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Prayer Diaryprayer Diary W F M T Th S vica ē (Australia): (Australia): š Africa): Africa): (West : (South Africa): Africa): (South (West Indies): Indies): (West : Area Dean of Worcester Deanery: Deanery: Worcester of Dean Area Diane Cooksey Chair: Lay Rob Pearce Hereford: Jackson Richard Bishop Mexico: de Anglicana Iglesia La Vacant Lutheran Evangelical Latvian The Church Abroad: Archbishop Lauma Zu (Portugal): Church Lusitanian The Cabral Pina Jorge José Bishop Canberra & Goulburn Bishop Mark Short Canterbury with Welby Justin Archbishop (Dover) Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin Cape Coast Bishop Victor Atta-Baffoe Cape Town Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Caribbean Eastern North & Aruba Bishop L. Errol Brooks Carlisle Bishop James Scobie Newcome Please pray for all DBF staff during this unsettling time, in particular for those whose role has been made redundant by the move and those who find change difficult. Trinity Sunday Sunday 30 MAY Ecumenical and interfaith relations in Dudley Russell’s Hall Hospital Dean of Smaller Churches Diocesan Secretary and team Diocese of Peru Facilities team Facilities New Diocesan Office in Lowesmoor many years, the Diocesan For Office has been located in the and it has been a Old Palace real privilege to work in such a it is an beautiful place. However, expensive building to run, and it is important that we support mission and ministry around the diocese as cost-effectively we can. In 2019, Diocesan Synod agreed that we should look to move if it would generate very substantial savings. Sadly, we came to the conclusion that moving was right thing do. It will save around £200,000 a year – enough to cover the costs of three full-time clergy posts around the diocese. Although we have not found the right long-term home, for next three to five having taken out a lease on building years, we are staying in central Worcester, in Lowesmoor Wharf. Wherever we are located, as a diocesan support hub, our core purpose remains – to serve all in our parishes as best we can, enable your mission and ministry be as fruitful possible. Mon 31 Pray for the staff, patients and volunteers at particularly for the chaplaincy team. Russell’s Hall Hospital in Dudley, 1 JUNE Tue Please pray for Churches Together groups the and churches, the across through Fairtrade of promotion the the Bank, Food area, Country Black for the work of the different between relations well-informed and respectful to commitment continuing faith groups in the area. 2 Wed Give thanks for the generous response toll death to The time. difficult Bishop very this at John’s Peru in Lent friends our to Appeal, support crucial provide which will a for pray please so great, division political and low, rates vaccination high, remains country and people in great need. Thur 3 pray and Woollaston, Carl and Coombes Paul team, facilities our for thanks give We for their work supporting the ministry and mission of diocesan office. 4 Fri helps she as Maddocks, Alison Churches, Smaller of Dean new our for pray Please churches with fewer members grow in confidence and in numbers as they discern how best they can serve their communities. Sat 5 Please pray for John Preston, Rob Quarton, Emma for wisdom and effectiveness as they manage our administration governance. Woollaston and Judith Nex, June 2021 Prayer Diary Prayer Diary S T F Th M W : (Scotland): Vacant (Denmark): (Denmark): (India): (India): 2 (India): (India): : : (USA): : (Ireland): (Ireland): Trinity Please pray for Dudley’s As-One initiative as it seeks to fill our streets with friendliness and build a community support network for the future. - Team Leadership Deanery Worcester (Secretary), Fulbrook Paul Bunclark, Mike Potter, Anne Watson Stephanie Connor Davison George Bishop Argyll and the Isles Lolland-Falster Bishop Marianne Gaarden The Church of Nigeria Bishop Henry C. Ndukuba Chandigarh Massey Bishop Younas Chelmsford with Francis-Dehqani Guil Bishop (Barking), Hill Peter Bishops John Perumbalath (Bradwell), Roger Morris (Colchester) Chester Tanner Mark Bishop Chhattisgarh Bishop Robert Ali Chicago Bishop Jeffrey Lee Chichester with Warner Martin Bishop (Horsham), Bushyager Ruth Bishops (Lewes) Hazlewood Will Sunday 13 JUNE The Saltway Team, Droitwich The Saltway Team, Droitwich The Saltway Team, The Protestant Church of Central Germany Lower Broadheath & Grimley w Holt Hallow, St John in Bedwardine Bishops and office Dudley’s ‘As-One’ initiative Dudley’s ‘As-One’ The pandemic ‘As-One’ new a has Dudley, In country. the fostered across community an increased sense campaign will of build on that spirit in of friendliness’ with streets our ‘fill to all us neighbourliness, encouraging the months and years ahead. The Bishop Martin Gorick, of said: Dudley, “The people of Dudley have come neighbours, out helped people as pandemic, together the throughout in a remarkable way NHS.” the support and lives save to guidelines followed and foodbanks, supported Dudley Council, churches across the Borough and local schools will work together displaying banners to spread the communities positive local message their throughout help the to Borough. services It memorial is organise will Churches that hoped come to terms with the loss, anxiety and trauma which has affected us all. to communities local their invite to plan also might churches many possible, When a ‘back together celebration’ to tea develop party, building relationships a further, good community support network for the future. “Emerging from the pandemic will not be Bishop easy,” Martin continued. “There each for out looking keep to need we and struggles and challenges ongoing be will other as we seek to build a better future.” Mon 14 the facing together, forwards move we as congregations existing our for pray Please and healthy both are that worship and life of patterns build to us before challenges sustainable. Clergy: Nigel Byard, Laura Handy; Reader: Philip Bowen 15 Tue Please pray for those involved in our emerging contemporary congregation and for beyond currently those with to engage priority renewed on the focus we wisdom as the life of church. Clergy: Nigel Byard, Laura Handy; Reader: Philip Bowen 16 Wed We pray for the pastors and pastoral workers in the telephone counselling service. Bless their ears, which are entrusted with so many burdens. Bless their tongues, which spread so much love in this time of crisis. Thur 17 Pray for courage, joy and vision as we leave lockdown, Rachel Ordinands: our For communities. our to out reaching in and Christ following seeking to go further in Colthurst, Paul Wilcox. Clergy: Kalantha Brewis, David Morphy; Readers: Barbara Beard, Denise Pollock 18 Fri As we possibly emerge from lockdown, those and isolated pray the lonely, the with connect for again once can we that community, our engagement with our local Bradford, Phil Clergy: community. thriving a of heart the in church a be and need, in Sarah Cottrill Sat 19 Gorick, Martin Dudley, of Bishop the and Inge, John Worcester, of Bishop the for Pray Helen Shakespeare. and Andrews Ball, Leonie Catrine team: their office with along . initiative which will run together with https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk and that, as the Bishop of Morogoro has prayed, their priestly care Worcester Deanery Worcester St John the Baptist, Claines Diocese of Morogoro St George w Mary Magdalene Droitwich The Saltway Team, Growing as Kingdom People Sunday 6 JUNE Love your Burial Ground Week Communities are being encouraged to come together to discover and protect the wildlife in their local Churches churchyards Count as on part Nature June 13 of Sunday – 5 the Saturday from Week Ground Burial Your Love start to springboard a as week the use to asked being are Churches recording the wildlife within their in fungi or insects, birds, animals, churchyards. the of note a make should Communities visitors and National the on collated be then will data This churchyard. local their Biodiversity Network. It is being jointly run by the conservation charities Caring for God’s Acre, A Rocha UK, the Church of England, and in Wales. Church land, often uniquely unploughed and undeveloped, could be a with anyone habitat to for open is week The wildlife. other and plants endangered and precious a love of nature and churches are encouraged to link with local schools, wildlife groups, and those who may not have visited before to discover churchyards. like would who churches for resources and ideas offered have Acre God’s for Caring to get involved, visit: Mon 7 Pray for our Synod meeting this Wednesday as members from across come the together deanery to build relationships and discern ways collaboratively. Pray to for approach the Deanery mission Pearce Leadership Robert more Chair: Team: Lay Anne Cooksey; Potter, Mike Diane Dean: Bunclark, Area Fulbrook; Paul Watson, Stephanie 8 Tue Pray for the parish of Claines as they discern a new vision for their ministry ‘Back post- the and churchwardens new For community. the around and in Future’ the to Covid pattern of / worship LLM in in church and the online. Joint For Ministry Team Rachel Cramp. Clergy: Jo Musson training: Cary Taylor, 9 Wed Loving Creator God we ask for your blessings on all those who have been recently ordained both in Morogoro town and in Gairo. We especially ask for your blessing that their on ministries the will first be women who were ordained priests this year, richly fulfilling will flourish to the extent that both men and women will be received with joy within the Diocese. Thur 10 Pray for Saint George’s as they discern a new vision for their ministry ‘Back to the Future’. For the joint Living in Love and Faith course, the building project and the post-Covid pattern of worship in church and online. For our Joint Ministry Team / Rachel Cramp.
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