Service times Sunday:
9.30 Coity, Brackla, Coychurch, Penyfai
11.00 Nolton, Laleston, Merthyrmawr, Newcastle
Wednesday:
9.30 Nolton (in the Rectory) or Coity, Laleston
11.00 Coychurch, Newcastle (not in August)
As there are currently two full time priests serving the Ministry Area, there are 4 Eucharists and 4 lay-led services every week. Please consult the current newsletter for the monthly plan.
Address:
Wind St, Laleston, Bridgend CF32 0LB
St David’s, Laleston is a Grade 1 Listed Medieval church (possibly 12th Century) with its fabric mainly intact. The church underwent restoration in 1847 and the stained glass windows are from that decade.
Vicar of Laleston and Merthyr Mawr with Pen-y-Fai
Roger was born and brought up in the back of beyond also known as the Afan Valley an ex-mining community. He left home at 18 as there was no work in the valley and travelled to Blackpool and then London where He entered catering and became a Commis Chef. After marrying his wife Kim he moved into credit control/sales ledger/export as catering hours meant he saw little of her. Returning to Wales in 1990 and Kim having a serious illness and operation which took a year to recover from he became a house husband and completed a City and Guilds level 3 in business management and IT. His calling which came in 1995 is too long to write here but involved scripture, God’s poking him and people telling him he should be a priest (including one person in a garden centre who he had never met calling him Vicar).
He trained at St Michael and All Angels Llandaff, was deaconed in 2000 and priested the following year. He has served in Caerphilly (title parish) with particular responsibly for the Penyrheol estate, Bridgend, Llanharry and until now in Llangeinor and the Garw Valley. He spent ten years as part/half time hospital chaplain to the Princess of Wales and Royal Glamorgan hospitals. Following this he was posted to the parish of Llangeinor and the Garw valley which became part of the Pedair Afon Ministry Area before returning to the now Pen-Y-Bont Ar Ogwr Ministry Area, Bridgend.