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Pobl Dewi March 2020.Indd Meithrin Gobaith ESGOBAETH TYDDEWI DIOCESE of ST DAVIDS Growing Hope Meithrin Gobaith Poblhtt �s://stdavids.churchinwales.org.ukGrowing Hope htt �s://www.facebook.com/stdavidsdiocese Dewi htt �s://t�itt er.com/PoblDewi March / Mawth 2020 1920-2020 One hundred years of the Church in Wales As the exact date marking the centenary of disestablishment approaches, Paul Mackness travels through time to consider the past, present and future HE Act of Parliament which its work. Education, pastoral issues all expectations and the Represent- created the Church in Wales and liturgical revisions dominated ative Body made shrewd fi nancial T(CiW) had received royal much of its business and, in 1944, and property investments. assent in September 1914, however the youth movement Cymru’r In 1968, the CiW became a the advent of the First World War Groes was created. A second fi nan- meant that the implementation cial appeal to raise £½m exceeded continued on page 2 of the Act didn’t actually happen until 31 March 1920 (Wednesday of Holy Week). This was when the Anglican Church in Wales ceased to Birthday bells be established and was no longer a state church – a long-held dream of many Non-Conformists in Wales, spearheaded by the Liberal Prime Minister David Lloyd George. Disestablishment meant that the monarch no longer appointed bishops, the private patronage The Bishops in 1920 system disappeared and most of the burial grounds transferred to tutional Convention in Cardiff Diocese of Monmouth followed, local authorities (though many (1 bishop, 33 clerics and 66 lay in 1923, by Swansea & Brecon. came back in 1946). With this members per diocese), heavily Frank Morgan was appointed as came disendowment, leading to infl uenced by Mr Justice Sankey, the Church in Wales’ fi rst chief lay the Church losing all pre-1662 which established the structure we executive. Money concerns domi- endowments and the diversion of know today: a Governing Body nated and an appeal was launched tithes to the local authorities – this and the role of the Representa- to try and raise £1m; it closed in could easily have marked the death tive Body (incorporated by Royal 1935 having raised £722,552 – no knell of the CiW at its inception. Charter on 24 April 1919), whose mean feat in a time of global reces- However, a grant of £1m was given primary function was to look after sion. There were concerns over the to the Welsh Church Commission- the money and property. The fi rst poor stipend levels of clergy but ers but most of the former monies Archbishop, Bishop Edwards of there was no shortage of men off er- eventually went to the local author- St Asaph, was elected in 1920 but ing themselves for ministry. On Thursday, 30th January, bell ringers at Haverfordwest rang a ities and the University of Wales. the Constitution was not completed The Church emerged from the Quarter Peal of Grandsire Doubles. The band, comprising Penny The CiW quickly set up its new until April 1922. Second World War bruised and Mackenzie, Richard Bedford, Michael Hart, Richard Coomer, organisation and organs of govern- The fi rst 25 years were busy but battered (both Llandaff Cathedral Peter Hayward and Stephen McGrath, rang 1,260 changes non- ment. In 1914, the four diocesan cautious in the period between the and its theological college had stop, lasting 45 minutes. The Quarter Peal was rung to celebrate conferences convened a Consti- wars. 1921 saw the creation of the been bombed) but keen to continue the 90th birthday of Helena McGrath (pictured) FOCUS ON READER MINISTRY – Pages 10 & 11 Am ddim Free 2 Pobl Dewi, March 2020 priests and no cleric being licenced We are following God’s call so we Day by day we are learning afresh Diolch yn fawr alone to longer and longer strings must open the eyes and ears of our to live in response to the love of of churches. hearts to discern it. Pray together, God in Jesus just as our forebears As the process of reorganising our diocese into LMAs draws to Some of the LMAs have been in pray alone, pray for God’s grace did. God worked his grace in them, its close, Bishop Joanna offers her thanks to all for the honesty, existence for over two years, some and courage that we may offer God will work his grace in us if courage and commitment that has been shown throughout this have just been formed. We are all ourselves to Him, that He may we ask Him. As God said through huge time of change learning how to live together in work the miracle of the gospel in the prophet Malachi, “put me to this new way and, as we do so, us