Calendar of Intercessions Michaelmas - Christmas 2018

to the redesigned Prayer Calendar for the Welcome Diocese of Rochester. For those of you who found the previous format a little unwieldy, hopefully you will find this version a little slimmer. The Anglican Communion cycle of prayer is no longer listed here, but can be found at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/resources/cycle-of-prayer.aspx Sunday entries, too, while still being for some of the bigger pictures in our Diocese (sometimes geographical, sometimes issues or activities) are now (usually) simply one or two lines of text. We have retained the double cycles of prayer – now ‘parishes’ and ‘community’. This is an attempt to be a little more even handed with the additional groups who are prayed for as the year turns, and to include our church schools and chaplaincies in our prayers. Soon we are hoping to include our Companion Parishes in these cycles. We have also retained the liturgical links in the calendar – the calendar of saints and the liturgical colours – to keep the connection between our intercessions and the wider rhythms of our prayer. Finally, there is space in the daily entries for you to note any prayer requests that have been made to you or your parish, or any special interests you want to remember in your prayers.

This prayer calendar can also be found in the PrayerMate app (http://praynow4.org/rochester) and so we will, next year, only be emailing this document to those who have asked for it. It will, of course, still be available on the diocesan website (http://rochester.anglican.org/ministry/prayer-amp- intercessions/intercessions/).

Please contact me with any comments or suggestions – [email protected] or 01634 814439. I will also be pleased to provide large print copies to any who would find that helpful.

Cover photo: Windows Open Simultaneously By Robert Delaunay - Tate Modern, London, Public Domain. Sunday Trinity 18 30 September Jerome, Esther 7.1-6,9-10;9.20-22 Translator, Psalm 124 Teacher of the James 5.13-end Faith, 420 Mark 9.38-end Proper 21

Newly Ordained

Jessica Clare Smith St Francis, Strood Nicola Jane Rawlins St Augustine’s, Gillingham Lisa Caroline Cornell Yalding with Collier Street Laura Julie Faturoti Christ Church Dartford Gordon Taylor Christ Church, Tunbridge Wells Simon John Walker St Mary the Virgin Swanley Luke Nathan Bacon Christ Church Beckenham Anthea Harris-Faulkner St Mary, Greenhithe. Judith Hammill St James, Tunbridge Wells Christine Allen South Gillingham Jim Bennett Slade Green Wendy Dawn Tonbridge, St Peter & St Paul Carr Harriet Johnson Kingsdown Nicola Joan Harvey Hadlow Folake Makanjuola Rochester, St Peter w St Margaret Edward Pritchett Beckenham, St George Matthew Taylor Sevenoaks, St Nicholas Amanda Maskell Gillingham, St Mark Jef Foulger Beckenham, St Barnabas

Rochester Diocese: For the newly ordained in our Diocese and their receiving parishes

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Monday Bromley, Christ Church 1 October Vicar: The Rev Iain Broomfield Remigius, Community Cycle: bishop, 533 Crockham Hill CE Primary School, Crockham Hill Anthony Ashley Headteacher: Mrs Jane Ingram Cooper (Earl of

Shaftesbury), Prayer Requests: social reformer,

1885

Parish cycle: Tuesday Bromley Common, Holy Trinity 2 October Vicar: The Rev Roger Bristow

Community Cycle: King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chaplains: The Rev Canon Tim Mercer, The Rev Sophie Sutherland & The Rev Karl Carpani

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Wednesday Bromley Common, St Augustine with St Luke 3 October Vicar: vacancy George Bell, Community Cycle: bishop, Cudham CE Primary School, Cudham ecumenist, Headteacher: Mrs Julia Evison peacemaker,

1958 Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Thursday Bromley, St Andrew 4 October Vicar: The Rev Julie Bowen Francis of Assisi, Community Cycle: friar, deacon, For our ecumenical partnerships across the diocese. 1226

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Friday Bromley, St John the Evangelist 5 October Vicar: The Rev Andrew McClellan

Community Cycle:

For all involved in working with and ministering to the young people in our congregations and communities.

