PRAYING TOGETHER
January 2021
Bishop of Leeds
Nick Baines - Bishop of Leeds
Bradford Episcopal Area/Bradford Archdeaconry
Toby Howarth - Area Bishop of Bradford Andy Jolley - Archdeacon of Bradford
Huddersfield Episcopal Area/Halifax Archdeaconry
Jonathan Gibbs - Area Bishop of Huddersfield Anne Dawtry - Archdeacon of Halifax
Leeds Episcopal Area/Leeds Archdeaconry
Paul Slater - Bishop of Kirkstall Paul Ayers - Archdeacon of Leeds
Ripon Episcopal Area/Richmond and Craven Archdeaconry
Helen-Ann Hartley - Area Bishop of Ripon Jonathan Gough - Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven
Wakefield Episcopal Area/Pontefract Archdeaconry
Tony Robinson - Area Bishop of Wakefield Peter Townley - Archdeacon of Pontefract
Diocesan Office
Jonathan Wood - Diocesan Secretary
Deans of the Cathedrals
Jerry Lepine - Bradford John Dobson - Ripon Simon Cowling - Wakefield
Friday 1st January The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus B: Gipton and Oakwood (Leeds) Ch: Gipton The Epiphany, Oakwood Church C: Incumbent – Kathryn Fitzsimons Assistant Curate – Debbie Nouwen R: Jan Ali, Paul Spencer S: Roundhay St John’s CE Primary School H: Andrew Graham AC: The Diocese of Aba - The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Aba Province
Saturday 2nd January Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops, Teachers of the Faith, 379 and 389 Seraphim, Monk of Sarov, Spiritual Guide, 1833 Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, Bishop in South India, Evangelist, 1945 B: Girlington, Heaton and Manningham (Bradford) Ch: Girlington St Philip, Heaton St Barnabas, Heaton St Martin, Manningham St Paul C: Incumbent – Chris Chorlton Associate Priest – Sue Jennings R: Alastair Bavington, Sharon Bavington, Roland Clark, Sarah Maybury S: Girlington St Philip’s CE Primary Academy, Heaton St Barnabas CE Primary School H: Michelle Hargreaves, Diane Smith AC: The Diocese of Aba Ngwa North - The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Aba Province
Sunday 3rd January Give thanks for this new year of 2021. Pray that it may be a year when people who have been separated may meet again, that places which have been closed may re-open, and that hope and joy which have been lost may be rediscovered. AC: The Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria
Monday 4th January B: Golcar and Longwood (Huddersfield) Ch: Golcar St John the Evangelist, Longwood St Mark the Evangelist C: Incumbent – Simon Crook Associate Priest – Janet Sargent S: Golcar St John’s CE Junior and Infant School H: Kathryn Benford AC: The Diocese of Abakaliki - The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Enugu Province
Tuesday 5th January B: Gomersal (Huddersfield) Ch: Gomersal St Mary C: Incumbent – Karen Nicholl S: Gomersal St Mary’s Primary School H: Jane Barker AC: The Diocese of Aberdeen & Orkney - The Scottish Episcopal Church
Wednesday 6th January The Epiphany B: Great and Little Ouseburn with Marton cum Grafton and Whixley with Green Hammerton (Ripon) Ch: Great Ouseburn St Mary the Virgin, Green Hammerton St Thomas, Little Ouseburn Holy Trinity, Marton cum Grafton Christ Church , Whixley The Ascension C: Incumbent – Sarah Feaster R: Nancy Clark, George Rowden S: Green Hammerton CE Primary School, Marton cum Grafton CE Primary School and Nursery H: Jenny Langley, Marie-Louise Thirlaway AC: The Diocese of Abuja - The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Abuja Province
Thursday 7th January B: Great Horton and Lidget Green (Bradford) Ch: Bradford St Wilfrid, Great Horton St John the Evangelist C: Incumbent – John Bavington Associate Priest – Adam Dickson R: Simon Dennis, Gabrielle Young S: Bradford St Oswald’s CE Primary Academy H: Gullain Wilson AC: The Diocese of Abyei - The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan - Northern Bahr el Ghazal Province
Friday 8th January B: Greengates and Thorpe Edge (Bradford) Ch: Greengates St John the Evangelist, Thorpe Edge St John the Divine C: Incumbent – Vacancy Community Priest – Mary Winter (Thorpe Edge) Assistant Curate - Steve Nuttall R: Susan Burrows AC: The Diocese of Accra - The Church of the Province of West Africa - Ghana Province
Saturday 9th January B: Greetland and West Vale (Huddersfield) Ch: Greetland St Thomas C: Priest in Charge – Ian Sparks R: Paul Buckley AC: The Diocese of Adelaide - The Anglican Church of Australia - South Australia Province
Sunday 10th January William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645 Creator God, you have made us in your image and likeness. In our diversity we reflect your presence in the world. Help us to live in sustainable ways so that this marvellous unity and diversity is respected. O God, help us to share in your love for the whole of Creation. AC: The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
