Election Results and Appointments   Wardens: Marion Godsall (People’s Warden) Andrea Harford (MAL Warden)   Lay Chair: Ian Jenkins Recommended by the meeting, the person needs to be appointed by the Bishop   Mac Reps: St Lukes:           Meryl Plummer St Fagans:       Angela Clark St James:         Peta Maidman St Winifreds:  Elizabeth Peters St Lleurwgs:    Robert Jones St Johns:           Wanda Gait St Elvans:         Martin Poole St Matthews: Elizabeth Morris    

29 th  October 2025 Firstly I would like to thank everyone I have met so far in Cynon Uchaf ministry area for the welcome I have received. It has been a real pleasure to minister with you and a lot of fun as well. I would like to thank you all for the open nature of the ministry area and how people have shared the joys and the challenges of church life.   Before I begin I thought I would give a brief explanation of the terms used and what a Ministry Area is. As I have come fr

Many from the Cynon Uchaf Ministry Area—especially St Elvan’s, St Winifred’s, and St Fagans—have journeyed to Walsingham on pilgrimage. But what makes Walsingham so special? Located in Norfolk, Walsingham is one of Britain’s most significant pilgrimage sites. Once destroyed during Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries, it was lovingly restored between 1922 and 1938. Today, thousands visit each year to encounter God in this sacred “thin place”—where heaven and earth feel