Prayer Diary – December 2019-March 2020

This diary has been compiled to help us pray together for one another and our common concerns. It is also available on the diocesan website www..anglican.org , both for downloading (PDF) and for viewing. The latter should be updated as new appointments and other changes are announced. A daily prayer update is sent via PrayerMate and Twitter (on the diocesan account @DioceseinEurope) Each chaplaincy, with the communities it serves, is remembered in prayer once a quarter, following this weekly pattern:

• Eastern Archdeaconry: Monday, Saturday • Archdeaconry of : Tuesday, Saturday • Archdeaconry of : Wednesday, Saturday • & Archdeaconry: Friday • Archdeaconry of North West Europe: Thursday • Swiss Archdeaconry: Friday • Archdeaconry of Germany and Northern Europe • Nordic and Baltic Deanery: Monday • Germany: Saturday

On Sundays, we pray for subjects which affect us all (e.g. reconciliation, on Remembrance Sunday), or which have local applications for most of us (e.g. the local cathedral or cathedrals). This will include Diocesan Staff, Churches in Communion and Ecumenical Partners.

SUNDAY INTERCESSIONS should, by tradition, include prayer for Bishop Robert and the local Head of State by name. In addition, prayers may also include Bishop David (the Suffragan Bishop) and, among the heads of other states, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the leaders of other countries represented in the congregation.

Sources and resources also commended: Anglican Cycle of Prayer www.anglicancommunion.org/resources/cycle-of-prayer/download-the-acp.aspx World Council of Churches http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/prayer-cycle (weekly) and Common Worship Lectionary festivals and commemorations (CW, pp 2-17 or https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts.aspx ).

Contact Details Please send all comments, additions, updates and prayer requests to Anthony Cummings, ([email protected] or [email protected] ) This Prayer Diary is compiled on the basis of information received by 3 December. Special ‘Leap Week’ of Prayer for the Diocese 29 December 2019 – 4 January 2020

This week, we pray for Archdeaconries and central Diocesan functions, as we enter a new decade.

December

Sunday 29 - Christmas 1 Pray for Bishop Robert and Bishop David as they lead and pastor the diocese. Pray for the Bishop's Office in Brussels : for in his role as Bishop's Chaplain, Gail Wilmet (Bishop’s PA), Damian Thwaites in his role as Bishop's Attaché to the European Institutions, Barbara Omoro (Appointments Secretary) and Caroline Gaumy (Administrative Secretary). Pray for the dissemination and embedding of a diocesan rule of life; For our efforts to support and enhance the wellbeing of our clergy; For the formulation of visionary mission projects across the diocese.

Monday 30 Eastern Archdeaconry: Archdeacon: ; Area Deans: James Buxton, Leonard Doolan, Frank Hegedus, Malcolm Rogers. Office: Diocesan Secretary (COO): Andrew Caspari, Office Manager: Bron Panter, Finance: Susan Stelfox, Nick Wraight; Board of Finance Chair: Mike Fegan. Pray for the financial needs of the Diocese (and give thanks for God’s provision); for our ongoing efforts to resource the diocese and to develop equitable and transparent principles for common fund payments.

Tuesday 31 France Archdeaconry: Archdeacon: Meurig Williams; Area Deans: Debbie Flach, Tony Lomas and Giles Williams. London Office: Safeguarding Team: Grace Fagan, Lisa Welch, Bridgett Fenton, Laura O’Brien, Majean Griffith, Katherine Harris. Our care for children and vulnerable adults.

January

Wednesday 1 Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Gibraltar Archdeaconry, Archdeacon-designate: ; Area Deans: Medhat El Sabry, Robert Kean. Ministry team: DDO: William Gulliford; Director of Ministerial Development: Ulla Monberg; Ministry Team Administration: Debbie Cunningham. For Postulants and Ordinands.

Thursday 2 North West Europe Archdeaconry: Archdeacon ; Area Deans: Ruan Crew, Stephen Murray London: Chancellor: Mark Hill; Registrar Aiden Hargreaves-Smith; Liturgical Officer: Ben Gordon- Taylor; Locum Ministry Administrator: Emma Biaggi; Retirement Officer: John Marvell.

