Can you bake a cake that would make Mary Berry proud? Whip up a jam that would make Paddington Bear smile? Or create chutneys so delicious that even Santa would come back for seconds? If so, we need YOU! We are looking for kind-hearted parishioners to donate homemade cakes, jams and chutneys for our Christmas Bazaar at St Teilo’s. Every donation, however big or small, will help make our bazaar a success. So, dust off your mixing bowls, warm up those ovens and get those preserving pans bubbling! If your culinary talents are more “stir and hope” than “Bake Off champion”, don't worry — shop-bought donations are welcome too! Every jar, every cake, and every contribution is greatly appreciated. Please let us know if you can help. Together, we can make this Christmas Bazaar a truly delicious success! Please speak to the welcomers after any Mass
The 2027 Welsh National Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place next year from July 18th to 24th and all are warmly invited to join the pilgrimage. Whether you have travelled with the pilgrimage before or are thinking about visiting Lourdes for the first time, you will be very welcome. Registration details are available at https://bit.ly/WNP2L-27 More information is also available at https://www.welshnationalpilgrimage.com or contact the pilgrimage chaplain: Fr. Andrzej Kuklinski, Our Lady of Margam on 01639 883323.
This weekend is the 100th anniversary of World Mission Sunday and Pope Leo in his message for World Mission Day 2026 asks us to be “One in Christ and united in mission”. The Holy Father says: “For World Mission Day 2026, which marks the centenary of a celebration established by Pius XI that is very dear to the Church, I have chosen the theme ‘One in Christ, united in mission’. Following the Jubilee Year, I wish to encourage the whole Church to continue its missionary journey with joy and zeal in the Holy Spirit. This requires hearts united in Christ, reconciled communities and, in everyone, a willingness to cooperate with generosity and trust. As we reflect on being one in Christ and united in mission, let us allow ourselves to be guided and inspired by divine grace, ‘to renew in ourselves the fire of our missionary vocation’ and advance together in the commitment to evangelisation, in this ‘new missionary age’ in the history of the Church (Homily, Jubilee of the Missionary World and of Migrants, 5 October 2025).” You can read the full text of Pope Leo’s message here - https://www.vatican.va/content/leoxiv/en/messages/mission/documents/20260125-giornata-missionaria.html If you would like to donate to the work of Missio you can do so via the Red Boxes or by clicking here: https://missio.org.uk/donate/
If anyone has concerns over the welfare of any children or vulnerable adults within our community, please contact Jill Gildersleve, in confidence, on 07813 322179 or at gildersleve@ntlworld.com Thank you.
Clothes donations for the SVP – This Weekend 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 very welcome. Donations may be left outside the confessionals at the rear of St. Teilo’s this weekend. The clothes will be removed early on Monday morning, so please ensure that donations are brought to the Church by the end of the evening Mass this weekend or kept at home until the Second Sunday of November when we will have another collection. Thank you from the parish SVP
The latest Archdiocesan newsletter is now available and is full of interesting articles about the activities throughout the Archdiocese. It invites us to answer Pope Leo's call to pray the Rosary for peace throughout October. It also features Bishop Vaughan School's Festival of Peace, the Spiritus conference in Rome, a golden jubilee for two Sisters of St Joseph, and the new Archdiocesan WhatsApp channel. You are able to read and/or subscribe to the Archdiocesan Newsletter at https://rcadc.org/sign-upfor-our-monthly-newsletter/
Pope Leo XIV's apostolic letter ‘Dilexi Te’ and encyclical ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ call us to deepen our love for the poorest of our sisters and brothers. In this Artificial Intelligence age, Pope Leo recognises the vital importance of protecting the dignity of every human being. To help us answer this call, Caritas Cardiff-Menevia is holding a day at St. Mary’s Church, Bridgend next Saturday, October 10th . Raymond Friel OBE and Delyth Jewell MS will be the keynote speakers and there will be plenty of opportunity to share and discuss ideas and create new contacts. The idea is that everyone returns home re-energised and more able to live out their Christian calling faithfully. To register please email caritas@cardiffmenevia.org
On Tuesday, October 8th, a new Branch of the Society For The Protection Of Unborn Children – SPUC - is being launched in Cardiff. The launch will be at 7.30pm on that day and will take place at the Oratory, Swinton Street, Cardiff. The event will enable you to learn more, make new friends and be faithful to Catholic teaching. For more details, please contact the SPUC Cardiff Branch Chairman Joe Biddulph. e-mail: Joseph.Biddulph@gmail.com phone: 01443 650704 or the SPUC Development Officer, Julie Vivienne, email: julievivienne@spuc.org.uk phone 07533 632160
On Tuesday, October 8th, a new Branch of the Society For The Protection Of Unborn Children – SPUC - is being launched in Cardiff. The launch will be at 7.30pm on that day and will take place at the Oratory, Swinton Street, Cardiff. The event will enable you to learn more, make new friends and be faithful to Catholic teaching. For more details, please contact the SPUC Cardiff Branch Chairman Joe Biddulph. e-mail: Joseph.Biddulph@gmail.com phone: 01443 650704 or the SPUC Development Officer, Julie Vivienne, email: julievivienne@spuc.org.uk phone 07533 632160
Today is Education Sunday, the day when the Catholic Church in England and Wales commemorates our predecessors of the 19th century, many of whom were living in poverty, paying for schools to be built to share the faith. Established by the Bishops of England and Wales in 1848, Education Sunday is one of the oldest Days of Special Prayer in the liturgical calendar of England and Wales. This year's theme for Education Sunday is drawn from its Gospel reading of Matthew 18:21-35: “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.” Catholic education in Church schools and universities endeavours to acknowledge Jesus’s loving presence in the lives of young people as they work, learn, pray, grow in character and virtue, and discover their vocation.