Post on 27-Jul-2020
Summershine Another fantastic time was had by all at this year’s Summershine
Holiday Event. It was a sheer joy to meet all the children who came ~ over 50 every day. The theme was Under the Sea and
the children really engaged with the stories and songs relating to Jesus and God’s creation. A lot of fun was had by all and many thanks go to all the
volunteers who gave of their time and energy to make this such a successful event. Quite a few of the children have also started attending
Salem at the 11.00 service on a Sunday.
Baptism How wonderful to see another of our young people
dedicating their lives to Jesus and we welcome Chloe into our family here at Salem.
Vintage Afternoon Tea
A good time was had by all at the Vintage Tea Party despite the atrocious
weather! Lots of cake and tea was consumed as Glenn Miller, Bing Crosbie and the Beach Boys was played on the record player. There were some high scores for the 50’s quiz and Jennie
showed off her hula-hoop moves. Elvis made a guest appearance but seemed to have lost his voice! Thank you to
everyone who came along to support the tea party and joined in the fun. A big thanks to all who helped set up and run the event – Paula is very grateful. £135 was raised for
Salem’s funds.
Thank You Tesco ~ Again!
Having heard of our work in helping our local community, Tesco has been extremely generous and have donated a brand new
freezer to Salem chapel to use in conjunction with the Community Food Connection Project. This is so kind, and we send them our
sincerest thanks. Volunteers from Tesco are also coming to help us on a WORK DAY
on Saturday 10th September. If you are able to help out during the morning and early afternoon on that day we would
really appreciate as many ‘hands on deck’ as possible.
September 2016 Issue 12
Salem Chapel Newsletter
Chapel Details
You can find us at Salem Lane, Church Village, Pontypridd CF38 1PT.
Our minister is the Revd Dr Rosa Hunt and you can
contact her on revdrosa@gmail.com or
on 07807893373 or at home on 01443
206353.
*You can find us on Facebook*
Our website can be accessed on
www.salemtonteg.org.uk
Sunday Services
9.30 a.m. Gwasanaeth trwy’r Gymraeg (Learners
are very welcome)
11.00 a.m. English language family service with a fun, welcoming
Sunday School.
6.00 p.m. A quieter, more contemplative English
language service.
Bringing the good news about Jesus to Tonteg and Church Village by loving and serving our local community.
Ministers for Sept/Oct 2016
IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT UPDATE We are still waiting for the outcome of the kitchen grant application which
should be with us in September. RCT have also proposed us for a Co-op grant
nomination, however environmental health will make a visit to check out
the kitchen. Questionnaires have been prepared and need circulating in
the local community. Please see Jennie if you are able to help with this.
We'll then be doing a mapping exercise and getting feedback on question-
naires, from a wide spread of people of all ages. We plan to meet in October
to discuss the outcome and plan next steps. Please get in touch with Rich-
ard/Jennie or Rosa if you'd like to know more.
9.30am 11.00am 6.00pm
Sept 4th 2016 Rosa* Rosa Rosa*
Sept 11th 2016 Rosa Rosa Rev Gareth Evans
Sept 18th 2016 Rosa Rosa* Rosa
Sept25th 2016 Rosa Rosa Rosa
Oct 2nd 2016 Rosa* Rosa Rosa*
Oct 9th 2016 Rosa Rosa Rev Ray Vincent
Oct 16th 2016 Rosa Rosa* Rosa
Oct 23rd 2016 Rosa Rosa Rosa
Oct 30th 2016 Aelodaeth Roger Newberry Rev Hilary Jardine
New Book for LGs! This term our LGs ~LIFE GROUPS will continue to meet weekly and will follow a new book, ‘Creating a Life with God’ by Daniel Wolpert in order to encourage a life of prayer If you are interested in participating then
please see Rosa. A warm welcome is extended to all.
Deacons or Trustees??? I’m sure many of you over the
past few months have heard
the term ‘Trustees’ being
used in reference to the
Diaconate. Just to clear up
any confusion, this is in rela-
tion to new regulations sur-
rounding our charitable
status. We are still Deacons
but we also fulfil the role of
Trustees, (so we are both)!
Members’ Contributions
The Deacons have been considering next year's budget for Salem and during these discussions we felt we should again ask the
members to reflect on their contributions and whether they have increased that contribution during the last few years. If you have
not we would urge you to think about increasing this - every pound helps as costs of maintaining the chapel and the ministry increase every year. You might also like to change your way of
giving. It is helpful to Margaret as Treasurer that some members pay by standing order, directly into the bank, as this then is
guaranteed income whether you are able to attend or otherwise. If you want to know more about this please ask Margaret and
she can give you the bank details and explain further. Our expenditure last year was around £40,000.00. This means a lot of contributions and fund raising so we would urge you to
pray and consider how you can help Salem to continue in the future.
Over the summer, I sensed that God was inviting us to become more of
a praying community. Salem is growing in all sorts of ways, and I believe
that we need to stay very close to God and learn to discern His vision for
us if we are to remain faithful to Him and take part in His great work of
bringing hope and healing. So as a first step towards this, can I invite
you to use this prayer guide below in your daily prayers, please? Love
from Rosa <><x
Date of the next Chapel
Meeting
17th October, 7:00 pm
BMS World Mission organise
resources to remind us all
about ’Forgotten Families.’
Every year a harvest resource
is produced and this year the
focus is on Syrian refugee
camps. It has been agreed
that we shall use this resource
in Salem for our Harvest
Service this year. The date for
Harvest will be 23rd October
and we shall invite the Syrian
families who have recently
moved into our area. We still
encourage you to bring
donations of tins/dried foods
for the Food Bank.
We would like to encourage all members of the congregation to
‘Bring a Friend to Church’ on Sunday 2nd October.
Obviously any Sunday would be acceptable, but we would like to make a particular effort on this
day ~ especially as we have a Baptism at the 11.00 service and a
Faith Lunch to follow.
Evening for those interested in being part of the ‘Young Christian Mentoring
Team: Monday 19th September at 7 pm at Rosa and Francis' home
(6 Aneurin Bevan Drive)
Evening for those interested in being part in the Salem Preaching Team: Tuesday
27th September at 8 pm at Jennie and Richard's home
(23 Barnard Way)
Evening for those considering church membership, or current members who
want to renew their understanding of it:
Wednesday 19th October at 7.30 pm in Salem.
Special Dates Coming Up
There is an opportunity to
learn more about
Christian Aid & Citizens
Wales
At Ainon, Ynyshir,
Rhondda
Tuesday 13th September
@ 7.00pm
Remembering Aberfan
There is a family service at Carmel, Troedyrhiw on Wednesday 19th October @ 7.00pm
The service will be conducted by the Rev. Simeon Baker
Ben Smith in Concert at Salem
Saturday 10th September
Tickets available in chapel & through Glenys
Bluett