Bedydd yr Arglwydd: 11 Ionawr 2015 The Baptism of the Lord: 11 January 2015 “You are My Son, the Beloved.” This weekend we bid farewell to the Christmas Season and return to the Ordinary Sundays of the year. Our Lord had grown from the Babe of Bethlehem into the man baptised at the River Jordan by St John the Baptist. The prayers and ceremonies we use as Catholics only make sense because Jesus is at the centre. We recognise Jesus as the Beloved Son of God, we listen to his teaching, and we worship His Father in the way He taught us, by gathering around a priest making present His Eternal Sacrifice at each Mass. In the Gloria at Mass, we affirm that Jesus ALONE is Our Lord. Implicitly, we are promising not to turn to any other source of spiritual power. And this is more subtle that it seems, because in today’s world there are New Age practitioners and alternative therapists who claim to be using “Christ Energy” or tapping into “Christ Consciousness” – but this isn’t what Jesus taught us to do, and we cannot transform other spiritual paths into Christian ones simply by attaching the name of “Christ”. Offeiriad Plwyf / Parish Priest: Y Parch. / Rev’d Gareth Leyshon Diacon / Deacon: Y Parch / Rev Steve Melhuish Gwefan / Website: www.sphilipevans.co.uk Gweplyfr / Facebook: Eglwys Sant Philip Evans / St Philip Evans Church Dilynwch ni ar Drydar / Follow us on Twitter: sphilipevans Rhan o Archesgobaeth Caerdydd, rhif elusen gofrestredig: 242380 Part of the Archdiocese of Cardiff, registered charity number: 242380 In this weekend’s sermon (which you can read again, like all my weekend sermons, at CatholicPreacher.WordPress.com) I have explored this in more detail. Part of my duty as a Parish Priest is to guide the parish community in paths that lead towards Jesus and away from false (but attractive) ideas. You may disagree with some of the things I have said. You may think I am being over-cautious. I am more than happy to have a conversation with anyone who thinks I am wrong, but before you come to me, do some homework. Check out what Jesus actually said. Read the Catechism of the Catholic Church. If you don't agree with Jesus, take it up with Him! But if you think I am misrepresenting the teaching of Jesus, then we can certainly have a conversation to clarify that, and I am more than happy to make an appointment for such a conversation, at your place or mine. Finally, and most importantly, if you are concerned or unsure about something you have previously been involved in, do talk to me. There is nothing beyond Christ’s power to restore. The Church offers both confession and prayer for spiritual healing in order to help us walk more closely with Jesus – and nothing could be a better use of my time as Parish Priest than to help parishioners in this regard. Similarly, as we take the White Flower Appeal this weekend, I would say to anyone who feels guilt or shame from any personal involvement with abortion – come to me, so that you can lay down your burden and receive the forgiveness and healing which Jesus offers to all who know and admit their need. Pastor Gareth White Flower Appeal - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) will be holding its annual appeal this weekend. In common with the Catholic Church, SPUC defends and upholds the sanctity of human life from conception until natural death. The Society’s work covers a wide spectrum of pro-life, pro-family issues. It seeks to protect unborn children from abortion and defends the disabled, elderly and incapacitated from euthanasia and assisted suicide. SPUC also provides trained speakers for schools and offers pro-life support for teachers, parents and medical professionals. Please give generously to this worthy cause. Christmas Decorations – this weekend, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, sees the end of Christmastime. The decorations in the church therefore need to come down after the 11 a.m Mass this Sunday – if you can stay for 10 / 15 minutes to help, this would be very much appreciated. 