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Prayer Diary September 2017 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. (Acts 2.42) The prayers for each day are for: ❖ the mission and ministry of a particular deanery/benefice; ❖ organisations, schools, events of the diocese and the wider community. ❖ people and places in the Anglican Communion; ❖ Our link Diocese Kagera and World Mission Please contact [email protected] for queries and suggestions. Fri 01.09.17 ❖ Loes Deanery (continued).The Benefice of Mid Loes: Giles of Derek Always (Reader), Stephen Brian (Rector). Provence, ❖ Charsfield Primary School. Hermit, c.710. ❖ Salisbury: (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam. Salisbury: Ramsbury: The Rt Revd Edward Condry.Salisbury: Sherborne:The Rt Revd Karen Gorham. ❖ Pray for Dorothee Double, Judy Chisman, Thomas Shavu and Joni as they prepare for their climb of Kilimanjaro to raise funds for CCMP. Sat 02.09.17 ❖ The Benefice of Orebeck: Deirdre West (Priest in The Martyrs of Charge). Papua New ❖ Homeless people. Guinea, 1901 ❖ Sambalpur: (North India) The Rt Revd Pinuel Dip. and 1942. ❖ Kagera: Rev. Amon Jackson, Youth Coordinator for Kagera diocese. 1 Sun 03.09.17 ❖ Bishop Martin Seeley and Bishop Mike Harrison. The Twelfth Honorary Bishops: Graeme Knowles, Sandy Millar, Sunday after Gavin Reid, Tim Stevens, John Waine, Jeremy Trinity. Walsh. The Bishop of Richborough. The Bishops' Gregory the Administrative Team and the Bishop's Lay Chaplain. Great, Bishop ❖ The missionary organisation USPG. of Rome, ❖ San Diego: (VIII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Teacher of the James Mathes. San Joaquin: (VIII, The Episcopal Faith, 604. Church) The Rt Revd Chester Talton. San Joaquin: (VIII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd David Rice. ❖ Kagera: Rev. Richard Karugune, Rural Dean Kumubanga Deanery. Mon 04.09.17 ❖ Wickham Market with Pettistree: John Eldridge Birinus, Bishop (Vicar). of Dorchester ❖ Children starting school (Oxon), Apostle ❖ Santiago: (Philippines) The Rt Revd Alexander A of Wessex, 650 Wandag. ❖ Pray for peace in Yemen and an end to the suffering of its people. We think particularly of the 400,000 children in urgent need of food. Tue 05.09.17 ❖ Mildenhall Deanery: John Hardy (Rural Dean). Priests with PTO: Dan Mullin, Mary Rusted, Melvyn Skelton. ❖ Local Government Councillors. ❖ Sao Paulo: (Brazil) The Rt Revd Flavio Augusto Borges Irala. ❖ Lweru: Rev Meshack Mwizagi - St Johns University Dodoma. Evangelist Renata Bombo - Carlisle College Nairobi. Wed 06.09.17 ❖ Dalham, Gazeley, Higham, Kentford and Moulton: Allen Gardiner, David Hussell (Reader), Rosemary Rycraft (Priest in Missionary, Charge). Founder of the ❖ Moulton Primary School. South American ❖ SAMS Mission ❖ Sapele: (Bendel, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Blessing Society, 1851 Erifeta. ❖ This month the rains should start again in Kagera. Pray for them to start, continue and be steady, not torrents! 