Diocese of Newcastle Prayer Diary May 2020
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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 (South Africa) 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 Bishop Diocese of Mukono (Uganda) Hexham Deanery: Bp James William Ssebaggala Area Dean: 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 Rector: 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 Archdeacon 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) * Canon 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, Mark Tanner 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: This Prayer Diary can be downloaded Holy Trinity Parish Church, Whitfield and St 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: Diocese of Zululand (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, archbishop of Canterbury, monastic with Haydon Old Church reformer, 988 Praying for Unity: Alcuin of York, deacon, 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 Diocese of Namibia (Southern Africa) Reader: Douglas Vigor Bp Luke Pato 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 Justin Welby, Archbishop of Africa) Canterbury, and all primates and bishops, 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, Tsabong: Geneva and New York.