Wanted:- administrator/editor for this website.
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This website will finish at the end of March. if you think you can run it, please contact annepilsbury@gmail.com Help will be provided.
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St Oswald's is holding a readthrough of the Gospel of St Mark on
Easter Saturday, March 30th at 2.00 pm. All are welcome to listen or to read.
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A message from Weston Rhyn
We shall be holding another Praise and Worship evening at St John's, Weston Rhyn, at 6.30 pm on Sunday, 17th March. Everyone is welcome. It tends to last for a little bit over an hour, but people are free to come and go as they need if they can't be there for the whole time. The current intention is to hold one on the third Sunday of every month until November.
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Trefonen & Llanyblodwel Parish & Community Magazine is searching for a new editor.
At the end of 2023 Peter, who has edited the magazine for eight years, will pass over the reins to someone else.
Could that be you?
Or could you do it with a friend?
The magazine is published 10 times a year (not in January or August).
Printed copies are available free and it is posted in glorious colour on the websites for the Border Benefice https://borderparishes.org.uk/
and Trefonen www.trefonen.org/church-home-page
The Magazine covers the parishes of Trefonen and Llanyblodwel, which includes everywhere around and in between the two villages.
The churches remain the patrons, and use it as an important form of contact with the community. A church member deals with the advertisers and it's their fees which pay for the magazine; if there was a shortfall, the churches would subsidise the production.
The churches place relatively few requirements on content and the editor has a good deal of freedom in choosing what to publish.
So, do you feel creative? Do you like a challenge? Could you develop our magazine further and reach out to the community? Perhaps posting elements of it onto a social media platform as well as the printed version?
This opportunity is open to all who have the relevant IT skills.
For an initial discussion please contact Peter Woollam on: peter@woollam.net
01691 655753
07710 801595
Peter will be happy to assist his replacement(s) during a handover period.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2024
Next Reps. Meeting: 21st February at Hope Church at 1.15pm
Next clergy lunch meeting: 10th January 1pm - Methodist Church
The next praise and worship meeting for all our congregations to gather together will be on Tuesday February 6th at 7.30pm at Hope Church.
Week of prayer for Christian Unity - 18 - 25th January
World day of prayer - March 1st a St.Martins Parish Church
SCWP Zoom prayer meeting 1st Saturday of every month. Contact Alan Braddock for password etc. alanbraddock8@gmail.com
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At the end of 2023 Peter, who has edited the magazine for eight years, will pass over the reins to someone else.
Could that be you?
Or could you do it with a friend?
The magazine is published 10 times a year (not in January or August).
Printed copies are available free and it is posted in glorious colour on the websites for the Border Benefice https://borderparishes.org.uk/
and Trefonen www.trefonen.org/church-home-page
The Magazine covers the parishes of Trefonen and Llanyblodwel, which includes everywhere around and in between the two villages.
The churches remain the patrons, and use it as an important form of contact with the community. A church member deals with the advertisers and it's their fees which pay for the magazine; if there was a shortfall, the churches would subsidise the production.
The churches place relatively few requirements on content and the editor has a good deal of freedom in choosing what to publish.
So, do you feel creative? Do you like a challenge? Could you develop our magazine further and reach out to the community? Perhaps posting elements of it onto a social media platform as well as the printed version?
This opportunity is open to all who have the relevant IT skills.
For an initial discussion please contact Peter Woollam on: peter@woollam.net
01691 655753
07710 801595
Peter will be happy to assist his replacement(s) during a handover period.
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NEWS FROM ORIEL ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS 2024
Dear church leaders and CTOD reps,
As you may remember, last year the CTOD Executive took the decision that since the expenses for the year had been limited largely because of COVID and since the CTOD bank balance was in good shape, there was no need to ask for annual subs from member churches. This email is to let you know that the situation remains the same again for the year ahead. We have only a few bills to pay and we have sufficient funds to cover our expenses so there is no need to ask for subscriptions. We shall be grateful if you can kindly pass this message to the treasurer of your church.
With many thanks and with every good wish,
Oriel
Secretary to CTOD on behalf of the Executive
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Christian Bookshop opening hours:
Sunday - closed
Monday - open 10 till 4 (closed for lunch 12.30 - 1)
Tuesday - closed
Wednesday - open 10 till 4 (closed for lunch 12.30 - 1)
Thursday - open 10 till 4 (closed for lunch 12.30 - 1)
Friday - open 10 till 4 (closed for lunch 12.30 - 1)
Saturday - open 10 till 1
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St Oswald's Sunday morning Communion service is at 10.30, face to face and live streamed on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/@stoswaldparishchurchoswestry (...)
Also evening services on Sundays. See our website for details.
https://www.stoswaldsoswestry.org.uk/
Morning prayer is streamed each week day morning at 9 am.
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A message from Oriel. Please pass the number on to anyone you know who might be glad of the phone number:-
Just in case it may be helpful especially to any who do not use the internet, I see that this week "The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has launched a free national phone line as a simple new way to bring worship and prayer into people's homes while church buildings are closed because of the coronavirus.
Daily Hope offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of England at the end of a telephone line.
The line - which is available 24 hours a day on 0800 804 8044 - has been set up particularly with those unable to join online church services during the period of restrictions in mind."
Fuller information is available on the following link -
https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/news (...)
Kind regards, Oriel
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