Diocese of Newcastle Prayer Diary May 2020 We return to our normal format this month, aware that the lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be continuing, but in the conviction that ‘the voice of prayer is never silent.’ It may even be that some at least are able to give more time to the work of prayer during these days.

1 PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES  Hexham Deanery: Secretary: vacant  Diocese of Mthatha (formerly St John’s) Finance Officer: Nigel Collingwood () Bp Hummingfield Ndwandwe Diocese of Yei (South Sudan) 4 Monday Bp Hilary Adeba Luate English Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation  Diocese of Botswana: Era Metlha Beleme, Diocesan  Diocese of Mukono (Uganda)  Hexham Deanery: Bp James William Ssebaggala Area : Jeremy Thompson Diocese of Yewa (formerly Egbado) (Nigeria) Bp Michael Adebayo Oluwarohunbi Diocese of Ikara (Nigeria) Bp Yusuf Janfalan 2 Saturday  Diocese of Botswana: Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, teacher of St Barnabas’ Church, Old Naledi (served by the faith, 373 the Cathedral)  Diocese of Muhabura (Uganda)  Hexham Deanery: Bp Cranmer Mugisha Benefice of Allendale with Whitfield and Diocese of Yeri (South Sudan) Ninebanks Bp John Abraham Nyari : Jonathan Russell Diocese of Ijumi (Nigeria) Please pray for Annie Gray, Anglican Chaplain to Bp elect Paul Olarewaju Ojo Newcastle University, who is due to be licensed  Diocese of Botswana: by Bishop Mark today to be also Priest-in-Charge Theo Naledi, retired Bishop of St John’s, Kingston Park.  Hexham Deanery: Lay Chair: David Ratcliff 3 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Preparing for  Porvoo Communion: Diocese of Southwark Ascension Day to Diocese of Björkvin (Church of Norway) Pentecost, May 21-31  Anglican Communion: Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Anglican Communion There is a helpful set of in Japan) creative ideas on the Most Revd Nathaniel Uematsu, Primate Thy Kingdom Come 2020 website for keeping  Diocese of Botswana: the vigil of prayer during the coronavirus Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Gaborone emergency. Some of the ideas require planning Celestino Chishamba, Dean and and preparation. (Cathedral) and Fr Octavius Bolelang