Friday 3 Archdeaconry of Italy and Malta: Archdeacon-designate: David Waller, Area Dean: William Lister. Archdeaconry of : Archdeacon: Adèle Kelham. Diocesan Environment Officer: Elizabeth Bussmann; Advisor for Women’s Ministry, Carolyn Cooke. Ministry Team: Bishop David (as Warden of Readers), Frances Hiller (Bp David's Chaplain), Director of Reader Ministry: Paul Wignall. Pray for Readers-in-Training and those exploring their future in Reader Ministry; for Angela Mirani and Alan Wakely who assist in providing support to Readers .

Saturday 4 Archdeaconry of Germany and Northern Europe: Archdeacon: Leslie Nathaniel; Area Deans: Nicholas Howe, Tuomas Mäkipää, John Newsome. Diocesan Spirituality Advisor John Newsome and our Spiritual Directors team. Ministry Team: Director of Lay Discipleship: Clare Amos. Our lay people and their contributions to the whole Body of Christ. ————————————————————————————————————————

Sunday 5 - Christmas 2 Pray for Bishop Robert and Bishop David as they lead and pastor the diocese. Pray for the Bishop's Office in Brussels, for Meurig Williams in his role as Bishop's Chaplain, Gail Wilmet (Bishop’s PA), Damian Thwaites in his role as Bishop's Attaché to the European Institutions, Barbara Omoro (Appointments Secretary) and Caroline Gaumy (Administrative Secretary).

Monday 6 - Epiphany Archdeaconry of Germany and Northern Europe: Archdeacon: Leslie Nathaniel. Eastern Archdeaconry: Archdeacon: Leslie Nathaniel. Vienna: (Also serves Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Bratislava, Ljubljana) Chaplain: , Assistants: Mike Waltner, John Barker.

Tuesday 7 Aquitaine: (Includes Bertric Burée, Bordeaux, Condom in the Gers, Doudrac, Limeuil Haut, Monteton, Périgueux-Chancelade, Ste Nathalene, Sorges) Chaplain: Anthony Lomas, Assistants: Liz Morris, Charlotte Sullivan, Readers: Janis Adams, Sheila Marshall, Patrick Sturges, Michael Torne, Roger Verrall . Pray for Tony in his role as Area Dean.

Wednesday 8 Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Archdeacon -designate: David Waller . Pray for David as he prepares to take on the role of Archdeacon of Italy and Malta and Archdeacon of Gibraltar from 14 January. Gibraltar Cathedral: (Also serves Gibraltar (Port)) Dean: (with effect from 16 March). Pray for Ian as he prepares to take up his new post.

Thursday 9 Antwerp: Chaplain: Andrew Wagstaff, Reader: Egbert van Groesen. Antwerp Mission to Seafarers : Port Chaplain: Brian Millson.

Friday 10 Archdeaconry of Italy and Malta: Archdeacon -designate: David Waller . Pray for David as he prepares to take on the role of Archdeacon of Italy and Malta and Archdeacon of Gibraltar from 14 January. Assisi: Locum Chaplain. Bordighera: (served from Menton, France).

Saturday 11 Berlin: (also serves Dresden) Chaplain: Christopher Jage-Bowler, Assistant: Joachim Reich . Dresden: Ricky Yates (PTO). Bonn with Cologne: Chaplain: Michael Bullock, Assistant: Richard Gardiner.

Sunday 12 – Epiphany 1 (Baptism of the Lord) Give thanks for our relationship with the Lutheran Churches of the Porvoo Agreement. Pray for the Porvoo Contact Group and the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. Pray for our partnership with USPG.

Monday 13 Prague: (Includes Brno) Chaplain: Nathanial Nathanial, Reader: Jack Noonan. Pray for the financial situation of the chaplaincy to improve in 2020; for good participation in Lent Bible study and the spiritual growth of the people of St. Clement's; for the holistic growth of Brno ministry.

Tuesday 14 Archdeaconry of France: Archdeacon Meurig Williams. Beaulieu-sur-Mer: Chaplain: Anthony Ingham. Biarritz: Chaplain: Vacant. Pray for David Waller, to be commissioned and licensed as Archdeacon of Italy and Malta and Archdeacon of Gibraltar today.

