Meet our Team
Our friendly team of clergy and lay people are here to help you, whether you are new to church or a regular worshipper. Please get in touch whatever your query.
We are actively recruiting a new vicar to to join our team and to be the lead cleric for St Lleurwg’s Hirwaun and St Winifred’s Penywaun.​ Please get in touch for further information.
Readers
We have three active and two retired Readers within the Ministry Area.
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Peta Maidman mainly takes services and preaches in St Fagan’s, St Luke’s and St James.
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Cerys Hartley preaches on Sundays in St Lleurwg’s.
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Cledwyn Morgan preaches on Wednesdays in St Lleurwg’s.
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Robert Jones and Delia Powell are retired readers at St Lleurwg’s.
Ministry Area Council
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Lay Chair – Martyn Silezin (St James)
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People’s Warden – Marian Godsall (St Fagan)
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Ministry Area Leader’s Warden – Andrea Harford (St Elvan)
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Treasurer – Rhian Grundy (St James)
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Secretary – Laura Ames (St Lleurwg)
Retired clergy
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Fr Norman Hadfield lives in Cwmdare and takes services mainly in St Luke’s.
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Fr Hywel Davies lives in our neighbouring ministry area of Cynon Valley South but often takes services in our ministry area. A native Welsh speaker, he is very involved in the monthly Welsh Eucharist in St Fagan’s, taking a turn at preaching and presiding.
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Fr John Hughes lives in Tredegar but worships regularly in St Elvan’s and takes services there and in St John’s and St Matthew’s as needed.
Church Representatives
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Robert Jones (St Lleurwg)
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Elizabeth Peters (St Winifred)
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Eric Olden (St Luke)
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Angela Clarke (St Fagan)
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Peta Maidman (St James)
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Elizabeth Morris (St Matthew)
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Martin Poole (St Elvan)
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Wanda Gait (St John the Baptist)