St Edward's Church, Roath

During Covid

As well as the services above we meet online as a "Virtual Church" including a weekly Zoom Morning Prayer on Saturdays at 9am. Our amazing ForgetMeNot Café works on all sorts of projects, and members email their creations regularly. You can interact with us on this page (below), or on the Facebook page: Virtual.St.Edward (Members and Friends of St Edward's Music & Arts Centre also contribute to the Facebook page StEdwardRoath)

From Bishop June

I send my warmest greetings to all Forget-me-not-Friends, congratulating everyone at St Edwards for all that has been achieved during lockdown. Keeping in touch with one another and expressing our solidarity with our neighbours is so very important when there are uncertainties and anxieties to cope with. Please stay safe and well. I pray for you all and look forward to seeing you again before very long.
Bishop June

St Edward's Church is in the Parish of Roath, in the eastern part of Cardiff, South Wales, in the Diocese of Llandaff, in the Church in Wales, in the Anglican Communion, and we welcome everyone to join us for worship, for fellowship and in addressing the needs of our local community.

St Edward’s is embedded in the community, with many community activities that offer fellowship and encouragement to those who are lonely or becoming housebound. Forget Me Not Café welcomes those with memory problems or recovering from stroke and their carers; Gardening Club brings together people for health and wellbeing. There is also a Community Choir and many musical events that help to bring people together.

The whole community also has a shared commitment to "Way of Life" objectives such as Fairtrade, Eco Church, Safeguarding, and Charitable work.

Details of everything that is happening at St Edward's and in the wider community may be found in the Newsletter, and in the Parish Magazine "Roath News". Musical events are on the Concerts page and the regular series of concerts is on the Coffee Concerts page. Current bookings at St Edward's are recorded in Calendar. St Edward's also supports and contributes to Roath Park Cytun (Churches Together).

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SERVICES

Our Sunday morning Family Service is currently a Said Eucharist (Holy Communion) at 11am with an anthem and hymns sung by the choir, but no congregational singing. Full Choral Evensong is sung every Sunday at 3.15pm, with no congregational singing. Normal (non-covid) services.

FORGET ME NOT CAFÉ

The Cafe now meets online (Zoom) every Tuesday: 2pm-4pm. A friendly and welcoming environment, suitable for people with memory problems and their carers, also people recovering from a stroke or people who feel isolated and vulnerable. More

MUSIC & ARTS CENTRE

St Edward's Music and Arts Centre provides opportunities for amateurs and professionals to rehearse and perform in an auditorium of outstanding acoustic quality. 13 member groups rehearse and perform here regularly, though some have currently suspended meetings. More

BUILDING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

In recent years there has been increased community involvement at St Edward's, and the number of people visiting and using the building has increased rapidly. St Edward's is currently working on a project to redevelop the porch, WC and schoolroom area of the church site to better accommodate the growing needs of the congregation and the wider community that makes regular use of the buildings.

The Covid Pandemic initially brought the work to a halt, but it soon became apparent that some of the less ambitious aspects of the plans had become much more important. In particular, a one-way system was needed for both church and community room, and the latter required a proper all-access path to allow routine use of the rear exit. This was achieved during the summer of 2020. We are very grateful to Cardiff County Council for generously providing the funding for this part of the project and to Orange Llama for their excellent work and advice. Photos
Further details of the project and changes due to Covid.

SUPPORT GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGED:

Diary

Tue 21st Sept. 10am. U3A Recorders Planning Meeting. St Edward's.
Tue 21st Sept. 2pm-4pm. Forget Me Not Cafe. Zoom.
Wed 22nd Sept. 10.15am. Holy Eucharist. St Edward's.
Thur 23rd Sept. 1.30-3.30pm. Penylan Singers. St Edward's.
Sun 26th Sept. 11am. Eucharist. St Edward's. (You can also attend on Zoom: http://bit.ly/3t7sHOg)
Sun 26th Sept. 6.30pm. Choral Evensong. St Edward's.
Mon 27th Sept. 2-5pm. WIAV Teaching Session. St Edward's.
Mon 27th Sept. 7pm. Jazz Workshop. St Edward's.
Mon 27th Sept. 7.30pm. Knitting & Crochet. Zoom.
Tue 28th Sept. 2pm-4pm. Forget Me Not Cafe. Zoom.
Tue 28th Sept. 6.30-8.30pm Bagad Grwndi (Welsh Fiddle Orchestra). St Edward's.
Wed 29th Sept. 10.15am. Holy Eucharist. St Edward's.
Wed 29th Sept. 7.25pm Cardiff Recorded Music Society preparatory meeting. Community Room.
Thur 30th Sept. 1.00-3.00pm. Penylan Singers. St Edward's.
Thur 30th Sept. 3pm-7pm Cardiff Opera auditions. St Edward's.
Thur 30th Sept. 8pm. Choir Practice. St Edward's.
Sun 3 Oct. 11am. Eucharist. St Edward's. (You can also attend on Zoom: http://bit.ly/3t7sHOg)
Sun 3 Oct. 8.15pm. Opera in Situ. St Edward's.
Mon 4 Oct. 11am-5pm. WIAV Teaching Session. St Edward's.
Mon 4 Oct. 7pm. Jazz Workshop. St Edward's.
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