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Thursday 30 September Jerome, priest and Teacher of the Faith, 420 ① The Diocese of Free State – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa; The Rt Revd Diocese of Dintoe Letloenyane ② Vacant Dioceses in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Pray for all the Prayers for Parishes dioceses in our Province, currently without a : Kimberley and Kuruman, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mbhashe; Pray for the elective assemblies, the and lay in the representatives who meet and will meet for the purpose of electing Bishops for these Dioceses. Archdeaconries of Ibongolethu and Constantia ③ Fikelela Children’s Centre – Pastor Lulamile Mzuzu, Manager; Mrs Nomava Matiwane, Social Worker; Beverley Hendricks, Coordinator; Dr Jenny Durandt, together with the Cathedral and Homes Medical Officer; Mildred Jutzen, Field Worker; Natasha Pakoe Secretary; Vivian Miller Prevention Officer; Bishop Christopher Gregorowski, Chair of Steering Committee; the within the Diocese Staff and members of the Steering Committee. We give thanks for the health and wellbeing of the children at Fikelela Child and Youth Care Centre. Pray for ongoing Sundays after Pentecost – Season of Creation health and strength for all staff attached to the project, pray for their homes and their families. Pray for wisdom and insight as we tackle our daily duties, strengthening of September, 2021 our virtual support to clients, the spiritual and emotional impact which is very different from person to person. Pray for strengthening of our financial position, for new donors to come on board, for interventions with funding for our day-to-day operations. Pray for our Steering Committee Members and for our Management Board and for our Diocese. Pray for funding to cover a replacement vehicle and much needed space at the Fikelela Child and Youth Care Centre.

Next Month (October, 2021) our prayers for the Diocese of Cape Town will focus on the Archdeaconries of Athlone and The Waterfront as well as the Chaplaincies within the Diocese.

Please submit your prayer intentions to me at For each day there are up to three items for prayer: [email protected] as early as possible, preferably ① For the Anglican Communion – the dioceses are listed alphabetically, as given in well before 20 September. the Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer. ② Alternately by months, for the dioceses in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa Greetings and blessings, (listed by the date they were established), and our link, the Diocese of York. This Bob month we pray for the dioceses in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. ③ For the Diocese of Cape Town by Archdeaconry.

Wednesday 1 September Robert Gray, First Bishop of Cape Town, 1872 is affecting our operations, and especially municipal bills, fuel and food for the children ① The Diocese of Ekiti West – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion; Ondo in our care. We pray that the assistance from the staff at the Diocesan office will yield Province); The Rt Revd Rufus Victor Ajileye Adepoju good fruits as we apply for a reduction in the outstanding municipal bills or even a ② The Diocese of Cape Town – The Most Revd , Archbishop of complete elimination of the debts. We pray for the staff in our 50 children’s homes Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa; The Rt Revd across the Province, that they will be touched by the angels and keep their faith strong, Joshua Louw, and of Cape Town, who that this too shall pass, that their sacrifices will be rewarded through the grace of God. celebrates the first anniversary of his Consecration today. We continue to keep our Shepherd and all his disciples in our prayers, that they too will ③ Ibongolethu Archdeaconry – The Ven Moeketsi Mototjane, Acting . continue to take care of the God’s flock in the church and beyond in our Province and Pray for the Archdeacon; pray for all parishes falling within the Archdeaconry and for the country. their clergy and people. Sunday 26 September 18th Sunday after Trinity Thursday 2 September The Martyrs of New Guinea, 1942 Season of Creation: Week 4 – Pray and act for our Common Home ① The Diocese of Eldoret – The Anglican Church of Kenya; The Rt Revd Christopher ① The Episcopal Church; The Most Revd Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop Ruto ② The – The Rt Revd , Bishop of Saldanha ② The – The Rt Revd , Bishop of Bay Grahamstown ③ St Anne’s Home - Joy Lange, Director. We give thanks and praise for our shelter ③ Resurrection, Bonteheuwel – Revd Lankiri Thaba, . Pray for the clergy, coming out of quarantine and that all who were ill