Wednesday 15 Casablanca: (includes Rabat) Chaplain: Medhat Sabry. Pray for Medhat in his role as Area Dean. Continue to pray for construction work on the expansion of the chapel. Tangier: Chaplain: Dennis Obidiegwu .

Thursday 16 Brugge, Knokke, Ostend: Chaplain: Augustine Nwaekwe. P ray for Augustine in his additional role as BAME ministry adviser. Give thanks for Anglican ministry in West Flanders; for our inter-ecclesial fellowship and work-group; for all involved in restoring the English Church in Ostend. Pray for plans towards re-opening of the Church and for the new Kortrijk Church community and leadership team.

Friday 17 Florence: (Also serves Siena, Bologna) Chaplain: William Lister, Deacon: Giampaolo Pancetti, Reader: Maria Makepeace. Pray for William in his role as Area Dean. Genova: Chaplain: Tony Dickinson. Pray for: people coming to faith; migrants facing a challenging future; churches across the diocese which are struggling to survive.

Saturday 18 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (until 25 January) Brittany: (Includes: Huelgoat, Ploërmel, Rostrenen) Chaplain: Robin Adams, Readers: Laura Hillman, Robin Hillman, Alan Mason, Guy Barnard. Pray for the local teams leading worship and pastoral care in each of our 4 locations. Cannes: Chaplain: Giles Williams, Readers: David Sinclair, Christopher Walley, Christine Williams . Pray for Giles in his role as Area Dean. Pray also for: our joint Christian Unity services with the French churches of Cannes; our study of Mark’s Gospel on Sundays until Easter and our Christianity Explored Course over 7 Tuesdays in February and March.

Sunday 19 – Epiphany 2 Pray for the Lusitanian Church, Bishop Jorge Pina Cabral . Pray for the Church of Denmark and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia. Diocesan Office in London: Pray for the Operations and Finance functions: Diocesan Secretary (COO): Andrew Caspari; Office Manager: Bron Panter; Finance: Susan Stelfox, Nick Wraight; Board of Finance Chair: Mike Fegan. Pray for the financial needs of the Diocese (and give thanks for God’s provision). Pray for Christ Church Heiloo, which will be inaugurated as an independent chaplaincy this afternoon.

Monday 20 Copenhagen: (Also serves Aarhus) Chaplain: Smitha Prasadam, Readers: Professor Ursula Sonnewald, Victoria Wadsworth-Hansen, Graeme Lloyd-Roberts, Peter Prasadam. P ray for Smitha in her additional role as BAME ministry adviser. Tallinn: Chaplain: Gustav Piir.

Tuesday 21 Chantilly: Chaplain: Sarah Tillet. Dinard: Chaplain: Gary Wilton.

Wednesday 22 Barcelona: (Also serves Andorra) Chaplain: John Chapman, Assistant: Deborah Chapman. Nerja and Almuñécar: Chaplain: Nigel Thomas.

Thursday 23 Archdeaconry of North-West Europe: Archdeacon Paul Vrolijk. Pray for the work of the Archdeaconry Standing Committee. Brussels: Chaplain: Paul Vrolijk; Associate Chaplain: John Wilkinson, Assistants: Fiona Simon, Jean- Bosco Turahirwa, Readers: Jennifer Le Jeune, David Mitchell, Heather Roy, Grace West, Arttu Makipaa.

Friday 24 Malta and Gozo: (Includes: Valletta, also serves: Gozo) Chaplain: Simon Godfrey, Reader: David Felgate. Sliema : Chaplain: Clem Upton.

Saturday 25 Algarve: (Includes: Almancil, Praia Da Luz, Tavira, Gorjões) Chaplains: Reid Hamilton, Robert Kean, Readers: Robert Kelly, Maureen Kyle, Fiona Mayes. Pray for Robert in his role as Area Dean. Greater Lisbon: (Includes: Estoril, Lisbon) Chaplain: Vacant.

Sunday 26 - Epiphany 3 Pray for the Spanish Episcopal Reformed Church, Bishop Carlos López-Lozano. Pray for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Diocesan Office in London: Pray for the Safeguarding team: Grace Fagan, Lisa Welch, Bridgett Fenton, Laura O’Brien, Majean Griffith, Katherine Harris; Our care for children and vulnerable adults.

