Holy Week and Easter 2013
Palm Sunday (24 March)
As the weather was very cold, the Palm Procession was held inside the
church - without the donkey.
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Tuesday in Holy Week (26 March)
Services included Stations of the Cross
and a Table Eucharist.
Wednesday in Holy
Week (27 March)
Services included a Service of Light and Shadows at St. Tudno's
This was a joint service with Rhoscystennin Parish and during this
service the old Pascal Candle was extinguished.
Maundy Thursday (28
March)
Services included the Eucharist of the Last Supper, with
washing of feet,
followed by a Vigil and ending with Compline. |
Good Friday (29 March)
A Good Friday service for children was held in the
morning.
The Cytûn Walk
of Witness was followed by an Open
Air Worship
at Holy Trinity at noon.
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Easter Day (Sunday 31 March)
At 6.30 am Easter
Liturgy was held at St. Tudno's
and included lighting of the new
Pascal Candle, renewal of Baptismal Vows and the first Eucharist of
Easter. The service was followed by a cooked breakfast.
At Holy Trinity, services included a Festal Eucharist and Choral
Evensong and decorations in the church included a beautiful Easter
garden.
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Lent 2013
Lent was a busy time, with a range of special courses and services.
Sunday mornings at the Eucharist
"O come, let us sing unto the Lord"
A series of sermons on the Biblical songs of the Church. |
A Vision for the Learning Church
A Bible study course exploring the themes of the Bangor Diocesan Vision
Statement
Copies available from Sunday 17 February, for everyone to take home and
use individually.
Thursdays after 11.00 am
Eucharist
Discussions of the course.
Meet in the hall and bring your own lunch.
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Wednesdays at 7.00 pm
"Before the ending of the day..."
Compline with address at Llandudno Hospital Chapel
With Rhoscystennin Parish
Beginning on 20 February |
Wednesday evenings after Compline
"Glimpses of God: Hope for today's world"
A Lent course in five sessions.
With Rhoscystennin Parish
Beginning on 20 February |
Saturday 16 March
"The Road to Jerusalem"
Deanery Quiet Day
10.00 am - 3.00 pm
Stella Maris Centre
Leader: Revd Tony Foster
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Wednesdays at 9.30 am
Stations of the Cross for Children (and adults too!)
Come and follow the Way of the Cross with the children of our school.
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Messy Church
A Messy Church
afternoon
for families was held on Sunday 27 January, in Holy Trinity
hall. The afternoon included songs, stories, crafts and a
simple meal. There are some photos of other events here
and here.
Diocesan Plygain Service -
January 4
Plygain is a Christmas service which at its heart
consists of a number of traditional Welsh carols sung
unaccompanied by small music groups.
Our diocesan Plygain began with a short
service of light. ‘Light’ has been associated with this
service for many centuries. When Plygain services were held
before daybreak on Christmas Day in churches with only limited
lighting, it was sometimes the custom for everyone to bring their own candle.
This led to the church being filled with brilliant light – a worthy
welcome to the Christ-child, ‘the true light which gives
light to everyone’ (John 1:9) who has come into our world.
The service then continued with the traditional carols sung by
the various groups, interspersed with congregational
carols. It ended with the ‘Supper Carol’ which gets its
name
from these words in the last verse: ‘Today is a day of
reconciliation, and supper is ready. The table is set, O let us hurry' and
there was certainly be a welcome cup of tea or coffee and biscuits to
follow the service.
Christmas 2012
The church was beautifully
decorated for Christmas and it was a pleasure to welcome many visitors
to share the worship with us. At the Epiphany services on 6 January the
wise men and their gifts were added to the Nativity scene.
Christmas Fayre
The parish Christmas Fayre on
Saturday 17 November was well attended, with people buying gifts from
the stalls, enjoying refreshments and listening to the Holy Trinity handbell ringers.
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Remembrance Day, Sunday 11 November
Special services this day
were: 9.45 Civic Remembrance Service and 10.55 Act of
Remembrance & Eucharist. The church was packed for the Civic
Service and it was good to see a lot of young people there, including
from the uniformed organisations and the youth group from Ty
Llywellyn. The service was attended by the Mayor of Llandudno,
Cllr Mrs Myra Wigzell, and Town Councillors; Mr. Guto Bebb, M.P.; Janet
Finch-Saunders, A.M.; Commanding Officer, RAF Valley; members of the
armed services organisations, including the Blind Veterans Association
(St. Dunstan's); coastguards and lifeboat crew; Lions Club; and many
individuals, including visitors. (Apologies to any organisations
not listed.) The service was followed by the parade to the
Cenotaph, led by Llandudno Town Band.
Messy Church
The
most recent Messy Church afternoon
was on Sunday 4 November and the theme was "Darkness into Light".
This popular
event for families included storytelling, songs, craft activities
and a simple meal. There is more information on Messy Church in
the Rector's
Letter for July.
Ministry
of Healing
The 10.30 am Eucharist on Sunday
21 October included the
Ministry of Healing and members of the Guild of St.
Raphael were involved in the service.
Harvest Festival
On Sunday 7 October there was a
Family Eucharist for Harvest
Thanksgiving at 10.30 am. Members of the Sunday School presented
gifts of food at the altar, which would be given to Conwy Food
Share. The Sunday School also showed bees which they had been
making while learning about honey gatherers supported by Christian
Aid. The decorations on this windowsill included bees and other
animals for the children to look out for.
