Join us this November for a family friendly, open and inclusive Worship. Sunday 3rd November Rhoda Henson Sunday 10th November – Remembrance Sunday Alison McQueen Sunday 17th November Revd Martha McInnes Sunday 24th November Rhoda Henson
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Worship in August
Join us this August as we celebrate worship each Sunday. All are services are family friend and welcoming of everyone. Sunday 4th TBC Sunday 11thLiz Meek Sunday 18thAlison Lintern-Gittens Sunday 25thJohnna Reeder
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Join us in July
Join us in worship during July, our services are led by people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. We are an open and affirming Church and welcome you for who you are. 7th JulyJoint service with Bethesda URC, Tongwynlais (at City URC) 14th JulyDr Nici Lintern-Gittens 21st JulyTBC 28th JulyRevd Shelagh Pollard
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Join us in June
Join us for worship in June, every Sunday at 10.30 am Our services are led by a wide range of people from all backgrounds and experiences, we welcome all for an inclusive worship. 16th JuneAlison McQueen 26th JuneRhoda Henson 30th JuneTBC
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Worship in May
Join us this May for Worship every Sunday at 10.30 am All our services are family friendly, LGBT+ inclusive and open and welcoming to all. Sunday 5th May,Revd Dr Tom Arthur Sunday 12th, May,Dr Nici Lintern-Gittens Sunday 19th May,Dr Nici Lintern-Gittens Sunday 26th May, Mrs Rhoda Henson
Read MoreChristian Aid Week
Christian Aid week takes place on 12th – 18th May 2019 and this year it reflects upon Sierra Leone, which is the worlds most dangerous place to give birth. In Sawula district, the community struggle with a clinic which has no electricity and only two delivery beds. Jebbeh is heavily pregnant but as her baby […]
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Worship in April
Join us for worship during April as we prepare and celebrate Easter. Our services are welcoming to all (including LGBT+) and family friendly. Sunday 7th April, 10.30 amDr Nici Lintern-Gittens Sunday 14th April, 10.30 amMrs Rhoda Henson Maundy Thursday, 18th April, 7.30 pmRevd Ken Graham Good Friday, 19th April, 10.30 amDr Nici Lintern-Gittens Easter Sunday, […]
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Worship in February
Join us this February as we celebrate our friendship and share in worship. All are welcome for our inclusive, family friendly services. Sunday 3rd, 10.30 amRevd Ken Graham Sunday 10th, 10.30 amAlison McQueen Sunday 17th, 10.30 amRevd Sally Thomas Sunday 24th, 10.30 amBeth Charles
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Worship in January
Join us in worship this January. Our services are family friendly, children are welcome to remain with their parents or attend the optional creche. 13th January, 10.30 am Revd Ken Graham 20th January, 10.30 am Mrs Ali Linton-Gittens 27th January, 10.30 am Ms Judy Harris
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Facing up to climate change in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a country that seems to live with serious challenges – challenges that are political, economic and social. But an additional threat over the last year has been on the extreme weather front. Severe drought has affected much of the country and a cyclone left a wake of destruction. Learning to live with the […]
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Christian Aid – Harvest Appeal
If you’re unfortunate to be born into the wrong caste in India, today, you’ll probably face a lifetime of injustice. This was the situation facing Kasthuri and her young son. Kasthuri is a Dalit – the lowest caste – and she has faced prejudice throughout her life. When she chose to marry against her parents’ […]
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What is our harvest?
Recently Martha reminded us that there are some parts in the Bible that we are all perhaps even a bit too familiar with, as they get revisited all the time. On the other hand we have sections like today that, when opening the lectionary to put together a service, can be a bit discomfiting. What […]
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Worship during November
Join us this November for a family friendly, open and inclusive Worship. Sunday 3rd November Rhoda Henson Sunday 10th November – Remembrance Sunday Alison McQueen Sunday 17th November Revd Martha McInnes Sunday 24th November Rhoda Henson
Read MoreBrexit
The situation continues to change surrounding Brexit. There has been a shift from discussing the problems that need to be solved to leave smoothly, to focusing on the political tactics to achieve any departure. We are all participants in this and there is no ‘independent’ point from which any of us can view the situation. […]
Read MoreThe Feast of St Michael
Mary Evans, my long-serving and much-loved predecessor in the Ely Pastorate, had her roots in the Vale of Glamorgan farming community. She used to complain that the city churches’ harvest celebrations didn’t coincide with the actual harvesting of the Welsh countryside’s crops. The reaping, binding and threshing of harvesting apparently belonged more properly to late […]
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Pride
On 24th August Cardiff celebrated Pride, a celebration of the LGBT+ community. It is worth reflecting that it has now been three years since the URC voted to allow its churches to decide whether they want to register to perform marriages of same-sex couples. Cumnor URC, in Oxford, was one of the first congregations to […]
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Burial
‘Our God is God not of the dead, but of the living’ (Mk. 12:27.) The other day I was reading an act passed by Parliament in January 1645: “An Ordinance for taking away the Book of Common Prayer, and for establishing and putting in execution of the Directory for the publique worship of God.” When […]
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Worship in August
Join us this August as we celebrate worship each Sunday. All are services are family friend and welcoming of everyone. Sunday 4th TBC Sunday 11thLiz Meek Sunday 18thAlison Lintern-Gittens Sunday 25thJohnna Reeder
Read MoreHomelessness Outreach
There have been a number of changes at City URC over the last few months, noticeably in the garden and on the front doors. This work has been carried out by our very hard working homeless friends with support from City and Cardiff City Council. The project has been flourishing and provides an opportunity for us […]
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