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Church-Vision:

MAKING MUCH OF CHRIST…
in Doctrine, Covenant-Fellowship, and Witness

Key Passage: Matthew 28:18-20

Weekly Meetings

Lord’s Day, 11am & 5pm

Tuesday Whole-Church Prayer-Meetings, 7:30pm (usually every other week)

These are in-person, downstairs in the church-building. Facility to log-in via Google Meet also available.

meet.google.com/zoo-geko-utn

Small-Group Prayer-Meetings, 7:30pm (usually every other week)

Ian’s Group — in-person & online meet.google.com/waf-jtah-dbz
Rhodri’s Group — in-person & online meet.google.com/zoo-geko-utn

Advance Dates

October

  • 1st 8th (?) — Members’ Meeting

May 2026

Activities This Month

Lord’s Day 3rd Communion as part of Evening Service
Tuesday 5th Prayer-Meeting w/Suresh Vemulapalli of Indian Village Ministries
Thursday 7th 8pm, Women’s Evening @ The Manse [one week later]
Friday 8th 7pm, Youth Club @ AP (downstairs)
Saturday 9th AECW Annual Conference @ Newtown Evangelical Church
Lord’s Day 10th 9:30am, Craft Club @ AP (downstairs)
7:30pm, Students etc. @ The Manse
Friday 15th 6pm, Bible Club @ The Manse
Lord’s Day 17th Chris preaching AM
Gerwyn preaching PM
Rhodri & family away
Friday 22nd 7pm, Youth Club @ AP (downstairs)
Saturday 23rd 8:30am, Men’s Breakfast @ AP (downstairs)
Lord’s Day 24th Ian preaching AM
12:45pm(ish), Bring Your Own Picnic
(on the green by St Michael’s Church, if it’s not raining)
7:30pm, Students etc. @ The Manse
Monday 28th 7:30pm, Officers’ Meeting @ AP (downstairs) [TBC]
Lord’s Day 31st Ian preaching AM

Other Notes

  • Rhodri will be in the Newtown Evangelical Church for FIEC Local Conference [AP is not in the FIEC but the conference is open to all Christians] on the 6th.
  • Sibyl will be in Bryn-Y-Groes, Bala for Pastor’s Wives Conference from the from Friday the 8th to Saturday the 9th.
  • Also on the 9th is the AECW Annual Conference @ Newtown Evangelical Church. [Rhodri is wondering whether he’s going to make it—he has the boys—would someone else like to go in AP’s name?] (It’s a conference for all Christians.) Poster here:

  • Rhodri is attending an online AECW committee meeting on Monday the 18th.
  • Rhodri is at the Mid-Wales and Borders Fraternal @ Newtown Evangelical Church on the morning of Tuesday the 19th.
  • Whole-Church Prayer-Meetings & Small-Group Prayer-Meetings: TBA
  • The weekly Women’s Fellowship meets on Wednesday mornings, in AP basement at 10:30am (TBC in Sunday notices).
    • Causeway continues to meet between 11 and 12:30 every Wednesday, it is a time of worship organised by the staff of the homes that grew out of Plas Lluest (the home for adults with learning disabilities set up by Alfred Place four decades ago). There is singing, reading, prayer, and sharing of the word, all geared at the Plas Lluest residents and others with additional needs. The format is usually singing until around 12, then Rhodri speaks, then there’s prayer, and then there’s tea and biscuits with an optional bring your now packed-lunch, followed by some more singing. It takes place in the Community Space in Tesco. All welcome (you don’t have to stay for the whole time).

  • The monthly Bible-Reading-Groups’ are currently on Micah. All church-members are encouraged to read the chapters and to consider Christ as you do. Those attending the groups (Women’s Evening / Men’s Breakfast / Bible Club), do keep a note of observations and questions to share with/ask one another. The next Bible-Book will be Job 1-20.  
  • When able to, those manning the Book-Table go out every Saturday (weather & personnel-permitting) 11am-12:30pm; members, speak to Eric if you are interested in joining the work.

Book News

April 2026

Activities This Month

Friday 3rd Good Friday:

  • 10:30am, Joint Service with Eglwys Efengylaidd Aberystwyth @ AP (Derrick Leading, Rhodri Preaching)
  • 12:30pm, Walk with Eglwys Efengylaidd Aberystwyth up Constitution Hill, (info below)
Lord’s Day 5th Easter Sunday:

  • Communion as part of Morning Service
  • Good News Service (Easter)
Lord’s Day 12th
  • Craft Club @ AP (downstairs)
    • 9:30am — Craft Club as usual (for children)
    • 10:30am — all invited to come and make a joyful noise!
      • The children will have made musical instruments
        which they would love to play as we sing together.
  • AM preacher TBA
  • Rhodri preaching in Nantgwyn Baptist Church AM
Thursday 16th 7:30pm, Officers’ Meeting @ AP (downstairs)
Friday 17th 6pm, Bible Club @ The Manse
Saturday 18th 8:30am, Men’s Breakfast @ AP (downstairs)
Lord’s Day 19th 12:45pm(ish), Bring Your Own Lunch @ AP (downstairs)
Friday 24th 7pm, Youth Club @ AP (downstairs)
Lord’s Day 26th 7:30pm, Students etc. @ The Manse
Tuesday 28th 7:30pm, Mark Vogan speaking @ Whole-Church Prayer-Meeting
Thursday 30th Members’ Meeting (apologies for confusion on dates!)
[Note: Women’s Evening one week later (7th of May)]

Other Notes

  • For the walk up Constitution Hill on Good Friday (3rd), we will meet at the Bandstand at 12:30pm, and walk to the hill from there, bring a packed-lunch to eat at the top. Those who aren’t able to walk up the hill can go on the Cliff-Railway which runs every 10-15 minutes (adults pay £8 for a single ticket up the hill, or £9 to go up and back down).
  • The Good News Service this month is on Easter Sunday Evening (5th), when will be singing hymns about the resurrection of Christ; praying, and reading the Bible with the fact that Jesus is alive in mind, and listening to a sermon all about the our Lord’s rising from the dead. Do invite friends.

