March Church News
March Church News
Greetings from the Congregation at St. Mary’s church to the wider community of Wenvoe. If you cannot make it to church, follow our Sunday service online at www.ipcamlive.com/stmarywenvoe.
We thank all who regularly continue to support the Food Bank in Barry with their weekly gifts of dry goods, tinned meats and vegetables and much more. Your gifts can be left in the church porch ready to be taken to warehouse in Barry by Jude and Nigel. Please keep them coming as the need is greater than ever. Diolch.
We have a new curate appointed to the Ministry Area of De Morgannwg with responsibilities for Sully, Wenvoe and St. Lythan’s. Mr David Harrision was ordained Deacon and licenced by Bishop Mary Stallard at Wenvoe during February and has now taken up his duties with Vicar Lyndon as his mentor for the next year. Rev. David is part time and a Non Stipendiary Minister as his day job is teaching. We welcome him as we walk with him on this stage of his journey in ministry in the church. It was a pleasure to meet his wife Kate, who holds the position of Canon Chancellor at the cathedral.
Shrove Tuesday, also known as “Pancake Day” Pancake Day was well marked on Shrove Tuesday with a De Morgannwg Ministry Area event at the Old School in Sully. 50 or more participants from the nine churches within the ministry area, including St Mary’s Wenvoe, gathered for fresh pancakes hot off the grill under the skilful hand of the Revd Denise Maud.
After enjoying their pancakes with either sweet or savoury toppings and lots of conversation, there was a time of competitive dice throwing and mad drawing for the Beetle Drive. In four rounds of play, we saw completed beetles from Sue M, Bodhi J, Mavis H, and a very tall Mahoney grandson! However, when the final numbers were tallied and verified it was the young Tallulah J who had the highest score. The extra prize for the prettiest beetle went to Linda from Rhoose.
In the pancake toss, we had widespread participation from clergy and lay people from Sully, Dinas Powys, Rhoose, and Wenvoe. The clergy contenders (David Harrison, Denise Maud, Andrew Maud, and Lyndon H-H) gave a good show with the Revd Denise coming out on top with a remarkable 27 flips in 20 seconds.
However, it was our young “front-of-house” volunteer, E.M. from Rhoose who took the cup with 28 flips. The evening ended with the draw for a pleasant array of prizes in the raffle raising £100 for Marie Curie. Proceeds from the door were split between The Amelia Trust Farm and De Morgannwg Ministry Area.
Acknowledgement to Chris H.H. for kindly writing the “Pancake” report.
LENT 2026 at St. Mary’s
Lent is a significant season in the year for Christians – a time of solemnity and self-reflection where they confess their failings and resolve to live a more godly life based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. It lasts for just over six weeks leading up to Easter.
Traditionally it was a time of fasting from certain foods such as eggs, meat, fish and fats. Nowadays people might give up a luxury food – such as chocolate. They may also give up an activity such as using social media or drinking alcohol. It is called Lent in English because it is the time of the year when days are lengthening in the northern hemisphere. Like Easter, Lent falls on different dates each year. Christians in different church traditions around the world celebrate slightly different periods of Lent. Some church buildings are made to look plainer during Lent with flowers and other decorations removed.
In most churches, the first day of Lent is Ash Wednesday. Many Christians go to church that day to seek forgiveness from God for what they have done wrong. In some churches, the priest will take some ash and use it to mark a cross sign on the forehead of each person. It is a symbol of their remorse. The ash is traditionally made from burning palm crosses which were distributed on Palm Sunday the year before). During Lent, many Christians use special studies to guide their times of personal prayer and reflection.
Acknowledgment to Google… thank you.
Our Programme for all the Lent services and observances were printed in last months “What’s On” but here is a reminder.
Monday evenings at St Mary’s 4.30 – 5.00pm Meditation and prayer. Usual Eucharist on March 1st (St. David’s Day) and the 18th at 10.00am. Mothering Sunday March 15th Eucharist, PALM Sunday March 29th procession and Eucharist at 9.30am. MONDAY in Holy Week, March 30th Eucharist at 6.00pm in St Bleddian’s. Wednesday in Holy Week Eucharist at St. Mary’s at 10.00am.
MAUNDY THURSDAY 2nd April AGAPE SUPPER incorporating the Eucharist 7.00pm. (Please book your place on the list in church)
The services on GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER DAY will be in next month’s “What’s On” and also on the church notice board in the porch.
There will an opportunity to contribute to the Easter flowers in church. See notices in Newsletter. Thank you.
Church decorating will be at 10.00am on Saturday April 4th.
Thank you for reading the Church News and every blessing in your Lenten journey.
Parry