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July/Aug 2016 Issue 11 Salem Chapel Newsletter

Trustees’ Away Day Chapel Details A great time was had last Saturday as the Trustees gathered in Peterson- You can find us at Salem Super-Ely for our now established Lane, Church Village, annual away day. It was a very CF38 1PT. productive day and many items were discussed with prayers, discussion and Our minister is the Revd contemplation. It was an absolute Dr Rosa Hunt and you can pleasure to spend quality time together, especially in such beautiful contact her on surroundings and with such delicious food! A wonderful experience that we [email protected] or all always look forward to sharing together. on 07807893373 or at home on 01443 Indoor BBQ 206353. There was fun and laughter to be heard around Tonteg as we gathered together for our annual BBQ. Due to poor weather we decided to eat indoors, and our huge thanks go to Sheila who prepared all the sausages, burgers and onions in advance. The eye watering smoke and half cooked meat was sadly missed ~ but we still caught a glimpse *You can find us on of John in his pinny! It was a delight to share fun, Facebook* laughter and fellowship together and we were thrilled Our website can be that all our Salem family and friends were able to join us for food and a quiz. accessed on

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Sunday Services BBs Got Talent

9.30 a.m. Gwasanaeth We celebrated the end of the trwy’r Gymraeg (Learners year with a wonderful BB's Got Talent night. It was are very welcome) wonderful to see how confident and talented our 11.00 a.m. English children are, and some of the young people language family service displayed gifts we never knew they possessed! It with a fun, welcoming was lovely to see their families in chapel that night Sunday School. too. Thanks to Tony from Tesco's who came along and gave us free strawberries and chocolate digestives! 6.00 p.m. A quieter, more contemplative English language service. Thank You Tesco! The food distribution scheme from Tesco's is going very well. BBs, Flying Start and Ti a Fi have all been treated to bread, brioche, croissants, doughnuts, fruit and all kinds of treats. Some food has also gone to Llanilltud Faerdref Primary where the children enjoy a special 'Golden Time' every Tuesday. Ministers for 9.30am 11.00am 6.00pm th July/August July 17 2016 Rosa Rosa* Rosa th July 24 2016 Rosa Rosa Rosa st July 31 2016 Chris Roberts Chris Roberts th Aug 7 2016 * * th Aug 14 2016 Rev James Karran st Aug 21 2016 Rosa Rosa* Rosa th Aug 28 2016 Rosa Rosa th Sept 4 2016 Rosa* Rosa Rosa* Cupcakes, scones and lashings of cream New Name! What a lovely time we had on Thursday 30th June at the We have decided that the new Strawberry Cream Tea. The hall was decorated with bunting, name for our Wednesday the tables laden with delicious treats, and about 30 people evening groups will be LGs enjoyed a fine cup of tea and great company. Thanks to ~LIFE GROUPS. If you are everyone who came and supported this event, we raised a interested in participating then fantastic £103 for Salem from the sale of cakes and raffle please see Rosa. tickets. A warm welcome is extended to all. And a massive thank you to our amazing bakers! Rachel and Chris, Cathy, Jan, Becky Summershine 2016 and Paula, and thanks to Irene as well for 25th ~ 29th July helping with this. Jennie Weaver During the first week of the school summer holidays we are delighted to be holding our third consecutive Summer Shine holiday club for primary aged children from the local community. Please see Rosa if you are able to help in any way ~ thank you.

IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT/DISCOVERY

After 3 sessions of meeting together to discuss our community, the team involved are now hitting the streets to find out what local residents think. We'll be doing a mapping exercise and getting feed- back on questionnaires, from a wide spread of people of all ages. We plan to meet in October to discuss the outcome and plan next steps. Please get in touch with Richard/Jennie or Rosa if you'd like to know more.