The Parish of St Teilo’s
with Our Lady of Lourdes
The Parish of St Teilo’s
with Our Lady of Lourdes
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Thank you for taking the time to visit our parish website. We are a very active Catholic community, seeking to share the gospel values as revealed to us by our saviour Jesus Christ. If you find yourself in the area, please do call in and celebrate Holy Mass with us. Our parish priest, Canon John Griffiths is very keen to meet with visitors to the parish.
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August 28, 2026
Mary’s Meals operates extensively in areas of conflict and crisis, delivering school meals in some of the world’s most dangerous and challenging locations. We serve some of the world’s most vulnerable children, those hardest to reach, who might otherwise be forgotten. The promise of a nutritious meal helps to bring children living in fragile and crisis-affected areas into the safety of the classroom, providing them with a sanctuary from the chaos around them where they can learn, play and simply be children. Mary’s Meals is a personal and powerful way to transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable children. A donation of £19.15 will provide a child with food, safety and hope for a whole school year. Thank you so much for giving your invaluable support to help change the lives of children in the world's poorest communities. We are so grateful for everything you do to help us reach hungry children with our nutritious school meals, as we continue to: REACH OUT from St. Teilo’s with Our Lady of Lourdes. To support Mary’s Meals there will be a retiring collection at all Masses next weekend. You can also donate to Mary’s Meals using a debit or credit card at the Electronic Donation Station at the back of St. Teilo’s or online at https://donate.mydona.com/st-teilo-our-lady-of-lourdes
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August 28, 2026
As is usual at this time of the year, Canon John will be on leave for the next three weeks and will then be in Lourdes for a week as the Chaplain to the HCPT pilgrimage. No Weekday Mass With Canon away for the next few weeks, there will be no weekday Mass at St. Teilo’s and Our Lady of Lourdes. St. Teilo’s will be open each day for people to spend time in private prayer. Many thanks to the small group of volunteers who are facilitating the Church opening by agreeing to open and lock the Church each day. Weekday Mass is available in our neighbouring churches: Nazareth House (access to the chapel is through the door on Colum Road, lift assisted access is via the convent entrance) – Mass is celebrated at 10am at Nazareth House on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. (No Mass on Wednesday). St. Joseph’s – Mass is celebrated at St. Joseph’s at 9.15am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 7pm on Wednesday. The Three Churches – Mass is celebrated in the 3 churches as follows: Monday at 9.30am at St. Brigid’s, Tuesday at 9.30am at Christ the King, Wednesday at 9.30am at St. Paul’s, Thursday at 9.30am at Christ the King, Friday at 9.30am at St. Paul’s, Saturday at 9.30am at St. Brigid’s. St. Mary of the Angels and Holy Family – Mass is at 9.30am on Monday, Tuesday and Friday at St. Mary’s, at 6pm on Wednesday at St. Mary’s and at 9.30am on Thursday at Holy Family.
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August 28, 2026
For the first three weekends Canon John is away, Fr. John Patrick Thomas will be celebrating Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes on Saturday evening and hearing confessions before Mass. Mgr. Reardon will be celebrating the two Sunday Masses at St. Teilo’s. We welcome them both as they lead us in our Sunday worship. On the final Sunday of September, while Canon is in Lourdes, a member of the Verona Fathers will celebrate all three weekend Masses and make the missionary appeal for the Comboni Missionaries (known more collegially as the Verona Fathers.
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August 28, 2026
Mary’s Meals operates extensively in areas of conflict and crisis, delivering school meals in some of the world’s most dangerous and challenging locations. We serve some of the world’s most vulnerable children, those hardest to reach, who might otherwise be forgotten. The promise of a nutritious meal helps to bring children living in fragile and crisis-affected areas into the safety of the classroom, providing them with a sanctuary from the chaos around them where they can learn, play and simply be children. Mary’s Meals is a personal and powerful way to transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable children. A donation of £19.15 will provide a child with food, safety and hope for a whole school year. Thank you so much for giving your invaluable support to help change the lives of children in the world's poorest communities. We are so grateful for everything you do to help us reach hungry children with our nutritious school meals, as we continue to: REACH OUT from St. Teilo’s with Our Lady of Lourdes. To support Mary’s Meals there will be a retiring collection at all Masses next weekend. You can also donate to Mary’s Meals using a debit or credit card at the Electronic Donation Station at the back of St. Teilo’s or online at https://donate.mydona.com/st-teilo-our-lady-of-lourdes
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August 28, 2026
If anyone has concerns over the welfare of any children or vulnerable adults within our community, please contact Jill Gildersleve, in confidence, on 07813 322179 or at gildersleve@ntlworld.com Thank you.
