Vicar for Llanharan in the Llantrisant Ministry Area
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The Church in Wales Yr Eglwys Yng Nghymru Vicar for Llanharan in the Llantrisant Ministry Area Profile – 2021 1 The Bishop of Llandaff is seeking to appoint a Vicar for Llanharan in the Llantrisant Ministry Area The Bishop of Llandaff is looking for a priest to join a newly-established Ministry Area team, serving the historic town of Llantrisant and the expanding residential areas around it. The Llantrisant Ministry Area was formed in 2020, bringing together four former parishes, with nine churches, and served by four incumbent clergy. The new Vicar for Llanharan will complete the team of clergy, all with incumbent status, and take primary pastoral responsibility for the churches of Ss Julius and Aaron, Llanharan, and St Peter Brynna, with their surrounding areas, in the western part of the Ministry Area. The Vicar will also be expected to play an active role in developing new patterns of collaborative working across the whole Ministry Area. Together with lay and clergy colleagues, s/he will be expected to find new and creative ways to serve the needs of these communities, and help people to grow through a period of considerable change. S/he will help to shape a vision for the Ministry Area, and relate it to the overall vision and strategy of Llandaff Diocese, as set out below Our Diocesan Vision We believe faith matters. Our vision is that all may encounter and know the love of God through truth, beauty and service, living full and rich lives through faith. Transforming lives through living and bearing witness to Jesus Christ is our calling. We seek to do this in a Diocese that is strong, confident, alive and living in faith, engaged with the realities of life and serving others in His name. Our profound belief in the sovereignty of God means that we will look to continue Christ’s church and vocation by telling the joyful story of Jesus, growing the Kingdom of God by empowering all to participate and building the future in hope and love. Our Shared Aims Telling the joyful story Growing the Kingdom of God Building our capacity for good 2 The next Vicar for Llanharan and Brynna will be someone who:- Essentially:- will bring proven and relevant experience of parochial ministry, in a multi-church environment understands the processes of change, and will be able to nurture and encourage those around them thrives in a predominantly collaborative environment for ministry, and will be able to relate well to both lay and clergy colleagues will appreciate, and enjoy responding to, the aspirations of all the churches, as expressed in this profile will enjoy the challenge of fostering diversity within a team, and be able personally to grow in such a context be able to demonstrate their capacity and energy, for finding new ways to express and live out the Christian faith in the context of these communities Desirably:- will be able to offer particular gifts or talents for the benefit of the whole Ministry Area, and enhance the quality of the ministry to all the churches is well-resourced spiritually and emotionally, and personally resilient has actual knowledge, or an appreciative understanding, of the Church in Wales and the Welsh language The pages which follow provide detailed information on the Ministry Area of Llantrisant, and on Llanharan and Brynna. where the new Vicar will be based. Appendices include summarised information, prepared during 2020, relating to the three other areas covered by clergy colleagues: Llantrisant, Pontyclun and Llantwit Fardre. All the information can be supplemented by reference to the current websites of all the constituent churches: Llanharan and Brynna https://parish.churchinwales.org.uk/L299 Llantrisant www.parishofllantrisant.org.uk Pontyclun, Talygarn and Llanharry https://parish.churchinwales.org.uk/L311 Llantwit Fardre https://parishoflf.org Contents Pages The Ministry Area of Llantrisant 4 - 7 Llanharan and Brynna 8 - 12 Terms and Conditions 12 Appendices: 1 Llantrisant 13 - 16 2 Pontyclun 17 - 20 3 Llantwit Fardre 21 - 22 3 The Ministry Area of Llantrisant Llantrisant lies in the centre of the Diocese of Llandaff, approximately 12 miles north-west of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. From here, it is 20 miles north to the entrance of the Brecon Beacons National Park, and 20 miles south to the beaches and cliffs of the Wales Heritage Coast. It is a historic town, with a Royal Charter dating back to 1346. It is also the home of The Royal Mint, which produces all United Kingdom coinage, and coinage for over 40 countries world-wide. The other main areas of population - Llantwit Fardre, Pontyclun, Llanharry and Llanharan - are all chiefly residential, with increasing populations, placing a growing strain on local services and facilities, to meet the needs of people moving into the south Wales region for work, or as commuters. The Ministry Area, formed in 2020, brought