Grapevine is published monthly by: Cylch y Frenni Circle of Churches A Local Ministry Area comprising the parishes of Clydau, Llanglydwen, Llanfyrnach, Llanwinio and Mynachlog-ddu www.frennichurches.org.uk
Ministry Team Leader: The Reverend Jonathan Copus MA 01994 438414 [email protected] Focal Ministers
Clydau: Mrs Elizabeth Law 01239 698607 [email protected] Llanfyrnach: Mrs Eunice Batchelor JP 01239 831556 [email protected] Llanglydwen: Reader Mrs Maureen Henneveld 01994 419841 [email protected] Llanwinio: Mr Philip Higginson 01994 484498 [email protected] Mrs Judy Webb 01239 698405 [email protected] Mynachlog-ddu: The Reverend Jonathan Copus MA Pastoral Eucharistic Assistants The Focal Ministers Mr David Carter 01239 831103 [email protected] PCC Secretaries Clydau: Mrs Elizabeth Law Llanfyrnach: Mrs Hazel Jones 01239 831595 [email protected] Llanglydwen Mrs Susan Copus 01994 438414 [email protected] Llanwinio: Mr Philip Higginson 01994 484498 Mynachlog-ddu: Mr Alex Velky 01994 419849 [email protected] Publicity Officer Mrs Sharon Edge 01437 532 681 [email protected]
Grapevine copy deadline is 23:59 hrs on the 10th of the preceding month
Editor: Ms Kathie Dubben, Myrtle Hill, Gellywen, SA33 6DS [email protected] 01994 484404
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Treasurer: Mr Keith Taylor, Brynderi Farm, Whitland, SA34 0JD [email protected] 01994 448653 Front Cover: Floral Easter display in Liverpool Roman Catholic Cathedral. Photo by Judy Webb
2 Cylch y FRENNI Circle of Churches Clydau, Llanglydwen, Llanfyrnach, Llanwinio and Mynachlog-ddu SERVICES IN APRIL 3rd Wednesday Bro Preseli 10.30 am Holy Eucharist 7th The Fifth Sunday of Lent (Purple) Llanglydwen 9.30 am Holy Eucharist Llanwinio 9.30 am Boreol Weddi Mynachlog-ddu 11.15 am Holy Eucharist Llanfyrnach 11.15 am Communion by Extension 14th The Sixth Sunday of Lent: Palm Sunday (Purple) Llanglydwen 9.30 am Morning Prayer Llanwinio 9.30 am Communion by Extension Clydau 11.15 am Communion by Extension Llanfyrnach 11.15 am Holy Eucharist Mynachlog-ddu 11.15 am Palm Sunday Liturgy 18th Maundy Thursday (White) Llanwinio 7.30 pm Holy Eucharist with Washing of Feet 19th Good Friday (Purple) Mynachlog-ddu 2.00 pm Readings and music for the Passion of Our Lord 21st Easter Day (White) Llanglydwen 9.30 am Holy Eucharist Llanwinio 9.30 am Communion by Extension Clydau 11.15 am Communion by Extension Llanfyrnach 11.15 am Holy Eucharist Mynachlog-ddu 11.15 am Communion by Extension 28th The Second Sunday of Easter (White) Llanglydwen 9.30 am Morning Prayer Llanfyrnach 11.15 am Morning Prayer 29th Mark, Evangelist 3 RUNNING THE RACE If you asked most people what the year’s biggest festival was, they’d probably answer ‘Christmas’, even in today’s multi-cultural Britain. But for Christians it’s actually Easter, celebrating the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, and opening to the rest of us the gate to eternal life. What actually happened? The four Gospels in the New Testament broadly agree on the outline of the story, but without CCTV footage it’s impossible to reconstruct the exact sequence of events. Post-resurrection appearances of Jesus vary from Gospel to Gospel, and some moreover bear strong suggestions that they are symbolic in nature – like the couple who didn’t recognise him until he went into their house, took the bread, said the blessing over it, broke it and gave it to them. Sound familiar? So is the whole thing a reconstruction based on wishful thinking? Unlikely. Remember, a bunch of fairly humble folk, thoroughly dispirited after the leader they thought was about to become their national champion had instead been executed as a terrorist, suddenly do a complete about-face and start a movement which is still changing the world 2,000 years later. Saint Paul certainly had no doubts about the central position of the resurrection of Jesus to Christianity: Christ has been raised from the dead, he states baldly in his first letter to the Christians in Corinth. He confirms this with Jesus’s brother, James, and the ever-prominent Saint Peter, during a 15-day summit in Jerusalem to make sure he’s on-message. But if you read more of his writings, it soon becomes clear that the big issue for Paul isn’t a one-off miracle but the ability of ordinary people to access a new lease of life on a continuing basis, because of the victory Jesus accomplished over humankind’s ultimate enemy, death itself.
