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Index.
Calendar for March. Art and Craft Exhibition.
From the Editor.
From the Ministry.
From the Ministry.
Foodbank.
Mothers’ Union. Actions and Words.
I Swear to God.
Horticultural Hymn. Hearing with Faith.
Peace of Mind.
Peace of Mind. Rugby. Mediaeval Garden.
Advertisements.
Children’s Section. Sunday School. Toddlers.
Toddlers.
Sunday@4. Concert at St Donat’s.
Pilgrimage. Lent.
Advertisements.
Our St Christophers.
The Font.
Pictures of the past.
Heritage Coast Sculptures.
Puzzle Page.
Humour.
From the Registers. Saints in Wales. Vivian Ginn.
The Meaning of Easter.
Benefice Directory.
Services in the Benefice.
Editor: Eric Sparks, Bronelwyn, Castle Street, Llantwit Major. CF61 1AP
Tel: 01446 795443. [email protected]
Closing date for articles is the 15th of each month.
A drunk person’s words are a sober person’s thoughts.
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Calendar for March
Wed
1st
Thurs 2nd
Fri
3rd
Tue
7th
Fri
10th
Tues
14th
Mon
27th
Ash Wednesday. 1st day of Lent. St David’s Day.
10.00 am Holy Eucharist at St Illtud’s & St Athan.
7.00 pm Holy Eucharist at Wick.
7.00 pm Benefice St David’s Quiz. West Church. St Illtud’s.
Women’s World Day of Prayer.
9.00 am Celebrate St David’s Day at Eucharist.
7.00 pm Compline at Marcross.
And successive Tuesdays. See centre page.
11.00 am Lent Course and Lunch. Mezzanine, St Illtud’s.
And successive Fridfays. See centre page.
3.00 pm Friends Steering Group. Mezzanine, St Illtud’s.
7.30 pm Bible Study. Mezzanine, St Illtud’s.
7.30 pm Licensing of Rev’d Craig Vaughan. St Illtud’s.
Morning Prayer
Holy Eucharist
Each Wednesday
Each Wednesday
2nd Sunday
3rd Sunday
First Wednesday
Thursdays
Regular Events
Every Monday at 9.00 am
9.00 am on Fridays.
10.00 am on Wednesday in St Illtud’s
and St Tathan
St Illtud’s Church Choir. In church
6.30 pm. Lynn Brown. 793804
Toddler Church. St Illtud’s. 1.30 pm
Term time only.
4.00 pm Sunday@4. St Illtud's.
11.15 am. Tradecraft Stall St Illtud's.
Mothers' Union. St Illtud's 7.00 pm. Not in March.l.
Jodie Taylor 794103
Bell Ringers. St Illtud’s 7.30 pm
Peter Mayle 792603
Art and Craft exhibition
This is an invitation to come to Plas Llanmihangel on Sunday March
19th. The house will be open from 2p.m, and will show an exhibition of
paintings by Sue Beer, the owner of the Plas. The work includes images of
Plas Llaminhangel, local churches and floral compositions. Along with this
work, will be delightful knitted items suitable for Easter gifts made by Sam
Johnston from St. Athan.
Entry is free, with a complimentary glass of wine and a Strawberry
tea. The entire proceeds [ no costs taken] will go to Velindre Cancer
Centre Hospital and to Marie Curie. We do hope to see you at what should
be a delightful afternoon in a beautiful house.
Sue Beer
A pessimist is a man who thinks that everybody is as nasty as himself and
hates them for it.
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Dear Friends
When we lived ‘up North’ the village had regular entertainment in
the form of plays, quizzes, shows and visits from neighbouring groups. One
of these groups went through the usual repertoire of sketches, songs and
recitations until, well towards the end of the evening, something very
different happened.
An old man stood up. He was dressed in a tired pair of trousers and
a sweat shirt and needed a stick to keep himself steady. He then started to
sing. He had a very pleasant voice and what he chose to sing was the hymn
‘How Great Thou Art’. He knew the words and sang in a way that made it
very clear that he loved the hymn and that he loved singing it. It wasn’t a
‘performance’ in the usually accepted sense of the word, it was indeed a
hymn of praise to his God and very moving. Appearances deceived again
and I felt rather ashamed that I had started to prejudge him at the start. It
also turned out that he was the father of David Lloyd the Lancashire and
England cricketer.
I always think of Mr Lloyd senior when we sing ‘How Great Thou Art’
in church and I was particularly reminded of him at a recent service. It was
the fifth Sunday in the month and so we had Matins. The sermon was about
the origins of the universe, as explained by physicists, Hoyle, Hawking and
others as opposed to the version we prefer, of God’s purpose. The service
continued towards the final hymn which the celebrant introduced as being
one of his favourites. No marks for guessing which hymn! Yes, of course,
‘How Great Thou Art’. Two men who loved a lovely hymn.
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the works thy hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee,
How great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee,
How great thou art, how great thou art!
Much better than ‘Big Bang’ or any other theory!
Yours sincerely ,
Eric Sparks
I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a word I am saying.
