Parish of Porthcawl Magazine Sept 2016

SEPTEMBER 2016Porthcawl Parish Magazine 1 60pSeptember 2016

WORSHIP IN THE PARISHSAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, NEWTONSunday 08-30 Holy EucharistTuesday and Friday 11-00 Sunday School 11-00 Sung Eucharist 18-00 Evensong 10-30 Holy EucharistSAINT DAVID, NOTTAGESunday 09-30 Junior ChurchThursday 09-30 Sung Eucharist 17-00 Holy Eucharist 10-30 Holy EucharistALL SAINTS, PORTHCAWLSunday 08-00 Holy Eucharist 10-00 Junior Church 10-00 Sung EucharistMonday 12-00 Holy EucharistPorthcawl Parish Magazine 2 September 2016

WelcomeOff we go again for the start of the new season. September is atime for new beginnings and new adventures. We particularly wishour young parishioners well as they take their first steps on theirnext challenge—a new class, a new school, a new environment or anew job, grab those opportunities and enjoy!This issue is jam-packed full. We welcome several new reportersand contributors bringing a variety of voices and stories. There’ssadness at our recent losses, but also happiness as we welcomenew faces and cheer on our achievers. We hear about our intrepidmodern-day pilgrims and uncover a little of the history of St Mary’sin Trecco Bay.I’ve noticed that coffee and cake feature in a number of articles –definitely a reflection of friendship shared rather than expandingwaistbands!There are several requests for help and support too. From music tostage production, from writing to meeting friends, there’s some-thing for everyone. Get the word out and give it a go!Keep an eye on the Parish online too. The website has a lovelyguide to daily prayer that you can download, as well as up-to-datenews, details of forthcoming events and photos and extra articles.The Facebook page is full of news and photos, and comments too!And your contributions are always welcomed—in writing, online orin person.Contributions for the October magazine by 20th September, please.Enjoy a super-charged September!Thank youHelen MurdochPlease send magazine or website contributions to me at:[email protected] or call me on 773645 or 07721 864493 Keep up with Parish news:On the website: www.parishofporthcawl.orgOn Facebook: search for Parish of Newton, Nottage & PorthcawlLots of photos and up-to-date news - come and have your say!Porthcawl Parish Magazine 3 September 2016

To live and die for your faithThe beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Mark,is with John the Baptiser. He went out in the wilderness and foragedfor food. He dressed roughly, seeking no comfort. He preached a mes-sage that was uncompromising. Those who are seeking salvation mustrepent and be cleansed. They must find a new, different life. He spokeof one who was to come after him ‘the thong of whose sandals I amnot worthy to unloose.’ When he of whom he was the forerunner ap-peared he was unwilling to baptise him who had no need of repent-ance but was obedient (as always) to the Lord’s will.But his task did not end there. He continued proclaiming truth, evenwhen it was unpopular truth, and for that he was put to death. Notbecause he had done anything wrong but because his integrity wasuncompromising. Not because of any sin, but because he offended theruler (and the ruler’s wife). So he was beheaded. He was willing tolive his faith and was willing to die for his faith and to die for God’struth.How does that affect us, even in a parish where that parish churchcarries John the Baptist’s name and where the foundation of thatChurch is connected with the Crusades, people fighting for their faith?Well it needn’t affect us at all. We can see it as a story from long ago,saying nothing to us now. Or we can see it as a lesson of how we aremeant to be. Not with John’s specific mission, but by being willing tolive out our faith as far as possible, taking no account of the opposi-tion that might bring, knowing that God will us the strength to do it,as he gave John.If we are going to be people of faith we cannot, honestly, keep thatfaith hidden and private. It must speak to every situation we find our-selves in (as did John’s). It must speak to us in our work and in ourleisure; it must speak to us in our dealing with the people around us.It must be something we explore, something which enriches us,something we are glad to have, that we rejoice to hold.If we are to be faithful to our faith we must have a faith we arewilling to live (and die) for, otherwise it is no use to us (or any-one else) at all.Father PhilipPorthcawl Parish Magazine 4 September 2016

