Charles, King and Martyr, 1649 Sat 30 Mark 4.35‐end is one of today’s readings – Mark’s remarkable account of Jesus stilling the storm. It is worth reading Psalm 107 alongside it – God’s great deeds in history are what we see Jesus doing now. And his command – “Peace! Be still!” – is one he addresses to each of us. Cycle of Prayer The Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior (formerly Cariboo) for daily use in (British Columbia and the Yukon, Canada) December 2015 and January 2016 Sun 31 THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY : THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE WORLD LEPROSY DAY: Almighty Father, the giver of life and health, look Being conscious of being in the presence of God mercifully on those who suffer from leprosy. Stretch out your hand to touch Charles de Foucauld, Hermit in the Sahara, 1916 and heal them as Jesus did during His earthly life. Grant wisdom and Tue 1 Today is World Aids Day insight to those who are seeking the prevention and cure of the disease. The Deanery of Dunmow & Stansted Pray for The Anglican Church of Burundi Cilla Hawkes Rural Dean. Belle Beszant, Lay Chair. Joanna Pratt (RDR) Your prayers are asked for the deanery’s continued work as they grow together for their future Mission and Ministry Unit, faced with the task of NOTES: showing God in the growing housing without losing sight of their existing The Cycle of Prayer is also available on the Diocesan website: ministry. Pray, too, for the chaplaincy at Stansted Airport and the 10,000 http://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/faith/prayer employees there. Where parochial links are known to exist the names of overseas workers are placed The Diocese of West Tennessee (Province IV, The Episcopal Church) immediately after the appropriate parish. Wed 2 The South Rodings: Abbess Roding (St Edmund), Beauchamp Roding Further information concerning overseas dioceses, including the names of bishops, is (St Botolph), White Roding (St Martin), Leaden Roding (St Michael) contained in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, available on their website http:// Clergy: Clive Duxbury (PIC) www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm Felsted (Holy Cross) and Little Dunmow (St Mary the Virgin) To contact the Diocese of Chelmsford about the Cycle of Prayer please email internal/ Clergy: Colin Taylor (V). Reader: Joanna Pratt, Robert Stone [email protected] Felsted School: Nigel Little (CHP) ABBREVIATIONS: The Diocese of West Texas (Province VII, The Episcopal Church) A Assistant Clergy; AAD Assistant Area Dean; AC Associate Clergy; ACD Associate Clergy Diaconate; AD Area Dean; ASM Associate Minister, AT Assistant Clergy Title Post; AYO Area Thu 3 Francis Xavier, Missionary, Apostle of the Indies, 1552 Youth Officer, BP Bishop; C Community Worker; CA Church Army; CIC in Charge; CHP Broxted w Chickney (St Mary Vn) and Tilty (St Mary Vn) and Great Easton Chaplain; EVN Evangelist; HT Head Teacher; LD Locally Deployed; LLM Licensed Lay Minister; (St John & St Giles) and Little Easton MCD Minister of Conventional District; MIN Minister, P ; PIC ; R ; Clergy: Ivy Crawford (PIC) [Also Diocesan CMD Adviser] Rdes Rector designate; RDR Reader; PTO Permission to Officiate; RES Residentiary Canon; SNP Great Easton School: Claire Jackman (HT) Special Needs Post, T Teacher; TM Team Ministry; TR Team Rector; TV Team Vicar; V Vicar; Great Bardfield (St Mary Vn) and Little Bardfield (St Katharine) Vdes Vicar designate; WDN Warden. Clergy: Robert Beaken (PIC) Hon. Editor: Reverend Bill Howes, 26 Westfield Drive, Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex CO6 1PU, The Dioceses of Southern and West Virginia (Province III, 01376 561826 (e‐mail [email protected]) who would be glad to receive comments and The Episcopal Church) corrections and also any items for prayer and praise to be considered for inclusion from the parishes. Fri 4 John of Dasmascus, Monk, Teacher of the Faith, c.749 Nicholas Ferrar, , Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637 Great Dunmow (St Mary Vn) w Barnston Clergy: (PIC). St Mary’s Primary School: Clare Griffiths (HT) The Dioceses of Western Izon (Bendel, Nigeria) & Northern Izon (Niger Delta, Nigeria) 12 1 Sat 5 Churches often make Advent far too much like Lent, even to using the same Sun 24 THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY colours at services (in England it used to be blue for Advent and puple for Please pray for the growing ministry of our local sports clubs, and the Lent – now most churches use purple for both). But they are very different. chaplain who care for them. The traditional themes of Lent are prayer and penitence, whereas the PRAY for Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil traditional themes of Advent are hope and expectation as we wait for the birth of God. Mon 25 THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL The Diocese of Western Kansas (Province VII, The Episcopal Church) Loughton (St John the Baptist, St Nicholas, Trinity Church) Clergy: Vacancy (TR); Richard Fisher (AC) Michael Bradley (A) Barbara Read (LLM). Sun 6 THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Pray for the work of the Diocesan Evangelical Association and its Chair, Gordon Simmonds. Tue 26 Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul Loughton (St Mary Vn). PRAY for the Diocese of Western Louisiana (Province VII, the Episcopal Clergy: Malcolm Macdonald (V); Sam Pollard (AC). Church) Readers: Pat Laker, Pat Miller.

