St Asaph Round-up: Dydd Iau, 22ain Rhagfyr 2016

Newyddion o Esgobaeth Llanelwy:Thursday 22 December 2016

The Diocesan Office will close at 5pm today and will reopen on 3rd January 2017. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a blessed Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

Services of Induction, Licensing and Installation:

Celebration of 20 years of Women’s Priestly Ministry in the Church in Wales, 7thJanuaryat 11am in St Asaph Cathedral. Celebrant and preacher: The Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester. For catering purposes, please confirm attendance with your Mission Area Leader. We realise this is a busy time of year, but numbers are needed by the end of December. Please confirm your attendance with on / 01978 780608. All clergy are invited to robe. (alb and white stole.)

Training

Training Together - “Safe Church” – Safeguarding Children, Young People and Adults at Risk. This training aims to enable members of the laity to develop awareness and understanding of abuse, safeguarding processes and how these relate to your role and responsibilities within the Church in Wales’ Safeguarding policy and procedures.Booking is essential.

  • 10th January, 2-5pm in All Saints Church, Southsea, Wrexham LL11 5NS – If you would like to book a place on this session please contact Joy Kett on
  • 11th January, 2-5pm in Canolfan Dewi Sant Centre, Pensarn LL22 7RG - If you would like to book a place on this session please contact Joy Kett on
  • 19th January, 2-5pm in the St Asaph Diocesan Office, LL17 0RD. If you would like to book a place please contact

Further sessions will be advertised in 2017.

Training Together - “Befriending Death? Mapping the Spiritual Dimensions of Loss and Change” with Revd Canon Dr James Woodward. Open to all but particularly aimed at all those engaging in pastoral ministry of any kind. 20th January, 10am-4pm in Llangollen Pavilion. Cost: Free.Booking is essential as refreshments and light lunch will be provided. Please contact to book your place.

Dementia Friends Information Sessions - Help tackle the stigma and lack of understanding around dementia by becoming a Dementia Friend.

  • Thursday 2nd February, 2pm – 3pmat Church House, The Green, Gresford, Wrexham LL12 8RG
  • Friday 3rd February, 10.30am – 11.30am at All Saints Church, Commercial Street, Newtown SY16 2DE
  • Wednesday 15th February, 6.30pm – 7.30pmat the Diocesan Office, High Street, St Asaph, LL17 0RD.

To book your place please contact or call 01745 532582.

If you would like to hold a Dementia Friends Information Session in your Mission Area and have a group of at least 4 people who would like to attend please contact Sarah Wheat – Engagement Officer via email:

Information and Marketplace:

Cedewain Mission Area has a new Website. Follow the link to view

Llandysilio Church are looking for copies of “Come and Praise” hymn books or similar as part their work with Llandysilio Church in Wales School to deliver Assemblies and special services in Church. It anyone has any that could be donated please contact Carol on 01691 831008 or

Coming Soon:

Enneagram Workshop with Gordon Melvin in Llangollen Friday 13th January at 6pm until lunchtime Sunday 15thin The Upper Room of St Collen’s Church Community Hall, Regent Street, Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales. LL20 8HL.01978 860231.ContactAndrew Sully;

Price: £150, excluding a variety of accommodation options

Refreshments: Full board, inc. Vegetarian

The workshop is being held for men who have who come across the Enneagram through Richard Rohr’s work or through the Men’s Rites of Passage. It is not intended to be exclusively for ‘Initiated’ men, but for men seeking to deeper their own spiritual practice. Details circulated previously.

Welcome to the Diocese Day - We are holding a ‘Welcome to the Diocese’ day at the diocesan office for new clergy and any others within the diocese who would like to attend on January 18th 2017. It will be an all day event and lunch will be included. We would like to encourage all those new in the diocese to attend.If you are available, this is a particularly useful day for all the clergy who are new in post although all are welcome. In this day you will be introduced to all the diocesan office staff and how they can help you in your role or ministry. There will be opportunities to ask questions and gain information about all areas of diocesan life such as training, finance, the Cathedral and help with buildings. Please book with Jackie Feak at by January 9th 2017.

On Saturday 21st January at 7.30pm, Ensemble 1677 will present a concert of early music "from Advent to Epiphany" at St Asaph Cathedral. Led by Olivia Hunt (soprano), the ensemble will perform seasonal works from 16th and 17th century Italy, England and France. Admission is £7.50 on the door and refreshments will be served afterwards. John Hosking (harpsichord & organ), Bethan Royles (violin), Sarah Williams (recorder), Richard Griffiths (countertenor). Further details from

Reminders:

Please see the following message from Revd Sarah Hildreth-Osborn:

'Following the launch of the LGBTQIA Chaplaincy for the Diocese in September the time has now come to begin our monthly 'Open Table' gatherings (Posters for are available to download The purpose of coming together is so that members of the LGBTQIA community can come and worship in a safe space, we can share our stories, encourage one another in the faith we share and enjoy refreshments together after our worship. Please circulate these posters as widely as you feel able and encourage those who you think would benefit from this opportunity to come together at any one of the venues. Also available to download is a Flier giving a very basic outline of what the Chaplaincy hopes to achieve. Please make copies, place them in your churches or hand them to people who you think might be interested. Lastly if you feel you would like to be more personally involved in the Chaplaincy please contact me, Rev'd Sarah Hildreth-Osborn (01492 640032 / ).

Please see the following message from Tracey White, Funding Officer – “This is to brief you on the latest developments with the Fundraising Regulator. The Regulator is to be funded by a voluntary levy on all charities registered with the Charity Commission that have reported “spend on generating voluntary income” of £100,000 or more (around 2,000 charities), and letters and invoices are now starting to go out to this group. We do not expect any local churches to be included within this, although a Methodist Church has received an invoice (despite their accounts not showing expenditure on generating fundraising income to be anything like that level). If you receive such a letter and invoice, please could you let me or Martyn know. or ”

Vacancy - The Farming Community Network (FCN) is seeking a New Regional Director for Wales. Please follow the link for more information:

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Sian Connelly

Administrative Assistant / Cymhorthydd Gweinyddol
Diocesan Office /Swyddfa'r Esgobaeth
High Street / Stryd Fawr
St. Asaph / Llanelwy

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