Sunday 24th St Mary’s with Holy Apostles March Diocese of 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 March Do please pray for our midweek services and home groups, the work with children and young Dean: The Very Reverend Vivienne Faull, : The Revd 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.’ , 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 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, , Malton and 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 672 Scarborough College Diocese of Matabeleland (Central Africa). Bishop Cleophas Lunga March Tuesday of Holy Week Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness (Scotland). Bishop Mark Strange Sunday 3rd St Thomas 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 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, 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 ! 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 ; 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 on Sundays. There are new faces to welcome and we pray for priest, poet, them as well as those who have worshipped with us for many years. 5th Sunday of Churchwardens: Geoff Brown, Godfrey Alison, Christopher Winter. 1929 Diocese of Mbhashe (Southern Africa). Bishop Elliot Williams Lent We believe God is telling us He is going to do a new thing among us. Pray we are as desirous, willing and obedient to allow this to happen. Saturday Archdeaconry of York Training Advisor and Diocesan Clergy CMD Advisor Diocese of Mississippi (IV, The Episcopal Church). Bishop Duncan Gray 9th March The Revd Canon Terry Joyce Monday 18th St Mark Newby Give thanks for a varied involvement in training within the parishes and deaneries of the York March Archdeaconry and among the clergy of the diocese; especially the Recognised Parish Assistants (RPA) Clergy: The Revd Mike Leigh, Reader: Margaret Arnall, Churchwardens: Christine Johnson, James Giddings course, parish away‐days and vision days, following up deanery plans, promoting new patterns of Cyril, bishop, Please pray for those young people we're losing touch with as well as the younger ones who are coming ministry and the York Leadership Course for Clergy. teacher of the through to our youth group and for wisdom as to how best to try to engage with both ends of the age faith, 386 Diocese of Meath and Kildare (Ireland). Vacant bracket effectively. We also pray for the implications of the welfare reforms for many of our parishioners living on the Barrowcliff Estate and we thank God for the growing opportunities to serve Christ through Sunday York University our Barrowcliff project. 10th March Rowan Williams (Anglican), Tony Lester (Roman Catholic), Rory Dalgliesh (Methodist), Ged Walsh Diocese of Missouri (V, The Episcopal Church). Bishop Wayne Smith (Ecumenical chaplaincy assistant) Give thanks for the university's 50th anniversary in 2013 and all who have been part of its story; for Tuesday 19th St Laurence’s, Scalby and St Luke’s, Scarborough 4th Sunday students exploring Christian vocation; for developing opportunities in teaching and consultation. Pray March of Lent Clergy: The Revd Alastair Ferneley, The Revd Marion Wright, The Revd David Pynn, Retired Clergy: The for all those pressurised by changes in Higher Education policy, financially or personally. Joseph of Revd Graham Waring, Readers: Alan McKie, Philip Newell, Children’s Worker: Jo Charlesworth, Parish Diocese of Medak (South India). Bishop Thalari Prasad Nazareth Administrator: Susan Haydon. St Laurence’s is a historic village church, but a busy parish, averaging nearly 100 at our main services and Monday Director of Mission and Training growing slowly. St Luke’s has a parish of 8000 souls but little sense of community in the area and no 11th March The Revd Dr Gavin Wakefield. shops, , or other centres. The congregation is small (around 30). Pray for St Luke’s as they seek to Please pray for Gavin Wakefield as he leads the Diocesan Training Team, overseeing continuing develop their building for wider community use, and for St Laurence’s as we seek to reach out to more development for lay and clergy throughout the diocese. Please pray for the development of the families and grow in numbers and faith. And pray for all of us as we look ahead to big changes forming a Recognised Parish Assistants course, supporting lay ministry and for the Leadership Programme for team with St Mark’s Newby to care for the