with COVID are healthy and fine parish leadership and people. now. We continue to pray for those who are sick and for families who lost loved ones Friday 3 September during this time. We ask for God’s hand of comfort amidst all the compounded trauma ① The Diocese of Port Elizabeth – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa; The Rt that our communities are experiencing at present. Revd Dr Edward Ronald Daniels Monday 27 September ② The – The Rt Revd Dr , Bishop-Elect of ① The Diocese of Southwest Florida – The Episcopal Church (IV (4) Province); The Natal. Please pray for Dr Ndwandwe, his family and the Diocese as they prepare for his Rt Revd Dabney Smith Consecration and Installation. ② The Diocese of Ukhahlamba – The Rt Revd Moses Madywabe, Bishop of ③ Eluvukweni – Awaiting the appointment of a new Priest-in-Charge. Give thanks for Ukhahlamba our churchwardens and the leaders of all organisations. Pray for our Community as they ③ St Francis Children's Home. have been badly hit both by COVID and taxi violence and we have seen a lot of people Tuesday 28 September lose their jobs or suffer through 'no work no pay'. Pray for our children’s soup kitchen ① The Diocese of Fond du Lac – The Episcopal Church (V (5) Province); The Rt Revd feeding over 100 children 3 times a week and for the reading club. Give thanks for Matthew Alan Gunter donations that have sustained it so far! Give thanks that the church now has a water ② The – The Ven. Bonga Mkabile, Vicar General point and portable toilets. Pray for our building plans as we move forward. Pray ③ St George’s Home for Girls - Graeme Cairns, Director. Pray for the Director, staff particularly for the youth organisations as they have lost their energy. and all residents and their families. Saturday 4 September Wednesday 29 September ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS ① The Diocese of Ely – The (Canterbury Province); The Rt Revd ① The Diocese of Fredericton – The Anglican Church of Canada (Canada Province); Stephen David Conway The Most Revd David Edwards, Bishop of Fredericton and Metropolitan of the ② The – The Rt Revd Dale Bowers, Bishop of St Helena Ecclesiastical Province of Canada ③ St Columba, Gugulethu – Revd Mzwandile Mzamane, Interim Priest-in-Charge. ② The Diocese of Nampula – The Rt. Rev Manuel Ernesto, Bishop of the Pray for the clergy, parish leadership and people. Also keep the Venerable Moeketsi Missionary Diocese of Nampula Mototjane and his family in prayer as he is instituted as rector of St Matthew’s, ③ St Michael’s Child and Youth Care Centre – Rosemary Tsaurai, Director. We thank Claremont today. everybody so much for your prayers; our debt at the Municipality was written off. Keep Sunday 5 September 15th Sunday after Trinity us in prayer for our building plans to be passed at the Municipality, to get our Fire Season of Creation: Week 1 – Economy: God’s rules for our Common Home certificate and Health and Safety certificate. Pray for families of our girls that are sick ① Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan; The Most Revd Ezekiel Kumir Kondo, with Covid and, above all, keep us in prayer during this season to be safe. Archbishop of the Province of Sudan & Bishop of Khartoum Tuesday 21 September ST MATTHEW, APOSTLE ② The Diocese of Free State – The Rt Revd Dintoe Letloenyane, Bishop of Free ① The – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa, The Rt Revd State Margaret Vertue ③ St Mary Magdalene, Gugulethu – Revd Siyabulela Gidi, Rector. Pray for the clergy, ② The –The Rt Revd Stephen Diseko, Bishop of Matlosane parish leadership and people. Also keep the Revd Grant Walters and his family in your ③ St Andrew, Steenberg – Revd Mzwabantu Magadla, Rector; Revd Jenny Swartz, prayers as he is instituted as rector of St Mark’s, District Six today. Assistant Priest. We give God praise in these difficult times, especially the year 2021. Monday 6 September We continue to thank God for the leadership teams at St Andrew’s Steenberg, ① The Diocese of Embu – The Anglican Church of Kenya; The Rt Revd David especially the PCC. We pray for Rev’d Mzwabantu, our Rector, Rev’d Jennifer, Curate Muriithi Ireri and their families. We pray for all our parishioners who have lost their loved ones and ② The – Revd Dr Vikinduku Victor Mnculwane, Bishop-elect all who may be going through some financial difficulties due to Covid-19. We are more of the Diocese. Please pray for Dr Mnculwane, his family and the Diocese as they than grateful to those who have supported the church in times of distress. May God prepare for his Consecration and Installation. reveal his infinite love for all the members of his church. ③ Church of the Holy Spirit, Heideveld – The Revd