parish of killay magazine February 2018

Killay

St Hilary and St Martin

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February 2018

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Parish of Killay - Who’s Who Vicar:

Canon Phillip Gwynn, BA, MA, DPS, Cert. Theol.

The Vicarage, 26 Hendrefoilan Rd. Tycoch, Swansea. SA2 9LS email Phillip@gwynn.org.uk Tel: 01792 204476 Mobile 07946351787

St Hilary's

St Hilary’s Church & Church Hall Parish Centre Gower Road, Killay, Swansea, SA2 7DZ

Lay Worship Leaders

Ken Ellis, Sian Gwynn, Gareth Lewis, Mike Powell, Barbara Roberts and John Williams.

Eucharistic Assistants:

Steve Lewis, Eileen Nielsen, Alan Pickard, Glenda Penzer, Mike Powell, Catherine Swain, John Williams.

Churchwardens:

Parish Vicar’s Warden Parish People’s Warden

Mike Powell Stephen Gardner

Tel: 208955 Tel: 424939

Church Treasurer:

Alan Pickard

Tel: 204717

Sacristan:

Bryan Smale

Tel: 402559

Servers:

Beryl Claybrooke, Catherine Swain, Steve Lewis, Bryan Smale, John Williams, Roy Chapman.

PCC Secretary:

Eileen Nielsen

Tel: 520685

Parish Centre Booking Secretary:

Eileen Nielsen

Tel: 07562377157 or 520685

Envelopes/Gift Aid Scheme:

Alan Pickard

Tel: 204717

Organist/Choirmaster:

position currently vacant, for any expressions of interest, please contact the Vicar.

St Martin's

St Martin’s Church Fairwood Road, Dunvant, Swansea SA2 7PE

Eucharistic Assistants:

Stephen Gardner, Gareth Lewis

Churchwardens:

Roger Draisey Susan Dimblebee

Tel: 515391 Tel: 299503

Parish Magazine Copy Editor:

Roger Rees (reesfolk@btinternet.com) Tel: 207916 Commissioning Editor and Printer: Eric Thomas Advertising:

Steve Lewis Tel: 519311

Distribution:

Lynne Lewis Tel: 898275

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Winter Olympics – not the only major event this month The month of February is the time of the Winter Olympics, this time being held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In the Vicarage, we shall be glued to every event – Sian is an obsessive Olympics fan, be it Summer or Winter (we were lucky enough to attend the 2012 London Olympics). One of the most unusual events in the Winter Olympics is the Skeleton.

Competitors - known as sliders - hurtle headfirst down the ice course on a sled little bigger than a tea-tray. The fastest combined time of each slider's four runs decides the winner. The athletes use their upper bodies to steer, twisting their head and shoulders to transfer their weight. BOB skeleton racer Adam Pengilly - a devout Christian, will ask in his prayers for the sort of performance at the Winter Olympics which won him silver at the World Championships. The first thing he would be entitled to seek would be safety for launching himself down an ice road which could see him hit 90mph while riding what appears to be a widescreen TV on rails. No one need tell Pengilly, from Somerset, that clad only in a Lycra suit, which appears painted on to a muscular body, his crash helmet is unlikely to save too much pain if things go wrong.

As a former bobsleigher, he has crashed with others and on his own on the skeleton, the worst being as a solo slider when he hit the roof of a run and wrecked parts of his body, leaving himself unable to walk for a few weeks, with a hole in his back and a new thorax. “No one has officially gone at 90mph – 85mph is the regular speed – but on the Olympic run at Whistler we all think it could get really fast if the conditions are right,” says Pengilly with some delight.

“My personal best is 86.5mph but I really hope that I can clock 90. That would be something and I will probably need to if I am to get a medal.

“You go into this not thinking of fear. You are totally engrossed. You need to be as you go head-first down the run with your chin a couple of inches above the ice. The concentration is about the right line through the corner, not about crashing.

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A groove is cut at the start for one of the rails but often, due to loss of balance, it will “pop the groove” and the rider is left chasing his metal tray or making a crazy dive to get on. “Sometimes you step on the skeleton as you sprint at the start,” says Pengilly.