5 Tuesday  The Mothers’ Union Pray for all members who work in Eadbert of Lindisfarne, 696 [CNS] * supporting prisoners and their families  Diocese of Multan (Pakistan)  * Ian Flintoft, Vicar of Newsham and Bp Leo Rodrick Paul Horton Diocese of Yirol (South Sudan) Bp David Roch Diocese of Nyang (South Sudan) 8 Friday Bp Paul Tokmach Lual Julian of Norwich, spiritual writer, c.1417 Diocese of Aluakluak (South Sudan)  Diocese of Mundri (South Sudan) Bp Isaac Nyaryiel Aleth Bp Bismark Monday Avokaya Azumu Diocese of Ikeduru (Nigeria) Diocese of Ysabel (Melanesia) Bp Emmanuel Maduwike Bp Ellison Quity  Diocese of Botswana:  Diocese of Botswana: Parish of Drancistown: Ven Raymond Christ the King, St John’s Makaleng and Salumu, Archdeacon (North), Fr George Sowa Town (served by the Parish of Callender, Fr Samuel Moraloki and Francistown) Fr Bakang Banks Lesetedi  Hexham Deanery:  Hexham Deanery: Benefice of Alston Moor St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, Allendale Vicar: Mark Nash Williams  * The Bishop of Berwick, 9 Saturday 6 Wednesday  Diocese of Mundu Area (South Sudan)  Diocese of Mumbai (North India) Bp Samuel Lomue Eluzai Bp Prakash Patole Diocese of Yukon (Canada) Diocese of Yokohama (Japan) Bp Larry David Robertson Bp Ignatius Osamu Irie Diocese of Ikka (Nigeria)  Diocese of Botswana: Bp Godfrey Ekpenisi Parish of Francistown: St Patrick’s Church  Diocese of Botswana: and St Carantoc’s Church Parish of St Andrew, Selebi Phikwe:  Hexham Deanery: Fr Sefularo Mogopodi St Mark’s Parish Church, Ninebanks  Hexham Deanery: St Augustine’s Parish Church, Alston 7 Thursday John of Beverley, bishop, 721 [CNS] * 10 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER  Diocese of Mumias (Kenya)  Porvoo Communion: Bp Joseph Wandera Diocese of Gloucester Diocese of Yola (Nigeria) Diocese of Västerås (Church of Sweden) Bp Markus Ibrahim  Anglican Communion: Diocese of York Abp John Sentamu, The Anglican Church of Kenya Bps Paul Ferguson, John Thomson, Abp Jackson Ole Sapit Alison White and Glyn Webster  Diocese of Botswana:  Diocese of Botswana: St Peter’s Mmadinare (outstation of St Stephen’s Tonota, St Alban’s Moroka, St Andrew’s, Selebi Phikwe) All Saints’ Matsiloje, and St Paul’s Tati Siding  Hexham Deanery: (all served by the Parish of Francistown) St John’s Parish Church, Garigill  Hexham Deanery: Holy Trinity Parish Church, Whitfield and St This Prayer Diary can be downloaded John’s Church, Whitfield each month from the Newcastle diocesan website: www.newcastle.anglican.org/prayerdiary 11 Monday Great, Mahalapye) and St Cyprian, Seleka (served by St Mary Magdalene, Palapye): Mary Astell, feminist social reformer, 1731 Fr George Moshapa [CNS] *  Hexham Deanery:  Diocese of Muranga South (Kenya) St John’s Parish Church, Nenthead Bp Julius Karanu Wa Gicheru  Praying for Unity: Diocese of Zaki-Biam (Nigeria) For Street Pastors projects throughout our Bp Jezreel Vandeh region Diocese of Ikwerre (Nigeria) Please pray for David Glover, who is due to be Bp Blessing Enyindah instituted as Rector and Lecturer at Hexham  Diocese of Botswana: Abbey by Bishop Christine today. St Augustine’s Theological School: Canon James Amanze 15 Friday  Hexham Deanery:  Diocese of Nagpur (North India) Holy Paraclete Parish Church, Kirkhaugh Bp Paul Dupare  * vacant Diocese of Aba (Nigeria) vacant  Diocese of Botswana: 12 Tuesday Parish of St Mark, Lobatse: Fr Botshabelo Gregory Dix, priest, monk, scholar, 1952 Beleme and Fr Solomon Diphoko  Diocese of Muyinga (Burundi)  Hexham Deanery: Bp Paisible Ndacayisaba Benefice of Haltwhistle and Greenhead Diocese of Zanzibar (Tanzania) Vicar: vacant Bp Michael Hafidh Diocese of Ikwo (Nigeria) 16 Saturday Bp Kenneth Ifemene Caroline Chisholm, social reformer, 1877  Diocese of Botswana:  Diocese of Nairobi (Kenya) Parish of St Augustine Serowe: Bp Joel Waweru Mwangi Ven Moreri Leteemane, Archdeacon Diocese of Aba Ngwa North (Nigeria) (Central) and Fr Godiraone Geogane Bp Nathan Kanu  Hexham Deanery: Diocese of Ikwuano (Nigeria) St Jude’s Parish Church, Knaresdale Bp Chigozirim Onyegbule  Diocese of Botswana: 13 Wednesday Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Palapye: Fr George Moshapa  Diocese of Zaria (Nigeria)  Hexham Deanery: Bp Abiodun Ogumyemi Saliu Bello St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, Greenhead  Diocese of Botswana:  Greenhead C of E First School Parish of St James the Great, Mahalapye: Fr Kealeboga Lekoba 17 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER  Hexham Deanery:  Porvoo Communion: St Mary and St Patrick’s Church, Lambley Diocese of Guildford Diocese of Viborg (Evangelical Lutheran 14 MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE Church in Denmark)  Diocese of Mytikyina (Myanmar)  The Anglican Communion: Bp John Zau Li The Anglican Church of