Monday 27 Helsinki: (Also serves Tallinn, Tampere, Turku, Kuopio, White Nile) Chaplain: Tuomas Mäkipää, Assistant: Amos Manga, Readers: Geoffrey Phillips, Keith Battarbee, John Mills, Emmanuel Eneh. Pray for Tuomas in his role as Area Dean.

Tuesday 28 Dunkirk, The Mission to Seafarers: Chaplain: Phil Edell. Fontainebleau: Chaplain: vacant. Grenoble: Chaplain: vacant. Pray for a new permanent Chaplain; for safety for those on the ski slopes and those travelling to church or work when the roads are hazardous.

Wednesday 29 Costa Almeria and Costa Calida: (serves Mojácar, Llanos and Aljambra ) Chaplain: Vincent Oram, Assistant: Alan Bennett, Readers: Duncan Burr, Marge Gall. Costa Azahar: (Includes Alcossebre, Vinaros) Chaplain: Louis Darrant.

Thursday 30 Ghent: (Also serves Ghent (Port)) Chaplain: Stephen Murray. Belgium and Luxembourg Deanery: Area Dean: Stephen Murray.

Friday 31 Milan: (Also serves Cadenabbia (Lake Como), Varese) Chaplain: , Reader: Angela Mirani (Varese). Pray for our churchwardens Daniella and Ewan; for our work with children.

February

Saturday 1 Düsseldorf: (Also serves Essen) Chaplain: Stephen Walton. Freiburg-im-Breisgau: Chaplain: Christopher Parsons. Pray for our Annual Meeting, that our reports summarize how God is at work in our lives. We ask God for wisdom and discernment for those in leadership.

Sunday 2 – The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) Pray for The Episcopal Church in Europe (TEC), Bishop Mark Edington. Pray for our partnership with ICS.

Monday 3 Corfu: Chaplain: Jules Wilson, Reader: Jackie Dallos . Pray for the Cafe Logos development, that this year will see new people come and experience the Lord; for wisdom and blessings for our church- wardens Pauline and Anne, our treasurer Christine, the PCC and Admin staff. Give thanks for Jackie's ministry on the island of Lefkada among the community; pray for strength and increase in the fellowship.

Tuesday 4 La Manche: (Includes Gratot Hommëel, Virey) Chaplain: Vacant, Reader Mary Jackson. Le Gard: Chaplain: Vacant. Lille: (serves Arras) Chaplain: Debbie Flach, Readers: Paul Ellender, Suzanne Bray. Pray for Debbie in her role as Area Dean.

Wednesday 5 Costa Blanca: (Includes Albir, Calpe, El Campello, Dénia, Jávea, Gandia, La Fustera) Chaplains: Marcus Ronchetti, James Booker, Rodney Middleton; Readers: Ken Cornforth, Stephen Carden. Pray for former Chaplain Don Witts and Doreen as they settle back in the UK.

Thursday 6 Leuven: Chaplain: Jack McDonald . Liège: Chaplain: Vacant. Mons International Chapel Centre: Chaplain: Senior Chaplain. Pray for France Archdeaconry Committee meeting in Lille today.

Friday 7 Naples: (Also serves Bari) Chaplain: Vacant. Pray for us to continue to grow as a congregation, in love of God and of each other, during the interregnum, and for God’s provision of our new Chaplain - preferably by May 2020! Orvieto: Revd Francisco Alberca (The Episcopal Church)

Saturday 8 Monte Carlo: Chaplain: Lawrence MacLean, Readers: Mary de Vachon, Frank Megginson. Pray for continued healing and peaceful relationship in our congregation. Strasbourg: Chaplain: Mark Barwick, Readers: David Cowley, Ozichi Baron and Catherine Emezie. Pray for our children in their journey through the Hebrew Bible over the coming months; for St Alban's outreach and new ministry to migrants.

Sunday 9 – 3 before Lent Pray for the Greek Orthodox Church and for Leonard Doolan, the Archbishop of Canterbury's Apokrisiarios to the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. Ministry Team: Pray for: William Gulliford (DDO); Ulla Monberg (Director of Ministerial Development); Debbie Cunningham (Ministry Team Administration); those training for ordained ministry.

