A Pastoral Letter from your Priest.

THE FOURTH SUNDAY of LENT / LENT 4 as MOTHERING SUNDAY

Dear friends,

I hope that you are all well and that you have all had a good week. We extend a warm welcome to everyone. Please join us for worship. Please see our parish website and parish facebook page for information of our weekly services, forthcoming events and devotional aids.  

Our Lenten journey has now passed its halfway point and this week we rest to celebrate Mothering Sunday. We give thanks to God for the vocation of motherhood, the vocation to love, nurture, comfort and protect another human being especially children. The vocation to motherhood is one which in today’s world is shared by many different people, from birth mothers to adoptive and foster mothers, grandparents and fathers among them. We pray for all who have the care of children especially those for whom life is a daily struggle, giving thanks for their devotion and their love.

Your friend and priest, Fr. Gary Powell.

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Church News.

Everyone is welcome to join us for worship during the week and for our social groups and meetings.

Watch out for new community events beginning over the next few months in Neuadd St. Catwg’s Hall.

NEW MINISTRY AREA LEADER The Licencing of the Revd Rajiv Sidhu as our new Ministry Area Leader and the Licencing of Revd Gary Powell as Area Dean of the Deanery of Eglwysilan will take place at 4pm on Sunday 15th March 2026 in Llandaff Cathedral. There will be a warm welcome to all who can join us to welcome our new Ministry Area Leader and new Area Dean.

Lent Group Meetings As we continue our journey through the season of Lent our Lent Groups will meet this week: Wednesday 18th March at 6.30pm S. Margaret’s Church Thursday 19th March at 11.00am S. Catwg’s Church All are welcome. The Ministry Area Council will meet next on Wednesday 18th March 2026 at 7.00pm in S. Matthias Church, Treharris.

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WORSHIP THROUGH THE WEEK

S. Catwg’s Church Gelligaer
Sunday 11.00am        Sung Eucharist
Thursday 10.00am      Holy Eucharist
       
S. Margaret’s Church, Gilfach:
Sunday 9.30am          Sung Eucharist  
Wednesday 10.00am   Holy Eucharist

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DEVOTIONAL MATERIAL AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:

District of Gelligaer facebook page ( https://facebook.com/GelligaerParish/ )
www.llandaff.churchinwales.org.uk	www.churchinwales.org.uk

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