Network Events Guide (Roath Area)

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January

Sun 29 Jan. 7.30pm. Solus, Cardiff Students’ Union. Ignite the Gospel: Youth Event featuring the Ignite Band and Going Public Theatre Company. Speaker: Dai Hankey. A chance for young people to experience the presence of God through lively worship, drama and teaching from some of the best contemporary preachers who teach on topics that are relevant and real. Entry £3.

Mon 30 Jan. 10.30am-12.30pm. City URC, Windsor Place. CACEC Bible Study Group. “Christianity and Science” by Rev John Weaver, former principal of the South Wales Baptist College. Eight sessions, Mondays 7-9pm, starting 30 Jan. Fee: £30. From Galileo, Newton and Darwin to chance and design, the big bang, multiple universes, designer babies and evolution. 20-225190.

February

Sun 5 Feb. 3pm. Wales Millennium Centre Glanfa Stage. Pavane Early Music Consort concert.

Sun 5 Feb. 7pm. St Andrew’s & St. Teilo’s, Woodville Road. Taize Service.

Tue 7 Feb. “Croeso” copy date.

Wed 8 Feb. 6.15pm. St Michael’s College. Lecture: “Christianity in the medieval West: One Reformation historian’s perspective” by Rev Prof Diarmaid N. J. MacCulloch, K.B., Professor of the History of the Church, Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford, Author of “A History of Christianity; the First Three Thousand Years” and Presenter of 2010 BBC Television Series, A History of Christianity. All Welcome. Admission free. Refreshments provided. If you are interested in attending, please contact 20-563379, or email: info@stmichaels.ac.uk

Thur 9 Feb. 7pm. Swansea University. Theology Public Lecture. "The Meaning in the Miracles" by The Very Reverend Dr Jeffrey John (Dean of St Albans). Admission free.

9-11 Feb. YMCA Theatre, The Walk. Cinderella presented by “Revelations”, the youth drama group of Llanishen Baptist Church. Thur/Fri 9/10 Feb at 7.15pm and Sat

Fri 10 Feb. 1.15pm. St John’s (town). Organ Concert by James Norrey (Llandaff Cathedral). Entrance free. Retiring collection.

Fri 10 Feb. 9pm. St Martin in the Fields (Trafalgar Square). Cardiff Polyphonic Choir perform Rachmaninov’s Vespers.

10-19 Feb. Holy Land Pilgrmage with the Society of Our Lady of Penrhys. A 9/10 day Pilgrimage under the leadership of Fr Dean Atkins. Inclusive cost £1575. Email: info@lightline.org.uk

Sat 11 Feb. 10am-4pm. Pontprennau Community Church Centre. Churches Together Wedding Fayre. A range of local wedding businesses offering cakes, flowers, stationery, cars, photography, beauty, etc., with an emphasis on encouraging couples to consider a Church wedding with local clergy present to answer questions. Admission free, refreshments will be served.

11 Feb at 3.15pm.Tickets £6 from Angela Rodgers 20-753033. Any queries 20-753033.

Mon 13 Feb. 7.30-9.30pm. Roath Church House. Roath Parish Knitting & Crochet group. New members very welcome – assistance given to learners. Contact Gill Day 20-495496 or Ann James craftylady-44aj@hotmail.com for details.

Tue 14 Feb. 10am-12pm. Park End Church. Holiday Club for 4-11s. Craft games, live music, lots of fun. Price £1.

Thur 16 Feb. 7pm. St Peter’s Rugby Club, Minster Rd. PACT Meeting (Police and Community Together).

Sat 18 Feb. 10.30-1pm. St Anne’s Church Hall. Brunch. Orange juice, toast, sausage, bacon, egg, hash brown, black pudding, beans, tomatoes, tea & coffee. Cost £4.50. Tickets from Jean Gough 20-639233.