Monday 10 Greater Athens: (Includes Athens (St Paul), Kifissia, Andros, Nafplion, also serves Thessaloniki, Patras) Chaplain: Leonard Doolan, Deacon: Christine Saccali, Reader: Sherry Angelis. Pray for Leonard in his role as Area Dean. Pray for: migrants who cross the Aegean despite wintry and stormy weather; for lowering of tensions between locals and places where the government plans to locate open and closed sites both on the mainland and the islands; for understanding and peace with compassion from authorities; for those trafficked in perilous conditions. Crete: Assistant Chaplain: Bruce Bryant-Scott, Deacon: Julia Bradshaw. Pray for the development of our vision, mission, and multi-year plan.

Tuesday 11 Lorgues with Fayence: Chaplain: Peter Massey. Lyon: Chaplain: Ben Harding, Readers: Keith Burrell, Tim Evans,

Wednesday 12 General Synod meets in London (12-15) Costa Brava: (Includes Madremanya, Pau, Sant Ampeli) Chaplain: Rachel Shock, Reader: Sharon Grant. Costa del Sol West: (Includes San Pedro, Sotogrande) Chaplain: Adrian Low, Reader: Barry Mason.

Thursday 13 Tervuren: Chaplain: Vacant, Assistant: Nathan Gregory, Reader: Patrick Lambert. Pray for us as we start 2020 focusing on three areas we believe God is asking us to focus on: that we will become more of a church which leans to the lost, is dependent upon the Holy Spirit and grows leaders. Ypres (Ieper): Chaplain: Vacant. Pray for the church & congregation during our time without a regular chaplain, and for guidance for the group concerned with the search for and appointment of a new chaplain.

Friday 14 Padova: Chaplain: Amos Osaromkpe, Readers: Michael Udeagbara, Charles Onwukwe. Sicily: (includes Palermo, Taormina, Randazzo) Chaplain: Locum - Russ Ruffino.

Saturday 15 Madeira: Chaplain: Michael Jarman. Porto: (Includes Ponte de Lima) Chaplain: Philip Bourne, Assistant: Robert Chavner, Reader: Judith Murray. Pray for the continued spiritual and numerical growth of this small congregation; and for guidance as members work on a revised Constitution and a review of how its financial and physical resources might be best used for the chaplaincy’s current and future ministry and mission.

Sunday 16 – 2 before Lent Pray for Bishop Robert and Bishop David with their constant travelling; for Frances Hiller (Bp David's Chaplain), Ministry Team: Bishop David (as Warden of Readers), Director of Reader Ministry: Paul Wignall. Pray for all those training to be Readers in the diocese; for Clare Amos (Director of Lay Discipleship). . Pray and give thanks for the work of the Friends (Secretary: Jeanne French) Monday 17 Budapest: Chaplain: Frank Hegedus. Pray for Frank in his role as Area Dean. Zalaszanto: Associate Chaplain: Denis Moss.

Tuesday 18 Maisons Laffitte: Chaplain: vacant, Reader: Richard Medcalf. Marseille: (serves: Aix-en-Provence and Oppède in the Luberon) Chaplain: Jamie Johnston, Assistant clergy: Patrick Cassidy, Malcolm Dodd, David Pickering and John Smith, Readers: Jane Quarmby, Christine Portman.

Wednesday 19 Costa del Sol East: (Includes Calahonda, Benalmadena Costa, Coin, Fuengirola (Los Boliches), Alhaurín El Grande) Chaplain: Nigel Stimpson , Reader: Caroline MacFarlane. Fuerteventura: Chaplain: Bob Horrocks, Assistant: Judie Horrocks. Pray for Fuerteventura Chaplaincy Council following our recent Vision Day and the Strategic Development Plan which is coming together. May we faithfully implement the plan as we look for growth.

Thursday 20 Luxembourg: Chaplain: Geoffrey Read, Assistant: Evelyn Sweerts.

Friday 21 Rome: (Also serves Macerata) Chaplain: Robert Warren. The Anglican Centre Rome in Rome: Director and The Archbishop of Canterbury's Representative to the Holy See: Archbishop Ian Ernest.

