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Uif!Gjstu!Tvoebz!pg!Fqjqiboz th Weekly Newsletter No.2066 Sunday, 4 January, 2016 11.00 am Sung Eucharist & Sermon. Celebrant & Preacher: Rev Dr Rhys Jenkins. Hymns: 79, 595, 76, Anthem: Three Kings of Orient (Gardner), 77. Settings: Thomas Mass (David Thorne). 7.00 pm Choral Evensong. Introit: Arise Shine (Elvey). Officiant: Canon Stewart Lisk. Psalms 98, 100. Hymns: 74, Anthem: O Be Joyful (Stanford), 75. Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis: Harris in A minor. Readings: Baruch 4,36 - 5,9. John 2, 1-11. In the world-wide Church we pray today for the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia and Archbishop William Brown Turei and in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we pray for Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We pray for peace in the world, remembering the people of Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Israel and Gaza, and we pray for all migrants and refugees fleeing places of war and persecution, and for all who are working to solve the problems of mass migration into Europe. We pray for the victims of the floods in the North of England and Scotland. In this diocese we pray for the Parish of Dowlais & Penydarren and Rev K.J.Harman. We pray for our Council of Churches (Cytûn), those who work locally to promote Christian Unity, and those who work at a national and international level. We pray for the sick and those who care for them, especially Glyn Osman, Julie Romanelli, Beryl Powell, Bill Berry and Julia Doe. We pray for the repose of the souls of the departed, especially Malcolm Walker (former organist at St Margaret’s), also Frederick George Billot who died 100 years ago on 7 January 1916, and is commemorated on our First World War Memorial. EVENING PRAYER will be said on Monday and Tuesday at 6pm UIJT!XFFL! and on Thursday at 7pm. Morning Prayer on Saturday at 9.15am. Npoebz 6.00 pm Evening Prayer. PARISH OFFICE will be open Tuesday, 5ui 6.00 pm Parish Surgery. Roath Church House. 7.00 pm St Edward’s Orchestra Practice. Wednesday and Thursday this week, 10am- 12pm. (20-484808. Uvftebz 6.00 pm Evening Prayer. PARISH SURGERY at Roath Church House 6ui 7.30 pm Cytûn Meeting. Schoolroom. on Monday at 6pm, for enquiries about Xfeoftebz 10.15 am HOLY EUCHARIST. Followed by coffee. Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals and other general enquiries. 7ui 12.30 pm Lunch Club. Roath Church House. CYTÛN MEETING on Tuesday at 7.30pm in Uivstebz 1.00 pm Penylan Singers. Church. St Edward’s Schoolroom. 8ui 7.00 pm Evening Prayer. LUNCH CLUB resumes this week, meeting every 7.30 pm Choir Practice. Wednesday at 12.15pm in Roath Church House. Details Tbuvsebz!:ui 9.15 am Morning Prayer. from Vicky Brown (20-899639. Ofyu!Tvoebz is the First Sunday of Epiphany: The Baptism of Christ. The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated in St Edward’s at 11am. St Edward’s Committee meets at 4pm and Choral Evensong will be sung at 7pm. Eucharist readings: Isaiah 43: 1-7; Acts 8: 14-17; Luke 3: 15-17, 21, 22. ST EDWARD’S COMMITTEE meets next Sunday at 4pm in the vestry. PARISH STUDY & DISCUSSION GROUP meets at 7.45pm next Sunday at Roath Church House. The topic will be the “Cross Challenged”. We have thought provoking sessions with informal discussion over a cup of tea/coffee. Do you have a burning issue you would like to find some answers on? We would welcome new topics to discuss – we don’t expect to find all the answers, but we will have a go!! Everyone is very welcome to join us. We finish about 9pm. Details from Paul Elliot [email protected] (20-482757. DAVID SUCHET (well known as Poirot) has recorded the first full-length audio version of the Bible spoken by a single British actor. He described it as the "biggest role in my life" in terms of research. The 80-hour recording is published on six CDs, as an audio digital download, and as an app, by Hodder & Stoughton. Mr Suchet donated his fee to setting up a theology bursary at King’s College, London. THANK YOU to everyone who supported the Ladies Circle Epiphany coffee morning. NEW FLOWER ROTA is posted in the porch. If you would like to provide (or pay for) flowers to decorate the church for a particular week, please put your name and phone number on the rota. http://StEdward.roath.org.uk Facebook: StEdwardRoath Twitter: @StEdwardsRoath [email protected] COFFEE. Please join us in the vestry after the Service WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY is 18-25 this morning for a cup of coffee and a chat, and the 100 Jan (actually an “octave” of prayer, as it is 8 days). This Club draw. year