Diary Dyddiadur Gorff 31 July This week Mon 1st 7.30pm Monthly Prayer and Praise evening for Bro Ardudwy & Bro Moelwyn - Church hall in Dyffryn Beth Tues 2nd 10am Prayers followed by support group - Stables grandchildren Wed 3rd 10am Holy Communion St Tanwg’s Harlech (Miriam) sitting this week. 7pm Celtic Music Evening Llandanwg church Dyffryn Summer Fair Please contact Val (247 009) if you have Worshipping God + Growing His Church + Loving His World any unwanted gifts for tombola/raffle or if your church would like a stall at this popular HEDDIW / TODAY Pentecost 11 and busy summer event -at the Village hal Thurs 4th 11am Holy Communion St David’s Barmouth (Miriam) Eccles 1. 2,12-14 & 2. 18-23 Ps 49.1-12 Col 3.1-11 Luke 12. 13-21 6pm Choir Practice - St Peter’s Fri 5th 10 - 12 Coffee Morning at Garth and Wendon's house Awel -Y- Llan (on the COLLECT: crossroads in Llanfair ) Almighty God, who sent your Holy Spirit to be the life and light of your Church: open our hearts to the riches of your For your prayers: Revd Linda and David Baily Open Doors . volunteering with refugees in Calais this week. grace, that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit in love St John’s are holding an Open Doors and joy and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN. Linda Addinall on her retirement from the Christian event during the last week of August Mountain Centre. All who are unwell, troubled and and beginning of September. Items Camp Set up : Help wanted today and tomorrow ! grieving. The Camps at Llanddwywe and all our that are normally kept locked away Mon 1st 7.30pm Prayer and Praise Church Hall in Dyffryn summer events. And, of course, all affected by recent will be put out on display including tragedies... the copies of the registers. Given the DYFFRYN AND TALYBONT CHURCH St Tanwg’s Harlech size of St John’s would any of the SUMMER FAIR Strawberry Tea other Bro Churches like to put on a ON WEDNESDAY 3RD AUGUST 2016 Wed August 17th. display about their Church and bring IN DYFFRYN VILLAGE HALL along copies of their registers? We RAFFLES, TOMBOLA, CRAFTS, CAKES, BOOKS, Wed 17 August 7pm could then organise family history/ TOYS, AND PRODUCE STALLS Harlech Music Society Concert local history events during a day or COME AND JOIN US Glain Daffyd - Harpist Llandanwg two out of the week-long event – Tickets at door £8 contact Owain for more info. Worship this evening Next Sunday - Aug 7th - Pentecost 12 (please note some rota changes this month ) St David’s Barmouth 6pm or Llandanwg 6.30 or (if helping) at camp at 6pm Genesis 15. 1-6 Ps. 33. 12-21 Heb 11. 1-3 & 8-16 Luke 12. 32-30 Usual Sunday Services Llanfair + Llanbedr – joint service at St Mary’s - 9.30 HC (Miriam ) Llanaber - 9.30 HC (Beth) Llanfair Llanaber Harlech Llanbedr Harlech - 9.30 MP (Pam ) St John’s Barmouth - 11.30 HC (Beth ) 1st, 2nd & 4th Sun 9.30am 9.30am 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sun Llanddwywe - 11.30 HC ( Linda) Llanfihangel - 11.30 Holy Communion ( Miriam) 9.30am 9.30am St David’s 6pm Evening Praise (Derek) Llandanwg 6.30 Evening Prayer ( Beth ) Barmouth Llanddwywe Llanfihangel Evening Services Info for Bywyd Bro to Beth and Miriam by Thursday please. St Johns 11.30am 11.30am 11.30am see above /back Vicar Revd Canon Beth Bailey 01341 247499 [email protected] Midweek Worship Barmouth 11am Holy Communion Thursdays July & Aug St David’s Curate Revd Miriam Beecroft 01766 781553 [email protected] Dyffryn 10am Tuesday Stables Prayers followed by ECHO support group/chat/coffee Administrators Pam Odam 01766 780030 [email protected] Harlech 10am Wednesday St Tanwgs (followed by coffee/chat at Cafe) Sian Pritchard 01341 281014 [email protected] Llandecwyn, Talsarnau, Ynys, Harlech, Llanfair, Llandanwg, Llanbedr, Dyffryn, Llandecwyn, Talsarnau, Ynys, Harlech, Llanfair, Llandanwg, Llanbedr, Dyffryn, Talybont, Llanaber, Barmouth, Bontddu - together we are Bro Ardudwy Talybont, Llanaber, Barmouth, Bontddu - together we are Bro Ardudwy Worshipping God Addoli Duw Growing his church Tyfu’r Eglwys Wednesdays at Bodowen Next one : Aug 3rd ‘Happy Hour/s’ @ St John’s ! Blue skies & a large happy throng on the ‘Cocktail Terrace! Prayer 4-6pm Meal 6.0pm and LADIES MEETING FROM 7.0 onwards Further information from Mary Munday 01341 280884 or 07595 469227 BIBLE STUDY This informal discussion on Mark’s gospel, led by Derek, continues this Tues- day and on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at 7pm at the Church hall in Dyffryn. Do come along! Call Derek or Miriam if you would like a lift.

