November 2014 Parish of Killay Magazine

Parish of Killay

Parish MagazineSt Hilary and St Martin

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Parish of Killay -‐ Who’s WhoVicar: The Revd. Timothy J. Williams The Vicarage, 30 Goetre Fach Road, Killay, Swansea ) 01792 204233

St Hilary'sReaders: David Morgan

Eucharistic Assistants: Gillian Hutchinson, David Morgan, Eileen Nielsen, Alan Pickard

Churchwardens: Jeremy Harris ) 07717 373435 Valerie Beynon ) 204352

Church Treasurer: Pam Davies ) 208506

Sacristan: Bryan Smale ) 402559

Servers: Beryl Claybrook, Catherine Swain, Tom Bartley, Steve Lewis, Howard Phillips, Bryan Smale, John Williams, Stephanie Budski

PCC Secretary: Eileen Nielsen ) 520685

Parish Centre Booking Secretary: Eileen Nielsen ) 07902844379 or 520685

Envelopes/Gift Aid Scheme: Ken James ) 205963

Junior Church Enquiries: Father Tim

Organist/Choirmaster: Peter Carder Please send text message to 07530025275 Or email [email protected]

St Martin'sChurchwardens: Elaine Graves )207126 Colin Williams )201364

Parish MagazineEditor: Father TimCopy Editor: Roger Rees ([email protected]) ) 207916Commissioning Editor and Printer: Eric ThomasAdvertising & Distribution: Ken James

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The Vicar Writes……November 2014 ear Friends

This month we celebrate the feast of one of our Patrons, Saint Martin of Tours. When Sulpicius Severus first met Martin of Tours he was stunned. Not only did the bishop offer him hospitality at his residence -‐-‐ a monk's cell in the wilderness instead of a palace -‐-‐ but Martin washed Sulpicius' hands before dinner and his feet in the evening. But Sulpicius was just the kind of person Martin showed the greatest honour to -‐-‐ a humble man without any rank or privilege. People of nobility and position were turned away from his abbey by chalk cliffs, out of fear of the temptation to pride. From that visit, Sulpicius became Martin's disciple, friend, and biographer.

Little is known of many of the saints who died in the early years of Christianity but thanks to Sulpicius, who wrote his first biography of Martin before the saint died and who talked to most of the people involved in his life, we have a priceless record of Martin's life.

He was born in Pannonia in Hungary around the year 316. The son of a pagan army officer, he was inducted into the military against his will at the age of 15. About the year 337, when he was 21, a famous incident occurred at Amiens, where he was stationed. He came upon a poorly clad beggar in the freezing cold and cut his cloak in two and gave half of it to the beggar. That night he had a vision of Christ clad in his half cloak. He became a convert to Christianity, gave up the military and returned home, where he converted his mother and others.


He then went to Illyricum, where he so actively opposed the Arian heresy he was scourged and forced to leave the country. He returned to Italy and lived for a time as a recluse on the island of Gallinaria in the Tyrrhenian Sea. He returned to Gaul in 360 and was joined by our other Patron, St. Hilary who was bishop of Poitiers, and while dwelling with other hermits, he founded a monastery at Ligugé in France where he led a monastic life under the direction of Saint Hilary.

He was ordained a priest and after ten years at Liguge and, despite his objections, Martin was named Bishop of Tours in 371. He lived privately at Marmoutier as a monk and established the great monastic centre of Marmoutier. While publicly devoting himself to his episcopal duties, he worked with zeal to spread the faith and convert pagans. He ruthlessly destroyed pagan temples and was often saved from harm by miraculous means. Martin experienced mystical visions, revelations and had the gift of prophesy. Martin made a visit to Rome and then travelled to Candes where he established a religious centre. He died there in 397 at the age of 81. Martin was one of the great saints of Gaul and the outstanding pioneer of Western monasticism before Saint Benedict. He is one of the patron saints of France and his shrine at Tours became one of the most popular pilgrim centres in Europe.

What can we learn From St. Martin? Compassion, humility, hospitality and standing up for your beliefs. May God give us grace to follow his example.

Yours in Christ

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There is a new list at back of church for volunteers to clean the church. Please sign if you are able to help.

Our Vision: A family, rooted in Christ, committed to transforming lives by:Gathering as God’s people – Growing more like Jesus – Going out in the power of the Spirit.

