‘Will you come and join the dance? Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance? Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?’ Extract from Lobster-quadrille in Lewis Caroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ From July 14th until August 20th we will be celebrating the poetry of the priest poet *HRUJH+HUEHUW during Evening Prayer on Mondays and Wednesday at 6pm in St. Cadmarch’s Church, Llangammarch. It is always good to have people joining us for prayer. On the day of Pentecost the frightened, hapless friends of Jesus found themselves transformed from the depths of despair to the heights of celebrity status. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, they not only address a crowd worthy of the Millennium Stadium, but they do so in multiple languages, simultaneously without the aid of 21st century technology and the results were amazing: people from all over the word, heard the emerging Gospel, that Jesus Christ who was crucified, died and was buried; then rose again, showed himself to his disciples and then ascended into Heaven. Well you might not be alone in thinking that was dramatic enough and be ready for a little mundane normality. Indeed as we move into Trinity season (also called Pentecost or Proper), we are faced the challenge of living out our faith in the day to day routines and rhythms of our lives. We do so, trying to make sense of the things Jesus said about his Father and the helper he would leave us and we are to some extent, aided in this task by our ancestors in faith through the inheritance the doctrine of the Triune God. The Three in One and One in Three as the Celtic prayers have it. However, I don’t think it’s helpful to get too anxious about one’s intellectual ability to unpack this theological conundrum, important though it is; it is perhaps one of the most mystical symbols of our faith. Perhaps it is best understood as dance of love which we are invited to join. Jesus sets the scene and like a caller he outlines the basic steps, but after that, the choice is ours. We will or won’t we join the dance? The Trinity is an invitation to the dance of love which invites us to dosey doe with people, places, nations and creeds previously unknown to us, that the love at the heart of the Divine might be revealed. The invitation to love is also an invitation from love, so that our very participation becomes the means by which we know and are known by that mysterious love of God. So whatever your capability, however unworthy you might feel, whether you can whirl like a dervish or simply twitch to the beat; will you answer loves call? Will you join the dance? July 6th Pentecost 4 09.30am Eglwys Oen Duw 11.00am St. James 11.15am Llanganten 11.15am Llanlleonfel 6.00pm Evening Prayer at EOD (EOD) (MP) (MP) !" # # # # $%&'!" # July 13th Pentecost 5 09.30am Eglwys Oen Duw (Congregation) 09.30am St. Cadmarch 11.00am St. James followed by Annual lunch in Victoria Hall () & ' July 20th Pentecost 6 09.30am Eglwys Oen Duw 11.00am St. James 11.15am Llanganten * at Tynllwyni, Cefn Gorwydd c/o Dee & Giles Marshall Walk starts from Tynllwyni at 2.30pm Price £5 adults and £2.50 children primary age St Cadmarch’s, Llangammarch Wells; The Parish Church, Llanlleonfel, Garth; St Afan’s, Llanfechan; St Cannen’s, Llanganten, Cilmery; St. James’, Llanwrtyd Wells; St. David’s, Llanwrtyd; St David’s Tirabad; Eglwys Oen Duw, Beulah; Revd Lucyann Ashdown, The Rectory, Llangammarch Wells, Tel: 01591 620 244, Email: [email protected] 14 August 24th St. Bartholomew 09.30am Eglwys Oen Duw (Family Service) 09.30am St. Cadmarch 11.00am St. James July 27th Pentecost 7 09.30am Eglwys Oen Duw (Family Service) 09.30am St. Cadmarch 11.00am St. James 5.00pm Evening Prayer at St. David’s, Llanwrtyd August 31st Pentecost 11 Joint Benefice Service at St. David’s, Llanwrtyd Wednesday 30th July at 6pm in St. James’ Church " " +, +, $#3 $#3 3 to open Llanwrtyd Festival August 3rd Pentecost 8 09.30am Eglwys Oen Duw 11.00am St. James 11.15am Llanganten 11.15am Llanlleonfel Sat 6th September 10.00am in the Victoria Hall, Llanwrtyd September 7th Pentecost 12 11.00am Joint Benefice Confirmation Service at St. Cadmarch (MP) (MP) August 10th Pentecost 8 09.30am Eglwys Oen Duw (Congregation) 09.30am St. Cadmarch 11.00am St. James 6.00pm Llanfechan - A service to celebrate the life of John Penri / / Marriage of Rachel Campbell to Aled Hughes at St. David’s, Llanwrtyd. We celebrate the lives of Mary Vale, Gwyneth Rowlands and Pauline Lowe, all of whom will be sorely missed. 4 4 &-.& &-.& from draw held on Wed 28th May £50 Ellen Davies, Llangammarch £25 Sandra McDonald £15 Donald Bufton, Cilmery £10 winners areas follows: Olwen Gilbert, Garth; Marie Grannell, Garth; Brian Jones, Builth Wells; Ada Davies, Llangammarch; Anwen Marshall, Richard Hussey, Llangammarch; Rachel Fairhurst, Garth; Mary Davies, Builth Wells; Mr & Mrs Jones, Penbont Farm, Cilmery; Denise Forkings, Beulah. Cilmery Village Hall 10th August, 2-4.30pm /# 0 " Thurs 14th August 1. 1. on the longest zip wire in Europe, at Zip World in Snowdonia. The vicar and others are embarking on this crazy adventure to raise money for our parishes, please give generously. # ++ " " 1st Sat of the month at St. James, Llanwrtyd August 17th Pentecost 9 09.30am Eglwys Oen Duw 11.00am St. James 11.15am Llanganten 4 4 For a Chat and refreshments Please come and join us - Everyone Welcome!! Cilmery Village Hall Fridays in July 10.30am - 12noon 4th July 11th July 18th July 5#"+++2 Contact: Jacquie Brown, Church Warden, Irfon Valley Parish, Tel: 01982 553395 # # *2 *2 2.30pm walk from Garth Hall and on return enjoy delicious bacon butties St Cadmarch’s, Llangammarch Wells; The Parish Church, Llanlleonfel, Garth; St Afan’s, Llanfechan; St Cannen’s, Llanganten, Cilmery; St. James’, Llanwrtyd Wells; St. David’s, Llanwrtyd; St David’s Tirabad; Eglwys Oen Duw, Beulah; Revd Lucyann Ashdown, The Rectory, Llangammarch Wells, Tel: 01591 620 244, Email: [email protected] 15
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