Partners Praying Together
EACH DAY THIS MONTH
ABM Prayer Theme: Give thanks for the work and witness of Anglican Development Services – Eastern (ADSE). ABM’s Anglicans in Development Unit partners with ADSE, which is a part of the Anglican Church of Kenya. Together, this year we aim to: build one new sand dam, and one sump well to provide clean drinking water for three hundred households, two water tanks to provide drinking water for six hundred pupils in two primary schools, and train nine hundred and forty farmers in improved livestock and crop production.
Saturday 1 June – Justin, Martyr at Rome († ca. 167)
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the work undertaken in the Solomon Islands by MU under the Positive Parenting program. The program is aimed at equipping fathers, mothers and other carers with enhanced skills for raising healthy, happy children. In the process, it also helps participants to understand their own parenting style, and family relationships more broadly. Men have found the course particularly helpful and many have begun to see fatherhood as something much broader and richer than simply meting out punishments. Australian Cycle of Prayer (ACP): The Anglican Church of Australia; The Primate – Archbishop Philip Freier; the General Secretary – Anne Hywood; the General Synod and the Standing Committee UN: Global Day of Parents
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Sunday 2 June – The Seventh Sunday of Easter
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for Gawura, the ‘school within a school’ at St Andrew’s Cathedral School in Sydney. Founded in 2007, Gawura is a unique, coeducational Kindergarten to Year 6 day school for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who live at home with their families or carers. As students ‘graduate’ from the Gawura primary program, they are offered scholarships at the Cathedral School for their secondary education. Gawura is a highly-acclaimed, well-regarded ‘lighthouse’ model for Indigenous education. ACP: The Diocese of Adelaide – Archbishop Geoffrey Smith, his assistant bishops, clergy and people
Monday 3 June – The Martyrs of Uganda († 1886); Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr († 1977); John XXIII, Bishop of Rome, Reformer Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the National Council of Churches in Australia, remembering especially its President, Bishop Phillip Huggins. Give thanks, too, for the state- and territory-based ecumenical organisations in Australia (Council of Churches in Western Australia, NSW Ecumenical Council, Northern Territory Council of Churches, Queensland Churches Together, Tasmanian Council of Churches, South Australian Council of Churches, Victorian Council of Churches). May we all be one so that the world may believe.
ACP: The Diocese of Armidale – Bishop Rick Lewers, the clergy and people
UN: World Bicycle Day
Tuesday 4 June
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the pastoral outreach to children and youth undertaken by the second-year students at Newton Theological College, led by Francis Mavin, an ordinand from Niugini Islands Diocese. The activities for this year include sports, movie evenings, Bible studies, worship, debates, and visits to communities near the college campus. Give thanks for the love shown by the students to the children and young people in their care.
ACP: The Diocese of Ballarat – Bishop Garry Weatherill, the clergy and people
UN: International Day of Innocent Child Victims of Aggression
Wednesday 5 June – Boniface of Mainz, Bishop and Martyr († 754)
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the generosity of those who have left a legacy by remembering ABM through a bequest in their wills. This allows ABM to carry on helping our partners, both here and overseas, into the future. ACP: The Diocese of Bathurst – The Ven Brett Watterson (Diocesan Administrator), the clergy and people. UN: World Environment Day; International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Thursday 6 June
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for all the overseas dioceses who have companion links with dioceses in Australia. May the relationships bring life to all those involved in reaching out across the Anglican Communion. Today we remember especially – Aipo Rongo (PNG) and Ballarat; the Arctic (Canada) and North Queensland; Bor (South Sudan) and Adelaide; Eldoret (Kenya) and Perth. ACP: The Diocese of Bendigo – Bishop Matt Brain, the clergy and people UN: Russian Language Day
Friday 7 June
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the Diocese of Willochra’s conference, Stepping Out Under a Faithful God: Journeys in Mission which begins today. Give thanks for the Bishop of Mandalay from the Church of the Province of Myanmar, the Rt Rev David Nyi Nyi Naing, and his team who are joining the conference as mission partners of the diocese. ACP: The Diocese of Brisbane – Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, the regional bishops, clergy and people UN: World Food Safety Day
Saturday 8 June
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for all those who volunteer to help the work of ABM, remembering especially the members of our board and governance committees, our provincial and diocesan committees, the members of the Auxiliary and Associates, and all who give of their time to help in the ABM office in Sydney. ACP: The Diocese of Bunbury – Bishop Ian Coutts, the clergy and people UN: World Oceans Day
Sunday 9 June – Day of Pentecost
