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Swindon Deanery Prayer Diary 2019 – Third Quarter

Date Swindon Deanery Cycle of Prayer Cycle of Prayer Sunday Parish Please send amendments and corrections to [email protected] Sunday 7th July A village church, with a full range of services. Sunday 7 July 2019 Trinity 3 Prayer for the growing link with the Church school, local families to be Pray for the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea Broad Blunsdon drawn to faith, and the opportunity of new housing for mission The Most Revd Allan Migi - Archbishop of Papua New Guinea -in-Charge Revd Geoff Sowden Monday 8 July 2019 LLMs North West Australia (Australia) The Rt Revd Gary Nelson Mrs Kathryn Dack Awka ()The Rt Revd Alexander Ibezim Kafanchan Mr. Paul Morris (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Marcus Dogo Churchwardens Mrs. Jane Ockwell Tuesday 9 July 2019 PCC Treasurer Northern Argentina (South America) The Rt Revd Nicholas Mrs. Lucy Sturgess James Quested Drayson PCC Secretary Northern Argentina (South America) The Rt Revd Mateo Mrs. Helen Griffiths Alto Northern Argentina (South America) The Rt Revd Crisanto GROWING DISCIPLES Rojas Exploring faith courses, run in conjunction with Highworth. Awori (Nigeria) The Rt Revd J Akin Atere GROWING LEADERS Mentoring of a coaching group by the Vicar Wednesday 10 July 2019 GROWING VOCATIONS Northern California (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Mentoring of a coaching group by the Vicar Barry Beisner MISSION within the parish: Badagry (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Joseph Adeyemi Ballarat One nursing care home (Australia) The Rt Revd Garry Weatherill Pre school Thursday 11 July 2019

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School, provided with a schools worker Northern Indiana (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Messy Church Douglas Sparks Sunday school restarted in June Bangor (Wales) The Rt Revd Andrew John Community events using the re-ordered Church Friday 12 July 2019 MISSION organisations/links that you support Northern Luzon (Philippines) The Rt Revd Hilary Ayban Sekamuli Parish Luweero, Uganda Pasikan Ecumenical links with churches in the parish Banks & Torres (Melanesia) The Rt Revd Alfred Patterson Methodist church now closed Worek St John the Baptist This is a festivals only Church, with a small but committed PCC supported Kagera (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Darlington Bendankeha Hannington by a retired minister. Mission is centred around the Church services Saturday 13 July 2019 Kajiado (Kenya) The Rt Revd Gadiel Katanga Lenini Kajo- Priest-in-Charge Keji (South Sudan) The Rt Revd Emmanuel Murye Modi Revd Geoff Sowden Kamango (Congo) The Rt Revd Sabiti Tibafa Daniel Assistant Clergy Revd. Lyn Sapwell Churchwardens Mr Michael Scott Mr Peter Brain PCC Treasurer Mr Martin Hoffen PCC Secretary Mrs Margaret Horton

GROWING LEADERS General encouragement MISSION within the parish: Festival Services. Ecumenical links with churches in the parish Only church in the village

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Sunday 14th July Please pray: Sunday, 14 July 2019 Trinity 4 For the use of the re-ordered building in gospel and community Pray for the Episcopal Church in the Philippines The Most Highworth with opportunities. Revd Joel Atiwag Pachao - Prime Bishop of the Philippines Sevenhampton and For a transfer of contacts from our families strategy and occasional Inglesham and offices into faith and Church membership Monday, 15 July 2019 Hannington – St Northern Malawi (Central Africa) The Rt Revd Fanuel Michael and All Emmanuel Magangani Angels, St. James Barbados (West Indies) Michael Maxwell Priest-in-Charge Kampala (Uganda) The Most Revd Revd Geoff Sowden (Primate) Assistant Clergy Kampala (Uganda) The Rt Revd Hannington Mutebi Revd. Emily Swinerd LLMs Tuesday 16 July 2019 Dr Charles Kirke Northern Mexico (Mexico) The Most Revd Francisco Miss Jean Ashton Moreno (Primate) PTO Clergy Bari (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Idris Zubairu Alison Williams Lyn Sapwell Wednesday 17 July 2019 Churchwardens Northern Michigan (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Mr Phil Sapwell Rayford Ray Mrs Pam Linfield Barisal (Bangladesh) The Rt Revd Shourabh Pholia PCC Treasurer Barrackpore (India) The Rt Revd Paritosh Canning Mr Stephen Fasham PCC Secretary Thursday 18 July 2019 Julie Miles Northern Philippines (Philippines) The Rt Revd Brent Other significant team members: Alawas Schools Worker, Bella Fasham Northern Philippines (Philippines) The Rt Revd Miguel Yamoyam GROWING DISCIPLES Bath & Wells (England) The Rt Revd Bath & 4 different corporate prayer opportunities per week Wells (England) The Rt Revd Ruth Worsley Regular home groups Twice yearly ‘Exploring faith’ courses.

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GROWING LEADERS Friday 19 July 2019 Team of locally licenced service leaders and preachers Northern Territory, The (Australia) The Rt Revd Dr Greg Small mentoring group Anderson GROWING VOCATIONS Bathurst (Australia) The Rt Revd Ian Palmer SWYM trainee, Kat Best, Small mentoring group Kano (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Zakka Nyam MISSION within the parish: Messy church, toddler groups, schools, chaplaincies, nursing and residential homes, etc Saturday 20 July 2019 Regular residential homes services monthly to 3 homes Northern Uganda (Uganda) The Rt Revd Saturday morning drop in at Church, Bauchi (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Musa Tula Craft and film days in Church each holiday Kansas (The Episcopal Church) Vacant Youth groups each week, for young teens and older teens Regular work in schools, for workshops, curriculum lessons, assemblies Monthly midweek service and lunch, Monthly coffee and chat in church hall MISSION organisations/links that you support Sekamuli Parish in Uganda, Link Missionaries in South Wales, Christian Aid CAP debt centre in HIghworth Ecumenical links with churches in the parish CAP debt centre run by all Churches, Schools work jointly by all Churches, Open Youth project by all Churches and Town Council