“You can dive over the top of it and jump on hard – that’s not good. You bruise or break ribs at worst – at best you wind yourself and spend a couple of minutes going headfirst down the run hanging on, unable to breathe.”

It is more than just holding on and praying to God, however. The subtleties of adjusting weight to steer the sled sort the madmen from the medal men.

Such is the strength of his faith that Pengilly will avoid training and racing on a Sunday whenever possible.

“I want to honour God. I spend time with him each day and when I pray, I pray for safety for myself and others. But I pray to perform well, not to win,” says Pengilly, one of the few athletes who has appeared on BBC Songs of Praise.

“If I perform well and finish 20th or first then that is enough. I want to do the best I can. I would like a medal, it is not impossible, but you can get too absorbed in this. My faith is the most essential thing in my life.”

Is faith the most essential thing in YOUR life? Lent – the other major event in February is a good opportunity to look at our faith. This Lent we are running a rather interesting course, designed by Church Army, called Faith Pictures. You will find a list of times and venues at the back of your church. Go on, why not put your name down, meet new people – engage with God as he seeks to encourage and grow your faith. Also during Lent, keep a watch out for Adam Pengilly, to see how he does on his Skeleton runs.

May you use Lent wisely – grow closer to God, and grow closer to fellow Christians.

Your Friend and Vicar Canon Phillip

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Monthly Diary February 2018 at St Hilary’s Church 1st

11.00am

Thursday Holy Eucharist The Presentation of Christ (Candlemass)

4th

11.00am

Second Sunday before Lent: Creation Sunday Eucharist followed by coffee

8th

11.00am

Thursday Holy Eucharist

11th

11.00am

Sunday before Lent: Transfiguration Sunday Eucharist followed by coffee No combined service this month

14th

7.00pm

Ash Wednesday Holy Eucharist

15th

11.00am

Thursday Holy Eucharist

18th

11.00am

First Sunday of Lent

A Celebration of the Life and Faith of David Morgan (Lay Reader)

Eucharist followed by coffee

22nd

11.00am

Thursday Holy Eucharist

25th

11.00am

Second Sunday of Lent Family Worship, followed by coffee

Music Society

2nd Monday 7.30pm

Mothers’ Union

1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2pm

Brownies

every Tuesday 6pm

Bible Study Group 2nd & 4th Fridays 2pm at 124 Ashgrove, Killay

Ladies Guild

every Wednesday 7:30pm

Bowls

Simeon Fellowship

Luncheon Club

every Wednesday 11am - 2pm

every Friday evening 7pm - 10pm

last Tuesday of the month at 7.15 pm at Dunvant Rugby Club

Our Vision: A family, rooted in Christ, committed to transforming lives by: Gathering as God’s people – Growing more like Jesus – Going out in the power of the Spirit.

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Rotas for February 2018 Readers at Morning Eucharist 4th 11th 18th 25th

1st Cath Swain 2nd Ann Llewelyn 1st Carole Pickard 2nd Alan Pickard 1st Eric Thomas 2nd Mike Powell Sunday School / Worship Leaders

Offertory Procession 4th 11th 18th 25th

Angela Seaward & Beryl Harris Glenys & Lyndon Hall Susan & Bob Mapp Family Service

Altar Flowers 4th 11th 18th 25th

Carole Pickard Memory of Stuart Perry LENT LENT

Sidespersons February March

Phyl & Mike Smith, Gillian Hutchinson & Eddie Rowe Jan & Jim Proudfoot, David Jones, Angela Reed

(NB. Please encourage Sunday School members to assist each week with collection and assist with bell ringing. Ten rings at 10.30 and 10.55am.)

Sponsor for Bread & Wine Roy Chapman

Coffee

4th 18th

Choir Sue Mapp

11th 25th

Pam Davies Barbara Rowe

Church Cleaning Beryl Claybrooke & Geraldine Rees If anyone is unable to carry out any of the above duties, please advise Mike Powell.