Interviews every Monday 6pm – 7pm

Music Society 2nd Monday 7.30pm

Mothers’ Union 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2pm

Brownies every Tuesday 6pm

Luncheon Club every Wednesday 11am -‐ 2pm

Ladies’ Guild every Wednesday 7.30pm

Bowls every Friday evening 7pm -‐ 10pm

Monthly Prayer Meeting 2nd Friday in the month at 2pm in the Choir VestrySimeon Fellowship last Tuesday of the month at 7.15 pm at Dunvant Rugby Club


Monthly DiaryNovember 2014

2nd 10.30am The First Sunday of the Kingdom5.00pm Evensong

9th 10.30am The Second Sunday of the Kingdom Remembrance Sunday

5.00pm Combined Evensong with Siloam

14th 2.00pm Prayer Meeting led by Eric Thomas

16th 10.30am The Third Sunday of the Kingdom5.00pm Evensong

23rd 10.30am Christ the King -‐ The Fourth Sunday of the Kingdom. (The Sunday before Advent)

5.00pm Evensong

30th 10.30am Advent 15.00pm Carol Service at St Hilary’s


Rotas for November 2014Readers at Morning Eucharist2nd 1st Daniel Jones 9th 1st Eileen Nielsen 2nd Val Beynon16th 1st Mike Banks 2nd Mike Powell23rd 1st Pat Stratton 2nd Gwynneth Prestwood30th 1st Glenys Vaughan 2nd David Vaughan

Offertory Procession2nd Junior Church9th Margaret Thomas & Julie Cole16th Susan & Bob Mapp23rd Christine & John Williams30th Carol & Alan Pickard

Altar Flowers2nd Memory of Roy Roberts9th Susan Mapp (Remembrance Sunday)16th 23rd Memory of Joyce Rowe30th Advent

Sidespersons

November Beryl Harris, Roy Chapman, Carole & Alan PickardDecember Mike & Sylvia Powell, Barbara Thomas, Howard Phillips

Coffee 2nd Eileen Nielsen 9th Megan Jones 16th Angela Seawood 23rd Margaret Thomas 30th Mary Williams

Sponsor for Bread & Wine Val Beynon

Church Cleaning Jean Howell & Olwen Nicholas


St Martin’s Church DunvantNovember 2014

Date Service Time Sidesperson Reader

2nd Holy Eucharist 8.00am E Graves D Morgan9th Sung Eucharist 9.00am S Charles-‐Phillips H Lumsdaine16th Sung Eucharist 9.00am G Lewis L Lewis23rd Sung Eucharist 9.00am E Harris30th Sung Eucharist 9.00am R Draisey M Draisey Carol Service 5.00pm at St Hilary’s E Nielsen

Altar Flowers

2nd Margaret Draisey

9th Margaret Williams

16th

23rd Linda Legg

30th Advent

Bread & Wine

Rita AndersonMargaret Williams

We pray especially for:-‐Kath Smith, Olive Thomas, Cran.


Parish NewsWe pray for all who are ill, at home, in hospital or in Nursing Homes: Phyllis Harries, Emlyn Bawden, Joan Davies, Olwen & John Iles, Joan Dobbs, Glenda Pelzer, Brian Smale, Bill Ivey, Gwyneth & Tommy Bartley, Pam Ward, Mary Minchella, Graham Treharne and Eileen Watkins (Eileen had a fall and is currently in Morriston Hospital after undergoing surgery). We also remember, with gratitude, those who are lovingly caring for them.

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Congratulations to Gwynneth Prestwood. Great grand-‐daughter, Rita, born to Christopher and Tina.Congratulations to David Cox who will be 90 in early December. There will be a party for friends at the Tapestri restaurant.

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Luncheon ClubOn Wednesday 26th November, the Luncheon Club will be holding a Coffee Morning at 10:30am. Please come along, not only to support this event, but to enjoy a cuppa and a cake. There will be a Bring & Buy stall plus truly lovely raffle prizes.Present members of the Luncheon Club would like to see new faces at the dining tables. Please, if you know someone who would like to spend a few hours with good company on a Wednesday, then introduce them to the Luncheon Club. Transport can be arranged and they will be warmly welcomed. The food is home cooked by volunteers and the varied menu is delicious.

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REMEMBRANCE CONCERT

SATURDAY 8TH NOV 7:00 PM

Dunvant Male Choir with Guest Artist

Ros Evans

Tickets £10 fromEileen Nielsen (520685)

or Stuart Jones (429516)

ST MARTIN’S CHRISTMAS LUNCH

2014Gower Golf Club

Friday Dec 12th 1:00 pm £16.00 inclusive

Menu and list for attendance at the back of both Churches.

