Burry Port Male Voice Choir Christmas Community Concert

CHRISTMAS COMMUNITY CONCERT -

PLEASE SUPPORT Our Community Concert which is to be held on Thursday 3rd December at 7.00pm in Our Lady Star of the Sea, Burry Port.

Kindly performing will be the Burry Port Male Voice Choir along with one or two artistes from our Parish. Tickets for the event will be on sale at £3.50, due to the restrictions of the size of our hall unfortunately refreshments will be provided for the choir members only.

For Tickets please see Stephen James in Burry Port and Mark Stevens in Kidwelly.


Webmaster's note: Online readers can come on Thursday and purchase rickets at the door. Thank you.

St Chrysogonus' Night Meal Report

PARISH DINNER - Due to a family bereavement, Gareth, who did all the hard work in arranging this event, and his family were unable to attend. May we take this opportunity to offer the family our very deepest sympathy on their recent sad loss. We would like to thank Gareth for having organised the event thus enabling all who attended to have a very enjoyable evening. It was nice to be able to partake of a leisurely meal and have a chat as a parish family.

Webmaster's note: Thanks to everyone for their kind words and prayers. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Gordon Tulloch. Thankyou.

St Richard Gwyn's Feast Day

St. Richard Gwyn

Feastday: October 17
1584

One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Also called Richard White, he was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, in 1547, and stud­ied at Cambridge University, England. Converted from Protestantism, he returned to Wales in 1562, married, had six children, and opened a school. Arrested in 1579, he spent four years in prison before his execution by being hanged, drawn, and quartered at Wrexham on October 15, for being a Catholic. While jailed, he com­posed many religious poems in Welsh. He is considered the protomartyr of Wales and was included among the canonized martyrs of England and Wales by Pope Paul VI in 1970.

Webmaster's note: I read a booklet about St Richard Gwyn in which it stated that he was particularly good at humorous poetry that poked fun at the idea of married priests and other novelties of the "new religion," and that at his trial he and his two co-defendants gave their final address to the court in Welsh, English and Latin.

New Sign for Our Lady Star of the Sea, Burry Port

PARISH SIGN

A new parish sign has been made in Burry Port. Our Grateful thanks to Pat Keegan and Finbarr Jewell for all their Good work and all those who assisted in this process.

November Dead List

NOVEMBER DEAD LIST – Envelopes and request forms can be found in the porch at both churches. Once you have written the names of loved ones on the form place it in the envelope and then place the envelope in the basket which will then be placed on the Sanctuary throughout the month of November, the month of the Holy Souls.