Prayer Diary January 2019

1 NAMING AND CIRCUMCISION OF 4 Friday  Lagos (Nigeria) Bp Humphery Olumakaiye  Lake Malawi (Central Africa) Lagos Mainland (Nigeria) Bp Francis Kaulanda Bp Adebayo Akinde Southern Brazil (Brazil) Lagos West (Nigeria) Bp Humberto Maiztegue Bp James Olusola Odedeji Gippsland (Australia) Bp Richard Treloar  Diocese of Botswana  Diocese of Botswana: Metlha Beleme, Diocesan St Barnabas’ Church, Old Naledi (served by  Morpeth Deanery: the Cathedral of the Holy Cross) St Andrew’s Parish Church, Seaton Hirst  Morpeth Deanery: Pray for Jennifer Cooper, who today becomes Benefice of Ulgham and Widdrington Director of Initial Ministerial Education (Phase 2). -in-Charge: Joanna Dobson NSM : Deborah Baker 2 Wednesday Reader: Jonathan Cummins Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, , teachers of the faith, 379 and 389 5 Saturday Seraphim, monk of Sarov, spiritual guide, 1833  Lake Rukwa (Tanzania) Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, bishop in South Bp Mathayo Kasagara India, evangelist, 1945 Southern Highlands (Tanzania)  Lahore (Pakistan) Bp Irfan Jamil Bp Julius Lugendo South Western Brazil (Brazil) Gitega (Burundi) Bps John Nduwayo and Bp Francisco De Assis Da Silva Aimé Joseph Kimararungu Southeastern Mexico (USA) Bp Peter Eaton  Diocese of Botswana:  Diocese of Botswana Parish of Francistown: Ven Raymond Theo Naledi, retired Bishop Salumu, (North),  Morpeth Deanery: Fr George Callender, Fr Samuel Moraloki and St John’s Parish Church, Seaton Hirst Fr Bakang Banks Lesetedi  Morpeth Deanery: 3 Thursday Holy Trinity Parish Church, Widdrington Roger Thornton, benefactor, 1430 [CNS] *  Lainya (South Sudan) Bp Eliaba Lako Obede Southeastern Mexico (Mexico) This Prayer Diary can be downloaded each Bp Benito Juarez-Martinez month from the  Diocese of Botswana: Newcastle diocesan website: Cathedral of the Holy Cross www.newcastle.anglican.org/prayerdiary Celestino Chishimba, Dean and Archdeacon (Cathedral) and Fr Octavius Bolelang  Morpeth Deanery: Benefice of Stannington St Mary the Virgin Priest-in-Charge: Reader: Roy Hudspith  * Isabella McDonald-Booth 6 EPIPHANY Fr Sefularo Mogopodiand  Diocese of Newcastle:  Porvoo Communion: Mark Wroe, Archdeacon-designate of Diocese of Northumberland, and Peter Robinson, Dioceses of Nidaros and Trondheim Archdeacon of Lindisfarne (Church of Norway)  Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand 10 Thursday and Polynesia Primates: Philip Richardson, , Don Tamihere and Fereimi Cama  Bps , ,  Diocese of Botswana: Helen-Ann Hartley, , Anthony Parish of Francistown: St Patrick’s Church Robinson and and St Carantoc’s Church  Diocese of Botswana:  Morpeth Deanery St Peter’s, Mmadinare (outstation of St Parish Church of Ulgham St John, Andrew’s, Selebe Phikwe) Widdrington Station  Diocese of Newcastle: 7 Monday Diocesan Secretary: Shane Waddle and all who work at Church House, North Shields  Lango (Uganda) Bp Alfred Olwa Southern Malawi (Central Africa) 11 Friday Bp Alinafe Kalemba Benedict Biscop, abbot of Wearmouth, scholar, Glasgow and Galloway (Scotland) vacant 689 [CNS] *  Diocese of Botswana: Mary Slessor, missionary in West Africa, 1915 St Stephen’s Tonota, St Alban’s Moroka, All  Leicester Bps and Saints’ Matsiloje and St Paul’s Tati Siding Guli Francis-Dehqani (all