UPPING OUR GAME The Parish of Contact Us Bishop David writes: Lent presents us with a chance to take stock and deepen our faith and ministry, so for each week Plwyf in Lent I will tour the speaking on and discussing Pontypridd these themes. Over the last eight years these courses have The Parish of Pontypridd been very well attended – the undoubted highlight has been the discussion where people have spoken very For some answers to questions about Christianity see movingly of the personal way Christ has impacted on their www.christianity.org.uk own lives and loves. Churches in the Parish Five tools to help us fish for Christ Tuesdays at 7.30 pm at St Catherine, Gelliwastad Rd, CF37 2UF St Margaret, CF44 6SA St David, Gyfeillon Rd, Hopkinstown, CF37 2PP Christchurch, Clive Terrace, , CF37 3LD

7 March - Worthy worship – enabling worship to be St Luke, Howell St, , CF37 4NU moving and converting, including a deep commitment to St Mary, Graig y Helfa Rd, , CF37 4AY prayer and teaching: James Griffiths St Luke, Rd, Rhydyfelin, CF37 5LG St John, Graig St, Graig, CF37 1NF 14 March - Weeping with those who weep - being St Gwynno, Llanwynno, CF37 3PH attentive to the particular hurting points in our local community: Wendy Tayler Staff in the Parish

Fr Michael Gable 01443 650336 07561 313199 21 March - Ambassadors for resurrection - seeking to transform church and community: Richard Green [email protected]

Rev Peter Lewis 01443 402021 07944 056335 28 March - Cherishing all God’s people – seeking ways to make it evident that we as a church love and care for each [email protected] other: Phelim O’Hare Rev David Nyirongo 01443 564686 07941 924683 4 April - I do know the man! - making and forming [email protected] disciples of Jesus Christ: Melanie Prince Mandy Hall Parish Administrator 01443 492033 [email protected] Repeated on Trish Tazzini-Lloyd Children’s Worker 01443 407878 Wednesdays at 7.30 pm at St Isan, CF14 5JX 07909 262781 [email protected] and Plwyf Pontypridd Lorraine Booth Debt Centre Manager 0800 328 000 6 Thursdays at 7.30 pm at St Mary, Nolton, CF31 3NH We are a part of the Diocese of in the 2017 Church in in the Anglican Communion Parish of Pontypridd registered charity 1165251 Ash Wednesday Lent Lunches Holy Week

1st March Palm Sunday Fridays 12.00 - 1.30 pm services as usual Eucharist and imposition of ashes Suggested donation £2.50 Monday 7.00 pm Compline St Catherine Pontypridd

Fairtrade stall at each venue 7.30 pm Eucharist St Mary Glyntaff 9.30 am St Luke Rhydyfelin Tuesday 7.00 pm Compline St Catherine Pontypridd 10.00 am Christchurch Ynysybwl 3rd March Castle Square 7.30 pm Eucharist St John Graig 10.15 am St Catherine Pontypridd 10th March St Mary Glyntaff Wednesday 7.00 pm Compline St Catherine Pontypridd 12.00 pm St Mary Glyntaff 17th March St Dyfrig Treforest 7.30 pm Eucharist St Luke Rhydyfelin 2.00 pm St David Hopkinstown 24th March St John Graig Maundy Thursday 7.30 pm St John Graig 31st March St David Hopkinstown 10.00 am Eucharist Christ Church Ynysybwl 7.00 pm Compline St Catherine Pontypridd 7th April Bethel Baptist Hawthorn 7.00 pm Holy Communion and the Watch 14th April St David Uniting Pontypridd St David Hopkinstown 7.30 pm Mass of the Last Supper and watch St Mary Glyntaff Ash Wednesday Good Friday Stations of the Cross 10.30 All Age Service Once in winter, St David Hopkinstown I stood, Fridays at 7.00 pm Walk of Witness White flakes brushing my face 3rd March St Mary Glyntaff 2.00 pm Good Friday Service With white fingers, St David Hopkinstown 10th March St John Graig I waited with the others 2.00 pm Liturgy of the Day We shivered on the steps-- 17th March St Luke Rhydyfelin St John Graig 7.00 pm Compline St Catherine Pontypridd Stuck out our tongues to catch snowflakes 24th March St Mary Glyntaff So cold they would burn. Holy Saturday 31st March St John Graig Soon the big doors would open 7.00 pm Compline St Caths Pontypridd 8.00 pm Easter Vigil St Luke Rhydyfelin On smoke and candles 7th April St Luke Rhydyfelin Easter Day 14th April Christ Church Ynysybwl and a cold thumb would brush Son rise service Pontypridd Common My forehead with a cross of ashes 14th April 3.00 pm Stations of the cross Reflections Other Sunday services as usual "Dust to Dust" he would mutter St Luke Cilfynydd While snowflakes melted in my hair.