An Invitation to Celebrate Confirmation at St Helen with Archbishop Mark
Our young people have created some special Invitations to their Confirmations on 11th May, 2024. The Candidates for Confirmation continue to prepare this…
A Parish Looking Inward to See Outward
Tell his Disciples: “He is going before you to Galilee”: Always called on, following the risen Christ. In this Easter Season, we continue our synodal…
St Helen’s Book Club – A Review of 2023
St Helen’s Book Club has been running since the start of the pandemic and in that time we have read one book each…
I, Mona Lisa – July’s book selection
This month our chosen book is I, Mona Lisa, by Natasha Solomons. Our books were chosen by John who, it must be said…
June 2023 Book Club Selection
Last month we read and reviewed William Boyd’s book, The Romantic which the Guardian calls his “a rambunctious, swashbuckling tale, told with panache…
A Free Film Show at St Helen’s
A free film show to delight us with the beautiful sculptures and stunning architecture of the Basilica of Vezelay, one of the wonders…
A Synodal Church in our Parish
Led by Jayne McFarlane and Becky Newton, our Synod Reps, we as a Parish submitted our Report in preparation for the International Synod…
St Helen’s, Caerphilly – Synod 2021-22 Parish Report
Shortly before the pandemic the retirement of some members of the ageing Parish Council brought on its closure. In 2021 a ‘Parish development’…
Book of the month: The Caliph’s House
Last month our book club members read Dylan Thomas’ masterpiece Under Milk Wood, another book (play, sorry!) which went down well with everyone….
Book of the Month: Under Milk Wood
To begin at the beginning: It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobble streets silent and the…