Penarth Ministry Area Reg Charity 1210418

This website covers the churches of  

St Augustine’s, Penarth

Holy Nativity, Penarth
St Dochdwy’s, Llandough


(Click here for All Saints, Penarth)

MOTHERING SUNDAY - CLOCKS CHANGE - Don't be late for our Mothering Sunday services - normal times at all our churches this Sunday 30th March

NOTICE OF ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING Our AVM will be on Monday 31st March at 7.30pm in All Saints Church. NOMINATIONS for MAC members, Diocesan & Deanery Reps are open. If you would like to stand for election or re-election, you must be on the Electoral Roll, be nominated by 2 people and confirm that you want to stand. Please sign up on the lists.

LENT COURSE Fridays 7th March to 11th April 11am-12pm. This year we will be joining the Penarth Cytûn churches to do the Lent course together. It will be on Fridays at 11am in Stanwell Baptist Church (before the lunches) and the theme is Act on Poverty.

LENT LUNCHES HELP NEEDED Fridays 12pm-1.30pm until 11th April, at Stanwell Rd Baptist Church Hall. HELP STILL NEEDED on 11th April - please contact Ann Lush 029 20703547. Donations towards the cost of catering can be placed in the box/pot at the back of the church or given to a warden or to the MA Office.

SPECIAL WHISKY RAFFLE JUST A FEW DAYS LEFT! A bottle of 52 year old whisky, worth over £200, has been donated to us and we are having a special raffle to raise funds for the Ministry Area. Tickets are £5 each and available from the Ministry Area Office – phone or email admin@penarthministryarea.com For full details and entry conditions, please see www.penarthministryarea.com and click on the Giving tab. Draw closes on 31st March but get your tickets now!

PLANT & CAKE SALE Sat 29th March at St Augustine’s Church 10am-12pm. Everyone welcome – we’ll have lots of bargains plus cakes and tea & coffee. Donations of plants of any sort very welcome – flowers, fruit, veg, houseplants etc. Please bring on the morning or call  Rachel 029 22805663 if you need to drop them off earlier. Donations of cakes are also needed. Please drop off on the morning. All profits go to Ministry Area funds.

DAWN CHORUS WALK Sat April 12th 7am starting at The Kymin and finishing at St Augustine’s Church. Free event, children are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Binoculars are recommended but not essential and refreshments will be available at the end. Organised by the Friends of St Augustine’s

PALM SUNDAY 13th APRIL This will be a United Ministry Area Service at 10am at St Augustine’s Church. There will be no other morning services that day.

HOLY WEEK & EASTER SERVICES Leaflets are available with details of all our upcoming services, please take one or more – give to your friends and family and invite them along.

FLOWERS FOR EASTER Donations are requested to decorate our churches for Easter. Any money you can give will be gratefully received by the flower arranging teams. Give your donation directly to a member of the team, or there will be pots/ boxes at the back of church or hand your donation in an envelope to the Office.

SUNDAY@4 6th April 4pm in St Dochdwy’s Church This month’s theme is Easter. All welcome to our informal service with songs, discussion and activities for all ages, plus picnic tea. Great for finding out more about church.

COMMUNITY CINEMA in All Saints Lesser Hall. Films start at 7.30pm.  MARIA (12A) the story of opera singer Maria Callas Tues 8th, Wed 9th April  (Thurs 10th April sold out). Also showing THE APPRENTICE about the earlier life of Donald Trump – Tues 22nd & Thurs 24th April (Cert 15) Tickets £8 from ticketsource.co.uk/all-saints-community-cinema

APRIL MAGAZINES are available in churches now. Don’t forget to pick up  your copy. Items for May should be sent in by 15th April to magazine@allsaintspenarth.org.uk

CONCERTS AT ST AUGUSTINE’S On Fri 11th April 7.30pm, Quaynotes Choir will have their Easter Concert and Sat 12th April 7.30pm will be the next Folk Music concert with Suntou Susso & Mamudou Susso

THANKS Very many thanks to the Friends of St Augustine's for a very generous donation towards the costs of the reordering of the church. The money has been used to commission a site survey in order that the architects can accurately draw up their ideas for us to consider. 


LATEST NEWS

EMAIL BULLETIN To receive an email copy of the bulletin each week, please email Rachel at the office – you can also unsubscribe at any time.  




Weekly Newsletter

Available on PMA website


March Magazine

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PENARTH MINISTRY AREAFACEBOOK PAGE


GIVING TO THE MINISTRY AREA click here

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