Diocese of Newcastle Prayer Diary April 2019

1 Monday 4 Thursday  Diocese of Mbeere (Kenya)  Diocese of Medak (South India) Bp Moses Masamba Nthukah Bp A C Solomon Raj Diocese of Wellington (Aotearoa NZ & Diocese of West Lango (Uganda) Polynesia) Bps Justin Duckworth and Eleanor Bp Alfred Acur Okodi Sanderson  Diocese of Botswana: Diocese of Idah (Nigeria) Bp Joseph Musa St Barnabas’ Church, Old Naledi (served by  Diocese of Botswana: the Cathedral of the Holy Cross) Metlhe Beleme, Diocesan Bishop  Corbridge Deanery:  Corbridge Deanery: Benefice of Blanchland with Hunstanworth Area Dean: Lesley Chapman and Edmundbyers and Muggleswick (in the Louise Taylor-Kenyon will be licensed as Priest-in- Moorland Group of Parishes) Charge of Bamburgh, Belford and Lucker, and Area Vicar: Helen Savage Dean of Bamburgh and Glendale Deanery by  Praying for Unity: Bishop Mark this evening. Pray for everyone For all Local Ecumenical Projects in the gathering to welcome Louise to the diocese. Diocese

2 Tuesday 5 Friday  Diocese of Mbhashe (Southern Africa)  Diocese of Melbourne (Australia) Bp Elliot Williams Abp Philip Freier, Bps Paul Barker, Diocese of Wernyol (South Sudan) Kate Prowd and Genieve Blackwell Bp Kuol Garang Diocese of West Missouri (ECUSA)  Diocese of Botswana: Bp Martin Field Theo Naledi, retired Bishop  Diocese of Botswana:  Corbridge Deanery: Parish of Francistown: Ven Raymond Salumu Lay Chair: Mick Greves (Archdeacon - North), Fr George Callander, Fr Samuel Moraloki and 3 Wednesday Fr Bakang Banks Lesetedi  Diocese of Meath & Kildare (Ireland)  Corbridge Deanery: Bp Patricia Storey St Mary’s Parish Church, Blanchland Diocese of West Ankole (Uganda) 6 Saturday Bp Johnson Twinomujuni  Diocese of West Buganda (Uganda) Diocese of Meru (Kenya) Bp Henry Katumba-Tamale Bp Charles Mwendwa Diocese of West Malaysia (S E Asia)  Diocese of Botswana: Abp Ng Moon Hing, Bps Charles Samuel and Cathedral of the Holy Cross: Celestino Chishimba, Dean and Archdeacon Jayson Selvaraj (Cathedral) and Fr Octavius Bolelang Diocese of Idaho (ECUSA) Bp Brian Thom  Diocese of Botswana:  Corbridge Deanery: Parish of Francistown: St Patrick’s Church Secretary: Robert Peers and St Carantoc’s Church Finance Officer: Mick Greves  Corbridge Deanery: St James’ Church, Hunstanworth 7 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 10 Wednesday Passiontide begins William Law, priest, spiritual writer, 1761  Porvoo Communion: William of Ockham, friar, philosopher, teacher of Diocese of Uppsala (Church of Sweden) the faith, 1347 ()  Diocese of Milwaukee (ECUSA)  Anglican Communion: The : Bp Steven Miller Abp Richard Clarke, Primate Diocese of West Virginia (ECUSA)  Diocese of Botswana: Bp William Michie Klusmeyer St Stephen’s, Tonota, St Alban’s, Moroka, All Diocese of Western Izon (Nigeria) Saints’ Matsiloje and St Paul’s Tati Siding (all Bp Edafe Emamezi served by the Parish of Francistown)  Diocese of Botswana:  Corbridge Deanery: St Peter’s, Mmadinare (outstation of St St Edmund’s Parish Church, Edmundbyers Andrew’s, Selebe Phikwe) Pray today for Ben Doolan, Resource Church  Corbridge Deanery: Leader, who is also to be licensed as Master of the Benefice of Bywell with Stocksfield Church of St Thomas the Martyr in Newcastle by Priest-in-Charge: Pat Moran Bishop Christine this afternoon. Pray for the Readers: Robert Peers and Philippa Harpin church’s congregation and for all involved in the planning and development of the Resource 11 Thursday Church. George Augustus Selwyn, first bishop of New Zealand, 1878 Monday 8  Diocese of Minna (Nigeria)