All welcome contact Colin on )20136


The PCC has approved the withdrawal of the Parish of Killay from the process of Ministry Areas until 2015 and that it is necessary for the clergy to meet for thorough discussion and report back to their respective Parishes with positive ideas and aims.

It was agreed that the Choir Pews be removed in time for the Remembrance concert on 8 November.

We welcome Steve Gardner on joining the PCC.

Christmas Concert Abbey Players Date to be announced

Advent Carol Service St Hilary’s Church Sunday 30 Nov.

St Nicholas Fayre Saturday 6 Dec.

Christmas Tree Festival Theme Christmas Carols 10 15 Dec.

Community Carol Service St Hilary’s Church Sunday 14 Dec. Mince Pies & Mulled wine in Parish Centre

Ladies Guild Carol Service Wednesday 17 Dec. Christmas Raffle to be drawn that evening

Carol Service Siloam Sunday 21 Dec.

Swansea Night Shelter trainingJust a reminder that the next round of Swansea Night Shelter training is due to start soon. People are not restricted to the night that we are offering (Tuesday into Wednesday morning); any night would be helpful and I can provide details of the other churches, nearer the time, if required.Volunteer training dates are now set for Thursday, 6th November and Tuesday, 25th November @ 7.30pm at Parklands. ALL volunteers (old and new) must attend one of the training sessions. You can attend either date and don't need to book in advance. I will let you know if there are other dates to come....I have not yet heard if there will be a special session for Shift Leaders!In 2015 we will run from Friday, 2nd January and close on Sunday, 29th March. Keith Evans (vicar All Souls, Oystermouth) and Steven Bunting (vicar St Stephens, St Thomas) have agreed to 6 weeks each starting at All Souls and then moving to St Stephens as we did in 2014.If you are interested could you let me know, this will help with planning numbers etc. If you have replied, thank you; your support is greatly appreciated.Thank you all and may God bless you.....

Sonia Jones Parish of Sketty TreasurerTuesday Night Co-‐ordinator for Swansea Night ShelteR

01792 524409 [email protected] for texts only (please use my land-‐line for phone calls)

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Music SocietyThe programme for the October meeting was listed as ‘Members Own’ and several members volunteered to either sing, play music or read poems with appropriate introductions. First up on the programme was a performance of “We’re a Couple of Swells” by Barbara Roberts and Margaret Williams, both suitably attired, and was very well received, with members joining in the bits they knew best – “We’ll walk down the avenue, Yes, we’ll walk down the avenue, Yes, we’ll walk down the avenue ‘til we’re there”!

Next, Don Watkins introduced us to some duets and solos of several romantic ballads which he and his late wife, Terry, had performed and recorded in their younger days and which were accompanied on piano by Don himself. Don has certainly ‘hidden his light under a bushel’ as far as the music scene is concerned, as all the ballads were very well performed and enjoyed by everyone.

Jane Riseborough read the first poem of the evening entitled “The Church Mouse” by the late Sir John Betjeman. It is a brilliant poem, beautifully read by Jane, and bestows human attributes to the mouse as it muses over what is going on in the church; particularly at Harvest time when other mice invade the church to enjoy the benefits of the harvest produce, the only time of the year they appear!

Barbara Roberts then read a poem entitled ”We Worship at St Tescos” by Pam Ayres. Barbara entered into the spirit of the poem which is written in a typical Pam Ayres genre, very amusing but with overtones of how the secular life is taking over – Tescos always open, churches not; piped music rather than organ music; younger congregation; at Tescos they rely on ‘profits’ not ‘prophets’. Quite revealing.

Yours truly played two excerpts from ‘The Sound of Music’ – ‘The Hills are Alive’ and ‘Climb Every Mountain’. The songs brought back memories that Barbara and I had experienced while on a holiday to the Peloponnese Peninsula (Ancient Greece) when we found ourselves in the company of the late Jean Conway, a leading member of Swansea Amateurs and her friend Margaret Grey who still works behind the scenes for the Amateur Dramatic Groups. During the holiday, the party visited two amphitheatres and Jean was persuaded to sing on both occasions. These Greek open-‐air theatres have amazing acoustics and Jean’s beautiful tones rose to the top as she sang both the above-‐mentioned songs


which were so appropriate to the location and all the visitors there that day were enthralled and spell-‐bound.

Wendy John was the next participant and she spoke about her love of the opera ‘Tosca’ and played an aria from that opera which was sung by her favourite singer, Tito Gobi, adding that she had been present at such a production and how she relives the occasion whenever she plays the recording.

