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 close missional ties with this region of north east India and the Revds Nan Powell Davies and Rebecca Lalbiaksangi recently visited a refugee camp in Mizoram. In this podcast, we hear their reflections on their visit and the stories they heard whilst they were there.

Mae'r bennod hon yn ymwneud ag apêl Manipur, a lansiwyd yn ddiweddar gan Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru. Yn 2023, dechreuodd aflonyddwch treisgar yn nhalaith Manipur yn erbyn y bobl Kuki. Lladdwyd cannoedd o bobl, ynghyd â dinistrio cannoedd o gartrefi, eglwysi, busnesau, ysbytai ac ysgolion. Mae miloedd wedi'u dadleoli mewn gwledydd cyfagos, gan gynnwys Mizoram. Mae gan Gymru gysylltiadau cenhadol agos iawn â’r rhanbarth hwn o ogledd ddwyrain India ac ymwelodd y Parchg Nan Powell Davies a Rebecca Lalbiaksangi â gwersyll ffoaduriaid ym Mizoram yn ddiweddar. Yn y podlediad hwn, rydym yn clywed eu myfyrdodau ar eu hymweliad a'r straeon a glywsant tra oeddent yno.

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'r bennod arbennig hon yn sôn am y Nadolig mewn dau le gwahanol iawn. Cawn glywed gan Linda Boyce ac Owen Griffiths am Gobaith Clothing, gweinidogaeth newydd a leolir yn Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent. Ar ôl hynny awn i garchar Crumlin Road yng Ngogledd Iwerddon gyda'r Brawd David Jardine, offeiriad o eglwys Iwerddon a brawd ag urdd Sant Ffransis. Mae'n mynd â ni yn ôl i Ddydd Nadolig 1982.

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 Julie Edwards, Swyddog Hyfforddiant a Diogelu y Panel Diogelu Cydenwadol, ac yn trafod arwyddocâd y diwrnod.

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 yn ymwneud â gweddi a phererindod. Byddwn yn dal i fyny â'r fenter weddi ddiweddaraf yr EBC, gan glywed am gyfarfod gweddi ar-lein sydd newydd gael ei gynnal.

Ar ôl hynny, rydyn ni’n mynd ar bererindod i bwynt uchaf y Rhondda.

Clywn oddiwrth Parch Owen Griffiths, Gweinidog South East Wales Presbytery a Parch Ganon, Dyfrig Lloyd, Ficer Eglwys Dewi Sant, Caerdydd.

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, Esgob Llandaf. Mae'n siarad ag angerdd am genhadaeth a gweddi yn y Gymru fodern. Clywn hefyd gan y Parch Owen Griffiths, gweinidog Henaduriaeth De Ddwyrain Cymru wrth i Park Arts gael ei lansio yn Nhrefforest.

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 o Salm 23 yn Malagasy.

In this special edition, we’re preparing for the General Assembly in Aberystwyth next week. We’ll hear from Ny Ako, a group of perfromers from Madagascar. They are touring Wales at the moment and will appear at the assembly next week. By the way, the music you can hear in the backgrouind is the group’s rendition of Psalm 23 in Malagasy.

And finally, we hear from the Rev Nan Powell Davies, General Secretary of the Presbyterian Church of Wales, talking about the General Assembly.

Ac yn olaf, clywn oddiwrth Parchedig Nan Powell Davies, Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol yr Eglwys Bresbyteraidd yng Nhymru.

Diolch am wrando, a gwradnewch am y podlediad nesa yn fuan iawn.

Thanks for listening and listen out for the next podcast soon.

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, who work at Sandfields Presbyterian Church, an estate in the shadows of the steel works.

Yn y rhifyn dwyieithog hwn, rydym yn canolbwyntio ar y sefyllfa bryderus ym Mhort Talbot. Mae cwmni Tata, perchnogion y gwaith dur, wedi cyhoeddi y bydd bron i dair mil o swyddi’n cael eu colli wrth iddyn nhw drosglwyddo i ddull cynhyrchu mwy ecogyfeillgar. Cawn glywed gan Margaret Jones, aelod o eglwys leol a hefyd Henaduriaeth Morgannwg Llundain. Clywn wedyn gan ŵr a gwraig Andrew a Tina Saunders, sy’n gweithio yn Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Sandfields, ystâd yng nghysgodion y gwaith dur.

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 Director of Ministries.

Yn y podlediad hwn, mae Gethin Russell-Jones yn sgwrsio â’r Parchg. Owen Griffiths, Gweinidog Henaduriaeth De Ddwyrain Cymru ac aelod o grŵp strategaeth weddi Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru (EBC). Dechreua Gethin drwy ofyn i Owen pam fod gweddi mor anodd. Yna maen nhw’n siarad am wythnos weddi genedlaethol EBC, sy’n dechrau ar ddydd Llun 20 Mai. Daw’r podlediad i ben gyda gweddi dan arweiniad Hedd Morgan, Cyfarwyddwr Cynorthwyol Gweinidogaethau EBC.