Sunday 21st July Old Town Swindon is a growing area with many opportunities for Sunday, 21 July 2019 Trinity 5 Christian ministry, community engagement and building relationships Pray for the Province de L'Eglise Anglicane au Rwanda The Christ Church with a whole variety of people. We have made significant progress with a Most Revd Laurent Mbanda - Archbishop of L'Eglise with St Mary’s renewed vision for our mission, communication, ministry and worship. Episcopal au Rwanda & Bishop of Shyira Old Town Please pray for the fruits of our Worship review undertaken during December. Also for the appointment for a new Children and Young Monday 22 July 2019 Families Missioner. Unfortunately, we had no applicants in March. Northern Zambia (Central Africa) The Most Revd Albert Please also pray for our ministry to bereaved people through the Christ Chama (Primate) Church Burial ground and Rose Garden. We thank God that we have Belize (West Indies) The Rt Revd Philip Wright finished the roof work at Christ Church, the renewal of the organ and the Kanyakumari (South India) Vacant development of St Mary’s. We pray for spiritual fruit from all the relationships we are developing across our Swindon community. Our

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Bible verse for 2019 is God is love and those who live in love, live in God and God lives in them. 1 John 4:16. We look forward to seeing how God Tuesday 23 July 2019 guides us with this foundation. This year we are celebrating the 50th Northwest Ankole (Uganda) The Rt Revd Amos Magezi anniversary of the Old Town Partnership of Churches with Bath Rd Bendigo (Australia) The Rt Revd Matt Brain Methodist Church and Immanuel United Reformed, Upham Road. We look forward to a year of celebration, in particular developing our Wednesday 24 July 2019 Christian mission together especially through Messy Church which meets Northwest Texas (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Scott at King William St School on the 3rd Sunday afternoon of each month. Mayer Please pray for our ministry to baptism, wedding and bereaved families Benin (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Peter Imasuen which is growing. We are holding a major ecumenical Christmas Tree Bermuda (Bermuda) The Rt Revd Nicholas Dill festival this December from 1st-23rd 2019. Vicar Thursday 25 July 2019 Revd. Simon Stevenette Northwestern Pennsylvania (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Assistant Clergy Revd Sean Rowe Revd. Norma McKemey Bethlehem (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Kevin Revd. Daphne Hardwick Nichols LLMs Bethlehem (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Dr Paul Mrs Margaret Williams Marshall Mrs. Genny Williams Mrs Anne Macmillan Friday 26 July 2019 Mrs Carol Simmons Norwich (England) The Rt Revd Graham James Norwich Mrs Ailsa Palmer (England) The Rt Revd Jonathan Meyrick Norwich PTO Clergy (England) The Rt Revd Alan Peter Winton Bhopal (North Revd David Day India) The Rt Revd Manoj Charan Kapoeta (South Sudan) Revd David Howell The Rt Revd Isaac Deu Chol Ecumenical colleagues The Revd. Robert Jordan Saturday 27 July 2019 The Revd. Mark Barrett Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island (Canada) The Most Churchwardens Revd Ronald Wayne Cutler Mrs Pam Bridgeman Bida (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Jonah Kolo Mr Jim D’Avila Karachi (Pakistan) The Rt Revd Sadiq Daniel PCC Treasurer Mr Andrew Yeoward

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PCC Secretary Other significant team members: Helen Parker-Drabble – Administrator Chris Smith – Community Centre Manager Jenny Hatter – Deputy Community Centre Manager working in partnership with Park South and Buckhurst in Walcot Tim Eyles – Director of Music Karen Harris and Sandie Rule – Vergers Rob Pean – Sexton Carol Simmons – Parish Clerk Jimmy and Katia Rocks – CMS Mission Partners in Brazil GROWING DISCIPLES A variety of Home groups Alpha course Men’s Breakfast. Mother’s Union Healing Prayer group. Choir and music group GROWING LEADERS New Home groups A group attending the Diocesan Growing Leaders course A group attending the Diocesan Bridge Builders course Mentoring Encourage people to lead Bible study, lead intercessions, to preach and chair meetings Volunteers at the Community centre. GROWING VOCATIONS Two of our young adults– Alistair Senior involved in Christian ministry in Cambridge whilst studying for an Engineering PHD and Will Stevenette Student Pastor at the new church plant Anchor Church emerging from St Luke’s Gas Street Birmingham. William is exploring . Please pray for them. Robert Stevenette works for TLG The Education Charity, Bradford. He has

6 relocated to London to set up a TLG charity base there. Steven Shinde an apprentice for Network Rail and on our PCC. Kevin Penfold is preparing to be licensed as a Lay Minister on 21st September. For Thomas Stevenette now living in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in October for three years working for the Department of International Development. We thank God for the healing of his leg after his bad break in November. MISSION within the parish: Messy Church Little Fishes Toddler group New ’Bright Lights’ Parents and Toddler group on Monday afternoons King William Street Academy – Simon Stevenette and Helen Hartnell and newly appointed Governor Clare Agates Norma McKemey is a Governor at Lainesmead School The Deanery Church of England Academy – David Howell and Simon Stevenette on the Board of Governors and for Linda Culling the Principal For Sandra Muir Head of Lawn Manor School and Bob Linnegar, Head of the Commonweal School and our growing links supporting them both. Simon Stevenette as a newly appointed Governor of Lawn Manor Academy. For Ailsa Palmer and Judith Hawkins serving as part of the chaplaincy team at Swindon Magistrates Court. Lynda Fisher is the new Chair of the DBAT Board Norma McKemey has joined the Board as a Director We have a number of people, supporting as part of the chaplaincy team at the Great Western Hospital under Chris Mattock’s leadership and also volunteering at the Prospect Hospice Revd David Howell is the Chair of Swindon Youth for Christ Revd David Day is part of the Stowe Christian Community on Wichelstowe and very involved in teaching and chaplaincy at Gloucester House Margaret Williams coordinating ecumenical chaplaincy in our Old Town

