A blessed feast of St. Thomas to you! This was shared by a friend and I thought it so lovely I wanted to share it with you.

#anglican #ChurchInWales #StThomas #feastday #poetry #christian

Some pics from yesterday of one of @danielstroud ‘s churches, St. John the Evangelist, Rhydymwyn. It was built in the mid 19th century. Felix Mendelsohn composed ‘The Rivulet’ while staying in the village.

#church #eglwys #ChurchInWales #anglican #Sunday #wales #cymru #gogleddcymru #gogs #gogledd #photography #christianity #musichistory

More snowy photos from this morning ❄️ 🌨

#snow #eira #bwrweira #schnee #hoarfrost #church #eglwys #ChurchInWales #anglican #winter #gaeaf #photography

One of @danielstroud ‘s village churches had a Christmas tree festival this weekend. The theme was Christmas carols, and it was really lovely 🎄 I’ll share some photos in a thread.

First up: Silent Night 🎶 by the War Memorial Institute, celebrating the Christmas Truce of 1914. There were handwritten transcriptions of soldiers’ letters on the tree.

#ChurchInWales #anglican #christmastree #church #gogs #northwales #Wales #cymru

Gaudete Sunday! From the first word of the introit (introduction) in the service, gaudete is Latin for ‘rejoice’. The 3rd Sunday marks a reprieve from the penitential aspect of the Advent season, so we light the pink candle on the Advent wreath.

Hymns:
🎵 Come, thou long expected Jesus
🎵 O come, o come, Emmanuel
🎵 On Jordan’s banks
🎵 I, the Lord of 🌊 & sky
🎵 God’s Spirit is in my ❤️

#gaudetesunday #ChurchInWales #anglican #church #Sunday #eglwys #gogs #northwales #Wales #cymru #Advent

The full moon behind the church lantern tower in our village.

#fullmoon #photography #church #ChurchInWales #anglican

Census: Christians a minority in England; non-religious grow
Fewer than half the people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian, according to the most recent census — the first time a minority of the population has followed the country's official religion.

#CofE #churchofengland #churchinwales

https://religionnews.com/2022/11/30/census-christians-a-minority-in-england-non-religious-grow/

The Year 10s had their Christmas Fair today to raise money for their charity, Hope House Wrexham (children’s hospice).

#ThisIsWhatAPriestLooksLike
#chaplain #Chaplaincy #schoolchaplain #SchoolChaplain
#wrexham #clergylife #clergy
#AllOtherDutiesAsAssigned #ChurchInWales #HopeHouse

#ADayInTheLife of a school chaplain:

-Student support group for Year 7s (age 11/12)
-Blessing and dedication of a memorial garden for a student on the anniversary of their death
-Sit with students in the first aid room
-Lunchtime prayer service
-Check emails and plan script for next week’s collective worship iMovie
-Chat with stressed student and their TA

#Chaplaincy #highschool
#anglican #ChurchInWales #schoolchaplain

Currently trying to write an essay about why equal marriage is something the #church should wholeheartedly embrace, why it's been a good thing for the #Methodist Church and why the #ChurchInWales should stop dithering and get on with it. All for my #theology degree.

@Stephenvaughan have lived in Wales almost all of my adult life. B.Mus at #cardiffuni 1977. Then ordained in #ChurchInWales. Retired two years ago and started playing with #valeofglamorgan #brassband . Tough getting back in form after 40 yrs, but getting there!

Here are some closeups of the angels in Holy Trinity.

The Welsh text above it reads, “Canys fy nghnawd i sydd fwyd yn wir…a’m gwaed i sydd ddiod yn wir” which translates to “My flesh is food indeed and my blood is drink indeed” (John 6:55).

#Wales #welshlanguage #cymru #eglwys #church #anglican #ChurchInWales #christianart #angels #incense #gospel 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿⛪️

#introduction. I am from Newport, I write a lot about music, primarily 70s #ProgRock. I'm a railway man until I retire (soon) and I'm doing a degree in #Theology with the #ChurchInWales

#Introduction - Son of #Penarth, living the best life I can. Hobbies #Radio #LaserHotHits and #Pirate and #Offshore radio in general and the #ChurchInWales and the #HighChurch #Anglican church in general... Gkad to have arrived

https://m.facebook.com/groups/churchinwalesapp/permalink/2325321524285757

I've finally been notified that the next version of the #ChurchInWales #ChurchInWalesApp is out. It fixes S simple bugs, but the app itself is not dead!

Our third speaker feels like an imposter, especially since coming into ministry in the #ChurchInWales it has been unrelenting. He speaks of reflecting on n scripture, the first is reflecting on Elijah in the desert, where God fed him and gave him rest. The second is where, during the battle, when arms were up, the Israelites were winning, and when they were down, the Israelites were losing, so they needed people to hold their arms up.

To be fair, I’m not quite as down on the “priest in the parish” model as our speaker (Graham Archer), and I think there is a benefit to distinctive witness in distinct places and in having opportunities to lead according to one’s gifts. But an unwillingness to build connections and collaboration across former parish bounds would be catastrophic to the church. We must be willing to work together on mission and ministry. #Anglican #ChurchInWales #StAsaphDiocese

“The #anglican Church has near-idolized the ‘lone hero’ model; we must think about how we can work together.” As someone who has generally much enjoyed toiling away in my own quiet corner of the kingdom, this is convicting and fair. #ChurchInWales

Hearing today at our clergy school about what we’ll be doing over the next year to celebrate our 1450th year as a diocese. That is nearly a millennium and a half. Always slightly surreal to remember I stand in such a long line of witness stretching into the past and into the future. #TeuluAsaph #ChurchInWales #Wales

Hey #ChurchInWales - if next year is the year of Jubilee here in St. Asaph, There are a few things that I wonder if there's any legs to putting together.
1. A Welsh Faith-Based Geek conference (think 9 Worlds, but just the faith track)
2. A Church-In-Wales technology group
(can you tell I'm learning how to do this Mastodon thing!)