The programme concluded with Chairperson, Heulwen, speaking about her deep interest in ‘Keep Fit’ and how she has helped many people, as a carer, with chair-‐based exercises for frail adults, but also fitter people with ‘Nordic Walking’. Heulwen ended with the following HEALTH MESSAGE:

• If walking/cycling is good for your health, the postman would be immortal.• A whale swims all day, only eats fish, drinks water and is fat.• A rabbit runs and hops and only lives 15 years -‐ a tortoise doesn’t run, does nothing – yet lives for 450 years!

AND PEOPLE TELL ME TO EXERCISE!!

It was decided to hold the Annual Dinner in January as members were quite heavily booked up with Christmas dinners.At the November meeting, the entertainment will be provided by the hand bell ringers of St Mary’s Church, Swansea.

Eric Thomas


Ladies GuildJennie Eyers of the Penllergare Trust came along on 1st October to tell us about the vast improvements in the woods since her last visit in 2002.Jennie began by photographing the Guild members for use in the publicity hand-‐outs relating to the trust, before telling of the history of the owners of the estate, the Dillwyn Llewellyn family. One family member, John, took numerous photographs which have been useful in restoring the gardens to their former glory.As a result of a £2.3 million Heritage Lottery fund grant, which documented very detailed plans, the Trust has been able to restore many features of the estate.Walls, terraces and steps have been repaired, a woodland car park for 65 vehicles built, lakes have been de-‐silted, oak woodland re-‐planted, a 17th century arched

bridge rebuilt and the waterfall repaired with an Archimedes screw attached which generates enough electricity to power the estate and to sell some back to the national grid. Following prolonged negotiations with Swansea City Council, the trust is now able to restore the 1851 Observatory which will be completed in November 2014. A small coffee shop was constructed to cater for visiting walkers, but due to its

popularity it has to be extended. The Penllergare Estate has been transformed, courtesy of the Trust and is well worth a visit. Our thanks to Jennie for a fascinating talk and all her hard work for the Trust.

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The following week, Camilla Buckle told us about her year in Bolivia, not as a tourist but more like a missionary, not to convert but to minister and teach children in prison.Through a charity “Latin Link”, Camilla went first to Cochabamba for two months to do an intensive course to learn to speak Spanish; there she lived with a local family. She then moved to Oruro to live with another family and do her work. In Bolivia people can be imprisoned for years, without trial, unless they can afford a lawyer. Prisons have no bars, there is freedom within each section, inmates rent rooms, have Sky TV, set up businesses and have their children with them (some conceived and born in prison). Gangs develop, there is violence and the children know no other life. Camilla worked with a charity “Angel Tree” to teach the children who were “banged up but wanting to learn”. There were 8 tutors and the pupils left prison either for a morning or an afternoon, were taught, had a meal and received helped with their


homework. Young offenders, aged 12 to 18, attended anger management and victim empathy courses, teenage girls also had cookery lessons. Time was also set aside for prayer. Camilla spoke affectionately about the people she had met and said that perhaps she might return one day. An enthralling evening, different from any previous “travel talk”.

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Mike Sparkes of the Mumbles Lifeboat was our speaker on 15th October telling us about the history of it.The Bristol Channel was known as the graveyard of sailing ships; between 1828 and 1856 there were 156 shipwrecks and between Oxwich and Swansea Bay 400 deaths. In total, 18 crew members of the Mumbles lifeboat have perished. In 1883, the boat went to the rescue of a German ship off Pwlldu; all the crew perished when the boat capsized three times, 19 children were orphaned. There were disasters in 1903 when 6 men perished, another in 1944 and the most recent in 1947 when all the crew of the Edward, Prince of Wales lifeboat and 39 crewmembers of the Samtampa lost their lives.The first lifeboats were rowing boats, then sailing vessels followed by open

motorised boats. The original lifeboat was housed in the present day inflatable boat station. In the early 1900's the “new boat” stood on the pier until the lifeboat house was

built in 1918. The lifeboat men were nearly all oyster dredgermen.The aim of the RNLI is to “prevent loss of life at sea”. There are 247 lifeboat stations covering 19000 miles of British and Irish coastline. The coxswain and the mechanic are the only members employed by the RNLI; all others are volunteers.The new Mumbles lifeboat is the state of the art Tamar class costing £2.4 million. It has 7 crew and costs £2000 per launch, it can hold 118 survivors (but is not self righting over 41). This is the fourth boat paid for by Midlands multi-‐millionare Roy Barker. There are 31 volunteer crew members of the Mumbles lifeboat, 3 of whom are women; all living between Blackpill and Bishopston. All crew follow an intensive training course at Poole.Thank you, Mike for a very interesting talk.

