Whether we like it or not, change is a constant part of our lives. Sometimes change can be so gradual that it is imperceptible, and at other times it can bring great upheaval. It is comforting and tempting to think that in an ever-changing world the church is one organisation that remains the same. The […]
Theme for the Iona retreat was Time and Space
An important aspect of a going to Iona is Bringing Iona Home. Here, Liz Meek does just that for us A group of 15 pilgrims from the Cardiff and Penarth Pastorate travelled to Iona to stay for six days at Iona Abbey, the famous ecumenical retreat centre with a world-wide membership committed to living and praying […]
Synod Reflection for June
It seems that as Summer gets started quite a few villages have scarecrow trails or festivals. Ours at Keyston was on the late May Bank Holiday weekend. Our theme was ‘Characters from a musical’ – and so wondering what to put outside the chapel my mind turned to ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’. Looking around on the […]
Strengthening Bonds: A Historic Visit to Hanover Church
On May 16th at 4 PM, Hanover Church in Abergavenny welcomed Rev. Euisig Kim, Moderator of the General Assembly (GA) of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK), and Rev. Bohyun Kim, General Secretary of GA, PCK. They met with Rev. David Salsbury, Moderator of the Wales Synod, United Reformed Church (URC). This visit marked a […]
Congratulations to Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff on achieving their Eco Church Bronze Award.
Thanks to the hard work of their recently formed Eco Group, they completed the A Rocha survey in record time and are now enthusiastically thinking ahead to Silver! Rob Harding of CUC says, ‘Canton Uniting has been awarded Bronze for the Eco Church programme. Well, we’ve started but we won’t stop. Canton Uniting has always […]
Cytun Prayer Walk 7th May 2024
We have for many years held a yearly prayer walk around the churches in Colwyn Bay and Rhos on Sea, this year it has been split into two walks, the Rhos on Sea walk will be held in November. ‘Thank you to everyone who made it to the Cytûn Prayer walk around Colwyn Bay yesterday […]
Photos from the Induction of the Moderator
Here are some select photos from the induction of the Revd David Salsbury as Synod Moderator, 6th April 2024, Beulah URC, Cardiff. Thank you to all who attended, both in person and online.
THE BIG BANK SWITCH
https://justmoney.org.uk/the-big-bank-switch/ The Big Bank Switch is a collaboration between three Christian organisations – Just Love https://justloveuk.com/ , the JustMoney Movement https://justmoney.org.uk/ and Operation Noah https://operationnoah.org/ – that have partnered with Switch It Green https://www.switchit.green/ to support Christians across the UK to align their money with their values by switching to greener banks. The […]
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER AWARD
Mary Cashmore Memorial Garden Dedication service
City United Reformed Church, Cardiff On Sunday 17 March 2024 members and friends of City URC met in the welcome spring sunshine to celebrate their newly recreated city centre garden, and to dedicate the garden in the name of a much loved church member Mary Cashmore- whose generous legacy had enabled the transformation to occur. […]