Cloughton Cluster of parishes this year. the clergy, that we may better make known the love of God in Christ for the whole world. Diocese of Mityana (Uganda). Bishop Stephen Kaziimba Diocese of Melbourne (Victoria, Australia). Archbishop Philip Freier Wednesday St Martin, St Michael & All Angels Wheatcroft, St Saviour w All Saints, Scarborough Tuesday Scarborough Deanery 20th March Clergy: The Revd David Dixon, The Revd Richard Costin 12th March Rural Dean: The Revd David Pynn; Lay Chair: Ros Brewer; Deanery Missioner: Sam Foster. St Martin's with St Michael and All Angels: Pray for God's blessing upon the parish as it celebrates 150th The Deanery is urban and rural, affluent and deprived. There is great mutual support and spiritual Cuthbert, bishop, anniversary of the dedication of St Martin's Church this year; that new goals for the forthcoming year encouragement, especially ecumenical links through Churches Together in Scarborough. Many missionary, might be settled for the continuing Five Year Development Plan. parishes are challenged financially with elderly congregations but Fresh Expressions is making a real 687 St Saviour: Pray that new goals for the year will be agreed for the Five Year Development Plan and that difference and community developments are happening in Eastfield and Barrowcliff, the two most the church will continue to be a haven for prayer and peace in the busy life of the community. deprived areas. In particular, Westway House, the building which was originally the vicarage attached Diocese of Mombasa (Kenya). Bishop Julius Kalu to Holy Nativity Church, Eastfield, is due to reopen in the Spring as a base for community support activities managed by the Fresh Expressions Team and supported by the Parish. Thursday St James with Holy Trinity Scarborough Diocese of Kenya. Bishop Charles Mwendwa 21st March Thomas Clergy: The Revd Phil White, The Revd Mary Hollis, Churchwardens: Joanne Watson, Mary Walker, Retired clergy: The Revd Joy Carr. Wednesday St John the Baptist Cayton, Holy Nativity, Eastfield Cranmer, archbishop, We want to give thanks for a growing sense of togetherness as the church faces a variety of challenges and 13th March Clergy: Vacancy Reformation for continued partnerships with the community through the Arts Centre. In June The Revd Phil will be Please gives thanks for all those involved in making Christ known in this period of vacancy. Pray for us marty, 1556 licensed at Cayton w Eastfield alongside St James so please pray for the inevitable changes and not least in a time of change as the Revd Phil White takes on responsibility for these parishes in June.

Diocese of Michigan (V, The Episcopal Church). Bishop Wendell Gibbs our partnership with the Fresh Expression project on Eastfield. Diocese of Monmouth (Wales). Bishop Dominic Walker Thursday St Mary Cloughton, St Hilda, Ravenscar, St John the Baptist, Staintondale, St Peter 14th March Friday 22nd St Columba Scarborough and St Catherine’s Hospice Hackness, St Margaret, Harwood Dale March Clergy: The Revd Liz Kitching, Readers: Ros O Toole, Ian Popely. Clergy: The Revd Kathryn Jackson, Retired clergy: the Revd Canon John Haynes , Churchwardens: Mrs Liz Pray for the 5 churches in the Cluster as they come to terms with losing their Vicar to retirement. Pray Mackenzie, Mrs Janet Groom for Churchwardens, Readers, Methodist Minister Peter Cross, and Rural Dean David Pynn. Please give thanks for the loving fellowship and our welcome for newcomers. Pray for the Junior and Diocese of Minna (Lokoja, Nigeria). Bishop Daniel Yisa Adult Confirmation Groups as they prepare for the Confirmation Service with Bishop Richard in April; also for all our work with young people and for the Bible Reading Group beginning in April. Friday 15th St John the Evangelist, St Oswald, St Thomas Gristhorpe, Diocese of Montana (VI, The Episcopal Church). Bishop Charles Brookhart March Clergy: Vacancy Saturday St John Folkton, St Nicholas Ganton, St Peter Willerby Please give thanks for all those who have taken on extra responsibilities during the Vacancy and for 23rd March our new priest who will be instituted by the on Wednesday 10th April. Clergy: The Revd Kenneth Holding Diocese of Minnesota (VI, The Episcopal Church). Bishop Brian Prior Give thanks for all those who minister in the parish and for an optimistic feeling of growth. Please pray that this might continue. Diocese of Montreal (Canada). Bishop Barry Clarke