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Saturday Bromley, St Mark 6 October Vicar: The Rev Steve Varney Wlliam Tyndale, Community Cycle: translator, Holy Trinity CE Primary School, Dartford martyr, 1536 Headteacher: Mrs Vicki Wall

Prayer Requests:

Sunday Trinity 19 7 October Job 1.1;2.1-10 Psalm 26 Hebrews 1.1-4;2.5-12 Mark 10.2-16 Proper 22 Homeless Sunday For Housing Justice: Director, Jacob Quagliozzi

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Monday Bromley, St Mary 8 October Vicar: The Rev Alan Keeler

Community Cycle: Ditton CE Junior School, Ditton Headteacher: Mrs Alex Smith

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Tuesday Bromley, St Peter and St Paul 9 October Vicar: vacancy Denys, bishop, Community Cycle: and For all our Area Deans companions, martyrs, c.250 Prayer Requests: Robert

Grosseteste, bishop, philosopher, scientist, 1253 Parish cycle: Wednesday Chislehurst, Christ Church 10 October Vicar: The Rev Dave Johnston Paulinus, Community Cycle: bishop, St. Marks CE Primary School, Eccles missionary, 644 Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Bassett Thomas

Traherne, poet, Prayer Requests: spiritual writer,

1674

Parish cycle: Thursday Chislehurst, St Nicholas 11 October Rector: The Rev Alan Mustoe Ethelburga, Community Cycle: abbess, 675 St Benedicts Centre James the Centre Manager: Tracey Jones Deacon, companion of Prayer Requests: Paulinus, 7th cent.

Parish cycle: Friday Chislehurst, The Annunciation 12 October Vicar: The Rev Paul Farthing Wilfred, bishop, Community Cycle: missionary, 709 Christ Church CE Primary School, Erith Elizaeth Fry, Headteacher: Mrs Gillian Ball (Head of School) prison reformer,

1845 Edith Prayer Requests: Cavell, nurse,

1915

Parish cycle: Saturday Hayes, St Mary the Virgin 13 October Rector: The Rev Napo John Edward the Community Cycle: Confessor, king, For our brothers and sisters in the Estonian 1066 Evangelical Lutheran Church approaching the

anniversary of the foundation of the nation.

Prayer Requests:

Sunday Trinity 20 14 October John Warner, Job 23.1-9,16-end Bishop, 1666 Psalm 22.1-15 Hebrews 4.12-end Mark 10.17-31 Proper 23 Prisons Week For all prison chaplains and our Diocesan Co-ordinating Chaplain for Prisons, Rev Beatrice Musindi

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Monday Barnehurst, St Martin 15 October Vicar: The Rev Gareth Bowen Teresa of Avila, Community Cycle: teacher of the For our police chaplains. faith, 1582

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Tuesday Belvedere, All Saints 16 October Vicar: The Rev Jane Edwards Nicholas Ridley Community Cycle: and Hugh Bishop Ridley CE Primary School, Falconwood Latimer, Headteacher: Mr Stuart Keep bishops, martyrs, 1555 Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Wednesday Belvedere, St Augustine of Canterbury 17 October Vicar: The Rev Clive Jones Ignatius, Community Cycle: bishop, martyr, Fawkham CE Primary School, Fawkham c.107 Headteacher: Mrs Mandy Bridges

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Thursday Bexleyheath, Christ Church 18 October Vicar: The Rev Trevor Wyatt Luke the Community Cycle: Evangelist For our parish and diocesan treasurers and finance directors

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Friday Bexleyheath, St Peter 19 October Vicar: The Rev Jim Charles Henry Martyn, Community Cycle: translator, Fordcombe CE Primary School, Fordcombe missionary, Headteacher: Mr Christopher Blackburn 1812

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Saturday Bostall Heath, St Andrew 20 October Vicar: The Rev Sulaiman Shahzad

Community Cycle:

For those preparing for, and attending, the Lay Ministry Conference, taking place today

Prayer Requests:

Sunday Trinity 21 21 October Job 38.1-7 [34-end] Psalm 104.1-10,26,35c [or 104.1-10] Hebrews 5.1-10 Mark 10.35-45 Proper 24 Orpington deanery The Rev John Musson, Area Dean; Mr Brian Rowley, Lay Chair Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Monday Crayford, St Paulinus 22 October Rector: The Rev Paul Prentice

Community Cycle: St. James' CE Primary School, Grain Headteacher: Mrs Ruth Sivarajah

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Tuesday Erith, Christ Church 23 October Vicar: The Rev Monica Cameron

