Calendar of Prayer January 2020

Aldershot and Cranleigh Deaneries

Please pray for the Churchwardens and lay staff of each parish

A prayer for the Diocese of Guildford's vision and mission strategy; God of our salvation, you sent your Son to draw all people into your abundant life: grant that your Church, empowered by your Spirit, may be the instrument of your transforming purposes in the world, that all may know your power to heal and save. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Aldershot Deanery

Area Dean: Mark Hayton Lay Chair:

1st Wednesday Aldershot, Holy Trinity Incumbent: George Newton Other Clergy: Debs Wignall, John Kellagher; Jackie Maw (Pioneer Minister to Wellesley), Chris Grundy LLMs: Jean Embleton, Ursula Johnston Children and Families Minister: Alice Stanford. Prayer requests:  for growth in ministry to children and the continuation of the chaplaincy to the Aldershot Centre for Health  for more labourers in the harvest field of all the outreach done on the streets, schools, bus station, houses etc in the parish  for the church plant, Wellspring, to continue to have kingdom impact in the new housing area of Wellesley    Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lagos (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Humphery Olumakaiye (Diocesan Bishop) Lagos Mainland (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Adebayo Akinde Lagos West (Nigeria) The Rt Revd James Olusola Odedeji (Diocesan Bishop)

2nd Thursday Aldershot, St Augustine Incumbent: Keith Hodges Other Clergy: John Harvey Prayer request:  for renewal and growth as we seek new ways of engaging with our rapidly changing local community.  Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lahore (Pakistan) The Rt Revd Irfan Jamil (Diocesan Bishop) South Western Brazil (Brazil) The Rt Revd Francisco De Assis Da Silva (Diocesan Bishop) Southeast Florida (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Peter Eaton (Diocesan Bishop)

3rd Friday Aldershot. St Michael and the Church of the Ascension Incumbent: Alwyn Pereira Other clergy: Tom Moore (curate) Prayer request:  for Grace, Love and Empowerment as we build our Mission Action Plan into parish life.  St Michael’s Infant and Junior Schools: head teachers, staff, governors and pupils

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lainya (South Sudan) The Rt Revd Eliaba Lako Obede (Diocesan Bishop) Southeastern Mexico (Mexico) The Rt Revd Benito Juarez-Martinez (Diocesan Bishop)

4th Saturday Ash, St Peter Incumbent: Keith Bristow Other Clergy: Carol Monk LLM: Mary Lamont

Prayer request:  Development works at St Mary’s  Kwasa College (South Africa)  “New Start” Lent course.

Shawfield Primary, Walsh Infant and Junior Schools: staff, governors and pupils St. Peter’s Little Fishes Pre-School: staff and children

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lake Malawi (Central Africa) The Right Revd Francis Kaulanda Southern Brazil (Brazil) The Right Revd Humberto Maiztegue Goncalves Gippsland (Australia) The Right Revd Dr Richard Treloar

5th SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY The Education Team Director: Alex Tear; Deputy Director: Jonathan Gambier The Board of Education – Chair: Rt Revd Dr Jo Bailey Wells Please pray for:  wisdom, strength and resilience for the Education Team, together with school leaders, governors and their staff as together we press forward in Christ’s name in an education system that is increasingly pressured.  the 22000 children in our church schools and affiliated schools, that they might experience the light of Christ in their lives  DBE Strategies – prayer for the diocesan education team as they continue to implement the school organisation and school effectiveness strategies  Anglican Cycle of Prayer Pray for the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia The Most Revd Philip Richardson - Bishop of Taranaki and Primate The Most Revd Don Tamihere - Pihopa o Aotearora and Primate The Most Revd Fereimi Cama - Bishop of Polynesia and Primate

Bishop Andrew attends the Evangelical Bishops Meeting

6th Monday – TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD Ash Vale, St Mary Incumbent: Neil Lambert LLM: Jane Cox Prayer requests:  for the Chapel Project – that the Music Studio and Art Spaces will be well used for God’s glory  that ‘Little Lambs’ and ‘ChapelKids’ would be a good support to the community as local children’s centres close  Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lake Rukwa (Tanzania) The Right Revd Mathayo Kasagara Southern Highlands (Tanzania) The Right Revd Julius Lugendo Gitega (Burundi) The Right Revd John Nduwayo