 Diocese of Mexico Bp Carlos Touche-Porter Bp Daniel Abu Yisa Diocese of West Tennessee (ECUSA) Diocese of Western Kansas (ECUSA) Bp Don Johnson Bp Milliken Diocese of Ideato (Nigeria)  Diocese of Botswana: Abp Caleb Maduoma St Augustine’s Theological School:  Diocese of Botswana: Canon James Amanze Christ the King, St John’s, Makaleng and  Corbridge Deanery: Sowa Town (served by the Parish of St Peter’s Parish Church, Bywell Francistown)  Praying for Unity:  Corbridge Deanery: For the regional Ecumenical Officers All Saints’ Church, Muggleswick

9 Tuesday 12 Friday Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran pastor, martyr, 1945 Aldwin, first prior of Durham, 1087 [CNS]  Diocese of Michigan (ECUSA)  Diocese of Minnesota (ECUSA) Bp Wendell Gibbs Bp Brian Prior Diocese of West Texas (ECUSA) Diocese of Western Kowloon (Hong Kong) Bp David Reid and Jennifer Brooke-Davidson Bp Andrew Chan  Diocese of Botswana: Diocese of Idoani (Nigeria) Parish of St Andrew, Selebi Phikwe: Bp Ezekiel Dahunsi Fr Sefularo Mogopodi  Diocese of Botswana:  Corbridge Deanery: Parish of St Augustine, Serowe: Ven Moreri St Matthew’s Church, Waskerley Leteemane (Archdeacon – Central) and Fr Ford Godiraone Gaogane  Corbridge Deanery: St John’s Church, Stocksfield This Prayer Diary can be downloaded each

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www.newcastle.anglican.org/prayerdiary 13 Saturday 16 TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK  Diocese of Mishamikoweesh (Canada) Isabella Gilmore, deaconess, 1923 Bps Lydia Mamakwa and Isaiah Larry Beardy  Diocese of Missouri (ECUSA) Diocese of Western Louisiana (ECUSA) Bp Wayne Smith Bp Jacob W Owensby Diocese of Western Mexico Diocese of Ifo (Nigeria) Bp Ricardo Joel Gómez Osnaya Bp Olubunmi A Akinlade  Diocese of Botswana: Diocese of Ife East (Nigeria) Parish of St , Palapye: Bp Oluseyi Oyelade Fr George Moshapa  Diocese of Botswana:  Corbridge Deanery: Parish of St , Mahalapye: Benefice of Healey St John (in the Moorland Fr Kealeboga Lekoba Group of Parishes)  Corbridge Deanery: Vicar: Helen Savage Benefice of Corbridge St Andrew with Halton and Newton Hall 17 WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK Vicar: David Kennedy  Diocese of Mityana (Uganda) Reader: Linda Hunter Bp Stephen Kaziimba  Corbridge C of E First School Diocese of Western Michigan (ECUSA) Bp Whayne Hougland 14 PALM SUNDAY Diocese of Western New York (ECUSA)  Porvoo Communion: Bp William Franklin  Diocese of Botswana: Diocese of Clogher (Ireland) Parishes of St Michael and All , Diocese of Aalborg (Evangelical Lutheran Broadhurst: Fr Jooste Motshwane and Church in Denmark) Fr Bonny Bashe  Anglican Communion: The Episcopal Church  Corbridge Deanery: in Jerusalem & The Middle East Benefice of Heddon-on-the-Wall St Andrew Abp Suheil Dawani House-for-Duty Priest: Audrey McCartan  Diocese of Botswana:  Heddon-on-the-Wall C of E First School St Joseph, Shoshong, St Ignatius of Loyola, Machaneng (served by St James the Great, 18 MAUNDY THURSDAY Mahalapye) and St Cyprian, Seleka (served by  Diocese of Mombasa (Kenya) St Mary Magdalene, Palapye: Fr George Bp Alfonce Mwaro Baya Moshapa) Diocese of Western Newfoundland (Canada)  Corbridge Deanery: Bp John Organ St Andrew’s Parish Church, Corbridge Diocese of Western North Carolina (ECUSA) é 15 MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK Bp Jos Antonio McLoughlin  Diocese of Botswana:  Diocese of Mississippi (ECUSA) St Matthew’s, Mochudi (served by the Parish Bp Brian Seage of St Michael and All Angels) Diocese of Western Massachusetts (ECUSA)  Bp Douglas Fisher Corbridge Deanery: Diocese of Ifo (Nigeria) Benefice of Mickley St George: Bp Nathaniel Oladejo Ogundipe Priest-in-Charge: Pat Moran Reader: James Standish  Diocese of Botswana:  Parishes of St Mark, Lobatse: Fr Botshabelo Praying for Unity: Beleme and Fr Solomon Diphoko For all those inspiring and leading ecumenical initiatives in local communities in this Holy  Corbridge Deanery: Week St Oswald’s Church, Halton Pray for all gathering at the Cathedral this