Saturday 22 Hamburg: Chaplain: Vacant. Heidelberg: Chaplain: Locum Clergy, Reader: Rosemary Selle.

Sunday 23 –1 before Lent Pray for the Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht, Archbishop Joris Vercammen. Pray for the Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Iceland, Latvia and Lithuania. London: Chancellor: Mark Hill; Registrar: Aiden Hargreaves-Smith; Communications Director: Damian Thwaites.

Monday 24 Reykjavik: Chaplain: Bjarni Thor Bjarnason. Riga: Chaplain: Eliza Zikmane. Pray for Eliza as she settles in to his new ministry

Tuesday 25 Midi Pyrénées and Aude: (Includes Alet les Bains, Brens, Cahors, Caylus, Tarn, Toulouse, Valence d' Agen): Chaplain: Dan Langdon-Griffiths, Assistant: Anthony Jewiss, Readers: Peter Gibbs, Janet Varty, Clive Billenness, Linda Billenness, Malcolm Rigley .

Wednesday 26 – Ash Wednesday Ibiza and Formentera: (Includes Sant Rafael, Santa Eulàlia, Jesús, Es Caná, Formentera) Chaplain: vacant.

Thursday 27 Amsterdam: (Includes Amsterdam City Centre, Amsterdam Zuidoost, Amsterdam South) Chaplain: Alan Strange, Interim Minister (City Centre): Kerry Buttram. Amsterdam Community OZ100: Priest: Rik Florentinus. Heiloo: Chaplain: Vacant. Schiphol Airport: Mark Hafkenscheid and the chaplains’ ministry team.

Friday 28 Venice: (Also serves Aviano, Trieste) Chaplain: Malcolm Bradshaw. Pray for: the residents of Venice recovering from the floods in November, especially those suffering from long term emotional effects; for our appeal launched in January to raise Euro 100,000 to repair and renovate the church building; for ‘Come and See’, a recently established student fellowship.

Saturday 29 The Touraine : (Includes Savigny-en-Veron, Tours) Chaplain: John Neal. The Vendfée: (Also serves La Chapelle Achard, Puy de Serre, La Chapelle Palluau) Chaplain: Hazel Door, Reader: John Matthews .

March

Sunday 1 – Lent 1 Pray for the Church of Norway. Give thanks and pray for our fellowship with the French Lutheran and Reformed Churches (Reuilly Common Statement). Pray for our partnership with CMS.

Monday 2 Norway: (includes Bergen, Drammen, Kristiansand, Oslo, Stavanger, Tromsö, Trondheim) Chaplain: Darren McCallig, Assistants: Sheila Rosenthal, Kirk Weisz, Readers: Iris Evans-Bjørnø, Priscilla Beck, Susan Boyd. Pray for Sheila as she settles in to her new ministry

Tuesday 3 Menton: Chaplain: Vacant. Nice: (serves Vence) Chaplain: Peter Jackson, Assistant, Roxana Teleman.

Wednesday 4 Lanzarote: (Includes: Playa Blanca, Puerto del Carmen, Nazaret) Chaplain: Stanley Evans.

Thursday 5 Arnhem-Nijmegen: Locum Chaplain: Jos Strengholt. Eindhoven: Chaplain: Francis Noordanus, Assistant: Barbara Noordanus, Reader: Jan Waterschoot.

Friday 6 Archdeaconry of Switzerland: Archdeacon: Adèle Kelham. Basel: Chaplain: Hilary Jones, Assistants: Anne Lowen, Russell Hilliard, Mark Pogson, Mathias Kissel, Reader: Nigel Spencer. Pray for our Annual General Meeting (16) and for the new Church Council. Berne: Chaplain: Helen Marshall, Reader: Archana Jacob. Give thanks for many new people, adults and children, that they will feel welcome; for the international mix of our congregation, that we will continue to learn from one another. Pray for our new administrator, that the person appointed will settle well in their new role; for 5 teenagers and 1 adult who are preparing for confirmation and will be confirmed in June.

