CHURCH SERVICES IN THE PARISH OF BRO ARWYSTLI Date Carno Llandinam Llangurig Llanidloes Llanwnog Penstrowed Trefeglwys 5th April 9.30 am HC 6.00 am 9.30 am HC 11.00 am HC 11.00 am HC 8.00 am HC 9.30 am HC Alan Dawn Service Lynda and Baptism Alan Liz 11.00 am HC Lynda Liz 12th April 9.30 am HC 11.00 am HC 9.30 am HC 11.00 am HC 11.00 am FS No Service 11.00 am MW Liz Liz Alan Lynda Lauris Team 6.00 pm 2.30 pm Café Church Baptism Lynda Liz 19th April 10.30 am HC 8.00 am HC 9.30 am HC 11.00 am HC 11.00 am HC 9.30 am HC Alan Liz Lynda Lyndaz Liz Liz 6.00 pm HC 3.00 pm 11.00 am MP Lynda Sheila Baptism Lynda th 26 April 9.30 am HC 11.00 am HC 9.30 am MP 11.00 am HC 11.00 am HC No Service Liz and 2.00 pm Mark Liz Alan 9.30 am HC Baptism Lybda Lynda Key: HC – Holy Eucharist; MP – Morning Prayer; PS – Praise Service; FS – Family Service; MW – Morning Worship: Bro Arwystli The Parish NEWSLETTER April of 2015 Welcome to our April newsletter To arrange Baptisms, Weddings or for any other pastoral matters please contact the Vicar:- Easter is a time for celebration! Easter turns everything we understand about life on its head and The Revd Lynda Cowan opens up new dimensions of possibility that defies all logical understanding. Telephone 01686 413099 The commercial world hasn’t yet decided how to market Easter. Most of our e-mail: [email protected] other celebrations they have a handle on. Christmas is commercially about children, families, presents, and feasting; Valentines Day and Mothering Sunday boost the flower and chocolate sales and are marketed as an MINISTRY TEAM: opportunity to wine and dine our loved ones; But Easter? Eighty million Revd. Lynda Cowan 413099 Revd. Liz Varley 414843 chocolates eggs are sold each year, but the market forces have not yet Revd. Alan Chiplin 413619 Revd. Kathy Ferguson 430335 defined how we spend the day. Sheila Hodgkins 688503 (also M.U. Branch Leader) Lauris Palshis 626768 Alison Gwalchmai 689142 What is Easter all about? It remains unmarketable because there is nothing Julia Schultz 413977 Sandra Jones 413165 ‘cute’ about this day at all. No Star, no baby, but a day that starts in the Liz Green 430209 Philip Jerman 430237 starkness of darkness and death. Culturally these are the things we choose Jon Price 07467373434 not to think about, many Christians stay away from Holy Week and Good Friday as they choose to embrace a celebratory religion, and don’t want to contemplate the reality of their own mortality. CHURCHWARDENS: Carno: Pam Stockton Polly Walker I heard a radio program the other day that talked of ‘people without a future.’ 420376 420721 I found that a poignant and heart rendering phrase. I wonder what it is like to believe there is no future? No light at the end of the tunnel? That truly must Llandinam: Linda Evans Alan Meyrick be one of the bleakest places in our human journey. Easter starts in that 688043 688830 place of darkness; as we watch with Jesus through the hours of His betrayal and crucifixion we dare to enter that place of finality that is the lot of every Llangurig: Mary Humphries Mark Hodges person. But as we journey to the tomb with Mary on Easter morning and find 412397 807502 the stone rolled away we are challenged with an amazing statement, ‘He who was dead is risen.’ As we wrestle to comprehend it so we understand Llanidloes: Sandra Jones Adrian Corefield the promise that as we put our trust in God he leads us not just through life, 413165 413267 but through death itself, and raises us to a new and eternal life. Llanwnog with Caersws Judith Hughes Veron Sherlock This is no quick fix, easily obtainable truth. But it enables us to walk through 688269 689830 the darkness of life in faith, knowing that even in the bleakest times God is Penstrowed: Rikki Renshaw Doug Wood present and opens up a future for each of us. I rejoice that this is a truth that 627448 623154 cannot be sold but needs to be discovered, and that on Easter day there is nothing we need to do, no presents, no expectation other than an Trefeglwys: Andrew Evans Philip Jarman overwhelming desire to thank God that he restores to us a fullness of life. 412694 430237 May you know the blessing of His love, Rev. Lynda 2nd April, 2015 There will