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An evening which I thought was very special was Wednesday October 22nd, as it was our 50th anniversary – a very pleasant evening and great to see so many current and former members of the ‘Young Wives’ and ‘Ladies Guild’. The evening expressed the friendliness and fellowship of our Guild.


The Guild was set up as ‘Young Wives’ in 1964 by a small number of young women, mostly with young children, in order to meet socially with others and to make new friends. They met at the old Parish Hall in Goetre Fawr Road, Killay known as the tin shed which is now the site of the petrol station. The meetings were, and still are, held each Wednesday evening when talks, on varied subjects are given by invited speakers followed by tea and a chat. Day trips and Christmas dinners etc were, and still are, also arranged.

Mrs Mair Hughes was leader for many years until her untimely death in 1984. Mrs Carol Jenkins then became leader until 1993 when ‘yours truly’ took over the reins. In 1984 Rev David Thomas, the curate of St Hilary’s, suggested that perhaps the name ‘Young Wives’ was no longer appropriate so we became the ‘Ladies Guild.’ The Guild continues to flourish and has a good membership. Over the years donations amounting to thousands of pounds have been made to charities.

Almost a hundred members gathered in church for a service conducted by Father Tim – a very meaningful service for which we thank you so much, but rather sorry you didn’t have the time to enjoy time with us over a glass of wine and a piece of cake.

We all adjourned to the Parish Hall where a delicious buffet awaited us, together with our anniversary cake and wine. A little light entertainment was provided by Viv, a few poems and John Roach played the guitar while we had a little sing song.

A very successful evening and I would like to thank everyone for all their help in so many ways – many, many thanks.

Gwynneth Prestwood

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The light evenings are now but a memoryThe light evenings are now but a memory. Now that the clock has returned to Greenwich Mean Time, the evenings grow dark very quickly indeed and it is an effort to leave the warmth of the house and go out into the night which is cold and most probably wet and indeed uninviting. Nowadays we have the television to entertain us and, what with the multi channels now open to us, we should not complain that we have little to do. But what did they do in years gone by when moving pictures could only be seen in a cinema, and before that when any entertainment was produced by you? I write thus for recently my mind turned to my paternal grandfather and his way of life.His working life was that of a stone mason. His summer evenings were spent in his allotment. His winter evenings were spent repairing things such as broken nets for rabbit catching, or resole-‐ing his working boots

(here he would cut the shape of his feet out of a piece of brown leather, then apply heated glue, which smelt foul, compressed the shape under his boot and then fastened his hand made wedges on and there they were left for a few days before the nailing on and the fitting in of steel toe caps and metal heel tips.) He also had to clean and feed his

ferrets kept for rabbit hunting. I can’t remember anytime, that is apart from Christmas evening, when he was not engaged in doing something which was to be of use in the months to come.As for me, some eighty years after watching my grandfather, I sit and read or watch the tele. Sometimes I have to go out in the car for a short journey, safe in the knowledge that there is little need for me to repair anything I use, for the shops are open and I can always buy what I need. How sad a life is that?

On the plus side, though, I can report that I have won the battle of the purple sprouting broccoli for I have a dozen or more plants unmolested by the butterfly thanks to a covering of small hole mesh. The only thing now is to decide when I can remove the mesh...I am scanning the sky for the winged invader and hopeful that the caterpillars have become chrysalis.

David Morgan


The phone’s ringing !! ... was it a wind upShare with me a telephone call I received on 10th January 2012. The relevance of that date is that it was 6 weeks prior to our great tour of Singapore – 1 March 2012.“Hello” said I, in my usual telephone manner. “Oh, hello” replied the caller. “Is that Singapore Airlines?” “Yes, indeed”, I replied, “how can I help you?” (Who is this wag on the other end of the phone, I thought). The caller continued, “I am looking for a return flight for two to Singapore as soon as possible, please sir.” “And what is the duration of your stay?” said I. “Oh, 3 to 4 weeks, we’re quite flexible on the return date.” “Fine,” said I, “it gives me a little bit more scope for flight availability.” “Yes,” said the caller, “I understand.” “Now, let’s see – yes, there is a flight relative to your needs. If I can give you details of the flight arrangements and they are suitable to you, then I can go ahead and process the booking for you.” “Oh, thank you, thank you,” said the caller, “you have been most helpful.” Oh dear, I’m beginning to believe that this is a genuine call, but to wrong number, but then again, isn’t that what a good wind up merchant is – convincing? Well, the following details, I think, will determine which……

