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Call us now on 01446 793333 email us: mail@colstonlettings .c o. uk Fax us: 01446 79190 0 Or come and see us : 1st F loor , 1 P ound F ield, Llantwit Major , Vale of Glamorgan, CF61 1DL www .c olstonlettings.c o.uk West Vale Catholics Parish Magazine Jubilee Issue 50 2015 Parish Magazine 50, Jubilee issue 2015 Parish Priest: Fr.Mark Rowles The Presbytery, Ham Lane East, Llantwit Major CF61 1TQ Tel: 01446 792381 Parish Office: [email protected] Website: www.westvalecatholics.co.uk E-mail for parish magazine [email protected] 4 From our Archbishop, His Grace George Stack 4 From the Editor 4 Sacraments 5 A Year in the life of.. 7 Feast of St. Stephen Magazine Team: Editor Vivien Snow 8 From the Finance Committee Contributing Editors Rosemary Samuel, 8 CAFOD update Anne Rooney, Moira Robinson, Tony Hawkins 9 Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes Editorial Assistants 10 The Holy Spirit Sharon Brindley, Marian Wilson Advertising Mike Snow 11 Our first guide dog puppy Design Karen Easter Cover Simon Williams 12 A Cruise to Alaska Printing Infographics Limited Contributors: Archbishop 13 A Trip to Fonmon Castle George Stack, Fr.Mark Rowles, Judy Browning, Richard 13 The Italian Church in the Orkneys Browning, Rosemary Cutter, Finance Committee, Elizabeth 14 Proclaim 15 Hughes, Ian Hutton, Ladies 14 Music in the Liturgy Guild, Meg MacNamee, Ann Markey, Brenda Sheal, Carys 16 Welsh Saints Abroad Whelan, Photography Richard Browning, Gerry Cutter, 17 Mad Hatters’ Tea Party Rosemary Samuel, Vivien Snow, Mike Wilcock, Chris Llewelyn. 18 SVP and our twinned conference in Kerala Advertisers: We are grateful to 19 Fr. George travels the world all who advertise in our Parish Magazine, thereby allowing us 20 Fair Trade to produce a higher quality 20 A Dog’s Life publication. Disclaimer: 21 APF (Red Boxes) Whilst reasonable care is taken when accepting 22 Ladies Guild advertisements, the Editorial Committee of the Parish 23 The Loc Ildut Pardon Magazine cannot accept any responsibility for any resulting 24 Cowbridge Leavers’ service unsatisfactory transactions. 24 An unlooked for blessing Opinions expressed in the magazine are those of the 25 Yr Offeren yn Gymraeg author and are not necessarily those of the Editorial Board. 26 Meg MacNamee: Charity and Fun in South Africa © all contents the Parish of Our 27 Jane Malvisi: A story of faith and art Lady & St.Illtyd, Llantwit Major and St.Cadoc, Cowbridge 2015 29 In Loving Memory Registered Charity Number: 29 Food bank clients 2423809M West Vale Catholics Parish Magazine Jubliee Issue 2015 3 From our From the Archbishop Editor Dear Readers, Welcome to our write to congratulate 50 th and thank the editor, 50th edition. EDITION Ithe writers and all those who in any way are involved in the o much has happened with the magazine since the publication of your parish very first issue arrived around Christmas 1994 in magazine. To have SFr. Dewi Davies' time, with Simon Williams as reached the 50th edition Production Editor who also did the page setting and is indeed a milestone. In graphic design work. He is still designing amazing biblical terms it would be covers for us. called a Jubilee – the year when the land would lie Often we had problems making ends meet, and needed fallow and all debts help from the PAC but in recent years we have got onto a abolished in stable and comfortable financial footing, helped by lower acknowledgement of the free gift of God to his creation. printing costs and continuing support from our Perhaps that Biblical teaching is too much for us to bear in advertisers, whom we thank very much, and you, our these harsh economic times! But there are important wonderful parishioners who have been so generous in lessons to learn from it! your donations. The essence of a parish magazine is to communicate the In this special issue we are very grateful to our Good News of Jesus Christ as it is lived out and celebrated Archbishop for such an inspired and encouraging in your two churches. The wide range of articles describing forward. And this bumper issue includes so many exciting the activities connected to the parish is an indication of a articles from the parish. We, the magazine team, hope vibrant community. How important it is to keep in touch you really enjoy reading our jubilee edition. with each other in this fast moving world. How to build up the community, even