LLANDUDNO Parish Magazine Cylchgrawn Plwyf 50p February 2019 1 POYNTONS 417 ABERGELE RD, OLD COLWYN 01492-515377 - 14 CAE BACH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BUILDER ST, LLANDUDNO 01492-876921 PENSIONERS’ DISCOUNT - MON, TUE & WED 2 Services Holy Trinity Church, St. Tudno’s Church, Mostyn Street Great Orme Sundays 11.00 am Open Air Service (Sun 8.00 am Holy Eucharist from end of May to end of September) 10.30 am Sung Eucharist (1st, 3 rd & th On the first Sunday of 4 Sundays) each month, the service is Matins followed by followed by a shortened shortened Eucharist (2nd Eucharist in the church. Sunday) Please check the Calendar for Weekdays the month on pages 8, 9 and 10 9.00 am Holy Eucharist (Wed) for any additional services or amendments. 11.00 am Holy Eucharist (Thurs) Holy Eucharist in Welsh (Sat) Parish of Llandudno Plwyf Llandudno Registered Charity No. 1131171 © 2019 Parish of Llandudno Registered Charity 1131171 www.llandudno-parish.org.uk The deadline for copy for any edition is the 14th of the previous month. Please, if possible, e-mail copy to [email protected] Please include the words “PARISH MAGAZINE” in the subject line. Copy can be mailed or delivered to the Editor’s home address: see Clergy & Officers’ page. 3 You can advertise in this R. 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See p 14 10.00 am Cytûn Council at St. John’s Methodist Church 2.30 pm Parish Fellowship with John Shorney – Wales Air Ambulance Wed 20th 9.00 am Holy Eucharist 10.00 am Coffee Morning Thurs 21st 10.30 am Guild of Health and St. Raphael prayers for healing 11.00 am Holy Eucharist Fri 22nd 7.30 pm Bell Ringing Practice Sat 23rd 11.00 pm Yr Offeren Sun 24th Second Sunday Before Lent/Creation Sunday Fourth Sunday in February 8.00 am Holy Eucharist 9.30 am Junior Church 10.30 am Sung Eucharist 11.00 am Morning Service at St. Tudno’s Mon 25th Beginning of Fair Trade Fortnight (till Saturday 9 March) 9.30 am Parent and Toddler Group 6.30 pm Rehearsal for “The Feast of Life” at the Rectory 6.30 pm Hand Bell ringing in the Choir Vestry Tue 26th 2.30 pm Parish Fellowship with Fflur Jones (North Wales Police) – Recent Scams in North Wales + Mark Brierley (Senior Trading Standards Officer) Wed 27th 9.00 am Holy Eucharist 10.00 am Coffee Morning Thurs 28th 10.30 am Guild of Health and St. Raphael prayers for healing 11.00 am Holy Eucharist Fri 1st David, Bishop, Patron of Wales / World Day of Prayer 10.30 am World Day of Prayer Service followed by refreshments 12.00 noon Holy Eucharist for St. David’s Day 9 7.30 pm Bell Ringing Practice Sat 2nd 11.00 pm Yr Offeren Sun 3rd First Sunday Before Lent First Sunday in March 8.00 am Holy Eucharist 9.30 am Junior Church 10.30 am Sung Eucharist Mon 4th 9.30 am Parent and Toddler Group 2.30 pm Mother’s Union – Circle Dancing 6.30 pm Rehearsal for “The Feast of Life” at the Rectory 6.30 pm Hand Bell ringing in the Choir Vestry Tue 5th Shrove Tuesday 2.30 pm Parish Fellowship with Michael Harrison – “In the woods build me a nest” Wed 6th Ash Wednesday The 9.00 am Eucharist will not take place The Coffee Morning today is cancelled 11.00 am Holy Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes followed by a Frugal Lunch in the Church Hall Thurs 7th 10.30 am Guild of Health and St. Raphael prayers for healing Letter From the Vicar We’ve recently started work blurb about it offers a radical on the musical ‘The Feast of vision of the Church as a Life’ (see next page) which table, built by Jesus the car- was written in the year 2000 penter and stretching down by the American composer every street and into every Marty Haugen and reminds home. At this table, everyone us of the fourteen banquets sits, eats, worships, agrees and mentioned in Luke’s Gospel. disagrees together, as equals. I’m very taken by the central The Anglican Church, Bishop image in Luke’s Gospel of the Bayes suggests, used to be ‘a Kingdom of God as being like a ban- spiritually dangerous place: cushioned queting table, to which both the first by privilege, in the middle of our soci- and the least are equally invited. Paul ety, and at the top.’ Today, however, it Bayes, the Bishop of Liverpool has just is more often ‘on the edge and under- written a book, called ‘The Table: Know- neath: marginalised, not always taken ing Jesus: Prayer, Friendship, Justice.’ The seriously and sometimes mocked.’ 10 But that, he argues, is the Good News, For young and for old, a place at the because on the edge and underneath table, is where the people are. Equality and a voice to be heard, a part in the song, also justice are at the heart of his book the hands of a child in hands that are ‘The Table’ – justice that does not come wrinkled, without struggle, patience and quiet for young and for old, the right to belong. perseverance. A Church that knows justice and Jesus is a Church that can For just and unjust, a place at the table, best accommodate our rich and diverse abuser, abused, with need to forgive, communities and embody the hopes of in anger, in hurt, a mindset of mercy, future generations. for just and unjust, a new way to live. The other week I was playing to the For gay and for straight, a place at the Mothers’ Union a hymn written by table, composer Lori True with words writ- a covenant shared, a welcoming space, ten by the New Zealand hymn words a rainbow of grace and gender and writer, Shirley Erena Murray. I first colour, heard it on Iona some 20 years ago and for gay and for straight, the chalice of find its vision of the Kingdom both a grace. challenge and an inspiration: For everyone born, a place at the table, For everyone born, a place at the table, for everyone born, clean water and to live without fear, and simply to be, bread, to work, to speak out, to witness and a shelter, a space, a safe place for grow- worship, ing, for everyone born, the right to be free. for everyone born, a star overhead. Yours in Christ And God will delight when we are crea- Andrew tors of justice and joy, compassion and peace: yes, God will delight when we are crea- tors of justice, justice and joy! If you are a performer and would like For woman and man, a place at the to participate in this production, then table, it is not too late. Note that rehears- revising the roles, deciding the share, als are being held in the Rectory.