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Bringing the good news about Jesus to Tonteg and Church Village by loving and serving our local community. June 2016 Issue 10 Salem Chapel Newsletter New Deacon Chapel Details My name is Andrea Coombs. I have been attending Salem since I was 12 Years old, and went to Sunday School there. Later I became a Sunday You can find us at Salem School teacher for a few years until I had my son. My parents Lilian and Lane, Church Village, Berwyn Davies were both Sunday School teachers and my dad a deacon Pontypridd CF38 1PT. at Salem. He would be so proud of me and I can only hope that I can follow in his footsteps. Our minister is the Revd I have been married for nearly 20 years to Paul and live locally in Tonteg. I Dr Rosa Hunt and you can have given up work as a Housing Manager with RCTCBC and then RCT contact her on Homes 2 years ago, so have some time to give back to do God’s work, as [email protected] or he thinks fit. I trust that he will enable me to do this to the best of my ability. on 07807893373 or at home on 01443 206353. Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside…. On Saturday 7th May about 40 of us went on a wonderful chapel trip to Barry Island. This included regular chapel attenders, kids and leaders from the BB youth group and other friends and relatives! In the middle of a period of intense rain, we were blessed with dry, sunny *You can find us on weather from the moment we stepped off the bus - and it only Facebook* started raining when we got back Our website can be on! A fabulous day was had by all accessed on with fun on the beach and thrills on www.salemtonteg.org.uk the fair. Next year - let's book 2 buses and make it a 100 strong! Sunday Services 9.30 a.m. Gwasanaeth trwy’r Gymraeg (Learners are very welcome) 11.00 a.m. English language family service with a fun, welcoming Sunday School. Christian Aid Breakfast 6.00 p.m. A quieter, more A great time was had by all as we celebrated contemplative English Christian Aid week with a ‘bacon bap breakfast’ and a bilingual language service. service. It was such a delight to see so many people come together for this special event. Thanks to everyone who showed their support financially with the trail of pennies and filling the envelopes. Congratulations also go to Nesta Rogers for having the closest guess for how many baked beans were in the picture. A brilliant occasion for a worthy cause. In total we raised over £400 - diolch yn fawr! Ministers for 9.30am 11.00am 6.00pm th June/July June 5 2016 Rosa* Rosa Rosa* th June 12 2016 Rosa Rosa Alun Davies th June 19 2016 Rosa Rosa* Rosa th June 26 2016 Lisa Rev James Karran rd July 3 2016 Rosa* Rosa Rosa* th July 10 2016 Rosa Rosa Trevor Jones th July 17 2016 Rosa Rosa* Rosa th July 24 2016 Rosa Rosa Rosa st July 31 2016 Chris Roberts Chris Roberts IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT/ Radical Church DISCOVERY Last Wednesday evening each Great things have come out of our Impossible month Project: we have joined the Fare Share scheme, and from now Next session 29th June 7.00pm onwards we will be receiving food on Monday nights which Food, communion and Tesco's would otherwise have thrown away. The plan is to use fellowship monthly at Café that food on Tuesdays to benefit the different community groups Rana. A time to ask questions we are in contact with. We are very grateful to Jan for helping get about what it means to follow our kitchen up to standard, and to Rebecca for helping us apply Jesus/interested? See Rosa for grants for a new kitchen. A warm welcome is extended The next meeting is in Richard and Jennie’s house at 7.00pm on to all. Wednesday 8th June 2016. Wednesday 22nd June Thursdays in Salem 2016 Each Thursday at 2.15: 6.00 pm 1st Thursday: Bible ££2.00 per person Study - study the Bible Chapel BBQ – we are hosting our BBQ with guests from and apply it to our Hengoed and BMS Volunteers everyday lives. Thursday 30th June 2.30pm – 4.00pm 2nd Thursday: You are invited to a delicious Strawberry Cream Tea at Salem. It’s a Fellowship - meet and great opportunity to bring along a friend. The cost share poems, readings will be £2.50 which will include tea or coffee and a and thoughts over a selection of cakes. Please sign-up sheet available so nice cuppa. that we can have an idea of numbers. We are also looking for a few helpers for this event, 3rd Thursday: Bible so if you're able to help with decorations, baking a cake or scones, Study or serving on the day, please speak to Jennie. 4th Thursday: Coffee Afternoon - share a cup- Summershine 2016 pa and cakes and enjoy During the first week of the school summer holi- days we are delighted to be holding our third a chat with good consecutive Summer Shine holiday club for primary company. aged children from the local community. Please see Rosa if you are able to help in any way ~ thank you. .