morning for the Chrism Mass and Renewal of Vows

for Ministry. 19 GOOD FRIDAY 22 MONDAY OF EASTER WEEK  Diocese of (Wales)  Diocese of Montreal (Canada) Bp Bp Mary Irwin-Gibson Diocese of Western Tanganyika (Tanzania) Diocese of Willochra (Australia) Bp Sadock Makaya Bp John Stead Diocese of Igbomina (Nigeria) Diocese of Ijebu (Nigeria) Bp Emmanuel Adekola Bp Ezekiel Awosoga  Diocese of Botswana: Diocese of Ijebu-North (Nigeria) Parish of St Paul, Molepolole: Bp SolomonKuponu Fr Mooketsi Mokgatlhe, Fr Aaron Mhiko,  Diocese of Botswana: Fr Western Medupe and Fr Olebile James Parishes of Holy , Mmankgodi, St Galebotswe Matthew Thamaga and St Mark Moshupa:  Corbridge Deanery: Fr Isaac Mupfumi Benefice of Ovingham and Wylam:  Corbridge Deanery: Ovingham St Mary Benefice of Riding Mill St James Priest-in-Charge: Tom Birch Priest-in-Charge: Lesley Chapman Reader: Georgina Harper Readers: Dorothy Dryden and Peter Ryder  Ovingham C of E First School  Broomhaugh C of E First School, Riding Mill

20 EASTER EVE 23 TUESDAY OF EASTER WEEK  Diocese of Montana (ECUSA)  Diocese of Moosonee (Canada) Bp C Franklin Brookhart Bp Thomas Corston Diocese of Wiawso (West Africa) Bps Tim Dakin and Bp Abraham Kobina Ackah David Williams Diocese of Igomina-West (Nigeria)  Diocese of Botswana: Bp Olajide Adebayo Parish of St Peter, Mogoditshane:  Diocese of Botswana: Fr Ezekiel Nthokwa St Thomas’, Letlhakeng (served by the Parish  Corbridge Deanery: of St Paul, Molepolole) Benefice of Shotley (in the Moorland Group  Corbridge Deanery: of Parishes) Parish Church of Wylam St Oswin House-for-Duty Priest: Geoff Purcell Smith Reader: Alec Ryrie 21 EASTER DAY  Porvoo Communion: 24 WEDNESDAY OF EASTER WEEK Diocese of  Diocese of Moray, Ross & Caithness Diocese of Brechin (Scottish Episcopal Church) (Scotland) Most Revd Mark Strange The Lutheran Church in Great Britain Diocese of Windward Islands (West Indies)  Anglican Communion: Bp C Leopold Friday Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and the Diocese of Wondurba (South Sudan) People of the Land of the Holy One Bp Matthew Taban Peter  Diocese of Botswana:  Diocese of Botswana: Parishes of St Andrew, Mmopane, St James, Parishes of St , Gabane and Kopong and St Luke, Lentsweletau: St Patrick, Kumakwane: Fr Paul Beleme Fr Martin Mosima  Corbridge Deanery:  Corbridge Deanery: Benefice of Prudhoe St Mary Magdalene Benefice of Slaley St Mary the Virgin (in the Vicar: Daniel Freyhan Moorland Group of Parishes) Reader: Lynne Dean Vicar: Helen Savage

25 THURSDAY OF EASTER WEEK  Anglican Communion: The Nippon Sei Ko Kai (Anglican Communion in Japan)  Diocese of Morobo (South Sudan) Most Revd Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu, Bp James Kenyo Elia Primate Diocese of Worcester Bps John Inge and  Diocese of Botswana: Graham Usher Villages with churches in the area:  Diocese of Botswana: , , Malashe and Parish of St Simon of Cyrene, Tiokweng: (served mainly by Lay Ministers) Ven Joe Tsuaneng (Archdeacon – South) and  Corbridge Deanery: Fr Peter Moshapa Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin,  Corbridge Deanery: Stamfordham Benefice of Stamfordham with Matfen Priest-in-Charge: Rachel Scheffer  Praying for Unity: 29 GEORGE, MARTYR, PATRON OF ENGLAND, For the ecumenical preparations for this c.304 year’s ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ project  Diocese of Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)

