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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.

  • Peta Maidman mainly takes services and preaches in St Fagan’s, St Luke’s and St James.

  • Cerys Hartley preaches on Sundays in St Lleurwg’s.

  • Cledwyn Morgan preaches on Wednesdays in St Lleurwg’s.

  • Robert Jones and Delia Powell are retired readers at St Lleurwg’s.

Ministry Area Council
  • Lay Chair – Martyn Silezin (St James)

  • People’s Warden – Marian Godsall (St Fagan)

  • Ministry Area Leader’s Warden – Andrea Harford (St Elvan)

  • Treasurer – Rhian Grundy (St James)

  • Secretary – Laura Ames (St Lleurwg)

Retired clergy
  • Fr Norman Hadfield lives in Cwmdare and takes services mainly in St Luke’s.

  • 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.

  • 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
  • Robert Jones (St Lleurwg)

  • Elizabeth Peters (St Winifred)

  • Eric Olden (St Luke)

  • Angela Clarke (St Fagan)

  • Peta Maidman (St James)

  • Elizabeth Morris (St Matthew)

  • Martin Poole (St Elvan)

  • Wanda Gait (St John the Baptist)

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