“The arrangements,” I said, “are as follows: the flight will depart from Fairwood Airport at 12:00 pm Friday next. The plane will be either a Hoster or Tiger Moth. This flight will necessitate 15 stopovers en route for the purpose of refueling and for the driver to have a couple of pints. The only request we make is that you bring a Tesco trolley to the airport to convey your luggage from the departure lounge to the plane, as there is no such facility available at the airport.” At which point (I’m not sure whether the caller was laughing or crying) interjected; “so” said he, “you are not Singapore Airlines?” “Correct,” said I. Totally distraught and dejected by this outcome, he enquired as to who I was and from where I was speaking. This, I said, I was unable to divulge, other than to say it was a Swansea number.

Well, whilst his frustration was apparent, he was gracious in sharing with me the humorous aspect of the call. We had a good laugh and I wished him well in his ‘plight to get a flight’ and said “Goodbye,” or was it? For, 5 minutes later, the phone rang and I answered in my usual manner. “Hello” said I and the caller said “Oh no, not you again!” Well, I felt I owed him this information as he was obviously desperate to arrange these flights to Singapore. “Well,” I said, “I am from Dunvant.” With that he blurted out “I don’t believe it. I knew it had to be some header. You, you are Effie – Geoff Evans, Effie, Dunvant Male Voice, Dunvant RFC, Dunvant.” “Correct,” said I, but now the tide had turned for he knew me but who was he? Was it a ‘wind up’ after all? Surely not, and so I was obliged to ask him to identify himself.

Well boys, especially the older choristers and the music team, the instigator of that call was Gary Evans, the founder conductor of the Morriston RFC Male Choir who Huw Rees succeeded.

Geoff EvansP.S. I don’t know why, but he hasn’t rung me again.

Reproduced by kind permission of Dunvant Male Choir, previously appearing in the Dunvant Male Choir Magazine


Mothers’ UnionFather Danny Bowen, a Franciscan, gave a talk on October 7th about the Order and an insight into the life of St Francis, who was the son of a rich Italian merchant and his French wife. St Francis was born Pietro Bernardone in Assisi, Umbria in 1182. Umbria, then, was quite feudal and Pietro turned to crime, stealing from his father and his community. One day, in a chapel, he looked at the cross; he said Jesus spoke to him, telling him to heal His church.Pietro was reprimanded in the local town square by the Bishop for his bad behaviour and stripped naked of all his fine clothes. He found an old brown habit to cover himself and left the town with a group of followers to spread the Gospel. They set up their own self-‐funded Order and walked from Assisi to Rome for an audience with the Pope.St Francis preached in the manner of St John and he and his followers visited the Holy Land and Europe. On returning to Italy, he is said to have shown the signs of the stigmata on his hands and feet and bled from his side. Father Danny brought with him a statue of St Francis with the wolf by his side and a bird on his hand. There is a story of a wolf terrorising a village but St Francis spoke to it and pacified it. He loved all animals; he spoke to them and birds flocked to him. St Francis was canonised in 1228 after dying in 1224. His Feast Day is October 4th.Father Danny explained that, on becoming a Franciscan, members are expected to live a life of prayer, study and spiritual direction. Franciscans live frugally and, on joining the Order, must give away all their possessions to walk in the steps of Jesus. Margaret Massey thanked Father Danny for an interesting and enlightening talk.

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For our second meeting in October on the 21st, Mrs Elaine Thomas, herself a M.U. member, gave us a very entertaining afternoon reading poems gleaned from various sources such as church magazines, interspersed with amusing anecdotes and stories. Some of the poems brought back happy memories from the past -‐ like the poems entitled “The Village I Once Knew” and “The Good Old Days”. Elaine explained that most poems and songs are about love, music, flowers or memories, but most are definitely about love; even hymns can be a form of love song. A birthday card depicting events and prices of goods from 1941 listed the top film of that year as “How Green Was My Valley” and the most popular song “You Are My Sunshine”, a love song.