2 Thu 07.09.17 ❖ Exning St Martin with Landwade: Phillip Allison (Reader), Susan Allison (Reader), Peter Gill (Assistant Priest), Andrew Rycraft (Priest in Charge). ❖ Migrants and refugees. ❖ Saskatchewan: (Rupert's Land, Canada) The Rt Revd Michael William Hawkins. Saskatchewan: Indigenous Ministry: (Rupert's Land, Canada) The Rt Revd Adam Halkett. Saskatoon: (Rupert's Land, Canada) The Rt Revd David Irving. ❖ Kagera: Rev. Alex Mhunda, Buziku Parish. Fri 08.09.17 ❖ Mildenhall Team: David Ball (Reader), Sandie Barton The Birth of the (Parish Priest), Andrew Borrett (Reader), David Blessed Virgin Butcher (Reader), Caroline Butcher (Reader), Sue Mary Leathley (Parish Priest). ❖ St Mary’s School Mildenhall, St Christopher's Primary School, Red Lodge. ❖ Sebei: (Uganda) The Rt Revd Paul Kiptoo Masaba. ❖ Kagera: Rev Nfariji Kabunga, Kibilizi Parish, Rev. John Nzohayibona, Retired Pastor Nyantimba Parish. Sat 09.09.17 ❖ Newmarket All Saints: Max Osborne (Vicar), Su Shaw Charles Fuge (Assistant Curate). Lowder, Priest, ❖ All Saints Primary School Newmarket. 1880 ❖ Sekondi: (Ghana, West Africa) The Rt Revd Alexander Asmah. ❖ Rev. Josias Buneye, Rwabunuka Parish. Sun 10.09.17 ❖ Archdeacons David Jenkins and Ian Morgan. Thirteenth Diocesan Officers. Sunday after ❖ Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS). Trinity. ❖ Seychelles: (Indian Ocean) The Rt Revd James Richard Wong Yin Song. ❖ Kagera: Rev. Joshua Patroba, Mukirehe Parish. 3 Mon 11.09.17 ❖ Newmarket St Mary with Exning St Agnes: Max Drinkwater (Assistant Curate), Liz Hardy (Reader), John Hardy (Rector). ❖ Medical Services. ❖ Sheffield: (York, England) The Rt Revd Pete Wilcox. Sheffield: Doncaster: The Rt Revd Peter Burrows. ❖ Pray for the aid agencies and their teams on the ground, working hard to save the lives of people in Yemen. Tue 12.09.17 ❖ The Benefice of Brandon: Sharron Coburn (Priest in Charge). ❖ Elveden Primary School. ❖ Shinyanga: (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Charles Kija Ngusa. ❖ Pray for the refugee children and adults in mainland Europe who are living in appalling conditions and still hoping for a better life in a new country. Wed 13.09.17 ❖ The Benefice of Lakenheath, Santon Downham and John Elveden: Joe Rudniski (Reader), Paul Tams (NSM), Chrysostom, Paul Tams (NSM). Bishop of ❖ Charities supporting work in Rwanda. Constantinople, ❖ Shyira: (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Laurent Mbanda. Teacher of the Coadjutor Bishop of Shyira: (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Faith, 407 Samuel Mugisha Mugiraneza. Shyogwe: (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Jered Kalimba. ❖ Lweru: Rev. Raphael Ngabona - Bunba Bible College. Thu 14.09.17 ❖ Samford Deanery: Liesbeth Oosterhof (Rural Dean). Holy Cross Day Priests with PTO: Peter Ball, Simon Brown, Tim Crosbie, Don Mehen, David Newton, David Searle, Tony Wilcox. ❖ Musicians. ❖ Sialkot: (Pakistan) The Rt Revd Alwin John Samuel. ❖ Lweru: Ev. Frank Silvester - Bunda Bible College. 4 Fri 15.09.17 ❖ Capel St Mary with Little Wenham & Great Wenham: Cyprian, Bishop Jim Pendorf (Priest in Charge), Christopher Yule of Carthage, (Reader). Martyr, 258 ❖ Capel St Mary Primary School. ❖ Singapore: (South East Asia) The Rt Revd Rennis Ponniah. ❖ Kagera: Rev. Gabriel Ndabisembeleze, Mubuhenge Parish. Sat 16.09.17 ❖ East Bergholt and Brantham: Matthew Ling (Assistant Ninian, Bishop Curate), Richard Needle (Assistant Priest), Nicholas of Galloway, Pavitt (Reader), Stephne Van Der Toorn (Rector). Apostle of the ❖ East Bergholt Primary School. Picts, c.432. ❖ Sittwe: (Myanmar) The Rt Revd James Min