Saturday 7 Las Palmas (Gran Canaria): (Also serves Playa del Ingles) Chaplain: Paul Wignall. Pray for the chaplaincy, the congregation and the many others who come to rehearse, to sing and to perform in our church, as we begin to find the energy for a new stage of our life and work - renewing our garden, our building, and becoming a place where God is praised through the creative arts.

Sunday 8 – Lent 2 Give thanks and pray for our fellowship with the German Protestant Churches (Evangelische Kirche Deutschland) (Meissen Declaration). Diocesan Office in London: Locum Ministry Administrator: Emma Biaggi; Retirement Officer: John Marvell.

Monday 9 Warsaw: (also serves Cracow, Gdansk) Chaplain: David Brown.

Tuesday 10 Paris St George: (Also serves Caen) Chaplain: Mark Osborne, Assistant: Nicolas Razafindratsima. Paris St Michael: Chaplain: Jonathon Clark, Reader: Andrew Wallace-Burnett.

Wednesday 11 Madrid: Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: Celia Paterson.

Thursday 12 Haarlem: Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: Jaap Theunisz. The Hague: Interim Minister: Andrew Taylor, Assistant: Guy Diakiese.

Friday 13 Geneva: Chaplain: Vacant. La Côte: (Includes Divonne-les-Bains (France)) Chaplain: Carolyn Cooke, Assistant Chaplain: Julia Chambeyron, Reader: Betty Talbot. Pray for Carolyn as Diocesan Advisor for Women’s Ministry.

Saturday 14 Leipzig: Chaplain: Martin Reakes-Williams. Stuttgart: Chaplain: Kara Werner. Give thanks to God for the fellowship and talents shared of all those who have left St Catherine’s in recent months and for those who have since arrived as they find their place among us. Pray for the financial future of this chaplaincy. British Army Garrison Churches and their Chaplains.

Sunday 15 - Lent 3 Pray for the Serbian Orthodox Church, for Robin Fox as Archbishop of Canterbury's Apokrisiarios to the Patriarch of Serbia. Pray for the autocephalous Orthodox churches of Eastern Europe and the Baltic. Pray for Ben Gordon-Taylor (Liturgy Officer); John Newsome (Spirituality Advisor); our team of Spiritual Directors; for John also in his role as Area Dean.

Monday 16 Bucharest: Chaplain: Vacant. Belgrade: (Also serves Skopje) Chaplain: Robin Fox. Kyiv: Chaplain: Vacant. Locum: Paul Fremont. Pray for a permanent, full time priest to lead our church here in Kyiv. Odessa Mission to Seafarers.

Tuesday 17 Pas de Calais: (Includes Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Hesdin) Chaplain: Kirrilee Reid, Reader: Mary Wood. Pau: Chaplain: Robert Dennis, Reader: John Errey.

Wednesday 18 Malaga: (Includes: Velez-Málaga, Salinas) Chaplain: vacant, Interim Minister: Richard Frost, Assistant: Doreen Cage. Menorca : (Also serves Cala en Porter, Ciutadella) Chaplain: Paul Strudwick.

Thursday 19 Maastricht: Chaplain Barbara Noordanus. Pray that seekers find our services through our advertising, and that we find suitable helpers for our younger children's ministry. Rotterdam: Chaplain: Jenni Pridmore, Deacon: Humayun Sunil, Reader: Grada Schadee. Missions to Seafarers Rotterdam and Schiedam: Chaplain: Dennis Woodward.

Friday 20 Lausanne: Chaplain: Christine Bloomfield, Reader: Angela Fall. Lugano: Chaplain: Nigel Gibson.

Saturday 21 Vernet-les-Bains: Chaplain: David Phillips. Versailles: (Also serves Gif sur Yvette (Chevry)) Chaplain: Dale Hanson.

Sunday 22 – Lent 4 (Mothering Sunday) Pray for the Russian Orthodox Church, for Malcolm Rogers as The Archbishop of Canterbury's Apokrisiarios to the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russ. Pray for the Persecuted Church worldwide and the role of Open Doors in providing information about this.

Monday 23 Moscow: Chaplain: Malcolm Rogers. Pray for Malcolm in his role as Area Dean. We thank God for our new kitchen, for the $100k raised last year and pray for the $250k still required for our restoration work. We thank God for significant church growth and pray for wisdom, clarity, authenticity, energy, courage, faithfulness and love in our ministry. St Petersburg: Chaplain: Vacant.

