Prayer Diary March 2013
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Sunday 24th St Mary’s with Holy Apostles March Diocese of York Prayer Diary - March 2013 Clergy: The Revd Martin Dunning, Pam Jennings. Tim Bates, Alan Courtney, Graeme Hay, John Wells. Palm Sunday Retired Clergy, Chris Keating, Gill Smith, Ray Smith, Ros Walser, Reader in Training, Sylvia Eadington, Church Wardens, Ken Ascott, Ian Shimmin. Friday 1st York Minster March Do please pray for our midweek services and home groups, the work with children and young Dean: The Very Reverend Vivienne Faull, Precentor: The Revd Canon Peter Moger. people—and our Rainbow Centre social action project. Please pray that we will ‘keep in step with David, Major work on the Undercroft and the creation of a new piazza is in the final stages. Please pray for the Spirit.’ bishop, those preparing for the summer opening events and please continue to pray for safety for the Minster Diocese of Jerusalem (Jerusalem and Middle East). Bishop Suheil Dawani patron of Wales, staff and contractors in all the pressures for completion. During March interviews will be held for the c.601 posts of Chapter Steward, Canon Chancellor and Canon Pastor. Please pray for God’s guidance through Monday 25th Scarborough and North-East Yorkshire NHS Healthcare Trust March the appointment processes and for those carrying extra workloads at the Minster until the summer. Monday of Lead Chaplain: The Revd Martin Doe, Part‐time Chaplains: The Revd Mary Hollis, The Revd Canon Diocese of Masvingo (Central Africa). Bishop Godfrey Tawonezwi. Holy Week David Smith. Give thanks for the care given by all staff, and the ministry of all chaplains, chaplaincy volunteers and Saturday Derwent Deanery 2nd March local clergy at Scarborough, Bridlington, Malton and Whitby Hospitals. Please pray for the Trust Rural Dean: The Revd Andrew Clements, Lay Chair: Paul Botting, Deanery Financial Adviser: Brian Boards, Senior Management Teams and staff of this Trust and York Hospital Foundation Trust. Chad, Hopper, Deanery Synod Secretary: Carol Marwood Diocese of Moosonee (Ontario, Canada). Bishop Thomas Corston bishop, We give thanks for the fellowship of Clergy, Readers and Deanery Officers and pray that this will grow missionary, and spread throughout the deanery as we seek to implement our Deanery Plan for the next few years. Tuesday 26th Scarborough College 672 March Diocese of Matabeleland (Central Africa). Bishop Cleophas Lunga Tuesday of Holy Week Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness (Scotland). Bishop Mark Strange Sunday 3rd St Thomas Osbaldwick and St James Murton March Clergy: The Revd Andrew Clements, Reader: Jack Booth, Retired Clergy: The Revd Canon Leonard Wednesday Fresh Expressions 27th March 3rd Sunday Melling, Churchwardens: Carol Marwood, Glenn Booth Wednesday FE Team: The Revd Samantha Foster, Sr Shena Moray, Ros Brewer, John Wells, Janet Wells, The Revd of Lent We give thanks for all that God is doing among us and for the happy team that work for the furtherance of Holy Week Phil White, Liz Keightley, The Revd David Pynn, John Freeman. of Christ’s Kingdom. We pray that Osbaldwick Church will reach out into the community yet more and Fresh Expressions Scarborough would like particular prayer for a new venture being launched in the we ask for God’s blessing on the Murton Centenary Celebrations and Developments from 2012‐2014. spring of this year. It is a social action centre being set up in Westway House, Eastfield, serving the Diocese of Matlosane (formerly Klerksdoorp) (Southern Africa). Bishop Stephen Diseko needs of the community through debt advice, food bank, pregnancy crisis, client support and a daily drop in for local residents. We will also be working in partnership with Holy Nativity Church, Monday 4th St Nicholas Dunnington, Holy Trinity, Stockton on the Forest, St Mary Warthill and Holy Trinity March Eastfield to reach profoundly unchurched people on the Eastfield estate and develop a Fresh Holtby Expression of Church as well as developing traditional styles of worship that already exist. Clergy: The Revd Nick Bird, The Revd Mary Willetts, The Revd Canon Terry Joyce, The Revd Annie Diocese of Morogoro (Tanzania). Bishop Godrey Sehaba Borthwick. Readers: Malcolm Smith, Judith Hewitt. Reader Emeritus: Brian Lawson. Retired clergy: The Revd Peter Moorhouse, The Revd Canon Brian Pearson, The Right Reverend David Smith. The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough Thursday Churchwardens: Catherine Hughes, Ann Proctor, Margaret Kendle, Ellie Dreyer, Rosalie Butler‐Adams, 28th March Please remember the ecumenical team of chaplains:‐ Rodney Breckon, Len Collings, Marie Edwards, Cath Walder, Cyril Egarr. Margery Grange, Malcolm Masterman, Sarah Ramsden and the team of chaplaincy volunteers who all