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August 21, 2026
On Tuesday, October 8th, a new Branch of the Society For The Protection Of Unborn Children – SPUC - is being launched in Cardiff. The launch will be at 7.30pm on that day and will take place at the Oratory, Swinton Street, Cardiff. The event will enable you to learn more, make new friends and be faithful to Catholic teaching. For more details, please contact the SPUC Cardiff Branch Chairman Joe Biddulph. e-mail: Joseph.Biddulph@gmail.com phone: 01443 650704 or the SPUC Development Officer, Julie Vivienne, email: julievivienne@spuc.org.uk phone 07533 632160
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August 7, 2026
Clothes donations for the SVP – this Weekend The Parish St. Vincent De Paul (SVP) Conference undertakes a monthly collection of clothing for the SVP Charity Shop. Clean, good quality clothing, books and toys are very welcome. Donations may be left outside the confessionals at the rear of St. Teilo’s this weekend. The clothes will be removed early on Monday morning, so please ensure that donations are brought to the Church by the end of the evening Mass this weekend or kept at home until the Second Sunday of September when we will have another collection. Thank you from the parish SVP.
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July 3, 2026
This year marks 90 years of the Red Box and partnership between Missio and the Mill Hill Missionaries. More than a simple collection box, it is a powerful symbol of faith, hope and love - bringing together the vision of Blessed Pauline Jaricot and the missionary ingenuity of Fr. Thomas Jackson MHM. You can read more about the history of the Red Box, and how it continues to help build the Kingdom of God throughout the world, in the Mission Today: Impact Report. This edition is packed full of inspiring examples of how your efforts ignite God's love around the world. Through your giving, whether directly or via the Red Box, you have built churches, presbyteries, convents, schools, children's homes, health centres and dispensaries; you have also trained local priests, sisters and catechists, and contributed to thousands of other projects that have helped the Church grow in service to those in need. The Summer edition of the Mission Today magazine and a special Red Box prayer card, are now available at the back of the Church. Does your Red Box need emptying? Please call the number on the box’s label or contact Peter Jones on 07594693054.
Fr. John Prayer requests: Please remember those who are sick in your daily prayers: Eileen Allen, Haydn Ashcroft, Margaret Bowdery, Margaret Brown, Brian Bryant, John Costley, David Cuddihy, Charlotte Daley, Philip Daly, Andrew Davies-Hale, Barbara Day, Rafael Diaz, Violet Fonseca, Maureen Fry, John Gallagher, Mary Goodman, Paul Gough, David Griffiths, Kath Griffiths, Martin Griffiths, Rita Harris, Linda Horrocks, Lola Jones, Olivia Jones, Mary Joseph, Pat Kane, M'oive Kite, Eileen Lawrence, Annette Massey, John McLaughlin, Bernie Monaghan, Robert Morgan, Bethan Thompson, Hilary Tracey, Keith and Gwen Waddams, Madeleine Walters, Josie Wellington and Eileen Yaxley. If you would like to add someone to the list, please email the parish office through this link or email the parish direct (on the newsletter) - Also, please pray for our recently bereaved - List Here
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August 28, 2026
Mary’s Meals operates extensively in areas of conflict and crisis, delivering school meals in some of the world’s most dangerous and challenging locations. We serve some of the world’s most vulnerable children, those hardest to reach, who might otherwise be forgotten. The promise of a nutritious meal helps to bring children living in fragile and crisis-affected areas into the safety of the classroom, providing them with a sanctuary from the chaos around them where they can learn, play and simply be children. Mary’s Meals is a personal and powerful way to transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable children. A donation of £19.15 will provide a child with food, safety and hope for a whole school year. Thank you so much for giving your invaluable support to help change the lives of children in the world's poorest communities. We are so grateful for everything you do to help us reach hungry children with our nutritious school meals, as we continue to: REACH OUT from St. Teilo’s with Our Lady of Lourdes. To support Mary’s Meals there will be a retiring collection at all Masses next weekend. You can also donate to Mary’s Meals using a debit or credit card at the Electronic Donation Station at the back of St. Teilo’s or online at https://donate.mydona.com/st-teilo-our-lady-of-lourdes
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August 28, 2026
As is usual at this time of the year, Canon John will be on leave for the next three weeks and will then be in Lourdes for a week as the Chaplain to the HCPT pilgrimage. No Weekday Mass With Canon away for the next few weeks, there will be no weekday Mass at St. Teilo’s and Our Lady of Lourdes. St. Teilo’s will be open each day for people to spend time in private prayer. Many thanks to the small group of volunteers who are facilitating the Church opening by agreeing to open and lock the Church each day. Weekday Mass is available in our neighbouring churches: Nazareth House (access to the chapel is through the door on Colum Road, lift assisted access is via the convent entrance) – Mass is celebrated at 10am at Nazareth House on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. (No Mass on Wednesday). St. Joseph’s – Mass is celebrated at St. Joseph’s at 9.15am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 7pm on Wednesday. The Three Churches – Mass is celebrated in the 3 churches as follows: Monday at 9.30am at St. Brigid’s, Tuesday at 9.30am at Christ the King, Wednesday at 9.30am at St. Paul’s, Thursday at 9.30am at Christ the King, Friday at 9.30am at St. Paul’s, Saturday at 9.30am at St. Brigid’s. St. Mary of the Angels and Holy Family – Mass is at 9.30am on Monday, Tuesday and Friday at St. Mary’s, at 6pm on Wednesday at St. Mary’s and at 9.30am on Thursday at Holy Family.
