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Sunday 28 LENT 3

8am HOLY EUCHARIST

10am PARISH COMMUNION and FUNKY CHURCH

6pm THE BIG QUESTIONS @ Christ Church

Sunday 21 LENT 2

8am NO SERVICE THIS WEEK

10am PARISH COMMUNION and FUNKY CHURCH

& J WALKERS

6pm THE BIG QUESTIONS @ St Denys, Lisvane

Newsletter Welcome to Christ Church

Christ Church, Roath Park Lake Road North, Cardiff, CF23 5QN

Week commencing 21 February 2016

Monday 22 7.30pm Ladies Keep Fit, hall

Tuesday 23 2pm Good Companions, hall Wednesday 24 10am Parish Prayer Group Thursday 25 12.45pm Funeral Service for Sian Pryce

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WEEKLY PRAYERS Sunday Pray for Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America; for the parish of St

Mark Gabalfa; for residents of Beatty Avenue and for our Welcomers. Thursday Pray for Awgu Nigeria; for the Parish of Lisvane; for residents of Lake Road

West; and for our Pastoral Team. Sunday Pray for Province de L’Eglise Anglicane Du Congo; for the Parish of St Martin

Roath; for residents of Health Halt Court,; and for those involved our Parish administration.

For the prayers for the remaining days of the week please see:

www.llandaffchurchinwales.org.uk under Faith Worship & Prayer (the Diocesan Prayer Calendar). The full list of parish streets to pray for will be posted on Christ

Church’s website in the coming weeks.

NOTICES

WELCOME TO OUR VISITING BISHOP: This morning we are delighted to welcome Bishop Michael Lewis of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf as our Preacher. LENT TALK: This evening (Sunday 21 Feb) at 6pm, we welcome the Revd Kent Middleton to speak to us about the anti-apartheid struggle and race in South Africa.Kent is at present the Curate at Christ Church, Roath Park and also a Brother of the Community of the Resurrection. Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a personal mentor of his and, shaped by his theology and that of Trevor Huddleston, Kent became involved in causes that fought against discrimination, stigmatisation and oppression. Please do come to support this event, which is sure to be another great “BIG Questions” evening! LENT TALKS: Our theme this year is “More BIG Questions”

Sunday 21 February 6pm @ St Denys Revd Kent Middleton

What can we learn about race from South Africa? Sunday 28 February 6pm @ Christ Church

Revd Wendy Taylor New and exciting ways of doing Church

6 March 6pm @ St Denys Professor Jonathan Richards

Ethics in medicine

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13 March 6pm @ Christ Church Mr Perry Buck

What does the holocaust say about faith? 20 March 6pm @ St Denys

Revd Paul Francis Palm Sunday

See separate brochure for more details.

PARISH PILGRIMAGE: Saturday 5th March. We are going on Pilgrimage to the Galilee Chapel in Llantwit Major. Please add your name on the sign-up sheet on the church notice board if you are able to join us. BENEDICTINE QUIET DAY: Saturday 19th March 9am to 5pm. Our theme is ‘Seeking God’. See poster on Church notice board and add your name on the sign-up sheet if you are able to join us. PARISH PRAYER BOARD: you are encouraged to post any prayer intentions on our Prayer Board outside the Lady Chapel. These intentions will be prayed for in the parish Prayer Group which meets every Wednesday at 10am in the Lady Chapel. Please do consider joining us if you can. CREDO MAGAZINE: please remember to collect your magazine from the back of the church. Full of articles and information for this month. J WALKERS - YOUTH GROUP: our youth group will be held during the 10am service on the third Sunday of every month. The next session is 20 March and will include snacks. All 11-16 year olds are welcome. CHRIST CHURCH SOCIETY MEETING: The next meeting of the Society, on Wednesday, 24February at 7.30pm, features a talk ‘How We Won the War’. Peter Davies describes the devious methods by Britain to mislead the enemy. Please add your name to the list on the notice board in the porch. Subscrip-tion is £5, including buffet and refreshments. THURSDAY 9.30 AM EUCHARIST: The Eucharist is on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. There is tea and coffee afterwards. Numbers are growing, so come and join us!

