Sharing and Learning Together 2016 Rhannu a dysgu gyda'n gilydd 2016Diocese of Llandaff Esgobaeth Llandaf

Sharing and Learning Together is a programme of sharing events and training activities organised by the diocesan officers and

co-ordinated by the diocesan office. This programme is usually open to anyone; each individual event will have contact details of how to

join it.

An opportunity for anyone interested in starting Open the Book in their local primary school.Open the Book began in 1999 and since then thousands of school children have discovered Bible stories, during assembly and collective worship. Open the Book is a valuable resource – providing a

strong, consistent and on-going feature for assembly/acts of collective worship times. Teachers can link the stories through to Religious Education lessons.Now members of local churches go into schools and tell stories in a 10-15 minute presentation. This can be incorporated into a wider school assembly, or stand alone.Open the Book presents the Bible in primary schools in an accessible and enjoyable way, which helps schools meet their statutory collective worship obligations. We equip, encourage and enable volunteers from churches to deliver good quality assemblies.

Saturday, 13th February 2016

All Saints Barry, Church Hall (CF62 6NY)

10:00 – 3:30

Please bring a packed lunch, tea and coffee will be provided.

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Safer Internet Day 2016 will be celebrated globally on Tuesday 9th February with the theme Play your part for a better internet!Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre the celebration sees hundreds of organisations get involved to help promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. Globally, Safer Internet Day is celebrated in over a hundred countries, coordinated by the joint Insafe/INHOPE network, with the support of the European Commission, and 31 national Safer Internet Centres across Europe.The day offers the opportunity to highlight positive uses of technology and to

explore the role we all play in helping to create a better and safer online community. It calls upon young people, parents, carers, teachers, social workers, law enforcement, companies, policymakers, and wider, to join together in helping to create a better internet. Get involved to play your part!For more information go to www.saferinternetday.org.uk

Messy Meet Ups 2016 Dates for your diary

Monday, 7th March 7 – 9pm in the Cardiff area with focus on creative prayer ideas.Tuesday, 19th April 7 – 9pm in the Neath area with focus on storytelling.Wednesday, 11th May 7 - 9pm in the Pontypridd area. Focus to be decided.

Bring your Messy Church team or children’s workers to share ideas and to discover ways to enrich your ministry.

For further details please contact Mrs Lesley Cox 029 20 708952

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lesleyjcox1@hotmail.com

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Vocation CourseCwrs

Galwedigaeth9th January

2016For an application

pack for the Vocation Course please

contact:

Lyn Davies ~ Course Administrator

St Michael’s College 54 Cardiff Road

Llandaff Cardiff CF5 2YJ

Tel: 029 20 838079Email:

Lyn.Davies@stmichaels.ac.uk

St Michael’s Vocation Course

Do you wish you could deepen your understanding of the Christian faith? Have you wondered what it might be like to study ina College setting? Have you ever considered some form of

Many people would like to know more about the Christian faith but are nervous about the thought of study in a College setting. They are worried about what is expected of them and how they will cope with reading and writing essays. Some think about offering for Christian ministry but shy away because the thought of study is too much. Such people would welcome a half-way house between formal study in College and coming together for discussion in local parish groups.This is a course designed for those who might be thinking about ministry or who want to deepen their knowledge of Christianity but are unsure how they will get on with formal study. The course is written by tutors at St Michael’s College, and starts with a residential overnight meeting at St Michael’s College (09-10 January 2016) at which you can explore the idea of vocation and consider whether you may have some calling to ministry within the church.The weekend may be taken alone or, if you wish, you can follow it up with further guided study in conjunction with a placement. You will study areas such as the bible, mission, spirituality, Christian belief and ministry. Easy to follow study guides will help you explore each topic. The study guides are self-contained so you don’t need to be near a library. You work through the study materials in your own home. Every fortnight you meet up with a local tutor to talk about what you have studied. This is followed by a four week placement – during which you observe the work of a local minister. Finally there is a study day which helps you reflect on what you have learned about your call.If you are someone who wants to understand more about Christianity but has worried about study then this course is for you.

Dear friends, A date for your diary and a warm invitation for Saturday, 6th February 2016 - 10:00am – 1:00pm St. Michael’s Church in Cathays - with coffee served from 9:45amReaders’ and Non Stipendiary Ministers’ Quiet Morning in preparation for LentThe morning will be offered by the diocesan spirituality groupA tasty lunch will be served, at the end of the morning.Please contact Mrs Jude Peters if you would like to book a place:Tel: 01656 868868 or Email judepeters@churchinwales.org.uk

COMING SOONChurchwarden Event with Archdeacon Peggy Jackson,

full details will be circulated once confirmed.

C y n o n V a l l e y D e a n e r yLiving and Learning – A Church for the future

This course is designed to enable groups of Christians to come together in learning communities to explore their faith and to deepen their life of prayer and service.

