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Saturday, May 19, 2012

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Canon Matthew Jones
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Fr Tomy Augustine CMI

Fr Tomy Augustine CMI
Welcome to our 3 Churches website where you will find information on all aspects of life in our thriving church communities in north Cardiff, together with information on our Catholic schools, activities and Mass times. There is a contact section if you wish to contact one of our priests to discuss baptism, reconciliation, first communion, confirmation, marriage, funerals, joining the Catholic community or just to pop in for a chat. Why not also catch up with Canon Matthew's blog! Read our 3 Churches vision that we are all signed up to along with the action plan.

FEEDING THE SOUL

Here is some great news of two events in June organized by the archdiocese.

Corpus Christi

On the Feast of Corpus Christi, Sunday 10th June, there will be a Service in the Castle Grounds at 2.30pm. We gather at the ruins of the Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) near Cooper’s Field. The service will centre on an Eucharistic Procession and then Adoration. Please note that this year, this service replaces the regular Sacred Heart Mass that we have held at St Brigid’s, and St Peter’s before that. Those who pledge time of adoration in our churches are especially invited to come. Please bring the books of attendance, as you do at the Sacred Heart Mass. The Archbishop will preside at the service, which should last about an hour, and you are invited to bring a picnic for afterwards.

Crossing the Threshold

It is estimated that there are four to five million non-churchgoing Catholics in Wales and England. On Saturday 23rd June there will be a Resource Day at St Illtyd’s Catholic High School for ministry and outreach to them, entitled “Crossing the Threshold”. Several of these days are being organized by the Bishops across the country this year. 9.30 Coffee and registration 10.00 Opening liturgy – Archbishop Stack 10.15 Bishop Drainey of Middlesbrough keynote address “Crossing the Threshold” followed by groups. 11.30 and 13.15 (after lunch) Choice of six workshops on different aspects of welcoming returning Catholics. 14.25 Our stories 15.00 Mass and Commissioning.

This is a great initiative by our bishops, encouraging work such as that in our 3 Churches with our “Landings” programme. So come and learn more from others with experience in the hows and whats of this vital work. I personally encourage those involved in “Landings”. But this fits also into our second Big Question from our Vision project – that of Evangelization, which we will be opening up later in the year. I would like each of our churches to be represented by at least one person.

Note – booking before the day is preferred, there is no charge for the day. The easiest way is via the website

http://www.catholicnews.org.uk/Home/Features/Crossing-the-Threshold

Fr Matthew

3 Churches Newsletter

Catch up with the latest in our 3 churches newsletter for

Sunday 20 May 2012 - Issue 19/12

Previous newsletter is also available below...

Sunday 13 May 2012 - Issue 18/12

Updates

Confirmation video - added Saturday, April 28, 2012

Our 2011 Confirmation video is now available to view here.

Three Churches Liturgy Calendar 2012 - added Saturday, March 10, 2012

The latest Three Churches Liturgy Calendar 2012 is now available here.

Parish Centre Bookings - added Tuesday, June 14, 2011

You can now view the Christ the King Parish Centre bookings calendar online.

Our Vision

During 2011 we have been sharing our vision of how our churches could be. "Our Vision" is a summary of those dreams. It's not a Mission Statement as such, so it does not try to say everything. Rather it describes how we would like to be.

Our Vision

We will build our Church into a vibrant and confident community which will grow as we share together worshipping, praying, caring and serving.

We will:

Be a welcoming community where everyone feels that they belong.
Be an inclusive community which offers a variety of opportunities for people of all ages, gender, ethnicity and circumstances. We will seek to focus on young people and families.
Celebrate liturgy and worship which inspires people.
Reach out to the local and wider community so that we share our talents and put our faith into action.
Make our buildings bright, comfortable and welcoming so that they support us in working towards our vision.

more information on our vision and action plan...

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LANDINGS @ THREE CHURCHES

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"Landings has been a wonderful journey of faith and fellowship. I'm really grateful to have been part of this and feel I have returned to where I belong"

WE INVITE YOU TO SHARE YOUR FAITH JOURNEY

Landings is a lay-led programme which was devised by Fr Jac Campbell in USA. In 2001 the programme was introduced to the UK.

It has an established track record by offereing both active and returning Catholics an infomal setting to share their faith and a chance to grow from the spiritual journeys of one another.

The meetings comprise a Welcome/Check in, Prayer /Music, a Spiritual Journey, Discussion with a weekly theme and not forgetting refreshments. Everyone takes a turn to lead each part. Any questions can be asked, without commitment & everything is confidential to the group.

Our Landings programme has been sucessfully run and we are looking to start this year's programme. Landings offers something new & exciting to the substantial numbers of Catholics who are open to returning to Our Church Community, but who need support and understanding.

If you are interested or know someone who might be then in the first instance please contact Canon Matthew for further infomation and he will then put you in touch with the Landings Team.

~ L A N D I N G S ~

a Listening Ministry, for understanding and a safe harbour/landing place for returning Catholics to share and explore their faith & future with the Church.

View more details here...

The Canon's Stall (Fr Matthew's Blog)

Group dynamics

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:07:00 -0400

Time for a video. I came across this little Pixar gem - you may have seen it.

You can apply its message to loads of situations, and then work out who is who in that setting. Anyway - enjoy a midweek little something!

Come and visit my blog, "The Canon's Stall". What do priests actually do? Find out what a parish priest gets up to, where he goes, what he thinks (and what music he likes - you might be surprised!) Why not add your own comments or feedback? And don't forget to feed my fish while you're there!
Fr Matthew

Contact

Canon Matthew Jones, e-mail: matthew@3churches.org

St Brigid's Presbytery, Crystal Glen, Cardiff CF14 5QN
Tel 029 2075 2389

Christ the King Office, e-mail: ckadmin@3churches.org
Tel 029 2075 3945