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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SONGS OF PRAISE – GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

On 31st January, BBC’s Songs of Praise will be recording at St Augustine’s church and we need as many of you to be there as possible. Free tickets are available online only but sign up is easy through Lost in TV - https://lostintv.com/tv-show?id=1409 or phone 0208 5308100. Doors will open at 11.45pm and recording is 1-4pm. Please share this with friends and family, accompanied children welcome.

COMMUNITY CINEMA 7.30pm in All Saints Lesser Hall. Tickets £8 from ticketsource.co.uk/all-saints-community-cinema The film on Wed 4 Feb will be Blue Moon about Lorenz Hart, the brilliant but deeply troubled lyricist of the famed Rodgers and Hart partnership (15).  On Thurs 5 Feb is Roofman with Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst (15). Pick up a leaflet to see the future programme.

FUNERAL of David Barnes is being held on Monday 2 February 11.15am at All Saints Church.

CYTÛN INTERCHURCH LENT GROUPS We will again be joining with the Cytûn Lent groups this year, which start week commencing 23 Feb. The course is called ‘Glimpses of God - Hope for today’s world’. The cost will be £5. At the back of our churches there is a form for names and preferred days for joining a group. Please sign up as soon as possible with which days you are available and the groups will be made up from this information.

TOAST Sat 7th Feb at 9-10am at All Saints Church. A relaxed free breakfast with fun activities to keep the children entertained.  For parents/carers and their pre-school children (age 0-4) + siblings. All Welcome.

 ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES 18th February. This year we will have two services – at 10am in St Augustine’s and 7pm in All Saints. All welcome.

MUSIC AT LUNCHTIME Monday 16th Feb at 1pm in All Saints Church, Penarth.  Free entry with retiring collection. Bring your own lunch, refreshments available on the Gallery. This month will feature The Glamorgan Duo playing cello & piano.

MINISTRY AREA QUIZ NIGHT Sat 28th February in St Augustine’s Parish Hall. Doors open 6.30pm to start at 7pm. Join us for a fun general knowledge quiz. Tickets are £5 for individuals with teams of up to 6. You can join a group on the night if you haven’t got 6. There will be a bar and nibbles. Tickets are available at Ticketsource www.ticketsource.co.uk/penarth-ministry-area or call the office to book.

MINISTRY AREA MAGAZINES for February will be available in churches from this Sunday. Please pick one up or read your digital copy to see lots of interesting reports and articles in our new quarterly format. Subscription forms can still be sent in – available in churches or from the MA Office.  

DATE FOR DIARY – 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. Donations of cakes will also be welcome.

 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 and the next magazine.


LATEST NEWS

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Weekly Newsletter

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December Magazine

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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