2 Speaker Night: This Thursday (15 January) at 7.45 p.m in the Small Hall – local vicar Revd Marian Dowsett will come to speak about the situation of Christians in Palestine and the wider conflict continuing in the Holy Land. Call to Question: This Friday (16 January) at 7.30 p.m in the Small Hall. Pastor Gareth will be leading us in exploring the Acts of the Apostles. All welcome. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity runs 18-25 January Among events available for us: After Masses on 17/18 January, you are invited to remain behind for a brief reflection on what St Philip Evans parish has done, and could do, in cooperation with other Christian Churches in the local area. Choral vespers for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at St. David’s Cathedral, Cardiff, Sunday January 18th at 3pm. Guest speaker: Rev. Eden Fletcher, Methodist Superintendent Minister. This is followed by refreshments. All welcome to this ecumenical service. Each weekday, we are invited to gather with Christians in a different church to share worship in their tradition. (These days, there are no restrictions on Catholics attending worship in other churches, but we do not receive communion at other Christians’ services. We understand that their communion bread is only a memorial of Christ; only a priest ordained by a Catholic or Orthodox Bishop has the God-given power to require it to become the true Body and Blood of Christ. Most of the shared services will not be communion services.) Monday 19 January :: 1.30pm Pontprennau Community Church Tuesday 20 January :: 9.00am HERE St Philip Evans (Morning Prayer) Wednesday 21 January :: 4.00pm Church of the Resurrection (St Mellon’s) Thursday 22 January :: 10.30am Cyncoed Methodist (Communion) Friday 23 January :: 9.15am All Saints’ Cyncoed (Morning Prayer) Saturday 24 January :: 10.30am 19 Capel Edeyrn CF23 8XJ (Tea and prayer at the home of local URC minister Sally Massey-Thomas) Our MAIN local service of prayer for Christian Unity will be at Christ Church (further down Llanedeyrn Drive from St Philip Evans) 6 p.m. Sun 25th Jan. Jesus prayed for unity among his followers. Can we? 3 GLENWOOD CHURCH CENTRE, LLANEDEYRN JOINT CELEBRATION on Wed 21st Jan, 7:30 pm at Glenwood Church Centre, Llanedeyrn. Cardiff Churches are uniting for a city-wide celebration, to worship and to hear of the many great things that God is doing in our nation. Roy Godwin (who leads the work at Ffald-y-Brenin Retreat Centre and House of Prayer in North Pembrokeshire where the Holy Spirit is moving in power; he is also author of "The Grace Outpouring") will share some of the amazing stories of what God has done and continues to do, with stories of outpouring, salvation, transformation and healing. Cath Woolridge will be leading worship: she is Director of SOW ministries, and is one of the worship leaders in Glenwood Church. She has led worship at conferences both in the UK and as far away as Singapore and Cambodia. Her desire is to see God’s Kingdom come on earth as in heaven, seeing the invisible chains broken, people transformed by the radical, outrageous love of Jesus and bringing hope to people through music and arts in the power of Jesus. Come along for an evening that, through worship and Roy speaking, will inspire, encourage, build faith and bring more of God’s Kingdom here on earth! Burns Night ST DAVID’S ECUMENICAL CHURCH invite you to our Burns Supper on Saturday 24th January at 7.30pm. A traditional evening of haggis, trifle, and silly speeches, cost £5 each. Please bring your own drinks. Numbers needed by 15th Jan at the latest so the haggis can be ordered (vegetarian version available - please let me know when you book). Contact Heather CHRISTCHURCH UNITED CHURCH PANTOMIME The Christchurch panto is well on its way to completion....Oh no it's not!!!! Well we will be ready by the last weekend in January.......Oh yes we will!!! Get your tickets early. They're just on sale . We shall be performing on  Thursday 29th Jan. 7.30pm  Friday 30th Jan. 7.30pm  Saturday 31st Jan 2.30pm and 7.00pm. Tickets available from Mrs. Ruth Dickinson 4 200 Club: Once again the subscriptions for the 200 Club are due. The subscriptions for the year are £12 and can be made in cash or by Standing Order through your bank. Cash Payments