A very poignant poem, read by Elaine, described a very long marriage; mum home caring for the children, no pill, no drugs. Many poems are written about church; one about the church organist, another about a newcomer to church accused of sitting in someone’s chair, trying to volunteer help in the various societies but being told “that job is always done by so and so,” when, as church members, we should be embracing newcomers. A poem about older women looking for jobs caused some discussion amongst our members as did “A Tired Woman’s Epitaph” which described womens’ various daily tasks; the woman looked forward to going to heaven where she could do nothing for ever!! One of the last poems, read by Elaine, was about 2 books on a coffee table, the Bible and the TV guide; no prizes for guessing which one was used the most.Elaine was a delight to listen to, telling little stories about her own life and family -‐ as Betty Nutt said, in thanking her, it brought back many happy memories for us all.

mDates for NovemberTues Nov 4th Meeting 2:00pm Mr Andrew Jones Shelter CymruFri Nov 7th Clyne Deanery Eucharist, St Mary’s 11:00am Fr Tim WilliamsTues Nov 18th Meeting 2:00pm Members Own Bring & Buy & Raffle

Our Christmas Lunch at Sketty Hall is on Tuesday December 2nd, 12:30 for 1:00pm There will be a Raffle and Bran Tub.

Sandra Banks

This quiz team at the Harvest Supper were ‘Slightly Confused’.

That was their team name - they obviously weren’t confused about the questions.......because they won!


Serata Italiana - un grande successo

Our Italian Evening on October 25th was a roaring success with about 72 people present on the night.The Hall was beautifully decked out in red white and green flags and all the tables were laid out in red and green with candles.The food was pizza as a starter; the main course was a choice of bolognese or carbonara served with freshly cooked pasta (many thanks to Jan Lewis & Sarah Webb for carrying out this unenviable feat!) There was also a vegetable lasagne for the vegetarians. The dessert was either a Cornetto or Vienetta ice cream. Italian wine was available to buy either by the bottle or by the glass.The Quizmaster did a splendid job and there was a raffle with several lovely prizes.Many thanks to Eileen and Val for organising it all, and to everyone who helped; decorating the Hall, cooking the meals, serving, and, of course, the mammoth clear up afterwards; too many people to mention individually but every contribution was thankfully received.Over £700 was raised by this event.

A Pleasant Surprise on our Day Out in the CotswoldsKen and I visited Bourton-‐on-‐the-‐Water and called into a coffee shop, (The Rainbow Shop) near the main street of the village. We ordered tea, coffee and scones. Whilst waiting for our order, I noticed that there were a lot of items, memorabilia and references relating to the Bible. There was also an adjoining shop where one could purchase various items, again relating to the Bible. After eating our delicious scones, one of the ladies who was serving in the shop, approached us and explained that at 12.00 midday they said 'The Lord's Prayer'. (They have been doing this every day for the past 2 years). So of course we joined them with some other customers. I then checked the menu for the price of our order, only to find that there were no prices listed. I, of course, enquired as to how much we owed and the ladies said, “Just make a donation” and to place it in the box provided! They would give change if required! What trusting people -‐ amazing. It was quite an experience!

Wendy & Ken John

A leaflet was given to us, describing the beginnings of "Shalom -‐ The Rainbow Shop"It all began in April 2000, with a prompting in my spirit that would not go away. I was in Bourton on the Water, looking across the road at Barclays Bank, a small picturesque black and white property, which had once been a barn, but was now up for sale by auction.3 months later I was on the train to attend the auction with Lot 21 in view – the Cotswolds property we felt God was guiding us to. There was a British Rail announcement given just outside Reading – all transport into London was halted. It was the Queen Mother’s 100th birthday celebrations and there had been a bomb scare. All I had with me was my mobile phone – my prayer was “If You want us to buy this property for Your purposes, then it’s over to You Lord.”I was able to set up telephone bidding with the auctioneer (this normally takes 3 days – Thank you Lord!) but they wanted a fax from either our Bank or a Solicitor guaranteeing the money we had available. Luckily I had been with our Solicitor the day before and she agreed to fax the auctioneer.By this time we had arrived at Reading Station and we grabbed a taxi to Heathrow airport - our fax had not arrived! The Solicitor tried again, this time successfully. We arrived at Heathrow but there was still no transport into London so I found a quiet place where I could hear the auctioneer bidding on our behalf. One person was bidding strongly against us. Our final bid (our top price) – the auctioneer was saying “For the first time of asking, the second and the third.” The hammer fell and the auctioneer said into the phone “It’s yours.” The exact amount of money left for stamp duty – what I had prayed for. God is truly an awesome God.On October 19th 2000, “Shalom – The Rainbow Shop” opened. Two small rooms filled with books, cards & gifts giving glory to God. We are now in our 14th year – The Lord has gone before us and His vision is still guiding us. We have expanded to 3 rooms in the shop and in October 2004, we opened our Rainbow Refreshment Room, a place of fellowship where people can meet over a cup of tea and be refreshed.