4 ‘Dead’ people coming back to life is a more common event in these days of advanced medical care, with even Jesus’s former record-breaking 36 hours apparently being trumped by one case of 7-day cortical inactivity. That’s not to belittle the glorious resurrection of Our Lord; but it is worth pointing out that the bulk of the New Testament letters – and the later New Testament Gospels – concentrate on the present and the future, rather than on the past. In fact, it’s fair to say that the emphasis is more on the Resurrection Life than on one, momentous day. So if we’re to be faithful to the Easter message, perhaps we, too, should focus less on the empty tomb and more on the vibrant, ‘new age’ life that springs out of it. Our Christian forefathers took their cue from the resurrection of Jesus to revolutionise the thinking of the known world for good. They have passed the baton on to us. Please, let’s not drop it. GIVING NOTICE Llanwinio Church has a brand new notice board – just like Clydau’s, in fact, unsurprising since they came from the same supplier. Once it’s populated with vibrant posters, there’ll be no excuse for not being fully in the information loop.
WHERE HAVE ALL THE TREES GONE? The short answer is ‘firewood’. The trees on the eastern boundary of Mynachlog-ddu churchyard had been condemned by an expert as diseased, and there being no objection from the Pembrokeshire National Park Authority and by archidiaconal permission they were felled. Encouragingly, it was a self- financing operation, as the money gained from the logs will pay for the felling. Meanwhile, the tree surgeon has kindly been paid by Richard Law, who with Elizabeth and friends put in a prodigious amount of work clearing up the inevitable mess and leaving the churchyard looking pristine. You’ll
5 be pleased to hear that no electricity or phone cables were hurt during the making of this epic venture. FUNDRAISING? IT’S EASY Did you know you can raise funds for your church without lifting a finger? Well, perhaps just one finger – the one that clicks your mouse. If you buy anything online from a wide variety of retailers – including Amazon, eBay, M&S, John Lewis and Viking – they will give a small but significant donation to Cylch y Frenni Circle of Churches, providing you have registered with (and approach their websites through) www.easyfundraising.org.uk. The total we have received from this source in the last three years is £208.45. The great thing is that it comes out of the retailer’s till, not your pocket: you don’t pay a penny more. So please, join the growing band of lazy fundraisers. Register with www.easyfundraising.org.uk, choose Frenni Churches as your favourite charity, and boost our funds without further effort. Easy. FLIPPIN’ GOOD The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Party in Crymych Market Hall was a huge success again. The pancakes were delicious. The fillings ranged from chicken curry and ratatouille to chocolate sauce and maple syrup with squirty cream. The raffle was the best ever for quantity and quality of prizes. And the races – well the races were good-natured but keenly fought by competitors aged 8 to 80. Hearty thanks are due to everyone who helped make the evening such a success, taking money at the door, selling raffle tickets, setting out tables and chairs (and putting them away again), making and serving drinks under Betty’s guiding hand, mending a recalcitrant mixer that decided to sulk at the critical moment (David Jones) – and, of course, to our faithful fryers, led by Jan Newbury. And congratulations to Jonathan on wearing a shirt which would have made
6 emergency lighting in a power cut unnecessary. It was especially good to see Brownies and Guides turn out in such numbers and add a youthful zest to the proceedings. The total raised on the door was £197 with £50 more from the raffle, plus a further kind donation of £5, making a total of £252 before deducting expenses. Same again next year, anyone? FOUR WAY SPLIT After the Pancake Party was over, a four-way electrical adapter was left in the hall, and apparently it doesn’t belong there. Any claimants, please? LLANWINIO W.I.
The March meeting of Llanwinio WI was a St. David’s Day celebration held at Trelech, by kind invitation of Trelech WI, where members enjoyed a lovely tea and were entertained by children from Ysgol Hafodwenog.
7 On the 22nd of March the annual Group Meeting of the Rebecca Group took place at Llanwinio Community Hall. The speaker was Mr Stephen Mansel Davies who is the present High Sheriff of Dyfed. He wore his ceremonial costume and carried his ceremonial sword, and told us about his duties whilst in office. An excellent tea was provided by members of Llanwinio WI and the entertainment was a television programme quiz which gave rise to much fun and laughter. The next meeting takes place on the 9th of April.