Bp Stanley Elilekia Hotay SATURDAY OF EASTER WEEK 26 Diocese of Wusasa (Nigeria)  Diocese of Morogoro (Tanzania) Bp Ali Buba Lamido Bp Geoffrey Sehaba Diocese of Ijesha North (Nigeria) Diocese of Wulu (South Sudan) Bp Isaac Oluyamo Bp Zacharia Mangar Apeti  Diocese of Botswana: Diocese of Ijesa North East (Nigeria) Villages with churches in the Tsabong area: Bp Joseph Olusola Draalheok, Makapong and Werda (served  Diocese of Botswana: mainly by Lay Ministers) Parish of St John the Baptist, Tsabong:  Corbridge Deanery: Vacant Benefice of Whittonstall St Philip and St  Corbridge Deanery: James (in the Moorland Group of Parishes) Holy Trinity Parish Church, Matfen Vicar: Helen Savage

27 SATURDAY OF EASTER WEEK 30  Diocese of Mount Kenya Central (Kenya) Pandita Mary Ramabai, translator of the Bp Timothy Gichere Scriptures, 1922 Diocese of Mount Kenya South (Kenya)  Diocese of Mpumalanga (Southern Africa) Bps Timothy Ranji and Charles Muturi Bp Daniel Kgomosotho Diocese of Mount Kenya West (Kenya) Diocese of Wyoming (ECUSA) Bp Joseph Kagunda Bp John Smylie  Diocese of Botswana:  Diocese of Botswana: Villages with churches in the Tsabong area: New Church groups: Maun (served by the , , and Parish of Francistown) and Kasane (served by Kolonkweng (served mainly by Lay Ministers) an ordinand-in-training)  Corbridge Deanery:  Corbridge Deanery: All Saints’ Church Ryal Shepherds Dene Diocesan Retreat House Warden: Jane Easterby and all the staff Pray for the people of Earsdon and Backworth, 28 SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER and all the parishes of Tynemouth Deanery, as  Porvoo Communion: Timothy Mayfield is licensed as Vicar and Area Diocese of Gothenburg (Church of Sweden) Dean by Bishop Christine this evening. Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway (Scottish Episcopal Church)

About this Prayer Diary

We continue to include in the Prayer Diary all those commemorated in Celebrating the Northern Saints, [CNS] and to remember our lay, residentiary and honorary canons on the day of the saints and influential people who have given their canonry its designation and/or stall in the Cathedral.

SUNDAYS

For each Sunday, we follow a well-established pattern:  First are intercessions for the Porvoo Communion (https://www.ireland.anglican.org/resources/493/porvoo-prayer-diary-2018). The Porvoo Declaration commits the churches which have signed it to “share a common life” and “to pray for and with one another.”  Second are intercessions from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, available at www.anglicancommunion.org. Prayers on Sundays are for a Province of the Communion.  Thirdly, for our Link Diocese of Botswana in southern Africa.  Fourthly we remember our own , and in particular the Deanery of Corbridge, its churches, people and organisations, including Church Schools, where possible, on the same day as the parish of which they are part.

WEEKDAYS

The pattern is similar on weekdays, but without the Porvoo Communion:  Firstly, dioceses from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer.  Secondly, our Link Diocese of Botswana.  Thirdly, parishes, churches, schools and other groups and areas of work in the Diocese and in particular the Corbridge Deanery.  On Thursdays, we pray for Christian Unity.

We pray for our Link Dioceses as follows: Botswana during January, April and October. Møre during March, June and September. Winchester during May, August and November.

The Deaneries are incorporated in the Prayer Diary in such a way as to include the Benefices (with names of ordained and lay ministers) and also, for benefices with more than one church, the constituent churches, in order that every congregation – and the local in which it is set - can be remembered at least once during the year.

January Morpeth (cont.) and Norham July Newcastle East February Bedlington August Newcastle West March Bellingham September Tynemouth April Corbridge October Alnwick May Hexham November Bamburgh & Glendale June Newcastle Central December Morpeth

I try to mark important days in the life of the Diocese (e.g. Diocesan Synods, Institutions and Licensings, ecumenical occasions) with a special note, but can only do so if I have the information early in the previous month. Please don’t hesitate to send me information and prompts in good time.

Richard Hill 0191 261 2648 07597 933 367 [email protected]