Cylchgrawn Plwyfi Cydweli A Llandyfaelog Kidwelly & Llandyfaelog Parish Magazine December/January 2020 WHO’S WHO Priest-in-Charge Revd. Trevor Copeland The Vicarage (Cartref) Castle Court, Craylands Park Cydweli, Carmarthenshire SA17 5EF Tel: 01554 891311 Trevor mob. ~ 07484 251 964 Email: [email protected] ST MARY’S KIDWELLY ST MAELOG’S, LLANDYFAELOG Vicar’s Warden Simon White Vicar’s Warden 4, Maes y Parc 01554 891512 Sarah Walters People’s Warden Nantygoetre Uchaf 01267 267730 Gareth Harries, People’s Warden Caer Wenallt, Vicarage Lane Rheinallt Jones 01554 890975 Ystrad Ferthyr 01269 860385 Secretary Secretary Kath Nicholas, Kath Williams, 66 Morfa Maen 01554 891084 6 Bro Pedr 01267 267391 Treasurer Treasurer Diane Cuff Meinir Solloway, [email protected] Llwyn Celyn, Upland Arms Organist 07870 266 969 Ceris Harries Organists Children's Work Coordinator Lynwen Anderson Dee Copeland Carys Thomas mob. 07837 382 216 Llinos Thomas Friend's of St. Mary's Church Mr. I. 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T: 01554 758171 e:[email protected] | www.stradeyparkhotel.com Mr Ian M. Smith Pastoral Letter Dear Friends, The Christian calendar year finished with Christ the King Sunday. To remind us that our Christmas story of a baby born in manger, to a young girl guided by an angel’s message, is not some soft snuggly night-time tale for little ones, but a very real message of salvation for ALL people of every race and background. As always, November was dominated by our Remembrance services and it is always a privilege be able to take these special services. The response from the people of Kidwelly is always so wonderful that St Mary’s is just about as full as can be each Remembrance Sunday. Now the lovely people from the British Legion are supporting us at Llandyfaelog as well, so that was a very different service this year that will grow in attendance as word gets around about the 2pm start. We now go from looking back in Remembrance to looking forward during Advent as we prepare for the coming of Emmanuel, “God With us”, born as a human babe with a manger for his bed. As well as our Remembrance services, November was special for us as our churches entered into the new LMA of Bro Cydweli which is made up of ten churches. St Mary’s is the main church and I am the LMA Dean. ▪ St. Mary, Kidwelly ▪ St. Teilo, Mynyddygarreg ▪ All Saints, Llansaint ▪ St. Maelog, Llandyfaelog ▪ St. Thomas, Ferryside ▪ St. Ishmael, St. Ishmaels ▪ St. Anne, Cwmffrwd ▪ St. Arthne, Llanarthne ▪ St. Twrog, Llanddarog ▪ St. Cyndeyrn, Llangyndeyrn The Christmas story tells of the long journey that Mary and Joseph had to make to Bethlehem. All the while Joseph must have been wondering if he had done the right thing by marrying a girl already expecting a baby that was not his. At the same time Mary would have been having a hard time travelling on the back of a donkey when she was so late in her pregnancy. When children are all dressed up for nativity plays for Advent, Christingle and Christmas events it is New & Second-Hand Scooters Bought & Sold inc. Part Exchange Morfa House Servicing - Tyres - Batteries 16 Bridge Street Cydweli 60% OFF Carms. SA17 4UU Cym ra e g Cymraeg Free prescription delivery service 01554 890332 / 07772 583288 Tel: (01554) 890279 Deb’s Holistic Health & Foot Care Local community toenail trimming clinics in Kidwelly and Ferryside by appointment only For further details and to book please phone Debra Byers 07968-553634 (est. 2012) easy to forget that this is not another nice story like “Father Christmas” and other stories told at this time of the year. Mary and Joseph were real people facing real hardship and the possibility of being disowned by their families for doing God’s will. Nobody points the finger at anyone today for having children before they are married, but then it was totally unacceptable. If Joseph had publicly accused her of sleeping with another man when she was promised to him, Mary could have been stoned to death. We may think that we are going through difficult times as our congregations seem to dwindle and grow older with each passing year. We may think that being made to merge our churches into a single grouping called Bro Cydweli is not what you had hoped for, but it is not so great a challenge compared to the task God placed on Mary and Joseph. So, as we sing our wonderful songs of Advent and our joyful Christmas Carols let us also come closer together as a group of Christian people to work together for the betterment of all. Good Fellowship to you this Christmas. May God fill your hearts with love and surround you with friends and the care of loved ones. Let us move forward together caring for each other as Christ would have us do as his people. Let us be ready to share our time, our experience and our resources to make our LMA a place where our King can be greeted with joy and new followers can be found. A very merry Christmas and a spiritually prosperous New Year to you all! From your Priest-in-Charge and now, Dean of Bro Cydweli, Trevor St. Mary’s News Good news!! The Parish Room now has a brand new, all electric heating system. Please continue to support all of our fundraising events so that we can continue with the refurbishment. Many thanks to Friends of St. Mary’s for all their efforts to make this possible. Renault Clio Kia Sportage New Renault Koleos Dacia Stepway Fundraising News On Saturday, 9th November we enjoyed a wonderful concert by Burry Port Band. Although attendance was poor, we still raised £140 towards the Parish Room work. Many thanks to the band for an interesting and varied programme. You may have missed the band but Don’t Miss This! Swansea Excelsior Ladies’ Choir with the children from Ysgol Gwenllian on Monday, December 9th.- all proceeds to the essential refurbishment in the Parish Room. Tickets are only £5, available from Dee Copeland. There will be a raffle and a Lucky Ticket Prize too. On Saturday 7th December Mothers’ Union will be holding a Coffee Morning in the Parish Room starting at 10.00am. This is MU's contribution towards the Parish Room work. Tickets are just £2 so do come along to support us. There will be various stalls. Carol Singing A ‘Big Carolling Sing-out’ has been arranged for Saturday 21st December in Kidwelly, so that the community can come together and have a good old sing song, whilst giving the older generation and people who cannot leave their homes some comfort. 6pm- 8pm, meeting at Kidwelly square , all welcome. There will be refreshments at the Parish Rooms as a thank you to all the singers after the event. The local children in our schools are in the process of creating some posters for us so we can spread the word. The local pop up market will be there too, selling some festive yummies. This is a joint venture with the lovely people of KAMPS, so all money donated in the collecting buckets will be shared between the Parish Room Refurbishment Appeal and KAMPS. Christmas Angels We will be doing the Christmas angel messages again this year. Please put your name and message on the list at the back of church. Messages are only £3, with proceeds going to much needed church funds. 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Love always Avril. xx. 24/12/19 Cofion dwys, 2007. xx. 25/12/19 In memory of my great friend Derek, who loved Christmas. It is an enormous cavern you have left that will never be filled. You are especially in my thoughts at this time and greatly missed.Your devoted friend, Ieuan. 25/12/19 Er cof am annwyl Monica, mam a dad ar wyl y Nadolig.