Pilgrimage to Llanerfyl in Powys
Some photos from our recent pilgrimage to Llanerfyl in Powys and the nearby holy well of St Cadfan
Penrhys Pilgrimage Way
Be one of the first modern day pilgrims to walk the path from the spectacular Cathedral in Llandaff to the Holy Well and Hallowed Shrine of our Lady at Penrhys. The Penrhys Pilgrimage Project is recreating and waymarking the pilgrimage route which can easily be completed in two days, thus providing a great introduction to making a pilgrimage. If you are considering pilgrimage, or just want a good walk to explore parts of the South Wales valleys, this route is for you.
New light on Gildas
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, SY23 3BU
Mon 2nd September 2019 1:00PM
Dr Iestyn Daniel explores anew the questions surrounding the sixth-century Latin document commonly known as De Excidion Britanniae, which has been the subject of considerable sturdy but much about it still remains unresolved and debatable.
In this lecture he will bring additional light to bear on such questions as Gildas’ linguistic inheritance and ethnic identity, where he lived, where he launched his missive and his Latin style, and will outline the main conclusions of his work on a new Welsh edition of the text.
His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas of the Dardanelles has been elected Archbishop of Thyateira, Great Britain and Ireland
His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas (Lulias) of the Dardanelles is currently Director of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute, a member of the Graduate Theological Union of the University of California at Berkeley CA. Before being elected metropolitan of the Dardanelles in Turkey, he served as the first Metropolitan bishop of the Greek Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, named to this office by the Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in December 1996 and formally installed in January 1997 at the Cathedral of Saint Luke the Evangelist in Hong Kong. Metropolitan Nikitas was born in Tampa FL in 1955), earned his B.A. (Honors) and M.Div. (Honors) from the University of Florida (1976) and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline MA (1980). He pursued graduate studies at the University of Thessaloniki in Greece (1980-82) and studied the Russian language at St. Petersburg Theological Seminary in Russia (1992-93).
Christ Is Risen – Pascha 2019
Services in Lampeter for Holy Week and Pascha
SUNDAY 21 APRIL. Palm Sunday / Entrance into Jerusalem
10.15 am Hours
10.45 am Divine Liturgy
12.15 pm Matins of the Bridegroom
HOLY WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL
6.00 pm Anointing Service
HOLY THURSDAY 25 APRIL
6.00 pm Matins of the Twelve Gospels
HOLY FRIDAY 26 APRIL
2.30 pm Vespers and Descent from the Cross
6.00 pm Matins, Lamentations and Epitaphios Procession
HOLY SATURDAY 27 APRIL
10.00 am Vespers and Liturgy of St Basil
11.30 pm Matins of the Resurrection
HOLY PASCHA SUNDAY 28 APRIL
00.00 am Christ is risen!
00.30 am Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
This will be followed by a bring and share meal of Paschal foods.
Happy Resurrection!
Orthodox Divine Liturgy for the Feast of St Brynach
Saturday 6th April, 11.00hrs
St Brynach’s Church, Nevern, Newport, Pembrokshire, SA42 0NF
followed by the opportunity for a Pub Lunch at the Trewern Arms. (https://trewernarms.com)
Weather permitting, the option of a gentle stroll following lunch.
Nevern Churchyard
02.03.19 Orthodox Divine Liturgy for the Feasts of St David and St Non, Pembrokeshire
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St. David’s, Pembrokeshire, West Wale,s SA62 6BN
Tucker Memorial Lecture 13.02.2019
The Tucker Memorial Lecture 2019 will be held on Wednesday 13 February 2019 at 7.00 p.m. in the Tucker Lecture Theatre, Lampeter Campus. The guest lecturer is Dr Rhiannon Ifans who will speak on ‘Sant y Cariadon’ / The patron saint of lovers. The lecture will be delivered in Welsh, with simultaneous translation into English. The lecture is followed by the launch of Dr Ifans’ new volume Red Hearts and Roses? Welsh Valentine Songs and Poems. Refreshments are provided and all are welcome. Free entry. In association with the University of Wales Press.
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