{"id":1666,"date":"2023-01-17T18:47:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T18:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skt-consulting.co.uk\/taff\/?page_id=1666"},"modified":"2024-07-04T13:10:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T12:10:11","slug":"district-of-gelligaer-and-gilfach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skt-consulting.co.uk\/taff\/the-parish\/district-of-gelligaer-and-gilfach\/","title":{"rendered":"District of Gelligaer and Gilfach"},"content":{"rendered":"

The District of Gelligaer is a warm welcoming Christian community that serves the communities of Gelligaer, Gilfach and Cefn Hengoed.\u00a0 It has two churches – St. Catwg’s Church in Gelligaer and\u00a0 St Margaret’s Church in Gilfach.<\/p>\n

On a Sunday there are two services of the Holy Eucharist at 9.30am in St. Margaret’s, Gilfach and 11.00am at St. Catwg’s Church, Gelligaer – \u00a0 There are two midweek celebrations of the Holy Eucharist, on Wednesday at 10.00am in St Margaret’s Church, and on Thursday at 10.00am in St. Catwg’s Church.<\/p>\n

For more information, please see our district website at\u00a0https:\/\/www.parishofgelligaer.org.uk<\/a>. or our weekly pew sheet\/newsletter for details,\u00a0 and our Facebook Page.<\/a><\/p>\n

The priest mainly serving the District of Gelligaer is Fr Gary Powell<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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St. Catwg’s Church, Gelligaer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

St. Catwg\u2019s Church, Gelligaer.<\/i><\/strong><\/h4>\n

This church, one of many dedicated to St. Catwg, lies at the heart of his family\u2019s homeland.\u00a0 St. Catwg was a leading figure among the monks of South Wales in the sixth century, a contemporary of David and founder of the monastery at Llancarfan in the Vale of Glamorgan. He was renowned as a teacher of the faith. Catwg\u2019s father was the Welsh ruler Gwynlliw whose lands were centred on Gelligaer and his mother was Gwladys who gives her name to Capel Gwladys located nearby where was discovered the tenth century \u201cGwladys Stone\u201d, which is to be found along with other treasures within this Church<\/p>\n

Open the following pdf document to view:\u00a0 \u00a0St Catwg’s Items of interest<\/a><\/p>\n

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St, Margaret’s Church, Gilfach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

St. Margaret\u2019s Church, Gilfach.<\/i><\/strong><\/h4>\n

This church is dedicated to St. Margaret of Antioch, a Christian martyr of the fourth century. Margaret is said to have been killed after refusing to renounce her Christian faith as demanded by the Roman Governor Olybrius when he asked her to marry him.\u00a0Devotion to St. Margaret grew after the Crusades and this Church, built in the 1930\u2019s from the donations of local people, stands as a testament to that Christian faith for which St. Margaret died and which continues to inspire us today.<\/p>\n

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Open the following pdf document to view: \u00a0 St Margaret’s Items of interest<\/a><\/p>\n

*** We look forward to you visiting us at either of our churches in the near future. ***\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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