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Swindon residential homes Sheila Wright is Executive Director of Swindon Commercial Chaplaincy and a Retail Chaplain here in Old Town Simon Stevenette is a member of Swindon Rotary Club Simon Stevenette is the new Padre of the 1244 Air Cadet Squadron , Upham Rd. Simon Stevenette as he serves as Chaplain to the Mayor of Swindon , Councillor Kevin Parry Regular visiting at local residential homes Simon Stevenette is Chaplain of Swindon Town Football Club with a new management team MISSION organisations/links that you support Marie Curie CMS Mission partners Jimmy and Katia Rocks in Brazil Send a Cow The Willows Counselling service Swindon Food Collective Swindon Mind Water Aid Christian Aid Ecumenical links with churches in the parish Old Town Partnership of Churches with Bath Rd Methodist Church with the Revd Mark Barratt and Immanuel United Reformed church with Revd Robert Jordan is now into its 50th year. We thank God for our wonderful Partnership Confirmation service on May 19th and for the growth in faith of the 14 very colourful group of Confirmands in Bishop Viv’s words Also with Lawn Community church, the Salvation Army, Kingshill House New Monastic Community on Kent Rd We thank God for the success of our first Jazz and Soul festival in April and our 7th Beer Festival in Christ Church in May

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Sunday 28th July We are currently into our second year of Interregnum and yet to find a Sunday 28 July 2019 Trinity 6 priest. We are just about to advertise for an Incumbent for the second Pray for the Scottish Episcopal Church The Most Revd St Luke’s New Town time. We hope and pray that we will be successful this time around Mark Strange - Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church & Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness Priest-in-Charge Monday 29 July 2019 Vacancy Nsukka (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Aloysius Agbo Biharamulo PTO Clergy (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Yusuph Vithalis Karamoja Fr John van der Linde (Uganda) The Rt Revd PTO LLMs Churchwardens (Parish) Tuesday 30 July 2019 Alasdair Skeil Nyahururu (Kenya) The Rt Revd Stephen Kabora John Bishop Birmingham (England) The Rt Revd David Andrew Alastair Steele- Davis - Deputy Urquhart DCC Treasurer Birmingham (England) The Rt Revd Anne Elizabeth Mrs Christine Cox Hollinghurst DCC Secretary Ms Mary Gladman Wednesday 31 July 2019 Other significant team members: Nzara (South Sudan) The Rt Revd Samuel Peni Enosa Mrs Linda McEntee – Parish Administrator Blackburn (England) The Rt Revd Julian Tudor Henderson Mrs Pat Mortimer – Rainbow Bookshop & S. Aldhelm’s Centre Manager Blackburn (England) The Revd Dr Jill Duff Blackburn (England) The Rt Revd GROWING DISCIPLES Bo (Sierra Leone) (West Africa) The Rt Revd Emmanuel An Alpha Course has been held within the Parish along with Lent Study Tucker Groups We need to increase understanding and study of the bible to equip our congregation to speak more freely and confidentially of their faith Thursday 1 August 2019 GROWING LEADERS Missionary District of Oeste-Brasil (Brazil) Vacant Boga Lay people are being encouraged to participate more freely in the liturgy (Congo) The Rt Revd Mugenyi William Bahemuka Port and running of the Church Elizabeth (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Edward Ronald GROWING VOCATIONS Daniels To encourage vocations from our own congregation. MISSION within the parish: Friday 2 August 2019 Pray for immigrant population in our area that they may become more Offa (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Akintunde A Popoola integrated in the life of the Church Bolivia (South America) The Rt Revd Raphael Samuel

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We need to forge links with other agencies in the local community. Karimnagar (South India) The Rt Revd Reuben Mark MISSION organisations/links that you support A variety of Missions/Charities at home and abroad. Dioceses of Lebombo, Saturday 3 August 2019 in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Lusaka, in Zambia; Oxford Mission to Karnataka Central (South India) The Rt Revd Prasana Calcutta; CMS in India; MU Overseas; Medecins Sans Frontieres; USPG; Kumar Samuel Swindon Street Pastors, Swindon Food Bank; Harbour Project; Booth Karnataka North (South India) The Rt Revd Ravikumar J. House; Children’s Society; Willows Counselling; Threshold Housing Link and Niranjan Booth House Karnataka South (South India) The Rt Revd Mohan Ecumenical links with churches in the parish Manoraj Along with other churches in the Parish we look to see how we can increase mission outreach from S. Aldhelm’s complex

Sunday 4th August We are currently in vacancy and all three congregations need to explore Sunday, 4 August 2019 Trinity 7 ways or working together and to co-operate with each other. Pray for the Church of the Province of South East Asia The St Mark’s New Most Revd Ng Moon Hing - Archbishop of South East Asia Town & Bishop of West Malaysia We are helped by retired clergy with PTO: Fr. John van der Linde Monday 5 August 2019 Church Warden Alasdair Skeil Ogbaru (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Samuel Ezeofor D.C.C. vice chair Mrs. Carole Green Bondo (Kenya) The Rt Revd David Kodia D.C.C. Treasurer Mrs. Pat Mortimer Kasai - Mbujimayi (Congo) The Rt Revd Marcel Kapinga D.C.C. Secretary Mrs. Helen Watt Other significant members Tuesday 6 August 2019 Organist - Graham Coatman Ogbia (Nigeria) The Rt Revd James Oruwori Sacristans - John Stoddard and Julie Emmett Bor (South Sudan) The Most Revd Ruben Akurdid Ngong Tower Captain - Mark Edwards Umzimvubu (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Sitembele Flowers - Marion Reeves Mzamane Catering - Josie Richards Hospital Chaplain - Jill Huby Wednesday 7 August 2019 Choir - Karen Richardson Ogbomoso (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Matthew Osunade Prayer Leader - Anne Dutton Botswana (Central Africa) The Rt Revd Metlhayotlhe Servers - Nick and Michael Rawlings Beleme Brandon (Canada) The Rt Revd William Cliff

