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St Augustine’s, Penarth

Holy Nativity, Penarth
St Dochdwy’s, Llandough

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HOLY WEEK & EASTER SERVICES There will be services each evening Mon-Thurs during Holy Week. Please note there is no ‘Stations of the Cross’ this year at St Augustine’s. Leaflets are available with details of all our Holy Week services, please take one or more – give to your friends and family and invite them along.

MAUNDY THURSDAY Holy Nativity at 7.30pm. We hope many will come to this moving service, celebrating the Lord’s Supper, with foot washing and stripping of the altar. A watch will then continue until 10pm. We need some volunteers for foot washing - please speak to Mark or Susannah as soon as possible.

EASTER EGG HUNT Sat 4th April 2-4pm St Dochdwy’s We will be having a fun family Easter Egg Hunt at St Dochdwy’s, with Easter activities and refreshments on offer as well. Everyone welcome to this free event.

TOAST Sat 4th April at 9-10am at All Saints Church. A relaxed free breakfast for parents/carers and their pre-school children (age 0-4) + siblings. All Welcome.

MA LEADER ADVERT The advert for a new Ministry Area Leader will shortly be going into the Church Times and elsewhere. Please pray at this time that the right person will come forward for us.

NEW YOUNG PEOPLE’S MINISTRY LEAD We are delighted to announce that Laura Hartley-Ames will be joining us in this role from the start of May. Laura has worked for the Diocese for the past few years as a Growth Enabler and we look forward to welcoming her. Please pray for her, her husband Jason and her family as she prepares to take up this new post.

NO WELSH SERVICE THIS WEEK Please note that there is no Cymun Bendigaid service this Wednesday 8th April.

PLANT SALE THANKS Many thanks to everyone who hepled at or came along or contributed items to the plant & cake sale. It was a great morning, very busy and we almost sold everything available. We have raised approximately £1300 for Ministry Area funds which is a fantastic result.

FRIDAY FAITH GROUP This group will re-start on Friday 10th April 10.30am-12pm in the Lesser Hall.

SAFEGUARDING TRAINING New dates have been published for safeguarding training sessions in the next few months, including a Module B course in All Saints on the 3rd June (1.30-4.00pm). Find out more and book here: https://www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/clergy-and-members/safeguarding/safeguarding-training/safeguarding-training-in-llandaff/ 

Courses need to be booked in advance via the website.

ARTICLES FOR MAY MAGAZINE The deadline is approaching for articles for our next quarterly magazine – 15th April. Please send them to: magazine@penarthministryarea.com

***AVM – CHANGE OF VENUE***

The AVM will now take place at St Augustine’s Church (not All Saints). This is because there will be a presentation straight after the meeting by the architects Hiraeth, showing the proposed improvements to St Augustine’s Church.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING Our AVM will be on Monday 13th April at 7.30pm in St Augustine’s Church. NOMINATIONS for MA Churchwardens, MAC members and Diocesan 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.

COMMUNITY CINEMA 7.30pm in All Saints Lesser Hall. Tickets £8 from ticketsource.co.uk/all-saints-community-cinema  Pick up a leaflet to see the future programme. Next films are Song Sung Blue Wed 8th April, Hamnet Tues 21 April (other dates sold out)

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.