{"id":930,"date":"2021-10-04T14:33:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T14:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmarks.wrexhamparish.org.uk\/?page_id=930"},"modified":"2021-10-04T15:17:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T15:17:47","slug":"caia-friars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stmarks.wrexhamparish.org.uk\/index.php\/caia-friars\/","title":{"rendered":"Caia Friars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stmarks.wrexhamparish.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caia-Friar-Logo-Final.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-931 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/stmarks.wrexhamparish.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caia-Friar-Logo-Final-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stmarks.wrexhamparish.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caia-Friar-Logo-Final-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmarks.wrexhamparish.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caia-Friar-Logo-Final-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stmarks.wrexhamparish.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caia-Friar-Logo-Final-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stmarks.wrexhamparish.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caia-Friar-Logo-Final-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stmarks.wrexhamparish.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caia-Friar-Logo-Final-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Our Commitments<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Caia Friars &amp; the Friends of Caia Friars \u2013 Expressing our commitment as a community working together<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Caia Friars are a Christian order (The Order of Caia Friars).<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Friends of the Friars, share together with members of the Order a loving concern for the Caia Park community<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The Friars affirm their faith, as expressed in the historic Creeds of the church<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The commitment is recognized as being \u2018for a season\u2019, not necessarily, lifelong.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Disciplines<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Prayer by the Friars<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">A\u00a0<strong>Daily\u00a0<\/strong>Office to be used a framework for prayer each day.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">A\u00a0<strong>monthly\u00a0<\/strong>diary of prayers will be provided for use by Friars with a theme for each week.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Most Friars belong to a WhatsApp group to help them to keep up to date with their prayers.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Attendance\u00a0<strong>once each term\u00a0<\/strong>at Mark on the Park Prayers (there are 4 such gatherings each term)\u00a0<em>or an act of worship at St Mark&#8217;s or another church on the Park.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Community service for Friars and Friends of Friars.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0A demonstration\u00a0<\/strong>of a practical concern by participating in a ministry on Caia Park, which could be:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">An outreach ministry of the church eg. Current ministries include Food Bank, Holiday Hunger,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Kid\u2019s Klub, Tin Can, Bingo or importantly for some but not all, a commitment as part of a worshipping congregation on Caia Park.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">A voluntary organisation serving the community of Caia Park eg. Brownies, Youth groups, play schemes, Caia Park Partnership, Deva House.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Living on Caia Park and being a good neighbour<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Working on the Park and being a good colleague<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">An\u00a0<strong>annual\u00a0<\/strong>meal would be held together for Friars and Friends of the Friars at which there could be an exhortation and also a welcoming of new friars<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Caia Friars\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">does not represent a dilution of the Friar\u2019s commitment to their home church. Rather, the Friar\u2019s commitment is seen as one aspect of the home churches\u2019 commitment to Christians Together in Wrexham.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Friends of the Friars\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">are all those people of peace and goodwill but not necessarily holding to any creed or faith, who support the many forms of community service.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The annual meal provides the main opportunity to consult together and decide each year if further meetings are appropriate to discuss any issues, developments in the community\u2019s life &amp; opportunities for strategic advance.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Order supports individual Friars and Friends of Friars contributing from time to time in major events organized by the community on Caia Park, or in new community initiatives.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">If you are interested in learning more about Caia Friars or are considering joining please contact the Vicar, Jonathan Smith: Email JonathanSmith@cinw.org.uk\u00a0 Tel 01978 350797 Mob 07835 353068.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Click on the following links for more information:\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/stmarks.wrexhamparish.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caia-Friars-Background-Information-PDF.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Caia Friars Background Information PDF<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/stmarks.wrexhamparish.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Daily-Office-Revised-PDF.pdf\">Daily Office Revised PDF<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/stmarks.wrexhamparish.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210823-Prayer-guide-Rev-1.pdf\">210823 Prayer guide Rev 1<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Commitments Caia Friars &amp; the Friends of Caia Friars \u2013 Expressing our commitment as a community working together Caia Friars are a Christian order (The Order of Caia Friars). 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