Programme for 2010

Sunday January 31st, 10.15am
United Service in St Paul's Church, Birchgrove
 
Thursday February 11th, 7.15pm
Vision4Life – Praying Alone
 
Tuesday February 16th, 3pm
Pancake Tea - £2.00
 
Sunday February 21st, 11am
Family Service: New life – family christening service
7pm Sacred Space @ Porth Plaza: Ashes to ashes
 
Tue Feb 23rd, Mar 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 7.30pm
Living Faith - Ecumenical Lent Group in St Paul's, Birchgrove (following communion service at 7pm)
 
Friday March 5th, 2pm
Women's World Day of Prayer service
 
Thursday March 11th, 7pm
Welsh Night with guest artiste, food and drink- £3.00
 
Saturday March 13th, 11am-4pm
URC National Synod of Wales, Rhayader Leisure Centre
 
Monday March 15th, 7 for 7.30pm
URC Matters – God is Still Speaking – Francis Brienen
at St Andrew's URC, Roath, Cardiff
 
Sunday March 21st, 11am
Family service – The road to the cross
7pm Sacred Space @ Porth Plaza: Blood, sweat and tears
 
Sunday March 28th - Clocks go forward one hour
11am Palm Sunday service
 
Friday April 2nd  8.30am
Good Friday communion service, followed by hot cross buns
 
Sunday April 4th, 11am
Christ is Risen! Easter Communion service
 
Thursday April 15th, 7.15pm
Vision4Life – Challenging Prayer
 
Sunday April 18th, 11am
Family Service – New start, new life
7pm Sacred Space @ Porth Plaza: New dawn
 
Thursday May 6th, 7am-10pm
Vestry in use as polling station (to be confirmed)
 
Sunday May 9th, 10.15am
United Service in St John's Church, Cymmer
 
May 9th - 15th Christian Aid Week
Tuesday May 11th, 7pm
United Christian Aid Service at St John's Church, Cymmer
 
to be confirmed: Collection for Christian Aid in Morrisons
 
Thursday May 13th, 7.15pm
Ladies Guild Christian Aid Coffee evening with Bring & Buy
 
Sunday May 16th, 11am
Family service: Not for Sale Sunday
7pm Sacred Space @ Porth Plaza
 
Thursday June 10th, 7.15pm
Vision4Life – Exploring Prayer
 
Sunday June 21st, 11am
Family Service for Fathers' Day – A father's love
7pm Sacred Space @ Porth Plaza
 
Date and venue to be arranged
Lower Rhondda Ecumenical Christians Barbecue & Social
 
Friday June 25th,3pm
Strawberry Tea in aid of Breast Cancer Care - £2.50
 
Sunday June 27th, 6pm
Songs of Praise service
 
Friday July 2nd
Coach outing to Brecon
 
Thursday July 8th, 7.15pm
Vision4Life
 
Saturday July 10th, 11am – 3pm
Porth Carnival Day: Church open with flowers and exhibition; refreshments served
 
Sunday July 11th, 3.30pm in Porth Square
Rhondda Praise with Beverley Humphreys
 
Sunday July 18th, 11am  
Family Service – We're all going on a summer holiday
7pm Sacred Space @ Porth Plaza
 
Sunday August 29th, 10.30am
United Service in Porth URC
 
Thursday September 9th, 7.15pm
Vision4Life
 
Sunday September 19th, 11am
Family Harvest Thanksgiving
7pm Sacred Space @ Porth Plaza
 
Monday September 20th, 6.30pm
Short service of thanks with light refreshments
 
Thursday October 14th, 6.30 for 7pm
Church Dinner – Venue to be confirmed
 
Oct 17th–24th One World Week
Sunday October 17th, 10.15am
United Service in St Luke's Church, Llwyncelyn
7pm Sacred Space @ Porth Plaza
 
Date and venue to be confirmed
United Service: Peacing Together One World
 
Sunday October 31st  Clocks back 1hour
 
Thursday November 11th, 7.15pm
Vision4Life
 
Saturday November 13th, 11am-4pm
URC National Synod of Wales, Rhayader Leisure Centre
 
Sunday November 14th, 10.45am at Porth Cenotaph
Remembrance Sunday service with Ysgol Gyfun y Cymer
11.30am Communion in Porth URC
 
Monday November 15th, 7 for 7.30pm, venue tba
URC Matters: Something to shout about
with Revd Roberta Rominger, General Secretary of the URC
 
Sunday November 21st, 11am
Family Service for Bible Sunday: Unlocking the Word
4pm Light for our Loss service of remembrance in St Paul's Church, Birchgrove. Followed by refreshments
 
Saturday November 27th , 10.30am-12noon
Christmas coffee morning and raffle prize draw
 
Thursday December 9th, 7pm (to be confirmed)
Ecumenical carol service in St Mary Magdalene's Church
 
Sunday December 12th, 6pm
Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
 
Sunday December 19th, 11am  
Family Nativity service followed by coffee and mince pies
7pm Sacred Space @ Porth Plaza - Alternativity
 
Friday December 24th, 6pm
Christmas Eve Communion by candlelight