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The Bell The Magazine of the Cathedral and Parish of Llandaff JULY / AUGUST 2017 40p SERVICES at LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL SUNDAY SERVICES Morning Prayer 7.30am (said) HOLY EUCHARIST 8am (said) 9am (sung, with the Parish Choir), together with Sunday School in Prebendal House, followed by tea/coffee 11am (choral, with the Cathedral Choir) 12.30pm (said, in the Lady Chapel) Evening Prayer 3.30pm (choral, with the Cathedral Choir) Holy Eucharist (BCP 1662) 5.30pm on the First Sunday of the month WEEKDAY SERVICES HOLY EUCHARIST (* in Welsh) Mon 9.30am Tue 9.30am* 12noon Wed 9.30am Thu 10.00am* 11am Fri 9.30am Sat 9.30am On major Feast Days (or the Eve), there is usually an evening Eucharist or Evensong; details are published in the magazine, music sheet & weekly notes. EVENING PRAYER (sung in Cathedral School term-time – see Music Scheme/website for further details) Mon 5.15pm Cathedral School Choral Scholars (Girls) Tue 5.15pm Cathedral Choir (Boys) Wed 5.15pm Cathedral School Choral Scholars (Girls) Thu 5.15pm Cathedral Choir Fri 5.15pm Cathedral Choir (Men) Sat 5.15pm said Cover Image: View from the Pritchard Bridge 2 From the Very Reverend Gerwyn Capon Dean & Vicar of Llandaff Dear Friends, The Bell is always printed as a double issue for July and August - it tends to give the feeling that we have come to the end of one cycle of editions and in September, when the academic terms begin again, we start a new series. I’d like to pay tribute to David Llewellyn who is the editor of the magazine – his tireless effort to keep filled the pages of The Bell is a big task and not always easy – he’s been a hardworking and well organised person, ideal for the role. Both David and I had discussions over the past few months trying to address the fact that the readership of The Bell is steadily falling. With more and more people going on line to see what’s on at the Cathedral through our web site, it seems as if the printed word in the parish magazine is not so necessary as once it was. David hinted two years ago that he was ready to hand the baton of editorship to someone else and I canvassed then for interest. No one seemed keen then to take it on. In fairness to David, it is an issue that now needs to be resolved. I think that we could relaunch a Cathedral magazine quarterly if we found a new editor willing to undertake this important ministry of communication and promotion for the Cathedral. It’s a wonderful opportunity for the right person. But it needs commitment of course. If you are that person, please contact either David or me for a conversation – we’d love to hear from you. It may be that the whole concept of a monthly parish magazine has had its day. I’d be grateful for anyone’s thoughts on the matter. If we cannot get a volunteer to respond, we will print the last issue in December this year. The PCC has been considering very carefully the issue of financial stewardship – the Cathedral’s stewardship is constantly and prayerfully considered by the Chapter and PCC; over the last few years it has been proved that we are carefully managing our budgets; I believe firmly that God has been faithful in blessing our efforts to reach not only balanced budgets but in achieving slight surpluses - our collections for oversees aid have been at record highs. But the stewardship campaign will be an initiative to help us address our personal financial response as members of 3 the Cathedral’s community, as disciples of Jesus Christ, in the furtherance of the ministry of the Cathedral itself. In October, we will be launching an initiative that will help us see how our giving helps the Cathedral in its vital role as a spiritual hub for this community and those whom we will never know. It is a fact that our financial giving to the Cathedral enables us to be a spiritual resource to the parish, the city, the diocese, every school child that visits us, every pilgrim, and tourist. We have a powerful role to play for each anxious and grieving person who visits simply to sit in the nave and weep for someone they love, weeping often for themselves, leaving lit candles and prayer intensions, all of which we carry to God in trust. The Cathedral enables a huge number of people to encounter the living God who loves and forgives us all. This is a serious issue, it is what your gift sustains - our love for God and the cares He has, demands a response from us that includes what we give to His church. We must also address sooner rather than later, what we want to see for the Cathedral in 2, 5, 10 years. It is now time to begin a strategic plan for its mission and this will involve us raising money to further that ministry; adapting our ancillary buildings so that we can accommodate visitors, enabling better formational activities and community outreach; recognising that the recovery of the Cathedral music must continue through investment, providing opportunities for all. If we love