Just went to Mass at Penparcau, sadly we are having to temporarily move down to St. Winefride's next week, due to the state of the roof. Hopefully we can get it patched up soon. As this photo shows it is in a pretty parlous state, which is a pity, since it is a nice Church to worship in.
There is no further news on the vexed question of a new Church. I gather that someone has now sent a letter to the Western Mail, the same non-parishioner who wrote to the Cambrian news.
It's all very well this person writing to the papers and complaining, but he doesn't even live in the Diocese and he isn't going to have to pay for anything that's done, the parishioners are.
The bottom line is this: what can the parish afford to do, that will give us a Church that will last us into the next century?
People need to remember that the Church is the community of believers, not any particular building. I like Welsh Martyrs, but I accept that it will eventually have to go, whatever is decided.
The important thing is to give the Catholic community of Aberystwyth a place where they can worship in reverence and safety for the next 100 years. Though the way the current government is going Christianity may well have been outlawed by then.
2 comments:
hello, my name is paul bradd, i live locally and have admired the welsh martyrs church for some time. i remember reading about it may one day have to close down and be sold, this is what i am trying to find out about... i would love to be able to buy or even rent and repair the church as a residence and also somewhere for myself to start up business as an artist and reiki healer. if you know or could point me in the right direction to find out what i should do or even who i need to contact it would be mostly appreciated... my email is paulbradd@ymail.com thankyou
As far as I know there are no plans to sell the Church at present, though it may happen in the future. Given the current economic climate I doubt much is going to happen in the short-term
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