St James Nantglyn exhibition

St James' Church Nantglyn is open to Visitors 

Saturday from 4 - 25 August (inclusive) 2.30 - 4.30pm:  During this time there will also be an exhibition on the history of St James' Church in the Church House.  

Tea and Cakes £3.  All Welcome.

Cefn Village Fete 2018

The 31st Cefn Annual Village Fete was held in 2018 on June 23rd, and as in recent years, the venue was the Neuadd Owen Village Hall and field. It turned out to be another wonderful day. Although the numbers of visitors were slightly down on 2017, probably as a result of the number of other event being held on the same day. However the event was very successful and has become a popular annual day out for the local community. Among the many attractions were the Beulah Brass Band, a display of vintage cars and tractors, tractor rides for the children. The fete also provides the opportunity for the community to meet up and chat in lovely surroundings, on what this year,  was a beautiful summers day . The event is still organised by the congregations from the Parish of Cefn Meiriadog, but more and more people from the community are coming forward and offering their help on the day of the Fete. The facilities at the Neuadd Owen Village Hall, which are excellent were augmented by the marquees bought by Sinan and the landscape of the field with the Marquees set against the backdrop of the trees on the Cefn Estate is a perfect setting for the fete.

A new event for the 2018 fete was a Fun Dog Show, with prizes for the dog with the waggiest tail: the naughtiest dog, the dog most like their owner and the most obedient, was very successful with everyone enjoying the antics of the dogs and their owners, even though it was slightly chaotic at times!!

As in previous years a Prize draw was organised to raise funds for our 2 supported charities, St Kentigern’s Hospice and Kanzi Kibera friends. Tickets were sold at the event and also before the event as a small lottery licence had been obtained. The total sum raised on the draw was £820 which will be shared between the two charities.

The Fete takes a great deal of effort to organise and the members of the two churches in the Parish of Cefn, All Saints, Sinan and St Mary’s, Cefn would like to express their gratitude to Karin Jones and Clare Vickers for making all the arrangements which resulted in a wonderful community event.

The day’s events culminated in a hog roast with live entertainment which proved to be very popular.

Palm Sunday at St Michael's

On Sunday 25th March, Palm Sunday at 5.30pm the renowned choir Laudes will sing Evensong at St Michael's Church, Caerwys. 

Laudes is a 30-strong choir which sings at cathedrals and churches throughout the UK. This will be a church service, not a concert and would be an opportunity for members of other churches in the Mission area to experience a service in our warm and bright re-ordered church.

Quiet Day

Quiet Day

A Mission Area Quiet Day has been arranged for Monday 6th November 9.30 - 3.30 at St Beuno's Spirituality Centre at Tremeirchion.  Members of the Diocesan Spirituality Team will be leading participants in some of the spiritual exercises introduced by Mark Yaconelli during his residency as Diocesan Missioner last year. 

This is a great opportunity to learn and develop practices which will help you deepen your spiritual life. 

The cost of the day is £20 which includes lunch and tea and coffee during the day. Places are limited and can be booked through Colin Mansley - colin@archangel.clara.co.uk or phone 01745 730584.

SING FOR ADVENT

Why not come along to St. Mary's, Denbigh on Saturday, 18th November from 2-4pm and learn and sing some Advent Carols. There will be an afternoon tea on offer to all who come along!

Woodland Trust Tree of the Year - Wales

The Pulpit Yew Tree at St James Church Nantglyn has been nominated as one of six trees in Wales for the Tree of the Year award.

The winning tree will benefit from a Tree Care award of £1,000, with any runner-up trees receiving 1000 separate votes or more, subject to the eligibility criteria , a £500 Tree Care Award. The award can be used to arrange a health check from an arboriculturalist, provide interpretation or educational materials or simply just hold a community celebratory event in honour of the tree.

“The beautiful church of St James in Nantglyn dates back at about 700 years, but in its churchyard stands something even older, a yew tree believed to be around 1,500 years old. The hollowed trunk of this ancient Yew has been converted into an out-door pulpit from which many a sermon has been preached - including one, rumour has it, by the founder of the Methodist Church, John Wesley. Local Welsh slate has been used to craft some steps leading to a seat and podium at the top which over-looks the surrounding churchyard. Despite the modifications, The Pulpit Yew remains in excellent health and is a shining - if extreme - example of the recognised association between yew trees and places of worship.” (www.woodlandtrust.org.uk)

You can vote for the Nantglyn Pulpit Tree by visiting www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/treeoftheyear.

Voting closes on the 8th October.

Organ Recital St Asaph Cathedral

Meririon Wynn Jones of Carmarthen will give the final recital in this year's series on the organ of St Asaph Cathedral on Wednesday September 6th at 7:30pm. Programme as follows:

• Toccata in A major Johann Kuhnau
  
• Partita on Penparc  Meirion Wynn Jones
• Meditation Meirion Wynn Jones
  
• Offertoire in F L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély
• Romance sans Paroles L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély
• Elevation in A minor L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély
• Offertoire in D minor L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély
  
• Benedictus, Op.59, No.9 Max Reger
• Toccata & Fugue in D minor, Op.129 Max Reger

Adnission £6.00 including programme and refreshments after the recital.