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St Augustine’s, Penarth

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FoSA LOCAL HISTORY TALK Thurs 30th April 7.30pm St Augustine’s Parish Hall. The Friends of St Augustine’s will host a talk by Alan Thorne on ‘Top Church’s Notable Victorians’. Doors open 7pm, entry £5 non-members, £3 members and refreshments will be available.

OPEN AFTERNOON St Augustine’s Church Sun 3rd May 2-4pm. The Friends will hold an open afternoon with a talk about the stained glass windows, a walk around the churchyard and archives available. There will also be bellringing demos and a plant stall. Entry is free and everyone is welcome.

COMMUNITY CINEMA 7.30pm in All Saints Lesser Hall. Tickets £8 from ticketsource.co.uk/all-saints-community-cinema Next films are Marty Supreme Wed 6 May H Is For Hawk 21 & 23 May and Finding Harmony, A King’s Vision on 22nd May.

MA LEADER ADVERT The advert for a new Ministry Area Leader is live. You can view the MA Profile at https://llandaff.contentfiles.net/media/documents/CIW_Penarth_2026_3.pdf  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.

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 (12.30-3.00pm). 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.

ST AUGUSTINE’S RE-ORDERING PLANS If you couldn’t be at the meeting last Monday but want to see the plans and options for making changes at St Augustine’s, please email Robert Court rgcourt14@gmail.com. If you want to give feedback, please also send it to Robert by 10th May.

TOAST Sat 2nd May 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.

RAFFLE PRIZES NEEDED We will shortly be launching our annual Big Prize Draw but need some donations of prizes. If you have any suitable items, such as toiletry sets, chocolates, wine, vouchers etc please can you bring them into the MA office at All Saints before 22nd May. Baskets also needed. Please make sure food items have a long use-by date. Contact Alicia or  Rachel (029 22 805663) or email rachel@penarthministryarea.com  

OUTWARD GIVING For those not at the Annual Vestry Meeting, the MAC has agreed to give 5% of our annual unrestricted income to good causes aligned with our mission and values. We plan to support 3 organisations – one local, one national and one international – for a 3-year period, keeping in close touch with their work. Please send any suggestions for good causes in each category to Mel (Lay Chair) or the MA office by Sunday 10 May – the MAC will then select a shortlist for everyone to vote on.

NO SUMMER CELEBRATION Unfortunately, for various reason, we an unable to hold the Summer Celebration this year. There will be a Plant and Craft Sale on Sat 13th June in the Lesser Hall and on Sun 22nd June there will be a United Service for Susannah’s first Eucharist followed by refreshments or a BBQ – details to be confirmed.

HELP WITH MAGAZINE EDITING We urgently need someone to join the Magazine Team to edit the quarterly magazine. You would only need to do it once or twice a year. Help and training can be given, but you need a computer and to be familiar with using MS Word. If interested, please email magazine@penarthministryarea.com

MAY MAGAZINES are in churches so please don’t forget your copy.

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.