Congratulations!All that waiting is over and the examresults are in! Congratulations toeveryone in the Parish who hascompleted A levels, AS levels andGCSEs.Particular congratulations go to:Megan Cobb, Lowri Howells, Alex Hunt,Laurence Hunt, Joshua Manley, HannahParry, Nia Powell, Rhys Owen and Mark Pugh-Bevan.Confirmation 2016The Archbishop will come to the Parish on Sunday 18th Decemberto confirm and celebrate the Parish Mass. This will be one of hislast parish engagements before he retires in January.Please pass on the names of candidates for confirmation to FrPhilip or Fr Craig as soon as possible.Dates for your Diary:Friday 9th September at 7pm at All SaintsPorthcawl Choral Society are performing Karl Jenkins’ Adiemusaccompanied by Porthcawl Community Orchestra. Tickets £6 at thedoor.Have you got something you’re itching to say? Do you want totell us about local events? Have you got a story to share?Go on, give it a go! Contact Helen on 01656 773645 [email protected] Parish Magazine 5 September 2016

Carols in the PavilionIn 1999 I introduced Carols in the Pavilion – an opportunity tobring people together to hear Christmas music of various ages,forms and languages presented by choirs, musicians and individu-als, mostly based in Porthcawl. It was also a chance to sing someof the old favourites enjoyed by all. The proceeds are given to theMayor of Porthcawl’s Charity Fund.I have produced most of these events – I tried standing downwhen I had my stroke nine years ago, but found myself back inharness after two years!The event is now under the aegis of Churches Together inPorthcawl, and it should be led by someone younger with freshideas and contacts. I am happy to pass it all over to someone withstage production experience or to assist someone in taking theresponsibility.Are there any takers – or offers or suggestions? Please contact meon 01656 772 002 or 07734 601 203 or [email protected] BerryPorthcawl Parish Magazine 6 September 2016

Talking StraightMusic is very important to us in so many different ways. Musiccan help us to relax, or it can fire us up. It can help us forgetabout things, or it can help us express how we feel.One of my favourite musicians is Johnny Cash. He is a deep, reso-nant baritone and his music is half-way between the blunt emo-tional honesty of folk, the rebelliousness of rock & roll, and theworld weariness of country. He was born in deep poverty on acotton farm in Arkansas post WWII and following the death of hisbrother, he began to write music and taught himself to play theguitar. Always dressed in black, he went on to be one of the big-gest stars of the 50’s and 60’s.Cash was a bit of a hell-raiser, who converted to fundamentalistChristianity in the late 60’s and was a close friend of BillyGraham. Coming out of this period of conversion he wrote the“Man in Black”. Here are the opening verses:Well, you wonder why I always dress in black,Why you never see bright colors on my back,And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town,I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,But is there because he's a victim of the times.I wear the black for those who never read,Or listened to the words that Jesus said,About the road to happiness through love and charity,Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me.Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose,In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back,Up front there ought 'a be a Man In Black.Songs with lyrics like these stand the test of time because of thepositive affirmation they offer in the sometimes negative worldaround us, found in the poor, beaten down and hungry.At evening prayer each day we say or sing one of the favouritePorthcawl Parish Magazine 7 September 2016

Father Craig continuedsongs of the church. It is the song of Mary, the Magnificat. Thesong speaks of all that God has done in the life of Mary, and allthat He is doing for the world. She speaks too of the future, of thekind of world that God wants, of all that God will do.It’s a positive and powerful song. It’s not sentimental but emotion-ally honest. It is rebellious, it is challenging and in some ways dis-turbing. It disturbs us from being too comfortable or too distantfrom the problems of the world.Above all, it is a song of praise. Mary is glad and grateful of all sheis asked to do. We stand in awe at the recognition of the vitalityand strength of faith of a woman who knows and understands theworld weariness of suffering.Think of that powerful phrase of Simeon to Mary in the temple“that a sword will pierce your soul too”. It sums up all the sufferingshe was to undergo. More so, when we recall the moment when wewere all redeemed, as our Lord lay dying on the cross, “Womanbehold your son”, Jesus said to Mary. To St. John: “Son, Beholdyour mother”. At that point Mary became the Mother of all Chris-tians. Here is a woman who can be called upon as a sustainer offaith for those who seek justice in the face of great odds.When we sing her song the lyrics help us set our levels on higherthings. Firstly, to celebrate the greatness of God, to praise andthank God for all He has done for us through His son Jesus Christin his life, his death and his resurrection and all God is going to doin the world. Secondly, to talk straight and to challenge the injus-tices in the world with God’s help, captured in the final verse byCash.Well, there's things that never will be right I know,And things need changin' everywhere you go,But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right,You'll never see me wear a suit of white.Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day,And tell the world that everything's OK,But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In BlackFr Craig on the feast of Mary, Mother of our LordPorthcawl Parish Magazine 8 September 2016