ABM Prayer for the Day: Today in the Epistle we read of people being able to understand various tongues from around the Mediterranean. Give thanks for the work of Anglicare-PNG that focusses on adult literacy classes. In Papua New Guinea more than one third of adults are illiterate. Education can be disrupted by tribal warfare, family issues, or lack of money for school fees. Anglicare’s adult literacy classes are vital for helping people make up for lost opportunities and to become contributing members of PNG society, either through further education or employment. ACP: The Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn – Bishop Mark Short, the clergy and people
Monday 10 June – Ember Day1
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the Church’s ordained ministry, remembering especially your diocesan bishop and the priests and deacons in your life. Give thanks for all colleges who train people for the ordained ministry, remembering especially those among ABM’s partners, such as Bishop Patteson Theological College (Honiara: Anglican Church of Melanesia), Holy Cross Seminary (Yangon: Church of the Province of Myanmar) and St Frumentius’ Theological College (Gambela, Ethiopa: Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East). ACP: Ministry to the forces – Bishop Ian Lambert, chaplains and members of the Armed Forces
Tuesday 11 June – Barnabas, Apostle and Martyr; Ember Day
ABM Prayer for the Day: Pray that the Statement from the Heart, which came out of the 2017 National Constitutional Convention at Uluru, will lead more and more people on the journey towards reconciliation in Australia. May we listen to the statement sincerely with receptive hearts and minds, being open to transformation and change. ACP: The Diocese of Gippsland – Bishop Richard Treloar, the clergy and people
Omissions and displacements this year – 9 June: Columba of Iona, Abbot and Missionary († 597)
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1 Ember days are special days of prayer for the ordained ministry of the Church on the weekdays following Pentecost and in the week before St Andrew’s Day.
Wednesday 12 June – Ember Day
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the 대한성공회 (Daehan Seong Gong Hoe), the Anglican Church of Korea, remembering especially the Church’s work with at-risk youth and with people who have defected from the north. Remember especially Archbishop Moses Yoo (Daejeon), Bishop Peter Lee (Seoul) and Bishop Onesimus Park (Busan) and all those who work in the Church’s social outreach, such as Leo Gyun- seob Kim. ACP: The Diocese of Grafton – Bishop Murray Harvey, the clergy and people UN: World Day Against Child Labour
Thursday 13 June – Antony of Padua, Missionary and Preacher († 1231); Ember Day
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change project in the Solomon Islands. This year ABM will use funding to support the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) to work with selected communities which are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and disasters, including local Anglican secondary school, Selwyn College. At Selwyn, ACOM will improve drainage around the school, which is located in a narrow low-lying strip between the sea and hillsides. Improved drainage will reduce the impact of flash flooding during heavy rains. In addition, ACOM will work with selected vulnerable coastal communities to demonstrate and train women in doing Backyard Gardening which increases crop yields and thus reduces vulnerability to climate change. To do this ACOM will be supported by technical expertise from local organisation, Kastom Gaden. The women will also receive training in nutrition. These ‘lead gardeners’ will then train others in their communities. ACP: Ministry with the Aboriginal People of Australia – Bishop Chris McLeod, Aboriginal clergy and people UN: International Albinism Awareness Day
Friday 14 June – Ember Day
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the faithful Christian witness and outreach of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, in the Gaza Strip. Pray for Suhaila Tarazi, its Director, for her dedicated staff, and for the underweight infants who receive nutritional and medical assistance from the hospital, and for their families. We pray too for a lasting peace with justice in Gaza. ACP: Ministry with the Torres Strait Islander People of Australia – Torres Strait clergy and people UN: World Blood Donor Day
Saturday 15 June – Evelyn Underhill, Spiritual Writer († 1941)
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the Diocese of the Riverina, and pray for Archdeacon Donald Kirk who is to become its bishop today at 10.30am, St Alban’s Cathedral in Griffith, NSW. ACP: The Diocese of Melbourne – Archbishop Philip Freier, the regional bishops, clergy and people UN: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Sunday 16 June – Trinity Sunday
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for ABM’s assets-based community development (ABCD) work with two Anglican Church partners in the Philippines: the Episcopal Church in the Philippines and IFI-VIMROD, a development arm of the Philippine Independent Church (the Iglesia Filipina Independiente). With both partners, ABM is working to help reduce poverty in rural areas in the Philippines through building up the strengths of communities, leading to economic empowerment of families. ACP: The Diocese of Newcastle – Bishop Peter Stuart, the regional bishops, clergy and people UN: International Day of Family Remittances
Monday 17 June
