Thursday 24th Workplace Chaplain—The Revd Chris Cullwick John and Charles Wesley, Please pray for: developing new chaplaincies eg in sport; enlisting yet more volunteers eg Street of York Prayer Diary --- May 2012 evangelists, Prayer Diary -- May 2012 hymn writers, ; the growing partnership with York St John University now offering supervision, 1791 and 1788 resources and training to support chaplaincy in the region and a launch conference event in Tuesday 1st Bishopthorpe Palace Philip and September; sustainability beyond next year when current BMO ends. James , Apostles The , The Most Revd and Right Honourable Dr John Sentamu. Diocese of Chotanagpur (North India), Bishop B Baskey Chief of Staff: The Revd Malcolm Macnaughton, Chaplain Researcher: The Revd Dr Daphne Green, Friday 25th University of York St John Domestic Chaplain: The Revd Richard Carew and all the Staff at the Palace. The Venerable Please pray for the Archbishop and for all the staff working in support of the Archbishop’s , monk, The Revd Lucas Njenga scholar, ministry in the Diocese, Province and Nation. historian, 735 Please pray for the students at this time when they are coming to the end of their studies. Also Diocese of Central Florida (IV The Episcopal Church), Bishop John Howe Aldhelm, bishop, for the safety of students who are in placements in Bangladesh, Uganda, Tanzania. Please pray 709 for the continuing strength of the community in the University. Wednesday2nd York Deanery Athanasius, Diocese of Christ the King (Southern Africa), Bishop Peter Lee bishop, teacher Rural Dean: The Revd Terence McDonagh of the faith, 373 Please pray for Terence McDonough who has taken on the role of Rural from the Saturday 26th York Hospital Augustine, end of April 2012. Pray too for all involved in the York 800 celebrations, York Mystery Plays, the archbishop, 605 Chaplains: The Revd Stuart Petty, The Revd Andrew Foster, Fr Pat O'Keeffe, The Revd Ann John Calvin, More Than Gold initiative and follow ups from the Youth Mission ‘Hope Invasion’ held in March/ reformer, 1564 Vaughan, Mrs Gillian Eweis. April. Philip Neri, Please give thanks pray for the 40+ chaplaincy volunteers, from a wide range of churches. Their founder of the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams Oratorians, involvement in the life of the hospital, helps so much as we all seek to meet the spiritual, spiritual guide, Thursday 3rd James the , Acomb Moor 1595 pastoral and religious needs of all within the hospital community. Please pray for all patients, staff and visitors at York Hospital, Bootham Park Hospital and the local units that are covered by Clergy: The Revd Dr Andrew Horsman, Retired Clergy: The Revd Ernest Howell, the team. Churchwardens not known (Election not yet held at time of printing) Diocese of Christchurch (Aotearoa NZ and Polynesia), Bishop Victoria Matthews All Saints, North Street Clergy: The Revd Dr Andrew Horsman, Retired clergy: The Revd Paul Conder, The Revd Canon Sunday 27th St Chad’s Pentecost Philip Cousins, The Revd David Porter, The Revd Jeremy Valentine, The Revd John Wilmer, Whit Sunday Clergy: The Revd Canon Simon Stanley, The Revd Derek Bailey, The Revd Sheila Fletcher, The Churchwardens: David Titchener, Dr Robert Richards Revd Anne Paskett. Diocese of Central Gulf Coast (IV, The Episcopal Church), Bishop Philip Duncan 'Messy Church' has been a revelation over the last year and continues to grow dramatically. We Friday 4th St Aidan, St Stephen, Acomb are now doing it in collaboration with Southlands Methodist Church. Please pray for what we English saints should do about the previously unknown-to-us problem/blessing of how to cope with more and martyrs of Clergy: The Reverend Peter Horsley, The Reverend Pam Cooper, The Revd David Erridge, Youth the Reformation people coming than we can cope with! Era and Children’s Worker: Dan Baldwin, Pastoral Co-ordinator: Lin Hudson, Churchwardens: Pray for La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico. Archbishop Carlos Touch-Porter Evelyn Wroe , Cate Westall. Please pray for a ‘Growing Leaders’ Course that has started recently, for the development of a Monday 28th St Thomas w St Maurice, Lowther Street Lefranc, monk, Parish Office and plans for outreach into the community over the summer. archbishop, Clergy: The Revd Philip Moore, Churchwardens: Viv Pennock, Gerald Snowden Diocese of Central Newfoundland (Canada), Bishop Frederick Torraville scholar, 1089 St Thomas’ has a fantastic location: mixed housing; York St John University; schools; care Ordinary Time Saturday 5th resumes today homes; pubs; student accommodation. Links with community, St John’s and its chaplaincy have The Holy Redeemer, Acomb, and Chaplain at Manor C of E Academy developed well. As ‘Mission Unit’, we lack stipendiary support, but are hugely blessed with a Clergy: The Revd Tony Hand, The Revd Jim Harding. committed team seeking new ways of developing sustainable church and mission. Pray for our Please pray as we think about the church’s response to the ongoing consultations about the mission here: for Phil and Marian Moore; Hannah Shingler, Stephen Sorby and the team. residential development of the former British Sugar site which is in the parish. Please pray for Diocese of Chubu (Japan), Bishop Peter Shibusawa the support to the school as it takes on the role of becoming a Leadership Partner school. Diocese of Central New York (II, The Episcopal Church), Bishop Gladstone Adams Tuesday 29th Sunday 6th St Oswald, Fulford The Right Reverend 5th Sunday of Easter Clergy: The Revd Terence McDonough The North East Region is facing major economic challenges as unemployment continues to rise. Pray for St Oswald’s Church as we leave an interregnum and seek to consolidate and move on. Please pray for all those who have no work and those with anxiety about the future. Pray that Pray for The Anglican Church of Korea. Archbishop Paul Kim our churches will serve their communities with generosity and sensitivity. Pray for all our people engaged in local ministry as we ensure sustaining local Christian presences in every Monday 7th St Edward the Confessor, Dringhouses community. Clergy: The Revd Martin Baldock, The Revd Dr Daphne Green, Retired Clergy: The Revd Susan Diocese of Clogher (Armagh, Ireland), Bishop John McDowell Collier; The Revd Canon John Young , The Revd Canon Philip Cousins, Readers: Sargent, Wednesday 30th Richard Byas, Gill Stamp, Chris Elliott, Charles Anelay, Churchwardens: Ian Hammond, Christine Josephine Butler, Hanby. social reformer, Dean: The Very Reverend Christopher Dalliston 1906 Give thanks for the progress of the renewal of the Cathedral fabric, for the installation of new Please give thanks for - doubling of size of Little Teds (parents and pre-school midweek Joan of Arc, service)- our readers and retired clergy as they minister across the diocese. Please pray for - our visionary, 1431 lighting and sound systems, for our partnerships with the City Council and Universities and for Apolo mission partner, Helen Dawe, in Zimbabwe- plans for a major refurbishment of our community Kivebulaya, the work of Street and School Pastors. Pray for the recruitment and training of new volunteers, priest, evangelist, and scout hall facilities. 1933 and for the appointment of a new Residentiary Canon to lead our work in Learning and Diocese of Central Pennsylvania (III, The Episcopal Church), Bishop Nathan Baxter Education. Diocese of Colombia (IX, The Episcopal Church), Bishop Francisco Duque Tuesday 8th Clifton Local Ecumenical Project, Clifton Moor, St Philip & St James, Clifton Julian of Thursday 31st Diocesan Adviser on Vocations Norwich, Clergy: The Revd David Casswell, The Revd Letitia Chester, Reader: Monica Dunham. Visit of the spiritual writer, Please pray for the More Than Gold mission which is from 28th –3rd June, including a Jubilee Blessed Virgin The Revd David Mann c.1417 Mary to lunch and plans for an Olympic café later in the Summer ... Elizabeth The vocations network runs behind the scenes … promoting and fostering vocations to Diocese of Central Philippines (Philippines), Bishop Dixie Taclobao ministries. Give thanks for the numbers we’re engaging with and particularly for younger candidates exploring ordained ministry. Should you have any queries regarding the Prayer Calendar please do not hesitate to contact the Reverend Diocese of Colombo (Ceylon), Bishop Dhiloraj Canagasabey Richard Carew via email: [email protected] or phone: 01904 707021

