Throughout Advent and Christmas we will be posting prayers from around the Synod, Ministers and Support Team, reflecting on the season and world events. Advent is a time for…. Well what is advent for? Is it a time for rushing around like a bull in an antique china shop in the last attempt to find that […]
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This is a list of all the carol concerts taking place in churches around the Synod of Wales.It is updated as frequently as possible, please contact churches directly for more information. Posters are included, where available, via a link. Further Christmas resources for children and youth are available here. Cardiff & the Vale Barry […]
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Throughout Advent and Christmas we will be posting prayers from around the Synod, Ministers and Support Team, reflecting on the season and world events. O come, o come Immanuel. Lord we are preparing again to celebrate your coming amongst us as one of us. In the midst of the planning and the buying, the cooking […]
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Throughout Advent and Christmas we will be posting prayers from around the Synod, Ministers and Support Team, reflecting on the season and world events. Lord of Light, come again to this dark world, SHINE… where there is conflict and war… SHINE Where people feel lost and hopeless… SHINE where there is injustice and unfairness… SHINE […]
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Throughout Advent and Christmas we will be posting prayers from around the Synod, Ministers and Support Team, reflecting on the season and world events. And firstly for patienceAs we waitAnd prepare.In this world ofThe instantThe immediateThat demands wePile it feastingly highAlreadySumptuouslyReadyFor the one big day. A pause For thanks. A second pause When we can […]
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URC Spirituality are hosting an on-line event via Zoom called ‘Carolling Advent’ from 4th – 8th December, at 7.30 – 9pm. The event is FREE! Each evening a member of the Spirituality committee, having chosen an advent carol, will explain their choice, play that carol and pray the words, as follows: Monday 4th – Revd […]
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The National Synod of Wales were pleased to host our annual Lay Ministry Weekend at The Metropole, Llandrindod Wells in mid-November. The Synod’s Lay Preaching Advocate, Maggie, ran the event alongside Stephen, Chaplain to the Synod Team. Also presenting were Diana, Safeguarding Officer, and Judy, CYDO. The theme was “Responding to the challenge: worship in […]
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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 […]
Read MoreThe National Synod of Wales is pleased to invite you to a service of thanksgiving and release from duties for the work of Revd Simon Walkling in the role of Moderator of the National Synod of Wales. The service is at St David’s Uniting Church, Pontypridd, and online on Saturday 5 August 2023 at 2pm, with […]
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Members from five churches in the East Wales region met for a weekend of fellowship on June 24 and 25. On Saturday 24 June, we all made our way to Bailey Street Uniting Church in Brynmawr. There we heard a short history of the town before heading off for a walk. After an hour we had […]
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Templeton URC in Pembrokeshire has a burial ground with a small ancient meadow. They have recently discovered that it has some rare species of plants and waxcap fungi – thanks to a local ecologist. The plants and fungi are rare because they are weak and cannot compete with modern grasses or in cultivated soil. As […]
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