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Monthly-Prayer-Diary-3-2020.Pdf Anglican Church of Australia MONTHLY PRAYER DIARY – 2020 Day 1 The Anglican Church of Australia The Primate Archbishop Geoff Smith The General Secretary Anne Hywood and General Synod Office staff The General Synod and the Standing Committee Day 2 The Diocese of Adelaide Archbishop Geoff Smith; Clergy and People Day 3 The Diocese of Armidale Bishop Rick Lewers; Clergy and People Day 4 The Diocese of Ballarat Bishop Garry Weatherill; Clergy and People Day 5 The Diocese of Bathurst Bishop Mark Calder; Clergy and People Day 6 The Diocese of Bendigo Bishop Matt Brain; Clergy and People Day 7 The Diocese of Brisbane Archbishop Phillip Aspinall; Clergy and People Day 8 The Diocese of Bunbury Bishop Ian Coutts; Clergy and People Day 9 The Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn Bishop Mark Short; Clergy and People Day 10 Defence Force Anglican Chaplaincy Bishop Grant Dibden, Chaplains and Members of the Defence Forces Day 11 The Diocese of Gippsland Bishop Richard Treloar; Clergy and People Day 12 The Diocese of Grafton Bishop Murray Harvey; Clergy and People Day 13 Ministry with the Aboriginal People of Australia Bishop Chris McLeod, Aboriginal Clergy and People Day 14 Ministry with the Torres Strait Island People of Australia Torres Strait Islander Clergy and People ABN: 90 767 330 931 ● Suite 4, Level 5, 189 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: +61 2 8267 2700 ● Fax: +61 2 8267 2727 ● www.anglican.org.au Monthly Prayer Diary 3-2020 Day 15 The Diocese of Melbourne Archbishop Philip Freier; Clergy and People Day 16 The Diocese of Newcastle Bishop Peter Stuart; Clergy and People Day 17 The Diocese of North Queensland Bishop Keith Joseph; Clergy and People Day 18 The Diocese of North West Australia Bishop Gary Nelson; Clergy and People Day 19 The Diocese of Perth Archbishop Kay Goldsworthy AO, Clergy and People Day 20 The Diocese of Riverina Bishop Donald Kirk; Clergy and People Day 21 The Diocese of Rockhampton Administrator Archdeacon Tom Henderson-Brookes; Clergy and People Day 22 The Diocese of Sydney Archbishop Glenn Davies; Clergy and People Day 23 The Diocese of Tasmania Bishop Richard Condie; Clergy and People Day 24 The Diocese of the Murray Bishop Keith Dalby; Clergy and People Day 25 The Diocese of the Northern Territory Bishop Gregory Anderson; Clergy and People Day 26 The Diocese of Wangaratta Bishop Clarence Bester; Clergy and People Day 27 The Diocese of Willochra Bishop John Stead; Clergy and People Day 28 Anglicare Australia Chair Chris Jones, Executive Director Kasy Chambers Day 29 Theological Colleges and Church Schools Day 30 Mission Agencies of the Anglican Church of Australia Day 31 Religious Orders serving within the Anglican Church of Australia Monthly Prayer Diary 3-2020 2 .
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