Archived stories from 2011
Christmas around the Parishes5-year-old wins Christmas Card Competition
History made as husband and wife lead parishes
People of Towyn star in Nativity Scene
North Wales team return from mission trip
Church School celebrates 200th anniversary
Link Cemented by SWT Visit
Diocesan Offering Service 2011
Diocesan Conference 2011
South West Tanganyika visit underway
New Dean Installed at Cathedral
New Archdeacon, Canons and Transition Missioner
St Joseph's welcome new chaplain
Pilgrimage hailed a success
North Wales Pilgrimage begins
Church tent busy for Eisteddfod
Vicar has poetry book published
People's Bible visits the Diocese
New Priest Guardian at St Melangell
Prayer Guide launched for Eisteddfod
New Canons installed at Cathedral
Pilot and Post Office manager Ordained
School to represent Diocese in London
Outreach Event in Newtown
200th anniversary of National Society
Transition Missioner for St Asaph
Archdeacon's Visitations 2011
New Dean for St Asaph Cathedral
Fond farewell at Retirement Service
Bishop Gregory as a Barista for Christian Aid
Chaplaincy Team launched at Deeside College
Chrism Eucharist, Maundy Thursday 2011
Mock Royal Wedding at St Mary's, Towyn
New Registrar and Canons installed
Children Celebrate RE in St Asaph
New Community Centre in Pensarn
Archived Stories from 2010
Church at Tesco - Christmas 2010Advent Confirmation
Welcome to new Chancellor
Companions in Christ
Mary Sumner Day 2010
Episcopal Visitation
Petertide Ordinations
Diocesan Conference 2010
Cilcain Christening Celebration
Official Opening of Diocesan Office
Rectorial Benefice of Rhos-cystennin
The beginning of a new chapter in the life and mission of the churches within the former parishes of Eglwys Rhos (Llanrhos) and Llangystennin was marked on Tuesday 2 February at St Paul’s Church, Craig y Don.
Seven churches serving a large part of Llandudno, Craig y Don, Deganwy, Penrhynside, Penrhyn Bay, Glanwydden, Llangystennin, Mochdre, Llandudno Junction and Bryn Pydew have become a team ministry served by five clergy and a team of Readers, Pastoral Assistants and Worship Leaders, under the leadership of the Team Rector, Prebendary Robert Griffiths, who said, "The church communities face many challenges in the months and years ahead but the team believe that, together, they can meet them."
Deganwy ordination
Deganwy was the venue for an ordination service on Sunday 21 March. The Revd Pam Wright was ordained priest by the Bishop of St Asaph, the Rt Revd Dr Gregory Cameron.
In the ordination service, Bishop Gregory spoke of the responsibility of all Christians to share in ministry. He said that the church asked a great deal of its priests and, in turn, they relied on the help and support of everyone in the congregations. “Pam has been called to serve God in a particular way but all of us are called to serve in many and various ways,” he said. The Bishop reminded the congregation that there were two great commandments given to all Christians – “Come” (come close to God) and “Go” (go out to share God’s love with others).
Archdeacon of Wrexham appointed
The next Archdeacon of Wrexham will be the Revd Shirley Griffiths, Vicar of Abergele and St George, the Bishop of St Asaph has announced. She will also be the Rector of Llandegla.
Mrs Griffiths has been Vicar of Abergele since 2002, taking responsibility for St George in 2008. She was ordained deacon in 1982, serving as curate in Dyserth, Trelawnyd and Cwm. Se later became Diocesan Education Officer, a post which she then combined with that of Minor Canon of St Asaph Cathedral. Mrs Griffiths left Wales in 1995 when she went to be R.E. Adviser for the Ripon Diocese and priest-in-charge of a parish, at a time when women in Wales were not able to be ordained priest. Before ordination, Mrs Griffiths taught in Holywell for nine years.
Making this announcement on Palm Sunday, 28 March, Bishop Gregory said, “Shirley is an experienced and wise parish priest, who has all the skills for which I look in an Archdeacon, and I am in no doubt whatsoever that she will be an excellent successor to the eminent ministry that Malcolm Squires has exercised as Archdeacon of Wrexham over the last nine years.”