Community Cycle: For the Diocesan Department of Education Director of Education: Mr John Constanti

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Wednesday Erith, St John the Baptist 24 October Vicar: The Rev Rob Radcliffe

Community Cycle: Holy Trinity CE School, Gravesend Headteacher: Mrs Denise Gibbbs-Naguar

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Thursday Falconwood, Bishop Ridley Church 25 October Vicar: The Rev Mark Tariq Crispin and Community Cycle: Crispinian, Sisters and Brothers in the Reformed family of martyrs, c.287 Churches

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Friday Northumberland Heath, St Paul 26 October Vicar: The Rev Clive Beazley-Long Alfred, king, Community Cycle: scholar, 899 St. George's CE Secondary School, Gravesend Cedd, abbot, Headteacher: Mr. Steve Carey bishop, 664 Chaplain: Rev Trudi Oliver

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Saturday Slade Green, St Augustine 27 October Priest-in-Charge: The Ven Dr Paul Wright

Community Cycle:

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust Chaplains: The Rev Ted Hurst & The Rev Ruth Bierbaum

Prayer Requests:

Sunday Last After Trinity 28 October Simon and Isaiah 28.14-16 Jude, Psalm 119.89-96 Apostles Ephesians 2.19-end John 15.17-end Proper 25 Rochester archdeaconry The Ven Andrew Wooding Jones, Archdeacon of Rochester Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Monday Welling, St John the Evangelist 29 October Vicar: The Rev Adam Foot James Community Cycle: Hannington, For those supporting the visit to the Diocese of the bishop, martyr, Archbishop of Canterbury 1885

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Tuesday Biggin Hill, St Mark’s 30 October Vicar: The Rev Alison Newman

Community Cycle: Hever CE Primary School, Hever Headteacher: Miss Joanne Statton

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Wednesday Chelsfield, St Martin of Tours 31 October Rector: The Rev John Tranter Martin Luther, Community Cycle: reformer, 1546 For our Sisters and Brothers in the Lutheran family of Churches

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Thursday Cray, St Barnabas 1 November Vicar: The Rev Neil Coleman All Saints’ Day Community Cycle: Kent Police Chaplain: The Rev Nigel Bourne

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Friday Cray Valley 2 November Vicar: The Rev Jessie Daniels White Commemoration Community Cycle: of the Faithful For our Licensed Funeral Ministers and those who Departed (All minister to the bereaved Souls’ Day)

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Saturday Crofton, St Paul 3 November Vicar: The Rev Canon Bimbi Abayomi-Cole Richard Hooker, Community Cycle: priest, teacher Hildenborough CE Primary School, Hildenborough of the faith, Headteacher: Mrs Pamela Scott 1600 Martin of

Porres, friar, Prayer Requests: 1639

Sunday 4 Before Advent 4 November Deuteronomy 6.1-9 Psalm 119.1-8 Hebrews 9.11-14 Mark 12.28-34

Paddock Wood deanery The Rev Canon Bryan Knapp, Area Dean; Mr Philip French, Lay Chair Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Monday Cudham, St Peter and St Paul, and Downe, St Mary 5 November Magdalen

Vicar: The Rev John Musson Community Cycle: Horton Kirby CE Primary School, Horton Kirby Headteacher: Mr Glenn Pollard

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Tuesday Farnborough, St Giles the Abbot and St Nicholas 6 November Rector: The Rev Matthew Hughes Leonard, hermit, Community Cycle: 6th cent. For Rochester Cathedral William Temple, Dean: The Very Rev Dr Philip Hesketh archbishop, teacher of the Prayer Requests: faith, 1944???

Parish cycle: Wednesday Green Street Green, St Marys and Pratts Bottom, All 7 November Souls Willibrord, Vicar: vacancy bishop, 739 Community Cycle: Hunton CE Primary School, Hunton Headteacher: Mr Stewart Murdoch (Interim HT)

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Thursday Keston, The Parish Church 8 November Rector: vacancy Saints and Community Cycle: Martyrs of Diocesan Depts: Bishop's Council England Chair: The Rt Rev James Langstaff

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Friday Orpington, All Saints 9 November Vicar: The Rev Rob Parker-McGee Margery Kempe, Community Cycle: mystic, c.1440 For our Spiritual Directors.