Bishop Andrew attends the Evangelical Bishops Meeting;

7th Tuesday Cove, Christ Church (formerly St Christopher’s and Southwood Church) and St John the Baptist Incumbent: Gemma Foster Associate Rector designate: Steve Stewart Other Clergy: Gordon Thomas, Martin James LLM (Reader): Michael Francis Prayer requests:  To continue our unification as all the congregations are getting to know each other and become a family across the parish.   for our leadership team as they pray and discuss our vision for this new phase in the parish and particularly how we reach out to our local community and that they have the wisdom to work out a strategy for the next steps.   Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lango (Uganda) The Right Revd Alfred Olwa Southern Malawi (Central Africa) The Right Revd Alinafe Kalemba Glasgow & Galloway (Scotland) vacant

Bishop Jo joins the Education Team Away Day

8th Wednesday (Dominic, priest, founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221) Crookham, Christ Church (group ministry with Fleet) Incumbent: Steve Franklin LLMs: Ros Fox, Avril Stone-Cross Prayer request:  for our numerical growth, our outreach into the community and for the deepening of our faith as a church family.  Crookham Infant School: staff, governors and pupils

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Langtang (Nigeria) The Right Revd Stanley Fube Southern Nyanza (Kenya) The Right Revd James Ochiel

Bishop Andrew and Bishop Jo attend the Bishop's Leadership Team Meeting

9th Thursday (Mary Sumner, founder of the Mothers’ Union, 1921) Fleet, All Saints and St Philip & St James (group ministry with Crookham) Incumbent: Mark Hayton (and Area Dean) Other Clergy: Carol Dunk LLMs: Mary Goodson, John Simson, Jane Jones Prayer requests:  for blessing upon our parish development plan; for the renewal of our worship, the deepening of our prayer life, the extension of our work with young people, more effective communication with one another and with our community.  For the DAC to give their support to our plans to rebuild All Saints Church as a resource for all.  For our congregations to grow – in size, in diversity, in depth of faith and in reach.  All Saints CofE Junior School: staff, governors and pupils.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lebombo (Southern Africa) The Right Revd Carlos Simao Matsinhe Southern Ohio (The Episcopal Church) The Right Revd Thomas Breidenthal Southern Philippines (Philippines) The Right Revd Danilo Labacanacruz Bustamante

Bishop Andrew is at a Shortlisting Meeting for Frimley Green Candidates

10th Friday (Laurence, deacon, martyr, 258) Elvetham Heath, The Church on the Heath, LEP (district church, Fleet) (Group ministry with Crookham) Ecumenical Minister: Patrick Butler Other Clergy: Betty Hayes Prayer requests:  for us to live out our calling to be a community where everyone can encounter the transforming love of Jesus  For the trial of our new 'All Together' service starting in January, encouraging children and parents/caring to worship and explore God's word together  for us to go deeper in word and worship  Anglican Cycle of Prayer Leeds (England) The Right Revd Nicholas Baines Saturday, 11 January 2020 Leicester (England) The Right Revd Martyn James Snow Southern Virginia (The Episcopal Church) The Right Revd Herman Hollerith Gloucester (England) The Right Revd Rachel Treweek

11th Saturday Farnborough, South, St Mark Incumbent: Ian Hedges Prayer requests:  for our continuing "Seeking the Future" Project, albeit at a cautious pace, but we are determined to discover where that future may lie - and as part of that, we are beginning to work together with our friends at St. Peter's Church, using worship as a 'springboard' to what might be ...  Anglican Cycle of Prayer Leicester (England) The Right Revd Martyn James Snow Southern Virginia (The Episcopal Church) The Right Revd Herman Hollerith Gloucester (England) The Right Revd Rachel Treweek