The upcoming dates are:

March 3 & 17

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OPEN FOR PRAYER: we are now offering a midweek opening on a regular basis for general private prayer or special intentions on the first Tuesday of each month between 10.00am and 12.00 noon, the next being Tuesday, March 1st PARISH WEEKEND RETREAT: Fri 27 May - Sun 29 May at Llangasty Re-treat House, Brecon. Our theme is "The Echo Within". Booking forms are available from Revd Kent. Spaces are limited, so book early! FLOWER ARRANGING ROTA 2016. The rota is now available and in-cludes everyone from last year. Most arrangers should have had an email but in case there's been a technical breakdown hard copies are available in the office, as well as on the notice board. WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FRIDAY 4TH MARCH 10.30amJoint service with Llanishen neighbours at St Faith's Church, Morris Avenue, (off Templeton Avenue). “Receive Children, Receive Me” is the theme of this years’ service, prepared by Christian women of Cuba. A short time for reflection during the service will replace the usual speaker's address. All are welcome; light refreshments afterwards. PLEASE NOTE: The time of service – 10.30am and not 2.00pm as adver-tised in the February edition of CREDO. Anyone interested In learning more about WWDP, please contact Bronwen Bradnum, tel:(029) 20751177.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Saturday 5 March 2016: Parish pilgrimage to the Galilee Chapel, Llantwit Major Saturday 19 March 2016: Benedictine Quiet Day at Christ Church. Sunday 24 April 2016: Annual Vestry Meeting @ 6pm. Saturday 9 July 2016: Festival of Prayer at St Michael’s College (leaflets in porch)

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ConneXion Groups (*-coordinators)

ConneXion groups meet once a month. If your name is down on this list, you should receive an email in the next week or so from your group’s coordinator to arrange a time to meet. If your

name is missing and you wanted to be in a group, we are sorry for the oversight – please do let Revd Trystan know and he will add you into a group.

Notices for the Newsletter should be given to Denise Searle, tel. 029 20763151;

Email christchurch-cardiff@tiscali.co.uk or left in the church letter box.

Deadline is Wednesday.

Group 1 (daytime) Val Jones * Isobel Santore Peggy Ingamel Wilf Ingamel Glenys Nettleton Norma Ash Henry Yeoman Kate Riden

Group 2 (evening) Haydn Hopkins * Jill Hopkins Kent Middleton Julie Waller Jane Song Claire Edwards John Griffiths Margaret Griffiths Julia Matthews Maddie Hewitt Hannah Burch

Group 3 (evening) Linda Alexander * David Alexander Chris Vokes Derek Burston Elizabeth Burston Colin Francis Siu Chan David Greenman Gill Barker Clare Dow

Group 4 (evening) Trystan & Sandra * Emma Breraton Sarah Goldsmith James & Ingrid Lianne Nicholas & Ben Claire & David Parkinson

Group (evening) Sue Hurrell * Emma Laing Sandra Hughes Ruth Payne Justine Ryland Jo Jefford

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PARISH INFORMATION

Vicar : Revd Trystan Hughes Tel: 029 20758588 Mob for emergencies: 07976523634 trystanhughes@churchinwales.org.uk

Curate: Revd Kent Middleton 07462667005 Kent.Middleton@stmichaels.ac.uk

Parish Office: 029 20763151

Churchwardens: Haydn Hopkins 029 20621280

Colin Francis 029 20751773

Parish Website: www.christchurch-cardiff.org.uk

Email: christchurch-cardiff@tiscali.co.uk

CHRIST CHURCH HAS BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER

please check them out and “like” and follow them for up to date church information on services and events

www.facebook.com/christchurchcardiff

www.twitter.com/ChristChCardiff

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO RECEIVE FROM THE CHALICE, THEN PLEASE RECEIVE THE BREAD ONLY.

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In the event of an EMERGENCY please leave by the nearest exit and assemble by the walled garden at the front of the car park.

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Next Sunday’s Readings & Rotas Eucharist: Isaiah 55: 1-9, Luke 13: 1-9 Reader: John Hodgson Intercessor: Judith Hill Welcoming Team: Eric Howell, Angela Foley,

Lukas Lacey-Hughes, Seth Ryland

Coffee: Siu Wan Chan, Angela Foley, Eric Howell, Shirley Davies

PRAYERS AND VISITING PRAYER LIST: from now on names will only appear on the list for one month and will then be removed, unless you let the vicar or wardens know other-wise. Please give names of sick or those in need of prayer to Trystan or the wardens, preferably on paper and include your name too.

HOME VISITING: If you, or anyone you know, are unable to attend church due to ill health or an accident, please do let us know. If you would like one of our Pastoral Visiting team to call for a chat, to help, or to give Home Com-munion, we will arrange it. Please contact Gerald Bradnum on 029 20 751177 or gerald@bradnum.plus.com "——---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: ……………………………………………………. Telephone:…………………………

(Please tick appropriately and hand to a Welcome Team member or the Clergy)

� I would like to receive a pastoral visit. � I would like to receive Communion at home. � I would like to be prayed for by the Prayer Team. What is your prayer request? (optional) ……………………………………………………………………..