Education Sunday

Webmaster • September 10, 2023

Education Sunday, at the start of the new academic year, offers us an opportunity to pray to Almighty God for all people involved in Catholic education, to celebrate the achievements of the past year and to ask Our Lord to bless the work of the year ahead. Bishop Marcus Stock, Chair of the Catholic Education Service, has written a letter for the occasion of Education Sunday: “As young people gather in their schools and universities, we can take these words to heart, for our Lord Jesus Christ always keeps His promise. You are gathered together in His name and He is with you as you work, learn, pray, grow and live out your mission. The great desire of Jesus is to be with us and to invite us to enter into a personal relationship with Him, a relationship of love. When a person knows they are truly loved, a new confidence abounds. St. John Bosco, the great patron Saint of young people and of education, once said: ‘Without confidence and love, there can be no true education. If you want to be loved you must love yourselves, and make your children feel that you love them.’ The mission of our Catholic schools, colleges and universities is to provide a holistic education which enables the lives of children and young people to flourish and for them to be formed into the men and women that God the Father has created them to be. May our Catholic schools, colleges and universities always be places where children and young people discover that they are known and loved by the Lord in their uniqueness. May they be able to look back and recognise that our Lord Jesus Christ was present to them throughout their education. May the gift of faith inspire them, the gift of hope encourage them, and the gift of love sustain them as they strive to live out their unique mission in the world. When young people leave our institutions, with Christ at their centre, may they do so with stronger faith and greater confidence, to share the love that they have received with others, in whatever vocation or work they undertake. We owe much gratitude to all those who, over the past 175 years, have governed, led, taught and supported the children and young people in our Catholic schools, colleges and universities, and who have created the environments and opportunities for a loving encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ. On this 175th Education Sunday, as we gather in the name of the Lord Jesus and have confidence that He is with us as He promised, let us give thanks to Almighty God for all the ways He has been present to us amidst the joys and sorrows of our life. Let us invite Him to be with us over the coming academic year.”

Annual Pilgrimage to the Grave of St. John Kemble

By Webmaster • August 16, 2025
This year’s pilgrimage takes place on Sunday, August 24th . 9.15a.m. Mass at St Mary’s Church, Monmouth 10.15 a.m. Monmouth to Welsh Newton Pilgrims set off to walk to Welsh Newton from St. Mary’s Church, Monmouth after the 9.15 a.m. Mass. Everybody is welcome. Please bring a packed lunch. 3.00 p.m. Welsh Newton We meet for Rosary, Readings and Prayers at St. John Kemble’s Grave in the Churchyard at Welsh Newton. 4.15 p.m. Monmouth Benediction follows in St. Mary’s Church, Monmouth For further information please contact Mary Walsh on 01600 713 316

Parish Rosary Prayer Group

By Webmaster • August 16, 2025
The Parish Rosary Prayer Group meets on the last Thursday of each month at 2.00pm in Ty Mair, 19 Heol y Waun CF14 1LB at the junction of Heol Gabriel and College Road. The group members have intercessory prayer, read and discuss the following Sunday's Gospel, pray the Rosary, pray the 3 o'clock prayer and the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and have a cuppa! The next meeting takes place on Thursday, August 28th . All are welcome to attend.

Coffee and Tea after Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes

By Webmaster • August 16, 2025
We will have coffee and tea in the St. Pope John Paul II Chapel at Our Lady of Lourdes after the 10.00am Mass on Wednesday 20th August . If you are at Mass on that day, please stay behind and spend some time socialising and sharing with our fellow parishioners.

Tuesday Evening Adoration

By Webmaster • August 16, 2025
Each Tuesday evening, the parish has an hour of silent Adoration at St. Teilo’s from 7pm to 8pm. The primary intention for the period of Adoration is vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Feel free to come for all or part of the hour to pray for the Church in its need for faithful ministers to continue the Mission of Jesus.

