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| St Joseph's Church | |
|---|---|
 Front of the church seen from Belmont Rd | |
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| 52°04′29″N 3°07′37″W / 52.074774°N 3.127053°W | |
| OS grid reference | SO2285242423 |
| Location | The Presbytery, 4 Belmont Road, Hay-on-Wye, Powys HR3 5DA |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous denomination | Calvinistic Methodist |
| Website | https://www.stmichaelsrcbrecon.org.uk/st-joseph/ |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Dedication | Saint Joseph |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Conservation area |
| Architect(s) | F.R. Bates, Son & Price of Newport |
| Style | Gothic architecture |
| Administration | |
| Province | Cardiff |
| Archdiocese | Cardiff-Menevia |
| Deanery | Llandrindod Wells Deanery[1] |
| Parish | St Joseph's |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Fr. Jimmy Sebastian MCBS |
St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales i.e. the "town of books". It is in the Llandrindod Wells Deanery of the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia.[2]
The parish priest is served by the parish priest of St. Michael's RC, Brecon[3], Fr. Jimmy Sebastian MCBS. He is a member of the order Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. He is resident in the presbytery in Brecon.[3] Retired priests like Canon Clyde Johnson also help in the parish.[4]
The church building is within the Hay Conservation area.[5][6]
Parish
[edit]There are two regular Masses held in the church, one on Sunday morning at 9:00am and the other at 10:00am Thursday morning. The weekly newsletter contains details about the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Exposition, Holy day Masses etc.[7]
The 'Holy Joes' are an ecumenical choir that lead the music most Sundays and on special occasions in the area.[8]
History
[edit]In 1828, a Tabernacle Calvinistic Methodist (Presbyterian Church of Wales) chapel was built in Belmont Rd. The congregation were known as the ‘Jumpers’ due to their energetic engagement in services, and enthusiastic hymn singing.[9] In 1872, a stone-built Calvinistic Methodist chapel was rebuilt on the same site at a cost of £700 in the Gothic style of the gable entry type.[10][11][12]
Early in the 20th century visiting priests from Brecon[13] and Benedictines from Belmont Abbey celebrated Mass in the home of Mr Grant, Castle Street in Hay-on-Wye.[14][15][16][17][18][19] In 1926, Francis Vaughan the Bishop of Menevia gave consent for Mass to be celebrated in the assembly room over the Cheese Market. Current parishioners recall that it had a leaking roof, and it was challenging getting coffins up and down the stairwell.[20][21]
In the 1950’s, parishioners raised money to buy a house which served as a Presbytery. In 1960, Fr. Hugh Healey was appointed resident Priest and lived in the Presbytery.[22] In 1968, rather than build a new church, the Methodist chapel was purchased and adapted for Roman Catholic use by the architects F.R. Bates, Son & Price of Newport. The firm of architects specialised in modernising Catholic churches across South Wales. The refurbished building was dedicated to St. Joseph. An adjacent house was acquired, intended to be used as a presbytery. Current parishioners remember that Ian Paisley and other outsiders came to Hay to protest about the proposed new use of the building![23]
Past Parish Priests
[edit]Fr Hugh Healey RIP.[22]
Fr Murray RIP.
Fr Ray Bunting.
Fr Peter Flanagan SCJ RIP (died 2008).[25]
Interior
[edit]Caitriona Cartwright carved the Stations of the Cross using local stone and inspired by the letter cutting of 18th century headstones.[26]
The abstract coloured window glazing which is thought to be the work of the Architects F.R. Bates, Son & Price of Newport. The firm of architects specialised in Catholic churches across South Wales.
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Church interior -
Stained glass window behind the altar
Exterior
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References
[edit]- ^ [1] from Diocese of Menevia, retrieved 27 September 2024
- ^ "Diocese of Menevia". 2024-09-13. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ a b "St. Michael's Catholic Church, Brecon – Eglwys Gatholig Sant Michangel, Aberhonddu". Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Canon Clyde Johnson - a resident's biography | Abbeyfield Brecon Society Blog". Abbeyfield. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "Conservation Areas | Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority". Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL" (PDF). September 2016.
- ^ "Newsletter – St. Michael's Catholic Church, Brecon". Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Brecon and Radnor Reporter - Service remembers life of vicar killed in Great War". Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "jumpers". Early Tourists in Wales. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "St Joseph's Church, Belmont Road, Hay-on-Wye, Breconshire". Peoples Collection Wales. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "English – Coflein". coflein.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "THE CHAPELS HERITAGE SOCIETY -Glasbury & Hay on Wye" (PDF). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Facebook - Castle St in the 1940's". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "Facebook - Castle St, 1920's". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ Stuff, Good. "H.R.Grant including former Flannel mill to rear, Hay-on-Wye, Powys". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "Facebook - 1953 Photograph". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "Facebook - St Michael's Catholic Church Brecon". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "Facebook - Grants shop in Castle St". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "The Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye - History Points". historypoints.org. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ a b The Irish Digest. Irish Digest. 1962. p. 24.
- ^ a b Taaffe, Frank (2011-05-05). "Athy Eye On The Past: Hay on Wye / Sean MacFheorais". Athy Eye On The Past. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Presteigne". Hereford Times. 2002-01-17. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "The Journal of the Association for Latin Liturgy" (PDF). 2014.
- ^ "Feature in Landlove Magazine November 2017 | About". Caitriona Cartwright. Retrieved 2024-09-27.