ST. CATTWG'S CHURCH
Rector of the Benefice of South West Gower: The Revd. Canon Joseph
Griffin, The Rectory, Port Eynon.
House for Duty Assistant Priest: Revd. Hilary Evans. hilary@evanses.plus.com
Wardens: David Attwell and Hugh Dunthorne.
St Cattwg's church, Port Eynon is dedicated to Cattwg the Wise of Llancarfan and is thought to have been founded during the 16th century by Cattwg's missionary in Gower, St Cenydd. In 1861 the church was enlarged and restored. An unusual feature of the church is the absence of both an east or west window. The photograph below shows Port Eynon church in the 1890s.
One
of the memorial windows in the church
TIMES FOR SERVICES AT ST.CATTWG'S
Services are at 9.45am as follows:
1st and 3rd Sunday - Holy Eucharist
2nd
Sunday
- Matins
4th
Sunday
- Morning Worship
CHURCH MAGAZINE
There is a monthly GOWER CHURCH MAGAZINE
For advertising and subscriptions contact Mr Peter Davies - 01792
371251. In addition to news around the parishes it also
contains useful advertisements.
NEWS ABOUT THE GRAVEYARD.
At a recent meeting the Rector made
the following announcement regarding the graveyard. He stated that due to the
rocky strata beneath Port Eynon churchyard,
and because of the volume of existing graves, it had been agreed that the
churchyard will be closed to all future burials in new graves, save for the
provision of
re-opening of existing family graves and the burial of cremated remains in the
Garden of Rest or in existing family graves.
NEWS ON CHURCH
RESTORATION at St.Cattwg's, Port Eynon
Latest news on the appeal restoration fund. We have recently been
awarded a grant of £10,000 by the Representative Body
of the Church in Wales. Just prior to that we were awarded £5,000 by the Gower
Society. A special leaflet has been cIrculated
for the fund appeal. If you do not have a copy do please ask for details. The appeal
fund now stands at £42,000. Of that sum, £20,750 comes from
grants awarded, £18,700 from existing church funds, and about £8.600 from
donations, though this figure is changing all the time.
CHURCH PEWS FOR SALE -
Port Eynon Church is shortly undergoing repair and
building work, part of which will mean the removal of some old
pine pews to be replaced by modern, comfortable, folding chairs. We have been
given permission to sell the pews
and put the money towards the purchase of the new chairs. Anyone interested
should contact David Attwell, Hugh
Dunthorne or Richard Morris - click on e-mail on opening page. The
shorter pews have now all been sold. Longer pews, see below, are £225. See
picture below.
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DEDICATION OF THE CROSS by the Venerable Robert Williams, Archdeacon of Gower
Left to right: Reuben Nicholas, the Ven:
Robert Williams, Archdeacon of Gower, Peter Nicholas, sculptor of the
cross and Revd. Canon Joe Griffin following the dedication of the cross at St
Cattwg's Church, Port Eynon, on
Sunday 7th February 2010.