St Patrick's R C Church, Grangetown
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St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is located in Grangetown, Cardiff
. It is part of the Cardiff West Deanery
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff. It opened on St Patrick's Day 1930.
The church is connected to St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School in Lucknow Street, Grangetown. Mass is said in the school every Wednesday during term times and the school often celebrate mass in the 10 o'clock (previously 9 o'clock) Sunday service.
The church was once located at the site of the current parish hall which is behind the school. The hall is now used for various activities by parishioners and school clubs.
Services including catholic masses and Expositon of the Blessed Sacrament take place once a week. The usual holy days and Holy Week are also celebrated.
Polish masses take place every Saturday at17.00.and sundays at 11.15 am.
Weekday masses are celebrated every week at 9:30, Tuesday - Friday.
Adoration (Exposition) of the Blessed Sacrament
takes place after Wednesday morning mass, from 10:00 - 11:00, concluding with a Rosary
recital.
Mackie.
Guild of St. Stephen
(Altar Servers)
The church also make an annual pilgrimage to Lourdes
.Organiser, Michael Wright.
Groups for young people include Rainbows and Brownies and the new Children's Liturgy
in 10am Mass.
Also, the church will soon become part of the New Cardiff Deanery instead of the Cardiff West Deanery
. (The new deanery will merge both Cardiff East
and West deaneries)
It has been proposed that the current parish hall in Bishop Street be demolished to make way for a new health centre to serve the whole of Grangetown. It has arisen, however, that this cannot take place due to a group of bat
s (a protected species in Britain) that live in the roof of the hall. Designs have been made for a new hall to be built next to the church, meaning a removal of the lawn.
The school headmaster is Paul Catris. The school has around 250 pupils from ages 4–11 (Reception - Year 6) and around 15 teachers as well as non-teaching staff including teachers aids and admin. The school feeds to Catholic high school, Mary Immaculate, in Ely.
The church is located in Pentrabane Street, Grangetown, Cardiff, off Corporation Road.
The presbytery is located in the street, Grange Gardens (opposite the park), off Corporation Road.
The Primary School is located in Lucknow Street, just off North Clive Street, which leads to Penarth Road
.
The parish hall is located in Bishop Street, just off North Clive Street, which leads to Penarth Road.
Grangetown, Cardiff
Grangetown is a community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by Riverside, Canton and Butetown. The River Taff winds its way through the area...
. It is part of the Cardiff West Deanery
Cardiff West Deanery
The Cardiff West Deanery is a Roman Catholic deanery in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff that covers ten churches in the west of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The dean of Cardiff West is Canon Patrick O'Gorman...
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff. It opened on St Patrick's Day 1930.
The church is connected to St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School in Lucknow Street, Grangetown. Mass is said in the school every Wednesday during term times and the school often celebrate mass in the 10 o'clock (previously 9 o'clock) Sunday service.
The church was once located at the site of the current parish hall which is behind the school. The hall is now used for various activities by parishioners and school clubs.
Services including catholic masses and Expositon of the Blessed Sacrament take place once a week. The usual holy days and Holy Week are also celebrated.
Services
Mass takes place every Saturday at 18.30 and every Sunday at 10.00.Polish masses take place every Saturday at17.00.and sundays at 11.15 am.
Weekday masses are celebrated every week at 9:30, Tuesday - Friday.
Adoration (Exposition) of the Blessed Sacrament
Eucharistic adoration
Eucharistic adoration is a practice in the Roman Catholic Church, and in a few Anglican and Lutheran churches, in which the Blessed Sacrament is exposed to and adored by the faithful....
takes place after Wednesday morning mass, from 10:00 - 11:00, concluding with a Rosary
Rosary
The rosary or "garland of roses" is a traditional Catholic devotion. The term denotes the prayer beads used to count the series of prayers that make up the rosary...
recital.
Church Groups and Ministries
- Society of Saint Vincent de PaulSociety of Saint Vincent de PaulThe St Vincent de Paul Society is an international Roman Catholic voluntary organization dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing direct practical assistance to anyone in need. Active in England & Wales since 1844, today it continues to address social and material need in all...
meet every other week on friday at 18.30hrs in the presbytery.President.George
Mackie.
Guild of St. Stephen
Guild of St. Stephen
The Guild for Altar Servers or Archconfraternity of St. Stephen was set up in 1904 by Father Hamilton MacDonald as an organisation for altar servers.Patrons of the Guild:St Stephen,St Thomas More,Pope Saint Pius X,Our Lady....
(Altar Servers)
- Ministers of the Word
- Extraordinary Ministers of the EucharistEucharistic Minister-Roman Catholic Church:In the Roman Catholic Church, the only minister of the Eucharist is the priest.The phrase "Eucharistic minister" has sometimes been used improperly to refer to an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion....
- Children's Liturgy
- Parish Council. Chair. George Mackie.
- Parish Advisory Council
- Union of Catholic Mothers
- Rite of Christian Initiation of AdultsRite of Christian Initiation of AdultsThe Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process through which interested adults and older children are gradually introduced to the Roman Catholic faith and way of life...
- Offertory group
- Choir
- Cathechism
The church also make an annual pilgrimage to Lourdes
Lourdes
Lourdes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in south-western France.Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous...
.Organiser, Michael Wright.
Groups for young people include Rainbows and Brownies and the new Children's Liturgy
Liturgy
Liturgy is either the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to its particular traditions or a more precise term that distinguishes between those religious groups who believe their ritual requires the "people" to do the "work" of responding to the priest, and those...
in 10am Mass.
Archdiocese Reorganisation
Due to the reorganisation of the archdiocese, St. Cuthbert's Parish in the Docks will become part of St. Patrick's.Also, the church will soon become part of the New Cardiff Deanery instead of the Cardiff West Deanery
Cardiff West Deanery
The Cardiff West Deanery is a Roman Catholic deanery in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff that covers ten churches in the west of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The dean of Cardiff West is Canon Patrick O'Gorman...
. (The new deanery will merge both Cardiff East
Cardiff East
Cardiff East may refer to:* Cardiff East * Cardiff East...
and West deaneries)
Events
- Parish Coach trips to places around Britain take place throughout the year.
- The parish make an annual pilgrimage to LourdesLourdesLourdes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in south-western France.Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous...
. - A trip to the grave of the late Fr. John Fahy in Ireland will take place in Summer 2010.
- Parish Council meetings take place every Quarter.
It has been proposed that the current parish hall in Bishop Street be demolished to make way for a new health centre to serve the whole of Grangetown. It has arisen, however, that this cannot take place due to a group of bat
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
s (a protected species in Britain) that live in the roof of the hall. Designs have been made for a new hall to be built next to the church, meaning a removal of the lawn.
School
St Patrick's R C Primary School is located in Lucknow Street, Grangetown. It has close links with the church, celebrating a school mass once a month in the church and sometimes in school during term times.The school headmaster is Paul Catris. The school has around 250 pupils from ages 4–11 (Reception - Year 6) and around 15 teachers as well as non-teaching staff including teachers aids and admin. The school feeds to Catholic high school, Mary Immaculate, in Ely.
Locations
The presbytery is located in the street, Grange Gardens (opposite the park), off Corporation Road.
The Primary School is located in Lucknow Street, just off North Clive Street, which leads to Penarth Road
A4160 road
The A4160 is the old road connecting central Penarth with Cardiff in Wales, although now the A4055 and A4232 has subsequently become the main route from Penarth to central Cardiff and Cardiff Bay...
.
The parish hall is located in Bishop Street, just off North Clive Street, which leads to Penarth Road.