Church Mugs—£5.50Parishioners who have bought mugs have been pleased with them.Some mugs have even become Christening gifts. The mugs haveimages of the interior of St David’s, the interior or exterior of StJohn’s, and the altar, rose window or Easter Garden of All Saints.I shall be ordering more in the next few weeks, so if you areinterested, please let me know. Call me on 01656 784864TripsI hope to organise the usual “Christmas Decoration” trip at the endof November, more details to follow shortly.Does anyone have any ideas of where we might go in October?Please give me a call on 01656 7854864Jean FlowerAll Saints’ Concerts - Thank youI'd like to take this opportunity to thank Fr Philip, Fr Craig and allof you for the support you have given to the concerts I put on inAll Saints' from time to time.The lunchtime concerts are particularly popular - the last, for Men-ingitis Now, raised £600 for the charity. It was also a first for meas there was tea and cake following the concert, giving the audi-ence a chance to chat with the artists (and each other!). Everyoneseemed to enjoy themselves - thank you to Janice for the tea, andBarbara for selling tickets.Date for your diary: Sunday, 30th October at 3pm - your chanceto hear our talented young people in concert. Isaak, Lawrence andLowri will be joined by Huw and Indeg, and by three Vale Festivalprize winners from Cowbridge.Ryan Wood will accompany.Oh yes, there will be tea and cake too!Tickets will be on sale at the end of September - profit will go toParish Funds. Please join us, it'll be a great afternoon !Judith ShawePorthcawl Parish Magazine 9 September 2016

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News from All SaintsWe’ve had a busy summer with joy and sadnessand rain!There have been two very happy Christenings - Louis Philips andCharlie Hawkins. Baby Louis even had an announcement in TheTimes sent in by a very proud great-grandfather, Bill Lewis.We’ve also sadly said goodbye totwo lovely friends - Bill Leaker andBill Lewis.We’ve shared the excitement ofexam results and congratulate youall, particularly our organists, Alexand Laurence Hunt - they are a verytalented pair! Congratulations toAlex on her 18th birthday and onpassing her driving test too.We have also had our annual BBQ.Over 60 people enjoyed a jolly after-noon, in spite of the rain! and raisedover £370 with a quiz and raffle.Thank you to everyone who cameand all who helped. Our specialthanks to Martin and Jackie, Phillipand Jane for making this such a funtime.Helen OwenRemembering Our FriendsBill LeakerThe funeral took place on Thursday11th August 2016 at All SaintsChurch of William Leaker, known toall as Bill, or Bill the Baker.Bill was an outstanding supporter ofAll Saints and the mainstay for all ofour foodie related activities. Most willPorthcawl Parish Magazine 13 September 2016