can be given directly to Joan George or by completion of the subscription form and placed in an envelope marked 200 Club and placed in the collection bags at Mass – forms available in the foyer. Thank you Thank you everyone for your prayers and kind wishes this Christmas, and thank you so much for your generous gifts and cards this Christmas. It was very touching, so thank you again for making me so welcome here in St Philip Evans. Happy new year! I continue to pray for you and your families in this new year! Jonathan, your seminarian. Baptism Sessions �Our baptism has changed us, given us a new and glorious hope, and empowered us to bring God’s redeeming love to all, particularly the poor.’ Pope Francis. Child Baptism classes will begin soon. If you would like your child to be baptised, then please speak to Jonathan about joining us for our Baptism Preparation sessions. These sessions will be just an hour long on Monday nights in February. Together we will explore what it means to be a Catholic parent, share the Faith and meet other Christian parents. (The classes are for the adults, not the children). Of course, non-Catholic parents are also welcome to come, share and find out more. Everyone is welcome. So, if would like to have your child baptised, please speak to Jonathan, who will enrol you for the sessions. It would also be great to have some of our regular parishioners to encourage the parents and to welcome them with teas and coffees. 5 Please pray for the repose of the soul of Karen Fiteni, a close friend of Toni Jones, who died on Thursday, 8 January. Please also pray for those who are sick: Karen Ash, Bev Sullivan, Norma Miles, Mary Chisholm, Joan Ryan, Val MacGillivray and Patrick Millar Vocations Weekend for young women (20s and 30s) Theme: Discerning God's Call in my life Dates: 23rd - 25th January 2015 Location: Liverpool The weekend is organised by the sisters, Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ). There will be input from the FCJ sisters on different aspects of vowed life, and time for prayer, reflection and discussion with other young women who are also considering a vocation to religious life. It's an opportunity to live community life for a weekend and meet some sisters! For more information contact Sr Lynne fcJ at lynnefcj@hotmail.com or visit our website www.fcjsisters.org -------------------- Vocations Want to find out more about Vocations? About why so many young people are saying “YES!!” to God? Check out our Cardiff Vocations websites! Read our different stories of why so many are answering God’s Call, here in Wales. Also, there is information on the Vocations to the Married Life ; the Priesthood ; Religious Life ; Single Life. www.facebook.com/CardiffVocations www.cardiffvocations.com www.ukvocation.org www.ukreligiouslife.org/about-vocation/vocation-stories CYNCOED METHODIST CHURCH Journey to the Centre of the Stable: if you missed the performance or want to hear it again tune in to PremierChristianRadio.com, here it is available in the schedule for 30 days through their Listen Again facility. 6 PROCLAIM '15 On 11 July next summer, invited representatives of all the dioceses in Wales and England will gather in Birmingham for a national convention on how we can best spread our Catholic Faith among those who do not yet share it. We are encouraged to hold local events that same evening, to pray for the national event and for God's blessing on our local efforts to share our faith. A diocesan PROCLAIM convention will follow later in the year, on Saturday 10 October 2015. Website: www.catholicnews.org.uk/proclaim15 Facebook: facebook.com/cbcew Twitter: @catholicew #proclaim15 Email: proclaim15@cbcew.org.uk Diocesan contact: Revd Gareth Leyshon leyshon.gareth@rcadc.org Diocesan website: www.rcadc.org/evangelisation Cardiff Foodbank Hi there Just a little note to say we have weighed in the food you donated to Cardiff Foodbank, and to say thank you so much to everyone at St Philips Evans' Church who contributed to the 18kgs of food collected. The food is being sorted and dated at our Warehouse now before it is given out to Cardiff people in crisis who can't afford to