Monday 11th January Mary Slessor, Missionary in West Africa, 1915 B: Grimethorpe with Brierley (Wakefield) Ch: Brierley St Paul, Grimethorpe St Luke C: Priest in Charge – Paul Cartwright Associate Priest – Tom Bates-Bourne Assistant Curate – Jonathan Fleury Deacon – Michael Scholey S: Brierley CE Primary School H: Sam Benson AC: The Diocese of Afikpo - The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Enugu Province
Tuesday 12th January Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth, Scholar, 689 B: Guiseley with Esholt (Leeds) Ch: Esholt St Paul, Guiseley St Oswald C: Incumbent – David Pickett Associate Priest – John Richardson R: Despina Hadjioannou S: Guiseley St Oswald’s CE Primary School, Hawksworth Primary School H: Stuart Herrington, Dale Norris AC: The Diocese of North Africa - The Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria
Wednesday 13th January Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith, 367 Kentigern (Mungo), Missionary Bishop in Strathclyde and Cumbria, 603 George Fox, Founder of the Society of Friends (the Quakers), 1691 B: Halifax All Saints (Huddersfield) Ch: Halifax All Saints C: Incumbent - Vacancy R: John Bouckley, Ian Byfield, Leyland Smith S: Halifax All Saints Junior and Infant School H: Mark Sharp AC: The Diocese of the Horn of Africa - The Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria
Thursday 14th January B: Halifax Holy Trinity and St Jude (Huddersfield) Ch: Halifax St Jude C: Priest in Charge – Stuart Stobart Associate Priest – Martin Parrott Assistant Curate – Michelle Petch R: Carolyn Barnett, Alan Sykes, Christine Whitehill S: Halifax Holy Trinity Primary School H: Liz Whetham AC: The Diocese of Agra - The (united) Church of North India
Friday 15th January B: Halifax St Augustine and Mount Pellon (Huddersfield) Ch: Halifax St Augustine, Mount Pellon Christ Church C: Incumbent – John Hellewell R: Terry Gledhill, Karen Hellewell, Shelagh Hirst S: Christ Church Pellon CE Primary School, Halifax St Augustine’s CE Junior and Infant School H: Emma Midgley, Louise Brannan AC: The Diocese of Aguata - The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Niger Province
Saturday 16th January B: Halifax with Siddal (Huddersfield) Ch: Halifax St John the Baptist (Minster), Siddal St Mark C: Incumbent – Hilary Barber Lecturer – David Carpenter Assistant Curate – Jane Finn R: Trish Boyd, Alan Riley AC: The Diocese of Ahoada - The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Niger Delta Province
Sunday 17th January Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356 Charles Gore, Bishop, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, 1932 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (from tomorrow till 25th January) God our Father, you reveal to us your love through Christ and through our brothers and sisters. Open our hearts so that we can welcome each other with our differences and live in forgiveness. Grant us to live united in one body, so that the gift that is each person comes to light. May all of us together be a reflection of the living Christ. AC: The Anglican Church of Australia
Monday 18th January Amy Carmichael, Founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship, spiritual writer, 1951 B: Halton and Osmondthorpe (Leeds) Ch: Halton St Wilfrid, Osmondthorpe St Philip C: Incumbent – Hannah Smith Assistant Curate – Rob Denton R: Carol Stenner S: Leeds All Saints CE Primary School H: David Pattison AC: The Diocese of Aipo Rongo - The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea
Tuesday 19th January Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095 B: Hampsthwaite and Killinghall and Birstwith (Ripon) Ch: Birstwith St James, Felliscliffe Chapel, Hampsthwaite St Thomas a Becket, Killinghall St Thomas the Apostle C: Incumbent - Vacancy S: Birstwith CE Primary School, Hampsthwaite CE Primary School, Killinghall CE Primary School H: Liz Bedford, Andrew Phoenix, Sarah Bassitt AC: The Diocese of Ajayi Crowther - The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Ibadan Province
Wednesday 20th January Richard Rolle of Hampole, Spiritual Writer, 1349 B: Harden and Wilsden, Cullingworth and Denholme (Bradford) Ch: Cullingworth St John the Evangelist, Denholme Shared Church, Harden St Saviour, Wilsden St Matthew C: Team Rector – Richard Burge Team Vicar – Suzy McCarter Associate Priest – Liz Moy R: Malcolm Halliday, Gordon Nevill, Chris Wilcock AC: The Diocese of Akobo - The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan - Jonglei Province
Thursday 21st January Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304 B: Harrogate St Mark (Ripon) Ch: Harrogate St Mark C: Incumbent – Vacancy (Mike Resch from date tbc) Associate Priest – John Duff Associate Priest – Dan Watts Assistant Curate – James Handley Assistant Curate – Kim Mason R: Andrew Clarke, Stewart Davies, Christopher Ives AC: The Diocese of Akoko - The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Ondo Province