8 New members are always welcome. Meetings are usually held at Llanwinio Community Hall at 2.00 pm on the second Tuesday of the month. For more information, contact the president, Anne Summerbell on 01994 484278 Meidrim and Merthyr Canon Jeffrey Gainer 01994 231378 Services in April 2019 7th Fifth Sunday in Lent: Passion Sunday Meidrim 9.00am Morning Prayer 9.45am Y Cymun Bendigaid 4.00pm Evensong Merthyr 11.15am Holy Eucharist 14th Palm Sunday Merthyr 11.15am Blessing of palms, procession and Holy Eucharist (bilingual) Meidrim 4.00pm Hwyrol Weddi 18th Maundy Thursday Meidrim 7.30pm Eucharist of the Last Supper and stripping of the altar 19th Good Friday Meidrim 9.00am Morning Prayer 1.30pm Liturgy of the day Merthyr 7.30pm Evening Prayer 20th Holy Saturday Meidrim 8.00pm The Easter Vigil with renewal of baptismal vows 21st Easter Day Meidrim 9.00am Morning Prayer 9.45am Holy Eucharist (bilingual) 4.00pm Evensong Merthyr 11.15am Holy Eucharist 28th First Sunday after Easter Meidrim 10.30 am (note time) Holy Eucharist (joint service)
9 Above: Brownies having fun at the Pancake Party, Crymych Below: Daffodils on parade at St. David’s Cathedral ready for St. David’s Day. Photo by Richard Law
10 Meidrim We have held several concerts which have included local choirs, and Cantorion Llanddowror is one of such groups which has been willing to sing in churches in this area. However the choir is in need of more men to sing in the tenor and bass sections. If interested would you please contact the choir's musical director, Mrs Elizabeth Jameson, on 01994 230800. The choir holds a weekly practice on Wednesdays in Llanddowror church from 7pm onwards and we hope that the members will be able to enrich our worship later this year by singing an introit and anthem at a service in St David’s, Meidrim. Our best wishes go to Charles, son of Mrs Judith Hammond of Ger-y-nant, who is due to marry Natasha in Queensland, Australia, in July. Natasha was brought up in Roose, near Cardiff so the Welsh emphasis of the wedding day should be clear anyhow, even if the ceremony takes place “down under”! Charles’s older brother Peter, who lives in Cardiff, has been chosen to represent Wales in an international target shooting competition to be held in England in September. Well done too! Heartiest congratulations go to Mr John and Mrs Patsie Lewis of Upper Village who celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on April 5th They were married at Cana chapel and the best man was Mr R Almor Thomas. The happy couple are active members of the Senior Citizens Association in Meidrim and the members of this lively organisation recently enjoyed a cawl lunch in Whitland Rugby club when the delicious food was supplied by Mrs Christine James, the daughter of our churchwarden Mr Glyn James. It was an enjoyable way to celebrate St David’s day in the company of friends.
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12 Talking about meals… thanks go to all who supported the meal at Elaichi restaurant, St Clears, on 26 February. Almost forty people came along and enjoyed the Bangladeshi cuisine and the unfailingly polite and friendly welcome we have there. Our treasurer, Mr Dorian Evans, is pleased to state that £400 was raised for church funds. Moral of the tale – people will still support their local church. Long may this continue. During Lent we are called to deny ourselves by fasting, that is, reducing our intake of food and drink, although we should not do so if it damages our health. One way of using the Lenten season aright is to place any money saved in a jam jar or similar/container and then bring it to church just before Easter . If enough people support this idea then we can send the money to a charitable cause. There are plenty of them. A recent report said that in just over a third of Church of England congregations there are no children under the age of sixteen. It is likely that the same applies here in Wales. We know that the age of well attended Sunday schools has long since gone in may places . They were in any event much swollen in numbers by the post-war baby boom. However what is evident is that in Wales too many congregations have lost a generation or even two generations and are elderly. Thank God for the faithful elderly but let us not fool ourselves. We face a missionary challenge in this country. Currently the fastest growing religion in the world is Islam. That has not always been true. It was not so in the 1920s for example. Nonetheless we should not assume that Britain will remain in any sense Christian unless we resolve to evangelise our own people. One of the sure ways of doing that is through friendship as well as by transmitting the Faith in the home. Christians have not been obviously effective in the latter task if the statistics over the last half century or so are to be believed.
