Pool Mission Area

The Pool Mission Area in the Archdeaconry of Montgomery, Diocese of St Asaph of the Anglican Church in Wales consists of 16 churches divided in to 3 groups with one of the 3 stipendiary priests in the Mission Area rooted in each group and having pastoral responsibility for each of the communities and churches within their group:

Archdeacon: Venerable Barry Wilson;
Tel: 01691 839667,                                                                                            email: archdeacon.montgomery@churchinwales.org.uk

The Rectory, Llandrinio SY21 6RW, Tel 01691 838533

1.         Pool South: Montgomery, Forden, Llandysill, Castle Caereinion, Berriew, Fron and Pant-y-Ffidd;

Incumbent:  Revd Paulette Gower

Tel:   01686 668706

e-mail:  PauletteGower@churchinwales.org.uk

2.         Pool Central: Welshpool  and Mission Church Belan;

Incumbent:  Rev’d Adam Pawley

Tel:  01938 554803 (note new number for Welshpool Vicarage);

email:  adampawley@churchinwales.org.uk.

3.         Pool North: Guilsfield, Buttington and Pool Quay;

Incumbent:  Revd Caroline Rhodes

Tel: 01938 554245, email:  CarolineRhodes@churchinwales.org.uk

4.        Border Bridges: Llandrinio, Criggion, Llandysilio and Penrhos;

Incumbent:  Revd Jim Thompson

Tel:  01691 828438, email:  lowhousefarm@hotmail.com

Latest Mission Area News

Mission Area Meeting Dates 2024

In time for the New Year, please see MA Meeting Dates 2024, the list of meeting dates for 2024 for your diary.

On-Line Services

Each Sunday’s YouTube services are available from Friday evening on the Pool Mission Area YouTube channel: Pool Mission Area – YouTube.

Zoom daily prayers are every week as follows:

Monday 8:00 am Morning Prayer (15-20 minutes)

Monday – Thursday & Saturday 5:00 pm Evening Prayer (15-20 minutes)

Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81257665101?pwd=OHFiQzdYM2t5eFE3bHZkTWFNQm13Zz09

Meeting ID: 812 5766 5101

Passcode: Prayer

Teddy Francis-John’s You-Tube Channel

You are invited each week to join teddy Francis-John each week for a new Bible story

If you have missed any of our stories or would like to enjoy them all over again you can find them all at Stories from Teddy Francis-John and Friends – Diocese St. Asaph (dioceseofstasaph.org.uk) 

Teddy Francis-John

Plygain – St Nicholas, Montgomery/Sant Nicholas, Trefaldwyn

Cynhelir Plygain yn Eglwys Sant Nicholas, Trefaldwyn ar 19eg Ionawr 2024 am 6.30 y.h. Croeso cynnes i bawb. Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysyllter â Denice Jaunzens ar 07971 435157.

There will be a Plygain in St Nicholas Church, Montgomery on 19th January, 2024 at 6.30p.m. A warm welcome to everyone. For more information contact Denice Jaunzens on 07971 435157.

Messy Church News!

Messy Church is for families, which can be made up of at least one adult and one child, is absolutely free of charge (although donations welcome), has a lot of exciting activities, a short period of worship and a good meal. There is no need to book, families can just turn up on the day.

Messy Church will then run monthly in Castle every first Saturday of the month, from 10am until 12 noon and in Guilsfield on every second Sunday from 2.30 to 4.30pm. All families of any shape and size are welcome. There is no need to join anything. Just turn up and have fun!

Safeguarding Training

It is requirement that all clergy, churchwardens, licenced readers, vergers, MAC members, MA safeguarding officers and anyone who has a role working with children, young people or adults at risk, complete safeguarding training. The training needs to be renewed every three years.
You must book your training session. When you fill out the form, please add the date and name of the course https://www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/clergy-and-members/safeguarding/safeguarding-training/
The safeguarding training is designed to equip attendees to engage positively with the protection of children, young people and adults at risk in a practical and informed manner. It is committed to ensuring that the Church is safe and welcoming for all, and designed to help attendees understand the statutory requirements of safeguarding and how these are carried out in the context of the Church in Wales.

Local in person training

Please see the Safeguarding Advertising Poster Pool MA 13 Feb 2024 for the next Module B training at St John’s Pool Quay.

There are also Zoom training sessions; These can all be booked at the above link.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Online Review Sessions

The My Church People and DBS teams are raising awareness about the importance of DBS checks, training and safer recruitment. As a result, training is being offered to educate and discuss DBS processing and checks. The training will cover decision-making and DBS applicability. Please contact mychurchpeople@cinw.org.uk to book on to one of the next sessions:

• 24 January – 1pm
• 12 March – 6pm

Further 2024 dates, including additional sessions, will be announced in the New Year.

Help for People Struggling with the Cost of Living

We are all aware of how rapidly prices of essential goods and services are rising at the moment, and that many people are struggling to make ends meet, and inevitably falling into debt.

As a Mission area we are embarking on an exciting new project to offer real practical help. We are planning to set up a Money Advice Centre in partnership with Community Money Advice (www.communitymoneyadvice.com) a Christian charity who provide training and support to churches to enable them offer Debt Advice Services that are registered and compliant with all of the requirements of the Financial Services Authority.

We will need lots of volunteers to help in all sorts of roles, to train as debt relief advisors, to offer a friendly listening ear, and make cups of tea, to help fill in grant applications, to book appointments and venues, and to pray for the work. That is why we are doing this as a Mission Area, rather than a single church- between all of us in 16 churches I am sure we will have all of the gifts and skills that we need. The plan is that the centre will be in Welshpool, as that’s where people dependent on buses can get to from all of the surrounding towns and villages. If you’d like to know more, please contact: Caroline 01938 554245 CarolineRhodes@churchinwales.org.uk.

Coffee Mornings at St John’s Pool Quay 

There is a weekly coffee club raising money for St John’s between 10:00 am and 12 noon every Wednesday.

There is also a Saturday coffee morning on the first week of every month, again between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm. All welcome to attend!

On-Line Services – Compline

Also, there is a service of compline (night prayer) available on the Pool Mission Area YouTube channel: Pool Mission Area – YouTube  The theme is giving reassurance of Christ’s light to help and protect us in the dark places in our lives.  This service can be accessed at any time, as can all the previous Sunday services.  Alternatively, the direct link to the service is here:  https://youtu.be/B7mGRThBr_w.

Daily Hope

DailyHope, a free national telephone line, offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of England at the end of the phone.