Korea Diocese of Zonkwa (Nigeria) Most Revd Moses Nagjun Yoo, Primate Bp Jacob Kwashi  Diocese of Botswana: (Southern Africa) Parish of St Michael and All Angels, vacant Broadhurst: Fr Jooste Motshwane and  Diocese of Botswana: Fr Bonny Bashe St Joseph, Shoshog, St Ignatius of Loyola  Hexham Deanery: and Machaneng (served by St James the Holy Cross Parish Church, Haltwhistle 18 Monday Rogation Day 21 ASCENSION DAY  Diocese of Nakuru (Kenya)  Diocese of Bps Joseph Muchai Namirembe (Uganda) Diocese of Abakaliki (Nigeria) Bp Wilberforce Kityo Bp Monday Nkwoagu Luwalira Diocese of Ilaje (Nigeria) Diocese of Abyei Bp Frederick Olugbemi (South Sudan)  Diocese of Botswana: Bp Michael Deng K Bol St Matthew’s, Mochudi (served by the Diocese of Accra (West Africa) Parish of St Michael and All Angels) Bp Daniel Sylvanus Mensah Torto  Hexham Deanery:  Diocese of Botswana: Benefice of Haydon Bridge and Beltingham Parishes of St Andrew, Mmopane, St James, with Henshaw: Kopong, and St Luke, Lentsweletau: Vicar: Benjamin Carter Fr Paul Beleme  Hexham Deanery: 19 Tuesday Rogation Day St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, Haydon Bridge Dunstan, , monastic with Haydon Old Church reformer, 988  Praying for Unity: Alcuin of York, , abbot of Tours, 804 For all regular ecumenical prayer groups  Diocese of Nambale (Kenya) throughout the region Bp Robert Magina Barasa Diocese of Aberdeen & Orkney (Scotland) 22 Friday Bp Anne Dyer  Diocese of Nandyal(North India) Diocese of Ile-Oluji (Nigeria) Bp Eggoni Pushpalalitha Bp Abel Oluyemi Ajibodu Diocese of Adelaide (Australia)  Diocese of Botswana: Abp Geoffrey Martin Smith Parish of St Paul, Molepolole:  Diocese of Botswana: Fr Mooketsi Mokgatlhe, Fr Aaron Mhiko, Parishes of Holy Trinity, Mmankgodi, Fr Western Medupe and St Thomas, Thamaga and St Mark, Fr Olebile James Galebotswe Moshupa: Fr Isaac Mupfumi  Hexham Deanery:  Hexham Deanery: St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, Beltingham Benefice of Hexham Abbey Rector: David Glover 20 Wednesday Rogation Day Hon. Assistant Priest: Claire Robson  (Southern Africa) Reader: Douglas Vigor Bp Diocese of Abuja (Nigeria) 23 Saturday Abp Nicholas Okoh, Primate  Diocese of Nasik (North India) vacant  Diocese of Botswana: Diocese of Afikpo (Nigeria) Bp Paul Udogu St Thomas’, Letlhakeng (served by the Diocese of Ilesa (Nigeria) Parish of St Paul, Molepolole) Bp Samuel Olubayu Sowale  Hexham Deanery: Diocese of Ilesa South West (Nigeria) All Hallows Church, Henshaw Bp Samuel Egbebunmi  Henshaw C of E First School  Diocese of Botswana: Parish of St Peter, Mogoditshane: Fr Ezekiel Nthokwa  Hexham Deanery: Benefice of St John Lee Vicar: Jeremy Thompson Reader: Pamela Nobbs 24 SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 26 Tuesday  Porvoo Communion: Augustine, archbishop of Diocese of Exeter Canterbury, 605 Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland (Church of Pjilip Neri, founder of the Oratorians, Norway) spiritual guide, 1595  Anglican Communion: John Calvin, reformer, 1564 This is Anglican Communion Sunday  Diocese of Natal (Southern Pray for , Archbishop of Africa) Canterbury, and all primates and , Bps Dino Gabriel for members of the Anglican Consultative Diocese of Aguata (Nigeria) Council, for Abp Josiah Idowu-Fearon, Bp Samuel C Ezeofor Secretary General, and all staff at the AC  Diocese of Botswana: Office in London and the UN offices in Parish of St John the Baptist, : Geneva and New York. vacant  We also pray for the work of the Anglican  Hexham Deanery: Centre in Rome and its Director, Archbishop St Peter’s Parish Church, Newbrough Ian Ernest.  Newbrough C of E First School  Diocese of Botswana: Parishes of St John the Baptist, Gabane and 27 Wednesday St Patrick, Lumakwane:  National Indigenous Archbishop (Canada) Fr Martin Mosima Most Revd Mark Lawrence MacDonald  Hexham Deanery: Diocese of Ahoada (Nigeria) Parish Church of St John of Beverley, Bp Clement Ekpeye St John Lee  Diocese of Botswana: Villages with churches in the Tsabong area: 25 Monday , , and The Venerable Bede, monk at Jarrow, scholar, Kolonkweng (serve mainly by lay ministers) historian, 735 *  Hexham Deanery: Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne, 709 St Aidan’s Church, Fourstones  Diocese of Nasir (South Sudan) Bp Simon Lual Bang Jai 28 Thursday Diocese of Agra (North India) Lanfranc, prior of Le Bec, archbishop of Bp Prem Prakash Habil Canterbury, scholar, 1089 Diocese of Indianapolis (ECUSA)  Navajoland Area Mission (ECUSA) Bp Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows Bp David Bailey  Diocese of Botswana: Diocese of Aipo Rongo (Papua New Guinea) Parish of St Simon of Cyrene, Tiokweng: Bp Nathan Ingen Ven Joe Tsuaneng, Archdeacon (South) and Diocese of Ajayi Crowther (Nigeria) Fr Peter Moshapa Bp Olugbenga Oduntan