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14 For many years a fruitful partnership has existed between Peillac in Brittany and St Clears and district. The twinning group is arranging a visit to Peillac in October and the cost will be reasonable at £259 per person if twenty or more travel. For further details contact Mrs Jane Rees, the mayor of St Clears or come to the meeting on April 9th at 7pm at the home of Mrs Chris Michell, Ginning House, Lower St Clears. Meidrim folk would be most welcome to join this group. The date of the visit is from October 18th to 22nd. Merthyr We extend the assurance of our sympathy and prayers to Mr John Thomas on the death of his wife Sylvia on Sunday, March 10 after a relatively short period of illness. We also include in our thoughts all the family, including Sylvia’s children, Ann, May and Geoffrey, and all who mourn her passing. Sylvia moved to this area from Mid-Wales and has long supported Merthyr Church. She will definitely leave a gap in many people’s lives. May she rest in peace and rise in glory. We also convey our sympathy to Mrs Brenda Rees and her sister Erica on the death of their brother, Mr Clive Thomas, of Mill Cottage, Castell Mael. Clive farmed for many years at Llanwinio and his funeral took place there on Friday, February 22 when our Rector officiated and Mrs Elizabeth Jameson accompanied the service on the organ. We also remember in our prayers his widow Kaye and also Clive’s children. Our neighbouring parish of Abernant is organising a series of talks and the first was held at the end of March when Mrs Victoria Bruce of Llys Dewi, Meidrim, spoke about Pembroke Castle, then and now.
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Above: Tabernacle children on St. David’s Day Right: Eunice serves up the pancakes Below: Full House at the Rebecca Group (W.I.) annual meeting at
Llanwinio Community Hall on the 22nd of March
16 Our thanks go to the following: For flowers and cleaning the church in February - Mrs Jean Morse; for cleaning the community hall ready for the Cawl evening on St David’s day - Mrs Sylvia Evans, Mrs Marilyn Davies, Mrs Ann Rees: to Mr Huw Evans and his cheerful band of helpers for organising this event which raised £409 for church funds and to all who gave generously; to the children who sang and recited in Welsh on the night; to those who gave raffle prizes and prepared the cawl and desserts; to those who made donations although unable to attend. Well done, everyone! We have recently begun the practice of holding public Morning Prayer on the third Sunday of each month. This service uses the 95th Psalm, sometimes called by its Latin title the Venite. That psalm has the words “the heights of the mountains are his also”. During Lent this year the themes of the Sunday sermons will be the mountains of Holy Scripture. We began with the very high mountain of temptation as mentioned in St Matthew’s Gospel, chapter four. Lent is a golden opportunity for us to become more familiar with the Sacred Scriptures.
17 Whitland, Cyffig, Llanboidy Llandysulio, Clunderwen The Reverend Kingsley G Taylor, BD MA 01994 240494 [email protected] Lay Worship Leader Mr. Nathan Jenkins Services in April 7th Passion Sunday St Mary 10.00 am Holy Communion St David 11.30 am Matins 14th Palm Sunday St Mary 8.00 am Holy Communion St Tysilio 9.00 am Holy Communion St Mary 1.00 am Matins St David 11.00 am Matins Cyffig 2.30 pm Holy Communion St Brynach 4.00 pm Holy Communion 18th Maundy Thursday St Mary 7.00 pm Holy Communion 19th Good Friday St Tysilio 10.30 am Meditation St Mary 2.00 pm Meditation 21st Easter Day St Mary 8.00 am Holy Communion St Tysilio 9.00 am Holy Communion St Mary 11.00 am Holy Communion St Brynach 11.15 am Holy Communion St David 2.30 pm Holy Communion
18 28th Easter I St Mary 8.00 am Holy Communion St Tysilio 9.00 am Holy Communion St Mary 11.00 am Holy Communion St David 11.00 am Matins St Brynach 11.15 am Holy Communion Cyffig 2.30 pm Evensong Easter The early Church didn’t actually celebrate Christmas, Easter was the main event for the church. After all it was the day that the Son of God who had been executed and was raised form the dead; the day he saved us all from our sins and gave eternal life to those who believed in him. In the early church it was the day that people were baptised into the faith having spent Lent preparing. This is the day of new life, new hope and new joy. It is a day for all Christians to come together in celebration of what God has done for us. Thanks Thanks to the Station House for the Pancake Evening for St Mary’s on Shrove Tuesday and all who supported the event. The Sum of £121.60 was raised. Thanks also to the Lamb Inn for the Pancake Beetle Drive for St Brynach’s on Shrove Tuesday and all who supported the event. £272.00 was raised for the Church. Events Easter Vestries: Whitland Monday 1st April 7.00 pm Clunderwen Monday 8th April 10.30 am Llanboidy Monday 8th April 7.30 pm Cyffig Sunday 24th March 3.00 pm Llandysilio Monday 25th March 11.30 am
19 Eglwys Gymyn This time of the year between New Year and Easter is a quiet period, but fortunately, being Welsh, we have St David's day and Rugby. At Eglwys Gymyn we are part of a larger group of churches, (The Lampeter Velfrey Group) and this year we celebrated the occasion with a cawl lunch at our sister church, St Catharine's, in Prince’s Gate. The nearly two hour lunch was supported by all the group and was a really happy and chatty occasion. The icing on the cake of our St David's celebration was the outstanding Welsh win against England on the 23rd of February. On a different note, Spring coincides with our start on the serious subject of our 2018 Quinquennial report, which commenced with approaching two contractors to examine the weather/age-related damaged stonework supporting the Chancel stained glass windows. Choosing the right builder turned out to be the simple part of the exercise as the next step was to organise a Diocesan Faculty and involved completing a computer questionnaire with the background details. Fortunately the Diocesan office staff were very helpful and went the extra mile to expedite our application.