Spirituality Advisor: Revd Canon Susanne Carlsson.

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Saturday Orpington, Christ Church 10 November Vicar: vacancy Leo the Great, Community Cycle: bishop, teacher For our Brothers and Sisters in the Methodist family of the faith, 461 of Churches

Prayer Requests:

Sunday 3 Before Advent 11 November Martin, Bishop of Jonah 3.1-5,0 Tours, c.397 Psalm 62.5-end Hebrews 9.24-end Mark 1.14-20

Remembrance Sunday For military chaplains in this Diocese, and for those seeking to alleviate the needs of those fleeing war.

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Monday Petts Wood, St Francis 12 November Vicar: The Rev Stephen Niechcial

Community Cycle: Ide Hill CE Primary School, Ide Hill Headteacher: Mrs Louisa Hillman

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Tuesday Blendon, St James the Great 13 November Vicar: The Rev Ian Smith Charles Simeon, Community Cycle: priest, For the Bishop’s Leadership Team, meeting today. evangelical divine, 1836 Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Wednesday Bexley Team Ministry: Bexley, St John the Evangelist 14 November and St Mary the Virgin, Joydens Wood, and North Samuel Cray Seabury, Team Vicar: The Rev Ren Harding bishop, 1796 Community Cycle: Keston CE Primary School, Keston Headteacher: Mrs Julia Evison

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Thursday Lamorbey, Holy Redeemer 15 November Vicar: The Rev Mel Jemmett

Community Cycle: Diocesan Dept: Children & Youth workers Diocesan Advisor for Children & Youth Work: Cheryl Trice

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Friday Lamorbey, Holy Trinity 16 November Vicar: The Rev Philip Wells Margaret, Community Cycle: queen, Knockholt St Katharine's CE Primary School, philanthropist, Knockholt 1093 Edmund Headteacher: Miss Sarah-Jane Tormey Rich, archbishop, Prayer Requests: 1240

Parish cycle: Saturday Sidcup, Christ Church 17 November Vicar: The Rev Tom Parsons Hugh, bishop, Community Cycle: 1200 Diocesan Dept: Safeguarding

Diocesan Advisor for Safeguarding: Janice Keen

Prayer Requests:

Sunday 2 Before Advent 18 November Daniel 12.1-3 Psalm 16 Hebrews 10.11-14 [15-18] 19-25 Mark 13.1-8

Rochester deanery: The Rev Dr Helen Burn, Area Dean; Mr Rob Mills, Lay Chair

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Monday Sidcup, St Andrew, 19 November Vicar: The Rev Rupert Hankey Hilda, abbess, Community Cycle: 680 Lamberhurst St. Mary's CE Primary School, Mechtild, Lamberhurst beguine, mystic, Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Bromley 1280

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Tuesday Sidcup, St John the Evangelist, with Footscray, All 20 November Saints Edmund, king, Vicar: The Rev Cathy Knight-Scott martyr, 870 Community Cycle: Priscilla Lydia For clergy new in post, meeting today. Sellon, a restorer of the religious life in Prayer Requests: the Church of England, 1876

Parish cycle: Wednesday Ash, St Peter and St Paul, with Ridley, St Peter 21 November Rector: The Rev Helen Reeves

Community Cycle: Holy Trinity Lamorbey CE Primary School, Lamorbey Headteacher: Mr Adam Tyman

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Thursday Cobham, St Mary Magdalene, with Luddesdowne St 22 November Peter and St Paul, and Dode Cecilia, martyr, Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Angela Walker c.230 Community Cycle: Huggens College Chaplain: The Rev Ted Goodyer

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Friday Fawkham, St Mary, and Hartley, All Saints 23 November Rector: The Rev Jim Fletcher Clement, bishop, Community Cycle: martyr, c.100 Langafel CE Primary School, Langafel

Headteacher: Mrs Catherine Woodbine

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Saturday Istead Rise, St Barnabas 24 November Vicar: The Rev Andrew Vaughan

Community Cycle:

For Deanery synods

Prayer Requests:

Sunday Sunday Next Before Advent 25 November Christ the King Daniel 7.9-10,13-14 Psalm 93 Revelation 1.4b-8 John 18.33-37

Sevenoaks deanery The Rev Martin Booth, Area Dean; Brigadier Ian Dobbie, Lay Chair