Theydon Bois (St Mary Vn) w Theydon Garnon (All Saints) Mon 7 Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Teacher of the Faith, 397 Great Canfield (St Mary Vn) w High Roding (All Saints) and Aythorpe Roding Clergy: Stephen Walker (V), John Fry (A). (St Mary Vn): also The Diocese of Amazon (Brazil) High Easter (St Mary Vn) and Good Easter (St Andrew) w Margaret Roding (St Margaret of Antioch) Wed 27 Holocaust Memorial Day Clergy: Dub Gannon (PIC). Waltham Holy Cross TM: Waltham Abbey (Holy Cross & St Lawrence), High The Diocese of Western Michigan (Province V, The Episcopal Church) Beach (Holy Innocents), Upshire (St Thomas) & Ninefields (St Lawrence). Clergy: Peter Smith (TR); Gill Hopkins, Kelvin Woolmer (TV); Trevor Scott, THE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Joyce Smith, AD (AC). Jane Begley (LLM) Tue 8 Stebbing (St Mary Vn) & Lindsell (St Mary Vn) w Great Saling (St James) and Readers: Michael Hall, Keith Utting. Little (Bardfield) Saling (St Peter & St Paul) High Beach School: Sally Elliot (HT) Clergy: Tim Goodbody (PIC), Cilla Hawkes (AD, AC), Helen Pelly (A) Hillhouse School: Jo Willcox (HT) Reader: Nigel Warren. All Saints Cathedral Diocese ‐ Garissa &Marsabit Missionary Areas Takeley (Holy Trinity) w Little Canfield (All Saints) (Kenya) Clergy: Rob Burles, (PIC). Hugh Mascetti (LLM) The Diocese of Western New York (Province II, The Episcopal Church) Thu 28 Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1274 Loughton (St Michael & All Angels) Clergy: Nina Coulthard (V), Lorraine Smart (A, LD) Wed 9 Ember Day Stansted Mountfitchet (St John) w Birchanger (St Mary Vn) & Farnham Reader: Elizabeth Price (St Mary Vn) The Diocese of Amichi (Niger, Nigeria) Clergy: Paul Wilkin (R) St Mary’s School, Stansted: Christine Tonkins (HT) Fri 29 Blackmore (St Laurence) w Stondon Massey (St Peter and St Paul) The Retired clergy, Readers and lay ministers who live and work Clergy: Vacancy (PIC). in the Deanery of Dunmow and Stansted. Reader: Anthea Gray The Diocese of Western Tanganyika (Tanzania) The Diocese of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (North India)