buy enough food for themselves or their families. Thank you / Diolch yn fawr Derek Alder, Office Administrator, Volunteer Co-ordinator Cardiff Foodbank currently needs more: Jam Sugar Tinned / Mash potatoes Tinned Sponge pudding Fruit Juice Team Heaven hospitality There is a new rota on the board in the foyer, for those people who have very kindly volunteered to make teas and coffee for the Faith Exploration group. We really appreciate the support you have given to the group since last September. God bless Ann and Jonathan 7 MASSES and SERVICES Baptism of the Lord Saturday 10 January 5.15 p.m 6.00 p.m Reconciliation (until 5.45 p.m) Mass Winifred Carey RIP Baptism of the Lord Sunday 11 January 9.30 a.m 11.00 a.m 5.30 p.m in Welsh Mass Libby Millar RIP Signed Mass Tess Barry RIP Evening Prayer and Adoration, with Benediction at 6.30 p.m Monday, Week 1, Year 1 Monday 12 January 7.30 a.m 9.00 a.m Mass Tess Barry RIP Morning Prayer and Adoration until 3 p.m Tuesday, Week 1, Year 1 Tuesday 13 January 9.15 a.m 10.15 a.m. 7.30 p.m Mass in St Bernadette’s School Morning Prayer and Adoration until 3 p.m Mass People of the parish Wednesday, Week 1, Year 1 Wednesday 14 January 7.30 a.m 9.00 a.m 5.30 p.m 8.00 p.m Mass Morning Prayer; Adoration until 3 p.m Rosary Pro life prayer group, with adoration Thursday, Week 1, Year 1 Thursday 15 January 10.15 a.m 5.30 p.m 7.00 p.m Adoration until 3 p.m Evening Prayer followed by Holy Hour Mass Friday, Week 1, Year1 Friday 16 January 7.30 a.m 10.00 a.m. 10.15 a.m Mass Mass in St Philip Evans School Adoration until 3 p.m 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Saturday 17 January 5.15 p.m 6.00 p.m Reconciliation Mass Sunday 18 January 9.30 a.m 11.00 a.m 1.00 p.m 5.30 p.m (until 5.45 p.m) 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B in Welsh Mass Signed Mass Paricia Gauci RIP Baptism Seth Evening Prayer and Adoration, with Benediction at 6.30 p.m 8 OFFERENNAU a GWASANAETHAU Dydd Sadwrn 10 Ionawr 5.15 y.h 6.00 y.h Cymod Offeren Bedydd yr Arglwydd (tan 5.45 y.h) Winifred Carey RIP Dydd Sul 11 Ionawr 9.30 y.b 11.00 y.b 5.30 y.h Offeren Libby Millar RIP Offeren Tess Barry RIP Gweddi’r hwyr ac Addoli, Bendith am 6.30 y.h Dydd Llun 12 Ionawr 7.30 y.b 9.00 y.b Llun, Wythnos 1, Bl 1 Offeren Tess Barry RIP Gweddi foreol ac Addoli hyd 3 y.h Dydd Mawrth 13 Ionawr 9.15 y.b 10.15 y.b 7.30 y.h Mawrth Wythnos 1, Bl 1 Offeren yn Ysgol Y Santes Bernadette Addoli hyd 3 y.h Offeren Plwyfolion Dydd Mercher 14 Ionawr 7.30 y.b 9.00 y.b 5.30y.h 8.00 y.h Mercher Wythnos 1, Bl 1 Offeren Gweddi foreol ac Addoli hyd 3 y.h Llaswyr Mair Grwp dros fywyd, gydag Addoli Dydd Iau 15 Ionawr 10.15 y.b 5.30 y.h 7.00 y.h Iau Wythnos 1, Bl 1 Addoli hyd 3 y.h Gweddi’r hwyr ac Awr Sanctaidd Offeren Dydd Gwener 16 Ionawr 7.30 y.b 9.15 y.b 10.15 y.b Cymod Offeren Ail Sul Cyff, Bl B (tan 5.45 y.h) Dydd Sul 18 Ionawr 9.30 y.b 11.00 y.b 1.00 y.p 5.30 y.h Gwener Wythnos 1, Bl 1 Offeren Offeren yn Ysgol Y Sant Philip Evans Addoli hyd 3 y.h Dydd Sadwrn 17 Ionawr 5.15 y.h 6.00 y.h Bedydd yr Arglwydd yn Gymraeg Wedi’i harwyddo Offeren Offeren Patricia Gauci RIP Bedydd Seth Gweddi’r hwyr ac Addoli, Bendith am 6.30 y.h Ail Sul Cyff, Bl B yn Gymraeg Wedi’i harwyddo 9 INTERNATIONAL MASS – Here at St Philip Evans, 11 a.m. Sunday 1st February, world lunch afterwards. Is it in your diary yet? Healing Vigil at St. Brigid’s A Healing Night Vigil will be held at St. Brigid’s Church on 6th February, between 7 – 9.30 PM. The Vigil would include hymns, healing Mass, praise & worship, sermon and healing service. There will also be a separate service for children during the course of the service. It will be led by Fr. Soji Olikkal (Sehion Ministry, Birmingham), who has been conducting healing services and missions for over a decade. He leads a service at the Bethel Convention centre in Birmingham on Second Saturdays which draws a congregation of over 3000 people. There are innumerable testimonies of healing, deliverances and miracles that place during his services. Fr. Soji came to the UK in 2009 and started his work in Birmingham. Before that, he was the Assistant Director of Sehion Retreat Centre, Kerala, India. Children’s