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for Wontulp-Bi-Buya College in Cairns. The college supports the development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander church and community leaders through study programs leading to awards in theology, suicide prevention, addictions management and community development. Pray for the Rev Victor Joseph, the college’s Principal, and for the staff and students. ACP: The Diocese of North Queensland – Bishop Keith Joseph, the clergy and people UN: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
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Tuesday 18 June
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the work going on in Kayin State, Myanmar, overseen by the Diocese of Hpa-An. The project provides agricultural and farming skills to 155 families who have been ‘internally displaced’ (living as refugees within their own country). Although farming is their main source of income, these families do not own land, and also lack strong knowledge about agriculture. The project’s longer- term goal is to help people to lift themselves out of poverty and improve their quality of life. With increased incomes from sustainable farming, farmers are more assured of meeting their basic needs, such as sending their children to school, paying healthcare costs, and providing themselves with reasonable shelter. ACP: The Diocese of North West Australia – Bishop Garry Nelson, the clergy and people UN: Sustainable Gastronomy Day
Wednesday 19 June
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the work of Walkabout Ministries, led by the Rev Gloria Shipp, the first Aboriginal woman to be ordained in the Anglican Church of Australia. Walkabout Ministries’ innovative work includes chaplaincy at the Orana Juvenile Justice Centre in Dubbo, women’s camps, men’s camps (led by Gloria’s husband, Eddie), an Elders’ outreach group and a Reconciliation lunch. Pray too for Gloria in her role as the Chairperson of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council. ACP: The Diocese of Perth – Archbishop Kay Goldsworthy, the clergy and people UN: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Thursday 20 June – Thanksgiving for the Holy Communion
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the work of ABM partners in Lebanon and Jordan. ABM contributed to a multi-faith program that provided food relief, health, psycho-social, and livelihoods support to Syrian refugees. ABM also contributed to Mae Sot Clinic, which provides medical care for Myanmar refugees in Thailand, and to many other programs supporting people displaced internally. Give thanks too for Refuge Egypt, run by the Diocese of Egypt, North Africa and the Horn of Africa in Cairo. ACP: The Diocese of the Riverina – Bishop Donald Kirk, the clergy and people UN: World Refugee Day
Friday 21 June
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for ABM’s Encounter Program, remembering especially our current Encounter Visitor, Nant Hnin Hnin Aye (Snow), a lecturer from Holy Cross Seminary, Yangon, Myanmar. She is studying for a PhD in New Testament Studies at Trinity College, Melbourne. Give thanks for the mutual learning and understanding that occur when Australian Anglicans are able to encounter fellow Anglicans from another part of our world-wide Communion. ACP: The Diocese of Rockhampton – Bishop David Robinson, the clergy and people UN: International Day of Yoga
Saturday 22 June – Alban, First British Martyr († ca. 209)
ABM Prayers for the Day: Give thanks for the work and witness of St Alban’s Cathedral in Griffith (Diocese of the Riverina). Give thanks, too, for the work of Nungalinya College in Darwin, remembering especially the great work being done to help students bridge the language gap between their own tongues and English. Give thanks for the college’s new Diploma of Translating which now sits alongside their other certificates such as the Certificate IV in Christian Ministry and Theology. ACP: The Diocese of Sydney – Archbishop Glenn Davies, the regional bishops, clergy and people
Sunday 23 June – The Second Sunday after Pentecost [Ordinary Sunday 12]
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for St John’s Seminary, in Kitwe, Zambia, its staff and students. The seminary is the national ordination training college of the Anglican Church in Zambia, training students from all five Anglican dioceses in the country. Their training prepares them to minister in fast-growing urban and rural congregations of the Church. The college, which receives a small monthly grant from the National Church, does not charge tuition fees, in order to enable students from poor dioceses to attend. However, this operating grant is not enough to cover the seminary’s expenses. ACP: The Diocese of Tasmania –Bishop Richard Conde, the Assistant Bishop, clergy and people UN: United Nations Public Service Day; International Widows’ Day
Monday 24 June – The Birth of John the Baptist
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the Youth Engagement Project which has been set up in the Diocese of the Northern Territory to fund Church initiatives which engage young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Community leaders expressed a desire to try to break some of the destructive cycles they were observing, by engaging their young people more in the church. Culturally relevant resources have been produced for these communities to use in their existing programs and church services with good results. Pray that the project can be rolled out to more communities. ACP: The Diocese of the Murray – Bishop Lindsay Urwin (Vicar General), the clergy and people
Tuesday 25 June