Gwalia SingersThis Autumn the choir had a most successful concert tour in southern France, performing 4 concerts (two with local choirs) at St Paul les Dax and Castets in the Landes area of Aquitaine. On return, the choir hosted the Sydney Welsh choir from Australia with a joint concert at St Mary’s Church which was packed, for the event, with a subsequent social gathering at the Cross Keys Inn.The choir has a hectic build up to Christmas. In 1981 the choir recorded a little known song by Jonah Lowie on a 45 vinyl, together with the Cory Band from Cardiff, entitled ‘Stop the Cavalry.’ It was little known over here but, subsequently, became a huge Christmas hit in America. It is played on all of the radio stations over Christmas and is probably so popular as the words make the point about bringing troops back from conflict for Christmas and probably came out at the right time after several wars in which the Americans were involved. Needless to say the choir has never received any royalties for the recording however Channel 4 has commissioned the FRESHONE TV company to make a programme to run at Christmas about Christmas songs with a story. They had found out about ‘Stop the Cavalry’ and asked us to re-‐record it for the programme. Consequently, with some clever arranging and percussion from our organist and accompanist, Stephen Wilson, we have produced a musical backing and will be re-‐recording and filming the song at All Saint’s Church, Oystermouth this week. It will surely be part of our Christmas repertoire.Parishioners will have seen on the news that the pop singer Alvin Stardust (real name – Bernard Jewry) died last week from prostate cancer. He was married to a dancer from Swansea and, thirteen years ago, the choir were invited to Sussex to sing at their daughter’s baptism. Many stars from the entertainment world were present including Boney M and Sir Cliff Richard (who subsequently became a choir patron). Alvin always considered that his second home was Wales and he had asked for his funeral service to be held in Swansea at St Thomas’s Church, Port Tennant but, more importantly, that the Gwalia Singers would sing ‘Calon Lan’ at the service. The choir have naturally agreed to this together with The Lord’s Prayer, but it is fitting to note that we had all agreed to participate in “Movember” this year by growing a sponsored moustache in aid of prostate cancer research.The choir continues to be the choir of choice at weddings with 4 lined up before Christmas at: St John’s, Bath; St Illtyd’s RC Church in Port Tennant; St David & St Cyfelach Church, Llangyfelach and St Paul’s Church, Sketty. Several Christmas concerts are planned at: The Vivian Hall (4th Dec); Clyne Golf Club (5th Dec); Scout & Guide HQ, Brynmill (9th Dec); Swansea University (11th Dec) and at St Thomas’s Church with the local school on 16th December. Tickets can be arranged for most of these on request.

Alan Clewett


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6. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

7. The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.

8. Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.

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10. When you go to court, you are putting yourself in the hands of twelve people who weren't clever enough to get out of jury service.

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and many more home-made specialities.Wide variety of beers available, including weekly guest beers mentioned

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Exercise

Classes St Hilary’s Church Hall, Killay: Tues 10:00 – 11:00 am Ladies

St Paul’s Parish Centre, Sketty: Tues 7:30 – 9:30 pm Ladies

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FUNERAL DIRECTORSIN PRIVATE OWNERSHIP

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Pre-‐paymentFuneral Plans

24-‐hourPersonal Service

MonumentalMasonry

SympatheticandCaring Staff

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Church ServicesSt Hilary’s

1st Sunday 10.30am Family Eucharist (followed by coffee with Traidcraft Stall) 5.00pm Evensong

2nd Sunday 10.30am Holy Eucharist 5.00pm Combined Evensong with Siloam

3rd Sunday 10.30am Holy Eucharist 5.00pm Evensong

4th Sunday 10.30am Holy Eucharist 5.00pm Healing Service

5th Sunday 10.30am Holy Eucharist 5.00pm Evensong at St Martin’s

St Martin’s1st Sunday 8.00am Holy Eucharist

2nd Sunday 9.00am Sung Eucharist

3rd Sunday 9.00am Sung Eucharist

4th Sunday 9.00am Sung Eucharist

5th Sunday 9.00am Sung Eucharist 5.00pm Evensong with St Hilary’s at St Martin’s


St Hilary’s Church Hall – Parish CentreTwo large rooms with refreshment and disabled facilitiesavailable for hire ….. parties, anniversaries, meetings etc.

Phone 07902844379

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November 2014 Parish of Killay Magazine