ministry is also an important part of Sehion UK ministries and more than 1000 children attend the Second Saturday convention. Various other ministries are also conducted as part of Sehion UK, such as Street Ministry, Sehion Youth, Healing Services, Annual retreats and One Day Conventions. WELSH NATIONAL PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2015 The Welsh National Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from 2631 July 2015 and will be organised by Joe Walsh Tours with return flights from Cardiff airport. The format will be the same as last year’s successful pilgrimage. The cost will be £689. Pilgrims are invited to join in parish groups or individually. Further details may be obtained from Fr. Kevin Paine at Newbridge (01495 243304). Bookings can be made through: Tel: 00 353 1 241 0800 Joe Walsh Tours 143 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2 IRELAND 10 NEXT SUNDAY IS PEACE SUNDAY Pax Christi has chosen the theme: slavery, violence and war Pope Francis describes slavery as �an open wound on the body of the human family – a running sore on the flesh of Christ’. Someone is considered to be in slavery if they are:     forced to work - through mental or physical threat; owned or controlled by an �employer’, usually through mental or physical abuse or the threat of abuse; dehumanised, treated as a commodity or bought and sold as �property’; physically constrained, or with restrictions placed on his/her freedom of movement. Modern slavery takes various forms and affects people of all ages, gender and races.  It may be linked to poverty and indebtedness – causing people to act out of desperation in order to support themselves and their families.  It is also linked to conflict, as many are forced by the violence of war to leave everything behind and seek refuge elsewhere. In the process they are taken advantage of by unscrupulous people. Women and children are also �enslaved’ by the violence of war: abducted and traded as �spoils’ of war, raped, or trained to become child soldiers.  It reminds us that some people are enslaved in work that they consider to be unethical or immoral, such as the arms trade – with little or no alternative. We will not be holding a special collection in the parish next weekend, but if you do wish to give directly to Pax Christi, please ask Pastor Gareth for one of the envelopes available. More info available on the Peace Sunday page of their website www.paxchristi.org.uk. 11 News from St Bernadette’s School Happy New Year and welcome back to all of our families at St Bernadette’s. Year 5 Poetry: This week year 5 are looking at different styles of poetry. We have looked at nonsense, concrete, shape and Haiku poems focusing on comparing similes, metaphors and personification. The pupils researched their favourite animal, then planned their poems before writing them. They looked at how their animal would behave and what they would do during the day. Using personification in their poems, the children were able to make their animals act and talk like humans. Giraffes Giraffes, giraffes, as tall as trees, They much enjoy eating leaves, Way up high in the sky, Way down low they’re very slow. Giraffes, giraffes, giggling to each other, Each night and day they pray and pray, For a safe, calm and comforting day, Avoiding any harsh and unfortunate ways. Platypus All platypus lying in the day light, Waiting patiently until the moon light, Searching up and down the hill, Stuffing beetles down its bill. All platypus chatting to each other, Secretly staying away from any bother, They waddle and waddle down the river, Flapping violently with their gentle flippers 12 Year 2 News: This term Y2 got off to a very busy start. In RE, our topic for the next few weeks is based upon books. During this term, we will be learning about the Old and the New Testaments in the Bible – God’s Special Book, and we will also be learning about the importance of the Gospel Readings in Mass. All of this work will be celebrated on our class assembly on Wednesday 21st January. All parents of Y2 children have been invited to the assembly and our learning will be shared with the