Zwelibanzi Antoni, Rector. Wednesday 22 September Ember Day Pray for the clergy, parish leadership and people. ① The Diocese of Fianarantsoa – The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean; The Tuesday 7 September Rt Revd Gilbert Rateloson Rakotondravelo ① The Diocese of Enugu – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion; Enugu ② The – The Rt Revd , Bishop of Province); The Most Revd Dr Emmanuel O. Chukwuma, Archbishop of Enugu Umzimvubu Province and Bishop of Enugu ③ Emmanuel, Wynberg – Vacant. Pray for the clergy, parish leadership and people ② The Diocese of Mthatha – The Rt Revd Dr Nkosinathi Ndwandwe, Bishop of during the period of interregnum. Mthatha Thursday 23 September ③ St Cyprian, Langa –Revd Notemba Ntuli, Assistant priest. Pray for the clergy, ① The Diocese of Florida – The Episcopal Church (IV (4)Province); The Rt Revd John parish leadership and people. Howard Wednesday 8 September The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary ② The – The Rt Revd Andre Soares, Bishop of Angola ① The Diocese of Enugu North – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion; ③ St John, Wynberg – Vacant. Pray for the clergy, parish leadership and people during Enugu Province); The Rt Revd Sosthenes I. Eze the period of interregnum. ② The Diocese of Pretoria – The Rt Revd Allan Kannemeyer, Bishop of Pretoria Friday 24 September Ember Day ③ Reconciliation, Manenberg – Revd Derek Cloete, Priest-in-Charge; Revd Glynis ① The Diocese of Central Florida – The Episcopal Church (IV (4) Province); The Rt Rhodes, . Pray for the clergy, parish leadership and people. Revd Gregory Brewer Thursday 9 September ② The – The Rt Revd Daniel Kgomosotho, Bishop of ① The Diocese of Esan – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion; Bendel Mpumalanga Province); The Most Revd Friday John Imaekhai, Archbishop of Bendel Province & ③ The Cathedral of St George the Martyr, Cape Town. The Very Revd Michael Bishop of Esan Weeder, ; Revd Marcus Slingers, Assistant priest. We give thanks for the ② The – The Rt. Revd Carlos Matsinhe, Bishop of Lebombo appointment of Revd Marcus and pray for him and his family as he takes up the ③ Holy Cross, Nyanga – Vacant Pray for the clergy, parish leadership and people as challenge of ministering to the Cathedral community. We also continue to pray for our they enter a period of interregnum. Dean as he carries our Cathedral community through this extremely difficult and Friday 10 September stressful time in all our lives. ① The Diocese of Etche – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion; Niger Delta Saturday 25 September Province); The Rt Revd Precious Okechukwu Nwala ① The Diocese of Southeast Florida – The Episcopal Church (IV (4) Province); The Rt ② The – The Rt Revd , Bishop of George Revd Peter Eaton ③ Constantia Archdeaconry – The Ven. Terry Lester, Archdeacon. Pray for the ② The Diocese of False Bay – The Rt Revd Margaret Vertue, Bishop of False Bay Archdeacon; pray for all parishes falling within the Archdeaconry and for their clergy ③ Leliebloem House - Francisco Cornelius, Director. We give thanks for the many and people. blessings we received over the last period especially during this time where all of us are Saturday 11 September affected, and infected with this Covid-19 disease. Thank you for carrying us through ① The Diocese of Etsako – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion; Bendel this ordeal so far. We continue to pray for interventions with our lack of finances, which Province); The Rt Revd Jacob O. B. Bada ② The Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman – The Revd Carol Starkey, Vicar-general. Friday 17 September ③ St Martin, Bergvliet – Revd Grant Damoes, Rector. Revd Zolile Babayi Self- ① The Diocese of Ezo – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan supporting Assistant Priest. Pray for the clergy, parish leadership and people. (Western Equatoria Province); The Rt Revd John Kereboro Zawo Sunday 12 September 16th Sunday after Trinity ② The – The Rt Revd Vicente Msossa, Bishop of Niassa Season of Creation: Week 2 – Ecology: Protecting our Common Home ③ Church of the Holy Spirit, Kirstenhof . Pray for the Revd Brian Hill, Interim priest ① The Anglican Church of Tanzania; The Most Revd Dr Maimbo Mndolwa, and Revd Brendan Fox, Assistant Priest. Pray for the Parish leadership and people. Archbishop of Tanzania & Bishop of Tanga Saturday 18 September ② The Diocese of Johannesburg – The Rt Revd Stephen Moreo, Bishop of ① The Diocese of Faisalabad – The (united) Church of Pakistan; The Rt Revd John Johannesburg Samuel, Bishop of Faisalabad and Deputy Moderator of the Church of Pakistan ③ Christ Church, Constantia – The