This is a 6 week course being held at St. Margaret’s Church Hall, Mountain Ash, starting on Wednesday 13 January 2016 from 2.00 – 4.00 pm. This course is being facilitated by Glyn Davies, (Reader in Cwmbach). For further information please contact Glyn on 01685 878277

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Book on line at www.FestivalOfPrayer.co.uk

or contact:

The Revd Moira Spence, Tel: 01656 881960 orEmail: enquiries@FestivalOfPrayer.co.uk

Festival of PrayerThe Festival of Prayer is organised by the Llandaff Diocesan Spirituality Group.It is being held on Saturday, 9 July 2016 The Llandaff Festival of Prayer offers ‘taster’ workshops in many different prayer techniques and spiritual traditions and sessions that go deeper. This breadth of content will be delivered in a gentle pace with lots of renowned Welsh hospitality making the day suitable for beginners and the more experienced alike.Among the riches on offer are sessions in Celtic, Ignation and Franciscan spiritualities along with prayer through the psalms, using intercession, music, meditation, dance and art to name but a few.The Festival will begin with a Eucharis and Keynote Address from Archbishop Barry Morgan at 10am in Llandaff Cathedral. This will be followed by three sessions throughout the day held at St Michael’s Theological College, Llandaff.

Coffee, tea and a light lunch will be provided.

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Theology for Life Exploring Faith

Education for DiscipleshipMeet in a small group to learn more about the Bible, Theology and Christian Life and Belief. 9 optional modules are offered over 3 years. Each will involve 8 group sessions and a seminar day and will focus on an area of study such as the Letters of St. Paul, Christian Worship or The Church and Society. This route can be taken simply for your own interest and learning or can lead to a Certificate or Diploma in Theology. Support with study skills will be given to anyone who is interested in gaining a qualification.

Training for Ministry – lay or ordained

Train and learn alongside others training for different ministries.

In addition to the modules you will also be invited to attend weekend three residential weekends and a summer school. Assignments and modules tailored for those with and interest in preaching, pastoral work, evangelism and ministry with young people. With the support of fellow students, gain practical experience of your ministry and reflect upon it.

Revealing God throughSeven Sacred Spaces

The course is designed for those who wish to know more about their faith, those who wish to explore their life

as a disciple of Jesus Christ, and those who are training for various lay and

ordained ministries within the Church in Wales.

To be held on Wednesday evenings from September

atSt. Michaels College

54 Cardiff RoadLlandaff, CF5 2YJ

Dates to be confirmedFor more information

please contactjuliedavies@churchinwales

Living and Learning is a bi-lingual resourse produced by the St Seirial Centre which we are now able to offer here in the Diocese of Llandaff. It is made up of five modules:A Church for the FutureThis module explores what it means to belong to the Church in Wales at a time of change and development and asks questions about our future mission. It allows participants to explore the story of their own faith, the meaning of discipleship, the story of the Church where they are and to begin to reflect on how that story might develop in the future as the world and church change.Living ScriptureThis module explores how God is revealed through the scriptures and examines ways in which God’s Word can speak most effectively to us and our church today. It is designed to introduce students to the benefits of studying theology in an accessible way and its relevance to their faith.Called by GodThis module explores what it means to be called by God and asks the question: “What is God calling us as a church, and me as an individual, to be and do in the future?” Leading WorshipThis is a module that is designed to help those people who would like to become more involved in leading worship. It is a six session course and it will enable participants to develop their skills as worship leaders in their local churches.Pastoral VisitingThis module is designed to help those people who would like to become more involved in pastoral visiting. This module aims to provide you with a basic

understanding of all that is involved in pastoral visiting and to enable you to reflect on your own experience as a visitor

The JourneyThe Journey is a group for 16 to 30 year-olds who attend Anglican churches, schools, or chaplaincies within the Diocese of Llandaff in the Church in Wales.

Saturday, 12 March 2016The Journey - The theme is 'Is it possible to be a Christian and a Scientist?

St Catwg's Church Hall Cadoxton Neath (Between the church & the Green Dragon Pub.  No post code but SA10 8AY is close) in the

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morning, including a fish and chip lunch (then everyone is free for the rugby).

For more information or to book a place, please contact:

The Reverend Melanie Prince, Tel: 01446 719734

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Bereavement Care Awareness Course

20th February 201610.00am – 4.00pm

Holy Trinity Church,

Ystrad Mynach, CF82 7EG

Lunch will be provided.

Places are strictly limited and on this occasion we are not making this generally available as we think we have identified individuals from Pastoral Visiting training who would welcome

this opportunity.

If you would like more information please contact Julie Davies: Tel: 01656 868854 or Email: juliedavies@churchinwales.org.uk

Sharing and Learning Together 2016Rhannu a dysgu gyda'n gilydd 2016

Diocese of Llandaff Esgobaeth Llandaf

Dates at a Glance

Saturday, 9 January St Michael’s Vocation courseWednesday, 13 Janurary Cynon Valley Deanery – Living and Learning, A Church

for the FutureSaturdary, 6 February Quiet MorningSaturday, 13 February Open the BookSaturday, 20 February Bereavement Care Awareness CourseSaturday, 12 March The JourneySaturday, 9 July Festival of Prayer

Llandaff Diocesan Board of Finance, The Court Coychurch Bridgend CF35 2EH

Tel: 01656 868854 Email: juliedavies@churchinwales.org.ukhttp://llandaff.churchinwales.org.uk/

Llandaff Diocesan Board of Finance is a company limited by guarantee.Registered in England and Wales No. 488549

Registered charity No. 242452

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