CHURCH OF PRAYERS CHURCH OF ENGLAND Sun 19th – Sat 25th April Sun 26th – Thu 30th April This week take time to look at and smell This week pray for all those who seek to serve some fl owers. Give thanks to our creator God. God, both in the world and in the Church. DEVON 19. Please pray for Bishop Nick McKinnel 26. Vocations prayer: and his wife Jan as they move to Lord, as you called your disciples, call us Plymouth, where he will begin work as now. Open our ears to listen to your calling. the Bishop of Plymouth. His welcome Open our eyes to see you. Open our service takes place today at 4pm in hearts to your love. Help us to hear you, to rayers St Andrew’s Church, Plymouth. experience your presence with us and to 20. Pray for our two new archdeacons who love you. And loving you, let us serve you, P will be installed today at Cathedral, our servant King. Amen. st th and forKathy Roberts, who becomes the 27. Pray for Diocesan Director of Ordinands, Wed 1 – Sat 4 April Diocese’s Dean of Women’s Ministry. Becky Totterdell, and for her administrator, As we approach Easter we pray for open hearts and minds, that we may truly understand the We thank God for the service of Revd Louise Spencer. sacrifi ce made for us by Christ on the Cross. Jane Wilson, who has served faithfully as 28. Hold in prayer the Ven James Kamura Bishop’s Adviser for Women’s Ministry. and the clergy and people of Cathedral 1. Please pray for the Clyst Mission 3. Good Friday collect: 21. Today please pray for the , Archdeaconry in our link Diocese of Thika Community. Their clergy, Mike Partridge, Eternal God, in the cross of Jesus we see Robert Atwell, for his chaplain, Adrian in Kenya. Jeremy Clark and Steve Dyson; Readers, the cost of our sin and the depth of your Hough, and for his sta team. 29. Pray for all those working in prisons Sandra Parker and Richard Frost; and for love: in humble hope and fear may we 22. Remember all those in the Edgemoor ministry, and those for whom they care. the congregations at St Michael & place at his feet all that we have and all Mission Community: their clergy, David 30. We hold in prayer those parishes in our All Angels, St Mary with that we are, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Baker and Chris Whinney, and their diocese in vacancy; we thank God for those St Andrew, Pinhoe St Michael And All Amen. congregations at St Petrock, who serve the parishes at this time, retired Angels and Hall Church, Clyst 4. In our link with the Roman Catholic Rose Ash St Peter, North Molton with clergy and lay people who take on extra St Michael & All Angels, Broadclyst Diocese of Bayeaux-Lisieux in France, Twitchen All Saints and St Peter (Twitchen), duties. We pray that God will call people to St John The Baptist, St Paul Westwood and pray for chaplaincies with students at Molland St Mary, Mariansleigh St Mary, serve in ministry in Devon. Killerton Chapel. school and university, for those preparing Knowstone St Peter, High Bray All Saints, 2. On this Maundy Thursday bring before for confi rmation and those undertaking East Anstey St Michael, Charles St John God all clergy renewing their ordination trips to Taizé. the Baptist and Bishops Nympton St Mary vows today. Pray especially for your local the Virgin. clergy team. 23. Pray for the Diocesan Secretary, Mark Beedell, and the sta at the Old Deanery in Exeter. 24. Today please pray for the Diocese of Temotu: for its Bishop, the Rt Revd George Takeli, and for those directly experiencing climate change through extreme weather patterns and rising seas in Melanesia. 25. Hold in prayer the Elburton Mission Community: their clergy, Rod Thomas and Tony Williams; Reader, Alan Hart, and the congregation at Elburton St Matthew.

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5. Collect for Easter Day: 8. Please pray for the Mission 12. Pray for the Milber Benefi ce: their priest, 16. Today we thank God for the God, who through thine only-begotten Son Community: their clergy, Nigel Guthrie and John Potter; Reader, Graham Whittle; and and Benefi ce, and for the Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and Paul Fillery; Reader, Carol Price; the congregation at St Luke’s Church. congregations at St Disen and St Andrew. opened unto us the gate of everlasting life: and their congregations at 13. Please pray for the Dartmouth and 17. Please pray for Mission We humbly beseech thee, that as by thy St Swithun, Sandford with Upton Hellions Dittisham Mission Community: their clergy, Community: their priest, Rik Peckham, and special grace preceding us dost put into St Swithin, Upton Hellions St Mary The Will Hazlewood and Nick Debney; Reader, the congregations at St Mary our minds good desires, so by thy continual Virgin, Crediton Holy Cross, and Holy David Robinson; and the congreagations at the Virgin, Sheldon St James the Greater, help we may bring the same to good e ect; Trinity, Yeoford St Lawrence, and Posbury Dittisham St George, Townstal Luppitt St Mary, Dunkeswell St Nicholas, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth St Luke and St Francis. St Clement and Dartmouth St Saviour and Dunkeswell Holy Trinity (Abbey), and and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, 9. In our link diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf St Petrox. Broadhembury St Andrew Apsotle & Martyr. ever one God, world without end. Amen. we pray for the Standing and Finance 14. Bring before God the 18. Please pray for all those taking part in 6. Please pray for our Chaplains at the Royal Committee, implementing the Synod’s work Benefi ce: their priest, Francis Otto, and the Safeguarding Training in Exeter today Devon and Exeter Hospital. Simon Harrison, through the year. congregation at St Helen’s Church. and especially for Sarah Miller, Assistant Juliet Horwood, Sheila Swarbrick and all 10. Please pray for the Diocesan Church 15. We remember the with Bere Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser, as she the team. Buildings Team, Louise Bartlett and Eve Alston Benefi ce. Their clergy, Andy Barton leads the day. 7. Bring to God the Coast and Combe Mission Van der Steen, and for the members of and Nick Law; Reader Susan Belfi eld; and Community: their clergy, Robert Harris, the Diocesan Advisory Committee for the the congregations at St Andrew’s and Michael Rogers, Giles King-Smith, Linda Care of Churches (DAC) and the voluntary Holy Trinity. Waters, John Roles, Ian Snares; Reader, consultants who advise them. Sally-Ann Molligoda; and the congregations 11. We pray for the Culm Valley Mission at Woolacombe St Sabinus, Mortehoe Community: their clergy Selina Garner and St Mary Magdalene, Lee St Matthew, Jill Purser; Readers, Chris Russell and Celia “Pray then like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your Ilfracombe St Philip & St James, Holy Trinity Fox; and the congregations at Willand and St Peter, and Bittadon St Peter. St Mary the Virgin, U culme, St Mary kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this the Virgin and St Stephen (Ashill), and day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven Kentisbeare St Mary. our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.’” MATTHEW 6:9-13