The Archbishop's 3rd Newsletter is now available ( https://rcadc.org/archbishops-newsletterseptember-2023/ ) This month's newsletter includes a variety of topics of interest to people across the dioceses of Cardiff and Menevia, including: ♦ What Archbishop Mark did over summer ♦ Clergy News (farewells, appointments, jubilees) ♦ Diocesan News (diaconate formation, new trustees, youth ministry, Jubilee year, fundraising and learning opportunities) ♦ Events (masses attended by Archbishop Mark, LOUDfence, online seminars and a Parish Summit) ♦ Prayers

If you want to see your parish come alive and bring people to Jesus, be a part of the Catholic Parish Summit on 12-14 June 2024 in Harrogate. Join Archbishop Mark O’Toole, Sr Miriam James Heidland and Fr James Mallon, among others — to see what is behind a growing movement of parishes coming to new life, and learn how your parish can do it, too. Save your spot today at catholicparishsummit.com and be part of this impactful gathering of parish leaders! Plus: Use our diocese’s exclusive promo code 25OFFCPS to save on your ticket before they sell out! If you are under 30 and would like to take part use the promo code YA@CPS .

Sunday 13th August Pilgrim Mass of the Assumption of Our Lady 3.00pm at the foot of the statue Chief celebrant: Fr Tim McGrath Please bring your own seat

This year it will be held in Cardiff's St David's Cathedral 14th October 2023 at 12 noon This is an honour for our Cathedral and more importantly our Archbishop  and the altar services of the Cardiff diocese. To allow for planning, could altar servers please contact Fr Chris if you wish to attend by Sunday 30th July. See Church porch poster for more info

Fr Allan Davies-Hale will be celebrating his Ruby Jubilee of ordination with Mass and reception at St John Lloyd Church on Friday 28th July at 7pm followed by a reception in the school hall.  All welcome. RSVP please to trowbridge@rcdac.org

 Bishop Mark O’Toole Installed as the 8th new Archbishop of Cardiff Appointed by Pope Francis, the ceremony took place on 20 June at St David’s Cathedral. He said in his homily: “...I have been delighted to hear that since I came to Wales, Wales aspires to be the first Nation of Sanctuary. This is an expres-sion of the love of God, too, manifested in the love that the people of Wales have for men, women and children from all over the world who have been forced to flee their homes. I am so grateful for the presence of some of our ecu-menical and civic leaders here today. With our inter-faith partners, and with all people of good-will, we want to work together, even in little or small ways, to build up places of sanctuary in our churches and in our communities.“

Please find attached a document entitled “Honouring Sunday” which was produced at the meeting of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales held in Leeds this week. The document was originally conceived to mark the official re-opening of our churches for ‘normal’ worship as the pandemic came to an end. As we know, we are being warned of ominous signs of a resurgence. The document is therefore a little more tentative than originally planned. Nonetheless, it remains an invitation at the beginning of Advent to “Come Home for Christmas” or Welcome Home” or “The Light Is On For You” which we discussed as invitations for Advent and beyond. The listening process being commenced during Advent as part of the preparation for the synod could also be an element in this welcome. +George Stack Archbishop of Cardiff VIEW THE DOCUMENT HERE

The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 9th November at 7pm. In St David's Chapel. Entrance through Bedford Street. This is the first Parish Council meeting for two years after the Covid situation. It is an open meeting as we had no voting for membership. We can offer the Synod replies to a working group. We can still offer our personal comments on the Synod in writing, and our vision for the parish and the Church as a whole. This theme will be developed at Diocesan level after our parish has coordinated our own responses.

80th ANNIVERSARY OF Y CYLCH & 50th ANNIVERSARY OF CELEBRATING THE MASS IN WELSH IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CARDIFF