This Sunday and through the week we pray for:

Bro Cybi

We pray in particular for;

• the mission to the town of Holyhead and surrounding Ministry Area; for good and fruitful relationships, grace and understanding, generosity, wellbeing and love
• the church wardens and all Ministry Area Council members as they work hard to keep our Mission and Ministry alive and forward thinking
• people working on the proposals to re-order St Cybi's and Eglwys y Bedd as a community church and life-giving social enterprise for Holyhead
• relationships with members of the Town Council, Anglesey County Council, council officers, local agencies and businesses as we work together for a healthy and prosperous vision for our town
• the mission proposals for Morawelon and the church community at St Davids
• the elderly and vulnerable in the community, who feel isolated and sometimes forgotten
• the work in local schools, assemblies and sharing the Story
• the stewarding team welcoming visitors to St Cybi's this summer

Diary

7 May
2pm
Launch of Llwybr Cadfan's Literary Project at Llangelynnin
This is a digital launch with the video appearing on our website at 2pm

11 June
2.30pm
Saint Deiniol's Cathedral in Bangor
LGBTQ+ Chaplaincy Service
More details to follow

18 June
7.30pm
Saint Deiniol’s Cathedral in Bangor
Riding Lights theatre company with Home for Good

19 June
Synod Môn Celebration
More details

From our Assistant Bishop Mary

The enthronement service for Archbishop Andrew was such a joyful occasion last week. It was wonderful to have leadership and prayer during the service from three groups of young people, representing our schools across Wales. Huge thanks are due to everyone who worked so very hard to make the service accessible to so many and such a wonderful occasion. The funeral of Lis Perkins, also at the Cathedral in recent days, was another important ocasion. It was an opportunity to thank God for a life full of faith and well lived. We continue to remember Lis's family and close friends, and all who are mourning in our prayers.

The Reverend Andrew Sully has begun his walk raising money and awareness of the important work of Christian Aid. Please do pray for all of this. You can follow Andrew's walk on facebook via Llandudno Ministry Area, and Andrew Sully has a "justgiving" page where donations can be made. With Christian Aid week very close it is a great opportunity to consider how we all might support its work. This year, in addition to all the fundraising for Ukraine there is a focus upon the Climate emergency and Zimbabwe.

Lord Jesus, we recognize our part in the climate emergency, open our eyes to see where we can make a difference and be good stewards of creation for all. Open our ears to your word.
Amen.

Christian Aid Week

In responding to the world’s complex challenges, we are united by hope

Christian Aid Week 2022

The challenges faced by our world are numerous and complex. From the Ukrainian conflict, the famine in Afghanistan and the climate emergency’s effects worldwide, it would be so easy to turn inwards and become downhearted. During Christian Aid Week (15-21 May), however, we have an opportunity to respond positively to these challenges. By giving, acting and praying, we can make a real difference.

The conflict in Ukraine has rightly been in our thoughts and prayers in recent months, and the generosity from the churches and our communities is overwhelming. One consequence of the awful events there, is that grain prices have risen, since Ukraine is a country which grows a significant amount of the world’s grain needs.

While richer countries may be able to cope with higher prices, for those poorer countries it may well be a very different proposition. A country like Zimbabwe, for example, already struggles to grow its own food because of the changing climate and higher prices may well add to their crisis.

From Ukraine to Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is the focus country of Christian Aid Week this May. In Zimbabwe, the climate crisis is causing aching hunger for families. The combined effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, conflict, and drought have robbed families of the power to provide for their children. And now 7,000 miles away, the war in Ukraine will drive up food prices in Zimbabwe, and around the globe.

Christian Aid partners have been working there to help people adapt their farming methods. Janet Zirugo (pictured) is a 70-year-old grandmother and she has seen her life transformed by these new techniques. One particular thing which has helped her is a new seed she now uses. These seeds are very resistant to drought and by using them, Janet can ensure a good crop for her family during the dry seasons which are much worse due to climate change. She has turned her dry and dusty patch of land into a garden full of plenty and colour.

This is what Christian Aid Week can achieve. The funds raised are vitally important to our partners’ work in Zimbabwe and around the world.

Let’s go! 300k steps and more

As ever, there will be many different fundraising events right across Wales during Christian Aid Week, including many individuals and groups who will participating in the 300,000 steps challenge. This challenge event has really grabbed the imagination of many since its inception two years ago.

One who is stepping up to meet the challenge is the vicar of Llandudno, Andrew Sully. He has set himself an ambitious target of walking to all of north Wales’s 22 castles. He will have completed more than 300,000 steps by the end of May, for sure!

If Andrew’s challenge inspires you, why not sign up to do your own? You can ask family and friends to help should you wish, or you could strike out on your own. There will be plenty of other, more traditional, fundraising activities on too.

Please visit www.caweek.org where you will find a wealth of resources to download and to order – including a wide range of worship resources, sermon notes, videos, order of service, a daily devotional with a campaigning action, posters, children’s activities, as well as a whole host of fundraising ideas and resources.

If you’d like more information about how you and your church could get involved, please contact the Christian Aid team in Wales via the office in Cardiff on 029 2084 4646 or email wales@christian-aid.org

More than ever we see that our world has complex and interconnected needs. Through the work of Christian Aid, we are reminded day by day of people’s agency and ability to change the world for the better, through countless individual acts of courage and creativity, and through our collective struggle for justice and equality. By standing in unity with our brothers and sisters around the globe this Christian Aid Week, we can make a real difference to the lives of many.

Together we are united by hope. 

Llwybr Cadfan Literary Project

We look forward to the second phase of the Llwybr Cadfan Literary Project which will go ahead in May.

This will be a virtual, digital event that will be launched on our diocesan website at 2pm on Saturday 7 May. We will be focusing our attention on our second location along the journey; St Celynin's Church, Llangelynin.

This project aims to get to know churches and communities on Llwybr Cadfan between Tywyn in Meirionnydd and Bardsey Island where Cadfan, the sixth-century Celtic missionary, is believed to have been the first abbot. The two resident poets, Siôn Aled and Sian Northey along with Annes Glyn the guest poet, will read their original work offering us a new look at this special location as well as celebrating the local heritage. The historic background of Saint Celynin will be presented by the Venerable Andrew Jones, Archdeacon of Meirionydd, and there will also be a word of prayer from Carwyn Siddall along with other contributors.

Over the next few weeks we will be praying for:

15 May
Christian Aid Week

22 May
Bro Cwyfan

29 May
Bro Enlli

5 June
Pentecost

12 June
Bro Tudno

19 June
Bro Gwydyr

26 June
Bro Moelwyn

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