{"id":7380,"date":"2020-04-02T00:19:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T23:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=7380"},"modified":"2020-04-02T00:20:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T23:20:00","slug":"this-months-parish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=7380","title":{"rendered":"This Month\u2019s Parish News"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Month\u2019s Parish News<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In last month\u2019s Parish News, we were looking forward to a glorious Easter, when we celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord with colour, flowers, great hymns and full churches. How so much has changed since then. The coronavirus has changed all that, with most of the world\u2019s nations withdrawing from contact with each other as they close their borders in an attempt to combat the virus, and to protect their people from the ravages that we have seen on our T.V. screens for the past month.<\/p>\n

The advice from the Church in Wales Bench of Bishops, is that all church services are to be suspended immediately. Baptisms can be held with only 10 persons present. Weddings are all postponed until 31st July 2020. Banns will not be called. Funerals can only be taken at the graveside, with a memorial service arranged later in the year. Confirmation services and Ordination services at the cathedral are also suspended. The Annual Church Vestry meeting has been postponed with all church officers remaining in office until formal elections can be arranged. The children\u2019s \u2018Pebble\u2019 group on Sunday mornings is also affected by this decision, as is the monthly meeting of the Chattery.<\/p>\n

The financial implications of these guidelines are enormous and church members are asked to maintain their weekly contributions to the work and maintenance of the church. This can be done digitally by the StM appeal or saved up until the time comes when our church will be open again for worship. Although the church may be closed for formal acts of worship, it is a lot more than just buildings. It is a community of believing people who have accepted Jesus Christ into their lives, bringing his message of salvation and hope to the wider world around them.<\/p>\n

The church is duty-bound to reach out to all in the community of Wenvoe and elsewhere. The message of HOPE is there in the Gospel readings and the Psalms for all to read, and it is that hope that will carry us through in the days, weeks and months ahead as we self-isolate from the worst of the virus contagion. God Bless us all as we pray for the world and for all around us, especially the elderly and those with underlying health conditions. Please read the letter Jon, our Parish Priest has written on page 4.<\/p>\n

However it is not all such negative news, for we have completed the restoration of the historic floor tiles, and they are looking so much better. The painting of the chancel is also complete and the freshness really does show up the condition of the walls in the Nave\u2026 another job for the future. The next project is the re-varnishing of the West, South and Priest doors, with the metal work being cleaned and repainted; this will be followed in the summer with more work on the boundary walls.<\/p>\n

Within the church, information panels have been set up with photographs, showing the work carried out on the floors, before and after, in an attempt to raise\u00a0awareness of the costs involved. We appeal for donations to complete the programme of work as detailed in the last church building survey. The church is available for all in the community and the regular congregation have been very supportive in fund raising from the activities such as the Quiz Night and the Chattery. We also encourage those who use the church for occasional services to consider donating in memory of loved ones who may have had a previous connection with St Mary\u2019s in the past.<\/p>\n

The Annual Fun Quiz 2020 <\/strong>brought all eyes on the final scoreboard. Grateful thanks to Ian Moody our quizmaster extraordinaire and everyone who supported the sell-out event, especially the Sully contingent who battled through floods to join in! A most enjoyable evening and the excellent sum of \u00a3644.37 was raised for St Mary\u2019s Church. Diolch<\/p>\n

Future Plans\u2026.The many events we had been preparing for in the coming months are now postponed including the VE75 celebrations. Perhaps we should plan for a VE75+1 for 2021. Given the severity of the current situation, we must accept that for the foreseeable future our lives as we have known them are to be put on hold.<\/p>\n

Please stay safe; follow the Government\u2019s advice on all health matters. We will get through this. Keep washing those hands. Don\u2019t panic and carry on.<\/p>\n

Parry Edwards<\/p>\n

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