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Opening times for visitors will differ between churches so please check individual church pages (see 'Related Reading' column) before planning your visit.

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Saturday 18th June

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Llandaff Cathedral. 11am-1pm. Festival LaunchSt Andrew, St Andrew's Major. 9.30am - The Three Churches walk. A guided circular walk visiting three historic churches in one morning. Details via link.St Andrew, St Andrew's Major. Tours of St Andrew’s as and when throughout the day. Parish Registers available for family history research, vestments on display. Refreshments available. Also our sister church of St Peter’s, Dinas Powys, is open as part of the NGS Open Gardens Scheme with classic cars and cream teasSt Michael & All Angels, Llanmihangel. 2.30pm. Local history walk from Siginstone, Victoria Inn to Llanmihangel and back. Led by David Harris who will tell a medieval tale of monks, fish pools and the Mill. Distance around 4 miles.St Thomas, Neath. 2-4pm – Open church event. Enjoy a cream tea, listen to the Blue Grass Band, or have a go at bell ringing and explore the church towerSt John the Baptist Troedyrhiw. 11am-3pm – Church open with tea/coffee and homemade cakesSt Catwg, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath. 1pm – Churchyard tour with Martyn Griffiths. Parish Registers will be available, as well as a tour of the belfry and opportunities to learn how to ring the bells. (There will be a display of information relating to the bells for those unable to access the belfry which is not accessible for those with mobility issues). Children’s Quiz and Church Treasure Hunt available throughout the daySt Cynwyd, Llangynwyd. Launch of the ‘Tower of Flowers’, an incredible cascade of flowers sweeping down over the church tower – all of which have been knitted by volunteers. Llangynwyd’s yarn bombing response to guerrilla knitting!

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Sunday 19th June

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St Andrew, St Andrew's Major. 11am to 1pm - Come and try our Ellacombe Chimes and ring our bells in the newly restored tower. Tours of St Andrew’s as and when throughout the day. Parish Registers available for family history research, vestments on display. Refreshments available. Also our sister church of St Peter’s, Dinas Powys, is open as part of the NGS Open Gardens Scheme with classic cars and cream teasSt Cynwyd, Llangynwyd. 6pm – ‘Songs of Praise’. A service of celebration to welcome all to the newly-refurbished church and the launch of a week of festivities and eventsSt Theodore, Port Talbot. 6pm Bread of Life Festival for Corpus Christi. Followed by light refreshmentsSt Michael & All Angels, Llanmihangel. 3.00pm. Byddwn yn ail-greu gwasanaeth o’r Hwyrol Weddi o’r G17eg gan ddefnyddio’r Llyfr Gweddi Gyffredin a’r Salmau Cân a gyhoeddwyd yn 1621 fel y byddai Archddiacon Edmwnd Prys, “Salmydd Cymru”, wedi ei arwain. 3pm A re-enactment of a 17C service of Evening Prayer from the Welsh Prayer Book published in 1621 with metrical psalms, as would have been conducted by Archdeacon Edmwnd Prys, the ‘Psalmist of Wales’. Booking essential Book tickets.

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Monday 20th June

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St Catwg, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath. 1pm - Robert King will give a talk on -'A Royal Connection' relating to Edward IISt Andrew, St Andrew's Major. Dinas Powys Art Group in residence painting ‘Aspects of St Andrew’s’St Michael & All Angels, Llanmihangel. 6.30pm – Historical Evening. Find out more about the history of Llanmihangel church and community with Sian EvansSt Thomas, Neath. 9am-4pm - Stained glass workshops for local schools with artists Rhianon Snyder and Sonia Hawking

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Tuesday 21st June

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St Thomas Neath. 10.30am - Following Eucharist at 10, a guided tour of church with Ian Anthony with stories from the fascinating history of the churchSt John the Baptist Troedyrhiw. 10am-4pm – Troedyrhiw Heritage Day. Bring your photos and memories to share with the team from the Peoples Collection Wales and upload to the Collection https://www.peoplescollection.wales/about-us.St John the Baptist Troedyrhiw. 2pm. Talk by Clive Thomas, local historian, on the history of St John's and Troedyrhiw.St Theodore, Port Talbot. 7pm - Organ Recital with Matthew Lewis, Director of Music, St Mary's Aberavon.St Catwg, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath. 11am – Churchyard tour with Martyn Griffiths.St Catwg, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath. 2pm - Philip John will be telling the stories of the memorials dedicated to Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Place, Diana Ainsley Bowzer and Nash Vaughan Edwards VaughanSt Michael, Beddau. 7pm A talk by Mary West on the history of the church/local area with cheese & wineSt Mary the Virgin, Cardiff. 9am-4pm. Flat Holm - A Walk through Time: an opportunity to discover the history and religious significance, the nature and conservation of the island which is situated in the Bristol Channel at the southernmost part of the parish. Interactive opportunities for all, including morse code, nature activities and a 3D experience of the island.

