The Parish of Chirk

R S Thomas

Poet and Nobel prize-nomiee, Ronald Stuart Thomas began his clerical career here, in the Parish of Chirk.

RS Thomas was born in Cardiff, 1913, moving to Holyhead with his family in 1918. This move from South to North Wales was due to his father's work with the merchant navy. In 1932 Thomas was awarded a bursary to read classics at the University College of North Wales, Bangor (now Bangor University). After graduation, he moved to Cardiff to study theology at St Michael's College, Llandaff. In 1936 Thomas was ordained a priest in the Church in Wales and began his curacy here at Chirk.

Thomas served as curait in Chirk from 1936 until 1940. During this time he conducted services primarily in the church at Halton / Black Park. It was while in Halton that Thomas met Mildred (Elsi) Eldridge, an artist. In 1940 they were married and move away from the parish of Chirk to a church in the Maelor area of Flintshire, as it was then (now Wrexham CBC).

References:

bbc.co.uk : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/942723.stm

independent.co.uk http://www.independent.co.uk/news/r-s-thomas-nominated-for-nobel-prize-1590561.html

R S Thomas : http://www.cymru2008.com/rst/

All accessed 09/10/10

Welcome to the Parish Church of St Mary, Chirk. Our church is part of the Church in Wales within the Anglican Communion: "Catholic and Reformed".

Our Sunday morning worship uses the new services, whilst Sunday evenings and Thursday mornings we use the old prayer book.

Children and families and enquirers welcome.

We are lively and friendly, and look forward to welcoming you to our worship.

If you wish to dicuss the Christian faith or want any further information, please phone me: 01691 778519.

Rev A J Rees


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R S Thomas Poet and Nobel prize-nomiee, Ronald Stuart Thomas began his clerical career here, in the Parish of Chirk. RS Thomas was born in Cardiff, 1913, moving to Holyhead with his family in 1918. This move from South to North Wales was due to his father's work with the merchant navy. In 1932 Thomas was awarded a bursary to read classics at the University College of North Wales, Bangor (now Bangor University). After graduation, he moved to Cardiff to study theology at St Michael's College, Llandaff. In 1936 Thomas was ordained a priest in the Church in Wales and began his curacy here at Chirk. Thomas served as curait in Chirk from 1936 until 1940. During this time he conducted services primarily in the church at Halton / Black Park. It was while in Halton that Thomas met Mildred (Elsi) Eldridge, an artist. In 1940 they were married and move away from the parish of Chirk to a church in the Maelor area of Flintshire, as it was then (now Wrexham CBC). References: bbc.co.uk : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/942723.stm independent.co.uk http://www.independent.co.uk/news/r-s-thomas-nominated-for-nobel-prize-1590561.html R S Thomas : http://www.cymru2008.com/rst/ All accessed 09/10/10		Welcome to the Parish Church of St Mary, Chirk. Our church is part of the Church in Wales within the Anglican Communion: "Catholic and Reformed". Our Sunday morning worship uses the new services, whilst Sunday evenings and Thursday mornings we use the old prayer book. Children and families and enquirers welcome. We are lively and friendly, and look forward to welcoming you to our worship. If you wish to dicuss the Christian faith or want any further information, please phone me: 01691 778519. Rev A J Rees

	The Parish of Chirk Vicar: The Rev A J Rees BA Dip Theol MA MEd MPhil Website © J A Brown 2007