News from All Saints continuedknow of Bill’s infamous cakes, pasties, pizza and bread makingskills. Somehow on a traditional 4-ring domestic oven he man-aged to produce an abundance of all these for the respective fetesand we always had a good supply for weeks afterwards. We evenhad regulars travel from Bridgend just to purchase his cakes.Bill also assisted in the kitchen for our social events, overseeingour other kitchen staff and supplying his bread rolls - he alwayshad a smile and time to assist.Bill was never one to boast about his tireless work he just got onand did whatever task needed addressing, from ensuring theblack bags were put out, cleaning drains or being the on-callchauffer for others.Bill suffered a stroke in 2013 which affected his mobility. Hefound not being independent very frustrating and spent the last 3years at Picton Court.Bill was one of a kind - a kind and generous man who would, atthe drop of a hat, assist anyone in need. His charm and gentlesmile will be greatly missed by all.Phillip AngellBill LewisAs many of us will know, Bill has been a stalwart All SaintsChorister for longer than any of us can remember. His rich bassvoice has been a joy to hear, providing that underlying solidityevery choir needs to be complete, and we were indeed fortunateto enjoy the benefit of this rare quality.Complementing his vocal qualities was, of course, his companion-ship and great sense of humour – often generating amusementand laughter and lightening every conversation. This was addedto and matched only by his generosity, a recent example beingthe manifestation of bottles of champagne and glasses in theVestry provided by Bill for our Choir in celebration of his grand-daughter Samantha’s wedding.Bill was a good and much loved friend to us all – he will always befondly remembered and very sadly missed.Peter OwenPorthcawl Parish Magazine 14 September 2016

News from St David’sThe Wedding Banns have been called in StDavid’s for the first time in many years.Rosemary Davies’ son Marcus is to be married to Rebecca Price onSeptember 24th in Merthyr Mawr church and our son Rhydian willbe married to Sarah Davies on September 17th in St John’s church,Newton. We wish both couples best wishes and congratulations.Margaret Slaughter was thrilled with the success of her step grand-daughter Amy which was published in the Daily Mail. Amy, daugh-ter of Rev David Lloyd was successful in winning first prize in theDaily Mail First Novel Competition. There were 5000 entries andshe won with her novel ‘Red River’ a psychological thriller about anEnglish schoolteacher who falls in love with a killer on Death Row inFlorida. Her prize is an advance of £20,000, the services of a topliterary agent and publication next year by Penguin Random House.Amy was bullied at school and started writing as an escape. Sheleft school at 16 with just 4 GCSEs, but at 20 signed up for A levelcourses at Bridgend College where the staff were very supportiveand encouraging. After getting 3 A levels, she went to CardiffMetropolitan University to study creative writing and EnglishLiterature. One of the course modules was ‘3000 words that couldbe published’. This was the start of the ideas for writing the book.After graduating she continued writing for the next two years tocomplete the book. Soon after this she saw the competition andgave it a go, never expecting to win.Now she writes for four days a week and works for the InlandRevenue three days a week - and already has ideas for her nextbook. Writing is all she ever wanted to do and she would like tomake it her career. Best wishes to Amy for the future.Congratulations too to all those who have just had their examresults, particularly to our grand-daughter Hannah who had verygood results in her GCSEs. Well done Hannah!Pat Parry St David’s Ladies Guild AGM and buffet on 15th September at 7.30pm in St David’s Church, NottagePorthcawl Parish Magazine 15 September 2016

‘200’ Club NewsOur first two draws of 2016 have been held with coffee morningsin both St John’s and St David’s. Sadly these were not well attend-ed but nevertheless raised £290.00.They were both very sociable events with everyone enjoying acake, coffee and a good natter. It is a very enjoyable way for thethree churches to be together.Our winners were:-£100 Mrs J Baker 30£75 Mrs N Miles 22£50 Mrs J Anderson 186£25 Mrs D Sadeghi 1£100 Mr & Mrs P Jackson 183£75 Mrs M Edwards 36£50 Mrs S Carvil 77£25 David Pugh-Bevan 82A great big thank-you to allwho came along, we verymuch appreciate your compa-ny and support.Here are the dates for our nextdraws. Our third draw will bein All Saints on Tuesday18th October and our pre-Christmas draw in St David’son Saturday 12th Novem-ber. The dates and details willbe confirmed on the WeeklySheet.Margaret Slaughter, Chairman‘200’ Club Social CommitteePorthcawl Parish Magazine 16 September 2016