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GROWING DISCIPLES Thursday 8 August 2019 Walsingham cell and Pilgrimage, Pilgrimage to Glastonbury Ogoni (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Solomon Gberegbara Brasilia Bible Study Groups during Lent (Brazil) The Rt Revd Maurício Jose Araujo De Andrade GROWING LEADERS Brazzaville (Congo) The Rt Revd Molanga Jean Botola Lay members of the congregation lead Morning Prayer on Sunday as well as reading and intercessions during services. Friday 9 August 2019 The congregation organises fund raising and social events throughout the Ogori-Magongo (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Festus Davies year Brechin (Scotland) The Rt Revd Andrew Swift Katakwa MISSION (Kenya) The Rt Revd John Okude Omuse There are two primary schools in the Parish Robert le Kyng and Drove Road. UTC next to St. Mark’s and a nursery school in the Old St. Mark’s Saturday 10 August 2019 Vicarage. The army have a Reserve Centre in Church Place. Ohaji / Egbema (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Chidi Collins The parish supports Mission both locally in Swindon and abroad. We make Oparaojiaku donations each year to various organisations including USPG CMS . Brisbane (Australia) The Most Revd Phillip John Aspinall Ecumenical Links Brisbane (Australia) The Rt Revd Jeremy Greaves Brisbane We have friendly relationships with local town centre churches under the (Australia) The Rt Revd Ian Keese Lambert Brisbane auspices of Churches Together in Swindon Centre and host Lent Lunches (Australia) The Rt Revd John Roundhill Brisbane during 5 Fridays in Lent. A joint service is held during the week for Christian (Australia) The Rt Revd Cameron Venables Unity in January.

Sunday 11th August St Saviour’s serves the area to the north of Kingshill and is currently Sunday, 11 August 2019 Trinity 8 seeking to reach out to minister to the area it is set in. Pray for the united Church of South India The Most Revd St Saviour’s New Thomas Kanjirappally Oommen - Moderator of CSI & Town Bishop of Madhya Kerala Priest-in-Charge Vacancy Monday 12 August 2019 PTO Clergy Ohio (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Mark Fr John van der Linde Hollingsworth Churchwardens (Parish) Bristol (England) The Rt Revd Vivienne Faull Alasdair Skeil Bristol (England) The Rt Revd Lee Rayfield John Bishop Katanga (Congo) The Rt Revd Bertin Subi Alastair Steele-Davis - Deputy Katanga (Congo) The Rt Revd Lawrence Elisha Tendwa

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DCC Treasurer Tuesday 13 August 2019 Mrs Mary Steele-Davis Oji River (Nigeria) The Most Revd Amos Amankechinelo DCC Secretary Madu Ms Caroline Tiller British Columbia (Canada) The Rt Revd Logan McMenamie Other significant team members: Mrs Linda McEntee – Parish Administrator Wednesday 14 August 2019 Mrs Pat Mortimer – Rainbow Bookshop & Rainbow Bookshop Manager Okene (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Emmanuel Onsachi Buhiga (Burundi) The Rt Revd Evariste Nijimbere Bujumbura GROWING DISCIPLES (Burundi) The Rt Revd Eraste Bigirimana Walsingham Cell MISSION Thursday 15 August 2019 St Saviour’s hosts local uniformed organisations and focusses on its work Oke-Ogun (Nigeria) The Ven Cornelius Adagbada Bukavu with children and families. (Congo) The Rt Revd Sylvestre Bahati The parish supports Mission both locally in Swindon and abroad. We make donations each year to various organisations including USPG and CMS. Friday 16 August 2019 We have monthly coffee mornings to raise money for local charities. Oke-Osun (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Abraham Akinlalu Bukedi (Uganda) The Rt Revd Samuel Egesa Katsina (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Jonathan Bamaiyi

Saturday 17 August 2019 Okigwe (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Edward Osuegbu Okigwe North (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Godson Udochukwu Ukanwa Okigwe South (Nigeria) The Rt Revd David Onuoha Kebbi (Nigeria) The Most Revd Edmund Akanya Sunday 18th August We are a small congregation within a rapidly growing parish, with very Sunday, 18 August 2019 Trinity 9 few resources, financial or otherwise. Many people are unaware that the Pray for the Anglican Church of Southern Africa The Most St Andrew’s North church is even there, but most think it is very peaceful and welcoming Revd Thabo Makgoba - Archbishop of Capetown and Swindon when they find us. Please pray that all those moving into the new Primate of Southern Africa housing estates would quickly feel at home and form a flourishing community. Monday 19 August 2019 We would become better known within the community, both as a Okinawa (Japan) The Rt Revd David Eisho Uehara Bukuru building and as a worshipping congregation. We would know where and (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Jwan Zhumbes how God is encouraging us to concentrate or energy and resources. Keewatin (Canada) The Rt Revd David Norman Ashdown

