Articles & Sermons

Pastoral Letter - Archbishop Mark (Good Shepherd Sunday)

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:16:25 GMT

Letter Here

SERMON FOR SUNDAY 14th JUNE.

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:25:48 GMT

Sermon for 11th Sunday of the Year - Sunday 14th June.

ARCHDIOCESAN MISSION - NIGHT FEVER, FRIDAY 19th JUNE.

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:34:04 GMT

ARCHDIOCESAN MISSION.

Friday 19 June - 7PM - 10PM Nightfever, Cardiff Cathedral - an evening of Adoration, Benediction and Evangelisation in and around the Cathedral. All are welcome!

PARISH COUNCIL - NEW MEMBERS.

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:57:32 GMT

PARISH ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTIONS –

The Nomination period has now ended, 7 nominations were received to fill the 7 vacant posts. Therefore no elections wiLl be taking place, all those nominated, see below, will be appointed to the PAC.

LOLITA PARMESA, JAMES MULCAHY, SALLY WAKEFIELD, RUSSELL WAYNE HATHAWAY, JITHIN JOHN, JONATHON RAJALINGAM, JULIANA ROZARIO

WORLD APOSTOLATE OF FAITMA - 5th - 6th SEPTEMBER.

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:53:27 GMT

WORLD APOSTOLATE OF FATIMA - On 13 October 1917, God worked a spectacular miracle of the sun in Fatima, Portugal to prove that our Blessed Lady was appearing to the three little shepherd children, Jacinta, Francisco, and Lucia, with an important message for our time. This miracle was witnessed by some 70,000 people including government officials and newspaper reporters, all of whom testified that it happened.

On the weekend of 5 ^th /6 ^th September the World Apostolate of Fatima (England and Wales) is bringing to our parish the National Pilgrim Virgin Statue, as approved by the Archbishop of Cardiff Menevia. This beautiful statue of Our Lady of Fatima was blessed by Pope St Paul VI and given to our country by the Bishop of Fatima in 1968 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the apparitions and to make known the important message of Fatima. Pope St John Paul II said the Fatima message “is the true Gospel of Christ presented anew to our generation… Let us receive the light that comes from Fatima, let us be guided by Mary.” All are invited and encouraged to come and see this beautiful National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, with the Relics of Saints Jacinta and Francisco. For further information about the work of the World Apostolate of Fatima, go to: www.worldfatima-englandwales.org.uk

WELSH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT - FRIDAY 3rd JULY 7.30PM

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:51:38 GMT

1st HOLY COMMUNION MASS

Sunday 7th June 10am Mass.

7 Children making their 1st Holy Communion.

CAFOD EVENING - FRIDAY 26th JUNE 7PM.

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:45:20 GMT

CAFOD EVENING – FRIDAY 26 ^th JUNE 7PM – ST. MICHAELS CENTRE. On Friday 26 ^th June, CAFOD South Wales will be bringing to the parish two of their partners and associates from Columbia in South America - Gerardina Cardozo Aragon and Tania Ruiz Cardona . They will be speaking about the challenges in the Colombian Amazon (deforestation/destruction of their common home, extractivism (oil, illegal gold mining), the ongoing armed conflict, possibly violence against women, impacts of climate change) and what they are doing in their diocese to resolve the issue with the support from CAFOD.

RETREATS & EVENTS AT BELMONT ABBEY

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:36:02 GMT

Retreats and Events at Belmont Abbey - Belmont are now organizing retreats and day events again including a series of Lent Tuesdays: “Witnesses to the Faith” from 10am to 3pm at The Chapterhouse. The retreats and events calendar can be found at www.belmontabbey.org.uk/event-listings and will be updated through the year.

Confirmation Course- Remaining Sessions.

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:28:02 GMT

C ONFIRMATION COURSE - TIMETABLE OF PREPARATION SESSIONS BELOW.

Remaining events and sessions

Saturday 13th June 10.30am- 12.30pm

Sunday 14 ^th June. following 10am Mass - 10.30-12.30pm.

Rehearsal Friday 19 ^th June 6pm Church.

Confirmation service, Sunday 21st June 10am.

Online Evening Prayers 5:00pm

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:08:52 GMT

Facebook Live - Evening Prayer at 5pm every day, see below on left or View Here

PRAYERS FOR THE PARISH – Every Saturday morning (10.45am), we have Exposition and Benediction for the intentions of growing our parish and reaching out to those no longer in Church.