be a service of The meeting will be held in the Chapel Room, Llandinam Compline and Reflection and will be a Members Meeting – a chance to discuss future plans. th Llanidloes and Llandinam at 6.30 pm 7 May, 2015 st st on Monday 30th March, Tuesday 31 March and Wednesday 1 April Speaker: Revd. Liz Varley nd Talking about: “Forgive me, Father” MAUNDY THURSDAY – 2 .April Llandinam – 7 pm -Communion service commemorating the last supper We are always happy to welcome visitors to our meetings, if you need further information, please contact Sheila Hodgkins on 01686 688503 Llanidloes – 7 pm Cytun Service commemorating the last supper, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ and stripping the altar. A Wordsearch for Easter and Springtime: There will be an hour of led meditation after the service and the invitation to stay on until midnight for silent reflection. G V A U T P W U J P G D X N E Words: N S U C O R C C R E U A F O P CALVARY GOOD FRIDAY – 3rd April CELEBRATE I R J R T N O I T R E F C I A CROCUS Llanidloes 10 a.m.- United march of Witness starting at Bethany Books CROSS Service in Trinity Chapel at 10.30 am. V R E Y D D M A R E X F R T S CRUCIFICATION DAFFODILS 2 pm Service in St. Idloes Church I R E S U R R E C T I O N A S DEATH Caersws- 10.30 am- Cytun Service in Baptist Church G S J D O B J T I S F D L V I EASTER EGG Llangurig- 10.30 am Service S W Y S E O O B H A T I A L O LAMB Trefeglwys – 10.30 am service K K E L I M B X Z E L L M A N LILIES Llanwnog- 2 pm Service PASSION Carno -2 pm Good Friday Service N S E C B A P C R O S S B S N PEACE Llandinam-2pm United service in the Church PRIMROSES A C E M R Y Q T C A L V A R Y RABBIT REDEMPTION Easter Saturday H T N O I T A C I F I C U R C REJOICE Penstrowed – 7.00 pm Service of Light RESURRECTION and renewal of Baptismal Vows T G N I R P S K K O G G E I W RISEN E C I F I R C A S M N J O S O SACRIFICE EASTER SUNDAY SALVATION H T A E D C N H F L I L I E S SPRING Llandinam 6am - Open Air Dawn service : meet at the village hall at 6 am THANKSGIVING Followed by 7 pm breakfast in Llandinam Village B P E A C E D Z P U R T M N V TOMB Penstrowed : 8am Holy Communion _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Carno - 9.30 am Holy Communion “Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. Llangurig - 9.30 am Holy Communion In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. Trefeglwys -9.30 am Holy Communion As long as ever you can.” ―John Wesley Llandinam – 11 am Holy Communion Llanidloes 11 am Holy Communion and baptism Llanwnog – 11 am Holy Communion 29th March Social Palm Sunday ‘Tea at 3’ United 5th Sunday Service Come and join us on in 16th April in Llandinam. Village Hall St Idloes Church Llanidloes For tea and a chance to chatter! _______________________________________________________________________________________________ at 11.00 am Carno Church All Age Communion Service for all the family. Saturday 18th April Come and receive a palm cross, 10.30 – 12 noon Tea and Toast and be part of the procession! in the Community Centre Hope you can join us! The service will be followed by a ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bring and Share lunch in the Hall. CALLING ALL KNITTERS! I do hope you can join us! There’s to be a Diocesan Family Fun Day at Machynlleth on May 9th, and we are planning a Bro Arwystli Sheep Trail as our contribution to the There will be a Holy Communion service in Llandinam at 8 am mayhem. but there will be no other services in Bro Arwystli that day. We need a vast flock of knitted sheep of all sizes and personalities – __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ could YOU help? Flames Rekindled Various patterns available from Lynda & Liz, or be creative and design your own Celebrate and radiate! (they have to be sheep-shaped, naturally!). Choose your favourite breed and cast on... th We also need a large number of daft names such as Saturday 11 April The Glamorgan Building Ewestace, Baa-wystli, Woolberforce etcetera: The Royal Showground, Builth Wells All suggestions gratefully received! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Speakers: Congratulations to Alison, who has been accepted for training for the Rt.