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THE first meeting of the New Year was held on Tuesday, 3 January, at the Ala Road chapel vestry.Everyone was welcomed by the president, Elinor Rhys Williams. The guest speaker was Freda Holme who is a volunteer worker with the RSPCA. She gave a very informative and interesting talk about the society and her work as a volunteer for over 23 years. She was thanked by the president. Tea was served by Nova Jones and Doreen Smith. The raffle prize given by Dilys Wiliams was won by the guest speaker. Matters arising were discussed in the business part of the evening Next meeting will be on Tuesday, 7 February.

St Peter’s

SERVICES are as follows: Sunday 10.30am Eucharist / Offeren; Monday 9.30am Celtic Morning/ Prayer and Meditation; Tuesday 10.30am Holy Eucharist / Offeren Sanctaidd; Friday 3.30pm Meditation, Blessed Sacrament and Benediction/ Myfyrdod, Y Sacrament Bendigaid a Bendith. Saturday 10am Holy Eucharist / Offeren Sanctaidd. The church is open between 2-4pm on Tuesdays and Fridays for the Food Bank.

Christian Unity

THE week of Prayer for Christian Unity will begin with a united service at St Peter’s Church on Sunday, 15 January at 5pm. Two further services will be held at 10.30am during the week as follows; Monday, 16 January at St Peter’s, bilingual service; ddydd Gwener, 20 Ionawr yn Y Drindod, Cymraeg. A representation of all the town’s churches will take part in the services and a collection will be made towards Pwllheli Cytun.

Oedfaon y Sul

CAPEL Seion: 10yb Parch Peter Rodgers; 5yh Unedig yn Sant Pedr. Capel Penlan: 5yh Unedig yn Sant Pedr.

Masses in the parish

ST JOSEPH’S, Pwllheli: Sunday 9am; Saturday, 6,30pm.Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Porthmadog, Sunday 11.30am.

Capel y Drindod

GWENER, 13 Ionawr - 7yh Cymdeithas Ddiwylliannol.Sul, 15 Ionawr - 10yb Oedfa yng ngofal y Gweinidog. Ysgolion Sul fel arfer. 5yh Oedfa Undebol yn Eglwys Sant Pedr. 7yh Oedfa o Fawl.Llun, 16 Ionawr - 6yh Clwb y Plant.Mawrth, 17 Ionawr - 10.30yb Cyfarfod Gweddi Undebol yn Egwlys Sant Pedr. 7yh Aelwyd y Chwiorydd.Mercher, 18 Ionawr - 7yh Clwb Ieuenctid.

Merched y Wawr

AGORWYD cyfarfod cyntaf y flwyddyn newydd trwy gyd-ganu Cân y Mudiad i gyfeiliant Mari Evans. Llywydd y noson oedd Mair Lloyd Davies, a estynnodd groeso cynnes i Esyllt Maelor, ei merch Marged Tudur, a’i ffrin-diau, y chwiorydd Mared a Lois Llywelyn, o Forfa Nefyn. Tair o lenorion ifanc gorau Cymru,wedi iddynt ennill prif wobrau Cenedlaethol yn ystod y blynyddoedd diwethaf. Trwy arweiniad medrus Esyllt llwyddodd y tair i roi sgwrs am ddylanwadau a’r hyn oedd yn ysgogiad iddynt fedru cynhyrchu barddoniaeth, rhyddiaith a drama gafodd eu gwobrwyo a’u cymer-adwyo gan feirniaid ac ysgolhei-gion. Roedd y merched yn fawr eu diolch i Esyllt, eu cyn-athrawes am eu cynghori a’u cefnogi ar hyd y blynyddoedd. Cytunai pawb â’r llywydd wrth iddi ddiolch i’r pedair am roi noson o bleser a mwynhad wrth ddarllen ac actio rhannau o’u gwaith.Llongyfarchwyd Christine, yr ys-grifennydd gweithgar am dderbyn gwobr Halen y Ddaear S4C a diol-chwyd i’r rhai fu’n cynrychioli’r gangen yng Ngwasanaeth Carolau’r Rhanbarth gynhaliwyd yng Ngolan cyn y Nadolig. Bydd rhai o’r aelodau yn mynd i sgwrsio yn Ysgol Undydd i’r Dysgwyr yng Ngholeg Meirion-Dwyfor ddydd Sadwrn, 28 Ionawr.Paratowyd paned gan Gwen Morus Jones, Kath Hilton ac Eirlys Jones.

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