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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.

Diocese

‘Diocese’ refers to the geographical territory in which a bishop exercises oversight. The Church in Wales is divided into six dioceses each with its own cathedral in which is housed the cathedra (the bishop’s ‘chair’ or ‘throne’).

Evangelism

‘Evangelion’ means ‘good news’. Evangelism is about sharing the good news of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection in the hope that others may come to believe in and follow Jesus.

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.

Lent

Lent is the six-week period leading up to Easter. It is a particular time to confess sin and to seek personal and collective renewal (a ‘springtime of the spirit’). Lent has a special focus on Jesus’s journey to the cross and prepares the Church to celebrate his resurrection.

Home Pobl Dewi: March 2026 It’s not about what you give up, but what you take on.

It’s not about what you give up, but what you take on.

Diocesan and provincial resources are available to take you through the season of Lent.

Lent, to quote Bishop Dorrien, “is a time of preparation, a time of reflection on our relationship with Christ. It’s about not what we give up but what we take on.”

To that end, both the Church in Wales in general and the Diocese of St Davids in particular, have produced various resources for you to take on and to guide you – whether as individuals or in groups - through the six weeks leading up to Easter.

At provincial level, From Pancakes to Palm Crosses is Lent course that spreads the length and breadth of Wales via its six cathedrals – a kind of virtual pilgrimage.

Each week, there is a 10-minute video and an accompanying set of discussion questions. Everything is bilingual.

https://www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/evangelism/lent-2026-from-pancakes-to-palm-crosses/

In St Davids, meanwhile, the Bishop has commissioned a series of Lent reflections – available online – delivered by clergy from the diocese that, in the Bishop’s words again, “are set to aid our commitment to keeping a holy Lent in preparation for an experience of Easter that is full of joy and resurrection promise”

These weekly talks – released every Sunday in both English and Welsh - cover a progression of thought from The Person of Jesus, through Following Jesus, The Cross and Salvation to Sin & Repentance.

https://stdavids.churchinwales.org.uk/en/resources/lent2026/