together the four former parishes serving the area: Llantrisant, Llantwit Fardre, Pontyclun, Talygarn & Llanharry and Llanharan with Brynna (Peterston-super-Montem). They now operate together as a single unit for ministry, a single registered charity, governed by a Ministry Area Council (formerly known as the PCC). The Ministry Area Council will shortly have a Lay Chair, appointed by the Bishop, who will join the clergy and other lay officers as part of the future leadership team of the Ministry Area. The Ministry Area Leader (originally licensed as Rector) has been appointed from among the four incumbent clergy. Clergy Staffing While the allocation of ministerial responsibilities or specialisms may vary in future among the incumbent clergy, at present each has been assigned a primary pastoral responsibility for people and congregations in a specific geographical part of the Ministry Area, where they also reside:- Residing: Primary Responsibility: Ministry Area Leader Llantrisant Vicarage SS Illtyd, Gwynno and Dyfodwg, Llantrisant Revd Vincent Gardner St David, Miskin St Michael & All Angels, Beddau Vicar Llantwit Fardre St Illtud, Llantwit Fardre Revd Philip Gullidge Vicar Pontyclun St Anne, Talygarn Revd Rose Hill St Paul, Pontyclun St Illtyd, Llanharry Vicar Llanharan SS Julius & Aaron, Llanharan to be appointed St Peter, Brynna 4 The Geographical Area Population and Attendance: Adult Population Deanery Parish Churches Attendance 2011 Census (Pre-COVID-19 restrictions figures) Ss Illtyd, Gwynno 15313 Pontypridd Llantrisant & Dyfodwg 116 St David St Michael Llantwit Fardre St Illtud 15168 60 Pontyclun, Talygarn and 11633 Llanharry St Anne 47 St Paul St Illtyd St Julius & St 8825 Llanharan w Brynna Aaron 49 St Peter, Brynna Min Area Total 9 50939 223 5 Reserves and Resources: Unrestricted Restricted Total Parish Share as % of Reserves Reserves Reserves Unrestricted Income 2020 2020 2020 Llantrisant £79,238 £109,720 £188,958 51% Llantwit Fardre £207,358 £29,935 £237,293 58% Pontyclun, Talygarn and £17,823 £797 £18,620 48% Llanharry Llanharan with £19,730 0 £19,730 58% Brynna Vision and Aims of the Ministry Area. The creation of the Ministry Area was a natural development from earlier conversations, which had begun in 2017, between clergy and laypeople in three of the former parishes above. In 2020, in anticipation of the new Ministry Area those conversations were resumed, with churchwardens and clergy from all four areas, and the following shared vision and aims were agreed: What is our overall vision for the new Ministry Area? Acts 4:32 ’ The whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common’ (NRSV) To share the gospel of Christ locally. To nurture and disciple people in their faith. To serve our wider communities and minister with them effectively. Aims of the new Ministry Area – What are the overall aims for us in coming together? We are better and stronger together. Be effective witnesses for Christ in our communities. To support each other’s activities already taking place in the nine churches. Explore new areas of ministry. To use the skills and resources of both Benefice clergy and laity to best effect. To provide opportunities for congregations to grow spiritually. What do we want to achieve? Promote a more collaborative way of working together – without losing our individual church identities. To give the Christian message a higher profile in the local communities and to all age groups. Achieve a greater communication between the churches. 6 Areas of collaboration – How will we work together to bring about our aims? Promote the Ministry Area within the nine churches so that people identify and engage with it. Form working groups to plan a variety of spiritual, social and teaching activities. Encourage greater lay involvement. Collaborate on the wider vocation of the church to be a servant to the community. Working together – What do we envisage to be the day to day outworking’s of the above? Think of ourselves from now on: as nine churches sharing our lives in one Ministry Area. Pray for each other in weekly intercessions. Collaborate in prayer, teaching and social events, – e.g. Quiet days, retreats, worship, discipleship courses, seasonal courses (Lent) joint festival events (Harvest), a Ministry Area-wide prayer group. Serve together in local schools and hospitals. Pastoral support – bereavement – care for the elderly and lonely. Encourage the sharing of skills. Consider the appointment of an administrator / communications person responsible for collation and dissemination of information across the Ministry Area through website, magazine and newsletter Benefice training days (e.g. Safeguarding, Dementia Awareness etc) * * * * * 7 The Vicar with responsibility for Llanharan & Brynna will have incumbent status, be based in Llanharan, and have general pastoral and liturgical responsibility for the geographical area previously covered by the parish of Llanharan with Peterston-super- Montem (Brynna).