www.3churches.org Christ the King St Brigid’s St Paul’s Newborough Avenue Crystal Glen Cyncoed Road Llanishen Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff CF14 5DB CF14 5QN CF23 6AD ST VINCENT - A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW

- - - - - ~~~~ 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday 29 September 2019) ~~~~

Response to Psalm My soul, give praise to the Lord. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, Alleluia! The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice, says the Lord, I know them and they follow me. Alleluia!

1st Reading: Amos 6: 1. 4-7 2nd Reading: 1 Timothy 6: 11-16 Gospel: Luke 16: 19-31

St. Brigid’s and Christ the King are parishes of the Archdiocese of Cardiff. A Registered Charity No. 242380. VOLUNTEER RELATIONSHIP 3 CHURCHES CREATION Father’s News COUNSELLORS NEEDED LITURGY

Are you a Qualified Counsellor with (Our take on a Harvest Service) MONTH OF THE ROSARY a minimum Level 4 Diploma in This Friday 4 October at 7:30pm at October is the month of the Holy Counselling? Would you like to train Christ the King Parish Centre we Rosary. There will be a special in Relationship Counselling and welcome Sr Bridget Pritchard. Rosary Service at St Paul’s on help Marriage Care reach more As a former science teacher, Sr Friday 11 October at 9am before couples with our life-changing Bridget will explore with us, through 9.30 Mass. service? Marriage Care is a Catholic her exciting presentation, how we

organisation providing marriage are all responsible for, and ALUN MICHAEL AT THE preparation and professional connected to and with each other. CORNERSTONE relationship counselling for couples This is a knowledgeable and Archbishop George has invited Rt across England and Wales. creative presentation which will Hon. Alun Michael, Police and Our Cardiff centre is recruiting encompass Pope Francis’s Laudato Crime Commissioner for South qualified counsellors to train in our Si. It’s also the Feast of St Francis Wales, to talk about his work. This Certificate in Relationship of Assisi.!! involves meeting the needs of local Counselling and provide just 2 Fr Matthew will then lead us in a communities, as well as sessions of counselling per week. reflection on this great and popular addressing the issue of the We are also recruiting qualified saint. Light refreshments will be radicalisation of young people. The relationship counsellors who already served. Please make A BIG talk will take place at the hold a certification in couples EFFORT to attend this Liturgy. Cornerstone, Charles Street, counselling. If you are interested in It would not look good, or indeed be Cardiff at 7pm on Wednesday 2 further developing your skills in this a true reflection of our 3 Churches October and will be an opportunity truly rewarding role and becoming community if only a handful of for parents and young people to part of a friendly local team making people turn up. hear about this work undertaken in a real difference in our community For this to be successful we need our name. Entry is free. please enquire. some folk to help with: Refreshments available. For more information please visit us (a) setting up chairs and tables

at www.marriagecare.org.uk or (b) tech stuff ,setting up the screen, THE GOD WHO SPEAKS email laptop etc This week’s quote - ‘Make [email protected] (c) putting tables and chairs back knowledge of the Scriptures your If you can help in any way please love, live with them, meditate on Mass at 9.30am on Tuesday 1 speak with any member of the them, make them the sole object of October at Christ the King will be Liturgy Group or contact - Tania your enquiries’ for deceased members of the 3 (2061 1494) ~ St Jerome Churches, particularly those who died in July (Jim Manley and Mary The next Monday Group’s Charity Annual Shoe Box Appeal for Howard) Coffee morning will be held on Link to Hope Friday 4 October after the 9.30am Once again we are appealing for 3 Churches Bereavement Support Mass at St Paul’s. Proceeds are shoe boxes filled with goodies and Group will meet on Wednesday 2 for Maggie’s, a Centre at Velindre essentials to send to the elderly and October at 7.30pm in Christ the Hospital which offers support for families in Eastern Europe. King Parish Centre. The Group now anyone with cancer to drop in The leaflets which are needed to go has a dedicated phone number for and experience their support. with the shoe boxes are at the back anyone wanting to make contact of church. with us - 07594 217098 The final date for collection of the boxes is 3 November 2019. New to the Parish? Any queries please contact Vickie Pick up a leaflet Adshead ([email protected] or

07776 497946)