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St Martin’s Church Dunvant February 2018 Date

Service

Time

Sidesperson

Reader

4th

Holy Eucharist

8.00am Elaine Graves

11th

Family Worship 9.00am Sue Dimblebee Led by Worship Leaders

18th

Sung Eucharist followed by coffee

9.00am Gareth Dimblebee Lynne Lewis

25th

Sung Eucharist

8.00am Roger Draisey

Eileen Harris Stephen Gardner

Margaret Draisey

All welcome, please come and join us

Altar Flowers 4th 11th 18th 25th

Carol Lewis Tania Fussell LENT LENT

Bread & Wine

Carol Lewis

Holy Dusters Colin & Margaret Williams Vicar Canon Phillip Gwynn

01792 204476

Church Wardens Roger Draisey 01792 515391 Sue Dimblebee 01792 299503 ST MARTIN’S CHURCH IS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE. IT CAN ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 35 PEOPLE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT CHURCH WARDENS. Parish of Killay 2018 !8

Parish News We pray for those who are ill at home, in hospitals or nursing homes. Our thoughts are also with those who are caring for them.

Phyllis Harris, Emlyn Bawden, Joan Dobbs, Graham Treharne, David Cox, Eve Chriswick, Daisy Williams, Jean Hughes, Eunice Miron and Father Roy Blewett.

We have heard this week the sad news that Olive Moffatt has passed away. We send our love and prayers to her daughter, Ann and her family. Olive’s funeral will be held at St Hilary’s church on Monday, 5th February at 12:30pm. We will talk more about Olive in next month’s magazine.

Congratulations to Julie & Tom Cole who celebrate their Diamond Wedding on the 1st March, more to follow in next month’s magazine.

"this is your life “ to commemorate the retirement of Harald on 21.1.2018...

As I compile some notes to pay tribute to dear Pastor Harald....where do I start to do him justice?

He became a dear friend each time he visited us, as he led the party on the biennial summer trips to Port Eynon, Gower, Wales, where the 'team Bruckmuhl ' encircled their tents and marquees for three weeks to enjoy the tranquility of the coast and country.....together with a fair amount of rain and wind.....but that never put them off.

Harald receives a picture of St Hilary We here in St Hilary's Church, where the group from the congregation , watched by worshipped for three Sunday's on each visit, were Canon Phill and Mike Powell captivated by Harald and the young folk of Bavaria...with their traditional singing and modern music...which brought a breath of fresh air to our congregation on each visit. Leading from the front was dear Harald....a modern day Pied Piper who has led 7 visits to us here in Killay/ Port Eynon. On each visit the party went to town and country.....Cardiff Blues matches....Brecon Beacons.......Pembrokeshire.......Worms Head and Rhossili.......Swansea City Football matches.....and we shall never forget the parade of the whole flag bearing party around the Liberty Stadium prior to an Ospreys rugby match.....then there was the visits underground to the Big Pit, Blaenavon ....and climbing the Brecon Cathedral Parish of Killay 2018 !9

tower......and from our point of view...visiting the camp marquee for a candle lit Eucharist service....led so beautifully on each visit by Harald and attended by a party from St Hilary....... I could go on and on.....but we salute our dear friend Harald as he begins his retirement....he has left an indelible footprint on our landscape ....he is a true Christian...a born leader and musician who has dedicated his life to following our Lord Jesus Christ in a most humble way. All that remains to be said from all of us here in St Hilary and St Harald celebrates the Eucharist in the camp Martin (including our Vicar, Canon Phil and marquee with the youngsters and Sian) ......we hope you have a long and happy and representatives from St Hilary blessed retirement....well earned ....but no doubt your ministry will develop in other ways...even in retirement .

God bless you Harald..and your family....please keep in touch......it has indeed been a pleasure and a privilege to ' have walked along side you on part of life's journey'....during your seven visits to us. So we fondly remember you as....Harald the Seventh !!..... And oggie, oggie. Oggie.......oi oi oi !

PS....we have since heard that another visit to us may be in the offing..alas minus dear Harald....and in the words of a well known song of Wales....."We'll keep a welcome in the hillsides"....for all our friends from Bavaria.....

