Rev. Rory Castle Jones

'The Work of Christmas' - this week's video reflection 🙏❤🎄🕯️
'Gwaith y Nadolig' - fideo myfrydod yr wythnos hon 🙏❤🎄🕯️

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A selfie in the winter sunshine outside our historic white chapel

Bore da ☀️ Join us for morning worship at Gellionnen Chapel today at 10.45am ⛪️ 🌈 ❤️

'Our Daily Bread' - this week's video reflection 🥖🌈🙏
'Ein Bara Beunyddiol' - myfyrdod fideo yr wythnos hon 🥖🌈🙏

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Our video reflection for Remembrance Sunday / ein myfrydod fideo ar gyfer Sul y Cofio 🙏🌹🧡

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'Love' - this week's video reflection ❤️🧡💛
'Cariad' - myfyrdod fideo yr wythnos hon ❤️🧡💛

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A photo of me in clerical collar and tartan scarf outside our historic 17th century white chapel on the mountain, in the autumn sunshine

Bore da / Good morning ☀️ Join us at 10.45am for a service exploring Jesus’s words to his disciples: “I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” ❤️🙏 🌈

The view from a window, showing an autumnal garden with flowers, stone Peak District cottages and an autumnal hillside, with blue skies above

A room with a view…
🍂🏔️🙏🏠😊

This week I’m up in the Peak District for the annual Unitarian Ministerial Fellowship gathering.

'The Magic Book' - our video reflection for Bible Sunday / ein myfrydod fideo ar gyfer Sul y Beibl 🙏🌈📖🧡

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‘Reservoirs’ - #RSThomas
(Not That He Brought Flowers - Rupert Hart-Davis)
#CofiwchDryweryn

A photo of me enjoying a coffee after our tour of the abbey.

A group of nine Gellionnen Chapel members in front of the altar at Margam Abbey

A group photo during the tour, outside historic Margam Abbey

A photo of our tour guide telling us the history of the abbey, while seated in the choir stalls, with bright stained glass windows behind

We had a very special congregational outing to Margam Abbey today, founded 1147 and home of the Mansells, who granted land to build Gellionnen Chapel back in 1692! A beautiful place, rich with faith, history & energy. Thanks for the amazing tour & very warm welcome. Diolch o galon ⛪️🙏❤️

A selfie outside our historic 17th century white chapel

A beautiful Autumn morning on the mountain for our service this morning, exploring the words and lives of St Paul, William Ellery Channing and Norbert Čapek 🙏⛪️❤️

'Preach the gospel at all times and, if necessary, use words' - this week's video reflection / myfrydod fideo yr wythnos hon 🙏🌈🧡

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Exterior of York Unitarian Chapel, a historic 17th century chapel

Interior of York Unitarian Chapel, with red pews and beautiful interior decor

It was a joy to lead worship at York Unitarians Chapel on St Saviourgate in the heart of York’s historic centre. Huge thanks to the congregation for the invitation and the warm welcome 😊🙏⛪️🌈

'What sustains us?' - this week's video reflection / myfrydod fideo yr wythnos hon 🙏🌈❤

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A photo of me in clerical wear with a colourful floral stole, in a chapel Set Fawr, with a harvest display in front.

Happy Harvest! Gwasanaeth Diolchgarwch 🌽🌈❤️🙏😊

Performers at the curtain call on stage, with beautiful church scenery in gold behind

Noson anhygoel / a wonderful night at the opera - ‘Tosca’ @welshnatopera.bsky.social at the Millennium Centre, Caerdydd 🎶👏❤️

'Community' - this week's video reflection 🙏🌈❤
Cymuned' - myfrydod fideo yr wythnos hon 🙏🌈❤

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Five Unitarian ministers in the Sêt Fawr (Big Seat) of Gellionnen Chapel

Today at my chapel we had the privilege of hosting Gwyl Cynnal y Fflam / Tending The Flame Festival - a celebration of Welsh Unitarianism, organised by our denomination’s ministers. We had a mixture of worship, talks, socialising and spiritual exploration 🕯️❤️🙏🌈⛪️🎶

I was delighted to be a visitor to their committee meeting last night, as I happened to be visiting Rev Jeff Gould, who is holding an interfaith LGBT service at Dean Row chapel, Wilmslow, as part of the celebrations ⛪️🙏❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Which specific nonsense? I need to see it now!

I never miss a Iolo reference! 😉

'Belonging' - this week's video reflection 🙏🌈❤
'Perthyn' - myfrydod fideo yr wythnos hon 🙏🌈❤

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'Joy' - this week's video reflection 🙏🌈❤️
'Llawenydd' - myfrydod fideo yr wythnos hon 🙏🌈❤️

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Thank you 🙏

Thank you 🙏

A collage of images from my ordination service - a programme, a photo of me, and a group shot of the congregation outside

Four years ago today I was ordained! A huge thank you to my congregation’s members, deacons & trustees, ministry colleagues, friends & family for all your support over the years and onwards. I am incredibly lucky and blessed 🙏❤️⛪️🌈

The text of a prayer by A. Powell Davies, from the book ‘Fragments of Holiness’ edited by Catherine Robinson

“O God, to whom we pray for truth, be with us in our trembling lest we find it…”

A beautiful, powerful prayer today by the Welsh-American minister and civil rights campaigner, A. Powell Davies 🙏❤️🌎

Purple lavender in the foreground, green grass in the background

“The land yields its harvest;
God, our God, blesses us.
May God bless us still.”

“Yna y ddaear a rydd ei ffrwyth;
a Duw, sef ein Duw ni, a’n bendithia.
Duw a’n bendithia.”

- Psalm 67:6-7

Photo of me and my two whippets on the top of Cribyn mountain with Pen y Fan in the background

Today I climbed Pen y Fan for the first time in my life! With good friends, our two wonderful whippets and great weather. A blissful day 🙏⛰️🐶☀️❤️

Caring for the Earth Through Parables - Woodbrooke In this session, participants will be introduced to contemporary eco-theology, particularly what the Parables have to say to us in a time of ecological

This wonderful session is coming up for all you eco-theology enthusiasts:"Caring for the Earth Through Parables" with @kieronrowley.bsky.social 🌿🙏

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