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Above: Cawl Lunch at Prince’s Gate Right: Young child in National Costume at Eglwys Gymyn
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As a second string to our bow, we have also received assistance from Carmarthen County Council in our hope to access The Welsh Churches Fund, to assist funding for this expensive project. To date progress has been positive the only minor issue being delay in starting the repair work but this a minor inconvenience in the bigger picture of an ancient Welsh church that has a history dating back to the 5th century. With Easter approaching we are looking forward to the return to fitness of Mrs A Bevan who has been recuperating after an operation in February. As our Vicar’s Warden she has been missed, and Easter is a wonderful time for her to return to our congregation. Services in April are the usual 2.00 pm on Sunday but with special arrangements for Easter, ie. Good Friday: Pendine, with Rev Huw Easter Sunday: Eglwys Gymyn at 09.30 am with Rev Huw/Rev David
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23 Whitland Male Choir Please note that the choir website is on whitlandmalechoir.net and not Whitlandmalechoir.co.uk. We are also on Facebook. We are still looking for new members to join our choir. If you are interested please attend our practice sessions on Thursday evenings at the Memorial Hall, Whitland at 7.30pm. You can sit and listen or join in, no obligation. You can also contact our Secretary, Hugh Lewis on 01994 240437
24 Afon Taf Gardening Club, Whitland On the 21st of February members were entertained by Linda Screen who gave us lots of tips and advice on Saving Seed. Lots of useful advice for the thrifty! We were delighted to welcome back Carmel Richards from Pembrey to the March meeting. Carmel is a very popular and inspirational speaker. Her theme for the evening was seasonal jobs and she brought a selection of plants, home-made jam and mulches which could be purchased, the proceeds going to her favourite charities. The next meeting will take place on the 18th of April when Piers Lunt will talk about the history of the Bishop’s Park, Abergwili. New members will be warmly welcomes. Meetings usually take place at 7.30 pm at Whitland Town Hall on the third Thursday of the month. For more information please contact the Chairman, Jan on [email protected]
25 Trinity, Llanboidy, Tabernacle, Whitland and Bethel, Llanddewi Velfrey Minister Revd. Guto Llywelyn, Tel. 01269 851655 [email protected]
Trinity: Delyth Dent Tel. 01994 448606 [email protected] Tabernacle: Meryl James Tel. 01994 240350 [email protected] Bethel: Eric Howells Tel. 01994 240205 [email protected] Services in April Bethel, Llanddewi April 7th: 14.00 Communion Service April 14th: 14.00 Service (through the medium of English) April 19th: 10.30 Good Friday Joint Service at the Tabernacle (with cup of tea/coffee to follow) April 21st: 14.00 Easter Sunday Communion Service (through the medium of English) April 28th : 10.30 Joint Service at the Trinity led by Mr Emyr Phillips Tabernacle, Whitland April 7th: 11.00 Communion Service April 14th: 9.30 Baptism Service April 19th : 10.30 Good Friday Joint Service at the Tabernacle (with cup of tea / coffee to follow)
April 21st: 11.00 Easter Sunday Service at Nazareth, Whitland led by Mr Hefin Wyn April 28th: 10.30 Joint Service at the Trinity led by Mr Emyr Phillips (Sunday School at 9.30 every Sunday) Trinity, Llanboidy April 7th: 9.30 Communion Service
26 Left: It always fascinated Clydau’s resident historian, the late Anthony D. Law, that the Clydau Canon's seat in St. Davids Cathedral bears a carving of a man being swallowed by a monster. Photo by Richard Law
Above: Another snap from the Parti Pancos at Crymych
