Prayer Diary – January-March 2019
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Prayer Diary – January-March 2019 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.europe.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 France: Tuesday, Saturday • Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Wednesday, Saturday • Italy & Malta 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 30 November. December Sunday 30 – 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 Meurig Williams in his role as Bishop's Chaplain and Gail Wilmet as Administrative Secretary. Pray for Elaine Labourel (Director of Reader Ministry) and all those training to be Readers in the diocese. Monday 31 Archdeaconries of Germany and Northern Europe, Eastern: Archdeacon Colin Williams. Vienna: (Also serves Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Bratislava, Ljubljana, Yerevan, Zagreb) Chaplain: Patrick Curran, Assistants: Mike Waltner, John Barker, CEMES intern Ben O’Neill. January Tuesday 1 Aquitaine: (Includes Bertric Buree, 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 . Wednesday 2 Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Archdeacon Geoff Johnston. Gibraltar Cathedral: (Also serves Gibraltar (Port)) Dean: Vacant Thursday 3 Antwerp: Chaplain: Andrew Wagstaff, Reader: Egbert van Groesen. Antwerp Mission to Seafarers . Friday 4 Archdeaconry of Italy and Malta: Archdeacon Vickie Sims. Pray for Vickie in her dual role as chaplain in Milan and volunteer archdeacon. Assisi: Locum Chaplain. Bordighera: (served from Menton, France). Saturday 5 Berlin: Chaplain: Christopher Jage-Bowler. Bonn with Cologne: Chaplain: Michael Bullock, Assistant: Richard Gardiner. Pray for wisdom as we discern the future of the Chaplaincy in the next two years and beyond. Sunday 6 - Epiphany 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. Monday 7 Prague: (Includes Brno, also serves Dresden) Chaplain: Nathanial, Reader: Jack Noonan. Pray for our chaplaincy to grow spiritually, physically and financially, for the growth of our congregation in Brno and for our youth fellowship. Tuesday 8 Archdeaconry of France: Archdeacon Meurig Williams. Beaulieu-sur-Mer: Chaplain: Anthony Ingham. Biarritz: Chaplain: Vacant. Wednesday 9 Casablanca: Chaplain: Medhat Sabry. Tangier: Chaplain: Dennis Obidiegwu . Thursday 10 Brugge, Knokke, Ostend: Chaplain: Augustine Nwaekwe. Pray for all who are attending the discernment weekend in London (25 - 27 January); for those in our parishes who suffer from loneliness or mental health problems. Friday 11 Florence: (Also serves Siena, Bologna) Chaplain: William Lister, Deacon: Giampaolo Pancetti, Reader: Maria Makepeace. Genova: Chaplain: Tony Dickinson. Pray for: British citizens resident in Liguria (and Ligurians resident in the UK) during the Brexit endgame; migrant members of the congregation as the Italian government changes the rules governing residence; the impact of the proposed Diocesan Financial Plan on chaplaincies already struggling to make ends meet. Saturday 12 Brittany: (Includes: Huelgoat, Ploërmel, Rostrenen) Chaplain: Robin Adams, Readers: Laura Hillman, Robin Hillman, Alan Mason, Guy Barnard. Pray for: those preparing for confirmation; our new worship location in Redon; a reformation, renewal and revival of the Church of England; the development of home bible study groups and ALPHA. Cannes: Chaplain: Giles Williams, Readers: David Sinclair, Christine Williams. Pray for fund-raising for a trip to Uganda with nine of our young people in July (mainly to pay for the air-tickets) and our Christianity Explored Course beginning on 26th February. Sunday 13 – Epiphany 2 Pray for the Lusitanian Church, Bishop Jorge Pina Cabral . Pray for the Church of Denmark and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia. Monday 