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for ABM partners’ work in Kenya, Myanmar and Vanuatu to provide water infrastructure in disadvantaged communities. Give thanks, too for the education about hygiene and sanitation that ABM partners teach communities. ACP: The Diocese of the Northern Territory – Bishop Greg Anderson, the clergy and people UN: Day of the Seafarer
Wednesday 26 June
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for St Luke’s Rehabilitation Centre, run by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem at Beit Mery in Lebanon. It serves intellectually challenged children of the community. It runs a vocational workshop and training program that incorporates a variety of activities that support underprivileged youth and children with disability. One activity is food manufacturing. Young people in the centre take great pride in producing tasty pastries, sweets and chocolates to sell in Lebanon and in neighbouring countries like Jordan. However, the centre is now in need of a reliable machine that will allow young people to continue being trained in chocolate making. Pray that disadvantaged students will be given the opportunity to carry on with their work, becoming active contributors to their community. Pray for the director of the centre, the Rev Imad Zurob, and his team. ACP: The Diocese of Wangaratta – Bishop John Parkes, the clergy and people UN: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking; International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Thursday 27 June – Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Teacher († 444)
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the tenacity of Christian leaders in Aboriginal communities who face formidable challenges. They are isolated from the broader Church in remote places which are expensive to travel in and out of. They stand in the tensions between their traditional cultures and the Church, working in communities where English is a second or third language and where material disadvantage is prevalent. Give thanks for those Christian leaders who are part of the Northern Territory Discipleship Track, who are able to access much-needed training and support as they seek to witness to Christ in their communities. ACP: The Diocese of Willochra – Bishop John Stead, the clergy and people UN: Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
Friday 28 June – Irenaeus of Lyons, Bishop and Teacher († ca. 200)
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the Literacy, Language and Numeracy Project in Vanuatu. The project sees ABM working with the Anglican Church of Melanesia and volunteer teachers to provide valuable language, literacy and numeracy skills to people in Vanuatu, particularly in remote rural areas. ACP: Anglicare Australia – Chair: Bishop Chris Jones, Executive Director: Kasy Chambers
Saturday 29 June – Peter and Paul, Apostles and Martyrs
ABM Prayer for the Day: On this the feast day of two of the greatest missionaries, give thanks for the work of the Mission Department of the Anglican Communion Office in London, remembering especially its director, the Rev Canon John Kafwanka. Pray for all involved in the work of intentional discipleship throughout the Anglican Communion. ACP: Theological Colleges and Church Schools UN: International Day of the Tropics
Sunday 30 June – The Third Sunday after Pentecost [Ordinary Sunday 13]
ABM Prayer for the Day: Give thanks for the work undertaken in the Diocese of Eldoret (Anglican Church of Kenya) which focusses on disability inclusion. This project helps local people who either have a disability themselves - or else have a child or children with a disability. It provides them with a mentor and training to develop a viable business. Give thanks also for the Diocese of Eldoret’s companion link with the Diocese of Perth. ACP: Mission Agencies of the Anglican Church of Australia UN: International Asteroid Day; International Day of Parliamentarism
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Partner Profile
ANGLICAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - EASTERN (ADSE) was started in 1987 as a department of the Anglican Church of Kenya until 2003, when it was formally registered as a company limited by guarantee, Ukamba Christian Community Services. It was rebranded in July 2014 to become ADSE.
ADSE sees its vision as Empowered communities enjoying secure and sustainable livelihoods and its mission as Empowering communities through participatory processes based on Christian principles to achieve quality life.
The overall goal of ADSE is to facilitate communities to realize secure livelihoods characterized by adequate food supply, potable water, stable incomes, resilience to climate change, eco-climate and mainstreaming issues of child protection, disability, HIV/Aids and gender. To that end, ADSE is involved in ensuring improved livelihoods through integrated initiatives i.e. water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); environmental conservation; health; agriculture; advocacy and social development which are dependent on each other as they impact on food security and climate change.
ADSE works towards strategic results:
Food Security Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Increased animal and crop production Increased access to potable water, and Reduced malnutrition cases acreage under irrigation Increased farmers’ incomes Reduced cases of water-borne diseases Environmental Management Organizational Development Increased vegetation cover Increased stakeholder satisfaction Reduced degradation of fragile Improved resource base ecosystem
See ABM’s Project Book, pp 23-24 (abmission.org/projectbook), to see how ABM and ADSE are working together in a Sustainable Livelihoods program.