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ACNS 3708     |     WALES     |     13 DECEMBER 2003 

Archbishop of Wale's fund for children begins new chapter

[ACNS source: The Church in Wales] The Archbishop of Wale's fund for
children is set for a new beginning this Christmas. Established two
years ago in the wake of the Children's Society's decision to withdraw
from all activity in Wales, the first two years of the fund's life have
been taken up with trying to support existing projects and in
cooperating with the National Assembly in tackling the vacuum left by
the Children's Society's much criticised decision. However, this
Advent-tide, the fund is both encouraging church congregations to send
money raised during local Christingle Services to the fund, and also
inviting applications for funding from organisations working with
children in need in Wales.

Commenting today, the Chairman of the trustees appointed by the
Archbishop and Bench of Bishops of the Church in Wales, the Revd Michael
Williams, said, "As trustees we are delighted to be heralding this new
beginning in the fund's life. While the fund's initial establishment was
as a result of an unhappy event, we hope now, as the fund really begins
to find its feet, to move on to a more positive and proactive agenda.

"During the past two years, the congregations of the Church in Wales
have responded very positively to the fund and many churches have sent
in the money raised during Christingle services to the fund. As
trustees, we are now keen to see the fund move on from just supporting
projects which were in existence two years ago, and to be responding to
new applications as well. While precedence will be given to projects
working with children within the Church in Wales and the wider Christian
church, it is by no means closed to other organisations working with
children in need in Wales."

The Most Revd Dr Barry Morgan, Archbishop of Wales, also said, "The
Archbishop's fund for children has already done some excellent work
during the past few years, but I am delighted to see this new
development and the beginning of a more positive chapter in the fund's
life. As I travel around Wales I see a lot of excellent work being done
with children, but I am also aware of the need that still exists. I hope
that the Archbishop's fund for children will go some way towards
supporting work with children in need in Wales."

The purpose of the Fund is to support children in need and their
families and local communities in Wales.

 

Cronfa Archesgob Cymru er budd Plant yn cychwyn pennod newydd

[Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru] Bydd Cronfa Archesgob Cymru er budd Plant yn
cychwyn o'r newydd y Nadolig hwn. Sefydlwyd y Gronfa ddwy flynedd yn tl,
yn dilyn penderfyniad Cymdeithas y Plant i dynnu allan o Gymru, a
threuliwyd dwy flynedd gyntaf ei bodolaeth yn ceisio cefnogi prosiectau
a oedd yn bod eisoes, ac yn cydweithio b'r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol i
lenwi'r faciwm a adawyd gan benderfyniad tra amhoblogaidd Cymdeithas y
Plant. Yn ystod tymor yr Adfent hwn, fodd bynnag, anogir cynulleidfaoedd
eglwysig i anfon casgliadau'r gwasanaethau Cristingl i'r Gronfa, a
gwahoddir cyllid oddi wrth fudiadau sy'n gweithio gyda phlant mewn angen
yng Nghymru.

Heddiw dywedodd Y Parchg. Michael Williams, Cadeirydd yr Ymddiriedolwyr
a benodwyd gan Fainc Esgobion yr Eglwys yng Nghymru, "Fel
ymddiriedolwyr,yr ydym yn falch iawn o groesawu'r dechreuad newydd hwn
yn hanes y Gronfa. Er iddi gael ei sefydlu o ganlyniad i ddigwyddiad
trist, gobeithiwn yn awr, a'r Gronfa'n cael ei thraed dani, symud ymlaen
i weithio'n fwy positif.

"Yn ystod y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf, ymatebodd cynulleidfaoedd yr Eglwys
yng Nghymru yn gadarnhaol iawn i'r Gronfa, a rhoddodd llawer o eglwysi
eu casgliadau gwasanaethau Cristingl iddi. Fel ymddiriedolwyr, yr ydym
yn awr yn awyddus i weld y Gronfa'n symud ymlaen i ymateb i geisiadau
newydd, yn ogystal b chefnogi'r prosiectau hynny a oedd yn bodoli ddwy
flynedd yn tl. Rhoddir blaenoriaeth i brosiectau gyda phlant oddi mewn
i'r Eglwys yng Nghymru a'r gymuned Gristnogol ehangach, ond ni chaeir y
drws, ar unrhyw gyfrif, ar fudiadau eraill sy'n gweithio gyda phlant yng
Nghymru."

Dywedodd Archesgob Cymru, Y Parchedicaf Ddr Barry Morgan, "Mae Cronfa'r
Archesgob er budd Plant wedi gwneud gwaith ardderchog yn ystod y ddwy
flynedd ddiwethaf, ond rwy'n falch iawn o weld y datblygiad newydd hwn,
a chychwyn pennod fwy positif yn ei hanes. Wrth deithio o gwmpas Cymru,
gwelaf lawer o waith rhagorol yn cael ei wneud gyda phlant, ond rwyf
hefyd yn ymwybodol fod yna o hyd angen mwy. Gobeithiaf y bydd Cronfa'r
Archesgob er budd Plant yn cyfrannu at gefnogi'r gwaith ymhlith plant
mewn angen yng Nghymru."

Pwrpas y Gronfa yw cefnogi plant mewn angen a'u teuluoedd a chymunedau
lleol yng Nghymru.

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