St Edward's Church, Roath

St Edward's Church is in Roath and Cathays Ministry Area, 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. Our amazing Forget Me Not Café welcomes those with memory problems or recovering from stroke and their carers - at present they are meeting mainly online, with monthly face-to-face gatherings in church; 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 and on the Events page. Roath and Cathays Ministry Area events are listed here.

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SERVICES

Our Sunday morning Family Service is Sung Eucharist (Holy Communion) at 11am with an anthem and hymns, including congregational singing. Full Choral Evensong is sung every Sunday at 6.30pm. Details of services.

FORGET ME NOT CAFÉ

The Cafe now meets face-to-face in church and 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. More

Diary

Sun 26 Jun 2022. 11.00am. St Edward's Church. Holy Eucharist.
Sun 26 Jun 2022. 2.00pm. St Edward's Church. Holy Baptism.
Sun 26 Jun 2022. 6.30pm. St Edward's Church. Choral Evensong.
Mon 27 Jun 2022. 7.00pm. St Edward's Community Room. Jazz Workshop (Julian Martin).
Mon 27 Jun 2022. 7.30pm. Zoom. Knitting & Crochet.
Mon 27 Jun 2022. 7.30pm. St Edward's Church. St Edward's Orchestra Concert. Poster.
Tue 28 Jun 2022. 2.00pm. St Edward's Church. Forget Me Not Cafe.
Tue 28 Jun 2022. 4.00pm. St Edward's Church. Piano Rehearsal: James Taylor.
Tue 28 Jun 2022. 6.00pm. St Edward's Church. Rehearsal: Ivan Cherednichenko.
Wed 29 Jun 2022. 10.15am. St Edward's Church. Holy Eucharist.
Wed 29 Jun 2022. 7.00pm. St Edward's Church. South Wales Clarinet Choir.
Fri 1 Jul 2022. 10.30am. St Edward's Community Room. Creative Writing: Claire Syder.
Fri 1 Jul 2022. 7.00pm. St Margaret's Church. RCMA Act of Worship.
Fri 1 Jul 2022. 7.30pm. Roath Church House. RCMA Party.
Sat 2 Jul 2022. 9.00am. Zoom. Zoom Morning Prayer.
Morning Prayer with Rev Ruth Coombs – all welcome.
Sat 2 Jul 2022. 9.30am. St Edward's Church. Pavane Early Music Consort.
Sun 3 Jul 2022. 11.00am. St Edward's Church. Holy Eucharist.
Sun 3 Jul 2022. 2.00pm. St Edward's Church. Cardiff Friendly Strings.
For adults grade 1-5. £3 per session (please bring string instrument & music stand).
Sun 3 Jul 2022. 4.15pm. St Edward's Church. Pupil Concert: Giordano Ferla.
Sun 3 Jul 2022. 6.30pm. St Edward's Church. Choral Evensong.
Sun 3 Jul 2022. 8.15pm. St Edward's Church. Opera in Situ.
Fri 1 Jul 2022. 10.30am. St Edward's Community Room. Creative Writing: Claire Syder.
Fri 1 Jul 2022. 7.00pm. St Margaret's Church. RCMA Act of Worship.
Fri 1 Jul 2022. 7.30pm. Roath Church House. RCMA Party.
Sat 2 Jul 2022. 9.00am. Zoom. Zoom Morning Prayer.
Morning Prayer with Rev Ruth Coombs – all welcome.
Sat 2 Jul 2022. 9.30am. St Edward's Church. Pavane Early Music Consort.
Sun 3 Jul 2022. 11.00am. St Edward's Church. Holy Eucharist.
Sun 3 Jul 2022. 2.00pm. St Edward's Church. Cardiff Friendly Strings.
For adults grade 1-5. £3 per session (please bring string instrument & music stand).
Sun 3 Jul 2022. 4.15pm. St Edward's Church. Pupil Concert: Giordano Ferla.
Sun 3 Jul 2022. 6.30pm. St Edward's Church. Choral Evensong.
Sun 3 Jul 2022. 8.15pm. St Edward's Church. Opera in Situ.
More at St Edward's

St Margaret's Events
Roath and Cathays Ministry Area Events

News & Photographs

7 June 2022 Jubilee Party .
10 May 2022 Forget Me Not 5th Birthday.
12 Apr 2022 Forget Me Not Garden.
5 Apr 2022 ForgetMeNots and GoodGym Runners.
5 Mar 2022 Angelman Charity Event.
1 Mar 2022 ForgetMeNot St Davids Day.
28 Feb 2022 Lenten Reflection by Dr Heather Payne.
24 Feb 2022 ForgetMeNot Storm Photos.
31 Jan 2022 ForgetMeNot Spring Photos.
18 Jan 2022 GoodGym Runners.
25 Dec 2021 Sunday School Nativity.
14 Dec 2021 ForgetMeNot Party and GoodGym Runners.
18 Sept 2021 Coffee Concerts Return.
31 August 2021 ForgetMeNot Return to Church.
August 2021 ForgetMeNot "Our Tomatoes".
4 June 2021 Foundation Stone Centenary.
1 June 2021 ForgetMeNot "Joyful June".
8 May 2021 Bird and Bat Boxes.
5 May 2021 Grow Wild Blog.
4 May 2021 ForgetMeNot 4th Birthday.
27 March 2021 "Skip out of Lockdown".
March 2021 ForgetMeNot St David's Day .
February 2021 ForgetMeNot & Friends Amaryllis.
January 2021 ForgetMeNot & Friends Signs of Spring.
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Letters & Sermons

NEWS ROUNDUP 2018
News Archive

Rev Ruth Coombs

Congratulations to Rev Ruth Coombs, who was ordained priest by Bishop June at Llandaff on the Feast of the Transfiguration, 6th August 2020.

Anglican Consultative Council

Heather, representing the Church in Wales, and the Archbishop of Canterbury in Hong Kong. More

PATRONAL FESTIVAL CELEBRATION

Thank you to Bishop June for helping us celebrate 50 years since the building of the nave, and the consecration of the completed church.

ST EDWARD'S FESTIVAL

A Music and Arts Festival lasting about 10 days in October marks the Feast Day of our Patron St Edward each year. 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.