Sincerely.....

Mike Powell Church Warden/ Worship Leader.

St Hilary, Killay, Swansea Pam Davies is organising a trip to see Matilda at the Millennium Theatre, Cardiff on Thursday 3rd January 2019.

It is the evening performance at 7:30pm as all matinees have already sold out.

The schools will be still be closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Please see Pam for further details and to put your name down.

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A man suffered a serious heart attack while shopping in a store. The store clerk called 911 when they saw him collapse to the floor.

The paramedics rushed the man to the nearest hospital where he had emergency open heart bypass surgery.

He awakened from the surgery to find himself in the care of nuns at the Catholic Hospital. A nun was seated next to his bed holding a clipboard loaded with several forms, and a pen. She asked him how he was going to pay for his treatment.

“Do you have health insurance?” she asked.

He replied in a raspy voice “No health insurance”.

The nun asked “Do you have money in the bank?”

He replied “No money in the bank”.

“Do you have a relative who could help you with the payments?” asked the irritated nun.

He said “I only have a spinster sister and she is a nun”.

The nun became agitated and announced loudly “Nuns are not spinsters! Nuns are married to God”!

The patient replied “Perfect, send the bill to my brother-in-law”.

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Mothers’ Union M.U. members met for the first time in the new year, 2018, on January 16th for a Eucharist in church, Canon Phillip Gwynn officiating. We then retired to the hall for tea. Carole, Branch Leader, greeted members and gave news of absent friends and forthcoming events.

The A.G.M. will be held on Tuesday, February 6th at 2:00pm in the hall.

On Monday, February 19th, the Annual Wave of Prayer will be held in the lower hall from 3:00 to 3:45pm.

The second meeting for February will be on Tuesday, February 20th at 2:00pm when Sarah Harris will be telling us about the purpose and highlights of her recent trip to India with Jeremy and Steve.

Health and Safety Issue at the Altar Rail A potentially very serious incident occurred recently as people were returning from receiving Communion at the altar rail in St.Hilary’s Church. I have been asked to inform you of this by our Parish Health & Safety Officer Mr. Alan Clewett and the Parish Wardens. As she got up from the altar rail and was making her way past others presently in a kneeling position, a member of the congregation caught the heel of someone kneeling. This propelled her headlong into the choir stalls, on her way, she then bumped the person in front of her, who similarly hit the choir stalls with a heavy bang, before hitting the floor. A third lady (who was not involved in this in any way), turned to see what was going on behind her, lost her footing, and she too fell to the floor. The Accident Book was duly completed, the next day, Canon Phillip spoke with all three ladies, who assured him that they were fine. All due procedures were followed.

Whilst we cannot be prescriptive for every occasion, please be very aware of your footing as you make your way to, and from the altar rail. We already have someone helping people down the chancel steps, we really don’t want to have any more intrusive intervention. Please be very careful, on this occasion, no serious injury was caused – the next time could be very different.

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Twenty-seven per cent of Christians say they never pray More than a quarter of Christians in the UK have never prayed, a poll published by the Christian charity Tearfund suggests. The survey of 2,069 adults was conducted by ComRes, and published on Sunday 14th January.

Of all respondents, more than half – 1,065 – identified themselves as Christian. Of these, 73 % said that they had prayed in the past. But the frequency of prayer varied from several times a day (7%) to hardly ever (10%), or only in times of crisis (13%).

Several denominations were represented in the poll, though most (622) described themselves as Anglican. Of all Christians surveyed, 27% said they had never prayed.

Another finding from the poll is that one in five of the 869 non-religious people surveyed, said that they had prayed in the past. Of these, most prayed in times of personal crisis or tragedy (55%), or on the off-chance that an element of their life or circumstances might change (32%). Almost one quarter said that they prayed as a ‘last resort’, or to feel comforted or less lonely.

Other reasons given for prayer included belief in God (39%), or the belief that prayer could bring about change (32%). The most popular topics of prayer included the family (71%); thanking God (42%); healing (40%); and friends (40%). Prayers for global poverty or natural disasters were less common (24%), though the youngest and oldest generations (18-24yrs and 65yrs+) were more likely to pray for these issues.

