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Advent

Advent means ‘coming’ and is the special four-week period leading up to Christmas. It is a time to prepare for the celebration of Jesus’s birth but also for his coming in glory at the end of time.

Anglican

Anglicans form the family of Christians closely related to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Whilst tracing their inheritance back to Christ and the earliest Christians and to the ancient Roman Catholic church, the sixteenth century Reformation was a crucial moment for Anglicanism.

Bishop

‘Bishop’ comes from the Greek word for ‘overseer’. So a bishop is a senior Christian minister authorised to have oversight for God’s people. As well as duties given to deacons and priests, bishops confirm and ordain.

Confirmation

Confirmation is about ‘confirming’ the faith in God we declared at baptism. It also involves being strengthened by God’s Holy Spirit. In the Church in Wales it is administered by the bishop.

Eucharist

‘Eucharist’ comes from the Greek word for ‘thanksgiving’. At the Eucharist the Church remembers Jesus’ last supper where he gave bread and wine to be his body and blood, a sign of his saving love. See also Holy Communion.

Holy Communion

At Holy Communion blessed bread and wine is shared, by which we receive the body and blood of Jesus Christ. The congregation gives thanks for Jesus’ life, his death and resurrection and his continuing presence. See also Eucharist.

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2025: Quarter 3

July

Event Location Date Time
Confirmation All Saints Ammanford 3 July 2025 7pm
Sea Cadet Boat Blessing Dale 6 July 2025 5pm
Eucharist Service for Women Clerics St Davids Cathedral 12 July 2025 4pm
Choral Evensong St Davids Cathedral 12 July 2025 4pm
Bench of Bishops TBA 15-18 July 2025 All day
Lampeter Society Reunion Lampeter University 19 July 2025 10am
150 year anniversary service Little Newcastle 20 July 2025 10.30am
Service and Picnic St Thomas, Dogmaels 20 July 2025 2pm
Royal Welsh Llanelwedd, Builth Wells 23 July 2025 All day
Service Carmel Village 27 July 2025 3.15pm

August

Event Location Date Time
Youth Pilgrimage St Davids 4-8 August 2025 All day
Mothers Union Service St Davids Cathedral 9 August 2025 11am
Pembrokeshire Show Haverfordwest 20 August 2025 11am
Services St Davids Cathedral 24 August 2025 AM
Childrens Youth and Family Festival Showground Carmarthen 30 August 2025 10am

September

Event Location Date Time
Cleric Licensing Letterston 1 September 2025 7pm
Bench TBA 4 September 2025 All day
Evensong Service St Davids Cathedral 7 September 2025 4pm
Governing Body Lampeter 9-11 September 2025 All day
Friends of the Cathedral Weekend St Davids Cathedral 12-14 September 2025
Evensong Service St Davids Cathedral 14 September 2025 4pm
Cleric Licensing Cilgerran 15 September 2025 7pm
Clergy School York 16-17 September 2025 All day
Cadw Drysau Agored Open Doors Service Merthyr Church 21 September 2025 All day
Continuing Ministry Development Day Newcastle Emlyn 25 September 2025 All day
Anglican Orthodox Meeting St Davids Cathedral 28-30 September 2025 All day