there will be a United Service on Tue 19 Jan at 7.30pm at Parkminster United Reformed Church A WARM WELCOME to members of St Anne’s (Minster Road). Come and join Christians from all our congregation joining us for worship. local churches. ANTHEMS. The anthem at the Eucharist is “Three GREGORIAN CHANT WORKSHOP led by John Kings of Orient”, a Caribbean Carol by Maurice Gardner. Rowland Pritchard at Newport Cathedral on Sat 5 The Introit at Evensong is “Arise, shine” by Sir George March, 1.30pm-5.30pm. Sessions on “Notation and Job Elvey (1816–1893), and the anthem is “O Be Joyful Basics”, “Psalms and Spiritual Songs” and “Feeding the in the Lord” by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924). Five Thousand”. Worship: Midday Service “The Ninth NEW CHOIRS AT ST EDWARD’S. The Howardian Hour” and Compline. Cost £5 inc a plainsong booklet. Singers have “rebranded” to call themselves Penylan ALEXANDER CHAPMAN CAMPBELL is releasing his Singers. They will resume rehearsals at St Edward’s this second album for solo piano, “Portraits of Earth” in Thursday at 1pm and welcome new members. There will March 2016 and is planning a concert tour of the UK to also be a “Rock Choir” starting up the following accompany the release. The tour will include a Thursday morning (and recruiting). performance at St Edward’s on Fri 3 June at 7.30pm. LADIES CIRCLE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and The 27-year-old composer’s first album is played Chinese Auction on Tue 12 Jan at 7.15pm in Roath frequently on Classic FM. His music has been described Church House. New members welcome. Contact Gill as “not jazz, not classical, not improvised, but a glimpse Day (20-495496. of something new...” and his second album only deepens this enigma. CARDIFF RECORDED MUSIC SOCIETY will meet next on Wed 13 Jan. This is one of the core groups of the St FOR YOUR DIARY. Edward’s Music and Arts Centre. They meet on 10 Jan. 4pm. St Edward’s Committee. Wednesdays at 7.25pm and welcome new members 12 Jan. 7.15pm. Ladies Circle AGM. and visitors. Annual subscription is £30 (Joint 13 Jan. 7.25pm. Cardiff Recorded Music Society. Membership £50) and the charge for visitors is £2 per 17 Jan. 8.30pm. Opera Mint Concert. meeting. 18 Jan. 2pm. Funeral of Malcolm Walker. Exeter. 18 Jan. 7.30pm. Knitting & Crochet Group. COFFEE CONCERTS are on the third Saturday of the 20 Jan. Paradise Run. month, 11-11.45am. The next one is by Roath 25 Jan. 7.30pm. St Edward’s Orchestra Concert. Recorders and Singers on Sat 16 Jan. This year, 10% of 13 Feb. 10am. Circle Dancing. St Michael’s, Cathays. proceeds will be donated to The Amber Project for young people from 14-25years who self harm. MUSIC DIARY. Future dates: 5 Mar 1.30pm Gregorian Chant Workshop. Newport Cathedral 20 Feb. Elinor Dixon: Flute 22 Mar 1pm. Organ recital: Catherine Ennis. St David’s Hall. 19 Mar. Stefanie Harvey Powell: Soprano CHURCHES PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR. 16 Apr. Jac Thomas: Trumpet A coalition of Protestant and Catholic organizations have 21 May. Pavane Early Music Consort reached an agreement with the Italian government to Saturdays in June: St Edward’s Jazz Festival 2016. provide safe passage for refugees from North Africa and 16 Jul. Jayne Thomas: Piano Trio the Middle East; in an attempt to by-pass the dangerous There will also be a series of Spring Concerts on Mediterranean crossings organised by people Saturday evenings, 12 Mar, 9 Apr and 14 May. smugglers, which has led to the deaths of around 3,700 FUNERAL OF MALCOLM WALKER (former organist at migrants so far. The Churches will set up assistance St Margaret’s) will take place on Mon 18 Jan at 2pm in offices in Morocco and Lebanon – with the possibility of Exeter Cathedral, followed by a reception which is also a third centre in Ethiopia later – and will provide airline to be held in the cathedral. tickets as well as accommodation, assistance with asylum procedures, educational opportunities and Italian PARISH KNITTING & CROCHET GROUP meets on language courses. The Italian government will provide Mon 18 Jan, 7.30-9.30pm in Room 2, Roath Church humanitarian visas entitling the refugees to House. New members very welcome – assistance given accommodation in Italy but not the right to travel to other to learners. Contact Gill Day (20-495496 or Ann James EU countries. The first arrivals under the “safe passage” [email protected] for details. scheme are expected to arrive in Italy at the end of January. ST EDWARD’S ORCHESTRA CONCERT on Mon 25 Jan at 7.30pm. Entrance free. Retiring collection for CONTACT NUMBERS. church funds. Revd Canon Stewart Lisk: (20-487854 / 07794-157604.