Lent is a very good time to address this, if you feel that you fall into the 27% of nonprayers. The penitential season of Lent begins with a special Eucharist at 7pm on Ash Wednesday 14th February at St.Hilary’s (10.30am at All Souls). Throughout the season, there are opportunities to examine your faith using the Church Army Faith Pictures courses – for details see the back of your church.

Have you got something you would like to say? Read a good book? Seen a good film or play? Had a good holiday? Recommend a recipe? Gardening tips? Something interesting or funny happened to you? Tell us about it. There is a post box at the back of church – just drop in your contributions and we will share them in the magazine. Or e-mail to reesfolk@btinternet.com Articles for the magazine can be submitted any time up to the last Sunday of the month for publication the following month.

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Ladies Guild We returned to Ladies Guild on January 10th. Many members present had considered whether to come out on such a wintry evening, but what a treat lay in store for us. This was a Members’ Own evening led by Pam and Murray Davies.

Pam began by telling us about their various visits to Barcelona over the years and how things had changed from the days when General Franco was in power. We were fascinated by the photographs which Murray had taken during their visit to the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s masterpiece. The original architect was Francesc Del Paula Villa when building started in 1882, but he was replaced by Gaudi the following year. Building was completed in stages, although the four belfries of the Nativity Façade and Gaudi’s workshop were vandalised and destroyed during the Spanish Civil War. Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the Temple in 2010 and building is due to be completed in about 25 years.

The intricate carving on the exterior is magnificent and the interior is equally, if not more impressive.

The pillars supporting the roof are intricately carved and the stained glass is a mixture of old and modern. If you wish to visit, you will need to book in advance.

From Barcelona, we travelled to Petra in Jordan, which has been a World Heritage site since 1985. The photographs of the Siq, a long narrow gorge, gave no inkling of the impact of the Treasury building. This is carved into the rock face, is 40 metres high and decorated with Corinthian capitals, friezes and figures. At the top is a funerary urn which, according to local legend, conceals the Pharaoh’s treasure. The origins of the city are unknown but the city began to prosper as the capital of the Nabatean Arab empire from 1st Century BC, growing rich through the spice trade. It was later annexed to the Roman Empire, thriving until a large earthquake, in 363AD, destroyed most of the city. This, together with changes in trade routes, led to its downfall.

We ended our travels in Egypt, visiting the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Murray also showed us photographs of some of the characters they had met; these included people as well as camels with attitude!! This was a wonderful uplifting start to the Parish of Killay 2018 !14

New Year and we were all extremely grateful to Murray and Pam for their meticulous preparation. s The following week, we were pleased to welcome Anne Robinson (not the nasty one!) who came to talk to us about the Fire Service. She worked for 15 years for the Swansea command team of the Mid and West Wales Fire Service, the largest of the three services funded by the Welsh Assembly Government; the others being South Wales and North Wales. At present, Anne, has been seconded to local authorities visiting schools and other organisations advising on fire prevention.

Anne told us about the different types of appliances used by the services and the cost of each “call out”. The largest, the Pump, and the turn table ladder cost £800 even before leaving the station. The smaller ones, such as the 4x4 which is used for grass fires, cost about £250 a time. The service also has a small boat on the Tawe, which has been sent to flooded areas, such as Doncaster, to assist in evacuations.

We were given a great deal of simple, but common sense, ways of avoiding fires in our homes, such as always unplugging televisions, etc. when not in use; never leaving on washing machines and tumble dryers when leaving home. Block multiple plugs should not be used as they are not fused. One half of all fires are cooking accidents; three fires a day are caused by candles and one every three days caused by cigarettes.

Anne stressed the need for fire / smoke alarms to be fitted not only on the ground floor but also on landings and should be checked frequently. The Fire services will do a survey and provide and fit a ten year alarm free of charge on request.

We were shown a two minute film of a fire starting by accident in a “mock up” of a teenage girl's bedroom, the speed with which the whole room was engulfed in flames was terrifying! The point was to reinforce the message that we should never attempt to deal with it ourselves but to close the door, dial 999 and evacuate the premises.

