Pobl Dewi: December 2023
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Bishop Dorrien elected
The former Archdeacon of Carmarthen, Dorrien Davies, has been elected as the next Bishop of St Davids.
The Archbishop of Wales, Andrew John, made the announcement after after a two-day meeting of the Electoral College behind the locked doors of St Davids cathedral.
Archbishop Andrew said he was “delighted.. His experience of this place and his deep wisdom and his skills will all be deployed in both leading the diocese forward and bringing it together in faith, hope and love."
His appointment was confirmed at a Sacred Synod held in Cardiff on November 29th. His consecration will take place in Bangor Cathedral - seat of the Archbishop - on January 27th and he will be enthroned in St David cathedral a week later on February 3rd.
From the Diocese
Around the Diocese
Britain's best-kept church
The parish church in Llangunnor has won a prestigious nation award
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Comfort and joy
How Plant Dewi uses Christmas cards to help stuggling families
Catrin Eldred explains
Remembering Covid
A Government Commission has recommended an annual day of reflection to commemorate the Coronavirus pandemic and its legacy.
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Spreading the word
Three of our clergy have been investigating the benefits of ministry to older people.
Shirley Murphy is one of them
Boost for Evangelism
The Church in Wales has set aside £100 million to fund new evangelism projects
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I spy strangers!
Would you like to know what creatures visit your local churchyard when no one is about?
Find out how
Conference Season
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WE SHALL REMEMBER…
On Sunday, 12th November, Holy Trinity Church, Aberystwyth, welcomed members of the Royal British Legion, the Armed Forces, cadets, the Emergency Services, local troops, the town’s dignitaries and the local community to the town’s Remembrance Sunday service. Around 200 people came to commemorate those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country. The service was followed by the parade to the town’s war memorial for a short Act of Remembrance.
The Folly of Fences
Creation Care Officer Marcus Zipperlen explains how closed borders harm more than just human migrants.
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A Promising Day
For the first time, Holy Trinity Church, Aberystwyth, took a stand at the University’s Freshers' Fair
Tessa Briggs reports
Say it with Flowers
The congregation of St Ismael's church, Rosemarket, have been finding innovative ways to engage with their community and celebrate God’s creation using roses.
Tracey Ashcroft explains how
Let's start talking again
Reviving Ceredigion’s Talking Newspaper post-Covid has been a worthwhile struggle, says Syd Smith
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Focus on NSM(L) Ministry
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Revd Carys Hamilton
The NSM(L) system gave me the confidence to follow my calling to the Ministry. The training was excellent under the guidance of Canon Rhiannon Johnson. I had the support and encouragement that I needed to take the next step, namely to be a Non-Stipendiary Minister. Since then, I have not looked back and am very happy in my ministry.
In the Cathedral
A year of years to remember
Working in the middle of 1400 years of history and worship, there’s always an anniversary or two to mark
Mari James has the details
Beyond these shores
Tensions rise in the DRC
How the presidential election campaign is mired in controversy
Benjamin Rwizibuka writes from Bukavu
Cutting through the red tape
Fundaising in Madagascar is not as easy as you might think
Theresa Haine's latest dispatch
How to treat refugees like human beings
It’s Saturday morning at the All Saints Anglican Cathedral complex in central Cairo ...
John Holdsworth visits a job fair with a difference...in Egypt
Christmas Reflections
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Dear Diary
In My View 2 -Visiting the sick
A view from the vicarage: Lorna Bradley responds to a pleas for more hospital visiting
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Books
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GOFAL EIN GWINLLAN
The contribution of the Church in Wales to Welsh literature, history and culture.
Volume 1
Editors: A. Cynfael Lake and D. Densil Morgan
Publisher: Y Lolfa 2023
ISBN: 978-1-800994553
Price: £12
The Vineyard We Care For
The publication of this splendid volume of essays in Welsh is also of real importance to non-Welsh speakers. In our 160-year history, attempts to point out the importance of the language were often met by leaders who dismissed the need for Welsh-speaking bishops, insisting that the church did not exist merely to promote the language. There was never any such danger. The early translators, the bishops and archdeacons who worked away to provide Bible, Prayer Book, Metrical Psalms, Poems, schools to teach the people in their own language, did so for the love of the Gospel, and love and concern for the people. Read Enid Morgan's review
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A good Christmas read
Title: The Bodyguards
Author: Geraint Wyn Jones
Publisher: The author 2023
ISBN 9798866121649
Price: Hardback £13.99, Paperback £8.99, Kindle £2.99
Ministering spirits sent to serve
Geraint Wyn Jones’ retelling of the Christmas story from the angels’ point of view.