Maundy Thursday

The Guild of St Stephen for Altar Servers and the Maryvale Institute run an annual 6-month course for adult Altar Servers, exploring the history of liturgy, the sacraments, scripture, communication, leadership and people skills and the theology of service. There are no pre-requisite education requirements, and it is delivered online in 1-hour monthly evening sessions, with an optional one day in-person session at Oscott College, Birmingham at the end of the course. The deadline for registration for the next cohort is 15th September 2026. For more information see the Guild of St Stephen website - https://www.guildofststephen.org/certificate or email Deacon Paul Briers on certificate@guildofststephen.org

The Archdiocese will be taking a group of young adults to Seoul for the next World Youth Day in 2027.  Young adults who would like to join are invited to attend the online information webinar on Sunday, August 2nd at 7pm. To register please click this link: https://tinyurl.com/Cardiffmenevia-Seoul27

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.

St. Teilo’s Friends of Divine Mercy Prayer Group meets on Saturday, August 1st at 2.30pm in the Parish Hall. Everyone is welcome to come along to pray for the parish and the intentions of the parishioners.

This year’s pilgrimage takes place on Sunday, August 23rd . All are welcome to attend the whole or part of the day’s events: 9.15a.m. Mass at St Mary’s Church, Monmouth 10.15 a.m. Monmouth to Welsh Newton Pilgrims set off to walk to Welsh Newton from St. Mary’s Church, Monmouth after the 9.15 a.m. Mass. Everybody is welcome. Please bring a packed lunch. 3.00 p.m. Welsh Newton We meet for Rosary, Readings and Prayers at St. John Kemble’s Grave in the Churchyard at Welsh Newton. 4.15 p.m. Monmouth Benediction follows in St. Mary’s Church, Monmouth For further information please contact Mary Walsh on 07907 616578

The Parish Rosary Prayer Group meets this Thursday, July 30th , 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! All are welcome to attend.

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.

Saturday, August 1st, is the first Saturday of August. We will therefore celebrate the First Saturday devotions after the 10am Mass. There will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament during the devotions and confessions will be available. Why not come along to respond to Our Lady’s call to pray for the world?

Each Tuesday evening, the parish has an hour of silent Adoration at St. Teilo’s from 7pm to 8pm. The primary intention for the period of Adoration is vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Feel free to come for all or part of the hour to pray for the Church in its need for faithful ministers to continue the Mission of Jesus.