Wednesday 9th St Mary, Haxby St Nicholas, Wigginton Thursday St Denys, St Martin, St Helen, St Olave, St Giles, All Saints Pavement, St Crux. Clergy: The Revd Steve Jarratt, The Revd Paul Jackson, The Revd Dr Michael Grandey, Retired 17th Clergy: The Revd Jane Nattrass, The Revd Allan Hughes, The Revd David Simpson Clergy: The Revd Ron Smith, Readers: Ian Evans, Di Starr, Barbara Symons, Eric Thompson , Ascension Retired Clergy: Malcolm Grundy, Sue Rushton, Brian Harris, Brian Gant and Gordon Murray Day Churchwardens: Rob Calvert, Pam Mills. Pam Thorpe, Nicola Simpson. Readers: Kingsley Boulton and Tony Hunt Whilst both churches are at the centre of their communities and have reasonably sized Pray for couples preparing for marriage at St Olaves and All Saints. Give thanks for the congregations, they continue to wrestle with how best to engage effectively with the locality in opportunities to welcome couples, their families and their friends and for our work with the new ways. Please pray for Church Belles (a newly formed group of younger women), the monthly Weddings Rroject. Pray for the ministry of the partners of the Community of the Cross of Nails and Men’s Breakfast, the Youth Club and for Cadence (a group for young adults exploring new forms of for the peace and reconciliation group at St Martins, Coney St. Pray for the parish of St Denys worship.) as we seek ways to serve the community. Diocese of Central Solomons (Melanesia), Bishop Ben Seka (York, England), Bishop Steven Croft Thursday Heworth, Christchurch 10th Friday 18th York St Lawrence w St Nicholas Vacancy, Readers: Les Bingham, Dianne Gamble, Churchwardens: Barbara Linfoot, Mary Wood Clergy: The Revd Tim Jones, The Revd Margaret Ellison, The Revd Mike Fairey, Reader: Please pray for all those taking on responsibilities during the vacancy, and that God will be calling Bernadette Burbridge the right person to lead us in the next phase of making known to those around us. Please pray for the ministry team in various schools, care homes, and the Retreat, and for the Diocese of Central Tanganyika (Tanzania), Bishop Godfrey Mhogolo continuing development of the new 11am Sunday service at St. Lawrence's, and for the success of Friday 11th Heworth Holy and St Wulstan BIG, the new youth group launched in mid-March. Give thanks for Fr. Michael's ministry as he Clergy: The Revd Michael Woodmansey, Church Army Evangelism coordinator: Kate Russell, completes his curacy. Facing severe financial pressures, pray that we find a way to keep our heads above water. Churchwardens: Margaret Sellars, Jeremy Muldowney, Reader: Mark Robinson (York, England), Bishop Please pray for plans to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee and Olympics in the community esp. the Big Lunch on 3 rd June. Work with families and young people is exciting but needs leaders. We want to Saturday 19th York St Luke’s build on our intergenerational worship and children’s work but the couple spearheading possible Dunstan, Clergy: The Revd Dr Steve Benford, The Revd Liz Carrington, The Revd Trevor Gant, Reader: Lynn initiatives may leave York. Give thanks for close links with Heworth C of E Primary and growing archbishop, Comer, Retired Clergy: The Revd Sue Rushton, The Revd Alistair Dunn. Also associated: Andrew monastic links with local state primary . Village (lecturer at York St John's) and Daniel Jones (Chaplain St Peter's School) Reader in Diocese of Central Zambia (Central Africa), Bishop Derek Kamukwamba reformer, 988 training: Martin Sheppard, Ordinand: Martyn Weaver Saturday 12th All Saints Huntington and St Andrew New Earswick Please pray for Martyn Weaver as he approaches ordination and moves to Selby. Pray too for the Greogory Dix, priest, monk, Clergy: The Revd Ian Birkinshaw, The Revd Phil Carman. young people's activities and for the friendships of the older people's groups. Pray for the scholar, 1952 Give thanks for James Simister, our new Youth & Children’s Leader. Pray for the Hope Invasion preliminary investigations into developing and modernising our buildings. Mission and the youth alpha course that will be running in St Andrews from the end of April. Pray Diocese of Chattisgarh (North India). Vacant for the group going to Uganda this summer to finish work on the medical centre in Kyoga, for the Sunday 20th St Michael le Belfrey Ian as he takes a Sabbatical spending time as chaplain to the York Mystery Plays. Please 7th Sunday of Clergy: The Revd Matthew Porter, The Revd Canon Roger Simpson, The Revd Christian pray for the More Than Gold Mission week and for the PCC as they consider plans to update St Easter Selvaratnum, The Revd Alistair Rycroft, The Revd Anna Lindley, The Revd Jim Roberts, Readers: Andrew’s