Giving up meat during Lent has been a long held Lenten tradition because it meant giving up a luxury item. Perhaps, with cheap meat and factory farming, we have rather lost the sense that meat is a luxury. And yet it is still a good tradition to have, particularly considering the environmental impact of consumingContinue reading “Beavers’ Tails and Butter Towers”
Author Archives: Dean Atkins
Rejoice
Rejoice, it’s our weekly bulletin for the first full week of Lent, with news and happenings from the parish, including our weekly programme of prayer and worship, a few articles and reflections, and congratulations to a friend and neighbour! Check it out here
The stones cry out
Whether you look above you or around you, there are lots of things to discover about our faith in the walls of St Mary’s Five days before his death, Jesus descends from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem. People lay their cloaks on the ground. They cry out ‘Blessed is the King who comes inContinue reading “The stones cry out”
The Wood of the Cross
“On a bare | Hill a bare tree saddened | The sky. Many people held out their thin arms | to it, as though waiting | for a vanished April | to return to its crossed | boughs. The Son watched | Them. Let me go there, he said.” (RS Thomas, The Coming) ForContinue reading “The Wood of the Cross”
Croeso Butetown
Ahhh, how the soup simmered. September 2019 – when Lockdown was a word unmentioned, and the future couldn’t have been predicted! And so, on a sunny Autumn afternoon, we gathered for soup which different groups had made, sharing something of who they are through a bowl full of goodness, no distance between us! The eventContinue reading “Croeso Butetown”
For the journey
We’re unwrapping the goodies in our box of resources for the journey of Lent! Whether you are able to participate in the public celebrations or have to remain at home, we hope these resources will help you to be be drawn deeper into the Mystery of Christ’s saving Death and Resurrection, as we journey together,Continue reading “For the journey”
Rejoice!
Rejoice! It’s our weekly e-bulletin for the week ahead! It’s a slightly shorter version this week as we prepare for Lent, but contains news of the week past and the week to come! Check it out at: https://sway.office.com/b7GlH40jkol7bIgB?ref=Link
Rejoice!
Rejoice! It’s our weekly bulletin for the week to come with news of Candlemas on Tuesday, a sneaky look at Lent in a few weeks to come, and trees that need tending to in our Wild Side! ‘Lockdown’ doesn’t mean ‘shut down.’ There is no ‘new normal’ just doing what needs to be done! ReadContinue reading “Rejoice!”
Rejoice!
Our e-bulletin for the week ahead (Sunday 24 January) is now online. Check it out for news and resources, including Sunday Word and Reflection, and some advance news about Lent 2021! Visit: https://sway.office.com/qPG7iEzAaU8uvc8A?ref=Link&fbclid=IwAR1f3KrovMz0qw2XuHsPg0Y8SEtxTnzTAeqS9jsTug9VoU7gd9phs3mjyWg
The Eucharist is so small
In a few weeks’ time, we begin our Lenten journey. During the 40 days of Lent, we’ll be sharing 40 meditations on the Mass at our other prayer website http://www.daybydaystmaryscf10.com As we begin to look forward to the possible emergence from lockdown in the weeks or months to come, Fr Dean reflects on the EucharisticContinue reading “The Eucharist is so small”
St Mary the Virgin, Cardiff 