Adoration and Exposition

By Webmaster • August 16, 2025
Adoration and Exposition – Our Lady of Lourdes The Polish Community holds silent Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Thursday evenings from 7.30 to 8.30pm. All are welcome to come along and pray in silence, in the presence of the Lord Jesus. Adoration is preceded by Mass in Polish at 7pm. Adoration and Exposition – St. Teilo’s There will be Adoration and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 10.30am to midday at St. Teilo’s this Friday. Why not come along to spend time in silent prayer and Adoration before the Lord?

The National Jubilee Walking Pilgrimage of Hope opens for day pilgrim registration

By Webmaster • August 16, 2025
The Pilgrimage of Hope is a national walking pilgrimage for England and Wales with four main Ways converging at the Cathedral of St. Barnabas, Nottingham, on Saturday, September 13th, the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It is an initiative of the Hearts in Search of God project. The Ways start at the Catholic cathedrals in Cardiff, Leeds, Norwich and London and will bless our nations with a Sign of the Cross. The routes use established hiking routes and are off road as much as possible. A small group of 'perpetual pilgrims' will walk the full distance of each Way, with up to 20 day pilgrims joining for day stages. It is now possible for pilgrims to register for day stages. For details see this link https://www.pilgrimways.org.uk/become-a-pilgrim-for-a-day

Recently Deceased of the parish

By Webmaster • August 16, 2025
Rest in Peace Please pray for the repose of the soul of Gina Cumberlidge who has died recently. She was a parishioner of St. Teilo’s but in recent years has been living in a nursing home in Romilly Road. Her Funeral Mass will be on Saturday, October 25th at 10am at St. Teilo’s. Please remember Rev. Deacon David O’Keefe, a long-time servant of the Archdiocese who ministered in the Merthyr Tydfil parishes. Deacon David died last Monday, following a long period of illness. Details of his funeral are not yet available.  Please also pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Father Michael Murphy, Doris Gibb, Michael Morris, Pat Hodder, Winifred Kinsella, Constance Gaffney, Mary Wallace, Michael Reakes, Thomas Kelly, Maldwyn Hughes, Eileen Barker, Lucicune Newell, Margaret Rowland, Rita Boston, Margaret Simmonds, James Driscoll, Cecil Canlan, Eugene McGuire, Margaret Compton, Mary Roberts, Annie Reilly, Pierette Hogg, Sylvia Jones, Catherine Fackrell, Edward Feeney and Emma Kane.

Mothers' Prayers

By Webmaster • August 16, 2025
On Saturday, September 13th between 10am and 2:30pm at All Hallows Church, School Road, Miskin, there will be a session focussed on Mothers’ Prayers. If you choose to attend, you will learn about establishing a local Mothers' Prayers group. The UK national coordinator of Mothers’ Prayers will be presented at the session supported by Sister Susan Armond and Nora Woodward of the Archdiocesan Prayer Group. All mothers, grandmothers, and women with hearts for children are invited to attend. A free lunch will be provided. Why not come along to discover how these small, faith-filled groups began under the Holy Spirit's guidance and now flourish in 120 countries. Together they surrender their children and the world's children in prayer to God's love and mercy. Focussed on the words of the prophet Jeremiah: "Stop your crying and wipe away your tears. All that you have done for your children will not go unrewarded; they will return from the enemy's land. There is hope for your future; your children will come back home." - Jeremiah 31:16-17 For further information, please contact Nora at noracwoodward@gmail.com

Parish Physical Activity Programme

By Webmaster • August 16, 2025
The Parish indoor physical activity group is taking a short break this week. It will return on Tuesday, August 26th . Walk and Talk around the Reservoir – this Wednesday The Walk and Talk group meets on Wednesday evening at 6pm at the car park in Caedelyn Park. All are welcome to come along and join the group.

Clothes donations for the SVP

By Webmaster • August 8, 2025
Clothes donations for the SVP The Parish St. Vincent De Paul (SVP) Conference undertakes a monthly collection of clothing for the SVP Charity Shop. Clean, good quality clothing, books and toys are welcome. Donations may be left outside the confessionals at the rear of St. Teilo’s this weekend, August 10th , and on the weekend of the Second Sunday of each month. Please ensure that donations are brought to the Church only on the specified Sundays, as we do not want the Church to become cluttered during the week.. – Thank you from the parish SVP.