indicate your preference. Please sign up by Sun 23 Feb. Courses start w/c 2nd March.

SAD NEWS Llandough Baptist minister Rev John Garland has died. Condolences go to his family and friends.

CONFIRMATION If anyone would like to be confirmed this year, we are hoping to start classes very soon. Please speak to Fr Mark or Mthr Rose about it.

NEW ELECTORAL ROLL Please remember to fill in and return your form by 15th March

CONCERT on Sat 29th Feb 7pm in St Augustine’s Church. Côr Godre’r Garth and Côrdydd present Requiem by John Rutter performed in Welsh, with Ellen Williams & Cerddorfa'r British Sinfonietta. Tickets: £15 (£8 u18) cordydd1@gmail.com

SUNDAY SCHOOL next week at St Dochdwy’s and St Augustine’s during the morning services. All children under 10 welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult.

MU Our meeting on 5th March will now have Rev Sue Stevens talking about the Year of Pilgrimage, plus the Diocesan book and the Deanery Teddy Bear. There will also be an extra meeting on 4th June with a talk on Messy Church.

PRAYER VIGIL Christian Climate Action are holding a prayer vigil at the Sennedd in Cardiff on Friday afternoons during Lent from 12pm till 6pm starting on 28 Feb.

Lent Challenge - fast from fossil fuels during Lent. Eg turn the thermostat down a degree, switch to an eco electricity supplier, reduce car use as much as possible, walk or cycle more.  

MESSIAH FROM SCRATCH – date for your diary - Wed 25th March 7.30pm All Saints Church

 THEOLOGY FOR LIFE COURSE Are you interested in studying theology or simply want to know more about the teaching of the Church and faith today? St Padarn’s Institute will have an Introductory Seminar on Saturday 7th March 2020 at 10am to 12:30pm at St Teilio’s High School. Please see leaflets in church or ask Mthr Rose about it.

 

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