Training Session for Eucharistic Ministers

Please Note – The Parish Office will be closed from this weekend until Tuesday, January 6th .

Rest in Peace Please pray for the repose of the souls of Irene Mahoney, whose family live in Llandaff North, Beryl Donovon whose daughter Diane Beer is a regular attendee at St. Teilo’s and Mary Smith, who lived in Rhiwbina was a long time attendee at St. Teilo’s until moving to a nursing home in Christ the King Parish – all of whom have died recently. The funeral, a graveside service, for Mrs. Mahoney will take place at Pantmawr Cemetery at 10.30am on Christmas Eve. The arrangements for the funerals of Mrs. Donovon and Mary Smith have not yet been confirmed.  Please also pray for the repose of the souls of those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Canon John Fahy, Canon Denis Torney, Father John Meredith, Father Martin Delaney, Father Michael Martin, Father Liam Doyle, Father Marshall Gibbs, Agnes Ruby, David Watson, Margaret Ball, Annie O”Connor, Mary Josephine (Molly) Harrington, Betty Logan, Ruth Denning, John Marshall, Kathleen O’Brien, Peter Winer, Anne Schofield, Mary Aherne, Edith Hopkins, Patrick Forde, John White, William Greenhalgh, Eileen Bevan, Hugh Grealis, Stella Lawson, Mary Collins, Kathleen Hobbs, James Mills, Peggy Davies, Carmel English, Robert Bending, Francis Park-Wait, Mary Taverner, Jean Whelan, Michael Foley, Rene Galau, Ellen Bevan, Maria Blakeman, Beatrice O’Gorman, Nora Minacca, Annie Light, Thomas Page, Agnes Mitchell, Edna Bendall, Miriam Mc Queen, Stuart Delaney, Edmund (Eamon) Mary O’Leary OBE, Charles Doris, Salvino Rossi, Vera Wheeler, Denis Griffiths, Monica Hansen, Ida Cooper, Ada Rogers, Roy Thomas, Anne St. Clair, Olga Ruby, Bernado Gardiazabal, Martin Rees, Mairead Sutherland, James Driscoll, Anastasia Walkes, Margaret Kretzer, Helga Evans, ? Sheen, Susan Manning, Isaac Taylor, Kenneth Millar, Christine O’Gorman, James Mullett, Pat Ward, Patrick Walsh, James Harris, Lilian Pendleton, Sylvia Beech, James Johnson, Mary Lane, Agnes O’Leary, David Gaughan, Helen Sullivan, Alice Kennedy, John O’Sullivan, Maurice Thomas, Peter Rennie, James Fowler, Michael McGee, John Gruberman, Kathleen Jenkins and Mary Pullen.

Today, the Third Sunday of Advent, is also called Gaudete Sunday. This name comes from the antiphon we use at Mass today. The antiphon, in Latin “Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete” or in English “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, rejoice” has been used on this day since the ninth century. So today reminds us both of the joy of expectation of the coming of our Saviour at Christmas and of the traditions of our ancient faith which we continue to celebrate in our Mass today. In the spirit of the joy of expectation, the Church marks today with rose-coloured vestments and we light the rose-coloured candle in our Advent Wreath.

Catholic healing and evangelisation service – January 24th The Great Awakening celebration takes place on Saturday, January 24th at Bethal Convention Centre, West Bromwich. Fr. Xavier Vattayil, a priest who is well known worldwide for the charism of healing with thousands of testimonies of healing, physical incl cancer, mental, emotional and spiritual. Other speakers will include Abbot Hugh Allan, Director of Mission for the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales and Bishop Timothy Menezes, the auxillary bishop of Birmingham. There will be dynamic music, House of the Open Door youth activities, Holy Mass, Adoration, prayer ministry, children and teenage streams. A Bus is being arranged for any one from Cardiff or the environs who wish to attend. Further details are available from Madeleine Jeremy - 07791503857.

The third Advent Discussion Session takes place on Wednesday evening at 7pm in St. Teilo’s Parish Hall. This week we will focus on the meaning of the Nativity Scene as we progress towards Christmas

Thursday, December 18th from 12pm until 2.30pm The staff and students of St. David's Catholic Sixth Form College cordially invite Senior Citizens of the Parish to the ANNUAL COMMUNITY MASS at our Chapel of St. John Paul Il. Seasonal refreshments and festive entertainment will follow the Mass. If you would like to attend, please contact Claire Kelly on ckelly@stdavidscollege.ac.uk or 029 2043 1857.

There will be a retiring collection for the Christmas flowers at all Masses in both Churches this weekend. If you have not brought cash for the collection, you are able to make a donation using your credit/debit card at the Electronic Donation Station at St. Teilo’s or online at https://donate.mydona.com/st-teilo-our-lady-of-lourdes

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 January when we will have another collection. Thank you from the parish SVP.

Readers and Eucharistic Ministers are needed for the Christmas Masses at St. Teilo’s. If you are able to volunteer, please add your name to the list at the back of the Church for the Mass(es) you will be attending.