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 • 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 .

RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

By Webmaster • 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.

World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea

By Webmaster • 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

Second Collection for Mary’s Meals next weekend

By Webmaster • 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

Canon John on leave

By Webmaster • 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.

Adoremus 2026 – October 10th

By Webmaster • 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

Recently Deceased of the parish

By Webmaster • August 28, 2026
Rest in Peace Please pray for those who have died recently, especially Roger Goode, a long term parishioner of St. Teilo’s with Our Lady of Lourdes. Roger has lived more recently near his son in Miskin. Roger’s Funeral Mass will take place at All Hallows Church, Miskin on Thursday, September 3rd at midday.  Please also pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Fr. Patrick Collins, Fr. Pierce Nolan, Fr. Thomas Edward, Fr. Anthony Earl, Fr. Sean Seddon, Francis Mead, Leslie Schorah, Maureen James, Johanna O’Sullivan, Elizabeth Edwards, Albert Needs, Josephine Beck, Michael O’Brian, Victor Barber, Joseph Whelan, Paul Hibbs, Joseph Harris, Denise McAnulty, William Garland, Ann Wheatley, Brendan Lyons, Yvonne Cooper, George Marshal, Maria Garcis, Carol Smale, Sandra Chisnall, Douglas Harry, Catherine O’Neill, Lilian Marks, Richard Ryan, Charles Campbell and Rosa Rabaiotti.

Welcome to Fr. John Patrick Thomas and Mgr. Reardon

By Webmaster • 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.

Safeguarding

By Webmaster • 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.

Walk and Talk

By Webmaster • August 28, 2026
Walk and Talk The Walk and Talk group continues its weekly walks on Wednesday evenings at 6pm at the car park of the Lisvane and Llanishen Reservoirs, weather permitting.