Pobl Dewi: March 2025

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The Forgotten Conflict

A rebel insurgency in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in more than 3,000 deaths according to the United Nations, and countless casualties in Goma. The city of Bukavu, in our Companion Diocese of the same name, is now also occupied. Our correspondent describes a worsening situation and makes a plea for peace

You are invited to join a five-session Lent course focusing on St John's Gospel with Bishop Dorrien and the former Archdeacon of St Davids John Holdsworth. Sessions start on March 9th on Microsoft Teams.

Links are available here

Welcome to BlueSky!

The diocese has a new social media channel. Like many other organisations and individuals, we have terminated our use of the increasingly controversial X/Twitter feeds owned by Elon Musk and migrated to a channel that describes itself as “social media as it should be”

You can find us (and follow) at: https://bsky.app/profile/stdavidsdiocese.bsky.social

Same-sex blessings: where next?

The Church in Wales is preparing to revisit its stance on same-sex blessings as the time-limited provision introduced in October 2021 nears its expiration in September 2026. In a message to members, the Archbishop of Wales Andrew John has called for a period of prayerful discernment and open dialogue as the Church explores potential paths forward.

Options include allowing the provision to lapse, extending the current blessings, or taking the significant step of introducing a formal service of marriage for same-sex couples.

Meetings have been arranged in each archdeaconry: check out the dates in your area

Fifteen and counting

It’s fifteen years since the first Churchyard Nature Count began. And it’s going from strength to strength.

This year’s count is scheduled for the week beginning June 7th and runs alongside Love Your Burial Ground Week.

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EPISCOPAL VISITATION

St Davids Cathedral is having its first Episcopal Visitation for over a decade.

Cathedrals usually have a visitation every five years, but there has not been one here since around 2010.

Senior clergy and officers connected with the cathedral are called to inform the Bishop of progress, successes and any areas of concern, much like the Pruning for Growth initiative currently under way elsewhere in the diocese.

Also, any lay person with a relevant connection to the cathedral (worshipper, cleaner, shop staff, verger etc) is also invited to offer information.

The visitation covers a wide range of activity: worship, music, the fabric of the building, finances along with any other relevant matters.

The process began with a Visitation service [pictured] and will last until around the end of the summer. The Bishop will publish a report in the early autumn.