Please pray for all those involved in the life of this newly formed benefice. Maundy minister to the spiritual needs of the sick, their cares and the staff. Please pray for patients and the Diocese of Mbaise (Nigeria). Bishop Chamberlain Ogundedo Thursday staff who care for them particularly as the demands on the hospital increase in this winter season. Diocese of Mount Kenya Central (Kenya). Bishop Isaac Nganga Tuesday 5th All Saints Aughton, All Saints Bubwith, St Helen Skipwith, Escrick, Stillingfleet and Naburn, March Bubwith, Skipwith, Aughton and Ellerton Friday 29th Roseberry Park Hospital Mar Clergy: The Revd Richard Kirkman, Reader: Jean Faulkes . Chaplaincy Manager: The Revd Paul Walker Please pray for our six church congregations and associated parishes as we adjust to changes in pastoral Good Friday Pray for the multi‐faith Chaplaincy Team based in Roseberry Park Middlesbrough. This team works care and ministry coverage, please pray for our four confirmation candidates. with those in hospital and in the community with mental health problems in the whole of North Diocese of Mbale (Uganda). Bishop Patrick Gidudu Yorkshire, Teesside and County Durham, covering 6% of the land area of England! Pray for those we serve who are so often, misunderstood, stigmatised and rejected by society; the Gerasene demoniac Wednesday Queen Margaret’s School 6th March is still sitting among the tombs, still rejected. Chaplain: The Revd Robert Owen. Diocese of Mount Kenya South (Kenya). Bishop Timothy Ranji Please pray for the Headmaster of the school, all of the staff, pupils and Chaplain. Diocese of Mbamili (Niger, Nigeria). Bishop Henry Okeke Saturday 30th Cross Lane Hospital March Chaplaincy Manager: The Revd Paul Walker Thursday Holy Trinity Elvington, St Mary Cottingwith, St Michael Sutton on Derwent, St Helen Thorganby, 7th March St Helen Wheldrake Easter Eve Please pray for the multi‐faith Chaplaincy team. Think of those hospitalised because they are confused, depressed or terrified, often with little support or understanding. Perpetua, Clergy: The Revd Ian Kitchen, The Revd Peter Burgess, The Revd Peter Langford, Readers: Catharine Diocese of Mount Kenya West (Kenya). Bishop Joseph Kagunda Felicity and Grievson, Giselle Richardson, Churchwardens: Alison Heath, Bill Stubbs, Betty Garnham, Susan Shaw, companions Paul Botting, Ted Walker Sunday 31st Readers across the Diocese martyrs, 203 March We give thanks for encouragement from new family services started in January and for lay people eager Please pray for the Readers in the Diocese of York; for their ministry of teaching, preaching, leading to be involved in pastoral work. We pray for many to be drawn to life in Christ, for the ability to make Easter Day worship, evangelism and pastoral care. Ask for God’s blessing on new vocations to licensed lay stronger links within our communities and for Wheldrake school as they seek to recruit a new ministry, and that as a church we may use Reader ministry imaginatively. Pray for the archdeaconry headteacher. The forthcoming annual meetings will underline our need for more people to take on secretaries and the training and support team: Ros O’Toole, Chris Carnall, Avril Rhodes, Lynn Comer, positions of responsibility within all the churches. Paul Ferguson. Diocese of Mbeere (KIenya). Bishop Moses Nthuka Resurrection of our Lord - Easter Day Should you have any queries regarding the Prayer Calendar please do not hesitate to contact the Reverend Richard Carew via email: [email protected] or phone: 01904 707021 Saturday St John the Baptist East Ayton, St Martin Seamer Friday 8th 16th March All Saints Barlby, St Mary Riccall, St Mary Hemingborough, St Andrew Cliffe Clergy: The Revd Laura McWilliams, The Revd Stephen Drury, The Revd Richard Firth, Reader in training: March Judith Dean. Clergy: The Revd Francis Loftus, Retired Clergy: The Revd David Biles, The Revd Nigel McGregor, Edward Readers: Janice Midwood, Dorothy Lambeth, Sandy Archer, Reader in Training: Graeme Wrightson, Please pray for increase spiritually and numerically at both St Martin's, Seamer and St John the Baptist King, Churchwardens: Noreen Gouldsbrough, Enid Bramley, Myra Allitt, Peter Howdle, Susan Sellers, Carol Church East Ayton. Pray for increase in mission to those in these parishes. bishop, 1910 Missionary District of Oeste-Brasil (Brazil). Bishop Mauricio Andrade Felix, Perry bishop, 647 Give thanks that these parishes are working well together with shared worship and activities. There Sunday 17th All Saints Hunmanby, All Saints Muston Geoffrey are good relationships with the primary schools in the parishes and they use the churches for their Studdert March Clergy: The Revd Jeffrey Hattan, Retired Clergy: The Revd Roderick Thorp, Reader: Maureen Andrew, kennedy, own worship but also to lead services