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From the Ministry
Dear Friends
If you have a penchant for pancakes, then February is your time of
the year. 28th February is Shrove Tuesday when the tradition of making
pancakes before the beginning of Lent is still observed by many people in
countries across the world. I remember a television advert for lemon
juice a few years ago that proclaimed “Don’t forget the pancakes on Jiff
Lemon Day!”, which only goes to emphasise that it’s easy to miss the
point of the pancakes in the first place.
The meaning is all in the recipe; a combination of butter, milk and
eggs represents the rich food that might well be off the menu during the
6 weeks of fasting and self-denial that’s represented by the season of
Lent. Shrove Tuesday marks the day before Ash Wednesday, the
beginning of Lent, hence the traditions across the world from our own
Pancake Day to carnivals in the streets in other countries that are called
Mardi Gras, which translates as Fat Tuesday; once again referring to the
Lent discipline that frowns on the use of rich, fatty foods.
The word ‘Lent’ comes from an old English word meaning ‘to
lengthen’, referring to the longer days that we start to see in the early
Spring. There’s no reference to a religious season or a festival, yet from
early Christian times, Lent was a period of special preparation for those
who were to be baptised. In those days, Baptism usually took place once
each year on Easter Eve, so Easter would be the first celebration of the
candidates’ new life in Jesus Christ. The discipline of keeping 40 or so
days of Lent spread to the wider Christian community, and today it runs
from Ash Wednesday, through the 6 Sundays of Lent, reaching its climax
of celebration on Easter Day.
Traditionally, self-denial has always been commended in Christian
life, hence the tradition of ‘giving things up’. The best way to do this is to
give something up with a clear purpose; giving up sweets or biscuits on its
own might shed a few inches around the waistline, but it won’t bring us
much nearer to God! Saving the money we might normally spend on a
treat, and giving that to a local, national or international charity allows us
to focus on the needs of others, and make a real contribution to their
needs. Charities such as Christian Aid make a difference to the lives of
countless people across the globe or, if you want to support a cause close
to home, why not contribute some food to a local Foodbank.
It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.
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So enjoy your pancakes on Shrove Tuesday…but why not use the day
as more than a quaint nod to tradition and see it, instead, as an opportunity
to make a difference. The weeks of Lent can be an ideal time for a rethink
about priorities and a chance to see where small changes in our own lives
can make a big difference to ourselves and others.
To keep you going, here are the ingredients for Delia Smith’s pancakes…
110g plain flour
Pinch of salt
2 large or medium eggs
200ml milk mixed with 75ml water
50g butter
Caster sugar
1 lemon
You’ll find the full recipe at www.deliaonline.com/recipes where
you can easily search for ‘pancakes’. The recipe works and I recommend it!
…and here’s a quote from Delia Smith herself, encouraging people to
concentrate on doing ‘just one thing’ that’s different during Lent by
committing to keep a time of quiet reflection each day:
“Lent is the perfect time to make a commitment to spending serious
one-to-one time in God’s presence. As I have got older I have become more
aware of the simplicity of faith. If Jesus has said, ‘there’s only one thing
needed,’ we cannot grow and flourish without incorporating that ‘one thing’
into our daily lives and take his words utterly seriously. Throughout the
gospels Jesus spends time alone, away from the pressures of life to be with
his Father. How can any of us fail to understand our own need for this, faced
with the challenges of life today?”
That short space to focus in a busy day might just be the thing to give
us a new perspective or a fresh approach. Delia Smith said it. I couldn’t
possibly disagree!
Every blessing,
Edwin
.
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely
uneducated.
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Foodbank
Have you ever wondered how the Foodbank works? The Vale
Foodbank website tells you all about it and there are one or two of the
pieces of information there which might surprise you, they certainly
surprised me.
For a start, the system targets unfortunate people who are
experiencing a crisis. Having centres in St Athan, Dinas Powys, Llantwit
Major and two in Barry, the organisation works with Citizens’ Advice,
Housing Support Officers, Children’s Centres, Health Visitors, Health
Visitors and some local charities. If it is felt that a person is struggling to
put food on the table, they will issue a foodbank voucher. The voucher can
then be exchanged for a parcel of emergency food intended to last for
three days.
The centres offer a café style environment where their trained
volunteers discuss the problems which have led to the crisis and then aim
to provide non-judgemental support in addressing the situation. They seek
to offer ‘compassion, kindness and a listening ear’.
On page 4, Edwin has written about what we might do for Lent and
suggests that we donate the equivalent amount of the saving which results
from our ‘giving up’ to a local charity. He goes on to mention the foodbank
and the information here might help you decide what to support.
A typical food parcel includes:
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Breakfast Cereals
Soup
Pasta and sauce
Tinned Beans
Tinned Vegetables
Tinned Fruit
Tea or Coffee
Sugar
Biscuits
Snacks
They need: Tinned Tomatoes, Sugar,
Fruit Juice, Biscuits, Rice
I was so naïve as a kid that I used to go to the bike sheds and do nothing.
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Mothers’ Union
Our February meeting is always the Annual General Meeting, so after
the usual Eucharist, followed by tea or coffee there were quite a few
formalities to go through. There was the usual election for the officers – no
change with the Treasurer being Linda Timms, the Secretary Marie Sheppard
and Branch Leader Jodie Taylor, followed by the year’s accounts and a few
plans for the coming year.
