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Penodiad newydd i ddatblygu gweinidogaeth deuluol ar Ynys Môn

Mae’r Archesgob Cherry yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi penodiad Naomi Wood yn Gurad Cynorthwyol yn Ardal Weinidogaeth Bro Tysilio, gan wasanaethu’r cymunedau o amgylch Porthaethwy, Pentraeth a Benllech ar Ynys Môn. 

Bydd gan Naomi gyfrifoldeb penodol dros arloesi gweinidogaeth deuluol ar draws Bro Tysilio a’r Ardal Weinidogaeth gyfagos, Bro Cyngar, sy’n cwmpasu canol yr ynys, gan gynnwys Llangefni.

Naomi Wood

Bydd penodiad Naomi yn chwarae rhan bwysig yn natblygiad gweinidogaeth deuluol ar yr ynys, a bydd hefyd yn cryfhau gweinidogaeth Gymraeg, gan fod Naomi yn siaradwraig Gymraeg iaith gyntaf.

Ar hyn o bryd mae Naomi yn ordeiniad trydedd flwyddyn yng Ngholeg Sant Padarn, lle mae’n hyfforddi ar gyfer y weinidogaeth. Mae’n astudio’n llawn amser a chaiff ei hordeinio’n Ddiacon yr haf hwn yn Eglwys Gadeiriol Bangor.

Dywed Naomi, “Mae gweithio gyda theuluoedd cyfan wedi bod yn rhan annatod o’m gweinidogaeth ers blynyddoedd lawer, ac rwy’n edrych ymlaen at weithio ochr yn ochr â nhw eto. Rwy’n arbennig o gyffrous am allu sefyll gyda nhw yn ystod rhai o ddigwyddiadau mwyaf arwyddocaol bywyd ar ôl imi gael fy ordeinio, a’u helpu i gyfarfod â’r Duw a’u creodd ac sy’n eu caru, a dod i’w adnabod yn bersonol.”

Dywedodd y Canon Alex Mayes, Cyfarwyddwr y Weinyddiaeth yn Esgobaeth Bangor, “Rwy’n falch iawn o glywed y newyddion y bydd Naomi Wood yn cael ei hordeinio’n Ddiacon eleni. Mae gan Esgobaeth Bangor ffocws cryf ar weinidogaeth deuluol, ac mae Naomi’n dod â chyfoeth o brofiad a brwdfrydedd dwfn dros rannu’r efengyl mewn ffyrdd ymarferol a chariadus o fewn y cymunedau y bydd yn eu gwasanaethu. Rwy’n hyderus y bydd yn bresenoldeb brwdfrydig ac ysbrydoledig ym mywyd ein hesgobaeth.”

Hyfforddodd Naomi Wood fel athrawes ysgol gynradd a bu’n dysgu ym maes addysg gynradd am sawl blwyddyn. Yn ddiweddarach symudodd i weinidogaeth esgobaethol, gan wasanaethu fel Swyddog Plant yn Esgobaeth Tyddewi, lle roedd ei chyfrifoldebau’n cynnwys cefnogi eglwysi drwy hyfforddiant a darparu adnoddau i ddatblygu eu gweinidogaeth gyda phlant a theuluoedd.

Yn 2013 symudodd i Ynys Môn gyda’i gŵr, y Canon Richard Wood, Arweinydd Ardal Weinidogaeth Bro Tysilio, a chymerodd swydd fel un o bedwar arweinydd gweinidogaeth plant a theuluoedd yr esgobaeth. Yn ddiweddarach bu’n gwasanaethu fel Cyfarwyddwr Cyfathrebu’r Esgobaeth.

Mae gan Naomi a Richard ddau o blant mabwysiedig. Mae ei diddordebau’n cynnwys cerddoriaeth, ffotograffiaeth, garddio a cherdded. Mae’n ymwneud â’r clwb criced lleol ac yn treulio amser gyda theulu a ffrindiau.

Ydych chi’n archwilio galwad i’r weinidogaeth?

Os ydych chi’n archwilio galwad i’r weinidogaeth, neu’n teimlo y gallai Duw fod yn eich galw i wasanaethu’r Eglwys, siaradwch â’ch offeiriad lleol yn y lle cyntaf. Gallant eich cefnogi wrth ddirnad eich galwedigaeth a’ch arwain drwy gamau nesaf y broses. Am ragor o wybodaeth am yr amrywiaeth o weinidogaethau yn yr esgobaeth, ewch i’n gwefan.

Cymraeg

New appointment to grow family ministry on Anglesey

Archbishop Cherry is delighted to announce the appointment of Naomi Wood as Assistant Curate in the Bro Tysilio Ministry Area, serving the communities around Menai Bridge, Pentraeth and Benllech on Anglesey. 

Naomi will have particular responsibility for pioneering family ministry across both Bro Tysilio and the neighbouring Bro Cyngar Ministry Area, which covers the central part of the island, including Llangefni.

Naomi Wood

Naomi’s appointment will play an important role in developing family ministry on the island and will also strengthen Welsh language ministry, as Naomi is a first language Welsh speaker.

Naomi is currently a third-year ordinand at St Padarn’s College, where she is in training for ministry. She is studying full-time and will be ordained as a Deacon this summer at Bangor Cathedral.

Naomi says, “Working with whole families has been an integral part of my ministry for many years and I am looking forward to working alongside them again. I am especially excited to be able to stand with them during some of the most significant life events once I am ordained and help them to encounter and come to know personally the God who created and loves them.”

Canon Alex Mayes, Director of Ministry in the Diocese of Bangor, commented, “I am very pleased to hear the news that Naomi Wood is to be ordained Deacon this year. The Diocese of Bangor has a strong focus on family ministry, and Naomi brings with her both a wealth of experience and a deep passion for sharing the gospel in practical and loving ways within the communities she will serve. I am confident she will be an enthusiastic and inspirational presence in our diocesan life.”

Naomi Wood trained as a primary school teacher and taught in primary education for several years. She later moved into diocesan ministry, serving as Children’s Officer for the Diocese of St Davids, where her responsibilities included supporting churches through training and resourcing to develop their ministry with children and families.

In 2013, she moved to Anglesey with her husband, Canon Richard Wood, Ministry Area Leader of Bro Tysilio, and took up a post as one of four Diocesan Children’s and Family Ministry leaders. Later, she served as Diocesan Director of Communications.

Naomi and Richard have two adopted children. Her interests include music, photography, gardening, and walking. She is involved in the local cricket club and spends time with family and friends.


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