Incumbent: The Reverend Father Colin J.
Amos SSC
St. Theodore's Vicarage, Talbot Road, Port Talbot.
Independent Examiner Mr. David Rowe
Watkins, Bradfield & Co. Neath
Bankers: National Westminster Bank plc.,
Station Road, Port Talbot.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL 2006-2007
Mr. Clive Jones Vicar's Warden
Mrs Val Merriman Peoples' Warden
Mrs. Diana Morgan Treasurer
Mr Greg Merriman Secretary
Mrs Avril Winpenny Sub Warden to Holy Cross Church
Mrs Pat Davies Sub Warden to St. Peter's Church
Miss Beryl George Gift Aid Secretary
Mrs. Jean Basten - Mrs. Barbara Jones
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones - Mrs Jean Munro
Mr. Terry Morgan - Mr. Robert Nicholas
Mrs. Cheryl Morgan - Mr. Derek Simpson
Mr. Phil Walker - Mr. Peter Mellows
Mrs. Hazel Ackery - Mrs Julia Jones
The Reverend Father Wayne Coughlin SSC, Assistant Curate.
The Reverend Father Colin. J. Amos SSC Vicar and Chairman.
The PCC makes all its decisions jointly, there are no sub-committees.
PARISH WORSHIP & CHURCH ATTENDANCE
Sunday 8.30 a.m. Holy Cross - Holy Eucharist with hymns.
9.45 a.m. St. Peter - Sung Eucharist.
11.00 a.m. St. Theodore - Sung Eucharist
Except on the first Sunday of the month when the Parish Sung Eucharist
is celebrated by all three churches in the parish church at 11.00
a.m.
6.00 p.m. St. Theodore - Parish Evensong
Monday 7.00 p.m. St. Theodore, Holy Eucharist.
Wednesday 10.00 a.m. St. Theodore, Holy Eucharist.
Thursday 10.00 a.m. St. Peter, Goytre
Other Holy Days 7.00 p.m. St. Theodore, Holy Eucharist.
During Lent A daily mass is offered.
Easter Octive A daily mass is offered.
This parish pattern of worship was introduced in October 1996 following
the institution and induction of Fr. Amos on 15th July 1996. It
was arranged this way on the basis that, 'we have the benefit of
being one parish, with the luxury of three churches and the reality
of one priest'. With the exception of thirty five months, when there
was a second priest in the parish, this is how it has remained to
date.
The Holy Eucharist is upheld as the central and most powerful prayer
of the Church to which attendance every Sunday with additional midweek
participance is encouraged. Evensong is also encouraged.
Communicant (& Evensong attendance) figures for the three churches
have been as follows:
| |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Holy Cross |
31.5 |
29.3 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
25.1 |
27.2 |
26.6 |
25.2 |
26.4 |
27.9 |
| St. Peter |
13.1 |
11.5 |
13.6 |
14.1 |
13.4 |
14.1 |
14.3 |
14.1 |
13.4 |
13.4 |
| St. Theodore |
78. |
78.7 |
83.6 |
80.3 |
78.3 |
78.2 |
80 |
74 |
72.6 |
72.3 |
| Evensong |
29.9 |
26 |
27.3 |
29.3 |
27 |
29 |
28.4 |
26.6 |
26.3 |
24.3 |
| Parish 1st Sunday |
115 |
109.5 |
115.0 |
107.5 |
107.3 |
109.8 |
106.9 |
104.3 |
109.3 |
107.3 |
| Parish 1st + Mothering, Harvest, Confirmation |
117.5 |
117.6 |
115 |
112 |
112 |
111 |
112.9 |
108.5 |
112.4 |
114.9 |
| Christmas |
194 |
202 |
214 |
214 |
218 |
206 |
219 |
222 |
225 |
213 |
| Easter |
200 |
206 |
194 |
241 |
241 |
234 |
229 |
225 |
215 |
206 |
| Pentecost |
125 |
123 |
128 |
136 |
136 |
118 |
123 |
137 |
98 |
107 |
| Trinity III |
116 |
101 |
103 |
128 |
128 |
109 |
125 |
112 |
139 |
115 |
|