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Priest-in-Charge Tuesday 20 August 2019 Revd Sally Robertson Oklahoma (The Episcopal Church) Vacant Churchwardens Bunbury (Australia) The Rt Revd Dr Ian Coutts Karen Vermeersch PCC Treasurer Wednesday 21 August 2019 Mrs Susan Smith Okrika (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Tubokosemie Atere PCC Secretary Bungoma (Kenya) The Revd George Mechumo Vacant Other significant team members: eg administrator Thursday 22 August 2019 Deputy Church wardens: Barry Luffman, Peter Smith, Paul Zukiewicz Oleh (Nigeria) The Rt Revd John Usiwoma Aruakpor GROWING DISCIPLES Bunyoro-Kitara (Uganda) The Rt Revd Samuel Kahuma We encourage prayer with a weekly cycle of prayer for the parish and our exploring how to introduce prayer ministry. Friday 23 August 2019 We have seasonal fellowship groups and were able to run 2 such groups in Kentucky (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Terry White Lent which was encouraging Kericho (Kenya) The Rt Revd Ernest Kiprotich Ng'eno We continue to have contact with many Baptism families and have seen Khartoum (Sudan) The Most Revd Ezekiel Kumir Kondo signs of continued attendance and interest. (Primate) GROWING LEADERS It is good to have a full PCC and a church warden following vacancies last Saturday 24 August 2019 year. The PCC takes its leadership role seriously and we try to improve our Kibondo (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Sospeter Ndenza Kigali effectiveness as a leadership team. (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Louis Muvunyi GROWING VOCATIONS Kigeme (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Assiel Musabyimana We have a small preaching team which meets regularly for mutual development and encouragement MISSION within the parish: Our monthly service at Tadpole Farm CE Primary Academy is gradually taking shape. We have a good team to run the services, but please pray for more continuity with those who come along from the school and the local area. Generally links with the Tadpole Farm and with the local residential home are developing well.

MISSION organisations/links that you support We actively support the food bank, Care at Christmas, Christian Aid and the

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women’s refuge each year and send seasonal collections to The Children’s Society, Embrace the Middle East and Jerusalem and Middle East Church Association.. Ecumenical links with churches in the parish The service at Tadpole Farm is deliberately called ‘Church at Tadpole Garden Village’ to encourage other Christians to support it and the team includes people who normally worship at various other churches. Sunday 25th August St Augustine is one of the ‘Railway churches’ and is located within the Sunday, 25 August 2019 Trinity 10 GWR factory area of town. It is now a centre of significant regeneration Pray for the Anglican Church of South America The Most St Augustine’s so we pray for those who mourn the loss of their old identity and for all Revd Gregory James Venables - Presiding Bishop of the Rodbourne those who work and shop at the Retail Outlet centre located in the Anglican Church of South America & Bishop of Argentina parish. Monday 26 August 2019 Joel Sales, Priest-in-Charge and Kaf Smith, Assistant Minister, are now in Olo (South Sudan) The Rt Revd Tandema Obede post at both St Augustine’s and Pattern Church. Pray for the ministry Busan (Korea) The Most Revd Onesimus Dongsin Park team, PCC and congregation in this transitional season, that they might Kigezi (Uganda) The Rt Revd George Bagamuhunda hear God’s call as they discern a vision for mission and ministry going forward. Tuesday 27 August 2019 Olympia (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Gregory The monthly Messy Church, relationship with Even Swindon School and Rickel families coming for infant baptism are significant opportunities for Busoga (Uganda) The Rt Revd Paul Moses Samson mission and engagement with local families. Naimanhye

Priest-in-Charge Wednesday 28 August 2019 Revd. Joel Sales Omu-Aran (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Philip Adeyemo Butare Assistant Minister (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Nathan Gasatura Butere (Kenya) Revd. Kaf Smith The Rt Revd Timothy Wambunya PTO Clergy Revd. Liz Griffiths Thursday 29 August 2019 LLMs On the Lake (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Chijioke Oti Mr Neil Fisher Buye (Burundi) The Rt Revd Sixbert Macumi Churchwardens Mrs. Carol Holmes

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Mr. Neil Fisher Friday 30 August 2019 PCC Treasurer On the Niger (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Owen Chidozie Mrs. Julie Pobjoy Nwokolo PCC Secretary Byumba (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Emmanuel Ngendahayo Ms. Maureen Carroll Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh (Ireland) The Rt Revd Ferran Other significant team members: Glenfield Heather Kellet (Children & Youth) Saturday 31 August 2019 GROWING DISCIPLES Kimberley & Kuruman (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Monthly Monday evening Taize prayer and worship Oswald Swartz Text a Prayer initiative Kindu (Congo) The Most Revd Zacharie Masimango Monthly “Breakfast and the Bible” bible study Katanda (Primate) GROWING LEADERS Kinkiizi (Uganda) The Rt Revd Dan Zoreka Working with our local Primary School – Even Swindon Messy Church team development GROWING VOCATIONS St Augustine’s will be part of the ‘training ground’ for Pattern Church and those on placement with us. MISSION within the parish: Working with our local Primary School – Even Swindon Support for the Tuesday drop in lunch group Monthly Messy Church Possibility of a new coffee morning initiative for local over 60’s MISSION organisations/links that you support Swindon Commercial Chaplaincy Swindon Foodbank Ecumenical links with churches in the parish Rodbourne Methodist Church with whom we share monthly Sunday worship

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Sunday 1st St Barnabas is one of Swindon’s ‘Railway churches’ built by and for GWR Sunday, 1 September 2019 September employees. It remains a thriving residential and commercial area with a Pray for the Province of the Episcopal Church of South Trinity 11 growing multi-ethnic population including an Islamic study centre and Sudan The Most Revd Justin Badi Arama – Bishop of Juba St Barnabas Gorse Gurdwara. and Archbishop of the Province of the Episcopal Church of Hill The community needs to learn to live alongside each other respecting South Sudan and valuing both our diversity and what bunds us together. Pray that people may continue to grow during the forthcoming Monday 2 September 2019 interregnum Ondo (Nigeria) The Very Revd Stephen Oni Calabar (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Tunde Adeleye Priest-in-Charge Kinshasa (Congo) The Rt Revd Achille Mutshindu Revd Phil Ashby Assistant Clergy Tuesday 3 September 2019 Revd. Barbara Sheppard Ontario (Canada) The Rt Revd Michael Oulton PTO Clergy Calcutta (North India) The Rt Revd Probal Kanto Dutta Revd. Lyndsay Grey Revd. Liz Griffiths Wednesday 4 September 2019 PTO LLMs Oqbomoso (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Titus Babtunde Olayinka Mrs. Brenda Young Caledonia (Canada) The Revd David TJ Lehmann Calgary Churchwardens (Canada) The Most Revd Gregory Kerr-Wilson Calgary Mrs. Jennifer Roe (Canada) The Rt Revd Sidney Glenn Black Mr. Derek Linford PCC Treasurer Thursday 5 September 2019 Mrs. Judith Garratt Oregon (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Michael PCC Secretary Hanley Mr. Matthew Harz-Biggs California (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Marc Andrus Other significant team members: Janet Sullivan – sacristan Friday 6 September 2019 Orlu (Nigeria) The Most Revd Bennett Okoro Cameroon GROWING DISCIPLES (West Africa) The Rt Revd Dibo Thomas-Babyngton Elango Monday mid-day prayer, Monthly Tuesday evening Bible Study Group Kirinyaga (Kenya) The Rt Revd Joseph Kibichwa Weekly Thursday morning Bible Study Group GROWING LEADERS Saturday 7 September 2019 Creating Connections initiative, Messy Church Oru (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Geoffrey Chukwunenye

