St Gwenfaen’s Church, Rhoscolyn

There is usually a service of either Holy Communion or Morning Prayer, every Sunday at St Gwenfaen’s at 9.15 am

Easter Sunday – 31 March, our service will be at 10.00 am and it will be led by Revd John Hughes.

EVERYONE WELCOME.

Holy Week in our MINISTRY AREA
 
Tuesday
St. David’s 6pm Evening Prayer
 
Wednesday
St. David’s 10.30 am Holy Communion
St. David’s 6pm Stations of the Cross
 
Maundy Thursday
St. Ffraid’s 6pm Holy Communion
 
Good Friday
Cytun Walk of Witness and service at the Millennium Cross. Meet at  St. Mary’s Church, Holyhead 12noon.
St. Ffraid’s 2pm Meditation on the Cross
 
Saturday
St. Ffraid’s 7pm Easter Vigil & Bringing of the Light
 
Easter Day
Cytun Morning Sunrise Service at St. Ffraid’s Cross, Trearddur Bay beach 6.30am
 
St David’s           9.15am     Holy Communion
St. Gwenfaen’s  10.00am    Holy Communion
St. Ffraid’s          11.00am    Holy Communion
 
Wednesday April 3rd
Please note that there will be no mid week Communion service on Wednesday April 3rd. We will resume the following Wednesday with the service at 10.30am in Ysgol Cybi.
 
Sunday April 7th – Second Sunday of Easter
We will be gathering in St. Gwenfaen’s’s 11am April 7th for our Joint Ministry Area Service next month. This will be the only service in the MA that day and will be lovely to see you there.

Further details about St Gwenfaen’s Church and the Hall, including costs for hiring the hall, can be found on our website: www.stgwenfaen.org

An appeal has been launched for the restoration of several stained glass windows at St Gwenfaen’s.  The restoration work is for two stained glass windows from the William Morris studio and one from the K E Kempe studio. Repairs are urgent as there is water coming in through, around and above all three windows which are not coping well with all the rain.  Water is freely running through the masonry.  The glass is also damaged and in need of repair.  Our stained glass conservators describe the windows as a ‘a delightful collection’ and markedly beautiful throughout’. The necessary permission has been given for the work to take place – estimated cost £30,000 and over £20,000 has been raised to date (November 2023) Please contact St Gwenfaen’s Churchwardens for further information: Susan Hanbury 01407 860569, Edna Aldred 01407 861388 or our Church Treasurer Pam Naylor (07790 387571).

STEPS
We are very grateful to all who contributed towards rebuilding the steps at St Gwenfaen’s, offering a safer and easier way to enter our church.  The path from the top of the steps along to the porch has also been re-surfaced.

Associate Vicar:

Rev’d Neil Ridings
Telephone:  01407 861663   Email: revridings@gmail.com
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St Gwenfaen’s Hall: Edna Aldred on 01407 861388
Email: gwenfaen@gmail.com

St Gwenfaen Churchwardens:
Susan Hanbury 01407 860569   Email: susan_hanbury@yahoo.co.uk
Edna Aldred 01407 861388, email: ednaaldred@gmail.com
Treasurer
Mrs Pam Naylor on 07790387571 email: pamelanaylor@hotmail.co.uk 

History

St Gwenfaen’s is on a raised site with spectacular views over a wide area of Anglesey, as well as the mountains of Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninsula. There has been a church on the site since 630 AD. The present church is the result of rebuilding between 1875 and 1879. Uncommon for a small country church there is fine stained-glass in all the windows. The windows above the altar are particularly beautiful.

Hall for hire

St Gwenfaen’s also has a hall, built in the Arts and Crafts style. It is available to hire. Please contact 01407 861388 or 01407 860569 for further details. Further details about the Church and the Hall can be found on our website: www.stgwenfaen.org