Farewell Mass for Br. Brian

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 next 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.

At the beginning of September, Fr. Artur Kozik, who has served the Polish Catholic Community in Cardiff and area for four years, comes to the end of his term of office. Fr. Artur is well known to the community at Our Lady of Lourdes and will be missed by many. Fr. Tomasz Kocjan, who until now has served the London Polish Parish, will become the new Parish Priest for the Polish Catholic Mission in Cardiff, from the weekend of September 7th .

This month’s craft session takes place in the Parish Hall at St. Teilo’s next Saturday, August 9th after Mass, from 10.45am - 12.30pm. The session is about card making and is suitable for absolute beginners to experts. The session is free. Hope to see you there! Any enquiries please contact simplycraft@btinternet.com or speak to Erica.

On Friday, August 15th at 7pm, there will be Mass and a Torchlight Procession of the Statue of Our Lady to celebrate the great Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at St. Alban’s on the Moors, Cardiff. Mass begins at 7pm and the procession takes place through the streets of Splott immediately following the Mass. All are welcome to attend this devotion.

You are invited to sign a worldwide Church petition about a debt crisis that is affecting the world’s poorest countries. Father Charlie Chilufya, a priest based in Kenya, has sent a letter to parishes in England and Wales, saying: “Dear brothers and sisters, Greetings from the Archdiocese of Nairobi in this Jubilee Year. 54 countries are facing a devastating debt crisis. Kenya is one of them, currently spending five times as much on repaying foreign debts as it spends on hospitals and doctors. For countries like Kenya, this is not a choice.” Often, countries have repaid their original debt several times over, but the debt will never be cleared because the interest keeps growing. This is having a devastating impact on ordinary people. Pope Francis called for action on this debt crisis many times over the last year. Please sign the petition online, using this link: https://bit.ly/4jHK4OD . The petition is being signed by people in Catholic parishes all over the world. Thank you.

March for Life UK is a major event taking place on Saturday, September 6th in London. Thousands of people will join together, united in a show of unity for the value of life from conception and standing up for all those who have been impacted by abortion. If you are interested in taking part, two coaches will be travelling up to London on the day. For further information on the coach leaving from St Dyfrig’s, Treforest contact Howard at Howard.bayliss@templebaptist.org.uk ; for information about the coach leaving St Alban’s, Cardiff and picking up from Newport, contact Clare on 07983 522 851

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 6th August . If you are at Mass on that day, please stay behind and spend some time socialising and sharing with our fellow parishioners.

The annual pilgrimage to Our Lady’s Shrine at Penrhys will take place on Sunday, August 17th .  Mass will be celebrated at 3pm (weather permitting) at the foot of the statue. Please take your own seat. All are welcome to this annual celebration.

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.