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GROWING VOCATIONS Canberra & Goulburn (Australia) The Rt Revd Mark Short Nothing specific as everything we do encourages people to consider God’s Canberra & Goulburn (Australia) The Rt Revd Trevor call on their life Edwards MISSION within the parish: Canberra & Goulburn (Australia) The Rt Revd Stephen Support for the Wednesday morning coffee fellowship, Messy Church Pickard which meets every month, Saturday quiet morning drop in, Swindon Commercial Chaplaincy, Swindon’s deaf community through our monthly British Sign Language Eucharist with Canon Gill Behenna Open Door and its work with SEN adults MISSION organisations/links that you support Swindon Foodbank, Swindon Street pastors

Sunday 8th … All Saints is predominantly residential with a growing multi-ethnic Sunday, 8 September 2019 September population. The building requires ongoing repairs Pray for the Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan The Trinity 12 … The church community needs to continue building its confidence and Most Revd Ezekiel Kumir Kondo - Archbishop of the All Saints seeking new ways to reach out to support the wider community. Province of Sudan & Bishop of Khartoum Southbrook Street … that people may continue to grow during the forthcoming interregnum Monday 9 September 2019 Priest-in-Charge Osaka (Japan) The Rt Revd Andrew Haruhisa Iso Revd Phil Ashby Canterbury (England) The Most Revd and Rt Hon Justin Assistant Clergy Welby (Primate) Revd. Barbara Sheppard Canterbury (England) The Rt Revd PTO Clergy Canterbury (England) The Rt Revd Jonathan Goodall Revd. Lyndsay Gray Canterbury (England) The Rt Revd Roderick Charles Howell Revd. Liz Griffiths Thomas PTO LLMs Canterbury (England) The Rt Revd Trevor Willmott Mrs. Brenda Young Churchwardens Tuesday 10 September 2019 Mr. Bernard Jones Osun (Nigeria) The Rt Revd James Afolabi Popoola Mrs. Julie Hailstone Cape Coast (West Africa) The Rt Revd Victor Atta-Baffoe PCC Treasurer Mrs. Jean Richards Wednesday 11 September 2019 PCC Secretary Osun North (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Abiodun T Olaoye

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Mrs. Julie Hailstone Cape Town (Southern Africa) The Most Revd Thabo Other significant team members: Makgoba (Primate) Mrs Jenny Bassett – Administrator Cape Town (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Garth Counsell Carlisle (England) The Rt Revd James Scobie Newcome GROWING DISCIPLES Carlisle (England) The Rt Revd Emma Ineson Monday Morning Prayer (alternating with St. Barnabas) Bi-weekly Wednesday evening contemplative Prayer Thursday 12 September 2019 GROWING VOCATIONS Osun North East (Nigeria) Vacant Nothing specific as everything we do encourages people to consider God’s Cashel & Ossory (Ireland) The Rt Revd Michael Andrew call on their life James Burrows MISSION within the parish: All Saints craft-club which meets every month Friday 13 September 2019 Saturday quiet morning drop in Ottawa (Canada) The Rt Revd John Holland Chapman Swindon Commercial Chaplaincy Ottawa (Canada) The Rt Revd Nigel Shaw The growing links with Ferndale Primary School and Poppies nursery Central Buganda (Uganda) The Rt Revd Michael Lubowa All those who use the ‘hall’ from Swindon Brass to individuals holding parties Saturday 14 September 2019 MISSION organisations/links that you support Otukpo (Nigeria) The Rt Revd David Bello Swindon Food Collective Central Busoga (Uganda) The Rt Revd Patrick Wakula NSPCC Christmas appeal Kisangani (Congo) The Rt Revd Lambert Funga Botolome Swindon Commercial Chaplaincy

Sunday 15th 1950’s outer urban estate, with high levels of poverty, issues of Sunday 15 September 2019 September deprivation and lack of aspiration, and poor education (both adult and Pray for the Anglican Church of Tanzania The Most Revd Dr Trinity 13 child.) Penhill is an enclosed community – only 2 roads in and out of the Maimbo Mndolwa - Archbishop of Tanzania & Bishop of St Peter’s Penhill estate (both on Cricklade Road). Tanga

Priest-in-Charge Monday 16 September 2019 Revd Ali Chesworth Owerri (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Cyril Chukwunonyerem Assistant Clergy Okorocha Revd Janey Hiller (to be ordained June 2019) Central Ecuador (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Victor LLMs Scantlebury Dr. Richard Lock-Pullan Kita Kanto (Japan) The Rt Revd Zerubbabel Katsuichi

