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Tuesday 24th Baldersby Mission Room, St James Baldersby, Rainton Mission Room, St John the Evangelist, Dalton, St John, Skipton on Swale, St Columba Topcliffe Prayer Diary - July 2012 Clergy: The Revd Robin Davill Please pray for the parishes during the in Charge’s absence, for laity called upon to Palace shoulder extra burdens and for the Rural dean and retired clergy who are maintaining ministry Sunday 1st 4th Sunday The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu at the present time. after Trinity Diocese of Easton (III, The Episcopal Church). James Shand Chief of Staff, The Revd Malcolm Macnaughton; Chaplain & Researcher, Revd Dr Daphne Green; Domestic Chaplain, The Revd Richard Carew. and all the Staff at the Palace. Wednesday Please pray for the Archbishop and for all the staff working in support of the Archbishop’s 25th St Lawrence Carlton Miniott, St Leonard, Sandhutton, St , South Kilvingon, St James the Mary ministry in the Diocese, Province and Nation. Apostle Pray for The Church of Pakistan (United). Archbishop Samuel Azariah Clergy: The Revd Richard Rowling, The Revd Graham Bowkett, Readers: Bob Sidgwick, Pauline Sidgwick, Retired Clergy Paul Rathbone, Bob Lewis Barry Thompson Ian Fox Monday 2nd Selby Deanery Please pray for: St. Mary’s for the continued development of work with children and young Rural Dean: The Revd Chris Wilton, Lay Chair: Janys Cliff. families and for our outreach to the people of East Thirsk: for Carlton Miniott as we move All vacancies are now filled and people are working hard together. Please pray that we remain in forward following the completion of the re‐roofing project: for South Kilvington CofE VC School good heart and continue to be an effective witness in our communities. giving thanks for the links that it has established with the parish: for Sandhutton give thanks for Diocese of Dominican Republic (IX, The Episcopal Church), Bishop Julio Holguin the revival which has taken place after the completion of the repairs to the church. Tuesday 3rd St Ricarius Aberford with St Mary the Virgin Micklefield with St James Lotherton Diocese of Eau Claire (V, The Episcopal Church). Bishop Edwin Leidel Thomas the Apostle Clergy: The Revd Chris Wilton, The Revd Martin Otter, Readers: John Taylor, Wendy Plant, Thursday 26th Norman Sutcliffe, Retired Clergy: The Revd Peter Brindle, The Revd Nick Plant. Anne and St Michael & All Angels, North Otterington, St Andrew, South Otterington, St Leonard, Joachim, Thonton-le-Street Please pray for this Benefice as we join with the Benefice of Sherburn with Saxton. parents of the Blessed Virgin Clergy: The Revd Simon Rudkin, Reader: Tricia Richardson Diocese of Dornakal (South India). Bishop Bachu Devamani Mary Give thanks for the vibrancy of our church school (Head Teacher: Kate Williamson) and an Wednesday 4th St Wilfrid Brayton, with Barlow Chapel of Ease, St Francis of Assisi Thorpe, Willoughby encouraging Alpha Course. Pray for the launch of fortnightly Home Groups, a monthly after Clergy: The Revd Pete Watson, Reader: Jackie Jackman, Churchwardens: Carol Sowden, Bill School club and the development of All‐Age Worship. Pray for North Police, all Evans, Deputy Wardens: Margaret Beal, Shirley Croft, Retired Clergy: The Revd Rodger Place, employees and for the meeting of great challenges ahead. The Revd Gwynne Richardson, The Revd Ken Manners. Diocese of Edinburgh (Scotland). Bishop Brian Smith Give thanks for games; walks; ceilidhs. Pray that links made will lead to deeper encounter with Friday 27th Jesus. Give thanks for continuing growth of family service. Prayer for younger leaders to help Brooke Foss As the 2012 Olympic Games begin today please pray that the UK Church will seize the with this. Give thanks for a new venture "the Zone", for 11+ year olds ‐ monthly midweek social/ Westcott, opportunity to get involved in the celebrations, speaking and living the love of Jesus, and bishop, teacher spiritual get together for Church young people and those on the periphery. of the faith, standing together as one united body. For more details, see the More than Gold website. Diocese of Down and Dromore (Armagh, Ireland). Bishop Harold Miller 1901 Diocese of Edmonton (Rupert’s Land, Canada). Bishop Jane Alexander Thursday 5th St Mary Carlton and St Peter and St Paul Drax Saturday 28th Queen Mary’s School, Baldersby Clergy: The Revd Jonas Mdumulla, The Revd George Greenhough. Acting Chaplain: The Revd Robin Davill Please pray for Revd Jonas Mdumulla, his wife Joyce and their children Tuzo and Agape; for Please pray for the school. its staff, support staff, pupils and governors. We ask for prayers for Associate Minister The Revd George Greenhough; for churchwardens John Hunter, Margaret our headteacher, Mrs Sandra Lewis Beckett, for all our Confirmation Candidates, and for the Henshall and Shirley Parkinson. For the mission of the Benefice especially its outreach in the growth of the spiritual life of the school. We pray for the important work of the Woodard community. For the youth and their parents who started Confirmation classes in April in Corporation. preparation for confirmation on 30th Sept at Selby Abbey. For good relations with The Read Diocese of Egba West (Lagos, Nigeria). Bishop Samuel Ajani International School who are regular worshippers at Drax. And finally please pray for churchwarden’s wife Hildred Hunter who has just been diagnosed with terminal cancer and is Sunday 29th 8th Sunday Please pray for those from the Diocese visiting Taizé and for all those attending Christian going through grueling chemo and radiotherapy. after Trinity festivals and camps in the coming month. Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough (Dublin, Ireland). Bishop Michael Jackson Pray for The Scottish Episcopal Church. Primus David Chillingworth Friday 6th All Saints Cawood with All Saints Ryther and All Saints Wistow Thomas More, Monday 30th scholar and Clergy: The Revd Ian Ellery, The Revd Roger Clegg. William Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham John Fisher, Wilberforce, The Rt Revd Paul Butler bishop, martyrs, Please pray for the schools in the Benefice and for the funding initiative at Wistow. social reformer, 1535 Diocese of Dunedin (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia). Bishop Kelvin Wright Olaudah JOINING TOGETHER IN THE TRANSFORMING MISSION OF GOD: for a growing commitment to Equiano and Thomas the three strands of our diocesan vision ‐ Living Worship, Growing Disciples, Seeking Justice. Saturday 7th St John the Baptist, Haddesley with St Mary Birkin, St Mary Hambleton, St John the Clarkson, anti‐ WORLD LINKS: for the diocesan group visiting Burundi 12‐26 July 2012 and for a deepening slavery Baptist Temple Hirst campaigners, partnership with the church in Burundi. Clergy: The Revd Anna Burr, Readers: Janys Cliff, Alister Burr. 1833, 1797 and 1846 DEPLOYMENT: wisdom for Bishop’s Council and deaneries in developing and rolling out a new Diocese of Dunkwa-on-Offin (Ghana) - (West Africa). Bishop Edmund Ahmoah ministry deployment plan across the diocese for 2012‐2020. Sunday 8th All Saints Ledsham with St James Fairburn, Ledston Luck Chapel Diocese of Egbu (Owerri, Nigeria). Bishop Emmanuel Iheagwam 5th Sunday after Trinity Clergy: The Revd Andrew Robinson, Retired Clergy: The Revd Chris Edwards, Reader: Mrs Julie Tuesday 31st Robinson. Churchwardens: Audrey Taylor, Barry Milnes, Julie Fenwick. Ignatius of Southwell Cathedral Loyola, founder We are the parish cathedral church for the diocese of Southwell and Nottingham and value your We have services at All Saints' Parish Church, Ledsham; St.James' Church, Fairburn; and the of the Society of Jesus, 1556 prayers for our ministry locally, in the county, and to 120, 000 visitors p.a. who come from private chapel at Ledston Hall. No services have taken place in Ledston Luck Mission Hall since further afield to see an iconic medieval minster. In particular wisdom needed for: the October 2010 and closure is being considered. Lady Elizabeth Hastings school in Ledston is a development of an education post that includes a school chaplaincy, diocesan and cathedral church school; Fairburn community school is also in the parish. Neither Chris Edwards nor Julie responsibilities; the Archbishop’s Palace project and HLF funding. Robinson is able to