Although it was an extremely serious subject, everyone showed great interest and enjoyed the talk, asking many questions of Anne.

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Members were saddened, on 25th January, to hear of the death of a very popular member, Olive Moffat who at 94 years of age still had a very keen mind and great sense of fun. She will be missed.

Our speaker was Jo Hicks, Marketing Manager at The Grand Theatre, telling us about the history of theatre in Swansea. Jo, who is a niece of one of our members, Lilian Thomas, trained as an English teacher but much prefers marketing, The first recorded theatrical performance inn Swansea was in the town hall in 1617. In 1785, when the town population was circa 6000, the first theatre opened in Wind Street, unimaginatively named The Swansea Theatre, followed by the New Theatre in Temple street in 1807.

The Grand opened in 1897 with a capacity of 2000, these days the auditorium seats 1026, including those with restricted views. It was opened on 26th July 1897

by Dame Adelina Patti. It was the first theatre in Britain to install electricity. Jo mentioned some of the very famous actors who have appeared there, Sir Henry Irving, the first knight of the theatre, Sarah Bernhardt, Richard Burton, Ryan and Ronnie, Rachel Roberts and many others.

The Grand became a cinema in 1933 but was bought by the Willis family in 1947 when it reverted to theatre. It gained great popularity under John Chilvers who was manager from 1959 until 1982. It was bought by Swansea City Council in 1970 and renovated the following decade.

Thanks to Jo for a very informative talk about a subject to which we could all relate. s Forthcoming Events: 31st January Members Own Photo Quiz Who's the Baby?

7th February Paul Richards Chapel down the Swansea Coalmine 14th February Ash Wednesday 21st February TBA 28th February St David's Evening Parish of Killay 2018 !16

Passover Haggadah Wednesday 28th March 2018 at 6.30 for 7.00 pm St Hilary’s Parish Centre Cost £5 to include a drink and food.

All Welcome.

This is the BREAD which came down from heaven The Jewish Passover recalls the exodus from Egypt and the birth of the nation of Israel. It was during The Feast of the Passover that Jesus entered Jerusalem and celebrated the Last Supper, the event from which we derive the Eucharist or Mass.

Come and enjoy the service, share the food and sing traditional songs.

Sign the list at the back of church to enable us to cater for the correct number.

Further information from Alan & Carole Pickard or Eileen Nielsen.

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First visit of Archbishop – to inaugurate new Ministry Area The first Sunday in 2018 saw the first visit in his new role as Archbishop, to meet with members of the three parishes of Sketty, Tycoch and Killay. It was a grand occasion, with a nicely full church. The Archbishop was joined by the Archdeacon of Gower and the Area Dean of Greater Gower Deanery. The Archbishop began the service with the challenge that we are to explore new and different ways of engaging with the community – a community that largely sees the church as having no relevance. It was a joyous service, with a large choir (mainly of Tycoch & Killay choristers), followed by excellent refreshments – and there was wine too! This is the first stage of a two stage process; when we are ready, then the Clyne Trinity Ministry Area will be Commissioned.

Here are some pictures of the days events.

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A Memorial Service will be held at St Hilary Church, Killay, Swansea on Sunday 18 February at 11.00am.

short term visits to Stroud, Larkhill, Sennybridge, etc David was disenchanted by the constant night duties and lack of real activity so he successfully applied to do teacher training at Caerleon Training College in 1956. His first teaching post was in Birmingham at Secondary level.

On August 1st 1957 David married Marion, which he claims was the best move he ever made in his life!

David Peter Morgan 1930 to 27.12.17 Eulogy by Eric Thomas David was born to Welsh parents in the Primrose Hill area of London. In 1937 the family moved to Brecon, his father's family home.

David attended Pendre C of E Junior School which was next to the Cathedral. In 1940 David became a Cathedral Chorister and in 1941 he passed the examination to enter the local Grammar School.