News from St John’sWe’re delighted to welcome back our organist,Beryl Cullen, after her recent operation—good tosee you back. Thank you Alex for stepping in for the last few weeks.We also wish Neville Evans, choir stalwart and all-round-good-egg,a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him soon.Denver WhaleThe Newton Beer and Pop Festival(with a spot of Tea and Cake!)The good old British Tradition of tea drinking inTea Rooms is having a resurgence in popularity.Following on from the success of opening theSchoolroom at the Summer Fayre, and manysaying how much they really liked it, I decided along with LindaFletcher to do a first-ever opening for teas during the Newton Beerand Pop Festival in August.With generous donations from Trecco Bay, Vera and Marie, weopened the doors at 10am. It was a very slow start probablybecause no-one realised we were actually open - by midday we stillhad had no customers and there was a lot of cake to shift!After a slight panic and scrambling around for signage and with aprice list in place, supplied by John Berry, by 1pm we had had ourfirst customer. An avalanche followed!! Over the next hour or soour trade grew. We then had flurries of customers during the restof the day, noticeably when the bands were changing over.It was lovely to see many people come in and sit down, then chatover a tea or coffee and, sometimes, cake. Most who came in saidthat it was a lovely idea to open up the Schoolroom.We raised a grand total of £320 which we think, was pretty goodconsidering this was, in effect, a “BEER” festival. All those thathelped on the day (Linda, Marie, Sarah, Jane, Kevin and I) enjoyedthe experience and look forward to continuing the tradition at thenext festival.Janice ParkinsonPorthcawl Parish Magazine 17 September 2016

A Seaside Tale:The Story of St. Mary's Church - Part OneHOW IT ALL STARTED:Our story begins in 1953. One of the first Summer Missioners toTrecco, Father S. Herdson of the Community of the Resurrection,wrote: 'The first full-scale experiment of taking the Church to holi-day-makers at Trecco Bay was conducted at the caravan andcamping site from Saturday July 18th to Monday August 31st1953. A small building, which had been used as a garage, waserected on the central site by courtesy of Sir Leslie Joseph andsuitably furnished. A large notice board informed those interestedof times of services and announcements were made, as necessary,over the camp loud-speaker.The programme, as planned, made provision for two priests andfour students to be resident on the site each week. This residentstaff was housed in two tents.It was hoped, when the project was launched, that it might bepossible to hold open-air services in the Concert Arena on Sundayevenings, at a time that would not interfere with the normal hoursof public worship. This idea had to be abandoned eventually be-cause of inclement weather (typical of summers in Porthcawl!), butthe experiment showed clearly the need for a place of worship onthe site - which brings an average of about ten thousand peopleduring the months of July and August.The number of communicants varied considerably and there was alarger group who wished to end the day with Night Prayers and tolisten to a short instruction each evening.Although little or no provision was made for children, the attend-ance at the Children's Service on Sunday mornings warranted spe-cial consideration for what might be planned in future years...'Father William Roach, Rector of the Parish, who resided at 64 Vic-toria Avenue, and who had been the first to recognise the need fora Church presence in the caravan site, wrote that, without the helpand encouragement of the then Archbishop of Wales it would havebeen difficult to attempt the venture. The Archbishop had known itwould be a huge task and although he supported the work, wrotePorthcawl Parish Magazine 18 September 2016

at the end of a letter to Father Roach in July 1953, 'All good wishes- and again' (in red ink!) 'DON'T you go half killing yourself.'At the end of the mission that first summer the Rector felt it hadbeen worth- while. He hoped it would continue and asked for Plan-ning Permission for the building (the ex-garage) to remain until1955. Although they had found the Open Air Services difficult, yetvaluable work had been done in the camp with daily services andpersonal contacts by visiting - all of which had been greatly appre-ciated by many of the campers. Father Roach paid tribute to theclergy - two priests and two laymen each week in different teams -for their work. The only cost met by the Parish was £75, raised bydonations but for the work in future years he felt they must look tothe Evangelistic Council for some help.Father Roach drew attention to the contributions of Sir Leslie Jo-seph for the building; Miss Olive Nichol for furnishing for the altar;Mr. E. Moore, the architect who had been responsible for the planof the building for the Planning Authority; Major Kelly, who provid-ed two tents, bedding, crockery, cutlery, a Calor Gas cooker andCalor Gas lighting for the dining tent; the Bishop of Bangor whomet the travelling expenses of one of the priests and some stu-dents who gave their time; and ladies of the Parish who cookedand served the mid-day meal for the mission teams each week.Part of the food had been donated by themselves (forerunners ofour Social Committee!). This was all due to the Rector having seenthe need in the caravan site and acting where he saw the need.With many ups-and-downs, the work has continued to this day andis now jointly shared by Churches Together in Porthcawl. A pro-gramme of Services on Sundays and weekday activities and re-freshments for families is organised during the month of Augusteach year. At Christmas time there are Carols by Candlelight andthere are various other events during the year. All this takes placein the lovely purpose-built St. Mary's Church, consecrated in thesummer of 1964.How the building we now have came about, is the story for ournext instalment. Watch this space!Doris SadeghiP.S. Visit the Parish website for the images that go with this story.Porthcawl Parish Magazine 19 September 2016