12th EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Pray for:  members of the Bishop’s Council and the Diocesan Board of Finance as they balance issues of mission and finance  for those serving on Diocesan Synod and those from this diocese serving on the General Synod.  for Peter Coles in his role as Diocesan Secretary and for Chris Ellis in his role as Deputy Diocesan Secretary  Anglican Cycle of Prayer Pray for the Anglican Church of Australia The Most Revd Philip Leslie Freier - Archbishop of Melbourne & Primate of Australia

Bishop Jo attends St Saviours Guildford

13th Monday (Jeremy Taylor, bishop, teacher of the faith, 1667) Farnborough, St Peter (group ministry with Church of the Good Shepherd) Incumbent: Libby Etherington Other Clergy: Richard Cobbold, Matthew Swires-Hennessy, Sarah Norbron Youth Minister: Chloe Pollington Children’s and School Minister: Helen Smith LLMs: Andrew Linn, Stephen Linton, Christine Maton, Elizabeth Rowlandson (Families Minister), Susan Salter, Kenneth Saunders, Simon Walker. LLMs in training: David Shervington and Lotti Salter. Prayer requests:  For our whole church family as we move forward with our new vision, to love God, love each other, and love the world.  St Peter’s School: staff, governors and pupils

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lesotho (Southern Africa) The Right Revd Adam Mallane Taaso Southwark (England) The Right Revd Christopher Chessun

Bishop Andrew attends a Bishops Staff Meeting; Bishop Jo attends a St Mellitus Lecture

14th Tuesday Farnborough North, The Church of the Good Shepherd (Group ministry with St Peter’s, Farnborough) Incumbent: Russel Smart Other Clergy: Mark Rudall (PTO) LLMs: Celia Cope, Brian Fisher, Jeremy Lake, Richard Troughton. Staff: Abbie Edwards (Pioneer Community Worker), Marissa Clark (Administrator) Prayer requests:  for growth in our church.   for the appointment of a Youth and Children’s Minister  for our PCC and leaders as we develop a new vision for the future  Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lexington (The Episcopal Church) The Right Revd Mark van Koevering Southwell & Nottingham (England) The Right Revd Paul Gavin Williams

Bishop Andrew and Bishop Jo attend a Bishops Leadership Team Residential Meeting

15th Wednesday – THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Hawley, Holy Trinity and All Saints, and Minley, St Andrew Incumbent: William Perry

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Liberia (West Africa) The Most Revd Jonathan Bau-Bau Bonaparte Hart (Primate) Southwest Florida (The Episcopal Church) The Right Revd Dabney Smith

Pray for Revd Andy Armitt, Rector – Bisley and West End as he leaves to take up a new job as Assistant Chaplain at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals

Bishop Andrew and Bishop Jo attend a Bishops Leadership Team Residential Meeting Bishop Jo attends a Local Ministry Program Awards service

16th Thursday Tongham, St Paul Incumbent: Claire Holt Other clergy: Rutton Viccajee Prayer requests:  New group "Baby Plus" and links into Messy Church and regular services  Ramp project - that we can improve access and welcome at St Paul's  New quarterly recycling events - supporting the community and building new relationships  St Paul’s CofE Infant School: staff, governors and pupils

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lichfield (England) The Right Revd Michael Ipgrave Southwestern Virginia (The Episcopal Church) The Right Revd Mark Allen Bourlakas

Bishop Andrew attends the interviews for the Frimley Green vacancy; Bishop Jo attends a Leading Your Diocese in Evangelism Seminar

17th Friday Pray for those, both children and adults, preparing to start a new year in their lives after the Christmas break; may they feel supported by God as part of their continuing journey through life.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Limerick & Killaloe (Ireland) The Right Revd Kenneth Kearon Spokane (The Episcopal Church) The Right Revd Gretchen Rehberg

18th Saturday Alfold, St Nicholas and Loxwood, St John the Baptist Incumbent: Greg Cushing LLM: Mike Edwards Prayer requests:  for our Alpha course beginning on Thursday 16th Jan and running for six evenings. Please pray for fun, opens, honest questions, and conversions.  for effective preparations for our church weekend away in June.  for more volunteers to to count it a joy to serve sacrificially