When the business of the night was complete we had a wonderful
talk by our new Rector, the Rev’d Edwin Counsell. All new clergy to the
parish are asked to give Mothers' Union a talk on 'How did you end up here'
– which basically means they can talk on almost anything!! Not only did the
Rector give an illuminating talk about himself and what had guided him but
he also made us think and look at ourselves and what had guided us in our
lives.
Members were warned that there will be no meeting held in March
as our normal meeting night falls on Ash Wednesday when our members are
encouraged to support the services held around the Benefice. Hence our
next actual meeting is on Wednesday 5th April at 7.15pm in St Illtud’s Church
when it is hoped our speaker will be our new Team Vicar – all are welcome.
Anyone wishing to know more about Mothers’ Union please contact
Jodie Taylor 794103 or through the Parish Office.
JT
Actions AND Words
The phrase is usually ‘actions not words’ but the first Sunday in
February saw a selection of hymns which brought words and actions to
accompany them. But let’s begin at the beginning. The Gospel reading was
about salt and light and this was the theme of the sermon. Naturally, the
hymns chosen for the service reflected this and we wound up the service
with ‘Shine Jesus shine’ to which various actions can be put including the
clapping in the chorus. However, the hymn which brought a broad smile
was sung during Communion. ‘Jesus bids us shine’ had a row of ladies in the
congregation remembering life many years previous. “We used to sing this
at Sunday School” they said, almost in unison and when they got to the last
lines ‘You in your small corner and I in mine’ the actions were there again.
Bring back nostalgia!
Quiz
Don’t forget the Quiz on Thursday 2nd March, if you have tickets, and
don’t forget to bring your own drinks.
He’s like old wine. They don’t bring him out very often but he’s well
preserved.
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"I Swear to God"
My wife and I have been in Wales for nearly 5 years, which
means that this year brings us to the process of applying for residency
in the UK in order to secure permission to continue to live here.
The first step of that process is passing a “Life in the UK” exam,
a 24-question test based on a 150-page handbook covering all manner
of history, values, culture, and achievements of Britain and its citizens.
Like us, some of you might raise an eyebrow in hearing about the
relative trivia that it’s deemed necessary for us to know in order to be
contributing members of society. Can anyone name the person who
opened the first curry house in the UK? How about the population in
1851? What about the length of the Bayeux Tapestry?
However, amidst this minutiae, I did come across an item that
caught my attention. There are two forms of the statement of
allegiance that new citizens recite as part of their ceremony. The first is
entitled the “Oath of Allegiance” and begins with these words: “I
(name) swear by Almighty God that on becoming a British citizen….”
The other form, the “Affirmation of Allegiance,” presumably for those
who would choose not to reference God, begins this way: “I (name) do
solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that on becoming a
British citizen….”
Did you note the differences? It struck me that one is an oath
and the other an affirmation, but more so that once you take God out
of things, it all gets a bit more complicated and wordy. In the eyes of
the UK government, “swear by Almighty God” requires “solemnly,
sincerely, truly, declare and affirm” in order to adequately replace it.
Without a foundation of faith in God, it’s difficult for our
character and words to carry much weight—so apparently, we have to
say a lot more of them in order to make them count and to assure
others of our virtue and commitment! However, when our life and faith
is founded upon and truly reflecting of a relationship with God in Jesus
Christ, then the world around us can be a little more at ease.
Let us endeavour to live our Christian lives worthy of such
confidence, testimony, and declaration.
Allen Hamlin
PS: For those that are interested, the answers to the above exam questions are: Sake Dean
Mahomet; 20 million; and 230 feet.
A smile is a curve that can set a lot of things straight.
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Diamonds
The congregation at St
Illtud’s Church were delighted to
be able to congratulate Margaret
and Jim Morgan on celebrating
their Diamond Wedding
Anniversary on 2nd February this
year. As regular attenders, they
are well known to us all and well
respected. Both are still greatly
involved in the life of the
community with Margaret being a
stalwart of the Llantwit Major
Bowls Club and Jim, as a veteran
of the Second World War, is a
leading light of the local British
Legion. He is also a life member of
the Historical Society.
We wish them many more
years of happiness together.
Hearing with Faith
The second session of the monthly Galilee Chapel Bible Study
took place on 14 Feb and we continued our look at Paul's letter to the
Galatians. The portion of chapters 2 & 3 that we looked at were a bit
heavy with theology, as we explored concepts such as law, faith,
righteousness, and justification...but thankfully it was all lightened a bit
by plentiful chocolate candies (in celebration of Valentine's Day)! We
explored the core of the Gospel, which is God's Good News that it is our
belief in Christ as our Saviou
r that saves us, and which sets us free from a struggle of trying to do
enough good things to outweigh our bad deeds. We were encouraged by
Paul's message of "hearing with faith" in contrast with trying to
accomplish "the works of the law."
Our next session will take place on 14 March at 7:30pm, when we will
examine Galatians 3:10-29. All are still welcome to attend, as each
session stands on its own. Come along and enjoy a cuppa, some candies,
and time in God's Word!
AH
If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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Peace of Mind
I was born into a world that was ruled, literally, by the Fountain
Pen! Then along came a usurper born in Budapest, Hungary who was
given the Christian names Laszio Jozsef which means very little to us until
his parents surname was added, Mr. & Mrs. Ballpoint known to their
friends as 'Biro'!