2 11 Amy Carmichael, Founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship, Spiritual Writer, 1951 UN HUMAN RIGHTS DAY Mon 18 Thu 10 The Deanery of Epping Forest and Ongar The Deanery of Harwich Area Dean: Joyce Smith. Lay Chair: Vacancy Area Dean: Guy Thorburn. Lay Chair: John Baker. Assistant Area Deans: Vernon Ross, Peter Smith Asst. Area Dean: Simon Heron. Gillian Moore (CHP, St Helena Hospice) Deanery Readers: Andrew Argyrakis, Judith Argyrakis. The Diocese of Wiawso (Ghana) Lay Trainer: Samantha Brazier‐Gibbs. The Dioceses of Akoko (Ondo, Nigeria) and Akoko Edo (Bendel, Nigeria) Fri 11 Ember Day Dedham (St Mary Virgin) Clergy: Vacancy (V). Tue 19 Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095 Buckhurst Hill (St John, St Stephen, St Elisabeth) Dedham School: Heather Tetchner (HT) Clergy: Ian Farley (TR), Sarah Guinness (A). Elmstead (St Anne and St Laurence). Reader: Steve Bacon. Clergy: Vacancy (PIC) St John’s School: Peter Tidmarsh (HT). The Diocese of Willochra (South Australia, Australia) The Diocese of Akot (Sudan) Sat 12 Ember Day Wed 20 Richard Rolle of Hampole, Spiritual Writer, 1349 Today is what is sometimes called an “ember” day. It is a very old Anglo Saxon Chigwell and Chigwell Row TM: Chigwell (St Mary) Chigwell (St Winifred), word, but all it means is that today we specially prayer for the mission and Chigwell Row (All Saints) ministry of the church; for our bishops, and , and – in the Clergy: Ben King (TR), Sharon Guest (AC), Neil Taylor (A). Stephen Potts (LLM) words of the prayer for today – “for all your faithful people that in their Chigwell School: Simon Paul (CHP) vocation and ministry they may serve you in holiness and truth.” The Diocese of Akure (Ondo, Nigeria) The Diocese of Winchester (Canterbury)

Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304 Thu 21 THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Epping District TM: Epping (St John), Epping Upland (All Saints), Coopersale Sun 13 Pray for the work of the Diocesan Evangelical Association and its Chair, (St Alban) Gordon Simmonds. The Parish of Great Clacton, St John, asks for your prayer Clergy: Geoffrey Connor (TR); Bryony Morrison (TV), Jonathan MacNeaney (A). that they may be a blessing in the days of Christmas and spread the message Marjorie Austin, Diana Lowry, Piers Northam (LLM). of Jesus Christ. Readers: Carole Goddard, Bob Taylor. St John’s Comprehensive School: Chris Seward (HT) PRAY for the Diocese of Windward Isles (West Indies) Epping Upland School: Sarah Hurwood (HT) Coopersale & Theydon Garnon School: Sarah Miller (HT) Mon 14 John of the Cross, Poet, Teacher of the Faith, 1591 Harwich Peninsula Team Ministry: Dovercourt (All Saints) & Parkeston (St The Diocese of Alabama (Province IV, The Episcopal Church) Paul), Harwich (St Nicholas), Ramsey (St Michael) w Little Oakley (St Mary Vn)

Clergy: Peter Mann (TR), Rosie Tallowin (TV), Guy Thorburn, Sam Winney (AC), Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon , first Martyr of Spain, 304. Fri 22 Astrid Tiesema‐Samsom (A). Sioux Thorpe (LLM) Lambourne (St Mary & All Saints) w Abridge (Holy Trinity) and Stapleford All Saints School, Dovercourt: Julie O’Mara (HT) Abbots (St Mary Vn) Two Village School, Ramsey/Little Oakley: Kay Wills (HT) Clergy: Roger Gayler (PIC). The Diocese of Worcester (Canterbury) The Dioceses of Alaska (Province IX, The Episcopal Church) and Albany (Province II, The Episcopal Church) Ardleigh (St Mary Vn) and The Bromleys (St George, St Mary Vn) Tue 15 Clergy: Vacancy (R). We are coming to the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This Sat 23 th St Mary’s School, Ardleigh: Donna Parker (HT) special time of prayer emerged during 20 century at a time when Christians St George’s School, Great Bromley: Julie O’Mara (HT) of different traditions were deeply suspicious of one another. Today, when we Great Oakley (All Saints) w Wix (St Mary) & Wrabness( All Saints) accept one another with ease, this week of prayer still invites us to be more Clergy: Vacancy (PIC). Laura Garnham (LLM) fully one not for organisational simplicity but for the sake of the Gospel. All Saints School, Great Oakley: Jane Simmons (HT) The Diocese of Algoma (Ontario, Canada) The Diocese of Wusasa (Kaduna, Nigeria)

