We were delighted to welcome an American Choir who gave a concert at St
Edward’s on 23rd January. Gustavus Choir is the
touring choir of Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint
Peters, Minnesota, USA, and this event was part of their
2015 international tour of France and Britain, under
conductor Gregory Aune. They ssng a mix of folk,
classical and sacred and there were about 60 singers. As
the concert was in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity,
Roath Park Cytûn joined us to make this our
main united event of the week. All proceeds go to Christian Aid, and the UK Government has pledged to
double all donations.
From Gustavus Choir Blog: Our performance at St Edward’s Church in Roath, a town outside of Cardiff, was
certainly the choir at its best. We sang from near the altar, with about 30 yards across the quire between us and the
audience. That distance and the vaulted ceilings of the church created a smoothly blended sound. The choir and
audience continued to build off one another, creating a memorably high-energy performance. Afterwards, the parish
and Gustavus communities mingled over food and drink.
Congratulations to
Rachel Doe on being
admitted to the Roll of
Solicitors of the Senior
Courts of England and
Wales.
The Easter Experience, depicting Passiontide and
the Resurrection, took place in St Margaret’s 16-20 March. Many thanks to everyone who helped, and especially to Kathie Mayer for organizing it all.
We had 240 pupils from Marlborough Primary School and the feedback from them was very positive. They said they had “an awesome time”.
Deanery Confirmation at St Margaret's
The Assistant Bishop of Llandaff, Rt Rev David Wilbourne confirmed the candidates on 22nd March. Congratulations to St Edward's chorister Hannah who was confirmed.
The St Edward Cope restoration work is complete.
It is a wonderful transformation – the cope has been
restored to its former glory. Our thanks to Beverley for
all her hard work. The cope was originally made by the
Benedictine Community of Nashdom, and was first used
by Rev Henry Wellington (whose photograph is in the
vestry) on Easter Day, 31 March 1929. It has the arms
of Edward the Confessor and cost £58.10.0.