Summer
Organ Concerts - 2012
Our Summer Lunch-time
Organ Concerts, which were so successful last
year, were held again this year on the five Wednesdays in
August and there were retiring collections for the Organ Maintenance
Fund. The organ at Holy Trinity is the finest Parish Church organ
in North Wales and our recitalists showed it off in programmes to
suit all tastes.
The recitalists this year were:
1st
August - John Hosking (St Asaph Cathedral)
8th August - Ross Williams
(Porthmadog)
15th August - Charles Jones (Holy
Trinity)
22nd August - Mark Swinton (St
Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick)
29th August - Norman Rimmer (Holy
Trinity)
Band
Concert
On Thursday 19 July Llandudno
Town
Band performed a concert in Holy Trinity in
aid of the Llandudno branch of Carers Wales.
Choir
Concert
On Monday 9 July Holy Trinity
Church was packed for an excellent concert by Maelgwn Male Voice Choir, Fran
Gerbic Mixed Choir from Slovenia and other musicians.
Messy Church
The latest Messy Church afternoon
was on Sunday 1 July, beginning at 2.00 pm. This popular
event for families included storytelling, songs, craft activities
and a simple meal. There is more information in the Rector's
Letter for July and some photographs
here
from the last event.
Mothers'
Union in Llandudno
Queen's
Diamond Jubilee Service
There was a special service at
5.00 pm on Sunday 3 July to
celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
This was a joint service for parishes in the Llandudno area and
choirs from both benefices took part. The preacher was the Bishop
of Bangor, the Right Revd Andrew John.
Olympic Torch Relay
The Olympic Flame was carried
through the county of Conwy on
Tuesday, 29 May. Starting from Conwy at 8.40am, the Torch was
carried through Deganwy, Llandudno, Penrhyn Bay, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn
Bay, Old Colwyn, Abergele, Towyn and Kinmel Bay before leaving the
county at 2.50pm. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity
to view the Olympic Flame and the event was well supported.
The Torch passed along the road alongside the Llandudno
Promenade heading east from 10.51 am. It was at its closest
point to Holy Trinity Church at about 10.55am.
Holy Trinity Church Hall was open for refreshments to visitors to
the town from 11.00am until 2.00pm.
Russian Choral
Concert
We were delighted that the Blagovest
Ensemble returned to Holy Trinity on Monday 21 May to
perform a concert of Russian sacred and folk music.
Like their previous concerts here, this was very popular and was
certainly an evening to enjoy.
Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza
This annual event
took place over the bank holiday weekend of 5 - 7 May and we were
pleased to welcome Extravaganza visitors to the Sunday services, while
the refreshments teams were busy in the church hall on the Saturday and
Monday.
Confirmation
On Sunday 22nd April Bishop
Andy came to Holy Trinity to celebrate the Sacraments of Baptism
and
Confirmation within our Sunday Sung Eucharist. One adult
candidate was both Baptised and Confirmed and
five junior candidates were Confirmed. They are shown here with
the Bishop and Rector.
Governing Body in Llandudno
The Governing Body of the Church
in Wales met at Llandudno during April and three
special services were held at Holy Trinity.
Wednesday 18 April: 9.30 am Eucharist
Wednesday 18 April: 6.00 pm Evening Prayer
Thursday 19 April: 7.30 am Eucharist
Easter
The new Pascal Candle was lit at the Easter Vigil on Saturday
evening and the Easter Garden was blessed on Easter morning.
Good Friday
The ecumenical Walk of Witness through the town was followed by
an open air service at Holy Trinity.
Palm Sunday
The 10.30 am service on Sunday 1 April included a
palm procession around the church. This was led by donkey,
followed by the Sunday School, choir and congregation.
Eucharist with
the Bishops
The Bishops of the Church in
Wales met in Llandudno and attended an 8.00 am
Eucharist at Holy Trinity on Thursday 22 March, at which the celebrant
was Archbishop Barry. This photograph shows the Bishops with the
Rector after the service.
Messy
Church
Following the success of the
first Messy Church
afternoon in
December (see Parish
Magazine for March 2012), another event was held on Sunday 11
March. A lively group of children and parents or carers came
along to the
church hall for an afternoon of crafts, stories and song, followed by
refreshments.
Ministry of Healing
On Thursday 8 March celebrant at
the St
Raphael
Guild Eucharist with Ministry of Healing was the Bishop of
Bangor. The service was followed by lunch and a talk
on "The power of forgiveness" by Jane Jones from the
Chester Cathedral branch of the Guild.
Women's World Day of
Prayer
There was a service at Holy
Trinity on Friday 2
March. This year's service was written by women of
Malaysia. Please use this link to find out more about
the Womens' World Day
of
Prayer.
Deanery
Quiet Day
This was held on Saturday 25th
February at the Stella Maris Centre and was led by Revd
Clive Hillman, Rector of Betws y Coed. The theme for
the day was:
The Mystery
of Faith:
Christ has
died, Christ has risen, Christ will come in glory.
Christmas 2011
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The church was beautifully
decorated to welcome everyone to the Christmas services, with a crib
scene, Christmas tree and seasonal decorations.
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