This meant the end to one of the prime jobs, who as a small school
boy I was very much looking forward to, that of an ink monitor sloshing all
that lovely black stuff into the specially installed holes in the desks that
held the all-important little white pot! Sad to say the only other job of
any importance left then was that of the milk monitor and that already
had teacher’s little favourite in place. I think this was the beginning of my
dislike of school that lasted until I finally left at the age of 15+ with no
qualifications whatsoever. Thank you Laszio very much!
The next major step forward came in about 1977. The Queen's
Silver Jubilee, our own Ginny Wade won Wimbledon, I met my future wife
and Apple introduced the home computer that started to take over from
biro with a word processer to replace the typewriter. This was followed
by Atari 800XL, Commodore 64, Sinclair ZX Spectrum and for the posh the
BBC Micro that in 1981 cost the enormous sum of £335!
The new world had dawned! The Sinclair even came in kit form if you so
desired so you could build your own!
My brief love affair with the microchip came to an end in the early
twenty-first century when computers had become so complex that even
'The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Computers' became a manual too far for
me to wrestle with!
Since restarting in the Benefice as a Reader I realised how
desperately important a reliable home computer is and it was at this point
my old faithful started to become unfaithful. Do computers get a sevenyear itch? Mine certainly seemed to, or was it the menopause? me being
the 'men' and the computer being the pause and to sometimes a full
stop.
My lovely family decided as it was nearly Christmas it was time to
upgrade the old chap and his box of tricks. A lovely surprise and in case
you read this, my family, I really appreciate it. It took me a few days to
find how to turn it on and another few to find how to turn it off! This new
machine was light years away from the comfortable clockwork one I was
so used to. I found my family would help by taking the machine off me
now and then when problems arose and after pressing a few knobs, I
think they are called keys now, they would hand it back to me fully
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove
all doubt of it.
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working again. Fine, so they had proved to me that they could do it, but I
was still in a dark place as to how they did it.
Panic, panic on Sunday mornings as I was often still in the throes of
trying to finish my sermon and by then trying to print it out in time for the
service. With loss of sleep syndrome, rising blood pressure, and steam
coming out of my ears I desperately sought help from anywhere who could
come to my aid.
Oh for some peace of mind!
Peace of mind; isn't that a place in the precinct of Llantwit Major
where I deliver the Parish News? How blind can I be? I took all my
problems to PCofMind and now I have peace of mind at last and I can get
back to writing my half hour long sermons for you all to enjoy or to catch up
on your sleep with.
Highly recommended to all in the same boat.
BH
Rugby
A rugby commentator mentioned that forty words are sufficient to
comment on a rugby match. Here are a few.
Rugbu
Rugby
Asgel
Wing
Cais
Try
Cerdyn Coch Red Card
Cic gosp
Penalty Kick
Chwe Gwlad Six Nations
Cydweithrediad
Team Work
Disgyblaeth Discipline
Parch
Respect
Dyfarnwr
Referee
Hyfforddwr
Coach
Hwyl
Enjoy
Defnyddiwch y llythrennau sydd wedi eu tanlinellu I enwi’r chwaraewr sydd
yn ategu pwyntiau wrth gicio’r bel.
Use the underlined letters to name the player who adds points to the score
by kicking the ball.
Mediaeval Garden
Helleborus Niger, Christmas Rose, is
reputed to flower on Christmas Day to honour
Jesus. The roots are effective in Ague and
Madness, also alleviating leprosy and jaundice.
Beaten to a powder, the roots can also be
sprinkled on to ulcers.
AS
Wise men speak because they have something to say: fools because they
have to say something.
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Children’s Pages
This month and in future editions, these centre pages will be
reserved for reports on the activities of the children in the Benefice.
Sunday School
Organised by Rachel, Jo, Vicki and Georgina, the Sunday School at
St Illtud’s operates during the 10.00 am Eucharist Service. The group
withdraws to the West Church early in the service, returning in time for
The Communion. In the meantime they have followed the same theme
as the adults but by means of drawings, craft work, stories and activities.
The children are getting accustomed to giving the congregation an
explanation of what they have been doing and we adults frequently learn
more from what they have done than we otherwise would have done!
In recent weeks, they have learned about the Wedding in Cana
where Jesus performed his first miracle by turning water into wine.
We used the Old Testament reading of Isaiah's prophecy to think
about how he gave clues about Jesus. We played a game of 'Don't Say It!'
where you had to describe a word on a card without using certain other
key words. Tricky - especially when the clock is ticking! We then made
our own versions about stories, items and people in the bible.
Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans.
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Toddlers
Previously called ‘Toddler Church’, this group meets every
Wednesday afternoon during term time, starting at 1.30 pm. This group
caters for the very young, from babies up to little ones just starting school.
Each child is accompanied by an adult, parent, grandparent or even a nanny!
The sessions are organised by a well-qualified group: Sue Moll, Lynn Brown,
Marlene Wheeldon and Chris Harman and they start each session with the
children helping to ring the church bell so that everyone in the locality will
know that ‘Toddlers’ is about to commence.
These activities are carefully prepared
and well-received by the children. While they
may not know all the words to the songs
which they sing, they can and do join in the
actions (see page 7!). Similarly, they may
need a considerable amount of assistance
when it comes to the craft session but it is
clear that they love the attention of people
who are caring and kind-hearted. All children
love a story and this group is no exception.
