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The Ninth Sunday after Trinity 1st August 2021

Today’s 11.15 am service is live streamed at: www.llandaff-cathedral.live/sundayeucharist

The Collect and Readings for today Almighty God, who sent your Holy Spirit to be the life and light of your Church: open our hearts to the riches of your grace, that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit in love and joy and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

A reading from the book of Exodus. The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. The Israelites said to them, ‘If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.’ Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day. In that way I will test them, whether they will follow my instruction or not.’ Then Moses said to Aaron, ‘Say to the whole congregation of the Israelites, “Draw near to the LORD, for he has heard your complaining.” ’ And as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the Israelites, they looked towards the wilderness, and the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. The LORD spoke to Moses and said, ‘I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, “At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the LORD your God.” ’ In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the layer of dew lifted, there on the surface of the wilderness was a fine flaky substance, as fine as frost on the ground. When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, ‘What is it?’ For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, ‘It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.’ Exodus 16.2-4,9-15

Psalm 78.23-29 - The Lord gave them grain from heaven. The Lord commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven. He rained down manna upon them to eat and gave them grain from heaven. So mortals ate the bread of angels; he provided for them food enough. R

He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens and led out the south wind by his might. He rained down flesh upon them like dust and winged birds like the sand of the sea. R

He let it fall in the midst of their camp and round about their dwellings. So they ate and were well filled, for he gave them what they craved. R

A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians. I, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it is said, ‘When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive; he gave gifts to his people.’ (When it says, ‘He ascended,’ what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.) The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love. Ephesians 4.1-16

The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St John When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were at the place where Jesus had given the bread, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.’ Then they said to him, ‘What must we do to perform the works of God?’ Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.’ So they said to him, ‘What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, “He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” ’ Then Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’ They said to him, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’ Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.’ John 6.24-35

THE WEEKLY PRAYER INTENTIONS and PRAYER RESOURCES

Those who are sick and have asked for prayer: Roger Rathbone, Catherine Hughes, Archie Conway-Gardner, David Barron, Dean John Rogers, Jane Craig, Alison Lewis, Alyson Grant, Rhys Ghazaros, Lisa Wright, Roger Lewis, Bethan Ogle, Gerwyn Capon, the Dean.

The long-term sick and housebound, among them: Sid Baldwin, Tom Bailey, Dafydd Hughes, Ray Edwards, Alan Robinson, Marjorie Mudge.

Those who have died recently: Travis Dupriest, Sue Pinnington, Priest & Archdeacon in the

Those whose anniversary of death falls this week: 1st August Mary Annie Lewis 2nd August Pamela Mary Rogers, 3rd August Tomos James Llywelyn Davies, Diane Mary Walker 4th August Ruth Price, Heulwen Davies 5th August Eunice Peiris, Aubrey Waters 6th August Norman Gregory Matthews (Priest), Peter Cecil Edbrooke 7th August Roy Thomas Davies (Bishop of Llandaff 1985-1999), Elizabeth Donald Hibberd, Monica Lloyd Shone

Please pray for the 1Family Cardiff project and for the family of being supported by this project.

The Cycle of Prayer for this week in the Anglican Communion and in this Diocese: Sunday: The Anglican Church of South East Asia The Parish of Newcastle, Bridgend: the Rev’d David Lloyd

Monday: The Diocese of Dogura (Papua New Guinea) The Tair Afon Ministry Area: the Rev’d Ian Hodges, Ministry Area Leader

Tuesday: The Diocese of Doko (Nigeria) The Parish of Llangeinor and the Garw Valley: the Rev’d Roger Pitman

Wednesday: The Diocese of the Dominican Republic Eucharistic Ministers throughout the Diocese

Thursday: The Diocese of Dornakal (South India) The Parish of Llansantffraid, Bettws & Aberkenfig: the Rev’d Suzanne Brumwell

Friday: The Diocese of Down & Dromore (the Church of Ireland) The Parish of Llandyfodwg & Cwm Ogwr: the Rev’d Julian Jenkins

Saturday: The Diocese of Dublin & Glendalough (the Church of Ireland) The Parish of Llanilid with Pencoed & Heol-y-Cyw: the Ministry Team

Services Today & this week 9.00 am ‘All-age’ Eucharist 11.15 am Holy Eucharist 4.00 pm Evening Prayer

Tuesday 3rd 9.30 am - Holy Eucharist No Evening Prayer

Thursday 5th 9.30 am - Cymun Bendigaid 5.30 pm – Choral Evensong

Friday 6th Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord 5.30 pm – Choral Evensong

Saturday 7th 5.30 pm – Choral Evensong

Cathedral News

Miss Jean Wines would like to thank all those who contributed to Christians Aid in memory of her dear sister, Miss Mary Wines. Donations amounted to £1,400. We give thanks for the donations and for Miss Wines’ faithful witness throughout her long life. We pray that she may rest in peace.