God and love what we have here in the Cathedral, we must place our resources in such a way as to enable the mission of God to grow and thrive here. As I write these words, we are looking forward immensely to welcoming our new bishop. June Osborne will be consecrated on the 15th July and enthroned here in her Cathedral on the 22nd July. Pray for her. It is an important milestone in the life of this diocese. Bishop June will be a successor to Bishop Teilo who founded the first community here in the sixth century. It reminds us that, yes, we are in a long unbroken line of apostolic witness; but that witness continues because it is an active charism of the Holy Spirit. In this generation we too must play our part and express the faith in which we stand. The holy ground in which we have been planted matters! Yours in God’s love, Gerwyn 4 DIARY FOR JULY 2017 Regular Sunday and weekday services are listed on page 2 Sat 1 Euddogwy (6th cent.), Bishop and Patron Saint Sun 2 FOURTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST (Trinity 3) 5.30pm : Holy Eucharist (Book of Common Prayer 1662) Mon 3 THOMAS, Apostle 5.15pm : Solemn Choral Eucharist with Baptism and Confirmation Tue 4 Peblig (4th cent.), Abbot Wed 5 Thu 6 Thomas More (1535), Martyr Fri 7 Sat 8 Sun 9 FIFTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST (Trinity 4) Mon 10 Tue 11 Benedict (c.540), Abbot Wed 12 Thu 13 Fri 14 John Keble (1886), Priest & Teacher Sat 15 Sun 16 SIXTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST (Trinity 5) Mon 17 Tue 18 Elizabeth of Russia (1918), Religious & Martyr Wed 19 Gregory of Nyssa (c.394), Bishop and Macrina (c.379), Virgin, both Teachers of the Faith Thu 20 Fri 21 Howell Harris (1773), Preacher Sat 22 Mary Magdalene 9.30am : Holy Eucharist Sun 23 SEVENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST (Trinity 6) Mon 24 Tue 25 JAMES, Apostle 5.15pm : Solemn Evensong 7pm : PCC Meeting 5 Wed 26 Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary Thu 27 Martha and Mary of Bethany Fri 28 Samson (5th cent.), Bishop Sat 29 William Wilberforce (1833), Josephine Butler (1906) and all Social Reformers Sun 30 EIGHTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST (Trinity 7) Mon 31 Joseph of Arimathea DIARY FOR AUGUST 2017 Tue 1 Wed 2 Thu 3 Germanus (5th cent.), Bishop Fri 4 Sat 5 Oswald (642), King & Martyr Sun 6 TRANSFIGURATION of OUR LORD (Pentecost 9 : Trinity 6) Mon 7 Tue 8 Dominic (1221), Preacher Wed 9 Mary Sumner (1921), Founder of the Mothers’ Union Thu 10 Lawrence (258), Deacon & Martyr Fri 11 Clare of Assisi (1253), Medicant Sat 12 Ann Griffiths (1805), Poet Sun 13 TENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST (Trinity 9) Mon 14 Maximillian Kolbe (1941), Priest & Martyr Tue 15 Mary, Mother of Our Lord 5.15pm : Solemn Evensong Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 ELEVENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST (Trinity 10) Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Tydfil (430), Martyr 6 Thu 24 BARTHOLOMEW, Apostle 5.15pm : Solemn Evensong Fri 25 Sat 26 Sun 27 TWELFTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST (Trinity 11) Mon 28 Augustine of Hippo (430), Bishop & Doctor Tue 29 The Beheading of John the Baptist Wed 30 Thu 31 Aidan (651), Bishop DATES for DIARY Monday 11th September - MU Eucharist (Margam Archdeaconry) Friday 15th September - Friends Open Doors Drawing Event (10.15 – 12.15) Saturday 16th September - Friends Open Doors (12noon – 4.45pm) Arthur Parkes Piano tuner 17 Bramshill Drive Pontprennau Cardiff CF23 8NX 029 2048 1970 07950 454926 [email protected] 7 WEEKLY EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Sunday School: 9am Prebendal House (Louise Beesley 029 2140 8013) Parish Choir: Monday, 6.15pm (juniors); First Sunday of month, 4.30pm (adults) (David G Thomas) Linen & Vestment Group: Tuesday, 10am Prebendal House Bellringers: Tuesday, 7.15pm - 9pm (Pat Moore 029 2115 4275) Parent & Baby/Toddler Get-together: Wednesday, 9.15am - 11.30am Parish Hall (Emma Griffin 07539 201137) Servers of the Sanctuary: Wednesday, 6.15pm, or at a pre-arranged time (John Kenyon 029 2056 7666) Bible Study Group: Meets every other week on Thursdays (Until further notice, contact Cathedral Office for information) Llandaff Parish Mothers’ Union: Meets every other week on Mondays (Mary Madsen) St Teilo Guild: Meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month (Daphne Townsend 029 2056 6447) Brownies & Guides: 1st Llandaff Brownies: Wednesday 6pm C/W School Hall (Andrea Davies 07813 642104) 2nd Llandaff Brownies: Wednesday 6pm Parish Hall (Ellie Lyle 07973 931299) Flower Guild: (Barbara Treharne 029 2056 4655) 8 ROTAS for JULY / AUGUST 2017 ALTAR LINEN July : Dianne Bartley August : Myra Jenkins September Dianne Bartley FLOWER ROTAS JULY 2017 2nd Jan Ford Doreen James, Liz Pexton, Pentecost 4 029 2066 7091 Barbara Pollard, Ruth Whiting 9th Heather Mayor Llandaff Floral Society Pentecost 5 029 2075 1186 16th Dorothy Piffaretti