Anglican Communion News Service - Digest - Wales

Bishop says 'thank you'

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:38:00 GMT

Just short of £400 was raised by the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon, the Right Reverend John Davies, who spent three hours ‘on his knees’ last Thursday, Maundy Thursday, cleaning the shoes of passers-by in Swansea Market. [More]

Places of worship open up for interfaith tour - Tuesday 19th March

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:16:00 GMT

Places of worship in one of the most culturally diverse parts of Wales are inviting visitors on an interfaith tour next week. [More]

Former IT specialist is new vicar in Bargoed

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:15:00 GMT

A former IT specialist hopes to play a part in the regeneration of a Valleys’ community when he becomes its new vicar. [More]

Archbishop of Wales's St David's Day message - Take pride in Wales but be open to the world

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:51:00 GMT

We can be proud of being Welsh without cutting ourselves off from people of other races and nations, the Archbishop of Wales will say at a St David’s Day service today (March 1, Fri). [More]

Wales: Bishop's Lent Appeal to help three charities

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:24:00 GMT

Children scarred from burns, people with drug or alcohol addictions and repressed communities in Zimbabwe will benefit from a six week appeal launched by a bishop this week to mark Lent, which starts today. [More]

Wales: New Dean for Theological College

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:34:00 GMT

A minister from the United States will help train clergy in Wales following a senior appointment at a theological college. [More]

Archbishop of Wales blesses centre for autistic children

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:31:00 GMT

Children with autism welcomed the Archbishop of Wales to their new state-of-the-art school centre on Monday 20th Feb. [More]

Archbishop challenges worshippers to read Bible in a year

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:06:00 GMT

From the Church in Wales

The Archbishop of Wales is inviting people to make a New Year’s Resolution to read the whole Bible in 2013. [More]

Wales: Bishop calls for Community Response to Floods

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:55:00 GMT

The community spirit of the people of St Asaph will help the city cope with floods which have forced 500 people from their homes, the Bishop of St Asaph said yesterday. [More]

Rule out smacking children - Archbishop of Wales

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:41:00 GMT

Smacking children demeans and devalues them, the Archbishop of Wales will say at a vigil service tomorrow (Tuesday Nov 20) dedicated to ending legalised violence against children. [More]

Christ brings light in the darkness of death - Cardiff hit-and-run funeral address

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:08:00 GMT

Christ’s light shines of those of us who are in darkness and in the shadow of death, a vicar told the children and family of a mother killed in a tragic hit-and-run incident in Cardiff. [More]

Families' loss is shared by whole community - Bishop tells mourners at fire tragedy funeral

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:54:00 GMT

We live in a real world where evil takes place but God gives us the strength to cope and brings healing and peace, the Bishop of Monmouth told mourners at the funeral (Thursday 25th) of three generations of one family killed in a house fire las... [More]

Parents campaign to protect children from sex on TV

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:47:00 GMT

Parents are being urged to protest against unsuitable pre-watershed programmes in a campaign being launched in Wales (Wednesday 24th). [More]

Banana farmer joins Church campaign for fair trade

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:34:00 GMT

A banana farmer from Cameroon visited a farm in Usk at Harvest time (Oct 23) to promote the use of Fair Trade products in Welsh churches. [More]

Vicar Academy - BBC Wales series shows year in the life of trainee priests

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:32:00 GMT

Ever wondered how priests are trained to serve in today’s communities? There’s a lot more to it than studying the Bible and learning how to compose sermons, as a television crew discovered when they spend a year following ordinands from a... [More]