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August 28, 2026
For the first three weekends Canon John is away, Fr. John Patrick Thomas will be celebrating Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes on Saturday evening and hearing confessions before Mass. Mgr. Reardon will be celebrating the two Sunday Masses at St. Teilo’s. We welcome them both as they lead us in our Sunday worship. On the final Sunday of September, while Canon is in Lourdes, a member of the Verona Fathers will celebrate all three weekend Masses and make the missionary appeal for the Comboni Missionaries (known more collegially as the Verona Fathers.
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August 21, 2026
One of our parishioners, along with a group of likeminded people are providing food for the young, and not so young, men and women who are homeless and live on the streets of Cardiff City Centre. To support this work the team is in need of food supplies and clothing. Drinks, Crisps and Sweets are very welcome. Sleeping Bags, Tracksuit Bottoms, Boxer shorts (both around 32”) and socks are in great demand. Please note that the young people are medium size at most. Please do not donate large clothes items. Pre-used items are welcome. If you are able to help by donating any of these items, please drop them at the back of either Church.
Ministries
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Prayer Groups
Our prayer groups support parish activities.. Check our events calendar for more information.
Social Groups
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Reaching Out
We've stepped out and are responding to the needs of our wider community. We find this work so rewarding!
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You are very welcome!
Thank you for taking the time to visit our parish website. We are a very active Catholic community, seeking to share the gospel values as revealed to us by our saviour Jesus Christ. If you find yourself in the area, please do call in and celebrate Holy Mass with us. Our parish priest, Canon John Griffiths is very keen to meet with visitors to the parish.
Please check the current newsletter for any changes to mass times
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An Act of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.
Saint Ignatius Loyola
Pray as if everything depends on God, and work as if everything depends on you
PARISH MUSIC MINISTRY
Our Music Ministry team include talented singers and and musicians . If you have a passion for music, find out how you can get involved
Our latest parish weekly news, notices and events
Keep informed about parish activities on a week by week basis. Our important activities can be seen featured below, and found on our Parish Newsletter - available online here, or in print at the back of the church.
Fr. John Prayer requests: Please remember those who are sick in your daily prayers: Eileen Allen, Haydn Ashcroft, Fiona Bell, Margaret Bowdery, Margaret Brown, Brian Bryant, John Costley, David Cuddihy, Charlotte Daley, Philip Daly, Barbara Day, Rafael Diaz, Violet Fonseca, Maureen Fry, Mary Goodman, Paul Gough, David Griffiths, Kath Griffiths, Martin Griffiths, Rita Harris, Linda Horrocks, Lola Jones, Olivia Jones, Mary Joseph, M'oive Kite, Eileen Lawrence, Maureen and Ross Lethbridge, Annette Massey, Jeannette Manson, John McLaughlin, Robert Morgan, Frank Prendergast, Pat Stenson, Bethan Thompson, Keith and Gwen Waddams, Madeleine Walters, Anne Willis and Eileen Yaxley. If you would like to add someone to the list, please email the parish office through this link or email the parish direct (on the newsletter) - Also, please pray for our recently deceased - List Here
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August 28, 2026
Mary’s Meals operates extensively in areas of conflict and crisis, delivering school meals in some of the world’s most dangerous and challenging locations. We serve some of the world’s most vulnerable children, those hardest to reach, who might otherwise be forgotten. The promise of a nutritious meal helps to bring children living in fragile and crisis-affected areas into the safety of the classroom, providing them with a sanctuary from the chaos around them where they can learn, play and simply be children. Mary’s Meals is a personal and powerful way to transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable children. A donation of £19.15 will provide a child with food, safety and hope for a whole school year. Thank you so much for giving your invaluable support to help change the lives of children in the world's poorest communities. We are so grateful for everything you do to help us reach hungry children with our nutritious school meals, as we continue to: REACH OUT from St. Teilo’s with Our Lady of Lourdes. To support Mary’s Meals there will be a retiring collection at all Masses next weekend. You can also donate to Mary’s Meals using a debit or credit card at the Electronic Donation Station at the back of St. Teilo’s or online at https://donate.mydona.com/st-teilo-our-lady-of-lourdes
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August 28, 2026
If anyone has concerns over the welfare of any children or vulnerable adults within our community, please contact Jill Gildersleve, in confidence, on 07813 322179 or at gildersleve@ntlworld.com Thank you.