  • Rhodri and the family plan to go away from the 7th to the 11th.
  • Rhodri plans to attend the Banner of Truth Minister’s Conference in Yarnfield, Stone from 20th – 23rd.
  • Whole-Church Prayer-Meetings: 14th, 21st & 28th (Mark Vogan) | Small-Group Prayer-Meetings: 7th & 21st
    • There are three small-groups led by each of the elders. Speak to Rhodri, Ian, or Eric if you are interested in joining one of the small-groups.
  • The weekly Women’s Fellowship meets on Wednesday mornings, in AP basement at 10:30am (TBC in Sunday notices).
    • Causeway continues to meet between 11 and 12:30 every Wednesday, it is a time of worship organised by the staff of the homes that grew out of Plas Lluest (the home for adults with learning disabilities set up by Alfred Place four decades ago). There is singing, reading, prayer, and sharing of the word, all geared at the Plas Lluest residents and others with additional needs. The format is usually singing until around 12, then Rhodri speaks, then there’s prayer, and then there’s tea and biscuits with an optional bring your now packed-lunch, followed by some more singing. It takes place in the Community Space in Tesco. All welcome (you don’t have to stay for the whole time).

  • The monthly Bible-Reading-Groups’ are currently on Psalms 1-20. All church-members are encouraged to read the chapters and to consider Christ as you do. Those attending the groups (Women’s Evening / Men’s Breakfast / Bible Club), do keep a note of observations and questions to share with/ask one another. The next Bible-Book will be Micah.  
  • When able to, those manning the Book-Table go out every Saturday (weather & personnel-permitting) 11am-12:30pm; members, speak to Eric if you are interested in joining the work.

Book News

March 2026

Activities This Month

Lord’s Day 1st Communion as part of Morning Service
Monday 2nd 7:30pm, The Pilgrim’s Progress – A Guided Tour
@ AP (downstairs)
[No. 19: On to the Celestial City (Final Session)]
Thursday 5th 8pm, Women’s Evening @ The Manse (one week later than usual)
Lord’s Day 8th 9:30am, Craft Club @ AP (downstairs)
7:30pm, Students etc. @ The Manse
Friday 13th 7pm, Youth Club @ AP (downstairs)
Saturday 14th 8:30am, Men’s Breakfast @ AP (downstairs)
Tuesday 17th 7:30pm, The Christian Institute speaking in Prayer Meeting @ AP (downstairs)
Thursday 19th 7:30pm, Officers’ Meeting @ AP (downstairs)
Friday 20th 6pm, Bible Club @ The Manse
Lord’s Day 22nd 12:45pm(ish), Bring Your Own Lunch @ AP (downstairs)
7:30pm, Students etc. @ The Manse
Thursday 26th 8pm, Women’s Evening @ The Manse
Friday 27th 7pm, Youth Club @ AP (downstairs)

Other Notes

  • The Christian Institute are a Christian charity who promote the Christian faith and education, they uphold the Bible as supreme authority, affirm the sanctity of life, and seek the good of society through biblical principles. They’re coming to speak to us on Tuesday the 17th. All welcome. 
  • There is no special Good News Service this month. But there is one on Easter Sunday Evening on April the 5th. When will be singing hymns about the resurrection of Christ; praying, and reading the Bible with the fact that Jesus is alive in mind, and listening to a sermon all about the our Lord’s rising from the dead. Do invite friends.
  • The Pilgrim’s Progress – A Guided Tour is a course curated by Ligonier Ministries which we’re running every other Monday in the basement. Derek Thomas (who was converted in Aber, became a member at AP and served as a deacon for a short time with us in the 1970s) is the video tour-guide. We listen to him for twenty minutes or so and then we talk over some discussion questions. We aim to be done within the hour. There is only one left in the series!

  • Whole-Church Prayer-Meetings: 3rd, 17th (Christian Institute Special), 31st | Small-Group Prayer-Meetings: 10th & 24th
    • There are three small-groups led by each of the elders. Speak to Rhodri, Ian, or Eric if you are interested in joining one of the small-groups.
  • The weekly Women’s Fellowship meets on Wednesday mornings, in AP basement at 10:30am (TBC in Sunday notices).
    • Causeway continues to meet between 11 and 12:30 every Wednesday, it is a time of worship organised by the staff of the homes that grew out of Plas Lluest (the home for adults with learning disabilities set up by Alfred Place four decades ago). There is singing, reading, prayer, and sharing of the word, all geared at the Plas Lluest residents and others with additional needs. The format is usually singing until around 12, then Rhodri speaks, then there’s prayer, and then there’s tea and biscuits with an optional bring your now packed-lunch, followed by some more singing. It takes place in the Community Space in Tesco. All welcome (you don’t have to stay for the whole time).

  • The monthly Bible-Reading-Groups’ are currently on Leviticus 21-27. All church-members are encouraged to read the chapters and to consider Christ as you do. Those attending the groups (Women’s Evening / Men’s Breakfast / Bible Club), do keep a note of observations and questions to share with/ask one another. The next Bible-Book-section will be Psalms 1-20.  
  • When able to, those manning the Book-Table go out every Saturday (weather & personnel-permitting) 11am-12:30pm; members, speak to Eric if you are interested in joining the work.

Book News