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Y DDOLEN the LINK Cylchgrawn Plwyf Your Parish Magazine Y DDOLEN THE LINK Cylchgrawn Plwyf Your Parish Magazine Tachwedd 2020 November PARISH OF PENARTH AND LLANDOUGH PLWYF PENARTHYG A LLANDOUCHAU £1.00 Hedgehog House St. Augustine’s Churchyard, donated by Viv Liles. 2 CONTENTS Hedgehog House ............................................................................................. 2 Fr. Mark Writes ............................................................................................... 4 Editorial ............................................................................................................. 6 Admin Corner .................................................................................................. 7 Church of the Holy Nativity - ....................................................................... 8 A Host of Angels ........................................................................................... 10 Here Lies... ...................................................................................................... 11 Lost Lives Remembered ............................................................................ 13 Poem of the Month: Sunday Before Advent .......................................... 17 Recipe of the Month: Apple and Beetroot Cake ................................. 18 Reports ............................................................................................................ 19 PCC REPORT September 2020 .............................................................................................................. 19 Harvest Service at Lavernock ................................................................................................................ 20 From the Registers ...................................................................................... 21 Funerals ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 Interment of Ashes .................................................................................................................................... 21 Seasonal pictures......................................................................................... 22 PARISH DIRECTORY .................................................................................... 23 3 Fr. Mark Writes All Change! The philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus thought a great deal about change. He said life was like a river, constantly changing. Indeed, if you dipped your toe into it, removed it, and put it back in again, it would not even be the same river that you dipped your toe into, on the second occasion, as on the first! Change is inevitable, and the swirls and currents, the energetic flows and the calm bits, are all part of life – so enjoy the ride! On the 26th September, the Bishop used her Presidential Address at Diocesan Conference to order important changes in how we do ministry in the Llandaff Diocese. Our Ministry Area in 2021, along with 20 odd others in Llandaff, is going to become a Rectorial Benefice: ours, the Rectorial Benefice of Penarth. This means that the Church in Wales, as a whole, will have completed it programme to set up these new ways of working. Some might say that the whole point about Ministry Areas is that lay people will have to get more involved in doing things in the future, as there are, and will be, fewer clergy around to do things for them. That’s certainly true, but misses out on another essential point – that it’s actually healthier for the life of the church, and grows individuals in their faith, if lay people are more involved. That second point probably sounds like a cop-out to some of the more sceptically-minded, but the first point is unarguable. Let me give you an example. Peter Cox retired in February. He was born in the mid-1950s and grew up whilst churchgoing was still common. When I was born in 1970, churchgoing was far less common, with the only people going to church being those who had been doing so for decades. In general, it is usually the case that teenagers and twenty-somethings don’t find it easy to get on in an environment dominated by the retired. People my age were virtually non-existent. Only a small percentage of churchgoers are ever called to give up all the benefits of modern life and become clergy, and some resist the call. But a fraction of virtually zero, is zero. Therefore the church has a 4 problem in the future, if it relies on old-fashioned ways of doing things, in order to grow its clergy –because they’re not there to call upon! Which is why encouraging vocations is so important, not just to the ordained clergy, but throughout the church. Peter Cox’s generation, who are retiring around now, are the last of the Old Guard: they probably will be replaced, but with some difficulty. However, it will become increasingly difficult, as time goes on, to make replacements, and the list of vacant parishes will surely grow dramatically, in years to come. We’ve tried increasing, and increasing again, the number of churches under individual clergy, over a number of years, but it just leads to burnout and early retirement, and Dioceses are increasingly worried about being sued by disgruntled ex- clergy, especially as legal frameworks were brought in to protect clergy wellbeing. But at the same time, the people on the ground, unhelpfully, continue to demand exactly the same things of their clergy as in decades past, when there were two, three (or more) of them doing that same work. Of course, parishes who don’t want to adapt inevitably die, and usually quite quickly; and they’ve no-one but themselves to blame. Ministry Areas are not a gimmick, but an attempt to rewrite the rules of the game. They are a positive thing –a way to dig ourselves out of this hole. Churches are grouped together, and clergy stop being ‘Lone- rangers’ - instead they work as part of a team. Yes, the work loads are enormous, but the clergy are there to support one another, and that helps. But something else is different too. Ministry Areas mean that enough lay people with specialist skills, such as in children’s work, or on buildings projects, or whatever, can come together too, and support one another - and the clergy. I know that our Sunday school people, for example, are looking forward to working with others! I sometimes look at the boards listing my predecessors in St Augustine’s or St Dochdwy’s. Most had single churches and plenty of help, and the parishes were often vastly smaller than now. Yes, they had it easy. When we join with All Saints’ the Benefice is going to be the largest it has ever been, by a considerable margin, but with only 2 permanent clergy, and whatever curates may pass through. We cannot continue to go on doing things in the way that we have been, and it is essential that lay people play more of a role. This is not just me saying 5 it. Like my colleagues elsewhere in this decade, in their churches, we’re just the person who’s standing here at this pivotal moment in history, and taking the flack for being different. Every single person after me, until the end of time, will say the same thing to you, and your successors. A permanent shift in the way we do church has begun all around us. It is adapt, or die. But I’m very confident, that in our two current parishes, we have the will, and the ability, to do what is necessary, not just to survive, but to thrive. If Heraclitus could see the people of this Ministry Area now, he’d smile and see a group of people relishing the idea of a challenge for the future! Revd Mark Jones ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Editorial This edition of the Link contains a healthy proportion of home-grown content, much of it appropriately commemorating the departed or looking forward to Christmas. Huw Williams and Kathleen Williams contribute an article on the Holy Nativity Christmas Tree sponsorship venture. Cathy Knapp gives an update on a Host of Angels, and Rachel Elder provides a fascinating glimpse of the past through an article inspired by the grave of James Ware. Kathleen Guy writes about the Roll of Honour project. Our poem of the month, while nominally heralding Advent, seems especially appropriate to the times. Perhaps most significant of all is Fr. Mark’s advice about major changes coming to the Penarth Parishes. Thanks to all contributors this month: Kathleen Guy, Cathy Knapp, Kathleen Williams, Huw Williams, Rachel Elder, Mark Jones, the Parish Pump. The Editors 6 Admin Corner The past month we’ve had the Hall back in use, although there have been a few ups and downs. Our long-established Line Dancing group started well, but have decided to pause their sessions as Covid-19 numbers have increased. However, I’ve been able to accommodate a couple of new groups, some on a temporary basis while our regulars are not able to meet. I had been planning for the All Souls’ service which would have been our first ‘ticketed’ service. Each year I send out invitations to the families of those who have lost loved ones during the year and had funerals led by our clergy, whether at church or somewhere else. However, this had to be cancelled due to the new lockdown and Fr Mark is planning to do a special service in the Spring. Further pre-booked services were also arranged for Remembrance Sunday but those too, have now been cancelled as indoor services are not permitted until 9th November. Hopefully alternative arrangements can be made for this very important time of
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