Sat 18 Feb. 7.30pm. St Peter’s Hall. Wild West Charity Night organized by Cardiff Catenians. The evening will include a Barn Dance/Ceilidh with live music provided by Pluck and Squeeze, hot food and all are expected to dress appropriately! All profits to Crossroads Care and the Princess Royal Trust Carers Centre. Entry by ticket only, £18 from Peter Sullivan 20-490641.

Thur 23 Feb. 9pm. St Edward’s. Compline.

Fri 24 Feb. 7.30pm. Llandaff Cathedral. New Professional Early Music Ensemble, Cambrian Consort give their inaugural performance “Music for Lent and Passiontide”. Missa Pange lingua (Josquin des Prés), Lamentations of Jeremiah (Tallis), Infelix ego (Byrd), Jesu meine Freude (Bach). Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. Tickets £20 03700-101051.

Sat 25 Feb. 10am-12pm. St Michael’s & All Angels, Gelligaer St, Cathays. Circle Dancing with Archdeacon Peggy Jackson.

Sat 25 Feb. 11am. St Edward’s. Coffee Concert: Pavane Early Music Consort. £2 inc coffee.

Mon 27 Feb. 7pm. St Edward’s. St Edward’s Orchestra Mozart Concert. Programme: Don Giovanni Overture, Concertone K190 for 2 violins (Phil Ellis and David Morrell soloists) and Symphony No.41 "Jupiter".

March

Thur 1 Mar. 10.45am. St John’s (town). All Wales National St David’s Day Service. All welcome. Also the National St David’s Day Parade leaves City Hall at 12.30pm. Those wishing to participate please contact Marc Evans 20-213629 or gwyldewi@gmail.com

Sat 3 March. 10am-12pm. St Andrew’s & St. Teilo’s, Woodville Road. Fairtrade Fortnight Coffee Morning with Art Exhibition by Nikki Askins.

Mon 5 Mar. 10.30am-12.30pm. City URC, Windsor Place. CACEC Bible Study Group. “The Johannine Letters” by Rev Edward Dowland-Owen. Four sessions, Mondays 10.30am-12.30pm starting 5 March. Fee: £20.

Fri 9 Mar. 1.15pm. St John’s (town). Organ Concert by Stephen Disley (Southwark Cathedral). Entrance free. Retiring collection.

Sun 11 March. 7pm. St Andrew’s & St. Teilo’s, Woodville Road. Taize Service.

Thur 15 Mar. 7pm. Swansea University. Theology Public Lecture. "The Future of Christian Theology" by Professor David Ford (Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge).  Admission free.

Tue 20 March. 7pm. Swansea University. Theology Public Lecture. "Evolution and how the Universe became self-aware: what are the theological consequences?" by Professor Simon Conway Morris (Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge). Admission free.

Sat 24 Mar. 11am. St Edward’s. Coffee Concert: Gwenno Roberts (Violin). £2 inc coffee.

Sun 25 Mar. 3pm. St David’s Hall. Concert by Cardiff University Choir and Symphony Orchestra, includes Mozart’s Kyrie in D Minor (K341). Tickets £10.

Sun 25 March. 7pm. St Edward’s. Choral Evensong accompanied by Cathays Consort of Viols.

Mon 26 March. 3.30pm. St Michael’s College. And 7.30pm. South Wales Baptist College, Richmond Road. An invitation to poetry readings with leading Irish poet, Micheal O’Siadhail, who  is on a tour of Britain reading from his recent book Tongues. Admission free. Refreshments provided. Micheal will be available afterwards to sign copies of his books.

Tue 27 March. 7pm. Swansea University. Theology Public Lecture. An Evening of Poetry with Micheal O'Siadhail (Internationally acclaimed and award winning Irish Poet and former Professor at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies). Admission free.

Sat 31 March. 11am. St Edward’s. Stainer’s Crucifixion. Anyone who knows the work (or can sight-sing it) will be welcome to join us. Call 20495769 if you need to borrow music.

Sat 31 March. 7pm. Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall in the RWCMD. Cantemus Choir give a chamber choir performance of Handel’s Messiah, accompanied by the orchestra Réjouissance. Tickets £10-£18.

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Last updated 29 January, 2012 .