Podlediad Presbyteraidd/ Presbyterian Podcast

In this edition, we’re focusing on the busy month of May. I’ll be talking with Mari Tutesigensi, Head of Christian Aid in Wales about Christian Aird Week and also her hopes for the new government that will be elected in the Senedd elections this month. Yn y rhifyn yma, dan ni'n canolbwyntio ar fis Mai prysur. Bydda i'n cael sgwrs gyda Mari Tutesigensi, Pennaeth Cymorth Cristnogol yng Nghymru am Wy...

In this special easter edition, we visit Llanfair Uniting Church in the Rhondda, hearing about how they will be celebrating the season. After this, we take a look at religious freedom through the lens of Open Doors' recently published World Watch List. Yn y rhifyn arbennig hwn o'r Pasg, rydym yn ymweld ag Eglwys Unedig Llanfair yn y Rhondda, gan glywed sut y byddant yn dathlu'r tymor. Ar ôl hyn, r...

A unique prayer app has just been launched. Gweddi. Prayer will create a digital community of prayer, connecting people across Wales and the world. The app will be updated regularly, focusing on the people and places in need of God’s blessing. Mae ap gweddi unigryw newydd gael ei lansio. Bydd Gweddi. Prayer yn creu cymuned ddigidol o weddi, gan gysylltu pobl ledled Cymru a’r byd. Bydd yr ap yn cae...

Gwneud neu Ddarfod? Yn y podlediad newydd hwn, mae’r Parch. Nan Powell Davies, Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru, yn myfyrio ar gynhadledd ailstrwythuro’r eglwys a gynhaliwyd yn Wrecsam. Gyda niferoedd yn gostwng yn aruthrol a chynulleidfaoedd yn heneiddio, mae’r Eglwys Bresbyteraidd bellach ar groesffordd. Mae Nan yn siarad yn realistig ac yn obeithiol am y heriau sydd o’u blaen...

In this Christmas edition, we’re going to hear about two exciting outreach projects that are part of the Presbyterian Church of Wales. One is based in Newport whilst the other covers the whole of Wales. Both are very different , but they rely heavily on partnerships with other organisations. Yn y rhifyn Nadolig hwn, rydyn ni’n mynd i glywed am ddau brosiect allgymorth cyffrous sy’n rhan o Eglwys B...

In this new episode, I talk to Wynford Ellis Owen, Chief Executive of the Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs. We chat about addiction, ministry and the help that's offered by The Living Room and Cynnal. Yn y bennod newydd hon, rwy’n siarad â Wynford Ellis Owen, Prif Weithredwr Cyngor Cymru ar Alcohol a Chyffuriau Eraill. Rydyn ni’n sgwrsio am gaethiwed, y weinidogaeth, a’r cymorth sy’n cael...

In this episode, we meet Samantha Hodgins, newly appointed as the first ever Chaplain for Older People within the PCW. We'll also hear from the Rev Huw Powell Davies, church minister and hospital chaplain, about how we navigate our way through the deep waters of the Assisted Dying Bill making its way through Parliament. Yn y bennod hon, rydyn ni’n cwrdd â Samantha Hodgins, sydd newydd gael ei phen...

Croeso, mae’r podlediad diweddaraf newydd lanio! Yn yr wythnos hon, rydyn ni’n ymweld â Threfaldwyn, Caerdydd a Taiwan i glywed straeon am genhadaeth, adnewyddiad a dewrder. Clywn gan y Parchg. Rebecca Lalbiaksangi; Thomas Williams o Eglwys y Crwys, a thri arweinydd o Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Taiwan. Roedd pob un ohonyn nhw’n bresennol yng Nghyfarfod Cyffredinol yr haf yma yn Llandudno. Welcome, the l...

Hello and welcome to this edition of the Presbyterian Podcast with me, Gethin Russell-Jones. Welsh: Helo a chroeso i'r bennod hon o’r Podlediad Presbyteraidd gyda fi, Gethin Russell-Jones. English: In this bilingual episode, we’re heading to Llandudno to visit the General Assembly, which took place earlier this month. Welsh: Yn y bennod ddwyieithog hon, ry’n ni’n teithio i Landudno i ymuno â’r Gym...

Yn y bennod ddwyieithog hon byddwn yn dathlu wythdeg mlynedd o waith a thystiolaeth Cymorth Crisnogol ac hefyd yn lansio Wythnos o Weddi Genedlaethol Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru . In this episode we’ll celebrate Christian Aid’s 80 years of work and witness and also launch the Presbyterian Church of Wales’ National Week of Prayer.

Yn rhifyn y Pasg hwn, cawn glywed gan y gantores gyfansoddwraig Lleuwen Steffan. Mae cyngherddau Emynau Coll y Werin Lleuwen wedi gafael mewn cynulleidfaoedd ledled Cymru a thu hwnt. Mae hi ar fin cychwyn ar daith theatr o amgylch y prosiect gyda band llawn a sylwebaeth amlgyfrwng. Mae Lleuwen yn sôn am ei gwaith, ei hysbrydoliaeth a’i hymweliad diweddar â Manipur. Mae'r cyfweliad hwn yn uniaith G...

This episode focuses on the Manipur appeal ( https://www.ebcpcw.cymru/en/manipurappeal/ ) and features an interview with Sharon Singsit Evans. The Rev Rebecca Lalbiaksangi then introduces us to a beautiful custom called a handful of rice, a practice rooted in the spirituality of Mizoram. Mae'r bennod hon yn canolbwyntio ar apêl Manipur ( https://www.ebcpcw.cymru/cy/manipurappeal/ ) ac yn cynnwys c...