Friday 22nd January Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon, first Martyr of Spain, 304 B: Harrogate St Wilfrid (Ripon) Ch: Harrogate St Wilfrid C: Team Rector – Gary Waddington Team Vicar – Vacancy Associate Priest – Terry Buckingham AC: The Diocese of Akoko Edo - The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Bendel Province
Saturday 23rd January B: Hartshead, Hightown, Roberttown and Scholes (Huddersfield) Ch: Hartshead St Peter, Roberttown All Saints, Scholes St Philip and St James C: Incumbent – Vacancy Associate Priest – Jayne Lee Associate Priest – Stephen Rochell R: John Hall, Sandra Major, Elizabeth Mann, Susan Ormondroyd S: Roberttown CE Junior and Infant School H: Samantha Laycock-Smith AC: The Diocese of Akot - The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan - Eastern Bahr el Ghazal Province
Sunday 24th January Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of the Faith, 1622 Please pray for the city of Leeds and surrounding towns and villages in the Episcopal Area/Archdeaconry of Leeds, for those who live and work there, for needs which are met every day by essential keyworkers, for Bishop Paul and Archdeacon Paul, and for us to join in with God’s mission there. AC: The Church of Bangladesh
Monday 25th January The Conversion of Paul B: Haworth and Cross Roads cum Lees (Bradford) Ch: Cross Roads St James, Haworth St Michael and All Angels, Stanbury St Gabriel C: Incumbent – Peter Mullins Associate Priest – Julie Roberts Assistant Curate – Anthony Bennett R: Rosanne Anderson, Peter Handley, Gladys Stephenson AC: The Diocese of Akure - The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Ondo Province
Tuesday 26th January Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul B: Headingley (Leeds) Ch: Far Headingley St Chad, Headingley St Michael C: Team Rector – Vacancy Team Vicar – Hannah Lievesley Assistant Curate – Angela Birkin R: Gillian Griggs, Peter Hemming, Jan Kramer, Katharine Salmon S: Headingley St Chad’s Primary School, Shire Oak CE Primary School H: Ashleigh Dunn, Jane Devane AC: The Diocese of Alabama - The Episcopal Church - IV (4) Province
Wednesday 27th January B: Hebden Bridge and Heptonstall (Huddersfield) Ch: Hebden Bridge St James, Heptonstall St Thomas a Becket and St Thomas the Apostle C: Priest in Charge – Karen Marshall R: Shan Evans, Margaret Jeffery S: Hebden Royd CE Primary School H: Gretl Young AC: The Diocese of Alaska - The Episcopal Church - VIII (8) Province
Thursday 28th January Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1274 B: Heckmondwike (with Norristhorpe) and Liversedge (Huddersfield) Ch: Heckmondwike St James, Liversedge Christ Church C: Incumbent – Karen Young R: Brenda Britton, Margaret Mitchell, Michael Walker S: Headlands CE Junior, Infant and Nursery School H: Peta Cocker AC: The Diocese of Saint Albans - The Church of England - Canterbury Province
Friday 29th January B: Hellifield and Long Preston (Ripon) Ch: Halton West, Hellifield St Aidan, Long Preston St Mary the Virgin C: Incumbent - Vacancy R: Philip Johnston S: Long Preston Primary School H: Elizabeth Martin AC: The Diocese of Albany - The Episcopal Church - II (2) Province
Saturday 30th January Charles, King and Martyr, 1649 B: Hemsworth (Wakefield) Ch: Archbishop Holgate Hospital Chapel, Hemsworth St Helen C: Incumbent – Robert Hart Master – David Wheatley (Archbishop Holgate) S: Hemsworth St Helen’s CE Primary School H: Louise Sennett AC: The Diocese of Algoma - The Anglican Church of Canada - Ontario Province
Sunday 31st January John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888 Please pray for our Retired Clergy and those holding Permission to Officiate across the Diocese, for the invaluable support they provide in our parishes. AC: Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil
PLEASE PRAY REGULARLY FOR OUR DIOCESAN OVERSEAS LINKS
SRI LANKA (The Church of Ceylon) Diocese of Colombo Bishop Dushantha Rodrigo Diocese of Kurunegala Bishop Keerthisiri Fernando
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (The Episcopal Church) Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Bishop Mark Bourlakas
PAKISTAN (The Church of Pakistan) Diocese of Faisalabad Bishop John Samuel
SUDAN (Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan) Diocese of El Obeid Bishop Ismail Gabriel Abudigin Diocese of Kadugli Bishop Andudu Adam Elnail Diocese of Kadugli Suffragan Bishop Hassan Osman Diocese of Khartoum Archbishop Ezekiel Kumir Kondo Diocese of Port Sudan Bishop Abdu Elnur Kodi Diocese of Wad Medani Bishop Saman Farajalla Mahdi
TANZANIA (The Anglican Church of Tanzania) Diocese of Mara Bishop George Okoth Diocese of Rorya Bishop John Adiema Diocese of Tarime Bishop R Mwita Akiri
SWEDEN (The Church of Sweden) Diocese of Skara Bishop Ake Bonnier
GERMANY (The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany) Erfurt
ABBREVIATIONS
B: Benefice Ch: Church C: Clergy R: Readers S: School H: Headteacher AC: Anglican Cycle of Prayer
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