The Celtic Roots Festival is an exciting new venture designed to celebrate the rich Celtic Heritage we enjoy in the St Catwg ministry area. It includes concerts, pilgrimage walks visiting local churches and ancient monuments on the way, a Holiday Club and Youth Cafe, a Twmpath, and several talks. Find out more on the Festival Website.
This festival is a celebration. It is a celebration of the impact that Celtic culture has had on Wales in particular and the British Isles more generally. It is also a celebration of the impact that the Celtic Saints, who sought to follow Jesus with all their might, had on their own culture and, eventually, on the cultures around them.
The impact of the Celtic Saints was borne out of prayer. Out of faithful, prayerful service in and to the communities around them. Some, like St Issui pursued prayer in isolation, as a hermit on a road through the Black Mountains. Other’s like St Catwg, our Ministry Area’s namesake, pursued prayer in community, starting monasteries which served as centres of prayer in the community, serving its need spiritually and practically.
Prayer Programme
It is our intention that as we, through the Celtic Roots Festival, serve the St Catwg Ministry Area, we also serve them in prayer. We have developed a couple of resources to help you pray and will have a programme of opportunities to pray running alongside the main festival.
See the timetable below for a full list of times.
Celtic Roots Prayer Time – In Person
We will be meeting as a group in church on Friday 24th October for a time of directed free prayer. We will meet again on Friday 31st October in a time of thanksgiving.
Morning Prayer in St Edmund’s Church
Join Rana in St Edmund’s Church most mornings during the festival for an hour of prayer based on the Morning Prayer service
Morning Prayer Online
On Tuesday and Friday morning you can join our Zoom prayer meeting online.
Direct Zoom link
Or use Meeting ID: 823 3987 6269. Passcode: 743584
Prayer Walk
On Friday 31 October we will meet at St Catwg’s Church, Llangattock at 3.55pm and walk through the village, across the bridge and up to St Edmund’s Church. If the weather is wet bring waterproofs / umbrella / snorkel / etc… A wise man once said that there is no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.
Open Churches
All ten churches within the St Catwg Ministry Area will be open for prayer during All Saints Day. For more details of opening times please see the Festival Website.
Timetable
| Fri 24 Oct | 4:00-5:00pm | St Edmund’s Church – Celtic Roots Prayer time |
| Sat 25 Oct | 8:30 – 9:30am | St Edmund’s Church – In person: “Morning Prayer during the Celtic Roots Festival” |
| Mon 27 Oct | 8:30 – 9:30am | St Edmund’s Church – In person: “Morning Prayer during the Celtic Roots Festival” |
| Tue 28 Oct | 8:30 – 9:30am | Online via Zoom: “Morning Prayer during the Celtic Roots Festival” |
| Wed 29 Oct | 8:30 – 9:30am | St Edmund’s Church – In person: “Morning Prayer during the Celtic Roots Festival” |
| Thu 30 Oct | 8:30 – 9:30am | St Edmund’s Church – In person: “Morning Prayer during the Celtic Roots Festival” |
| Fri 31 Oct | 8:30 – 9:30am | Online via Zoom: “Morning Prayer during the Celtic Roots Festival” |
| 4:00-5:00pm | St Catwg’s Church to St Edmund’s Church – Prayer Walk | |
| Sat 1 Nov | 8:00 – 9:00am | St Edmund’s Church – In person: “Morning Prayer during the Celtic Roots Festival” |
| 9:30am-4:00pm | Open Churches for All Saints Day | |
| Fri 7 Nov | 4:00-5:00pm | St Edmund’s Church – Celtic Roots Prayer time |
Prayer Resources
- A Crafted Prayer based on St Patrick’s Breastplate prayer, and
- A Prayer Guide to use before, during and after the festival.
