In the previous Newsletter, we included a photograph of one of the large collections of handwritten sermons that were discovered in boxes in the gallery in Caebach Chapel. The author was, at the time, unknown. Initially, we thought that the sermons might have been written by the Revd. Kilsby Jones, and that they were transferred […]
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For the second year running, I spent the August bank holiday weekend volunteering with the URC team at Greenbelt festival. The URC run a café venue at the festival, working with REfUSE to turn food otherwise destined for landfill into tasty, affordable meals. The café also provides free craft activities for all ages and a […]
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The 2023 URC Advent resource for families ‘God in the Ordinary’ are now available for pre-order. The focus is on helping people find God in their daily lives as well as in the Christmas story. Each pack will contain: A giant poster with a ‘countdown to Christmas’, lots of suggestions for thigs to do, and QR code […]
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Annual Conference for Lay Preachers, Worship Leaders & Worship Contributors Friday 17th – Sunday 19th November 2023 Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5DY Responding to the challenge: worship in new contexts Whether you preach or share in leading worship, regularly or occasionally, or are simply curious to discover more about doing so, you will find […]
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MARK LEWIS was asked to share his experience of leading the Hoops and Loops group for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in City URC at a key conference held in the Senedd on improving integration. He joined a discussion on the LGBTQ+ Action Plan for Wales: Next Steps to talk about what the invitation called the ‘great […]
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– to join Wales’ oldest multi-cultural community THIS YEAR marks 75 years since the Empire Windrush landed in Tilbury from Jamaica bringing what became known as the Windrush generation that made such a significant impact on the social and economic life of this country. Its anniversary was widely celebrated in the summer. But Cardiff had […]
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If you went down to St Johns …. One day the craft group were chatting – they do that a lot. “Teddy bears,” one joked. St Johns in Tenby was going to have a teddy bear festival! The dates were set and there was no going back. They were going to exhibit Bible themes and […]
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On Saturday 5 August, the Synod met at St David’s Uniting Church, Pontypridd, and online to give thanks for the work of Revd Simon Walkling in his role as Moderator of the National Synod of Wales and release him from his duties as he moves on to serve Christ Well URC and Swansea region as […]
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Make Polluters Pay Action Day Saturday 23rd September https://makepolluterspay.co.uk Rich countries in the global north are responsible for over two thirds of global CO2 emissions. Rising global temperatures are driving the climate crisis and leading to more frequent and severe climate disasters. The climate crisis is impacting us all, but those most affected are communities in the […]
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We are delighted to announce that Dan-y-Graig Church Risca, has achieved the Eco Church Bronze award through A Rocha. There was a commitment by our church committee in May 2023 to become more environmentally conscious and to aim for an accreditation. With a lot of hard work, we achieved the bronze accreditation by August 1st. […]
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The United Reformed Church General Assembly was held from Friday 30 June to Monday 3 July at The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick, Derbyshire. Our Synod had 15 representatives attend along with the other 12 Synods and various Church House officers and ecumenical partners. The General Assembly (GA) is held to discuss and vote on […]
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Moderator – National Synod of Wales Full-time, seven-year termed appointment Minister’s stipend General Assembly wishes to appoint a United Reformed Church minister to serve as Moderator of the National Synod of Wales from January 2024. The National Synod of Wales are looking for a new Moderator to play a key role in the Synod Support Team […]
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Revd Paul Robinson attended the opening of the chapel room in the Holywell Area Community Museum on Tuesday 4 July. The museum received parts of the interior that were at Hebron Chapel, Mostyn, before its closure. Some of the pews and the pulpit have been incorporated into the chapel room. Both of these elements were […]
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