In 1946 after satisfying the examiners of the Central Welsh Board of Educational Standards he returned to London to be trained as a Meteorological assistant in the Civil Service. He was stationed in Pembroke Dock at the Flying Boat Centre until August 1948 when he was called up for National Service and served in the Met Office R.A.F. branch of the services.

After demob David served as a Met Office worker in Uxbridge, London followed by

In 1957-1959 they moved to Bournemouth to begin their married life and to teach in local Secondary Schools.

In 1959 David managed to secure a teaching post in Swansea at, by choice, junior school level. The first two terms were spent at Cwm School, Bonymaen, and then in April 1960 moved to Dunvant Junior School where he spent the rest of his teaching life.

That year David and Marion settled in Dunvant, buying a house on the newly created Broadmead estate and were the very first to become domicile in that area.

It was not long before he realised how lucky a person he was...living in a rural area within a community of people striving to do well in their lives; having children who were brought up to be well mannered and keen to adopt the mantle of education in the widest sense. His school life, said David, was one of joy and laughter and as each year came and went he looked back at what they had accomplished together with satisfaction.

He felt so very lucky for this attitude and desire to learn on behalf of the pupils of

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Dunvant in each successive year and was to continue for a long time; such was the strength of the parents who were so very supportive of the school.

David was an innovative and inspirational teacher. As has already been mentioned he had trained as a meteorologist and he set up a weather station in his classroom for which the children kept daily records.

A former pupil whose parents were close friends of ours told me recently that he felt that David Morgan had been instrumental in giving him a good start in education. I did promise that I wouldn't mention that he was 'slippered' for kicking a football through a window from inside during a wet playtime!

In 1969 David was good enough to inform me that there were going to be teaching vacancies at Dunvant Junior School due to the increasing number of pupils. I had been at St Thomas for 14 years and felt like a change so applied and was successful. David and I worked there together before I moved on and co-operated with school -connected activities, particularly of a social nature, such as school fetes. We also helped out with similar activities at St Hilary's when they were organising fund-raising events.

In the 1960 decade, Marion and David were blessed with their 3 daughters; Barbara in 1961, Cathie in 1963 and Eve in 1969.

David states that he does not use the word 'blessed' lightly for they have been for him

lights that illuminated home life and Marion was and is a mother of great strength, tact and love. They have also been blessed with four lovely grandchildren: Lauren, Rachel, Ryan and Amy. Dave and Marion were both sporty: David played soccer, cricket, tennis, golf, snooker and table-tennis (and occasionally put in an appearance at school).

Marion's great love was hockey and she played for Swansea Ladies Team at a really good standard. The girls too enjoyed sport and they were proud of Eve's achievements in Badminton as she won the Welsh Singles and Doubles championship on several occasions and represented Wales at International level.

Other activities in the 1960s, David set up a Boys' Gymnastics and Sports Club which met at Bishop Gore School and later moving to Dunvant Secondary Modern School Gymnasium and the moving to Olchfa Youth Club when that opened.

A weekly tennis club was started in Dunvant Park during the summer months which my wife and I joined by invitation from one of the members when we moved to Killay, which was when I first met David and we played quite a lot of tennis together outside the club. After retirement we also played golf together with other friends from church.

In the late 1960s David became a member of a group of teachers who planned and set

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out the Swansea Authority response to a new education movement of that time called Environmental Studies – science, geography and History combined.

In 1981 David was appointed Deputy Head at Dunvant School and he became Acting Head when the Headteacher was seconded to look at some new initiatives in education.

By 1988 it was fairly clear the Head would not return so David spent the last 5 years of his career as Head Teacher of the school with which he had been associated for 35 years.

In the 1980s Dunvant Community Council was formed. David stood for election and was appointed a councillor. In the third year David became Chairman of the Council and felt very honoured in carrying out the duties of that office. However, not happy with the way that the political party machines seemed to control the thinking of most members, as an independent thinker, after six years of being a member, he decided he was but a weak voice of concern so did not seek further election.

In 1995 David was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts.

After David retired he started to assemble all documentation on the Dunvant and Killay areas and began to put them in historical order from which came The Story of Dunvant – 2007; now on Wikipedia and the History of Killay published in 2006.