If you add In some refreshments as well
Our Senses
you can see that the recipe is right. A party
atmosphere of friendship and fun.
Making the Ears
Time for that Story
The day I went, the Toddlers had ‘Ears and Hearing’ as their theme.
They talked about ears; they made ears; sang songs; did craft, and listened
to a story - Jesus curing the man who was deaf and dumb.
Several of the children go on to Sunday School and Sunday@4 but, of
course, they stop going when they reach school age. There are other groups
in the area who cater for children this age as well. I spoke to one young lady
who turned out to be a nanny. She told me that she was able to go to
St Athan on a Monday, Bethel on a Tuesday, St Illtud’s on a Wednesday and
so on. She was nearly able to fill the week.
Always smile. It makes people wonder what you are up to.
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Sunday@4.
Rachel showed a short video about Gideon
who was small and felt that he was unimportant.
With God’s help, he was able to do great things. She
showed the children a Sunflower seed, also small, but
with God’s help – rain and sun - it could grow into a
large beautiful plant. After this they were shown how
to plant their seeds; the children having two each, and
they were given some hints on aftercare. Each child
planted their seeds in pots, decorated the pot holders
and coloured in Sunflower outlines. Later in the
summer they will bring their Sunflowers to St Illtud’s, as will the grownups who also have seeds. The plants will be measured to find the biggest
and then everyone will enjoy an afternoon cream tea.
Concert at St Donat’s
The photograph the five young
Students from Atlantic College who gave
such an entertaining concert on Sunday
12th February. From the left: Oliver Cutts
sang, Ella Lee played the piano, Bethan
Evans sang, Nicole Croatto played the
Violin and Rena Gao played the flute.
After the performance, which is an annual
event, Bob Smith thanked the performers
and light refreshments were served.
Did you get a Valentine on 14th February? I hope so because we all need
to feel loved and appreciated here on earth as well as in our faith.
Junk is something you ha1ve kept for years and throw away 3 weeks before
you need it.
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Pilgrimage
The programme of school visits to the Church and the Galilee Chapel
is going well. We have welcomed various schools over the last few months
to undertake a range of activities, linked to the story of St. Illtud, the notion
of pilgrimage and the Celtic crosses. In total, we have hosted around 200
pupils from local schools and further afield. On Friday February 17 th, it was
the turn of Year 5 from St. Andrews Major Primary School in Dinas Powys to
visit. Twenty-eight pupils and staff spent the morning learning about the life
and legends of St. Illtud and making scallop shells with pilgrimage messages
to give to each other.
First, all the pupils dressed up in monks’ habits. Then, after the
Rector, Father Edwin, had welcomed everyone, Gareth Kiddie, also attired as
a monk, introduced the activities. He led the group making scallop shells,
while the other half of the class followed a trail of St. Illtud around the
church and up to the dovecot, led by our very own St. Illtud, Kath Ewins, also
dressed as a monk. When these two activities were completed, Gareth took
the whole class into the Galilee Chapel to explain about the different stones
visible around the church and especially the Celtic crosses. At the end of the
visit, all pupils were given a wooden cross by Father Edwin as a souvenir of
their visit together with a bookmark from the shop, presented by Dilwen
Phillips. The visit was a great success and we look forward to welcoming
many more schools in the future to learn about the history of our wonderful
Church and its 1500 years of continuous worship. Many thanks go to all
those who helped with the visit.
David Ellis
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Our St Christopher
St Illtud’s is a mediaeval church but it doesn’t look like one! If you
would like to see a late mediaeval church, visit the Museum of Welsh Life at
St Fagan’s and look inside the restored church Llandeilo, Talybont which has
been rebuilt there. Every wall is a blaze of colour and opposite the main
door is their version of St Christopher, similar in style to ours but rather
more colourful. Perhaps ours shows him in old age
In 604 Pope Gregory the Great ordered that church walls should be
the “Bible of the poor.” In those days very few people could either read or
write. And even if they could, they did not have access to a Bible in their
own language. The purpose of the murals was to depict the life of Christ
and the Saints and were made from natural sources and the blessings of
heaven.
The paintings were the work of professional, itinerant artists, using
brushes of hog’s hair and hair from the tails of squirrels for detailed work.
Dyes were obtained from natural sources, minerals and plants.
St Christopher was, apparently, a giant who lived at a ford on a river and his
practice was to help travellers across the stream. One day, a woman with a
baby approached and he carried the child across and then helped the
woman; they were, of course, Jesus and his mother, Mary. Christopher’s
staff took root where they landed.
A more detailed version of the story is that as they crossed the
stream, the baby got so heavy that Christopher could barely carry the baby
who whispered to him “Oh Wonder! You are carrying the weight of the
world. I am Jesus Christ.” In the Middle Ages, any
journey would be dangerous, so it would be preceded
by a prayer to St Christopher. It was also said that
every time you looked at an image of St Christopher it
added a day on to your life. Christopher has become
the patron saint of wayfarers, and now of motorists
(perhaps cyclists too). His day is celebrated on
25TH July.
