WELSH LANGUAGE
POLICY
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POLISI IATH GYMRAEG
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The
Rectorial Benefice of Llandudno / Bywoliaeth Reithorol Llandudno
Welsh Language Policy
As members of the Church in Wales we are proud to belong to a
bilingual
Church and wish to do all that we can in a mainly English speaking
parish to further the use of the Welsh Language. We note that the new
Church in Wales Language Scheme requires parishes to do what is
appropriate and reasonable in their own particular circumstances.
With all this in mind we make the following commitments:
· We will normally hold at least one
service
in Welsh each week.
· We will incorporate a small amount of
Welsh
at most celebrations of the Eucharist (at the discretion of the
celebrant).
· Whenever practicable, Communion will be
given in Welsh to those who request this.
· When requested, Baptisms, Weddings and
Funerals will be conducted partly or wholly in Welsh.
· When renewed, external notice boards in the
parish will include the name of the Church in Wales, the parish and if
practicable, the name of the church concerned, bilingually.
· Although we do not consider it a
practical
proposition to publish the Parish Magazine and the Sunday Bulletin in a
fully bilingual form we will include Welsh at the head/on the cover of
each of these publications and will encourage Welsh contributions to
the Magazine.
· When practicable posters advertising
events
etc. will be produced bilingually or will include some Welsh.
· We will look at extending the use of
Welsh
on our parish website and will include information on the Site as to
the use of the Welsh language in the parish.
· Parish headed notepaper will include
both
the name of the Church in Wales and the parish bilingually.
· Welsh Correspondence sent to the
Rectory
will be answered in Welsh.
· The normal language of parish organizations,
meetings and events will continue to be English. However if in the
future there is significant demand from parishioners for Bible study or
discussion groups etc. to be held through the medium of Welsh we would
consider providing these perhaps in co-operation with other local
parishes or on an ecumenical basis.
· Parochial administration will continue
to be
conducted in English. We do not consider that at the present time it
would be either practical or a good use of our resources to provide
P.C.C. minutes, the Annual Report etc. bilingually. However if in the
future there is a significant demand for these we will reconsider the
matter.
This policy was agreed by the Parochial Church Council at its
meeting
held on 22nd November 2007