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August 21, 2026
On Tuesday, October 8th, a new Branch of the Society For The Protection Of Unborn Children – SPUC - is being launched in Cardiff. The launch will be at 7.30pm on that day and will take place at the Oratory, Swinton Street, Cardiff. The event will enable you to learn more, make new friends and be faithful to Catholic teaching. For more details, please contact the SPUC Cardiff Branch Chairman Joe Biddulph. e-mail: Joseph.Biddulph@gmail.com phone: 01443 650704 or the SPUC Development Officer, Julie Vivienne, email: julievivienne@spuc.org.uk phone 07533 632160
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August 7, 2026
Clothes donations for the SVP – this Weekend The Parish St. Vincent De Paul (SVP) Conference undertakes a monthly collection of clothing for the SVP Charity Shop. Clean, good quality clothing, books and toys are very welcome. Donations may be left outside the confessionals at the rear of St. Teilo’s this weekend. The clothes will be removed early on Monday morning, so please ensure that donations are brought to the Church by the end of the evening Mass this weekend or kept at home until the Second Sunday of September when we will have another collection. Thank you from the parish SVP.
By Webmaster
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July 3, 2026
This year marks 90 years of the Red Box and partnership between Missio and the Mill Hill Missionaries. More than a simple collection box, it is a powerful symbol of faith, hope and love - bringing together the vision of Blessed Pauline Jaricot and the missionary ingenuity of Fr. Thomas Jackson MHM. You can read more about the history of the Red Box, and how it continues to help build the Kingdom of God throughout the world, in the Mission Today: Impact Report. This edition is packed full of inspiring examples of how your efforts ignite God's love around the world. Through your giving, whether directly or via the Red Box, you have built churches, presbyteries, convents, schools, children's homes, health centres and dispensaries; you have also trained local priests, sisters and catechists, and contributed to thousands of other projects that have helped the Church grow in service to those in need. The Summer edition of the Mission Today magazine and a special Red Box prayer card, are now available at the back of the Church. Does your Red Box need emptying? Please call the number on the box’s label or contact Peter Jones on 07594693054.
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June 27, 2026
Congratulations to Mel on his successful walk to the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Earlier in the year, we appealed in the newsletter for support for Mel Hopkins, one of our parishioners, who was raising funds for Velindre Cancer Care by walking to the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Granada region of Spain. Mel successfully completed the walk last Sunday. It is not too late to support Mel with a donation to this cause – just click on his Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/page/mel-hopkins-1
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Important Notices
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August 7, 2026
Due to the funeral service for Yvonne Butcher there will be no Mass, coffee or tea at Our Lady of Lourdes on Wednesday 12th August. The usual arrangements were resume next week.
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July 24, 2026
A lot of photos and memorabilia were loaned to the parish in preparation for the Parish Century Celebrations last year. All of them have now been sorted and returned to the sacristy at St. Teilo’s. If you did donate any photos etc for the Centenary display, please pick them up from the sacristy after Mass on a Sunday or weekday.
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June 26, 2026
The Reaching Out Project team is hosting a celebration evening for all Reaching Out Volunteers on Friday in St. Teilo’s Hall at 7pm, following the 6.30pm Mass. The team would like to thank all the parishioners for their generous contribution to the work of Reaching Out and to ask for continued support and prayer for the project as it continues to show the parish’s outreach to those who are in great need.
NEWS ADDITIONS, UPDATES & FEEDBACK
We encourage parishioners to submit articles, or information that you feel appropriate for our news section. Also, do send us feedback about how we can improve our website. Please send details to the parish office through the link below.