In 1547, the government issued an order for
the obliteration of “popish and superstitious images”,
then in 1644, the Parliamentary side demanded a
destruction of all images including altars, statues and
so on. Murals were usually whitewashed over and in
that way they were preserved. Ours were revealed in
the late 19th century renovations.
Take a trip to Llanmaes or Llancarfan to see
what can be done. Perhaps soon we may be
seeing something in St Illtud’s.
VK
It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not
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The Font
The font is usually the first piece of furniture which you trip over
when you enter any church, but it is there, near the door, for a purpose. In
the case of St Illtud’s it is by the door to the East Church. It is there for
infant baptism which gives the child entry into the Christian life, and
christening, having a personal name. Situated near the entrance, it provided
an opening into the church in a physical sense. For many families, of course,
this only happens once.
In St Matthew’s Gospel, John the Baptist says “I baptise you with
water for repentance,” while St Mark says “Jesus came from Nazareth in
Galilee and was baptised by John in the Jordan.” Until the 11 th Century,
total immersion was the normal practice. Certain faiths continue this
custom, notably the Baptists, adult baptism being a sign of belief. Infant
baptism became the norm from the 3rd Century, when death often came
early.
In the Celtic Church, worship was often in the open air, few churches
were built before the 9th Century, and Baptism took place in the nearest
stream. The fonts in the Benefice churches are Norman, dating from the
period when they were built. They are made of stone and are very basic
with no real ornamentation. It was at this time that they became a regular
feature of the church. The font at St Illtud’s is a large tub made from Sutton
Stone which is a fine grained smooth
material from a quarry near Ogmore which
is no longer active. It is decorated with a
fish-scale or shell pattern. Fonts in the
Vale of Glamorgan are usually made of
local stone, but in the richer areas, in
mediaeval and later periods, they could
be made of marble and sometimes wood
and the design might be far more elaborate.
St Illtud’s has a moveable wooden
cover. In earlier times, the font may have
had a lockable cover to prevent the theft
of Holy Water stored there. Until about
1990, the font stood in the North-east
corner of the East Church, near the foot of
the steps to the tower. One of the
changes of the renovation was to move it
to its present position, largely at the wish
of Canon David Jenkins in order to make a
baptism more visible to the congregation. VK
VK
To the world you’re a person, to a person, you’re the world.
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Pictures of the Past
The history of our Benefice as seen in the Parish Magazine.
March 1957.
Mr. Jim Mathews. The nomination of one of our churchwardens as High
Sheriff of Glamorgan, an office which Mr. Mathews takes up in March, gives
us all great pleasure and we congratulate him on this high honour. He
already gives a great deal of time to the service of the Church, not only in
the parish, but also in the diocese, as chairman of the Parsonage Board
which is responsible for the upkeep of vicarages and rectories, and on other
committees as well. The Church is fortunate in being able to draw on the
services of able laymen.
Jim Mathews and his family lived at West House in West Street, long before
it became a hotel. I understand that Mrs. Mathews was one of the three
church members who went to help at the Aberfan disaster. The other two
were Enid Dobson and Nurse Edmunds.
The Parting of Friends. My stay in Llantwit Major has been the longest in
any one place since I was in school, and although I was there for seven
years, Llantwit Major retains pride of place.
There are two changes worthy of mention that have taken place during this
period. First of all the vast amount of building that has been done. Can you
imagine Llantwit Major without Fairfield, Four Acre, Voss Park, Ham Lane,
Manor Park and Boverton Brook Estates? The imagination boggles. This has
led to a change in the mental attitude of the inhabitants. When I first arrived
I was frequently told that one had to live at least 20 years here before being
accepted. This was stated with pride by the older inhabitants and with
bitterness by the “newcomers”. Nowadays there are so many “newcomers”
that this attitude is unrealistic and its abandonment has led to a much
friendlier feeling pervading the town.
Secondly the choice of St. Donat’s Castle as the Atlantic College has had an
important if less obvious effect on the town and district. There can be very
few people who have not come into some contact with the staff or students
of the Atlantic College. Children are taught to swim there; adults attend
concerts and plays; many have entertained students in their homes. All this
cannot but have a good effect on the life of the town and the church both in
Llantwit and St. Donat’s. It goes without saying that I shall be leaving with
mixed feelings as I am leaving many good friends here.
The Curate, the Revd. John Thomas was leaving Llantwit after six years to
be licensed by the Bishop to the Conventional District of Barry Island.
A loss to the Church. The death of the Dean of Brecon, the Very Rev. J.
Gwynno James at the early age of 53 is a great blow to the Church. He was
Age wrinkles the body. Giving up wrinkles the soul.
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best known to us here as Archdeacon of Llandaff, and preached on
many occasions in Llantwit Major. His last visit here was when he
inspected our organ before it was cleaned and repaired, with the
organist of Llandaff Cathedral (he himself was a fine organist) and
declared it to be an instrument well worth preserving.
The Archdeacon’s brother, the Revd. Tony James was the Vicar of St.
Brides Major for many years, and also a good friend to Llantwit Major.
DGB
Heritage Coast Sculptures
Four new sculptures have appeared by the roadside in the
locality. They are situated at key entrance points to the Glamorgan
Heritage Coast area. They were commissioned as part of an on-going
initiative to raise the economic potential and profile of the destination
to visitors and residents alike.
