Harvest: A Time to Be Thankful and Prepare with Gratitude

As the season changes to autumn, we come to the harvest season. Traditionally, harvest is a time to gather in the fruits of our labour, celebrate abundance, and give thanks for the blessings of the earth. For many, it brings back images of wheat fields, baskets of apples, and community feasts, as well as beingContinue reading “Harvest: A Time to Be Thankful and Prepare with Gratitude”

**Press Release: Clarification on Recent Grave Location Article**

We understand that a recent article concerning a burial in the wrong grave has caused distress. We want to clarify the facts and address any concerns.  This is in reference to the burial of Yrian Smith and how the family was informed by Caerphilly council that a double burial had taken place with someone theyContinue reading “**Press Release: Clarification on Recent Grave Location Article**”

🌿 **Important Update on St Sannan’s Bedwellty Church Yard** 🌿

We want to inform everyone that the churchyard is undergoing essential clearance of overgrown vegetation. This work is necessary to conduct health and safety surveys, address invasive species, carry out critical tree maintenance, and develop a sustainable management plan for the future. Our dedicated volunteers have worked tirelessly to care for the graveyard for manyContinue reading “🌿 **Important Update on St Sannan’s Bedwellty Church Yard** 🌿”

Celebrating a New Chapter: Welcoming Rev. Ralph as Curate

We have some wonderful news with for our community. Rev. Ralph has been officially licensed by Bishop Cherry as a Curate in the Mynydd Bedwellte Ministry Area! This significant milestone marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Rev. Ralph and our ministry area. A Special Welcome Service To Welcome Ralph officially, we inviteContinue reading “Celebrating a New Chapter: Welcoming Rev. Ralph as Curate”

Taizé Singing Group

Introducing a new Taizé singing group in New Tredegar, starting the first Friday in September. Taizé singing comes from the non-denominational monastic Taizé community in France. The songs are simple and repetitive with beautiful harmonies and are often sung in a variety of languages. The sessions will include a gentle warm-up for our voices, severalContinue reading “Taizé Singing Group”

A Call – Rev Ralph Aladese

Rev Ralph is our new curate here is his contribution to our series on call and Vocation. In 2010, after returning from a mandatory national youth service program required for all young  graduates in the country of my birth, I planned to embark on a professional career in administration,  aiming to build a solid profileContinue reading “A Call – Rev Ralph Aladese”

A Call – Rachel Nelmes 

I suppose my journey to ordination, began long before I realised it myself.  10 years ago, I was seeking to change my busy and demanding life for a more balanced and less complicated lifestyle. I wanted to work to live and not live to work. This required some radical decisions, as a family we downsized so weContinue reading “A Call – Rachel Nelmes “

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