On Monday 1st July, we were delighted to welcome 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards. The Cathedral is the spiritual home of the Welsh Regiment and the St David Chapel has long been the home of various memorials to the members of the regiment who died in war, including the remembrance books containing the names of the hundreds of soldiers who died in the two world wars of the 20th century.

The memorial stone dedicated during the service is placed at the entrance to the Welsh Regiment Chapel and commemorates the soldiers who died in war in Iraq and Afghanistan. The regiment and the cathedral were particularly pleased to welcome the Colonel-in-Chief, HRH The Prince of Wales, who lay a wreath at the new memorial.

The service was led by the Dean, with prayers offered by The Most Rev’d John Davies, Archbishop of Wales. The Dean received a new standard for safekeeping in the Cathedral in a ceremony symbolic of the close relationship between the Welsh Regiment and Llandaff Cathedral.

My pilgrim journey is a children’s experiential visit to the Cathedral when they will learn about pilgrimage to a holy place, and will be encouraged to see their lives as a pilgrimage, a journey of faith.

On the visit children will wear a simple item of pilgrim clothing, collect stamps or stickers at each stopping point in the journey, and reflect on their own lives as a journey. The last section gives them an opportunity for creative artwork on this theme.

The visit takes 2 hours and works best with a maximum group size of 30 children. On request, a space for lunch before or after the visit can be provided.

For more information and booking, please contact the Cathedral Office on 02920 564554 or email [email protected]

On Saturday 15th June we’re delighted to host the RSCM Choral Festival for the South East Wales Area. We will be joined by Bishop June who will present awards to members, and the afternoon will conclude with Choral Evensong at 3.30pm, during which the choir will sing:

Responses   Smith
Stanford in C
Tallis   If ye love me
Balfour Gardiner   Evening Hymn (in Latin)

As we look forward to welcoming the Royal School of Church Music, more information about the event can be found here. 

This Sunday marks the beginning of Christian Aid Week 2019! The Llandaff Parish committee are very grateful for everyone’s ongoing dedication to our door to door campaign. Collectors Packs are still available at the West Door of the Cathedral.

We have lots of events in the Parish to raise money for Christian Aid. We are always amazed at the generosity of the Cathedral community and the residents of Llandaff who donate every year. Please support our activities next week:

On Sunday 12th May Christian Aid Week is launched. Cynan Llwyd, the charity’s Regional Co-ordinator for South and Mid Wales will join our morning services and we will hold a Sunday School Toys and Books Table Top sale at Prebendal House during Parish Tea & Coffee along with Cake Stall.

Our annual War on Want (WOW) lunch is on Wednesday 15th May. Priced at £5 per head, all are welcome. The Cathedral will hold a Llandaff Schools’ Christian Aid Awareness Service on Thursday 16th May while on Friday 17th Llandaff City School will host a Quiz night. The Sunday School will have another Toys and Books Table Top Sale & Cake Sale at Parish Coffee/Tea will take place on Sunday 19th May.