Tuesday 24 Poitou-Charentes: (Includes Ambernac, Barbezieux St Hilaire, Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure, Chef Boutonne, Civray, Jarnac, Magné, La Rochefoucauld, Parthenay, Salles de Villefagnan, St Jean d'Angély, Verteuil, Villejesus) Chaplain: Vacant, Assistant: Paul Knight, Readers: Catherine Chambers, Geoffrey Cornwall, Richard Beech, Martin Sewell, John Matthews, Elisabeth Barnett, Carolyn Carter, Joan Mason. As we are in interregnum, please pray for the group reviewing the chaplaincy’s needs for the future.

Wednesday 25 Mallorca: (includes Palma-de-Mallorca, Puerto Pollensa, Cala d'Or, Palma Nova) Chaplain: Vacant, Readers: Linda Cade, Vicky Pacey.

Thursday 26 Twente: (Weldam, Goor) Chaplain: Brian Rodford, Reader: Simone Yallop. Missions to Seafarers Vlissingen: Chaplain: Pascal Handschin (from the Dutch Reformed Church). Voorschoten: Chaplain: Ruan Crew, Reader: Anthony Cummings, Ordinand: Matt Thijs. Pray for Ruan in his role as Area Dean. Give thanks for our recent church weekend away, and please pray for our annual meeting this evening.

Friday 27 Montreux: (Also serves Villars-sur-Ollon) Chaplain: Paul Ormrod. Vevey: (Also serves Château D'Oex, Neuchâtel) Chaplain: Clive Atkinson, Reader: Michael Cotton. Diocesan Environment Officer: Elizabeth Bussman.

Saturday 28 Torrevieja: (Includes Campoverde, Cristo Resucitado, Lago Jardín, La Siesta, Los Balcones, San Fulgencio, La Manga) Chaplain: Richard Seabrook, Readers: Roger Harrison, Peter Smith. Sunday 29 – Lent 5 (Passion Sunday) Pray for the Church of Sweden. Pray for the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (), for Patriarch Bartholomew and the autocephalous Orthodox Churches and their leaders. Pray for threatened Syrian Orthodox communities in Turkey.

Monday 30 Gothenburg: Chaplain: David Bruce. Stockholm: Chaplain: Nicholas Howe, Reader: Pamela Henderson. Pray for Nicholas in his role as Area Dean. Ankara: Chaplain: Vacant. Pray for the church and congregation during our time without a regular chaplain, for us to work well together. We are thankful for the locums who have served us but are trusting that an Interim minister will be found to help us move forward.

Tuesday 31 Saint Pargoire (Hérault): Chaplain: Roger Smith, Reader: Julie Johnson. St Raphaël: Chaplain: Tom Wilson .

April

Wednesday 1 Tenerife South: (Includes Playa de Las Americas, Los Gigantes, San Blas) Chaplain: John Poole, Readers: David Horton, Paul Ganney, Christine Elliott, Maryrissa Carter. Tenerife North: (includes Puerto de la Cruz, La Palma) Chaplain: Vacant.

Thursday 2 Amersfoort : Chaplain: Grant Crowe. Utrecht: (Also serves Groningen, Zwolle,) Chaplain: David Phillips, Associate Chaplain (Groningen): Sam Van Leer. Pray for Ian Tarrant, who will be installed as today

Friday 3 Zurich: (Also serves Baden, Zug, St Gallen) Chaplain: Paul Brice, Reader: Marcel Benedict. Swiss seasonal chaplaincies: Interlaken, Kandersteg, Mürren, St Moritz, Wengen, Zermatt.

Saturday 4 Didim: Chaplain: Vacant. Istanbul Christ Church: Chaplain: Ian Sherwood. Pray for persecuted Christians of all communities in the Muslim world, and especially for our clergy and congregations in Turkey who must struggle under difficult or almost impossible circumstances. Istanbul Church of the Resurrection: Chaplain: Vacant. Pray for the church wardens and church council during the vacancy. Izmir: (Also serves Bornova, Mission to Seafarers Izmir) Chaplain: James Buxton. Pray for James in his role as Area Dean.