PARISH GROUPS
Pastoral Advisory Council
Membership: the Parish Priest, the Parish treasurer, and up to 10 elected members who serve a term of 4 years, plus anyone co-opted for a special reason. Members include the chairpersons of the Administration, Communications and Finance Committees.
The purpose of the Council is to oversee Parish Life, initiate new activities, events, groups and to encourage existing groups.
Anyone interested in becoming a member, please email or contact the parish priest.
Administration Committee
The functions of this Committee are:
(1) to oversee and action the maintenance, repair and development of Our Lady & St.Illtyd Church, St.Cadoc Church, the Presbytery, the Parish Centre, the grounds, car parks and boundaries.
(2) To run ongoing sources of parish income: including 100 club, 49ers, and sale of Tesco vouchers.
(3) To fund raise, organising events such raffles, race nights, Christmas market, parish walk and any other events that may from time to time be decided.
(4) To organise social activities in addition to the above, which are not classed as fund-raisers like a summer barbecue, Hendrewennol fun day, etc.
Anyone interested in joining or helping with this committee, please email or contact John Davies.
Communications Committee
This small committee is responsible for communications both within the parish, with the wider church community and the neighbourhood.
It produces a quality parish magazine 2 or 3 times in a year.
It organises articles for the local paper (The Gem) and for the Archdiocesan Catholic People.
One of the members produces the weekly newsletter.
Information leaflets, new parishioner hand-outs and (from time to time) booklets are produced.
The committee is responsible for the content of the website.
This committee desperately needs more help. Interested? Please email.
Finance Committee
Membership is determined by the parish priest and includes the parish treasurer, and 2 or 3 financially astute members. A quarterly financial return is produced and the parish budget is overseen.
St. Vincent de Paul Society
The parish has a small conference which undertakes as much work as possible with the elderly, the sick and any with particular needs. Lifts are provided to Mass, hospitals, doctors, etc. Shopping may be done. The housebound are visited. Mass offerings are given every time a parishioner dies. With the Ladies Guild, twice a year a Mass and Tea are held.
Our Conference is twinned with one in India whom we help with a small annual donation
The Society is a registered charity part of the worldwide organisation. The National office can be contacted via the website:
www.svp.org.uk
Parish Ladies Guild
This very successful group has been meeting once a month for many many years. Apart from talks and demonstrations, they organise events like the Strawberry Tea and Candles and Cracker evening. At least once a year they run a trip to places of interest, and often a Christmas shopping trip as well. The Ladies of the Guild are also wonderful fund raisers and over the years have purchased many items for the church. Currently they are completing the equipping of the kitchen in the Parish centre. They provide refreshments are some of the major parish events.
See Events for their programme for this year.
CAFOD Support Group
The function of the parish based group for the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (CAFOD) is to increase awareness of the needs of the developing world and to highlight ways in which CAFOD and other relief agencies are tackling the problems. The Group organises the annual Carol Service, a special Stations of the Cross, and fund raising activities. For information on CAFOD worldwide, go to their website:
www.cafod.org.uk
Mothers’ Prayer Group
This meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 9.15 a.m. in St.Cadoc: parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles can pray for children – includes members of other churches.
A.P.F.
Association for the Propagation of the Faith. Many parishioners have Red Boxes in which they put loose change or regular offerings. These are emptied 3 times a year. Members get the newsletter and a calendar. The moneys raised go to help poor parishes throughout the world.
The Churches
Each church has the following:
- Eucharistic ministers
- Readers
- Altar servers
- Leaders of children’s liturgy
- Offertory collectors and counters
- Choir
Groups of flower arrangers, cleaners, care of altar linen
- Refreshments (Parish Centre)
We are always looking for volunteers in all groups. Please contact us by email or to the Parish Priest.
CATECHISM
There is a comprehensive programme of children’s instruction in the parish, commencing with Parish Angels, then preparation for First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. For children who have made their First Communion, the Parish Doves help them to develop their faith until the end of the primary years.
Do you have a child who can attend classes? Email and a catechist will get in touch with you.
Sacrament of Confirmation
A programme is organised for preparing candidates for Confirmation which is held every two years. All those in Year 8 or over are eligible.
Adult Initiation
For adults interested in leaning more of the Catholic Faith or receiving instruction in order to become Catholics, courses are arranged as and when required.
If you are interested, please email or contact the parish priest.
Catholic Schools
St. Helen’s R. C. Infant & Nursery School
Maesycwm Street, Barry. CF63 4EH.
(01446) 732834.
E-mail: sthelensis@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
St. Helen’s R. C. Junior School
Ty-Newydd Road, Barry. CF63 8BB
(01446) 740116
E-Mail: sthelensjs@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
Saint David’s Catholic College
Ty Gwyn Penylan, Cardiff. CF23 5QD
(029) 2049 8555
E-Mail: enquiries@st-davids-coll.ac.uk
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