be active in ministry at the moment; please pray for the development of lay Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East. Archbishop Mouneer Annis ministry and outreach. Pray for The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea. Archbishop Joseph Kopapa Monday 9th St Wilfrid of Ripon, Monk Fryston with St Mary, South Milford Monday 16th Osmund, Please pray for all those who have recently been ordained as Priest and , that they might Clergy: The Revd John Hetherington, Reader: Margaret Barr bishop, 1099 know the empowering of Christ and the support of their congregations as they seek to live out St Wilfrid's Monk Fryston: Major project to replace the Church roof and stonework on the tower their promises. – funds needed for this project. ‐ Stewardship campaign (TRIO) being run in Oct/Nov of this Diocese of East Tennessee (IV, The Episcopal Church). Bishop Charles von Rosenberg year. Tuesday 17th Deanery of Mowbray St Mary's South Milford: Re‐ordering project to remove pews and replace with chairs – to be done as soon as possible. ‐ Development of new service for families/younger congregation. Rural Dean: The Revd Richard Rowling. In both parishes ‐ continued development of ministry (both ordained and lay). The Deanery is the group of parishes around Northallerton and Thirsk, including the two towns Diocese of Durgapur (North India). Bishop Probal Dutta and surrounding villages. The Deanery and the Methodist Circuit of Thirsk & Northallerton entered a Covenant in 2002: the clergy meet jointly and many activities take place together. Tuesday 10th St James Selby Diocese of Eastern Himalayas (North India). Vacant Clergy: The Revd Jason Reid Wednesday Please pray for: fruitful implementation of our new Church Vision; continued growth of our Cell 18th St Thomas, Brompton w All Saints Deighton, St Leonard Welbury, St Lawrence East Elizabeth Rounton, St Oswald West Rounton groups, launched this year; further engagement with the parents of the babies and toddlers who Ferard, deaconess, Clergy: The Revd Jonathan Cooper, Retired Clergy: The Rt Revd . belong to our ‘Squiggles @ Wiggles’ mid week groups; growth of our Fresh Expressions founder of the ministry, the Edge Community; a building on the Flaxley Road estate to provide a physical Community of Please pray for our group of parishes as we continue to grow together. St Andrew, Diocese of Eastern Michigan (V, The Episcopal Church). Bishop Steven Ousley interface between The Edge Community and the local community. 1883 Diocese of Durham (York, ). Bishop Thursday19th Gregory, bishop, St Michael , Holy Trinity, , St Felix, , St Wilfrid, Kirby Knowle, Wednesday 11th and his sister Kepwick Private Memorial Chapel, St Mary Leake, All Saints, Nether Silton, St Mary, Benedict, abbot, St Mary and St Germain, (Selby Abbey), St Richard, Selby Marcrina, c.550 Clergy: The Revd Canon John Weetman, The Revd Robb Wainwright, The Revd Martyn Weaver, deaconess, Over Silton, teachers of the The Revd Canon Roy Matthews, Churchwardens: Mavyne Twineham, Brian Duckels faith, c.394 and Clergy: The Revd Ian Houghton, The Revd Trevor Lewis. c.379 Church School: Selby Abbey CE Primary: Headteacher Mrs Jo Jennings Please give thanks for Trevor's ministry as SSM in these parishes and in his working life. Pray Please pray for Martyn and his family (Lorna, Matthew and Hannah) as he begins his curacy in for Churchwardens and PCC members, for a growing awareness of God's call to leadership in the parish this month; for our PCC Away Day and Mission Planning exercise in the summer; for these scattered parishes and for a strong and continuing vison for local churches in challenging the development of our work with children. times. Also for the rural economy and the continuing vitality of rural communities. Diocese of Dutse (Kaduna, Nigeria). Bishop Yesufu Lumu Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada). Bishop Cyrus Pitman