rest of the school. A New Year’s Celebration Mass: On Tuesday 13th January we will be having our New Year’s Celebration Mass for the whole school. All are welcome. PARISH MEMBERSHIP NUMBER: 1985 Prayer Room open: Sat 8-5; Sun 12-5.30; Mon 8-7; Tues 8-7.30; Weds 8-7; Thurs 8-7; Fri 8-7 DYDDIADUR / DIARY DATES 13 January Mass in St Bernadette’s School 9.15 a.m 15 January Parish Speaker Night 7.45 p.m Small Hall 16 January Call to Question 7.30 p.m Small Hall 22 January Parish Vision Night 7.30 p.m 25 January Christian Unity Week Service 3 p.m 29 January Preparation for International Mass 7.45 p.m 1 February International Mass 11 a.m 2 July 2015 Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation 13 News from St Philip Evans School Our Choir will sing with the African Children’s Choir at St David's Hall on Wednesday 14th January at 7.30pm A Concert not to be missed in 2015! Our Choir will be performing as part of a combined Junior Schools’ Choir with the African Children’s Choir, next Wednesday 14th January at 7.30pm in St David’s Hall. A limited amount of tickets are still available from the St David’s Hall Box Office, but they are going quickly. Over 1500 tickets have already been sold to support this amazing event. Contact the Box Office on 02920 872444 Tickets: from £9 for Adults/Under 12s: £5.00 There is going to be lots of media coverage including our School Choir being filmed by the BBC on Tuesday morning at the dress rehearsal at Albany Baptist Church. Roy Noble will be broadcasting a live interview with ACC music next Sunday 9-30 to 10.00am. Tune into BBC Wales. Both ITV and BBC News desks and Made In Cardiff TV are going to feature the Choir and the concert on their channel for a topical programme about cultural events around Cardiff. We will let you know when it will be shown as soon as the news is released! 14 So What Is The African Children’s Choir Concert All About? The children of The African Children's Choir melt the hearts of audiences with their charming smiles and delightful African tunes, accompanied by ethnic instrumentation. The programme features well loved children's songs, hand clapping, traditional spirituals and contemporary tunes. Over the past 19 years, the children have appeared in thousands of concerts around the world and world leaders and top entertainers have heard their voices. Composed of children aged 6-12, many of whom have lost both parents through war, famine or disease, the choir brings inspiration to listeners; the children are radiant with hope, musically gifted and wonderfully entertaining. They represent all the children of a continent and they demonstrate the potential of African children to become strong leaders for a better future in their land. Not only will you experience an inspiring evening of music by attending the African Children’s Choir’s concert, you’ll also help continue this amazing work. They performed the official Diamond Jubilee song Sing composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Gary Barlow to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Helping Africa's most vulnerable children today...so they can help Africa tomorrow. This concert is part of a tour to raise awareness of the needs of destitute and orphaned children in Africa and to raise funds for the continued development of the African Children's Choir Programme. The concert is sponsored by Music for Life, an interdenominational, non-profit humanitarian charity based in the USA, Canada and the UK. It is currently supporting 7,000 homeless and disadvantaged children in Africa and also provides emergency assistance to orphans in Rwanda, the South Sudan, Albania, Romania and Bosnia. Here is our School Choir performing the official Diamond Jubilee song Sing composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Gary Barlow at the John Lewis Store in Cardiff on December 18th 2014. The School Choir are currently preparing to sing The African National Anthem along with a variety of other songs ready for the concert! Well done everyone for all your hard work and perseverance. You are sounding very professional! 15
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