10 3 Wed 16 Lawford (St Mary) Tue 12 Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 Clergy: Simon Heron (PIC), Paul Mann (AC). Reader: Margaret Southgate Benedict Biscop, scholar, 689 Lawford School: Donna Wenden (HT) Becontree (St Thomas) Mistley w Manningtree (St Mary and St Michael) w Bradfield (St Lawrence) Clergy: Vacancy (V), Carol Newnham (A, LD) Clergy: Chris Hills (R), John Brien (AC), Claire Scargill (A). Becontree (St Mary, Hartley Brook Church) Reader: Stacie Withers. Clergy: Julie Fleming (V), Simon Lewis (A) Mistley Norman School: Amanda Woolmer (HT) Readers: Cliff McLeod, John Wallace. The Diocese of Wyoming (Province VI, The Episcopal Church) The Diocese of Afikpo (Enugu, Nigeria)

Thu 17 O Sapentia [BCP] Wed 13 Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith, 367 Eglantyne Jebb, Social Reformer, Founder of ‘Save the Children’, 1928 Kentigern (Mungo), Missionary Bishop in Strathclyde and Cumbria, 603 Tendring (St Edmund) and Little Bentley (St Mary Vn) w Beaumont‐cum‐ George Fox, Founder of the Society of Friends, 1691 Moze (St Leonard) (St Chad) Clergy: Vacancy (PIC), Linda Porter (A) Clergy: Martin Court (V); Christine Harding (AC) The retired clergy, Readers and lay ministers who live and work Marks Gate (St Mark) in the Deanery of Harwich Clergy: Timothy Brampton (PIC). The Diocese of Yambio (Sudan) The Diocese of Agra (North India)

Fri 18 The Deanery of Saffron Walden Thu 14 Dagenham (St Peter and St Paul) Area Dean: David Tomlinson. Lay Chair: Graham Cook. Clergy: Joel Edwards (PIC). Reader: Kathy Playle. Assistant Area Dean: Margaret Davis. Bishop’s Advisor on Women’s Ministry: William Ford Junior School: Richard Hopkins (HT) Jenny Tomlinson. Dagenham Park CE School: Simon Weaver (HT) The Diocese of Yangon (Myanmar) The Dioceses of Aguata (Niger, Nigeria) and Ahoada (Niger Delta, Nigeria) Sat 19 17‐24 December have from very early times been special days of “counting down” to Christmas. There is a joyful urgency not about shopping but Fri 15 Becontree (St George) about welcoming Jesus into our lives, and the characteristic word of these Clergy: Simon Smallwood (V). days is “Maranatha” (1 Corinthians 16.22) – a word that can mean both The retired clergy, Readers and lay ministers who live and work “the Lord has come” and “come, Lord”. The perfect prayer for today. in the Deanery of Barking and Dagenham. The Diocese of Yei (Sudan) The Diocese of Aipo Rongo (Papua New Guinea)

Sun 20 THE FOUTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Mark 2:13‐17 is one of today’s readings. Straight after calling Levi, the tax Pray for Denis Huntley, Chaplain amongst Deaf and Deafblind People and Sat 16 collector, Jesus goes to a party at his house with lots of tax collectors and Adviser on Disability Issues, and his team. sinners. A fantastic sign at the beginning of this new year of the kind of PRAY for The Diocese of Yewa [form. Egbado] (Lagos, Nigeria) church we need to be.

The Diocese Ajayi Crowther (Ibadan, Nigeria) Mon 21 The Sampfords (St Mary Virgin, St Michael) and Radwinter (St Mary Virgin) with Hempstead (St Andrew) Sun 17 Clergy: Philip Tarris (PIC). Radwinter School: Kate Hockley (HT) THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins tomorrow Icknield Way Villages: Great Chishill (St Swithun), Little Chishill (St Nicholas), Lord Jesus, who prayed that we might all be one, we pray to you for the Chrishall (Holy Trinity), Elmdon (St Nicholas), Strehall (St Mary Vn), Heydon unity of Christians according to your will, according to your means. May (Holy Trinity), The Hamlet Church at Duddenhoe End. your Spirit enable us to experience the suffering caused by division, to see Clergy: Andy Colebrook (R). our sin and to hope beyond all hope. Amen. Chrishall School: Tracey Bratley (HT) PRAY for the Church of Bangladesh The Diocese of Yirol (Sudan)

