Evangelii Gaudium

Webmaster • September 16, 2023



 Evangelii Gaudium Sunday (formally Home Mission Sunday) 

Today the Church celebrates Evangelli Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) Sunday. There will be a retiring collection at the end of all Masses this weekend to support the development work of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales’ Department of Evangelisation and Discipleship. 


The Catholic Church in England and Wales has celebrated Evangelii Guadium Sunday each September. The origins of this Sunday lie in the work of the Catholic Missionary Society, created by Cardinal Bourne in 1903 and which closed in 2003. This special Sunday focused on the evangelisation work that takes place in each parish and diocese, offered a theme and resources for reflection on this Sunday and asked each parish to have a collection so that the national work of evangelisation could be supported through the Home Mission Office. Following a restructuring of the work at the Bishops’ Conference, the Home Mission Office no longer exists, but the work of encounter and evangelisation continues through the Directorate for Mission - https://www.cbcew.org.uk/evangelisation/. Through this directorate, the vision of the Holy Father is embraced in a fuller way and promotes the whole ideal of Proclamation, Evangelisation, Dialogue and Catechesis. 



A key focus of work for the next few years is responding to Pope Francis’ calling of a Jubilee Year in 2025 with the theme “Pilgrims of Hope”. Pope Francis reflects on this invitation in the letter he has written for Evangelii Gaudium Sunday, you can read it here - https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/our-work/home-mission/evangelii-gaudium-sunday-2/pope-francis-message-2023/ 

The second collection of Evangelii Gaudium Sunday supports the work carried out by the Mission Directorate on behalf of the Bishops’ Conference. In the last year, this has included: 

  • Enabling the recording of videos on the four constitutions of Vatican II; 
  • Bringing together a working group from across England and Wales to prepare materials for the Jubilee Year 2025 and the Year of Prayer 2024; 
  • Supporting Patrimony experts to deliver funding to 39 projects at outstanding Grade I and II* Catholic Churches with the £6.6million awarded to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference via Historic England through the governments’ Culture Recovery Fund in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and 
  • Supporting co-ordinators and their teams in dioceses through formation and sharing of best practice. 


Please be generous in your support for the Outreach undertaken by the Church throughout England and Wales 




Evangelii Gaudium Sunday (formally Home Mission Sunday) Next Sunday the Church celebrates Evangelli Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) Sunday, there will be a retiring collection at the end of all Masses next weekend to support the development work of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales’ Department of Evangelisation and Discipleship. 

Baptism Preparation Course

By Webmaster • November 14, 2026
Baptism Preparation Course The next Baptism Preparation Course takes place at St. Teilo’s Hall on Monday, November 16th and completes on Monday, November 23rd at 7pm. 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 Cathy and Mel on catherinehopkins45@gmail.com

Walk and Talk – Autumn and Winter Walks

By Webmaster • November 14, 2026
Walk and Talk The Walk and Talk group will meet at 2pm every Wednesday at the Scott Memorial Lighthouse Roath Park. If anybody would like to join the group, please contact Carole on 07747 562847.

Piety Stall – Christmas Cards and Advent Calanders

By Webmaster • November 14, 2026
The Parish Piety Stall at St. Teilo’s has a wide range of Christmas Cards and Advent Calendars now available for purchase. Why not pay a visit to the stall before or after Mass or during the week. A reminder that payment can be made in cash, via the wall box at the back of the church, or by card at the Electronic Donation machine at the back of the church.

Parish Rosary Prayer Group

By Webmaster • November 14, 2026
The Parish Rosary Prayer Group meets on the last Thursday of each month at 2.00pm in Ty Mair, 19 Heol y Waun CF14 1LB at the junction of Heol Gabriel and College Road. The group members have intercessory prayer, read and discuss the following Sunday's Gospel, pray the Rosary, pray the 3 o'clock prayer and the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and have a cuppa! The next meeting takes place on Thursday, November 26th . This will be our last meeting of the year! All are welcome to attend. Prayer intentions always welcomed.

Coffee and Tea after Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes

By Webmaster • November 14, 2026
We will have coffee and tea in the St. Pope John Paul II Chapel at Our Lady of Lourdes after the Mass on Wednesday. If you are at Mass on that day, please stay behind and spend some time socialising and sharing with our fellow parishioners.

New Catholic Shop in Cardiff

By Webmaster • November 14, 2026
Piety Stall Catholic Shop opened to the public on Wednesday this week. After 10 years of trading online, Piety Stall has now opened its doors to the public in Cardiff. With over 5,000 Catholic and religious products available, parishioners, families and friends are warmly invited to come along and browse the wonderful selection of religious gifts, devotional items and church supplies. Opening Hours: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am–4pm. The address: The Old Library, Singleton Road, Cardiff. Their website is www.pietystall.co.uk

Reaching Out Project Christmas Food Appeal

By Webmaster • November 14, 2026
Together we can help make this Christmas special for the families the Reaching Out project supports by donating food items that will go towards the specially prepared hampers that each family will receive. We are asking for donations of Christmas puddings, biscuits/cakes, selection boxes, chocolates/sweets, tinned ham/salmon, tea/coffee, jam/marmalade, chutney/pickled onions etc. Please place your donations at the back of each church as soon as possible. The final date for donations is the weekend of December 12th and 13th, so that the hampers can be prepared and delivered in time for Christmas. Please do not donate any perishable items.

World Apostolate of Fatima Symposium on Fatima and First Saturday Devotions

By Webmaster • November 14, 2026
The WAF on Symposium on Fatima and First Saturday Devotions takes place on Saturday, November 21st at the Charterhouse, Belmont Abbey from 9am to 6pm. Attendance is free, Lunch is available for £10 and Lunch and Dinner for £20. The key speakers are St. Angela de Fatima Coleho, Vice postulator for the beatification and canonization of Sr. Lucia of Jesus, the third visionary and Fr. Lawrence Lew OP, Chaplain for Blackfriars Hall, Oxford and Global Promoter General for the Holy Rosary on behalf of the Dominican Order. Full details can be found here – https://www.worldfatima-englandwales.org.uk/waf-symposium-belmont-abbey

A Day of Divine Mercy at St. Joseph’s and St. Teilo’s

By Webmaster • November 14, 2026
There are two events happening on Saturday, November 21st. You are welcome to attend one or both. • The first event is in the morning and takes place at St Joseph’s, New Zealand Road from 9am to 12pm with Holy Mass, Praise and Worship, Talks, followed by Adoration, teas and coffees. • The second event takes place in the afternoon at St Teilo’s Parish Hall, from 2pm to 4.30pm with Praise and Worship and Talks, then at 3pm Divine Mercy prayers and prayer ministry in the Divine Mercy.

Aid to the Church in Need – Mass for Persecuted Christians

By Webmaster • November 14, 2026
Join Aid to the Church in Need at 6pm on Wednesday, November 18 th at St. David’s Cathedral, Cardiff to celebrate Holy Mass and unite in prayer with suffering brothers and sisters in Christ across the world. The special #RedWednesday Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop George Stack with prayers for those Christians around the world facing persecution every day. All are Welcome.  Following Mass Aid to the Church in Needs’ Head of Press and Public Affairs, John Pontifex, will be giving a talk, reflecting on his experience visiting communities in Nigeria, Pakistan and the Middle East and why Aid to the Church in Need's work, and #RedWednesday, is so important.