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lincoln (England) The Right Revd David Court (Acting Bishop) Springfield (The Episcopal Church) The Right Revd Daniel Martins Goma (Congo) The Right Revd Kadhoro Desire Makanirwa

Bishop Jo attends Hopeweavers

Cranleigh Deanery

Acting Area Dean: Revd Roy Woodhams Lay Chair: Dr John Hall

19th NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Pray for our Chaplains in Education across the diocese, whether serving full time, part time or voluntarily, in our universities, colleges, state and independent schools.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Pray for the united Church of Bangladesh The Most Revd Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator, Church of Bangladesh & Bishop of Kushtia

20th Monday (Bernard, abbot, teacher of the faith, 1153) Bramley, Holy Trinity Incumbent: Vacancy Other Clergy Graham Smith Pastoral Assistants, Richard and Evelyn Gates Prayer Requests  for the parish, the clergy, the churchwardens and members of the PCCs as they continue working to serve God and their local communities during the vacancy.  Bramley Cof E Infant School: staff, governors and pupils St Catherine’s Prep and Senior Schools: staff, governors and pupils Gosden House School for children with learning difficulties: staff, governors and pupils

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Litoral Ecuador (The Episcopal Church) The Right Revd Alfredo Morante St Albans (England) The Right Revd Alan Smith Gombe (Nigeria) The Right Revd Henry Ndukuba

Bishop Andrew attends a Bishops Leadership Team Update

21st Tuesday Cranleigh, St Nicolas Incumbent: Roy Woodhams Other Clergy: Ian Maslin, Peter Poole, Patricia Hislop LLM: Judy Wedderspoon Young People’s Minister: Gabrielle Clarke Prayer requests:  for our continuing work with Young Families  for the financial and human resources to do all of the things highlighted in the Mission Action Plan and that we may fulfil our vision to be a Church which is ‘Caring, Sharing and Daring’  for growing links between the church and primary school   Cranleigh CofE Primary School: staff, governors and pupils The Rikkyo School: staff, governors and pupils

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Liverpool (England) The Right Revd Paul Bayes St Asaph (Wales) The Right Revd Gregory Cameron Grafton (Australia) The Right Revd Dr Murray Harvey

Bishop Andrew and Bishop Jo attend the Bishops Council; Bishop Jo joinsthe Diocesan Board of Education Executive

22nd Wednesday Dunsfold, St Mary and All Saints, and Hascombe, St Peter Incumbent: Vacancy LLM: Sue Evans Prayer requests:  for outreach to the many unchurched young families   for development of a rich spiritual life through regular worship on weekdays as well as Sundays   Anglican Cycle of Prayer St Davids (Wales) The Right Revd Joanna Penberthy

23rd Thursday Ewhurst, St Peter & St Paul, with Okewood, St John the Baptist and Forest Green, Holy Trinity Incumbent: Clare Shepherd Other clergy: John Marsh LLM: John White Prayer requests:

 we give thanks for Clare’s continuing recovery and phased return to work over the coming months.  to ask God to give us unity, not uniformity, and for fresh vision and a sense of calling in each of our congregations as we work towards putting together a Church Development Plan  to pray for people to come to our Lent course.

Ewhurst CofE Infant School: staff, governors and pupils Duke of Kent School: staff, governors and pupils Rainbow’s End Nursery, Ewhurst and Okewood Nursery

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Llandaff (Wales) The Right Revd June Osborne St Edmundsbury & Ipswich (England) The Right Revd Martin Seeley St Helena (Southern Africa) The Right Revd Dale Bowers

24th Friday – BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE Shamley Green, Christ Church Incumbent: Sally Davies Other clergy: Gussie Walsh (PTO) Prayer requests:

 for our new Parent, Baby and Toddler Group starting in January  for our first Messy Church on 1st February  for more volunteers to join the teams for both the above

School: Wonersh & Shamley Green Church of England Primary; Head Tess Trewinnard Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Primary School: staff, governors and pupils

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lokoja (Nigeria) The Most Revd Emmanuel Sokowamju Egbunu St Mark the Evangelist (Southern Africa) The Right Revd Martin Breytenbach