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Monday Longfield, St Mary Magdalene 26 November Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Dylan Turner

Community Cycle: Leybourne Ss Peter & Paul CE Primary School, Leybourne Headteacher: Mrs Tina Holditch

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Tuesday Meopham, St John the Baptist, with Nurstead, St 27 November Mildred

Rector: The Rev Alyson Davie Community Cycle: Diocesan Dept: Finance Diocesan Director of Finance: The Rev Richard Williams

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Wednesday Southfleet, St Nicholas 28 November Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Josh Young

Community Cycle: St. Botolph's CE Primary School, Northfleet Headteacher: Mrs Amy Chitty

Prayer Requests: Parish cycle: Thursday Crockenhill, All Souls 29 November Vicar: The Rev Keith White Day of Community Cycle: Intercession and For all involved in the life of our Cathedral Church. Thanksgiving for the Missionary Work of the Prayer Requests: Church

Parish cycle: Friday Darent Valley: Darenth, St Margaret of Antioch; Horton 30 November Kirby, St Mary; and Sutton-at-Hone, St John the Baptist Andrew the Vicar: The Rev Emma Young Apostle Community Cycle:

St Olave's & St Saviour's Grammar School, Orpington Headteacher: Mr Andrew Rees Chaplain: The Rev Julie Bowen

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Saturday Dartford, Christ Church 1 December Vicar: The Rev Dr Richard Mortimer Charles de Community Cycle: Foucauld, Universities at Medway hermit, 1916 Chaplain: Miss Lynne Martin

Prayer Requests:

Sunday Advent 1 2 December Jeremiah 33.14-16 Psalm 25.1-9 1 Thessalonians 3.9-13 Luke 21.25-36

Shoreham deanery The Rev Tim Hatwell, Area Dean; Mrs Jane Sankey, Lay Chair

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Monday Dartford, Holy Trinity 3 December Vicar: The Rev Martin Henwood Francis Xavier, Community Cycle: Missionary, St. John's CE Primary School, Penge Apostle of the Headteacher: Mrs Sharon Rutherford (Head of School) Indies, 1552

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Tuesday Dartford, St Alban 4 December Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Mark Ham John of Community Cycle: Damascus, Kent Workplace Mission Monk, Teacher Chaplain: The Rev Gary Colville of the Faith, c.749 Prayer Requests: Nicholas Ferrar,

Deacon,

Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637 Parish cycle: Wednesday Dartford, St Edmund King and Martyr 5 December Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Mark Ham

Community Cycle: Penshurst CE Primary School, Penshurst Headteacher: Mrs Sue Elliott

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Thursday Stone, St Mary 6 December Rector: The Rev Kenneth Clark Nicholas, Bishop Community Cycle: of Myra, c.326 For our Brothers and sisters in the Coptic family of Churches

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Friday Swanley, St Mary the Virgin 7 December Vicar: The Rev Dane Batley-Gladden Ambrose, Bishop Community Cycle: of Milan, Platt CE Primary School, Platt Teacher of the Headteacher: Mrs Hannah Walters Faith, 397

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Saturday Swanley, St Paul, and Hextable, St Peter 8 December Vicar: The Rev Johnny Douglas The Conception Community Cycle: of the Blessed Diocesan Dept: Diocesan Advisory Committee Virgin Mary Chair: Derek Shilling

Prayer Requests:

Sunday Advent 2 9 December Baruch 5.1-9 or Malachi 3.1-4 Canticle: Benedictus Philippians 1.3-11 Luke 3.1-6

Companion Diocese - Harare For our Companion Diocese of Harare, preparing for Bishop Chad’s retirement Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Monday Wilmington, St Michael and All Angels 10 December Vicar: vacancy

Community Cycle: For our Diocesan Bishops, meeting at Lambeth today Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Tuesday Gillingham, Holy Trinity 11 December Vicar: The Rev Ann Richardson

Community Cycle: St. Margaret's CE Junior School, Rainham Headteacher: Mrs Anna Pattenden

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Wednesday Gillingham, St Augustine 12 December Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Canon Antony Lane

Community Cycle: Ember Day St. Margaret's at Troy Town CE Primary School, Rochester Headteacher: Ms Linda Jobling