Loving his world Caru'r Byd The barbecue was well worth the queue! Our mission partner Bridget’s Prayer Update August 2016 everyone asking ‘when’s the next one?! Dear Friends, It has been a joy to me to wear skirts and tee shirts for a few days. It has felt so natural for me to be in the heat, a sense of being ‘at home.’ I suppose subconsciously I am still half in Africa. I have enjoyed making church visits and catching up over Tower tours with friends at two of my supporting churches. As always, the children at Hallow C of E Pri- £830 proved popular mary School near Worcester were enthusiastic and it was great fun to take their assembly in raised with over June. They are amazing at raising funds for helping children with disability in the projects I £300 visit. Praise God for this opportunity to enthuse the younger generation. What about this raised Handbook on Disability? At the beginning of August I will drive to Harlech to stay with my prior to friend Linda to spend dedicated time in completing enough of the Handbook to field test in event to Kenya. I have warned her I shall be unsociable as I concentrate on this important task! Pray I cover nd remain undistracted in the lovely surroundings! I fly on 22 August to Kenya. Praise God for costs. this return visit and pray I remain happy & healthy! “Glory in His holy name; let the hearts - as did the refreshments! of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face al- Over 60 children and their families joined in the treasure hunt ways.”1 Chron16: 10-11 Thank you for continuing to show an interest in all I do; I so appreci- from the ‘prom’ to church and enjoyed all the games and craft ate your faithfulness and involvement in my adventures! Working abroad, working in the UK, activities inside. It was a joy to see the place ‘buzzing’. Whilst it’s all God’s work so we all join in one ministry of mission in our own ways. Enjoy the rest of not intended primarily as a fundraiser, it was an all round the summer! With my love, Bridget Hathaway success. The wardens would like to thank all who helped out As you’ll see in Bridget’s letter, she will be ‘retreating’ to the Bro to write next week- but may with setting things up, running stalls and events, the live musi- well pop up in one (or two) of our churches to preach next Sunday ! cians who performed wonderfully and local businesses and organisations that lent / Bro Summer Trip to Ynys Enlli /Bardsey Winding up Arch Noa for the summer St Tanwgs Harlech Stalls gave items + supported . is being planned for August . The cost for with teddy bears picnic. (Re-opens Sept 7th) outside the church on Thursdays the boat crossing is £30. Haf Meredydd in August 10 ‘til 3 We would wel- LLANFIHANGEL + LLANDECWYN will be leading. We can take 21 people come items for sale..bricabrac, cakes etc Thank you. SUMMER FAIR (on 2 crossings ) and I am already aware TALSARNAU of about 16 people who are keen to go. Coffee Morning VILLAGE HALL Possible dates are Mon 15th or 22nd or Fri 5th Aug 10-12 at Garth August 13 at 2pm Wed 24th Aug. Please can those inter- and Wendon's house Fun for all Teas, cakes, ested let me know asap which dates bric a brac bottle stall, Congratulations to St John’s who raised over £200 for Awel -Y- Llan , Llanfair tombola, childrens work best for them? Thanks, Beth refugees with a stall outside St David’s last Tues. (on the crossroads ) games and much more Llandecwyn, Talsarnau, Ynys, Harlech, Llanfair, Llandanwg, Llanbedr, Dyffryn, Gyda’n gilydd ni yw Bro Ardudwy: - Llandecwyn, Talsarnau, Ynys, Harlech, Llanfair, Talybont, Llanaber, Barmouth, Bontddu - together we are Bro Ardudwy Llandanwg, Llanbedr, Dyffryn, Talybont, Llanaber, Barmouth, Bontddu