This episode is all about the Manipur appeal, recently launched by the Presbyterian Church of Wales. In 2023, violent unrest broke out in the state of Manipur against the Kuki people. Hundreds of people were killed, along with the destruction of hundreds of homes, churches, businesses, hosptials and schools. Thousands have been displaced in neighbouring countries, including Mizoram. Wales has very...

This special episode is about Christmas in two very different places. We’ll hear from Linda Boyce and Owen Griffiths about Gobaith Clothing, a new ministry based in Beaufort, Blaenau gwent. After that we head to Crumlin Road jail in Northern Ireland with Brother David Jardine, a a church of Ireland priest and a brother with the order of Saint Francis. He takes us back to Christmas Day in 1982. Mae...

This episode is all about Safeguarding, looking ahead to Safeguarding Sunday on the 17th of November. I’ll be talking to Julie Edwards, Safeguarding and Training Officer for the Interdenominational Safeguarding Panel, and discussing the significance of the day. Mae'r bennod hon yn ymwneud â Diogelu, gan edrych ymlaen at Ddydd Sul Diogelu ar yr ail ar bymtheg of fis Tachwedd. Fyddai’n siarad â Juli...

This episode is about prayer and pilgrimage. We’ll catch up with the latest PCWprayer initiative, hearing about an online prayer meeting that’s just taken place. After that, we’re going on a pilgrimage to the highest point in the Rhondda. We'll hear from Rev Owen Griffiths, minister for the South East Wales Presbytery and Rev Canon Dyfrig Lloyd, vicar of Eglwys Dewi Sant, Cardiff. Mae'r bennod hon...

This special EIsteddfod edition features an interview with the Right Rev Mary Stallard, Bishop of Llandaf. She talks with passion about mission and prayer in modern Wales. We also hear from the Rev Owen Griffiths, minister for the South East Wales presbytery as Park Arts is launched in Trefforest. Mae'r rhifyn arbennig hwn o'r Eisteddfod yn cynnwys cyfweliad gyda'r Gwir Barchedig Mary Stallard, Es...

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Presbyterian Podcast. Helo a chroeso i’r podlediad Presbyteraidd. Yn y rhifyn arbennig hwn, ry’n ni’n paratoi am y Gymanfa Gyffredinol yn Aberystwyth wythnos nesa. Cawn glywed oddiwrth y grwp Ny Ako o Fadagascar. Mae nhw'n teithio ledled Cymru ac yn perfformio yn y Gymanfa Gyffredinol. Gyda llaw, yn y cefndir, fedrwch clywed Ny Ako yn canu ei fersiwn nhw...

In this bilingual edition, we focus on the worrying situation in Port Talbot. Tata, the owner of the steelworks has announced that nearly 3000 jobs will be lost as they transition to a more environmentally friendly means of production. We’ll hear from Margaret Jones, member of a local church and also the Morgannwg Llundain presbytery. We then hear from husband and wife Andrew and Tina Saunders, wh...

In this podcast, Gethin Russell-Jones talks to Revd. Owen Griffiths, Minister for the South East Wales presbytery and member of the Presbyterian Church of Wales (PCW) prayer strategy group. Gethin begins by asking Owen why prayer is so difficult. They then talk about the PCW’s national week of prayer, beginning on Monday 20th May. The podcast closes with prayer led by Hedd Morgan, PCW’s Assistant...

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Presbyterian podcast. Over holy week this year, we are releasing two podcasts. This is the second edition, focusing on the situation in Gaza from a Welsh perspective. We hear from two distinctive perspectives. Rev Anna Jane Evans is a Presbyterian Church of Wales minister in Caernarfon. Anna Jane is part of a weekly vigil in Caernarfon, calling for an im...

During Holy Week, we are releasing two podcasts. This episode is about the controversy surrounding the Welsh Government's Consultation on Sustainable Farming. It is largely in the Welsh language. Many farmers and rural communities are concerned about its long term economic and social implications. Rev. Aneurin Owen, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales (PCW), interviews three farmers abou...

In this episode, we focus on the world church, exploring Open Doors' recently published World Watch List of the planet's most oppressve nations. Jim Stewart, Open Doors' lead officer for Wales gives an overview of the report, focusing on the siutation facing Christians in Manipur, a state in north east India. The Presbyterian Church of Wales has deep links with Manipur and Mizoram, hosting a weekl...

Yn y rhifyn Nadoligaidd hwn, clywn oddiwrth ddwy weinidog ym Methesda, Gogledd Cymru. Mae Sara Roberts a Nerys Griffiths yn sôn am eu gwaith a'u paratoadau ar gyfer y Nadolig a'r flwyddyn newydd. Mae’r Parch Nan Powell Davies, Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru yn cloi gyda neges dymhorol o obaith. In this festive edition, we hear from two ministers in Bethesda, North Wales. Sara...

Yn y rhifyn dwyieithog hwn, byddwn yn dal i fyny ag apêl ddiweddaraf Cymorth Cristnogol am y sefyllfa arswydus sy’n datblygu ym Mhalestina a byddwn hefyd yn darganfod mwy am gyflwr Cristnogion yn nhalaith Manipur, India. Bydd y Parch Nan Powell Davies yn cloi pethau gyda myfyrdod ar heddwch. In this bilingual edition, we’ll be catch up with Christian Aid’s latest appeal for the terrifying situatio...