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The Tenth Sunday after Trinity 8th August 2021

Today’s 11.15 am service is live streamed at: www.llandaff-cathedral.live/sundayeucharist Today’s 4.00 pm Choral Evensong is live streamed at: https://llandaff-cathedral.live/choral-evensong

We welcome the Mercia Chorale to Llandaff this weekend. They will sing for the Choral Eucharist and for Choral Evensong today.

The Collect and Readings for today Let your merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of your humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions make them to ask such things as shall please you; 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 first book of Kings. Elijah went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he might die: ‘It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.’ Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said to him, ‘Get up and eat.’ He looked, and there at his head was a cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again. The angel of the LORD came a second time, touched him, and said, ‘Get up and eat, otherwise the journey will be too much for you.’ He got up, and ate and drank; then he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God. 1 Kings 19.4-8

Psalm 34.1-8 - Turn from evil and do good. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall ever be in my mouth. I will glory in the Lord; let the humble hear and rejoice. R

Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord; let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord and he answered me and delivered me out of all my terror. R

Look upon him and be radiant, and let not your faces be ashamed. I called in my affliction and the Lord heard me and saved me from all my troubles. R

The angel of the Lord encompasses those who fear him, and he will deliver them. Taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are they who trust in him! R

A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians. Putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbours, for we are members of one another. Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil. Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labour and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy. Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 4.25 – 5.2

The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St John Jesus said to the crowd, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.’ Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, ‘I am the bread that came down from heaven.’ They were saying, ‘Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, “I have come down from heaven”?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Do not complain among yourselves. No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the prophets, “And they shall all be taught by God.” Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’ John 6.35,41-51

THE WEEKLY PRAYER INTENTIONS

Those who are sick and have asked for prayer: Roger Rathbone, Catherine Hughes, Archie Conway-Gardner, David Barron, Dean John Rogers, Jane Craig, Alyson Grant, Rhys Ghazaros, Lisa Wright, Roger Lewis, Bethan Ogle, Peter Beck, 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: 8th August no anniversaries recorded today 9th August Lilian Holcombe, Beatrice Florence Cook, Kenneth Hall 10th August Geoffrey Palser, Jean Walters, 11th August Ron Roberts, Sidney Tranter Morgan, Barbara Ismay Morgan, Joyce Elizabeth Jelinek 12th August Evelyn Edna Buttress, Queenie Irene White 13th August Courtney Glyn James, Audrey Marion Margerison, Anne Hann 14th August Paul Dallimore, Anthony Stanley Lloyd

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 Church of South India The Llynfi Valley Ministry Area: the Rev’d Martyn Evans, Ministry Area Leader

Monday: The Diocese of Duk (South Sudan) The Parish of Glyncorrwg and the Upper Afan Valley with Caerau: the Rev’d Beverley Reaney

Tuesday: The Diocese of Dunedin (New Zealand) The Parish of Llangynwyd with Maesteg: the clergy team

Wednesday: The Diocese of Dunkwa-on-Offin (Ghana) Clergy with permission to officiate throughout the Diocese

Thursday: The Diocese of Durgapur (North India) The Parish of Troedrhiwgarth: the Rev’d Christopher Reaney

Friday: The Diocese of Durham (the Church of Engand) The Deanery of the Cynon Valley: the Rev’d Canon Michael Jones, Area Dean

Saturday: The Diocese of Dutse (Nigeria) The South Cynon Valley Ministry Area: the Rev’d Peter Lewis

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

Tuesday 10th 9.30 am - Holy Eucharist No Evening Prayer

Thursday 12th 9.30 am - Cymun Bendigaid No Evening Prayer

Cathedral News

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 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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