Rededication and thanksgiving service at St Cadoc's

A joyous service of Rededication and Thanksgiving was recently held at St Cadoc’s Church in Caerleon following months of building work to reorder the space, making it much more usable for the community.

More than 200 people filled the church for the special service which was led by the Most Reverend Cherry Van, Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Monmouth, and marked the fulfilment of a 20 year vision: a culmination of four years of extensive consultation and planning with 15 months of intensive building work.

Archbishop Cherry spoke about the church from its founding by Cadoc in the 6th century, to its mission in the 21st century, with the church congregations as living stones to be shaped for use in the Church of God.

Local dignitaries joined the St Cadoc’s church family and the wider Caerleon community to celebrate the refurbishment of the church, which will ensure that for years to come St Cadoc’s will continue to rival the Roman remains in Caerleon as a viable building of significant religious, cultural and historical importance.

The theme of the service was one of celebration and joy, with thanksgiving for the past but eyes very much fixed on the future. One of the key moments of the service was the placing of a blessed time capsule by pupils of Charles Williams CinW Primary School into the centre of the church’s newly installed labyrinth.

The pupils also joined IsingPop to provide some wonderful singing and dancing, while music was also provided by the Beechwood Ministry Area combined choirs singing ‘The Heavens are Telling’ from Haydn’s ‘Creation’.

Rev. Sue Pratten was presented with a Diocesan Certificate, acknowledging her leadership in driving the project out of the planning stage to its fulfilment.

The large congregation enjoyed an evening to remember, enjoying both worship and fellowship.