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Thursday Gillingham, St Barnabas 13 December Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Ann Richardson Lucy, Martyr at Community Cycle: Syracuse, 304 St Augustine's College of Theology Samuel Principal: The Rev Dr Alan Gregory Johnson,

Moralist, 1784 Prayer Requests:

Ember Day

Parish cycle: Friday Gillingham, St Luke 14 December Priest-in-Charge: vacancy John of the Community Cycle: Cross, Poet, Rosherville CE Primary School, Rosherville Teacher of the Headteacher: Mrs Justine Roddan Faith, 1591

Prayer Requests: Ember Day

Parish cycle: Saturday Gillingham, St Mark, and St Mary’s Island 15 December Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Saju Muthalaly

Community Cycle: Ember Day For our Sisters and brothers in the family of

independent Catholic Churches

Prayer Requests:

Sunday Advent 3 16 December Zephaniah 3.14-20 Canticle: Isaiah 12.2-6 Philippians 4.4-7 Luke 3.7-18

Sidcup deanery The Rev Phillip Wells, Area Dean; Mr Andrew Young, Lay Chair

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Monday Gillingham, St Mary Magdalene 17 December Priest-in-Charge: vacancy Eglantyne Jebb, Community Cycle: Social Reformer, Rusthall St. Paul's CE Primary School, Rusthall Founder of Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Powell ‘Save The

Children’, 1928 Prayer Requests:

O Sapientia!

Parish cycle: Tuesday Bishop’s Mission Order: Reach @ Gillingham Pier 18 December Missioner: Mr Terry Whittaker O Adonai! Community Cycle: Clergy Houses Committee & Property Assistant Diocesan Secretary (Property): Mr Mark Trevett

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Wednesday Rainham, St Margaret 19 December Vicar: The Rev Nathan Ward O Root of Jesse! Community Cycle: Seal CE Primary School, Seal Headteacher: Mrs Liz Mitchell

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Thursday South Gillingham: Hempstead, All Saints; Wigmore, St 20 December Matthew; Bredhurst, St Peter; and Parkwood, St Paul O Key of David! Team Rector: The Rev Canon Brian Senior Community Cycle: Churches Together in South London Ecumenical Officer: Claire Crowley

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Friday Chalk, St Mary the Virgin 21 December Vicar: The Rev Nigel Bourne O Dayspring! Community Cycle: St Lawrence CE Primary School, Seal Headteacher: Mrs Alison Saunders

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Saturday Gravesend, Holy Family, with Ifield, St Margaret 22 December Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Richard Martin O King of the Community Cycle: Nations! Kenwood Trust Chaplain: The Rev Miriam Barker

Prayer Requests:

Sunday Advent 4 23 December O Emmanuel! Micah 5.2-5a Psalm 80.1-8 Hebrews 10.5-10 Luke 1.39-45[46-55]

Christmas For our sisters and brothers at St. George’s Cathedral and the link with Rochester Cathedral and our partnership in the Gospel

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Monday Gravesend, St Aidan 24 December Vicar: The Rev Michael Payne Christmas Eve Community Cycle: Bluewater chaplaincy Lead Chaplain: vacancy

Prayer Requests:

Tuesday For maternity wards, midwives and expectant parents 25 December

Christmas Day Prayer Requests:

Wednesday For deacons, and those who feed the poor and visit the sick 26 December

Stephen, Prayer Requests: Deacon, First

Martyr

Parish cycle: Thursday Gravesend, St George 27 December Rector: vacancy John, Apostle Community Cycle: and Evangelist Bromley & Bexley Archdeaconry Mission & Pastoral Working Groups (BBAMPWG) Chair: The Venerable Dr Paul Wright

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Friday Gravesend, St Mary 28 December Vicar: The Rev Trudi Oliver The Holy Community Cycle: Innocents Rochester Archdeaconry Mission & Pastoral Working

Groups (RAMPWG) Chair: The Venerable Andrew Wooding Jones

Prayer Requests:

Parish cycle: Saturday Greenhithe, St Mary 29 December Priest-in-Charge: The Rev Andrew Avery Thomas Becket, Community Cycle: Archbishop of Tonbridge Archdeaconry Mission & Pastoral Working Canterbury, Groups (TAMPWG) Martyr, 1170 Chair: The Venerable Julie Conalty

Prayer Requests: