WEPRAY AUG - SEPT 2019 Praying for each other in Essex & East London #chelmsdioprayers Chelmsford Diocese Prayer Diary August “Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear” Isaiah 65:24 Thu 1 Southminster (St Leonard) and Steeple (St Lawrence and All Saints) Clergy: Peter Begley (PIC). Southminster Primary School: Pauline Ward (Executive HT), Chris Beazeley (Interim Head of School). The Missionary District of Oeste-Brasil, the Diocese of Boga (Congo) and the Diocese of Port Elizabeth (Southern Africa) Fri 2 Woodham Mortimer (St Margaret) w Hazeleigh and Woodham Walter (St Michael) Clergy: Vacancy (PIC), Julie Willmot (A). Woodham Walter School: Sue Dodd (HT). Mayland (St Barnabas) and Latchingdon (Christ Church) Clergy: Vacancy (R). The Dioceses of Offa (Nigeria), Bolivia (South America) and Karimnagar (South India) Sat 3 One of today’s readings – Leviticus 25.1, 8-17 – tells us about the year of Jubilee, the fiftieth year. In the Old Testament Jubilee is a radical concept – that every fiftieth year there will be a redistribution of property and wealth. This rooted in the conviction that everything is a gift from God anyway and that gifts are for sharing. There is a real challenge for us, not just about property and money but about the whole way we understand the gifts God gives us. It is too easy to think that these are our possessions which we need to protect when of course they are always gifts for sharing. The Dioceses of Karnataka Central, Karnataka North and Karnataka South (South India) Please refer to the Notes and Abbreviations on the back cover. 3 Sun 4 The Seventh Sunday after Trinity August Pray for the work of the Salvation Army, Herts and Essex Division: Major Norman Ord, Divisional Commander. PRAY for the Church of the Province of South East Asia the Most Revd Ng Moon Hing, Archbishop. Mon 5 Oswald, King, Martyr, 642 Althorne (St Andrew) and North Fambridge (Holy Trinity) Clergy: Sandra Manley (R). Licensed Lay Minister: Hayley Rogers. Dengie (St James) Clergy: Steven Poss (PIC). The Dioceses of Ogbaru (Nigeria), Bondo (Kenya) and Kasai-Mbujimayi (Congo) Tue 6 The Transfiguration of Our Lord The retired Clergy, Readers and Lay Ministers who live and work in the Deanery of Maldon and Dengie. Lego Stay and Play The Dioceses of Ogbia (Nigeria), Bor (South Sudan) and Umzimvubu (Southern Africa) Each school holiday, the familiar sound Each session lasts two hours, is free of Lego can be heard coming from and alongside Lego, there is either Wed 7 John Mason Neale, Priest, Hymn Writer, 1866 Chelmsford Cathedral, along with the a craft activity, storytelling, or in our The Deanery of Hadleigh happy chattering voices of hundreds most recent May half term adventure, Area Dean: David Tudor, Lay Chair: Ron McLernon. of children and their families. a trail with explorer ‘Harrison’ The Dioceses of Ogbomoso (Nigeria), Botswana (Central Africa) Since February half term this year, (pictured). and Brandon (Canada) the Cathedral has run ‘Stay and Play’ Many people who attend have never sessions for families with primary been into the Cathedral before and Thu 8 Dominic, Priest, Founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221 school aged children. ‘The idea are amazed by the space and the Canvey Island TM: (St Nicholas, St Anne, St Katherine) is simple’ says Communications welcome they receive. Clergy: David Tudor (TR), Marion Walford (TV), Terry Brown (A), Manager Clare Broome. At the time of printing, there aren’t any Lesley McGlynn (A). Licensed Lay Minister: Trudy Arnold. specific dates planned for stay and ‘Families are looking for free St Katherine’s School: Anne-Marie Taylor (HT). play at Cathedral this summer. activities to enjoy together in the The Dioceses of Ogoni (Nigeria), Brasilia (Brazil) and Brazzaville (Congo) school holidays and the Cathedral, However, running throughout the being in the heart of the city, whole school holidays, there will Fri 9 Mary Sumner, Founder of the Mothers’ Union, 1921 is the ideal place to host this. always be activities for children. Eastwood (St Lawrence and All Saints) Clergy: Vacancy (V). We want to offer our space’. Eastwood (St David) Clergy: Paul Joyce (V). The Dioceses of Ogori-Magongo (Nigeria), Brechin (Scotland) Event details can be found on www.chelmsfordcathedral.org.uk/events-diary. and Katakwa (Kenya) 4 5 August Church of England social media Sat 10 Laurence, Deacon at Rome, Martyr. 258 guidelines and charter Laurence the deacon is an early Christian martyr who is said to have died a particularly gruesome death. We’ve signed up, have you? But the action that is said to have led to his martyrdom is fantastic and The Church of England has published social media advice aimed at a real challenge to quite a few of our values and practices. In a time tackling online abuse, misleading content and encouraging a positive of persecution officers were sent to seize the treasurers of Laurence’s atmosphere for online conversations. The guidelines encourage positive church. So Laurence brought out the widows and orphans of the engagement across all national social media accounts run by the Church Christian community and said “Well, here are our treasurers!” of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York. How deeply can we respond today to Jesus’ first sermon in Luke 4 and his final piece of discipleship training in Matthew 25? The radical demands of the Gospel. The Dioceses of Ohaji/Egbema (Nigeria) and Brisbane (Australia) Sun 11 The Eighth Sunday after Trinity Please pray for the work of the Leprosy Mission. Remember, too, the people of those countries where leprosy is still a major problem. PRAY for the United Church of South India, The Most Revd Thomas Kanjirappally Oommen, Moderator. At the same time the Church is urging Commenting on the new guidelines Mon 12 Hadleigh (St James the Less); also Christians and others to sign up to and charter, the Right Revd Stephen Hadleigh (St Barnabas) Clergy: Ruth Cartwright (PIC), Christine a voluntary digital charter aimed Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford said: Robinson (AC), Jackie Turner (A). Licensed Lay Minister: Sheena Slater. at fostering a more positive “There are not two worlds, one The Dioceses of Ohio (The Episcopal Church), Bristol (England) atmosphere online. off-line where we behave courteously and Katanga (Congo) The charter is centred on the five and kindly towards each other, and principles of: truth, kindness, one online where it is okay to be Tue 13 Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down and Connor, Teacher of the Faith, 1667 welcome, inspiration and rude and defamatory. There is one Florence Nightingale, Nurse, Social Reformer, 1910 togetherness, and the opportunity world where one set of values should Octavia Hill, Social Reformer, 1912 for people to sign-up to show they prevail and where we would not think Leigh-on-Sea (St Aidan) Clergy: Gordon Tarry (V). support the principles. to say things online that we would not Reader: Wendy Thornhill. be prepared to say off-line. The Diocese of Chelmsford has Leigh-on-Sea (St Clement) signed up to the charter and is These guidelines and this charter will Clergy: Clive Hillman (PiC); Cherry Sandover (AC), Neil Dalley (A). encouraging its churches to do so too. help us be the best that we can be.” The Dioceses of Oji River (Nigeria) and British Columbia (Canada) 6 Read the guidelines & sign up to the charter at www.churchofengland.org 7 August Wed 14 Maximilian Kolbe, Friar, Martyr, 1941 Leigh-on-Sea (St James the Great) Clergy: William Bulloch (V). Leigh-on-Sea (St Margaret) Clergy: David Wylie (PIC). St Michael’s School: Katharine Mansfield (Acting HT). The Dioceses of Okene (Nigeria), Buhiga (Burundi) and Bujumbura (Burundi) Thu 15 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary New Thundersley (St George) Clergy: Vacancy (V). The Dioceses of Oke-Ogun (Nigeria) and Bukavu (Congo) Celebrating our CCS Graduates Fri 16 South Benfleet (St Mary) Clergy: Leslie Drake (V). The Dioceses of Oke-Osun (Nigeria), Bukedi (Uganda) and Katsina (Nigeria) In today’s Gospel – Matthew 19.13-15 – Jesus rebukes the disciples for Congratulations to our students who recently completed our Course Sat 17 preventing children coming to him, with the words ‘Let the little children in Christian Studies (CCS) and attended their graduation evening at come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the Chelmsford Cathedral. This year’s graduates included those who kingdom of heaven belongs.’ were part of the first ever online CCS group. The Right Reverend Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford, We are deeply afraid to let go and become children ourselves, welcomed presented graduates with their certificates. by Jesus just as we are. In the words of the recently deceased Jean Vanier, CCS is a two-year foundation course exploring the Christian faith with ‘All of us have a secret desire to be seen as saints, heroes, martyrs. other learners, delivered weekly in local centres around the diocese We are afraid to be children, to be ourselves….’ or the course can be accessed online. We human beings are all fundamentally the same. We all belong to a CCS has a foundational first year and a more flexible second year and common, broken humanity. We all have wounded, vulnerable hearts. leads to the Bishop’s Certificate. The course starts each September. To find out more about CCS visit www.chelmsford.anglican.org/ccs. Each one of us needs to feel appreciated and understood; we all need help. “I’ve always wanted to do his but home and work prevented The Dioceses of Okigwe, Okigwe North, Okigwe South and Kebbi (Nigeria) me. Now I’ve just finished the online version and I thoroughly recommend it.” - CCS Graduate 8 9 August Sun 18 The Ninth Sunday after Trinity Pray for the work of all Authorised Lay Preachers in our Diocese.