EVENTS

ASSUPTION - 15th AUGUST - TALSK & CPONCERT AT BELMONT ABBEY. BELMONT ABBEY CONCERT- Star of the Sea: An Evening of Gregorian Chant and Organ Music at Belmont Abbey for the feast of the Assumption, Saturday, 15 August 7pm at Belmont Abbey Church. Tickets £10 include refreshments. To book: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/monksoftltd/2311155 Mary through Artists’ Eyes: Journey through two thousand years of beautiful Christian art as Abbot Brendan explores how artists have portrayed Mary and the faith that inspired these works. Saturday, 15 August 10am-4pm at The Chapterhouse, Belmont. £12 per person for the day. Meals and Refreshments available. To book: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/monksoftltd/2270143 Poster at back of Church.

19SERMON FOR THE 17th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR - 2nd August 2026

MICHAEL POWELL RIP – Please pray for the repose of the soul of Michael Powell, of the Llanarth parish who died on 29 th July. Requiem Mass Wednesday 26 th August 11am in Llanarth, Reception of coffin into Church Tuesday 25 th at 5pm.

MICHAEL POWELL RIP – Please pray for the repose of the soul of Michael Powell, of the Llanarth parish who died on 29 th July. Requiem Mass Wednesday 26 th August 11am in Llanarth, Reception of coffin into Church Tuesday 25 th at 5pm.

WORLD YOUTH DAY – SUMMER 2027. Information webinar being held for anyone interested between ages of 18 and 30, August 2 nd , see poster at back of Church or go to youth@cardiffmenevia.org

More than human? Reading Magnifica Humanitas from Laudato Si’ with Prof Carmody Grey, Chair in Integral Ecology, Radboud University (Netherlands) in dialogue with Dr Austen Ivereigh. Following the interest in our recent day on Pope Leo's new encyclical, we are delighted to welcome Professor Carmody Grey for this special event. She will look at Pope Leo's document within Pope Francis's framework of integral ecology and integral human development. All are welcome! Tuesday 11 August, 10-12:30 at the Chapterhouse, Belmont Abbey, Hereford HR2 9RZ

ASSISTED DIEING BILL -There will be a Second Reading and vote in the House of Commons for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill) on 11 September. As Catholics, we oppose this legislation in principle as it attacks the innate dignity of every person. It is also very poorly written and gives no safeguards to healthcare staff, nursing homes, or hospices all of whom will be pressured to implement the bill if the legislation is passed. I encourage all Catholics to write to their MP. The Bishops' Conference has produced has a scannable QR code, available on its website at: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/opposing-assisted-suicide/ . On the page, there are various resources, copies of statements and guidance on writing to your MP, and please, please do so, to protect the most vulnerable in our society. Many thanks,  +Mark, Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia.