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📸 Help Us Share the Life of Glamorgan Heritage Coast Ministry Area!
Have you captured a special moment, a beautiful view, or something wonderful happening in our churches and communities? We would love to see it!
At Glamorgan Heritage Coast Ministry Area, there is so much happening across our churches and communities, and we want to share that story with as many people as possible.
Whether you are attending one of our services, coming along to an event, joining in with a community activity, or simply passing one of our beautiful churches and spotting something worth capturing, we would love you to take a photo and send it to us!
From joyful celebrations and special services to community gatherings, church life, our stunning local coastline, historic buildings, flowers, wildlife, and those little everyday moments that make our ministry area so special, every photograph helps tell the story of who we are.
📧 Send your photographs to office@ghcp.church
Why do your photos matter?
🌟 Help more people discover us
Your photographs help show people what life is really like across our ministry area. They give those who may never have visited one of our churches a glimpse of our worship, our activities, our people, and our welcome.
💙 Help our churches grow
When people see the wonderful things happening in our churches, they may feel inspired to come along, try a service, attend an event, or find out more about faith. A simple photograph could be the first step in someone's journey towards becoming part of our community.
🤝 Celebrate our communities
Our churches are about so much more than Sunday services. They are places of friendship, support, celebration, history, and connection. Sharing photographs helps us celebrate the people, places, and communities that make Glamorgan Heritage Coast Ministry Area unique.
📱 Make our social media come alive
Regular, genuine photographs help us share our story on social media, keep people informed, encourage engagement, and reach audiences who might not otherwise hear about us. The more we share, the more opportunities we have to connect with people locally and beyond.
⛪ Show the beauty and heritage of our churches
Our twelve church buildings each have their own character, stories, and special features. From beautiful architecture and historic details to seasonal flowers and breathtaking views, your photos can help others appreciate the richness of our Christian heritage and the beauty of our local area.
✨ Help people feel part of something special
When we share moments from our events and activities, we remind people that they are part of a welcoming, active, and caring community. Your photographs can help people feel included, encourage others to get involved, and show that there is a place for everyone among us.
What should you photograph?
Absolutely anything that tells a positive story about our churches and communities!
📷 A special moment during a church service or event.
🌸 Flowers, church gardens, seasonal displays, or beautiful church interiors.
🐾 Animals enjoying a pet blessing or another community event.
🎶 Music, celebrations, refreshments, and fellowship.
🌊 The beautiful Glamorgan Heritage Coast and the places surrounding our churches.
🏛️ Interesting historical features, church buildings, and hidden details.
😊 Community activities, fundraising events, and people coming together.
☀️ Anything you spot while passing that makes you smile and captures the character of our ministry area.
You don't need a professional camera or expert photography skills. A simple photograph taken on your phone could be just what we need. You never know which image might encourage someone to visit, join an event, or discover a church for the first time.
A little reminder
Please always respect people's privacy. Make sure you have permission before photographing identifiable people, particularly children, and before sending photographs for publication. Please do not photograph anyone who has not agreed to be photographed, and let us know if there are any restrictions on how a picture may be used.
By sending photographs to us, you help us share the life of our ministry area, but please remember that photographs will only be published where appropriate permissions have been obtained.
Let's tell our story together!
Glamorgan Heritage Coast Ministry Area has so much to celebrate, and we want to share it with the world. By working together, we can raise awareness of our churches, reach new people, celebrate our communities, encourage visitors, and help our ministry area flourish.
So next time you attend an event, visit a church, or simply spot something beautiful while you're out and about, take a picture and send it our way!
📧 office@ghcp.church
Every photograph tells a story. Help us share ours — one picture at a time! 💙
Give to your Church with Gift Direct
HELP US BUILD A CHURCH FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW
Your monthly gift can make a lasting difference
Across the Churches of Glamorgan Heritage Coast Ministry Area, our churches are places where people worship, find friendship, receive support and discover hope.
From supporting people in times of need, to welcoming children and families, caring for our communities and keeping our churches open and active, your generosity helps make this work possible.
Could you help us by giving a little each month?
A regular monthly gift gives us something incredibly valuable: the confidence to plan ahead and continue serving our communities all year round.
Whether you can give £5, £10, £20 or whatever feels right for you, every contribution adds up.
Your regular gift could help us:
♥ Keep our churches welcoming and open
♥ Support community activities and outreach
♥ Be there for people who are lonely, vulnerable or in need
♥ Nurture children, young people and families
♥ Sustain worship, prayer and pastoral care
♥ Invest in the future of our churches and communities
ONE SMALL GIFT. EVERY MONTH. A BIG DIFFERENCE.
Please consider setting up a monthly Direct Debit today.
Thank you for helping us continue to be a living, loving presence at the heart of our communities.
Churches of Glamorgan Heritage Coast Ministry Area
Faith in action. Hope for the future. Here for our communities.
Gift Direct allows you to set up a standing order for as little or as much as you like every single month. This can help secure the future of your church by this regular guaranteed giving.
Scan the QR code on the poster above or follow the link below:
When you set this up that you can decide exactly where this money is going. *Click here*
Easyfundraising help.
Another way you can help without giving money is Glamorgan Heritage Coast Ministry Area is now registered with ‘easyfundraising’, which means you can raise FREE donations for us every time you shop online. Over 7,000 brands will donate to us when you use ‘easyfundraising’ to shop with them – at no extra cost to yourself! Once you have signed up it will happen automatically every time you shop with the chosen brands. For example Amazon.
These donations really mount up and make a BIG difference to us, so we’d really appreciate it if you could take a moment to sign up and support us. It’s completely FREE and only takes a moment.
You can find our ‘easyfundraising’ page
*Click here*
How to Video
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Events
Please note this is no longer the last Sunday of the month. The next few dates are
29th November
Worship Information
(Please click the link for the readings)
Sunday 25 th October:Bible Sunday
8.00am Eucharist at St Illtud’s Church, Llantwit Major
9.30am Eucharist at Ewenny Priory Church
9.30am Eucharist at St Illtud’s Church (& on Facebook)
11.00am Eucharist at St Bridget’s Church, St Brides Major
11.00am Harvest Thanksgiving at St Cattwg’s Church, Llanmaes
11.00am Eucharist at St James Church, Wick with Treasure Seekers
Facebook Live link
click here
Morning Prayer: Monday at 9.00am on Zoom.
The meeting code is 592 850 026, and the password is Prayers, or
click on this link to join…
The liturgy for Morning Prayer is available in the worship section of this website.
Prayers for the Parish, led by the Mothers Union on Tuesday at 11.00am.
The Meeting ID: 879 7812 1918 and the password: MU, or
click on this link to join…
Morning Prayer from Wick on Thursday at 8.30am.
The Meeting ID: 872 7024 3106 and the password: James, or
click on this link to join…
If you know of anyone who would like to receive this information each week, please email or call the Parish Office (office@ghcp.church 01446 792439) and we will add them to the distribution list. Of course, if you would prefer not to receive further emails, please let us know.
With our prayers and good wishes,
The GHC Ministry Team
