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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.

Priest

‘Priest’ comes from the Greek word for ‘elder’. Priests in the Church in Wales are those authorised specifically to proclaim forgiveness of sins, preside at the Eucharist and bless God’s people, as well as other responsibilities.

Home Pobl Dewi: June 2025 Governing Body

Governing Body

Melanie Prince reports from the Spring meeting.

The Governing Body met in a very sunny Llandudno on 30th April and 1st May 2025. The event began with a eucharist at Holy Trinity Church where we welcomed Archbishop Mark O’Toole of the Roman Catholic Church to be our preacher. It was the first time a Roman Catholic priest had addressed the members of the Governing Body, and he spoke warmly of the importance of working together ecumenically.

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The business meeting began with the Archbishop’s Presidential Address. He invited the members on a journey through our own beautiful Ceredigion to the iconic stone Cofiwch Dryweryn and its call “Do not forget who you are”.

He reflected on the ways in which our nation has been shaped, how it continues to change and the ways in which the Church has journeyed and changed too. He invited the Church in Wales to respond to the new challenges of the day by becoming a more professional, grounded, compassionate, connected and creative Church.

The usual reports were received including one on the Diocesan Learning Community and an update on the Growth Fund.

The item which generated most discussion was a Private Members’ Motion brought by the Archdeacon of Llandaff to change the length of the terms of office for members of the Ministry Area Councils from one year to three, and to instigate a system whereby a third of the Ministry Area Council stands down each year. An amendment was presented and voted upon, but in the end the motion was carried.

Dr Monica Attias of the Community of Sant’Egidio addressed the meeting to share about the work of the charity and a collection was made to support the work.

Sant’Egidio is a Christian community born in 1968 in a secondary school in Rome. Today, it has become a network of communities in more than 70 countries of the world. The Community pays attention to the periphery and peripheral people, gathering men and women of all ages and conditions, united by a fraternal tie through the listening of the Gospel and the voluntary and free commitment to the poor and peace.