Forthcoming
events at Holy Trinity Church
Cytûn Pilgrimage of Prayer
During Lent I was privileged to
lead four Cytûn workshops on Christian meditation. These
were very well supported by people from a variety of churches and at
the last workshop we decided to continue the
exploration we had begun. The next meeting will be at
Stella Maris on
Tuesday 6th May at 10 a.m. and the group will continue to meet on the
first Tuesday each month.
Each meeting will consist of some short
opening readings, about twenty minutes of silent prayer together and
then a cup of tea/coffee. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn to
meditate in the company of others and to grow together in prayer.
New members of the group would be
most welcome.
The group might choose to become a ‘Julian group’ – i.e. one of a
network of similar groups meeting together throughout the country for
meditation named after the medieval mystic Julian of Norwich, groups
made up of Christians from various denominations and backgrounds, but
more of this at a later date. Why not come and join us for a
period of peace and closeness to God?
Fr. John
Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Lleyn
Peninsula
and Bardsey (Ynys Enlli)
There is to be a Diocesan Pilgrimage to the
Lleyn
Peninsula
and Bardsey on Saturday June 21st 2008.
A coach from the parish will leave Llandudno at 8.30 a.m. arriving at
Rhoshirwaun at around 10.30 for a brief service. We will then
walk with our fellow pilgrims from all over the diocese the couple of
miles to Aberdaron where there will be time for lunch and for special
activities for children and young people. Anyone
who is not able top take part in the walk may
proceed straight to Aberdaron in the coach where there will be a
service similar to the one in Rhoshirwaen. The
climax of the day will be a great diocesan Eucharist on the beach at
the end of which a small group will, weather permitting, cross to
Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli) - the burial place of 10,000 saints.
The coach fare will be £5 per head (£2- 50 non returnable
deposit is required). Please contact the Rector if you are
interested in joining the coach party or for any other
information. Anyony who wishes to travel independently may
join the pilgrimage at Rhoshirwaun or at Aberdaron.
Please put the date in your
diaries now so that a large group from
Llandudno will join many others from throughout the diocese on June
21st.
Ynys Enlli from Mynydd Mawr, near
Aberdaron
Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of
Walsingham
In 2008 we are hoping that there will be a diocesan-wide
pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. This will
basically be an expansion of the Holyhead pilgrimage which has taken
place for many years. It is being organized jointly by myself, Fr
Clive Hillman, Vicar of Betws y Coed, and Glenys Samson from
Holyhead. The dates for the pilgrimage are July 21st – 24th and
the total cost will be in the order of £170 (travel and
accommodation). A meeting to discuss this will be arranged in
Holy Trinity Hall, when there will be a showing of the
Walsingham DVD,
contributions from seasoned pilgrims and a Eucharist.
Fr.
John
Details of all services and events this month are
given in the Calendar
and regular events are listed on the Parish
Life
page.
Recent events at Holy
Trinity Church
The Easter Garden in Holy Trinity Church.
Photographs taken at the Mothering Sunday and Palm Sunday services can
be seen in the Parish
Magazine for April.
On Saturday 8th March our Lenten
Quiet Day was held at Loreto. It was a peaceful day
of preparation for Holy Week &
Easter led by the Revd Rex Matthias,
Vicar of Betws-yn Rhos and
Petryal in the diocese of St Asaph, and the theme was "The Foolishness
of God".
St.
Tudno's Church: forthcoming and recent events
Worship continues at St Tudno
The season of Sunday services at St Tudno's does not
begin until the end of May but
it is still be possible to worship there throughout the winter and
spring.
On most Saturday mornings at 9.00 am, a small group gathers to say the
office of Morning Prayer and then to spend 20 minutes or so in silent
prayer together. You are welcome to join us, but do wrap up
warmly because it can be very cold. We men have been known to
wear our hats even in church to keep warm! It is a wonderful
experience to have this time of prayer in such a holy place.
Fr.
John
Easter Eve
The Easter Vigil took
place at St Tudno's Church at 7.30 pm on Saturday 22 March.
St.
Tudno's Day
St. Tudno's Day is on Thursday 5 June and
there will be services to celebrate this on 5 and 7 June. Please
see the St.
Tudno's page for further information. The service on 7 June
will include inauguration of the Friends
of St. Tudno's and the preacher will be the Dean of Bangor, the
Very Reverend Alun Hawkins.
Open Air Services
Open air services
are held at St.
Tudno's
Church on the Great Orme each Sunday morning at 11.00 am, from the
end of May till the end of September. A free taxi service (donations
welcome) will operate between Holy Trinity and St. Tudno's churches for
these services, departing from Holy Trinity at 10.30 am. The
first service of this season will be on Sunday 25 May. Please use
this link for
details of all services
at St. Tudno's in 2008.
Services
by Candlelight
Services of Compline by Candlelight are held once a
month from June to September.
In 2007, the annual services of Carols
by Candlelight were held on Sunday 23 December, at 3.00 pm and at 5.00
pm. The 3.00 pm service was attended by 135 people and the 5.00
pm service by 110 people. The photograph below was taken at the
second service.
Please use this link for photographs and details of events at
St. Tudno's in 2007.
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