Arolwg o Review of the Ardal Gweinidogaeth Bro Madryn Bro Madryn Ministry Area Simon Parton Simon Parton Cefndir BaCkground Mae’r Eglwys yng Nghymru’n ddiweddar wedi The ChurCh in Wales has reCently gone through a mynd drwy newid mawr i’r gyfundrefn blwyfi. Tra major Change to the parish system. Whilst still pharheir i gynnal statws gyfreithiol ‘Plwyf’, mae maintaining the ‘Parish’ legal status, larger plwyfi mwy wedi eu Creu drwy ymuno plwyfi llai parishes have now been Created by grouping gyda’i gilydd. Adnabyddir y plwyfi newydd hyn yn together existing parishes. These new parishes are awr fel ‘Ardaloedd Gweinidogaeth’. known as ‘Ministry Areas’. Bu i greu’r ardal gweinidogaeth newydd a The Creation of the new Ministry Area known as adwaenir fel Bro Madryn uno’r ‘Grŵp Nefyn o Bro Madryn merged the previous ‘Nefyn Group of Eglwysi’ blaenorol, a ‘Phlwyf Llaniestyn gyda ChurChes’, and ‘Parish of Llaniestyn with Botwnnog a Llangwnnadl gyda BrynCroes a Botwnnog and Llangwnnadl with Bryncroes & PhenlleCh’. Mae’r Eglwys yng Nghymru yn eglwys PenlleCh’. The ChurCh in Wales is a broad ChurCh eang gyda llawer o arddulliau o addoli, ac mae uno with many styles of worship, and the merging of plwyfi’n uned sengl yn anochel yn dod ag undod o parishes into a single unit inevitably brings fewn amrywiaeth. Mae hon yn her nid yn unig ar questions of unity within diversity. This is a gyfer pob un o’r eglwysi ond hefyd yr aelodau (yn challenge not only for each of the churches but yr achos hwn addolwyr rheolaidd) pob eglwys. also the members (in this Case the regular Mae’r amrywiaeth a’r weinyddiaeth hyn yn worshippers) of eaCh ChurCh. This diversity and anochel yn gosod straen ar y ParChg RiChard administration inevitably places a strain on Revd Wood, y FiCer, i weinidogaethu i bob un o’r RiChard Wood, the ViCar, to minister to eaCh of the eglwysi o dan ei arweinyddiaeth. Mae gan Ardal churches under his leadership. The new Ministry Gweinidogaeth newydd Bro Madryn yr Area of Bro Madryn has this diversity, from the amryfaliaeth hon, o’r eglwys efengylaidd ym evangeliCal ChurCh at Botwnnog and the Anglo- Motwnnog a’r eglwys Eingl-Gatholig yn CatholiC ChurCh at Llangwnnadl. At the same time Llangwnnadl. Ar yr un pryd mae’n rhaid Cydnabod it must be aCknowledged that Clergy have their bod gan glerigion eu heglwysyddiaeth eu hunain o own ChurChmanship within this diversity and fewn yr amrywiaeth hon ac mae rhai’n teimlo dan some feel Compromised by leading worship in fygythiad drwy arwain addoli mewn traddodiadau different traditions. In addition, parishes suCh as gwahanol. Yn yChwanegol, mae’n rhaid i blwyfi Bro Madryn with a strong Welsh Culture and megis Bro Madryn gyda diwylliant aC iaith language must reCognise and respeCt the need to Gymraeg Cryf adnabod a pharChu’r angen i provide worship in both the Welsh and English ddarparu addoliad yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg. language. Pwrpas yr Arolwg Purpose of the Review Mae Creu Ardal Gweinidogaeth drwy ddwyn at ei The Creation of a Ministry Area by bringing gilydd naw eglwys sy’n agored ar gyfer addoli together nine ChurChes open for regular worship rheolaidd yn Cwestiynu’n gofal am y Clerigion sy’n questions the duty of Care to Clergy responsible gyfrifol am nifer o’r fath o eglwysi. Er bod modd for suCh number of ChurChes. Although there Can cael cefnogaeth ychwanegol drwy glerigion be additional support through non-stipendiary anghyflogedig a Chymorthyddion lleyg, ni clergy and lay assistants, this is not guaranteed. warentir hynny. Mae gweinidogaethu i naw Ministering to and administering nine ChurChes eglwys a’u gweinyddu wedi ei adnabod gan has been reCognised by the PCC and the Ministry Gyngor Eglwysig y Plwyf (PCC) a Thîm yr Ardal Area Team as unsustainable; that something has Gweinidogaeth yn anghynaliadwy; bod yn rhaid to be done; henCe this review. This review gwneud rhywbeth; gan hynny’r arolwg hwn. Mae’r therefore looks at the limited resourCes available arolwg hwn felly’n edrych ar yr adnoddau in… cyfyngedig sydd ar gael mewn… • Time • Amser • Money • Arian • Property • Eiddo • People • Pobl • Funds available • Cronfeydd sydd ar gael Amser / Er bod nifer y gwasanaethau ym mhob Time / Although the number of serviCes at eaCh eglwys yn amrywio, mae bod yn agored yn church varies, being open for regular for public rheolaidd ar gyfer addoli Cyhoeddus yn parhau i worship still requires time for administration and wneud amser yn ofynnol ar gyfer gweinyddu a support by the ViCar. With a total ‘membership’ of chefnogaeth gan y FiCer. Gydag ‘aelodaeth’ around 100, with average attendanCe in each gyfansymiol o oddeutu 100, gyda phresenoldeb church ranging from 20 down to 4, having