Ven. Terry Lester, Rector. Pray for the clergy, ② The Diocese of St Mark the Evangelist – The Rt Revd Luke Pretorius, Bishop of parish leadership and people. Give thanks for the collaboration of the parish of Christ St Mark the Evangelist Church, Constantia, with the Constantia Heritage and Education Project on the Heritage ③ All Saints, Plumstead – Revd Mkhuseli Lujabe, Rector. Please ray for our rector, Fr Exhibition as we celebrate 160 years of a spiritual presence in the Constantia Valley. Mkhuseli Lujabe; may his Sabbatical be a time of refreshment and spiritual renewal. Pray God to bless and strengthen the staff at St George’s and St Michael’s Homes for Pray for our church council; may the Holy Spirit guide them, as they direct the affairs of Girls as they seek to rebuild damaged lives. Give thanks for the Grey Ladies who began our church. Pray for our senior members, especially at this time of so much uncertainty. this initiative in Cape Town. Pray for the many parishes struggling in these difficult May they put their trust in God and experience his power and strength and be renewed times to meet financial deadlines. Pray for God’s guidance as we and other parishes in the process. Pray for all those who work behind the scenes, especially the fundraising endeavour to maintain contact with parishioners who have been absent due to Covid-19. committee, maintenance committee and volunteers. Monday 13 September Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage and Martyr,258 Sunday 19 September 17th Sunday after Trinity ① The Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe – The Episcopal Church (II (2) Season of Creation: Week 3 – Ecumenism: The family of God in our Common Home Province); The Rt Revd Mark David Wheeler Edington, Bishop-in-Charge ① The Church of the Province of Uganda; The Most Revd Stephen Kaziimba, ② The Diocese of – The Rt Revd , Bishop of Namibia Archbishop of Uganda & Bishop of Mityana ③ St Luke, Diep River – Revd Douglas Kirkpatrick, Associate Rector. ② The – The Rt Revd Charles May, Bishop of the Tuesday 14 September Holy Cross Day Highveld ① The Diocese in Europe – The Church of England (Canterbury Province); The Rt ③ St Faith, Plumstead – Revd Andrew Hunter, Rector. Pray for the clergy, parish Revd Robert Innes, Bishop of Gibraltar leadership and people. ② The – The Very Revd Tanki Mofana, Vicar-general Monday 20 September John Coleridge Patteson, Bishop of Melanesia and Martyr ③ St Peter, Hout Bay with St Simon and St Andrew – Revd Gaile Becket, Rector. Pray ① The Parish of the Falkland Islands – Extra Provincial to the Archbishop of for the clergy, parish leadership and people. Canterbury; The Rt Revd Timothy Thornton, Bishop of Lambeth and Bishop to the Wednesday 15 September Falkland Islands ① The Diocese of Evo – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion; Niger Delta ② The Diocese of Christ the King – The Rt Revd , Bishop of Christ Province); The Rt Revd Innocent U. Ordu the King ② The – The Very Reverend Advent Dlamini, Vicar General ③ St Cyprian, Retreat – Revd Canon Mark Andrews, Rector; Revd Ronald Muller, ③ Christ Church, Kenilworth – Revd Guy Axelson, Associate Rector; Revd Charlotte Assistant Priest. As a parish we have endured much, but yet remain hopeful because of Brown, Deacon. Pray for the safe arrival of Revd Guy and his family as he prepares to our faithful God. We pray for the parish family, as we mourn the loss of loved ones, take up his duties as Rector of Christ Church Kenilworth. succumbing to the deadly virus. We bring before God those who are infected and Thursday 16 September Ninian, Bishop and Missionary in Scotland, c.432 affected, asking for God’s hand of healing and strength to be over them. We give thanks ① The Diocese of Exeter – The Church of England (Canterbury Province); The Rt for Revd. Canon Mark Andrews, Revd Ronald Muller and the able assistance of Revd Revd Robert Atwell Canon Basil Adams whom God has placed in pastoral roles in the parish. We pray that ② The Diocese of Port Elizabeth – The Rt Revd Dr Edward Ronald Daniels, Bishop God will continue to mould them into the children God has called them to be; grow of Port Elizabeth their intellect, empower them to be bold, give them peace in the midst of these difficult ③ St Philip, Kenwyn – Revd Canon Natalie Simons-Arendse, Associate Rector. Revd times, and lead them as they lead this parish in the name of our Lord. We acknowledge Philip Donald, transitional deacon and Revd Christine De Stadler, self-supporting God as Sovereign over all things and pray that God will open the hearts of this parish to Distinctive Deacon. Pray for the clergy, parish leadership and people. continue to honour and serve God in Jesus’ name.