27 April 14th: 11.00 Service April 19th: 10.30 Good Friday Joint Service at the Tabernacle (with cup of tea/coffee to follow) April 21st: 11.00 Easter Sunday Service at Nazareth, Whitland led by Mr Hefin Wyn April 28th: 10.30 Joint Service at the Trinity led by Mr Emyr Phillips Tabernacle, Whitland Local chapels all came together at the end of February for a joint service. It was held at Rhydwilym this year and Ann Glanville represented the Tabernacle. St. David’s day is allways a big day in our calendar and so it was this year. The children were all dressed up in their Welsh Costumes and it was the children and young people who were in charge of the service. It is with sadness that we report that we lost one of our members during February with the death of Morgan Lewis. Morgan was a much respected Police Sargeant in Whitland for many years. It is also with great sadness that we report the death of Dafydd Jones, Pwllglas, Rhuthun. Dafydd’s wife Mair is from Pengawse, Whitland and we think of the Pengawse family at this sad time. Looking forward, here are some dates to look out for with everyone welcome as usual. 28 April 2nd: 19.00 pm Coffee Evening at the Tabernacle Vestry April 19th: 10.30 am Good Friday Service at the Tabernacle April 21st: 11.00 am Easter Sunday Service at Nazareth, Whitland led by Mr Hefin Wyn May12th: 10.00 & 14.00 Tabernacle Annual Services led by the Reverand Jeff Williams, Brecon Bethel Chapel We celebrated St David’s Day at our service on 3rd March when members took part with readings and prayers and also poems on Wales and its customs, and a sermon from our minister on a similar theme. On the 10th we had our English service but with only a small number present because of illness and also the bad weather on that day. Our best wishes go to members who are unwell at present or have close family members not in the best of health. We had a much larger congregation the following week when we were joined by Tabernacle and Trinity for a joint service taken by Mr Arwel Evans. On the 24th members were again taking part in the service. This was to mark the Worldwide Day of Prayer which has evolved from the well established Womens’ World Day of Prayer. The subject this year was the people of Slovenia.
29 Our last service of the month is our usual Communion Service and this time we will have a chance to socialise afterwards with tea and biscuits provided by our lady members. Trinity Chapel The services on the 3rd and 10th February were led by the minister, Revd Guto Llywelyn. The communion service on the first Sunday of the month took the form of a members’ service with a focus on the life and work of St. David. Members contributed appropriate readings and prayers. On Sunday, 17th February members joined Tabernacle and Bethel chapels for a service led by guest preacher, Mr Alun Lenny. On the 24th February, members were invited to attend a special service at Rhydwilym Chapel. The theme for the service was the missionary work of the church with contributions from different chapels in the local area. The guest speaker was the Revd Tom Defis. On Wednesday, 27th February members of Trinity Sisterhood held their monthly meeting. The guest speaker was Mr Michael Morgans from St. John’s Ambulance Wales who led a workshop with videos on ‘First Aid in the Home’. The guidance offered was very helpful. Mr Morgans was ably assisted during the evening by his young grandson. Tea and biscuits were provided by Rose and Julie. Members wish to congratulate and send their best wishes to Joyce and Dai Phillips, Maes y grove on the birth of a new grandson.
30 Collection! Please note that each church is responsible for collecting their own copies of the Grapevine from Reception at Dentron, Llys Myrddin, Efailwen. They will be ready for you after 3.30 p.m. on the
Saturday immediately preceding the last Sunday of the month.
31 32 St. Clears Walking Well Group
Members enjoyed a ramble around Saundersfoot in the Spring sunshine on the 20th of March. The next walk takes place on the 3rd of April. Meet at St. Clears Leisure Centre car park for prompt departure at 10 o’clock. On the 27th of March there will be the first Strollers walk of the year. This is a short walk of about a mile and a half on flat surfaces for less able walkers. If you would like to join us on any of the walks please contact Nigel Bailey on 01267 211666.
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LLANWINIO COMMUNITY HALL Every Monday: 7.30 Bowls 1st Tuesday: 7.30 Games Night 2nd Tuesday: 2.00 W.I. Every Thursday: 7.30 Young Farmers find us on Facebook: Llanwinio Community Association
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