ARCHDIOCESAN MISSION, parish formation evening, 22nd june, 7-9pm.

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:03:52 GMT

Arch-Diocesan Mission is taking place running in partnership with Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) - a Canadian evangelisation team - from 19 June to 5 July . You can find out more about CCO at cco.ca . There is a packed programme of events across the Diocese - for parishes, schools, and the wider community - here are some of the key dates for us in this part of the Archdiocese.

. Friday 19 June - Nightfever, Cardiff Cathedral - an evening of Adoration, Benediction and Evangelisation in and around the Cathedral. All are welcome!

Monday 22 ^nd June – Parish Formation Evangelisation Evening - Our Lady of the Angels, Cwmbran. 7pm - 9pm.

Wednesday 24 June - Behold the Lamb of God - a Day of Prayer and Adoration/Holy Hours across all parishes and schools of the Diocese, offered for the intention of the Mission.

Saturday 27 June - Learning to Pray, Belmont Abbey - a day of teaching on prayer led by CCO founder Andre Regnier. Open to all who wish to deepen their prayer life.

Saturday 4 July - Intentional Accompaniment Day East, Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Cwmbran - a day course introducing parishioners in the eastern half of the Diocese to evangelisation through Intentional Accompaniment. More info to follow.

DAY FOR LIFE - SUNDAY 21st JUNE.

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:01:14 GMT

DAY FOR LIFE – SUNDAY 21 ^st JUNE . Next Sunday, 21 June, we mark the Day for Life under the theme “The Wonder of the Child in the Womb.” The theme also recognises the loss of children who died before birth and the grief of their parents. The bishops’ message and prayers can be found on the Day for Life website: www.dayforlife.org . The second collection will go towards the Day for Life Fund, which distributes grants to organisations that promote respect for life from conception until natural death. You can also donate online via the Day for Life website."

Pastoral letter - Archbishop Mark

anthony@everydaychristianmarketing.co.uk (Anthony Evans) — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:41:22 GMT

Heart speaks to Heart’ – being a missionary and synodal diocese – A Pastoral Message to the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia

Archbishop Mark has published a pastoral letter calling the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia to become a missionary and synodal diocese, built on a foundation of prayer and four key pillars: youth and vocations, evangelising zeal, formation in faith, and loving service of those in need.

Copy of Mass for Young people

anthony@everydaychristianmarketing.co.uk (Anthony Evans) — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:11:16 GMT

The new season is a great reason to make and keep resolutions. Whether it’s eating right or cleaning out the garage, here are some tips for making and keeping resolutions.

Make a list

Lists are great ways to stay on track. Write down some big things you want to accomplish and some smaller things, too.

Check the list regularly

Don’t forget to check in and see how you’re doing. Just because you don’t achieve the big goals right away doesn’t mean you’re not making progress.

Reward yourself

When you succeed in achieving a goal, be it a big one or a small one, make sure to pat yourself on the back.

Think positively

Positive thinking is a major factor in success. So instead of mulling over things that didn’t go quite right, remind yourself of things that did.

Joseph Walmsley RIP, Pat Harris RIP, TRACY SHAW RIP & CALVARY STATUE.

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:44:07 GMT

JOSEPH WALMSLEY RIP – Please pray for the repose of the soul of Joseph Walmsley, who died last week. Jo for many years was the caretaker of our parish school.

PAT HARRIS RIP. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Pat Harris, of the Llanarth Parish who died on Monday 25th May. May she rest in peace. Requiem Mass at Llanarth on Tuesday 16th June at 2pm.

TRACY SHAW RIP , Please for the repose of the soul of Tracy Shaw (daughter of Chris Shaw) who died last Sunday morning after a long illness

CALVARY STATUE PROJECT – The Finance committee met last week and have provisionally appointed a contractor to do the works on the Calvary statue. Date of works TBC.

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First Holy Communion Course - Sunday 7th June.

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:38:39 GMT

1st Holy Communion Mass on Sunday 7th June, 10am, reaherasl Friday 5th after

7 Children will be making their 1st Holy Communion.school.

Parish Advisory Committee - February Minutes

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 02:22:01 GMT

The latest minutes arising from the February 2025 Parish Advisory Meeting (Council)