The four sites are the outskirts of St Brides, St Athan, Llantwit
Major and Ogmore. The sculptures comprise of layers of locallysourced stone, which represents the cliff strata along the coastline.
Sculptor Howard Bowcott has consulted local residents and school
children who have helped to shape the final designs.
While all the pieces
are of similar shape, they
do differ slightly one from
another. Two of them are
pictured here, one on the
outskirts of Llantwit Major
and the other near the
St Athan War Memorial.
As you can see, there are
some differenceS in the
design and wording on
each. Look out for them
next time you are
travelling on those roads.
Llantwit Major
St Athan
The website claims: “The Glamorgan Heritage Coast is a great asset in
the Vale of Glamorgan, and these features will really highlight the area
as something special for many years to come.”
When in charge, ponder; when in trouble, delegate; when in doubt, mumble.
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Crossword No 49
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4 Burning.
8 Offer.
9 Positioning.
11 Irritation.
12 Pandemonium.
15 Taste Hoop
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18 Arranged.
19 Witticism.
21 Brewed.
23 Digit.
24 Most Recent.
25 Cooler.
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2 Wise.
3 Shellfish.
5 Fertiliser.
6 Copy.
7 Regard.
10 Lone Wolf.
13 Spent.
14 Entrées.
16 Licit.
17 Globe.
20 A River.
22 Rodent.
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4 Who was the first Woman to swim the
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Don’t aspire to become indispensable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be
promoted.
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Humour
It’s the old bottle, genie and three wishes joke again! On releasing
the genie from the bottle the man decides that his first wish will be for a
million pounds. Flash! Bang! One million pounds in £50 notes appears. For
his second wish, he opts for a really upmarket sports car. Flash! Bang!
there is a Lamborghini parked in his drive. Before his third wish, he thinks
for a while and says “I’m going to be a bit naughty. I want to be irresistible
to women.” Flash! Bang! He is transformed into a box of chocolates.
**********
A golfer was at the nineteenth hole and boasting fit to bust. “I have
this wonderful golf ball which helps you to find it. If the light’s a bit gloomy
while you are playing, it is luminous so you can see it. If it goes in the
water, it beeps so that you can find it. If it goes in the rough, it lights up for
you.” “That sounds too good to be true. Where on earth did you buy it?”
“Oh! I didn’t buy it; I found it!”
**********
Did you hear about the man who wanted to become a history
teacher but decided not to because there was no future in it.
**********
A young boy asked his father to help him with his Maths homework.
His father was very stern. “I couldn’t do that,” he said, “it wouldn’t be
right.” “Maybe not Dad,” said his son, “but at least you could give it a try,
couldn’t you?”
We hope a strong mobile
signal will attract more
young folk to church
If you're not supposed to eat
at night, why is there a light
bulb in the refrigerator?
When I married Mr Right.
I just didn't know his first name
was ‘Always’.
If one doesn’t understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.
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From the Registers
Marriages
28 Jan.
William Adam Austin James & Emma Catrin Evans
Burials
25 Jan.
3 Feb.
7 Feb.
16 Feb.
20 Feb.
21 Feb.
Henry Murray aged 80 years, Llantwit Major
Doreen Marian Davies aged 91 years, St. Athan
Michael George Lloyd aged 79 years, Llantwit Major
Daniel Vivian Ginn aged 83 years, Llantwit Major
Peter Kenneth Winstone aged 74 years, Llantwit Major
Steven James Kidd aged 40 years, Llantwit Major
Saints Days in Wales in March
1st
7th
17th
18th
19th
21st
24th
25th
29th
David, Patron Saint of Wales. (Transferred to Friday 3rd.)
Perpetua, Felicity and their Companions, Martyrs
Patrick, Bishop and Patron Saint of Ireland
Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop
Joseph of Nazareth
Thomas Cranmer, Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, Robert Ferrar,
Bishops, Teachers and Martyrs
Oscar Romero, Bishop & Martyr
The Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Woolos, King (Can be celebrated during the week after Easter)
Vivian Ginn
The funeral of the Priest, known to many people as Viv, was held in
St Illtud’s on Thursday 16th February. It was attended by an impressive
number of Clergy and Readers and resulted in a church-full of mourners to
pay their respects to a man who had served the Benefice well in his lifetime.
Eulogies were given by Jeff Robinson and by the Reverend Lloyd Jones,
former Team Vicar of this Benefice. These told the story of a man who was
not only well regarded in Llanmaes, where he took many of the services, but
in a much wider field as well. There was plenty of humour in what was said
and I found myself wishing that I had known him better than I did and also
that I had known him when he was younger.
ES
Whatever you are, be a good one.
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Saint Patrick
First a few misconceptions about St Patrick. Patrick isn’t really a
saint with a capital S, having never been officially canonised by Rome. He
couldn’t have driven the snakes out of Ireland because there were never
any snakes there to begin with! He wasn’t even the first evangelist to go
to Ireland ; Palladius had been sent in 431, about five years before Patrick
went. Patrick wasn’t even Irish. He was from what is now Dumbarton in
Scotland. He might even have been Welsh!