4 9 The Deanery of Barking and Dagenham Saffron Walden and Villages Team Ministry: Saffron Walden, Wendons Wed 6 Area Dean: Julie Fleming. Lay Chair: Dean Gillespie. Tue 22 Ambo (St Mary Vn), Littlebury (Holy Trinity), Ashdon (All Saints), Hadstock Assistant Area Deans: Martin Court, Penny Sayer (St Botolph), Debden (St Mary Vn), Wimbish w Thunderley (All Saints), Chaplains: Anthony Rablen (North Foundation NHS Trust), Great Chesterford (All Saints), Little Chesterford (St Mary Vn). Yousouf Gooljary (Dagenham Park CE School). Clergy: David Tomlinson (AD) (TR); Hilary Davey, Richard Spencer, Jeremy Parsons (TV); Paula Griffiths, Tim Hardingham, Jenny Tomlinson, Angela Thu 7 Barking TM (St Margaret & St Patrick w Christ Church) Want, (AC); Lydia Smith (A). Tracey Nicholls (LLM) Reader: Graham Davies. Clergy: Rt Revd Dr Trevor Mwamba (TR) (Assistant Bishop); Graham Dowling, St Mary’s School, Saffron Walden: Karen Cayford (HT) Christine Chambers (TV), Elwon John (AC). Debden School: Julie Gibbons (HT) St Margaret’s School: Ruth Ejvet (HT) Great Chesterford Primary Academy: Henry Weir (HT) George Carey Primary School: Christopher Harrison (HT) The Diocese of Yokohama (Japan) The Reverend David and Mrs Sandra Townshend (Canada) The Most Revd Nicholas Okoh, Metropolitan and Primate Wed 23 Thaxted (St John and St Laurence). of all Nigeria & Bishop of Abuja Clergy: Philip Tarris (PIC), Christopher Brown (AC). Reader: Adrian Wright.

Clavering (St Mary & St Clement) and Langley (St John Evn) w Arkesden Barking (St Erkenwald) Fri 8 (St Mary Vn) and Wicken Bonhunt (St Margaret); Manuden (St Mary Vn) and Clergy: Young Lee (PIC) Berden (St Nicholas). Becontree South TM (St Alban, St Martin) Clergy: Margaret Davies (V). Clergy: Penny Sayer (TR), Yousouf Gooljary (AC), Mark Blakely (A), Raymond Henham (St Mary Vn) and Elsenham (St Mary Vn) w Ugley (St Peter). Descombes (A, LD) Clergy: Gary Townsend (V). The Diocese of Abyei (Sudan) Elsenham School: Linda Reid (HT)

The Diocese of Yola (Jos. Nigeria) “Christ has many services to be done: some are easy, others are difficult; Sat 9 some bring honour, others bring reproach; some are suitable to our natural Thu 24 CHRISTMAS EVE inclinations and material interests, others are contrary to both; in some we Newport (St Mary Vn) w Widdington (St Mary Vn), Quendon (St Simon & St may please Christ and please ourselves; in others we cannot please Christ Jude) w Rickling (All Saints) except by denying ourselves. Yet the power to do all these things is given to Clergy: Neil McLeod (V). Andrea Harrison (LLM) us in Christ, who strengthens us.” Introduction to the Methodist Covenant Prayer Rickling School: Gill Napier (HT) The Diocese of Accra (Ghana, West Africa) The retired clergy, Readers and lay ministers who live and work in the Deanery of Saffron Walden THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST (THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY) Sun 10 The Diocese of York (York) Pray for the staff of the Cathedral, the events to be held there and for all

those who will visit during the coming year. Give thanks, too, for all who CHRISTMAS DAY ‐ NATIVITY OF OUR LORD generously give of their time as volunteers. Fri 25 May the humility of the shephrds, the perseverance of the wise men, the joy PRAY for the Anglican Church of Australia of the angels, and the peace of the Christ child be God’s gifts to us this Christmas time, and always. (The Promise of His Glory) Mary Slessor, Missionary in West Africa, 1915 The Diocese of Ysabel (Melanesia) Mon 11 Becontree St Cedd

Clergy: Tony Rablen (V), Ruth Dowley (A). Sat 26 STEPHEN, DEACON, FIRST MARTYR Becontree (St Elisabeth) It is an extraordinary feature of the Christian calendar that it places the Clergy: Steven Hanna (V) death of the first Christian martyr straight after Christmas Day – a powerful The Diocese of Adelaide (South Australia) and challenging reminder that the birth of Christ is not an easy story for children but a summons to costly discipleship. The Diocese of Yukon (British Columbia & The Yukon)