Thursday 12th Friday 20th All Saints Sherburn in Elmet with All Saints Saxton, Holy Trinity Barkston Ash Margaret of St Lawrence, Kirby Sigston, All Saints, Northallerton, St James, Romanby Antioch, martyr, Clergy: The Revd Howard Smith, The Revd Danny Walker, Readers: Bobby Cooper, Pauline Clergy: The Revd Chris Wilton, The Revd Martin Otter, Readers: John Taylor, Wendy Plant, 4th cent. Norman Sutcliffe, Retired Clergy: The Revd Peter Brindle, The Revd Nick Plant. Bartolome de Goodrum, Churchwardens: Elizabeth Harbord, Pamela Alderson, Peter Andrew, Di Renwick, las Casas, Please pray for Martin Otter as he begins his ministry as a priest in the Benefice. For the newly Apostle to the Brian Harris, Retired Clergy: The Revd Ken Loraine, The Revd Don Tordoff, The Revd Margaret Indies, 1566 formed youth group and for those coordinating ‘Messy Church’. Also for the Benefice of Tordoff, The Revd Stewart Ridley, The Revd Ruth Wigram, The Revd Peter Lee, The Revd Gordon Aberford w Micklefield as they join the Sherburn group. Bates. Diocese of East Carolina (IV, The Episcopal Church). Bishop Clifton Daniel Please pray for the evolving life and witness of the Church in this benefice. Diocese of Eastern Oregon (VIII, The Episcopal Church). Bishop Bavi Rivera Friday 13th Rural and Industrial Chaplain North Humberside Industrial Mission Saturday 21st St Oswald, East Harlsey, All Saints, Ingleby Arncliffe, St Peter, Osmotherley After much bad news about redundancies and employment rates in our area the proposed Clergy: The Revd Ian Houghton, The Revd Trevor Lewis Siemens Wind Turbine Development at Hull Docks has the potential to transform the local Please give thanks for Trevor's ministry as SSM in these parishes and in his working life. Pray economy with thousands of new jobs. Please pray for the chaplaincy as we week to engage with for Churchwardens and PCC members, for a growing awareness of God's call to leadership in this emerging renewable energy sector and for our associate chaplains, volunteers and these scattered parishes and for a strong and continuing vison for local churches in challenging management committee at this challenging time. times. Also for the rural economy and the continuing vitality of rural communities. Diocese of East Kerala (South India). Bishop Kayalakkakathu Daniel Diocese of Eastern Zambia (Central Africa). Bishop William Mchombo

Saturday 14th Sunday 22nd John Keble, Cathedral Mary Please pray for all churches working to support asylum seekers, the destitute and those at the priest, poet, 1866 Dean: The Very Revd Jonathan Greener Magdalene margins of society.

Please pray for the people of , and our continuing life, while the nave is Pray for L’Eglise Episcopal au Rwanda. Archbishop Onesphore Rwaje closed for refurbishment and renewal. Life is carrying on in the East End, but inevitably there Monday 23rd St Oswald’s, Sowerby; St Cuthbert’s, Sessay; All Saints, Thirkleby; St Mary’s, Bagby; St are challenges in order to keep our worship happening, and to maintain the building project on Bridget, abbess, 1373 Mary’s, Kilburn time and on budget. Diocese of East Ruwenzori (). Bishop Edward Bamucwanira Clergy: The Revd Nicola Carnall, Retired Clergy: The Revd Frank Blanchard, The Revd Roger Wild, The Ven Chris Hawthorn, Readers: Carol Cox, Chris Carnall, Diana Wild, Readers: Chris Sunday 15th 6th Sunday after Carnall, Carol Cox, Churchwardens: David Tucker, John Kennedy, Hilary Fairwood, Anne Wady, Trinity The Rt Revd Jill Gillanders, Pat Ludiman, Robin Clough, David Gwillam, Peter Jefford, Derek Baty, Church

The Diocese of Wakefield covers the southern half of West Yorkshire, an area of South Yorkshire School: Sessay CE Primary School. and a few parishes in . It is dominated by the towns of Wakefield, Barnsley, These benefices became a plurality in April. Please pray for us as we learn to work together. Huddersfield and Halifax but also has substantial post‐industrial rural areas in the archdeaconry Diocese of Egba (Lagos, Nigeria). Bishop Emmanuel Adekunie. of Halifax. We would particularly value prayers for the preparations for the 125th anniversary of the Diocese next year and the reordering work currently being undertaken at the Cathedral. Should you have any queries regarding the Prayer Calendar please do not hesitate to contact the Pray for the Episcopal Church in the Philippines. Archbishop Edward Malecdan Reverend Richard Carew via email: [email protected] or phone: 01904 707021