14 Copenhagen: (Also serves Aarhus) Chaplain: Smitha Prasadam, Readers: Professor Ursula Sonnewald, Victoria Wadsworth-Hansen, Graeme Lloyd-Roberts. Tallinn: Chaplain: Gustav Piir. Tuesday 15 Chantilly: Chaplain: Sarah Tillet. Pray for our opportunities to work with refugees and our relationship with a specific local community; for our recent commitment to donate food regularly to the Chantilly food bank and our relationship with them; for God’s guidance as we consider our environmental footprint as a church and how we are being led to become more environmentally responsible. Dinard: Chaplain: Vacant. Wednesday 16 Barcelona: (Also serves Andorra) Chaplain: John Chapman. Nerja and Almuñécar: Chaplain: Nigel Thomas. Thursday 17 Archdeaconry of North-West Europe: Archdeacon Paul Vrolijk. Brussels: Associate Chaplain: John Wilkinson, Assistant: Fiona Simon, Deacon: Jean-Bosco Turahirwa, Readers: Jennifer Le Jeune, David Fieldsend, Heather Roy, Grace West, Arttu Makipaa, CEMES intern Mark Van Eker . Friday 18 - Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (until 25 January) Malta and Gozo: (Includes: Sliema, Valletta, also serves: Gozo) Senior Chaplain: Simon Godfrey, Reader: David Felgate. Saturday 19 Algarve: (Includes: Almancil, Praia Da Luz, Tavira, Gorjões) Chaplain: Reid Hamilton, Assistant: Robert Kean, Readers: Fiona Mayes, Eckart Floether, Maureen Kyle, Robert Kelly. Greater Lisbon: (Includes: Estoril, Lisbon) Chaplain: Frank Sawyer. Sunday 20 – Epiphany 3 Pray for the Spanish Episcopal Reformed Church, Bishop Carlos López-Lozano. Pray for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Monday 21 Helsinki: (Also serves Tallinn, Tampere, Turku, Kuopio, White Nile) Chaplain: Tuomas Mäkipää, Assistants: David Oliver, Amos Manga, Readers: Geoffrey Phillips, Keith Battarbee, John Mills, Emmanuel Eneh. Tuesday 22 Dunkirk, The Mission to Seafarers: Chaplain: Phil Edell. Fontainebleau: Chaplain: Elisabeth Dean. Pray for our Chaplaincy Council Planning Day (January 26 th ) and our ACM (March 31 st ). Grenoble: Chaplain: Bob Hurley. Wednesday 23 Costa Almeria and Costa Calida: (serves Mojácar, Llanos and Aljambra ) Chaplain: Vincent Oram, Assistant: Alan Bennett, Reader: Duncan Burr. [Pray for opportunities and wisdom in developing new centres of worship. Pray for our dedication festivals. Pray for Bible study groups and development of new ones and of nurture groups for those exploring faith.] Costa Azahar: (Includes Alcossebre, Vinaros, L'Ampolla) Chaplain: Louis Darrant, Readers: Jennifer Hoskins, Paul Turner. Pray for French Riviera Churches’ clergy meeting for a “chapter lunch” today. Thursday 24 Ghent: (Also serves Ghent (Port)) Chaplain: Stephen Murray. Belgium and Luxembourg Deanery: Area Dean Stephen Murray. Friday 25 Milan: (Also serves Cadenabbia (Lake Como), Varese) Chaplain: Vickie Sims, Reader: Angela Mirani (Varese). Prayers for Caddenabia: for our AGM, decisions will have to be made about ongoing activities and matters carried over from 2018; for reappointment or new appointments of Churchwardens; for the outreach of the Church to visitors and residents of the Lake Area. Saturday 26 Düsseldorf: (Also serves Essen) Chaplain: Stephen Walton. Please pray for Life Explored (evangelistic course) starting in January - that many will come to know Christ through it. Freiburg-im-Breisgau: Chaplain: Christopher Parsons. Pray that God will help us to speak openly and honestly about difficult topics in faith and with much love; for our Celtic-styled worship series as we discern God’s call to us to be faithful people in Freiburg. Sunday 27 – Epiphany4 Pray for the Episcopal Church Europe (ECUSA), Bishop Pierre Whalon. Monday 28 Corfu: Chaplain: Jules Wilson, Reader: Jackie Dallos . Tuesday 29 La