ST. CATTWG'S CHURCH
Rector of the Benefice of South West Gower: The Revd. Canon Joseph
Griffin, The Rectory, Knelston.
House for Duty Assistant Priest: Revd. Hilary Evans. hilary@evanses.plus.com
Warden: 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
5th Sundays - see Church Magazine for details
STEPPING STONES PRAYER GROUP.
Next meeting Wednesday 9th May - 10.30am - 12.30 at The Outlook, Port Eynon.
Revd. Roger Bowen 01792 391591.
BLOSSOMS FOR BURUNDI
The United Benefice of South West Gower has been raising money over a 4 year
period, to support the ongoing training of Church Lay Readers in Burundi,
Africa. A plant sale will be held at Knelston Rectory on 19th May from 10.30am.
Please do come and bring plants and cakes and gardening accessories to buy and
sell. For more details contact Leslie Griffin on 390456.
CHURCH MAGAZINE
There is a monthly GOWER CHURCH MAGAZINE.
For advertising and subscriptions contact Mr Peter Davies - 01792 233505. In addition to news around the parishes it also
contains useful advertisements.
PORT EYNON CHURCH GRAVEYARD.
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.
PEACE MALA - GOWER PILGRIMAGE
FOR WORLD PEACE
18 - 22 July.
Anyone wishing to join Ruth Davies on the walking pilgrimage, please contact her
on 01792 891546
or e-mail: rutrevill@yahoo.co.uk.
Starts at Bishopston Lamplighter at 8.45am with Bishop John.
Ends at St Rhydian and St Illtyd's, Llanrhidian, 4.00pm, 22 July, with a service
of thanksgiving and prayers for world peace.
She will be visiting St. Cattwg's Church, Port Eynon at 8.30am on 21 July.