David also started the annual ecumenical quiz which has become a bit of a highlight in the Dunvant area each pre-Lenten time. This seems to have done more for the friendship and acceptance across the denominations than any United Service, possibly because everyone was on an equal footing and not having to accept a different mode of worship, whichever way it was handled.

While Canon Hywel Hughes was the Vicar of St Hilary's there was a move to encourage lay people to assist in Church services and David was one of three men who offered themselves for training and until recently David has played a full part.

One of my favourite verses from Scripture is from Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament and states:- 'You shall be missed because your seat is empty'. I don't think that there is anything more rewarding you can say to anyone other than 'you have been missed'.

The desk at which David sat in the chancel next to the choir stalls has been empty for some time and David has been missed very much!

David had a brain tumour which eventually affected his whole body, but I believe he actually wore it out with everything he had undertaken!

GOD BLESS YOU DAVID! AMEN.

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(International and Interdenominational) All God’s Creation is Very Good!

The interdenominational movement of the Women’s World Day of prayer invites everyone to attend one of over 5,000 services being held on Friday 2nd March with the title ‘All God’s Creation is Very Good!’ We will join an estimated 3 million people around the world that day in a service which has been written this year by the women of Suriname in South America.

Starting in Samoa as the sun rises, and ending as the sun sets off the coast of American Samoa, the service will be translated into more than 95 languages and dialects as we are reminded that we have responsibilities in caring for the wonderful world we live in. With its vast rainforest and wealth of resources, Suriname asks us to pray for conservation and the protection of wildlife, through an awareness of pollution, misuse and abuse, as well as for the situation in Suriname and concerns for the future.

This is not simply a day of prayer for women, but for those who live in it.

This year’s service for Women’s World Day of Prayer will be held at St. Hilary’s Church, Killay. Friday 2nd March 10.30am.

We will be joined by Worshipers from Churches / Chapels in Killay, Sketty, Tycoch & Uplands.

Please come and join this moving service.

Sian Gwynn

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BATTLESHIPS Locate the fleet, using the clues provided. The numbers around the grid tell you how many cells are occupied by ships in each row and column. No two ships touch one another, even diagonally. (Start off by putting a dot in each square you know definitely hasn’t got anything in it)

6 1 2

Aircraft Carrier

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Cruiser

1 0

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Battleship

Destroyer

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4 1

1

0

2

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1

1

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4

1

3

Answer to last month’s Wordsearch:

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• Sales, Rentals & Auctions • Relocation Specialists • Residential, Commercial and Industrial Valuations • RICS House Buyers Survey Reports • Rent Reviews / Lease Renewals • Rating and Compensation • Commercial Property Advisors • Mortgage Advice Contact Branch Manager David Parton 419 Gower Road Killay Swansea SA2 7AN Tel: 01792 298014 Fax: 01792 280847 e-mail: ki@dawsonsproperty.co.uk website: dawsonsproperty.co.uk Branches at: Swansea, Morriston, Killay, Sketty, Mumbles, Gorseinon, Llanelli & Swansea Marina

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Church Services (Please check Monthly Diary page for location of Combined Services or any changes that may take place)

St Hilary’s 1st Sunday

11.00am

Eucharist (followed by coffee with Traidcraft Stall)

2nd Sunday

11.00am 6.00pm

Eucharist followed by coffee Combined Evensong with Siloam

3rd Sunday

11.00am

Eucharist followed by coffee

4th Sunday

11.00am

Family Worship followed by coffee

5th Sunday

10.30am

Combined Service (Ministry Area)

Every Thursday

11.00am

Eucharist

1st Sunday

8.00am

Said Eucharist

2nd Sunday

9.00am

Non-Eucharistic service

3rd Sunday

9.00am

Sung Eucharist

4th Sunday

8.00am

Said Eucharist

5th Sunday

10.30am

Combined Service (Ministry Area)

St Martin’s

St Hilary’s Church Hall – Parish Centre Two large rooms with refreshment and disabled facilities available for hire ….. parties, anniversaries, meetings etc.

Phone 07562377157 Parish of Killay 2018