Welcomers’ Rota: the co-ordinator of the welcomers’ rota is Krisi Hillebert, who will be glad to hear from anyone who can offer some time to this particular aspect of the Cathedral’s life. Welcomers please note that it is now Krisi you need to contact to make any alterations to the welcomers’ rota. You may contact Krisi on this address: [email protected]

Changing Pandemic Restrictions: the Cathedral Chapter will be reviewing the changing guidelines and will, over the weeks of the Summer break plan for the easing of restrictions. We hope that by the start of September Sunday worship will begin to feel more like it did before the outbreak of the pandemic.

Weekday Services: There are now two Celebrations of the Eucharist during the week. In Welsh on Thursdays and in English on Tuesdays, both at 9.30 am. This coming week we welcome a visiting choir from Thursday evening. The Mercia Chorale will sing Evensong on Thursday, Friday and Saturday along with a Choral Eucharist and Choral Evensong, next Sunday (8th August).

The Friends of Llandaff Cathedral: Anybody interested in joining the Friends will find full details of types of membership and fees in the Friends Pages on the Cathedral website. An application for membership can also be downloaded from there. You can find out more about the Friends of Llandaff Cathedral by clicking here.

Pop-Up Cathedral Café on Saturdays in July and August: Come along and enjoy tea, coffee and cakes between 12 noon and 4.00 pm on any Saturday over the next few weeks and spread the news to your friends and neighbours. Many thanks to all the volunteers who are making this possible by baking and/or serving in the cafe. Contact Canon Jan with any queries about the rota.

The Cathedral Shop: We are really pleased to be gradually welcoming back our shop volunteers. You can help support the Cathedral and the Cathedral shop by buying your birthday, get well & anniversary cards here. They are at very competitive prices!

The Foodbank: We recently received a message of thanks from the Cardiff Foodbank. “Between April and June, the Cathedral community donated 121.2 kg of food and other items. This will provide food for 11 individuals for 3 days. You are helping us to make a difference in the lives of people in real need and we couldn’t do it without you. In these difficult times we greatly appreciate the support of the Cardiff community through donations of food and financial assistance. In the last financial year we provided food, toiletries and household items for 14,521 individuals and 37.6 % of these were children. Thank you for helping us to continue to do this.” Please continue to support the foodbank. The box is located near the south-east door.

Information relevant to the pandemic restrictions

We display the QR code that links with the NHS Tracing App. If you have the app on your mobile device you can scan the code through the app. This means that if people visit the building and later test positive for coronavirus, other app users who were there at the same time may be sent an alert, if local public health teams think this is necessary.

Sunday Worship guidelines – a reminder…. Here are some of the key things to note:

• There are currently three services: 9.00 am, 11.15 am and 4.00 pm • Both morning services are celebrations of the Holy Eucharist with the 9.00 am service catering particularly for children and families. • Social distancing guidelines must be maintained at all times – especially before and after the services. Given that the rows are 2 metres apart, they can act as a useful guide when standing in the Nave. • Hand sanitiser must be used on entry. • Face-coverings: regulations now make the wearing of face coverings compulsory in public buildings. This includes the Cathedral. • Everyone attending will be invited to complete a ‘track and trace’ card - please bring a pen! • Communion will be administered standing and in one kind only. • There will be no congregational singing. • Ritual and ceremony will be kept to a minimum. • No service sheets will be used – the order of service will be available online to print in advance and bring with you or to follow on a phone or other mobile device. They are also available through QR codes displayed at each service.

• The ‘2-metre distance’ rule means that the capacity of the Cathedral will be between 80 and 90 individuals although family groups sitting together will legitimately increase the number. • 5 cathedral chairs must be left clear between households.

Please note that there will be a legal maximum capacity number and it may be necessary to impose restrictions on entry to ensure that number is not exceeded.

The Welsh Government, the Church in and the Diocese have all produced and issued protocols and detailed instructions to clergy and parishes. We are following them all.

THE CATHEDRAL OFFICE You may email [email protected] or call on 029 2056 4554. The answering service is checked regularly for messages.

CLERGY The Dean: The Very Rev’d Gerwyn Capon The Dean is currently on sick leave

Precentor: The Rev’d Canon Mark Preece Chancellor: The Rev’d Canon Dr Jan van der Lely [email protected] : 029 2056 8842 [email protected] : 029 2115 6258

PARISH OFFICERS Churchwardens John R. Kenyon - [email protected] Ian Macdonald - [email protected]

Safeguarding Officer Stewardship Secretary Kathryn Bates - [email protected] Helen Patterson - 029 2061 9166

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