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Churchwardens Hirota Mrs. Mavis Turner PCC Treasurer Tuesday 17 September 2019 Mrs Greta Davies Owo (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Stephen Ayodeji Fagbemi PCC Secretary Central Florida (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Mrs Greta Davies Gregory Brewer Other significant team members: Marcus New, Sacristan Wednesday 18 September 2019 GROWING DISCIPLES Oxford (England) The Rt Revd Steven Croft Confirmation groups, Planning a Deepening Discipleship group (START and Oxford (England) The Rt Revd Colin William Fletcher MOVING ON) Oxford (England) The Rt Revd Andrew Proud MISSION within the parish: Oxford (England) The Rt Revd Alan Thomas Lawrence Chaplaincy and Governance SevenFields Academy Wilson Very positive and strong links with uniformed organisations, Monthly Central Gulf Coast (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd messy Church, Russell Kendrick Adult breakfast club, coffee and chat and Craft club providing Central Melanesia (Melanesia) The Most Revd George opportunities to network and chat. Takeli (Primate) MISSION organisations/links that you support Satellite distribution centre for Swindon foodbank. Supporter of Soup Thursday 19 September 2019 kitchen and night shelter. Oyo (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Williams Oluwarotimi Ecumenical links with churches in the parish Aladekugbe Working alongside Shine Pinehurst, and Parish of Title for Revd Simon Central New York (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Halls (to be ordained Deacon June 2019) DeDe Duncan-Probe

Friday 20 September 2019 Pacong (South Sudan) The Rt Revd Joseph Maker Atot Central Newfoundland (Canada) The Rt Revd John Watton Kitale (Kenya) The Rt Revd Stephen Kewasis Kitale (Kenya) The Rt Revd Samson Tuliapus

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Saturday 21 September 2019 Kiteto (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Isaiah Chambala Kitgum (Uganda) The Rt Revd Kitui (Kenya) The Rt Revd Josephat Mule

Sunday 22nd Lots of hidden poverty within the parish, and lots of opportunity for Sunday, 24 March 2019 September engagement with the wider community. Pray for the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Trinity 14 The Most Revd Paul Kwong - Archbishop of Hong Kong St Philip’s PCC exploring ways of making the church more inviting and engaging Sheng Kung Hui & Bishop of Hong Kong Island Upper Stratton with issues of accessibility – we have a very elderly congregation, and are engaging with ways to turn this around – engaging with those things we Monday, 25 March 2019 cherish and those things we need to change in order to be church rather Matana (Burundi) The Rt Revd Seth Ndayirukiye (Diocesan than merely attend church Bishop) Wad Medani (Sudan) The Rt Revd Saman Farajalla Mahdi Priest-in-Charge () Revd Ali Chesworth Hyderabad (Pakistan) The Rt Revd Kaleem John (Diocesan Assistant Clergy Bishop) Revd Janey Hiller (to be ordained Deacon 30 June 2019) Churchwardens Tuesday, 26 March 2019 Rob Dunning Matlosane (formerly Klerksdorp) (Southern Africa) The Rt PCC Treasurer Revd Stephen Diseko (Diocesan Bishop) James Greenslade Waiapu (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) The Rt Revd Andrew PCC Secretary Hedge (Diocesan Bishop) Mrs Debbie Butler Other significant team members: Wednesday, 27 March 2019 James Greenslade, Choirmaster and Christine Norris, Organist Mauritius (Indian Ocean) The Rt Revd Ian Gerald James GROWING DISCIPLES Ernest (Diocesan Bishop) Currently exploring mission action planning and Stewardship with PCC Waikato & Taranaki (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) The Most MISSION within the parish: Revd Philip Richardson (Primate) Primary School governance and Chaplaincy, Beechcroft Infants Waikato & Taranaki (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) Vacant Links with St Philip’s Preschool; (Diocesan Bishop)

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MISSION organisations/links that you support Wangaratta (Australia) The Rt Revd John Parkes (Diocesan Support Swindon Food Collective Bishop) Children’s Society Ecumenical links with churches in the parish Thursday, 28 March 2019 Link with Upper Stratton Baptist Church Mbaise (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Chamberlain Chinedu Ogunedo (Diocesan Bishop) Warri (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Christian Esezi Ideh (Diocesan Bishop)

Friday, 29 March 2019 Mbale (Uganda) The Rt Revd Patrick Gidudu (Diocesan Bishop) Washington (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Mariann Edgar Budde (Diocesan Bishop) Ibadan (Nigeria) The Most Revd Joseph Akinfenwa (Diocesan Bishop) Ibadan North (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Segun Okubadejo (Diocesan Bishop) Ibadan South (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Akintunde Popoola (Diocesan Bishop)

Saturday, 30 March 2019 Mbamili (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Henry Okeke (Diocesan Bishop) Wau (South Sudan) The Most Revd Moses Deng Bol (Diocesan Bishop) Ibba (South Sudan) The Rt Revd Wilson Elias Kamani (Diocesan Bishop)

Sunday 22nd Our parish boundaries were moved last year meaning that the parish has Sunday 22 September 2019 September geographically doubled in size. We also took on St Francis church school. Pray for the Church of the Province of Uganda The Most Trinity 14 Revd Stanley Ntagali - & and Bishop St John’s We are an ethnically very diverse congregation, and are encouraging of Kampala