nine cyfartalog ym mhob eglwys yn amrywio o 20 i churches is unsustainable. lawr i 4, mae Cael naw eglwys yn anghynaliadwy. Arian / Mae arian yn gyfyngedig ac mae’r Money / FinanCes are limited and the ChurChes eglwysi’n dal i gadw cyfrifon banC ar wahân. Endid are still maintaining separate bank acCounts. The cyfreithiol yr Ardal Gweinidogaeth yw’r Plwyf, ac legal entity of the Ministry Area is the Parish, and mae’n atebol i’r Comisiwn Elusennol am set sengl acCountable to the Charity Commission for a o gyfrifon yn Cwmpasu’r holl weithgareddau single set of aCcount covering all the activities cysylltiedig â’r plwyf. Mae angen i’r Cyfrifon hyn associated with the parish. These aCCounts need to gael eu symleiddio a’u dwyn o dan un reolaeth, a’r be simplified and brought under one nifer o gyfrifon banc wedi eu gostwng i’r management, and the number of bank aCCounts lleiafswm. Mae tystiolaeth yn dangos y gallai hwn reduCed to a minimum. Evidence shows that this fod yn ostyngiad sylweddol, gan felly leihau could be a substantial reduction, thus reduCing gweinyddiaeth yn sylweddol. administration Considerably. Eiddo / Nid yw telerau’r arolwg hwn yn Cwmpasu Property / The terms of this review does not cyflwr yr eiddo, gan y dylai unrhyw gynllun cover the condition of the properties, as any strategol ar gyfer y Weinidogaeth edrych ar le y strategiC plan for Ministry should look at where mae angen y weinidogaeth. Mae ffurfio’r farn hon ministry is needed. This a diffiCult judgement to yn anodd gan y gall Cynnal a Chadw adeiladau make as maintenanCe of buildings Can make its wneud eu defnyddio’n afresymol. Mae hoffter tuag use prohibitive. There is affeCtion for all the at yr holl eglwysi ac argymhellir bod cronfeydd churches and it is reCommended that ‘Friends of ‘Cyfeillion …’ yn cael ei sefydlu i gynnal yr …’ funds be set up to maintain the buildings. These adeiladau. Mae’r rhain yn denu arian o attract funding from sourCes outside the ffynonellau’r tu allan i’r aelodaeth a Chyfyngir hwy membership and are restriCted to the individual i’r eglwys unigol. church. 2 / 8 Arian sydd ar gael / Mae arian ar gael o oddeutu Funds available / There are funds available of £110,000 a ddelir gan Gorff Llywodraethu’r approximately £110,000 held by the Governing Eglwys yng Nghymru fel ymddiriedolwr Body of the ChurCh in Wales as Custodian trustee gwarChodol ar ran yr Ardal Gweinidogaeth. on behalf of the Ministry Area. The ParoChial Cyngor Eglwysig y Plwyf yw’r ymddiriedolwr ChurCh CounCil are the managing trustee and the rheolaethol a’r perChennog buddiannol, aC er bod benefiCial owner, and although these funds are y Cronfeydd hyn yn ‘ddigyfyngiad’ dylent gael eu ‘unrestriCted’ they should be used for defnyddio i bwrpasau eglwysig o fewn y plwyf. ecClesiastiCal purposes within the parish. Mae dosbarthu’r rhain i’r Cyfan o’r eglwysi neu i Distributing this to all or some of the ChurChes is rai ohonynt yn annhebygol o gael effaith neu unlikely to make an impaCt or a difference – it wneud gwahaniaeth – dylid eu Crynhoi mewn un should be ConCentrated in one plaCe where it can lle lle y gallant wneud gwahaniaeth. make a differenCe. Terminoleg Terminology Gall y defnydd o eiriau fod yn gynyrfiadol ac mae’n The use of words Can be emotive and it is bwysig y deëllir statws eglwysi. Er y gall adeiladau important that the status of ChurChes is eglwysig gael eu Cau oherwydd gormodedd nid understood. Although ChurCh buildings Can be hwn yw’r unig opsiwn ar gyfer eglwysi lle mae made redundant this is not the only option for addoli rheolaidd yn peidio. Mae’r esgobaeth yn churches where regular worship stops. The ystyried serfydlu cronfa ymddiriedolaeth i diocese is Considering setting up a trust fund to gynorthwyo eglwysi gyda hanes a harddwCh osgoi aid Churches with history and beauty, to avoid cau oherwydd gormodedd. Mae’r eglwysi a ystyrir closure and redundancy. The ChurChes being ar gyfer newid yn yr arolwg hwn yn disgyn gan considered for change in this review mostly fall mwyaf i’r Categori hwn ac wrth roi teitl ‘Capel into this Category and by giving a title ‘Chapel of Anwes’ mae’n Cyfeirio’n ôl at eu pwrpas Ease’ refers baCk to their original purpose in a gwreiddiol mewn man pererindod. Mae hyn yn plaCe of pilgrimage. This means that they will not golygu nad eir â’u gadael, eu Cau oherwydd be abandoned, made redundant or sold. Rather gormodedd na’u gwerthu. Yn hytraCh byddant yn they will Continue to be used by the parish in parhau i gael eu defnyddio gan y plwyf mewn positive ways and Could be used for the oCCasional ffyrdd Cadarnhaol a gellid eu defnyddio ar gyfer serviCe and be open for private prayer. gwasanaeth achlysurol a bod yn agored i weddi breifat.