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Wednesday 22nd June

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St John the Baptist Troedyrhiw. 7pm – A concert of Welsh and English music performed by Ynysowen Male Choir with Ysgol Rhyd y Grug and soloist David Gwesyn Smith.St Thomas Neath. Local school choirs performing throughout the day – visitors, parents and families all welcomeSt Mary the Virgin, Cardiff. 7pm 'A Scandal to have Lost’ In an edition of St Marys Parish Magazine of 1872, we read “It now remains for the Welsh Churchmen of Cardiff to aid the Vicar in his endeavours to restore, what is a scandal to have lost, Welsh Services for the Church of the most important town in Wales". Join us for this bilingual event with simultaneous translation (TBC), as we discover the contribution towards the Welsh Church and the Welsh Language of a past Pioneer priest of St Mary’s, Fr Griffith Arthur Jones, led by Rev'ds Dyfrig Lloyd and Dean Atkins.7pm 'Sgandal i fod wedi colli' Mewn rhifyn o Gylchgrawn Plwyf y Santes Fair yn 1872, darllenwn: 'Mae’n nawr yn nwylo Eglwyswyr Cymraeg Caerdydd i gynorthwyo’r Ficer yn ei ymdrechion i adfer yr hyn a oedd yn sgandal i fod wedi ei golli, sef Gwasanaethau Cymraeg yn yr Eglwys, yn hon, y bwysicaf o drefi yng Nghymru'. Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer y digwyddiad dwyieithog hwn gyda chyfieithu ar y pryd [tbc], wrth inni edrych ar gyfraniad offeiriad Arloesol y Santes Fair, Tad Griffith Arthur Jones i’r Eglwys Gymraeg a’r Iaith Cymraeg. Arweinir y noson gan y Parchedigion Dyfrig Lloyd a Dean Atkins. [NB Simultaneous translation tbc]St Theodore, Port Talbot. 2pm A talk on Emily Talbot: a Remarkable Victorian by Sally Jones, local historianSt Catwg, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath. 2pm - Philip John will be telling the stories of the memorials dedicated to Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Place, Diana Ainsley Bowzer and Nash Vaughan Edwards Vaughan

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Thursday 23rd June

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St Mary the Virgin, Cardiff. 2pm ‘In our words’ Children’s presentation from St Mary’s CinW Primary School about Welcome, Sanctuary and DiversitySt Mary the Virgin, Cardiff. 7pm Interfaith Choir Rehearsal/Gathering - all welcome as the choir prepares for their event at St Mary’s next week – ‘End the Persecution’ – (Freedom of Religion event)St Catwg, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath. 1pm Robert King will give a talk on ‘Joseph Tregelles Price- the Quaker ironmaster of Neath Abbey’St Cynwyd, Llangynwyd. 2pm Talk by Prof. Madeleine Gray - 'Good thief, bad thief: who was on the rood screen at Llangynwyd?' Details via link.St Thomas, Neath. 6-8.30pm – Art Exhibition with a glass of wine - featuring the work of various artists from Queen St Gallery and Dawn Morris of Cawblimey Creations

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Friday 24th June

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St Mary the Virgin, Cardiff. 11am 'In our words’ Children’s presentation from St Mary’s CinW Primary School about Welcome, Sanctuary and DiversitySt Mary the Virgin, Cardiff. 2pm ‘Enter the Mystery’ Discover the Mystery and History of St Mary’s Church on our guided, interactive tourSt Theodore, Port Talbot. 7pm - Concert with the Bel Canto SingersSt Catwg, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath. 1pm - Bernard Lewis will give a talk on Henry TennantSt Michael, Beddau. 2pm –4pm Vintage Afternoon Tea and Church OpenSt Cynwyd, Llangynwyd. 7pm. Festival Concert. Final line-up tbcSt Michael & All Angels, Llanmihangel. 6.30pm. A Midsummer Day Harp Recital with Sue Banks

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Saturday 25th June

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St Thomas Neath. 11am- Coffee morning with guided tour of the churchSt Mary the Virgin, Cardiff. 1pm 'Faithful Butetown Walk – ‘Meet me by Betty’s Statue’ - a shared walk with conversation beginning at Central Square and finishing in the Bay, as we discover the faithful past and present of Cardiff and Butetown. This event is also registered as a Great Get Together event, and there is an invitation to extend the walk from Cardiff Bay across to Grangetown Pavilion for the Great Get Together gathering thereSt Theodore, Port Talbot. 12 noon-4pm - Family Fun Afternoon. Bring your own picnic, lots of fun and games...and circus skills!St Andrew, St Andrew's Major. 11am to 2pm - Children’s activities in the churchyard – bug hunting, lichen spotting, brass rubbing and glass painting. Suitable for ages 5-12. Also, Vestments and Parish Registers on display for family history research. Tours of St Andrew’s as requested. Art display – artwork created during the Churches Unlocked FestivalSt Cynwyd, Llangynwyd. Story Time with Maesteg Library. This afternoon Jools from Maesteg Library takes us on a magical adventure with story time crafts and singing. For children aged 3-83!St Michael & All Angels, Llanmihangel. 2pm. Art exhibition. David Ellis’ ‘A Pilgrimage through the 12 churches of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast’. Cream teas available.

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Sunday 26th June

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St Andrew, St Andrew's Major. 2pm - Come and try handbell ringing. Vestments and Parish Registers on display for family history research. Tours of St Andrew’s as requested. Art display – artwork created during the Churches Unlocked FestivalSt Mary the Virgin, Cardiff. 11am. Solemn Mass for Sanctuary Sunday followed by barbecue!St Cynwyd, Llangynwyd. 6pm Close of Festival and Service of Thanksgiving. An opportunity to celebrate the role St Cynwyd’s has played in the life of the community over the centuries and its continuing place at the centre of Llangynwyd

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