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August 28, 2026
Baptism Preparation Course The next Baptism Preparation Course takes place at St. Brigid’s Church on Saturday, September 19th and completes on Saturday, September 26th at 3pm. Both sessions will last around an hour. All those who wish to have their child baptised need to attend the course before the Baptism. For further information and to book a place, please contact Cath Wieser on c.wieser@btinternet.com .
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August 28, 2026
RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults • Are you someone without a formal religion who wants to be baptised in the Catholic faith? • Are you a Christian from another faith tradition who would like to be received into the Catholic Church? • Are you an interested inquirer who wants to find out more about the Catholic Faith? • Are you an adult who has missed out on the Sacrament of Confirmation? If any of the above applies to you, you are most welcome to join the Parish Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) programme which will run in the Parish Hall at St. Teilo’s on Wednesday evenings at 6pm beginning on Wednesday, October 7th . Please come along and discover more. Attendance does not commit you to completing the programme but is designed to allow you to reflect on God’s call for you. (The Parish Hall is accessed from the back of the Church building, between the Church and the Priest’s House.) Enrolment forms for the RCIA programme are now available at the back of both Churches.
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August 28, 2026
All parishioners aged 18 to 30 (on July 28th 2027) are invited to join Archbishop Mark and a group from the Archdiocese heading to next summer’s World Youth Day in Seoul, South Korea. With Pope Leo and a million other young Catholics, the attendees will enjoy a full schedule of activities and formation, in a country with a vibrant and growing Catholic community. There will also be opportunities to meet up before we travel. The dates of the trip are July 28th to August 9th 2027, and the cost is £1,500 per person plus the cost of flights which are to be confirmed and are expected to be in the region of £800 to £1200. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. To book or for more information, please contact Fr Matt Roche-Saunders at wyd@cardiffmenevia.org
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August 28, 2026
Baptism Preparation Course The next Baptism Preparation Course takes place at St. Brigid’s Church on Saturday, September 19th and completes on Saturday, September 26th at 3pm. Both sessions will last around an hour. All those who wish to have their child baptised need to attend the course before the Baptism. For further information and to book a place, please contact Cath Wieser on c.wieser@btinternet.com .
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August 28, 2026
RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults • Are you someone without a formal religion who wants to be baptised in the Catholic faith? • Are you a Christian from another faith tradition who would like to be received into the Catholic Church? • Are you an interested inquirer who wants to find out more about the Catholic Faith? • Are you an adult who has missed out on the Sacrament of Confirmation? If any of the above applies to you, you are most welcome to join the Parish Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) programme which will run in the Parish Hall at St. Teilo’s on Wednesday evenings at 6pm beginning on Wednesday, October 7th . Please come along and discover more. Attendance does not commit you to completing the programme but is designed to allow you to reflect on God’s call for you. (The Parish Hall is accessed from the back of the Church building, between the Church and the Priest’s House.) Enrolment forms for the RCIA programme are now available at the back of both Churches.
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August 28, 2026
All parishioners aged 18 to 30 (on July 28th 2027) are invited to join Archbishop Mark and a group from the Archdiocese heading to next summer’s World Youth Day in Seoul, South Korea. With Pope Leo and a million other young Catholics, the attendees will enjoy a full schedule of activities and formation, in a country with a vibrant and growing Catholic community. There will also be opportunities to meet up before we travel. The dates of the trip are July 28th to August 9th 2027, and the cost is £1,500 per person plus the cost of flights which are to be confirmed and are expected to be in the region of £800 to £1200. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. To book or for more information, please contact Fr Matt Roche-Saunders at wyd@cardiffmenevia.org
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August 28, 2026
The Archdiocese is organising a day trip to St George's Cathedral, Southwark for the 'Adoremus' Eucharistic Congress on Saturday, October 10th. Coaches will travel from Swansea, Bridgend, Cardiff and Newport. The organising team is currently gathering expressions of interest from across the Archdiocese via an application form. Once we have collected interest, we will review the applications by deanery to ensure a fair distribution of places across the Archdiocese, and applicants will be contacted to confirm their places. The deadline for expressing an interest is Monday, September 7th . Key details: • Open to ages 16+; please note under 18's will be safeguarded by adults who have been DBS checked by the Archdiocese. • £40 per ticket, including transport. • Anyone not planning to return on the coach must make this clear on the form when applying. • Coach pick-up points and return points: Swansea, Bridgend, Cardiff, Newport. For further information, please see here: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/adoremus-2026/ The application form can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/Cardiff-Menevia-Adoremus
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