25th Saturday Shere, St James and Peaslake, St Mark (union of benefices Shere, Albury & Chilworth) Incumbent: Tim Heaney Other Clergy: Mike Currier, Sarah Hutton, Judy Potter, Rosemary Mason LLM: John Aston Prayer requests:  for the effective development of patterns of worship to engage with all sections of our community.  for the continued success of the United Benefice child ministry  Shere Infant School: staff, governors and pupils Peaslake Infant School: staff, governors and pupils

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Lomega (South Sudan) The Most Revd Paul Benjamin Yugusuk Sunyani (West Africa) The Right Revd Festus Yeboah-Asuamah Grahamstown (Southern Africa) The Right Revd Ebenezer Ntlali

26th TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Pray for the virgers, administrative staff, volunteer guides and chaplains who help to keep our Cathedral as a living place of worship.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Pray for the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil The Most Revd Naudal Alves Gomes - Primate of Brazil & Bishop of Curitiba

Bishop Andrew joins the Church in Frensham, Bishop Jo joins the church in Fetcham

27th Monday (Monica, mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387) Albury, SS Peter & Paul, and Farley Green, St Michael (union of benefices Shere, Albury & Chilworth) Incumbent: Tim Heaney Resident Minister: Andrew Pearson LLM: John Gould (PTO)

Prayer requests:  for a clear vision in planning for spiritual, and numerical growth, and in relationship and service to the community around;  for people-resources to continue our work and contact amongst young people and families;  Anglican Cycle of Prayer London (England) The Right Revd and Right Hon Sarah Mullally

Bishop Andrew attends a Bishops Leadership Team Update

28th Tuesday (Augustine, bishop, teacher of the faith, 430) Chilworth, St Thomas and St Martha-on-the-Hill (union of benefices Shere, Albury & Chilworth) Incumbent: Tim Heaney Other Clergy: Stephanie Sokolowski, David Oakden

Prayer requests:

 for our united parish, that our congregations may work together in the service of Christ and the communities to which they belong  for our two village schools, parents, staff and governors as they guide and support young people

Chilworth CofE Infant School: staff, governors and pupils Tillingbourne Junior School: staff, governors and pupils

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Long Island (The Episcopal Church) The Right Revd Lawrence Provenzano Swansea & Brecon (Wales) The Most Revd John Davies (Primate) Guadalcanal (Melanesia) The Right Revd Nathan Tome

Bishop Andrew will attend a Cathedral Council meeting.

29th Wednesday (Beheading of John the Baptist) Wonersh, St John the Baptist and Blackheath, St Martin Incumbent: Vacancy Other Clergy: David Peters (Associate Vicar), Kia Pakenham (Curate), James Cooke, Liz Tilley, Keith Bateson, Colin Matthews, Patsy Kettle Director of Youth and Children’s Ministry: Tom Tame

Prayer requests

 For the appointment of a new incumbent and resilience for the team during the interregnum  For the church family to grow in their personal discipleship during this period of vacancy  for the continued development of youth and children's work and our engagement with the parish community

Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Primary School: staff, governors and pupils

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Los Angeles (The Episcopal Church) The Right Revd John Harvey Taylor Swaziland (Southern Africa) The Right Revd Ellinah Ntfombi Wamukoya

Bishop Andrew and Bishop Jo will attend the Bishops Council. Bishop Andrew will speak on National Holocaust Memorial Day

30th Thursday (John Bunyon, spiritual writer, 1688) Pray for all ordained and lay ministers who hold the Bishop’s Permission to Officiate and for Jack Mulder as organiser of the Clergy on Call Register.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Louisiana (The Episcopal Church) The Right Revd Morris Thompson, Jr. Sydney (Australia) The Most Revd Dr Glenn Davies Tabora (Tanzania) The Right Revd Elias Chakupewa

Bishop Andrew and Bishop Jo attned the Bishops Council

31st Friday (Aidan, bishop, missionary, 651) Gratham, St Andrews Church Incumbent: Camilla White

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Luapula (Central Africa) The Right Revd Robert Mumbi Taita-Taveta (Kenya) The Right Revd Liverson Mng’onda