8 5 Sun 27 THE FIRST SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS Thu 31 John Wyclif, Reformer, 1384 Please pray for the Guild of Vergers and give thanks for Walton‐le‐Soken (All Saints) the work and devotion of the men and women who carry out this important Clergy: Peter Edwards (R). Reader: Viv Bull task. Weeley (St Andrew) w Little Clacton (St James) The Diocese of Zaki‐Biam (Abuja, Nigeria) Clergy: David Newman (R). St Andrew’s School: John Crane (HT) Mon 28 HOLY INNOCENTS The retired clergy, readers and lay ministers who live and work in the The Deanery of St Osyth Deanery of St Osyth. Area Dean: Guy Thorburn. Lay Chair: Wendy King The Diocese of Zululand (Southern Africa) Asst. Area Dean: Pauline Scott Alresford (St Andrew) and Frating w Thorrington (St Mary) Clergy: Pauline Scott (R). Pauline Hart (A). Reader: John Harper. JANUARY 2016 Brightlingsea (All Saints w St James). Clergy: Anne Howson (PIC) THE NAMING AND CIRCUMCISION OF JESUS Katherine Graham (LLM). Fri 1 A Prayer for the New Year: Lord of the years, we ask your blessing on the Clacton (St James). Clergy: Peter Kane (V). year to come. Give us resilience to bear its disappointments, energy to seize its opportunities and openness to accept the more abundant life which you Clacton (St Paul). Clergy: David Lower (PIC). have promised us in Christ Jesus our Lord. (More Everyday Prayers) Frinton (St Mary Magdalene). Clergy: Don Smith (R). Maggie Wilson (LLM) The Diocese of Aba (Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Diocese of Zanzibar (Tanzania)

Sat 2 Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops, Teachers of the Faith, Tue 29 ST JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST 379 and 389 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1170 Seraphim, Monk of Sarov, Spiritual Guide, 1833 Great Clacton (St John the Baptist) Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, Bishop in Southern India, Evangelist, 1945 Clergy: Guy Thorburn, (AD, V), Mark Mulryne (AC, Children & Families A great quote from Gregory of Nazianzus, one of the saints in today’s worker), Phillip Sacre (A). calendar: “...God will be 'all in all' (I Cor. 15:28) when we are no longer what Readers: Mary Grint, Sheila Neale, Robin Whitworth, Ruth Whitworth. we are now, a multiplicity of impulses and emotions, with little or nothing of Great Clacton C of E Junior School (Academy): Alison Syred‐Paul (HT) God in us, but are fully like God , with room for God and God alone. This is Holland‐on‐Sea (St Bartholomew) the 'maturity' (cf. Col. 1:28) towards which we speed.” Clergy: Vacancy (PIC), David Lower (AC), Susan Wiggins (A) The Diocese of Aba Ngwa North (Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Diocese of Zaria (Kaduna, Nigeria) Sun 3 THE EPIPHANY Wed 30 Kirby‐le‐Soken (St Michael) w Great Holland (All Saints) Please pray for the members of the Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary, and Clergy: Mark Holdaway (R). the Company of Servers, and all people who serve Christ at the altar. St Osyth (St Peter & St Paul) Pray for the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia Clergy: Sharon Miles (PIC), Eddie Howson (A). St Osyth School: Mark Carter‐Tufnell (HT) Mon 4 Please pray for Bishop Stephen Cottrell; for the Area Bishops ‐ , Great Bentley (St Mary Vn) John Wraw and ; the Assistant Bishop, ; the Clergy: Sharon Miles (PIC), Eddie Howson (A). Reader: Wendy King. Honorary Assistant Bishops, John Ball, Derek Bond and Trevor Mwamba; and for their families. Thorpe‐le‐Soken (St Michael) Clergy: Jeremy Dowding (PIC) The Diocese of Abakaliki (Enugu, Nigeria) Rolph School: John Crane (HT) Tue 5 BARKING EPISCOPAL AREA The Diocese of Zonkwa (Abuja, Nigeria) Peter Hill , Area Bishop; (West Ham), (Barking) and (Harlow); and all the members of the Barking Area Team. The Diocese of Aberdeen & Orkney (Scotland)

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