Please remember the deceased Catholic Certificate in Religious CAFOD Fast Day members of the 3 churches whose Studies CAFOD Fast Day is Friday 4 anniversaries occur in October CCRS Catechetics Module - as part October. You will receive a Fast including: Maria Alessio, Giuseppe of the CCRS Course or as a stand- Day envelope this weekend and we Amadeo, Peter Scott, Francisco Filice, John Foley, John Wareing, Thomas alone module for those interested / would ask you please to return it Turner, Dominic Bryon, Freda involved in Catechesis. next week and pop it in the purple Stringfellow, Linda Radmilovic, Jimmy These days will be led by David drum at the back of the Church. Graham, Brian Powell, Bernadette Wells, a catechist and author who We know you will be generous. Theeswaran and Dorothy Wooding. regularly speaks at conferences Thank you in anticipation. throughout the world. Future Baptism Preparation Day 1 (Saturday 5 October) and NEW PARISH EMAIL ADDRESS Courses * St Teilo’s (parish hall - upstairs, Day 2 (Saturday 9 November) at the We have a new email address for all access at rear of church) Pastoral Resources Centre, Christ the King correspondence, Thursdays 10 & 17 October 7pm Newport Road, Cardiff. [email protected] Please email Cathy & Mel if The sessions can be attended as a This replaces attending: [email protected] ‘Specialist Module’ for the Religious [email protected]. Studies (CCRS) Course, or as a Please ensure you update your stand-alone course for a Diocesan records. Catechists’ Certificate. Cost for the 2-day course is Junior Club included in the course fee for those The Junior Club is in need of new St David's Praise Choir is involved following the complete CCRS volunteers for the Autumn term. in concerts at the All Nations Centre Course and £15 for other You need only volunteer for two on Saturday 26 October (Tribute participants. Booking is essential. hours on one Friday every month Concert for Anne Brown one of the Visit www.rcadcschools.org and use (there is a lot of flexibility in this). music directors who died recently) the Book a Course facility or email If you can help please contact Marie and at St David's Hall on Saturday 7 [email protected] in the parish office, December 3pm (Promise of [email protected] tel: 2075 3945. Christmas). If any singers would like Thank you to join those 3 church members who belong to the choir please contact Poems and a Glass Elizabeth Taylor (2075 1401). This Sunday 29 September Rehearsals start this Tuesday 1 7pm CTK Parish Centre October (7.15 to 8.45 pm) at Albany Bring yourself, a friend, a poetry Road Baptist Church. book and a bottle (The bottle is optional… New Gift Aid Envelopes Marisopa Trust: Saying Goodbye but you are not!) The new Gift Aid Envelopes (green Service boxes) will be at the back of St Brigid’s and St Paul’s, this weekend Llandaff Cathedral. Saturday 12 Sandwiches for the Homeless and next weekend. October 2.30pm. Sandwich making for the homeless Thereafter they will be available at A service for anyone who has lost a will take place this Monday 30 the back of St Brigid’s. September, 1.15pm in the Parish baby in pregnancy, at birth or in Please will those in the Scheme early years. Whether the loss was Centre. Regular and new volunteers collect their boxes as soon as today or 80 years ago. Those who are welcome. possible. Thank you to those grieve a pregnancy never even Parishioners who use this method taking place are also welcome. This Thursday (3 October) there for the collection at mass, as the tax will be a Tai Chi Class. refund we gain, represents a vital The next LIFT Class will be next part of the Parish income. Thursday 10 October 10 - 11am in

Christ the King Parish Centre.

Sunday September 29th 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sat. 6pm C the K Sun. 9am St Paul’s 9am C the K

11am St Brigid’s 6pm St Brigid’s Mon. 9.30am St Brigid’s

Tues. 9.30am C the K Wed. 9.30am St Paul’s

Thurs. 9.30am C the K 7.30pm St Brigid’s Fri. 9.30am St Paul’s

7.30pm C the K Sat. 9.30am St Brigid’s

Sunday October 6th 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sat. 6pm C the K Sun. 9am St Paul’s 9am C the K

11am St Brigid’s 12.30pm C the K 6pm St Brigid’s

Praying for our Neighbours Please remember in your prayers this fortnight our neighbours in Hollybush Road - Holly Grove & Lodge Close - who have received prayer cards in the last few days. - Cycle of Prayer Please pray for the parish of St Helen, Caerphilly, parish priest Canon John Kelly, and St Helen’s Primary School. -

Please send items to [email protected] by Wednesday afternoon at the latest! PRAYERS Please remember the following in your prayers, who are unwell at this time: -