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Remembrance Ros Hughes, local churchwarden at St. Benedict’s Gyffin, reflects on the difference faith can make in the pain of bereavement and loss. The meaning of flowers by Ros Hughes ‘Pwy a’n gwahana ni oddi wrth gariad Crist?…..Yr wyf yn gwbl sicr na all nac angau nac einioes, nac angylion na thywysogaethau, na’r presennol na’r…
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Do tell Invitation Thank you so much for being part of our online community over these last few months. We have all grown in our faith through these pages. The Church in Wales is making a short video about ways in which people have come to faith, or experienced a deepening of their faith through things…
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All knotted up David Jones, from Gyffin, finds help in an unusual painting ~ Atebodd yr angel hi, “Daw’r Ysbryd Glân arnat, a bydd nerth y Goruchaf yn dy gysgodi; am hynny, gelwir y plentyn a genhedlir yn sanctaidd, Mab Duw.” Luc 1: 35 ~ The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come…
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Both hands We are glad to announce that there will be services in some of our church buildings next weekend, for the first time in nearly 5 months. ~ David Parry reflects on the way forward and asks for our help. ~ ‘Oherwydd ei waith ef ydym, wedi ein creu yng Nghrist Iesu i fywyd…
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Bore da! Good morning! Welcome to this morning’s online service, brought to you by Reverends David and Eryl Parry, Sarah Swallow and Paul Clough. Click here or the play button in the middle of the image below, and join us in worship, prayer and reflection. Our focus today is on God’s abundant life, as revealed in…
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Being watched Heather Thompson from Gyffin finds good in an unsettling experience online ‘ARGLWYDD, yr wyt wedi fy chwilio a’m hadnabod. Gwyddost ti pa bryd y byddaf yn eistedd ac yn codi; yr wyt wedi deall fy meddwl o bell; yr wyt wedi mesur fy ngherdded a’m gorffwys, ac yr wyt yn gyfarwydd â’m holl ffyrdd.’…
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Eryl’s Ordination The annual Ordination Service in Bangor Cathedral could not go ahead in June because of the pandemic. Our own Eryl Parry is one of those who had to wait to become a Priest. But every cloud has a silver lining. Bishop Andy offered to ordain each candidate locally, with just a small, invited and socially-distanced congregation.…
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Friendship A reflection by Reverend Susan Blagden, from Rowen Dywedodd Iesu, “Dyma dw i’n ei orchymyn: Carwch eich gilydd fel dw i wedi’ch caru chi. Y cariad mwya all unrhyw un ei ddangos ydy bod yn fodlon marw dros ei ffrindiau. Dych chi’n amlwg yn ffrindiau i mi os gwnewch chi beth dw i’n ddweud. Dw…
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Walk on it David Parry reflects on the power of stepping out … Wrth fynd heibio oddi yno gwelodd Iesu ddyn a elwid Mathew yn eistedd wrth y dollfa, a dywedodd wrtho, “Canlyn fi.” Cododd yntau a chanlynodd ef. Mathew 9: 9 ~ As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the…
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The Good Shepherd Our daily reflection comes from the benefit of Ros Hughes’s re-reading of her journal from many years ago, which she shares below. ‘Myfi yw’r bugail da; yr wyf yn adnabod fy nefaid, a’m defaid yn f’adnabodi, yn union fel y mae’r Tad yn f’adnabod i, a minnau’n adnabod y Tad. Ac yr…
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