through texts and emails, in order to ensure that Sunday Mass and the Eucharist you celebrate is “…the source and summit of the life of the Church”. In Sacraments Rest in peace receiving Jesus in Holy Communion we are received by Him into communion with Himself and with each other. Sebastian David Pugh Thomas Joseph Hughes One of the deepest truths about Him is that he is God’s Baptised 27th December (Joe) DOD 7th Word made Flesh. He is present, not only in the Blessed 2014, St. Cadoc November 2014, DOF 25th November 2014 Sacrament, but in the proclamation of the scripture during Ruben Yaw Frimpong Our Lady & St. Illtyd Mass ,in the homily which is preached and in the hearing of Asafu-Adjaye those who listen. Words are important in our thoughts and Baptised 26th July 2015, Denis Nixon DOD 24th prayers, in our hymns and in our speech. But the printed Our Lady & St. Illtyd February 2015 DOF word such as contained in your magazine can reach the 19th March 2015 Simon Wallace Reffell most unexpected people and places. That is one reason why Our Lady & St. Illtyd both the quality and content of a parish magazine is so Baptised 12th important. It needs to take its place with the glossy September 2015, Our Catherine Francis Stuart productions which attract both casual and serious readers. Lady & St. Illtyd (Kate) DOD 4th March 2015 DOF 20th March Having been involved with the production of the monthly Ciara Elizabeth Davis 2015 St. Cadoc magazine of Westminster Cathedral for many years, I know and Andrew Black something of the effort that goes into such publications. Married 5th June 2015, Thelma Mary Griffiths Cardinal Hume used to say “Only the best is good enough Our Lady & St. Illtyd DOD 26th March 2015 DOF 14th April 2015 for God”. Malcolm Muggeridge described Mother Sarah Benson and Shane St. Cadoc Theresa’s work as “Something beautiful for God”. I think Kincaid your parish magazine is a reflection of each of those Married 4th September Marie Patricia Lilian statements. Renewed Congratulations. 2015, Our Lady & St. Stanton DOD 18th May +George Stack Illtyd 2015 DOF 5th June Archbishop of Cardiff 2015 St. Cadoc 4 West Vale Catholics Parish Magazine Jubliee Issue 2015 A Year in the life of.. n June 2014 Archbishop Stack, in appointing me as former Archbishop the school is named after, by the new Parish Priest for Our Lady & St Illtyd with St coincidence!) to help celebrate the Masses every Friday ICadoc’s Parish in Llantwit Major & Cowbridge morning at 9am. In Llantwit Major & Cowbridge area this respectively, told me that whilst I would have no Parish meant that I had to arrange Parish Masses, Funerals and Schools or hospitals in my new parish for pastoral care so on, free of that time so that I could accommodate the nevertheless this would ‘free me’ to help serve the school. When December 2014 arrived more and more needs of the Bridgend Deanery more. With this in mind time needed to be allotted to the School to ensure the His Grace asked me to become the next Chaplain of young people had a priest or two for the Sacrament of Archbishop McGrath Secondary School located in Reconciliation in order to prepare them for the Brackla, Bridgend and I happily accepted as I celebration of Christ’s Birth at Christmas. Fr Tim and I commented to him that I had been (?a school chaplain) were on hand frequently to help each other and some 20 years ago when I was a Curate in Maesteg with sometimes on our own to hold Penitential Services as Canon Felix Connolly RIP (1995 - 2000). well as hear the Sacrament of Reconciliation. During this time we were able to be of significant help to some pupils The school is, of course, named after the 3rd Archbishop and were surprised and touched by the support some of the territory known as the ‘Cardiff Province’ whose pupils found this to be. Centenary of its founding is celebrated next year in our Diocese (1916 – 2016). The school was originally located As Lent approached I had arranged that Archbishop in Tondu, near Aberkenfig, and in September 2011 it was McGrath Pupils and Staff would have a very intimate role moved to its present location in Brackla where it opened in the Chrism Mass this year. Two Pupils in their its doors to new pupils and some new staff. On uniforms were to petition the Archbishop to consecrate September 1st 2015 it will celebrate its 50th Jubilee as it the Sacred Oil of Chrism and one teacher, Mrs Jo opened on that day back in 1965.