Patrick was 16 years old in about the year 405, when he was
captured in a raid and became a slave in what was still radically pagan
Ireland. Far from home he clung to the religion he had ignored as a
teenager. Forced to tend his master’s sheep in Ireland, her spent his six
years of bondage mainly in prayer. He escaped at the suggestion of a
dream and returned home.
Patrick was in his mid-forties when he returned to Ireland.
Palladius had not been very successful in his mission, and the returning
former slave replaced him. Intimately familiar with the Irish clan system,
Patricks ‘ strategy was to convert the chiefs first, who would then convert
their clans through their influence. Reportedly, Milchu. Patrick’s first
master was one of his earliest converts. Though he was not solely
responsible for converting the island , Patrick was quite successful.
The dates of Patrick’s life cannot be fixed with certainty, but there
is broad agreement that he was active as a missionary in Ireland during
the second half of the fifth century. Early mediaeval tradition credits him
with being the first bishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland and they
regard him as the founder of Christianity in Ireland, converting a society
practising a form of Celtic polytheism. He has been generally so regarded
ever since, despite the evidence of some earlier Christian presence.
Saint Patrick’s day is observed on 17th March, the supposed date of
his death. It is celebrated inside and outside Ireland as a religious and
cultural holiday and also as a celebration of Ireland itself.
The number of people watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity
of what you are doing.
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The Meaning of Easter
The facts of Easter are easily told. Jesus with
His followers, the disciples, came to Jerusalem and
started to preach. The Jewish authorities saw Him as
a threat to their power and sought to eliminate Him.
They bribed Judas to betray Him and this he did. The
Roman Governor recognised
that whatever he did would be
wrong and took the easy way
out by allowing the Jews to deal with Him. Jesus
was first humiliated, tortured and then crucified
on a cross - the Roman barbaric and agonising
method of execution.
Many common criminals received the
same fate, indeed two were executed at the same
time as Jesus but this occasion
was significantly different.
Jesus died and was buried.
The Disciples thought that
their mission had failed but they were astonished
when Jesus appeared amongst them three days
later, alive and well. He continued to teach them
and prepare them for their ministry, which was to
spread His word to all peoples, Jews and Gentiles
alike.
This, then, is the great
significance of Easter, the most important
Festival in the Christian calendar. Jesus
knew from the outset that he was going to
die. He also knew what the manner of his
death was going to be
and did not shrink from
doing what God, His
Father, wanted
Father wanted him to
do. He could so easily
have avoided all the
pain and suffering.
This was God's sacrifice that He allowed his only son
to die in order that we, mankind, might come to Him.
We celebrate Jesus' life, His
death and His resurrection.
You see much more of your children once they have left home.
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Benefice Directory
Rector
Rev'd Canon Edwin Counsell.
The Rectory, High Street
Llantwit Major, CF61 1SS
[email protected]
01446-794503
Team Vicar
Reverend Craig Vaughan
Tothbe licenced on Monday
27 March, 2017
Reader
Sue Moll
[email protected]
01446-719445
Reader
Pew News
Keith Brown
[email protected]
01446-793804
Reader
Jude Peters
To be ordained later this year.
[email protected]
Reader
Bill Henderson
[email protected]
01446 750148
Parish Office
Open 9 am
to 2.30 pm
Mon - Fri
Alison Weston
Parish Administrator
St Illtud's Church,
Church Street, Llantwit Major.
CF61 1SB
[email protected]
01446 792439
Website
http://www.llanilltud.org.uk/
School
Mrs Ceri Thomas
Wick & Marcross Church in Wales
Primary School
Church Street
Wick
CF71 7QE
01656-890253
If you stand for something you will fall for anything.
27
th
MARCH
2017
Final
St Illtud
8.15
The 1 Sunday
of Lent [P]
Eucharist
DGB
Gileston
9.30
th
th
th
12
The 2 Sunday
of Lent [P]
Eucharist
MW
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The 3 Sunday of
Lent [P]
Eucharist
JB
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Mothering
Sunday
Eucharist
EC
Eucharist
MW
Shared Service
at St. Tathan
11am
Morning Prayer
BH
Shared Service
at St. Tathan
11am
Marcross
9.30
Morning Prayer
KB
Shared Service
at Monknash
Eucharist
EC
Shared Service
at Monknash
Monknash
9.30
Shared Service at
Marcross
Eucharist
JB
Shared Service at
Marcross
Eucharist
JB
Llanmihangel
9.30
Shared Service at
Llanmaes 11am
Eucharist
EC
Shared Service at
Llanmaes 11am
Morning Prayer
SM
St Illtud
10.00
Eucharist
PM
Eucharist
MW
Eucharist
HC
Eucharist
EC
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Eucharist
MW
Morning Prayer
SM
Morning Prayer
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Eucharist
HC
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Morning Prayer
BH
Eucharist
PM
Early morning
Eucharist
(see below)
Eucharist
EC/SM
Llanmaes
11.00
Eucharist with
Baptism
EC
Eucharist
EC
Morning Prayer
SM
Eucharist
DGB
St Donat
11.15
Eucharist
HC/KB
Prayer & Praise
KB
Eucharist
EC
Celtic Prayer
KB
St Illtud
18.00
No service
See below
Evening Prayer
KB
Eucharist
EC
16:00 St. Illtud’s
Sunday@4
8:30 Wick
Eucharist
EC
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