Penarth Ministry Area Reg Charity 1210418

This website covers the churches of  

St Augustine’s, Penarth

Holy Nativity, Penarth
St Dochdwy’s, Llandough


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MUSIC AT LUNCHTIME Monday 20th April at 1pm in, Penarth.  Free entry with retiring collection. Bring your own lunch, refreshments available on the Gallery. This month will feature Debs Hancock (jazz singer) & Newman Tai (piano)

CONCERT AT ST AUGUSTINE’S Fri 24th April 7.00pm Cardiff University School Music will present a showcase by the University Collegium conducted by Dr Peter Leech. The programme of music from 17th & 18th Centuries features choir, orchestra and keyboard. Tickets are £10 on the door – proceeds will go the MA, so please support.

FoSA LOCAL HISTORY TALK Thurs 30th April 7.30pm St Augustine’s Parish Hall. The Friends of St Augustine’s will host a talk by Alan Thorne on ‘Top Church’s Notable Victorians’. Doors open 7pm, entry £5 non-members, £3 members and refreshments will be available.

OPEN AFTERNOON St Augustine’s Church Sun 3rd May 2-4pm. The Friends will hold an open afternoon with a local history talk, a walk around the churchyard and archives available. There will also be bellringing demos and a plant stall. Entry is free and everyone is welcome.

COMMUNITY CINEMA 7.30pm in All Saints Lesser Hall. Tickets £8 from ticketsource.co.uk/all-saints-community-cinema Next films are Hamnet Wed 22 April (extra date added) and Marty Supreme Wed 6 May.

MA LEADER ADVERT The advert for a new Ministry Area Leader is live. You can view the MA Profile at https://llandaff.contentfiles.net/media/documents/CIW_Penarth_2026_3.pdf  Please pray at this time that the right person will come forward for us.

NEW YOUNG PEOPLE’S MINISTRY LEAD We are delighted to announce that Laura Hartley-Ames will be joining us in this role from the start of May. Laura has worked for the Diocese for the past few years as a Growth Enabler and we look forward to welcoming her. Please pray for her, her husband Jason and her family as she prepares to take up this new post.

SAFEGUARDING TRAINING New dates have been published for safeguarding training sessions in the next few months, including a Module B course in All Saints on the 3rd June (12.30-3.00pm). Find out more and book here: https://www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/clergy-and-members/safeguarding/safeguarding-training/safeguarding-training-in-llandaff/ 

Courses need to be booked in advance via the website.


AN EASY WAY TO HELP MA FUNDS When shopping online, you can now use a special link which will automatically donate funds to us through hundreds of online retailers. Just register at Easyfundraising and start shopping. https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/ See also leaflets in church.


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All Cheques should be made payable to

PENARTH MINISTRY AREA

BACS and standing orders should go to Account: Penarth Ministry Area  

Sort code: 40 36 06 Account no: 71419455


GIFT DIRECT is the best way is to pay a regular amount directly from your bank to the Parish.


We also welcome BACS payments or standing orders: call the Office for bank details.

Contactless payments can be made at St Augustine’s Church

COMMUNITY INFORMATION

LONELY OR ISOLATED, NEED HELP? If you or someone you know is in need of help, shopping or just a friendly chat, here are numbers to call:

Vale of Glamorgan Crisis team:  01446 729592

Age Cymru Advice line (for over 70s): 08000 223 444