 Hexham Deanery:  Diocese of Botswana: Benefice of Warden St Michael and All Villages with churches in the Tsabong area: Angels with Newbrough St Peter Maralaleng, Omaeneno, Malasha and Vicar: Jeremy Thompson (served mainly by lay ministers)

 * Canon Rob Kelsey, Vicar of Norham,  Hexham Deanery: Priest-in-Charge of Cornhill and Branxton Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels, and Area Dean of Norham Warden  Praying for Unity:

For the Newcastle District of the Methodist Church (Chair: Stephen Lindridge)

29 Friday  Diocese of Botswana: New church groups: Maun (served by the  Diocese of Ndokwa (Nigeria) Parish of Francistown) and Kasane Bp Daniel Obiosa (served by an ordinand-in-training) Diocese of Akobo (South Sudan)  Diocese of Newcastle: Bp John Jock Chol All candidates preparing for as  Diocese of Botswana: this year Villiages with churches in the  * Canon Barbara Packer, Diocesan President Tsabong area: of the Mothers’ Union Draaihoek, Makapong and Werda (served mainly by lay ministers)  Hexham Deanery: 31 PENTECOST Benefice of Whitley Chapel St Helen  Porvoo Communion: Vicar: Andrew Patterson Diocese of Hereford  Whitley Chapel C of E First School The Lusitanian Church (Portugal) The Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church 30 Saturday Abroad  The Anglican Communion: Josephine Butler, social reformer, 1906 [CNS] * The Anglican Church of Melanesia Joan of Arc, visionary, 1431 Abp Leonard Dawea Apolo Kivebulaya, priest, evangelist in central  Diocese of Botswana: Africa, 1933 For the strengthening of links between our  Diocese of Nebbi (Uganda) dioceses Bp Alphonsa Watho-kudi  Diocese of Newcastle: Diocese of Akoko (Nigeria) Abp Gabriel Akinbiyi All those preparing for ordination as Priests Diocese of Akoko Edo (Nigeria) this year Bp Jolly Oyekpen Diocese of Iowa (ECUSA) Bp Alan Scarfe

About this Prayer Diary

We continue to include in the Prayer Diary all those commemorated in Celebrating the Northern Saints, [CNS] and to remember our lay, residentiary and honorary canons on the day of the saints and influential people who have given their canonry its designation and/or stall in the Cathedral.

SUNDAYS

For each Sunday, we follow a well-established pattern:  First are intercessions for the Porvoo Communion (https://www.ireland.anglican.org/resources/493/porvoo-prayer-diary-2020). The Porvoo Declaration commits the churches which have signed it to “share a common life” and “to pray for and with one another.”  Second are intercessions from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, available at www.anglicancommunion.org. Prayers on Sundays are for a Province of the Communion.  Thirdly, for our Link Diocese of Botswana.  Fourthly we remember our own Diocese of Newcastle, and in particular the Deanery of Hexham, its churches, people and organisations, including Church Schools, where possible, on the same day as the parish of which they are part.

WEEKDAYS

The pattern is similar on weekdays, but without the Porvoo Communion:  Firstly, dioceses from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer.  Secondly, our Link Diocese of Botswana.  Thirdly, parishes, churches, schools and other groups and areas of work in the Diocese and in particular the Hexham Deanery.  On Thursdays, we pray in the first week of the month for the Mothers’ Union and on the remaining Thursdays for Christian Unity.

We pray for our Link Dioceses as follows: Botswana during January, May and October. Møre during March, July and September. Winchester during June, August and November.

The Deaneries are incorporated in the Prayer Diary in such a way as to include the Benefices (with names of ordained and lay ministers) and also, for benefices with more than one church, the constituent churches, in order that every congregation – and the local community in which it is set - can be remembered at least once during the year.

January Morpeth (cont.) and Norham July Newcastle East February Bedlington August Newcastle West March Bellingham September Tynemouth April Corbridge October Alnwick May Hexham November Bamburgh & Glendale June Newcastle Central December Morpeth

I try to mark important days in the life of the Diocese (e.g. Diocesan Synods, Institutions and Licensings, ecumenical occasions) with a special note, but can only do so if I have the information early in the previous month. Please don’t hesitate to send me information and prompts in good time.

Richard Hill 07597 933 367 [email protected]