as He did in the life of Dewi, our the proof.” Let us put God to the T hasn’t been easy and it At the inauguration services, I set there are two things I ask of each father among the saints, and in the proof, asking that we may be chan- I certainly isn’t something that out why forming ourselves into of you, as individuals, congrega- lives of all those saints who gave nels of love, grace and hope. “He any of us would have chosen but, united parishes was the best option. tions and ministry areas: be kind their names to our communities, who has called you is faithful” (I if we are going to continue to live I set out my red lines: no church to one another and pray. Pray for from Llanelli to Llanbadarn, from Thess 5:24). and share our faith in our Lord and buildings closed unless the congre- God’s wisdom, God’s good sense. Llangadog to Llangrannog. Saviour Jesus Christ, this seemed gation asks, every parishioner the only practical way to proceed. having, and knowing, their parish Joining God’s mission ‘The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it’. (Genesis 2:15, NRSV). Jeff Thomas considers stewardship in the light of these words TEWARDSHIP is the word we Not all these anxieties exist in Suse for the Christian belief that all churches, but on my rounds, humans are responsible for taking they are the three most common. care of the world. This stems from The diocese has done a lot of work our belief in God who created the to try to de-mystify the ministry heavens and the earth and all the share process, including how it is creatures upon it. Therefore, as we set and what it funds. However, it are people who believe in one God, is clear that more needs to be done who created the universe and all and I will be looking at this over that is in it, we also believe that we the next few weeks, always with The recent inauguration of Tenby LMA have a duty take care of, and look one eye firmly on the theological after, it forever. The Church (all context. continued from page 1 our brothers and sisters in Christ) As for stewardship of church is also part of God’s creation: And diocese and have been struck by resources, everyone is working One hundred years of the Church in Wales I tell you, you are Peter, and on the depth and breadth of ministry hard to keep everything going and this rock I will build my church, which churches are delivering. there are some good examples of bilingual institution, recognising nary there are still many challenges and the gates of Hades will not There are anxieties, however, innovative thinking out there. If we the importance of the language and ahead: issues relating to funding, prevail against it. (Matthew 16:18, and the three main ones are: can develop a systematic approach culture, although it was still seen falling numbers, Ministry Areas, NRSV). • The recent rises in the level of to stewardship then there is the as being the church of the aris- same-sex relationships and being Stewardship also extends to the Ministry Share contributions potential to take much of the uncer- tocracy and gentry. But this was relevant in an increasingly secular four enablers which help us join in • The continued uncertainty tainty and therefore the anxiety the period when the CiW became Wales leave no room for compla- God’s mission: our time, money, around what ministry share is out of it. That is my thinking and more outward looking, with initia- cency. Following a review of the resources and talents. for and where the money goes will be my focus over the next 18 tives relating to ecumenism and, in CiW, chaired by Bishop Richard Since the last edition of Pobl • The fact that we have fewer months. 1973, the creation of the Covenant Harries, there was a desire for the Dewi I have been meeting LMA and fewer people to do the with the Presbyterians, Meth- Church to be “the prayerful heart Councils, church councils, congre- work and those we do have are odists and the United Reformed in each community” gations and individuals around the simply tired out Church, who were joined in 1977 The tasks ahead are no less by English speaking Baptists. daunting than those faced in 1920 The ministry of women also as we enter the next hundred years. began to be recognised. In 1961, The words of Lord Sankey in 1922 the first deaconess was set apart for are still relevant to us today: “Give ministry and, in 1980, the Govern- me leave in my last words to recall Important information from St Davids ing Body approved legislation to that the Church in Wales is the ordain women as deacons, in 1996 Church of Christ.
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