South Wales Pilgrimage to the Shrineof Our Lady of WalsinghamWalsingham Pilgrimage25 - 28 July 2016Walsingham, a village in Norfolk almost on the east coast ofEngland, has been a site of pilgrimage since 1061 following reportsthat Mary, Mother of our Lord, appeared to Lady Richeldis. Sincethen it has continued to be a place of pilgrimage, having survivedthe abolition of the Monasteries and destruction of the earlySanctuary. It is often known as England’s Nazareth. In the 1920s,a new devotion grew, new buildings were erected and publicpilgrimage increased.Pilgrimage has several intentions and gives us many opportunities.On the one hand, it is an enjoyable and joyous outing with newscenes and experiences. On the other hand, it is an expression ofour Christian faith, with Acts of Reparation and Intercession forourselves and others, and worship of our Lord Jesus Christ, whichgives witness to our faith and belief in the truth of the Incarnation.So this July we set off – Sylvia Ball, Greta Owen, Doreen Lewis,Carol Pearce and I. We were certainly modern day pilgrims. Nowaking hundreds of miles for us! We travelled in the big red coachemblazoned with a gold dragon and sign on the window saying“Team Wales” (the rugby bus). We were also representing thosewho wanted to go but were unable to do so. We were thinkingespecially of Jan Fletcher, our usual captain(!), who was at homeinjured. We were grateful to Mr Owen and Kevin Boscott whokindly braved the early morning to deliver us to the coach andcollected us again on our return.We had happy companionship on our journey and throughout ourtime away. We had good accommodation and wonderful food - agood start to any time away! Our days had many opportunities forworship – daily Mass at the Shrine or local Church, Stations of theCross, Liturgy of Healing, and periods of intercessions. We alsovisited the Roman Catholic Shrine and there was a Mass for theSaints of Wales.There was, of course, also time for relaxation, for personal reflec-tion and exploring or visiting places of interest in the vicinity,Porthcawl Parish Magazine 20 September 2016

Mothers’ Union NewsMargam Deanery Trip to Llandaff Cathedralfor a Celebration of 140 Years of MUOn 8 August 18 of us travelled by minibus fromPorthcawl to the Cathedral for the Margam DeaneryMothers' Union Eucharist. It was good to see so many from ourbranch attend. On arrival at the Cathedral coffee, tea, biscuitswere served. The Eucharist was taken by Father Kenneth Chant.Overall approx 80 Deanery members attended. After the serviceNewton/Nottage members went on to Cardiff Bay for lunch,sightseeing etc.Our thanks go to Jean Flower for booking the minibus.Sue CoughlinWalsingham Pilgrimage continuedincluding the lovely Abbey grounds just across the road. All in all,there was something for everyone - you could follow the itinerarycompletely or take personal time as and when you wished.All too soon Thursday was here and we were coming home blessedin many ways, rested, spiritually revived and uplifted, with headsand hearts still ringing with the hymns so powerfully sung in thefull churches.Our time away was a good and worthwhile experience, and hope-fully, we will be returning next year. The date for your diary,should you wish to come, is 24 to 27 July 2017. If anyone wantsfurther information, do not be shy of contacting Jan or me –though I am a novice, having only been twice!A brief experience can be had in October when there will be anOctober Devotion to Our Lady held in Port Talbot. Details to follow.Linda FletcherPorthcawl Parish Magazine 21 September 2016

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