church and hall. Sunday after Diocese of Central Zimbabwe (Central Africa), Bishop Ishmael Mukuwanda Ascension Bernadette Burbridge, Canon Peter Collier, Professor Tom McLeish, Miles Salter. Day Please pray for us as we seek the transformation of individuals and communities through the Sunday 13th Christian Aid Week Gospel. Pray for our outreach and Alpha Courses, as well as our desire to serve and resource the 6th Sunday of Easter Please pray for the work of Christian Aid and for some 100,000 committed volunteers who go out wider church. Pray for Roger Simpson as Archbishop's Evangelist, that he would catalyse missions and put their faith into action, raising funds to help some of the world’s poorest and most across the North. vulnerable people. Anglican Communion Sunday Pray for The Church of the province of Melanesia. Archbishop David Vunagi Monday 21st St Paul’s Holgate Monday 14th Holy Trinity Micklegate Helena, Clergy: The Revd John Lee, The Revd Mike Rutter, Readers: David Blackburn, Charles Tomson, Matthias the protector of Adrian Church, Trevor Reed. Churchwardens: Joyce Cockerill, Keith Geary Apostle Clergy: The Venerable , Reader in Training: Peter Marsland, Retired Clergy: The Revd the Holy Rogation Day Sweaty Camp, Dalby Forest, 6-8 July, is an offshoot of Sweaty Church [an activity based service Frank Chappell, The Revd Gordon Murray. Churchwardens: Lewis Drew, Peter Marsland. Places, 330 We are a small congregation making increasing links with the wider Community. The Church hosts aimed at Key Stage 2 children and their families] which happens once a month at St. Paul's. This is many meetings with Traders, Councillors and is key in discussions about 'The Micklegate Quarter'; our second sweaty camp and we have 120 people booked up. We're praying for a growing sense of this is a Council and traders’ initiative, who see the Church and St Martin's, as beacons of potential community and that, for those families at the margins of church life, it will be a help as they regeneration of this Ancient and Royal entry into York. Worship continues regularly and pastoral explore faith. opportunities occur with the many tourists and schools visiting our Monastic Exhibition. We are Diocese of Chicago (V, The Episcopal Church), Bishop Jeffrey Lee optimistic about the future. Diocese of Chandigarh (North India), Bishop Joel Mal Tuesday 22nd St Pauls, Heslington Clergy: The Revd Johannes (Jan) Nobel, The Revd Rowan Williams, The Revd Rory Dalgliesh, Tuesday 15th St Barnabas, York Rogation Day Churchwardens: Christine Hallam and Bob Cummings Clergy: The Revd Ursula Simpson, Churchwarden: Tony Warren The arrival of a new vicar marks an exciting time of new beginnings at Heslington Church LEP. Praise for good work among children: on Sundays, our Tuesday Toddlers Service, Thursday Please pray for Jan as he settles into his post as Vicar of Heslington and Chaplain of Archbishop evening Live Wires (7 - 11s) Club and close relationship with primary school. Please pray for Holgate’s School. Please also pray for Jan’s ecumenical colleagues, as they work together to relationships with families to deepen and develop - for the seed of the gospel to take root in 'good celebrate unity in diversity in the church and in the university. Within the last few years the soil' in families. Also for preparations for a celebration of The Queen's Jubilee in our community. university has considerably expanded. Please pray for church as it grapples with its mission in a (Canterbury, England), Bishop rapidly changing parish. (Canterbury, England), Bishop John Hind Wednesday 16th St Clement w St Mary Bishophill Caroline Chisholm, social Clergy: The Revd Andrew Stoker, The Revd Geoffrey Peters, Readers: Mary Andrews, Gordon Wednesday St Peter’s School reformer, 1877 23rd Rogation Day Haynes, Leslie Tomkinson The Revd Daniel Jones Please pray for our common life at St. Clement's and God' s continual blessing on our outreach Please pray for staff and students as we approach exam time! Prayer that all may achieve their into the community with our internet cafe. Also our shared community with our God given potential. Orthodox friends at St. Mary Bishophill and the their Parish Priest Fr. David Carnelley. The Most Reverend Hector Zavala Muňoz. Presiding Bishop of the Southern Cone and Bishop of Diocese of Chennai (Form, Madras) (South India), Bishop Vedanayagam Devasahayam Chile