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Haydon Wick people from all our ethnic groups to take on responsibility. I have a Monday 23 September 2019 number of lay people who can preach and lead. Our new churchwarden Panama (Central America) The Rt Revd Julio Murray Sam Opoka, was born in Uganda. Thompson (Primate) Vicar Central Pennsylvania (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Revd Raymond Adams Audrey Scanlan Churchwardens Kivu (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Augustin Ahimana Mrs. Sharon Mortimer, Sam Opoko PCC Treasurer Tuesday 24 September 2019 Mr. James Bennett Pankshin (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Olumuyiwa Ajayi PCC Secretary Central Philippines (Philippines) The Rt Revd Dixie Copanut Mrs. Sharon Mortimer Taclobao Other significant team members: eg administrator Catherine Attewell is our administrator Wednesday 25 September 2019 GROWING DISCIPLES Panyana Area (South Sudan) The Rt Revd Seme Nigo We have four home groups, and a regular meeting for prayer. Recently Abinda completed “The Bible Course” which was very well received. Central Solomons (Melanesia) The Rt Revd Ben Seka GROWING LEADERS Central Tanganyika (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Dickson Our PCC operates through five subteams. PCC has recently unveiled a new Chilongani Strategic Plan which will see us though to 2024. We want to be a thriving church, with a growing membership, involving more people and seeing Thursday 26 September 2019 God transforming our lives. Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) The Most Revd GROWING VOCATIONS Allan Migi (Primate) Among our African members, we have Tony and Grace Njoroge. Tony will Central Zambia (Central Africa) The Rt Revd Derek Gary be going to a Discernment Day in the not too distant future. Kamukwamba MISSION within the parish: We have an ongoing toddler group and ministry to a care home and a Friday 27 September 2019 sheltered housing. Paraguay (South America) The Rt Revd Peter John Henry We hold various services at St Francis school and have strong links to Bartlett Uganda jointly with the school. Central Zimbabwe (Central Africa) The Revd Ignatius MISSION organisations/links that you support Makumbe Bible Society is very important to us, and one of our members has been Kobe (Japan) The Rt Revd Augustine Naoaki Kobayashi translating the Bible into Albanian as part of his work for them. Church Pastoral Aid Society Is high up on our list. We are strong

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supporters of the Uganda link. Many church members have visited Saturday 28 September 2019 Uganda. We also offer financial and prayerful support to the Bishop of Patna (North India) The Most Revd Dr Philip Marandih Paraguay who is a regular visitor. Locally we support Pregnancy Choices, Chandigarh (North India) The Rt Revd Younas Massey Foodbank and Willows Counselling Service Ecumenical links with churches in the parish Nothing formal.

Sunday 29th Shinepinehurst is a missional community exploring what church might Sunday 29 September 2019 September look like on an outer housing estate in today’s world. Pinehurst is one of Pray for the Episcopal Church The Most Revd Michael Trinity 15 the Swindon neighbourhoods that faces a number of challenges including Curry - Presiding Bishop of TEC Shinepinehurst financially ‘hard-pressed’ or single parent families, significant amounts of people affected by physical or mental health needs and anti-social Monday 30 September 2019 behaviour birthed from the frustration and environment that, Pelotas (Brazil) The Rt Revd Renato Da Cruz Raatz particularly young people, feel. While there are many challenges it is a Chelmsford (England) The Rt Revd Stephen Geoffrey community full of God given gifting and talent. Cottrell Chelmsford (England) The Rt Revd Peter Hill Prayer requests – Chelmsford (England) The Rt Revd Roger Anthony Brett Give thanks for the new Trustee body; the growth of people in Morris ‘discipleship’ programmes; growing interest in baptism and confirmation Chelmsford (England) The Ven John Perumbalath and local leaders taking responsibility. Tuesday 1 October 2019 If you have read the Swindon Advertiser at all over the last weeks you Pennsylvania (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Daniel will have seen about the major push by the Police to reduce drug dealing Gutierrez and anti-social behaviour on the Estate. This has had a real impact in the Chester (England) The Rt Revd Peter Robert Forster neighbourhood – while for many the Police action has been seen as Chester (England) The Rt Revd Libby Lane positive but for others the news in the press has reinforced the negative Chester (England) The Rt Revd Keith Sinclair images both from external but also internally with people wanting to ‘get out’ of the community and wish they lived somewhere else. Wednesday 2 October 2019 Perth (Australia) The Most Revd Kay Goldsworthy At the same time the challenges faced by Swindon Academy in terms of Perth (Australia) The Rt Revd Jeremy James young people’s behaviour but also the amount of community and Perth (Australia) The Rt Revd Kate Wilmot pastoral issues have been unprecedented for many years. Many young Chhattisgarh (North India) The Rt Revd Robert Ali people are struggling with mental health issues and there is lots of child Chicago (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Jeffrey Lee

23 protection concerns but with no capacity remaining within Children Thursday 3 October 2019 Services there is a real concern for the welfare for children and young Peru (South America) The Rt Revd Jorge Luis Aguilar people. Chichester (England) The Rt Revd Martin Warner Chichester (England) The Revd Richard Charles Jackson Please pray for peace and calm Chichester (England) The Rt Revd Mark Sowerby

Please pray for generous and joyful givers and new sources of funding Friday 4 October 2019 Pioneer Minister Peshawar (Pakistan) The Most Revd Humphrey Peters Simon Halls (Primate) Treasurer Chotanagpur (North India) The Rt Revd B. B. Baskey Chris Pope Koforidua (West Africa) The Rt Revd Felix Odei Annancy Other significant team members: eg administrator Becky Lafford, Support and Development worker (10 hours), Saturday 5 October 2019 Karina Bleeker (Global Volunteer Service Volunteer, Germany) Peterborough (England) The Rt Revd Donald Spargo GROWING DISCIPLES Allister shinebreakfast – our fortnightly ‘church’ gathering on a Sunday morning Peterborough (England) The Rt Revd John Holbrook Youth Alpha – every Thursday after school at Swindon Academy Christ the King (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd William shineyouth – every fortnight discipleship group for local young people Mostert Messy Saturday – our monthly version of Messy Church; GROWING LEADERS shinebreakfast – where everyone is expected to take a turn Youth mentoring and group leadership Asset Based Community Development – growing leaders through capturing their ideas and supporting them to make it a reality GROWING VOCATIONS For last year’s Interns: Naomi as she continues her first year with South West Youth Ministries (SWYM) in Chard. Valentin is at Bible School in Germany MISSION within the parish: Messy Saturday, Pinehurst Youthie – every Wednesday at Pinetrees Community Centre, Friday Football, Chaplaincy at Swindon Academy – lessons, assemblies, lunch clubs, detached work, pastoral support, girls

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