Mary’s Meals Appeal – This Weekend
Webmaster • July 1, 2023
We were due to have an appeal to support Mary’s Meals earlier in the year, but due to the ill-health of the husband of Ann White, who is making the appeal, it has had to be cancelled. Ann will now be visiting the parish asking for your support this weekend. (2nd July)
Mary’s Meals is a registered charity, founded by Catholics and based in the UK, serving a nutritious daily meal to some of the world’s poorest children to attract them into the classroom where they can gain an education and a brighter future. There are 67 million primary school-age children out of school around the world; they have to work or beg to survive. When they do make it into the classroom, hunger affects their ability to learn.
Mary’s Meals gives children the energy to learn so they can become the men and women who will lift their communities out of poverty in later life. Please support Ann’s appeal this weekend with your usual generosity.
To read more about Mary’s Meals please see here –
https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/
Baptism Preparation Course The next Baptism Preparation Course takes place in St. Teilo’s Parish Hall on Monday, November 17th and completes on Monday, November 24th 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 Hopkins on catherinehopkins45@gmail.com
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Preparation for First Holy Communion will start on Sunday, January 18th 2026 at St Teilo’s, with children receiving the Sacrament on Sunday, May 10th. If you live in the Parish and your child is in Year 3 or above, they are eligible to take part in the programme in 2026. To enrol your child on the programme please e-mail whitchurch@rcadc.org to request an enrolment form or you can pick one up at the back of the church. Please return the completed form as soon as possible. There is an expectation that if your child is enrolled on the Programme that they will make their First Holy Communion at St Teilo’s.
An Advent Day of prayer and fellowship for those between 18 and 35 will take place at Our Lady and St. Michael's Church, Abergavenny on Saturday, December 13th from 10am to 5pm. The price will be £10 including lunch. If you are interested in attending, please contact: Father Matt RocheSaunders on youth@rcadc.org
Lisvane and Llanishen Reservoir Walk As part of our Parish's ongoing fitness activities, the Walk and Talk group is taking a wellbeing stroll – weather permitting – around the reservoir each Monday at 12.45pm. Please meet in the car park. There is 90 minutes free parking.
This weekend we shall have our annual second collection for the Mary's Meals campaign. There will be a retiring collection for Mary’s Meals at all Masses this 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 Mary’s Meals is a registered charity, serving a nutritious daily meal to some of the world's poorest children to attract them into the classroom where they can gain an education and a brighter future. We, as a parish, have supported the charity since December 2023. There are 71 million primary school-age children out of school around the world; they have to work or beg to survive. A nutritious daily meal served at school not only satisfies a child’s immediate hunger, but it encourages children to attend consistently, improves their ability to learn and gives them better opportunities through education. It costs just £19.15 to feed a child for a whole year. Please give what you can.
St. Teilo’s Friends of Divine Mercy Prayer Group meets on Saturday, November 22nd at 2.30pm in the Parish Hall. Everyone is welcome to come along to pray for the parish and the intentions of the parishioners.
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 28th . All are welcome to attend.
Coffee and Tea after Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes We will have coffee and tea in the St. Pope John Paul II Chapel at Our Lady of Lourdes after the 10.00am 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.
For various reasons, especially ill-health, in the last year the parish has lost a number of Readers at Mass. This means that the rotas for all three Sunday Masses and the Masses on weekdays are feeling the strain. If you are not already on the Rota for Readers at any of the Parish Masses, please consider volunteering to take up this role. If you are interested, please let Canon John know or email whitchurch@rcadc.org Support will be given to any volunteers taking on this critical role in the life of the Parish community.