Bible Teaching Session

‘Discipleship'

by Reverend Jonathan Williams
(Rector of the Bassaleg Group of Churches)

Monday 6th September 7.30pm

At the Glen-Yr-Afon Hotel, Usk

Monday 15th November – Reverend Andrew Morton

7.30pm at the Glen-Yr-Afon Hotel, Usk

These sessions will last no more than an hour.

Please bring a Bible.

DEANERY WALK

Following the success of our first Deanery Walk, the ramblers who took part wished to arrange another one.  The first walk took about 3 hours in total, but it included a few stops to reflect on some scripture and the natural surroundings.  It concluded with a picnic and a warm drink.  The next walk (starting point and route to be announced) will take a different route, but will probably have the same elements.

Saturday 6th November 2010

Rural Hub Issues

In partnership with the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society and the Welsh Assembly Government, the Rural Life Advisors of the Church in Wales have establish a programme of learning to encourage and support engagement with the challenging issues of rurality which face Wales in the future.

The programme is a series of seminars on a variety of topics based on feedback from clerics from across Wales. This programme will provide opportunities for making connections between strategic policy issues and local realities, perceptions and needs, reflecting real concerns about learning and training for those ministering in rural areas at a time of change and new challenges.  It is hoped that the seminars will resource not only clerics and laity of the Church in Wales and other churches, but also people from different organisations and communities involved with rural life.

The seminars will be open to all who are interested, and will take place at the Royal Welsh Showground.  Seminars will cost £12/hd (payable to ‘RBCIW’ at 39, Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9XF) Reclaimable from the diocese.

Programme:

1. 7th October 2010           10.30-3.30
   The nature of rurality in Wales and the churches’ involvement
2. 3rd December 2010       10.30-3.30
   The pastoral care of agricultural communities and families
3. 4th February 2011          10.30-3.30
   CAP changes, and terminology or farming ‘speak’
4. 11th March 2011            10.30-3.30
   Livestock husbandry, crop production and sustainability
5. 27th May 2011                10.30-3.30
   The rural economy         
6. 24th June 2011               10.30-30
   The role of statutory agencies in rural areas
7. 16th September 2011      10.30-3.30
   Identity and belonging within a rural context
8. 18th November 2011       10.30-3.30
   Doing theology in a rural context
9. 3rd February 2012           10.30-3.30
   Leading and managing the rural church
10. 23rd March 2012            10.30-3.30
    Science, technology, engineering, maths, medicine – the ethical issues

For more information and booking form please contact Rev’d Tim Clement

Raglan & Usk Deanery

Refreshment Away Weekend

to be led by Bishop Dominic Walker

‘Being a missionary Church’

At Glenfall House, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham

Friday 25th February – Sunday 27th February 2011

Full board £140/hd (Day rates on request)

* Book now – spaces are filling up *

Open to lay people and clergy.

­­­­­­­­I/we would like to book ……. place(s) at

the Raglan & Usk Deanery Refreshment Away Weekend

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Please use this form to send a deposit of £75/hd (or the full £140) to

Mrs. Pam Love, Westerleigh, 15 St Cybi Drive, Llangybi, Usk NP15 1TU,

by 31st November 2010 – cheques made payable to Raglan & Usk Deanery Association.

report on Deanery Refreshment Away Weekend
19/21 February 2010

‘Growing together into ministry’ led by Rev'd Stephen Adams

Glenfall 2010 Retreat blog page

deanery coffe morning

At the 2009 Deanery conference it was decided to continue the annual Deanery charity coffee morning, which has been run for many years by the Llangwm group of parishes in support of St Luke’s Hospital, to support other charitable work. It was proposed that the coffee morning should take place on the first Saturday in November to be run by each group of parishes in turn. Below is the schedule.