Dein. Edward ❖ Kagera: Rev. Elis Ikambuze, Rural Dean Kyera Bouverie Deanery. Pusey, Priest, Tractarian 1882. Sun 17.09.17 ❖ The Dean of the Cathedral Frances Ward. The Fourteenth Cathedral Chapter and staff. Sunday after ❖ Jagit Bachu, being Licensed as SSM Assistant Curate Trinity. Ipswich St John & Ipswich St Andrew. Theological Hildegard, colleges and courses. Abbess of ❖ Sodor & Man: (York, England) The Rt Revd Peter Bingen, Eagles. Visionary, 1179 ❖ We pray the prayer of Aminu Sule from Northern Nigeria – ‘Father give us a heart for forgiveness. Please do not forget us’. Mon 18.09.17 ❖ The North Samford Benefice: Peter Day (Reader), Sandra Mehen (Reader), Gwen Runnacles (Reader), Annette Shannon (Rector). ❖ Sproughton Primary School, Bentley Primary School, Tattingstone Primary School. Bishop's Safeguarding Panel. ❖ Sokoto: (Kaduna, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Augustin Omole. ❖ Pray for the countries and peoples of North Africa and the Middle East, for just government and peace, for an end to the terrorism and people trafficking. 5 Tue 19.09.17 ❖ The Shoreline Benefice: Andrew Coulson (Reader), Theodore of Liesbeth Oosterhof (Rector), Wendy Sadler (Reader), Tarsus, Christine Ward (Reader). Archbishop of ❖ Chelmondiston Primary School. Kelsale Primary Canterbury, School. Bishops Council. 690 ❖ Soroti: (Uganda) The Rt Revd George Erwau. ❖ Kagera: Rev. Hosea Kishongo Mayunga, Kumubanga Parish and Rev. Theophil Hosea, Murugunga Parish. Wed 20.09.17 ❖ The Two Rivers Benefice: Geoffrey Clement (Rector), John Coleridge Barry Hall (Reader). Patteson, First ❖ Stutton Primary School. Bishop of ❖ South Ankole: (Uganda) The Rt Revd Nathan Melanesia, and Ahimbisibwe. West Ankole: (Uganda) The Rt Revd his Johnson Twinomujuni. Companions, ❖ Kagera: Pray for Bishop Aaron as he nears his Martyrs, 1871 retirement and for his successor. Thu 21.09.17 ❖ Saxmundham Deanery: Christine Redgrave (Rural Matthew, Dean). Priests with PTO: Robin Alderson, Christine Apostle and Brooks, Richard Ellis, James Florance, Pauline Evangelist Florance, John Giles, Christopher Gonin, Basil Jenkyns, Mary Joel, Derek Johnson, John Kemp, Christopher Lewis, Pam Peeling, Martin Percival, Arthur Phelps, Derrick Stiff, John Tipping, Susan Warne, Nigella Youngs-Dunnett. ❖ Lunch Clubs. ❖ South Dakota: (VI, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd John Tarrant. ❖ Kagera: Rev Damas Mulavyo working as a missionary from Kagera Diocese in the Diocese of Western Tanganyika. Fri 22.09.17 ❖ Alde River Benefice: Rachel Cornish (Priest in Charge), Isabel Dalziel (Reader). ❖ St Mary’s Primary School Benhall. ❖ South Kerala: (South India) The Rt Revd Dharmaraj Rasalam. ❖ Kagera: Pray for the staff at Murgwanza hospital not to be discouraged as they work with few resources to give the best care they can. 6 Sat 23.09.17 ❖ Aldeburgh with Hazlewood: Mark Lowther (Priest in Charge), Jo Mabey (Assistant Curate), Nichola Winter (Assistant Priest). ❖ The Gather Youth Event in the Cathedral. ❖ South West Tanganyika: (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Matthew Mhagama. Western Tanganyika: (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Sadock Makaya. ❖ Lweru: Ev. Dickius Bagoi - Bunda Bible College. Sun 24.09.17 ❖ Members
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