served by the Parish of Francistown) Southern Virginia (USA)  Diocese of Newcastle: Bp Herman Hollerith Bishop Christine, and Pete Askew, Chaplain Gloucester Bps and and Adviser  Diocese of Botswana: 8 Tuesday St Augustine’s Theological School: , architect, 1865 [CNS] * James Amanze  Langtang (Nigeria) Bp Stanley Fube  Diocese of Newcastle: Southern Nyanza (Kenya) All our Honorary Assistant Bishops: Bps James Ochiel and John Orina Omangi John Packer, Stephen Pedley,  Diocese of Botswana: Stephen Platten, John Richardson and Christ the King, St John’s Makaleng and Sowa Town (served by the Parish of  * Steven Harvey, Residentiary Canon Francistown)  Diocese of Newcastle: 12 Saturday Bishop Mark and all who support his Aelred of Hexham, abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 ministry  Lesotho (Southern Africa)  * Roger Windass, Lay Canon Bp Adam Mallane Taaso Southwark Bps , 9 Wednesday , and  Lebombo (Southern Africa) Bp Carlos Simao Matsinhe  Diocese of Botswana: Southern Ohio (USA) Parish of St Augustine, Serowe: Ven. Moreri Bp Thomas Breidenthal Leteemane (Archdeacon – Central) and Southern Philippines (Philipppines) Fr Godiraone Geogane Bp Danilo Labacanacruz Bustamente

 Diocese of Botswana: Parish of St Andrew, Selebi Phikwe:  Diocese of Newcastle:  Diocese of Botswana: Education Director: Paul Rickeard and all Parish of Mark, Lobatse: Fr Botshabelo who work with him in supporting the many Beleme and Fr Solomon Diphoko Church schools in our Diocese  Norham Deanery: Deanery Secretary: Ian Corsie 13 BAPTISM OF CHRIST Finance Officer: Terry Harris  Porvoo Cummunion: Diocese of Oulu (Evangelical Lutheran Church 16 Wednesday in Finland) Henry of Coquet Island, 1127 [CNS] Diocese of Soer-Hålogaland (Church of  Lichfield Bp , Norway) and Diocese of Coventry Southwestern Virginia (USA)  The Anglican Church of Australia Bp Mark Allen Bourlakas Abp  Diocese of Botswana:  Diocese of Botswana: Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Palapye: Parish of St James the Great, Mahalapye: Fr George Moshapa Fr Kealeboga Lekoba  Norham Deanery:  Diocese of Newcastle:  Benefice of Berwick Holy Trinity and The work of the Children’s and Young St Mary People’s Work Support Team and their Vicar: Dennis Handley leader, Judith Sadler Curate: John Vilaseca-Bruch Today, Bishop Christine will license Ben Doolan as Readers: Anne Harris and Sheena Hewitt an Associate Priest at Newcastle Cathedral in  Berwick Holy Trinity C of E First School and order to launch his pioneering work as Resource Berwick St Mary’s C of E First School Church Leader. Pray for Ben and for all gathering to support him in this work. 17 Thursday Antony of Egypt, hermit, abbot, 356 14 Monday Charles Gore, bishop, founder of the Community John the Chanter, monk and musician, c.681 of the Resurrection, 1932 [CNS] *  Limerick & Killaloe (Ireland)  Lexington (USA) Bp Mark van Koevering Bp Kenneth Kearon Southwell and Nottingham Spokane (USA) Bp Gretchen Rehberg Bps and Anthony Porter  Diocese of Botswana: Gogrial (South Sudan) Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Bp Abraham Ngor Magong Broadhurst: Fr Jooste Motshwane and  Diocese of Botswana: Fr Bonny Bashe St Joseph, Shoshog, St Ignatius of Loyola  Norham Deanery: and Machaneng (served by St James the Benefice of Cornhill with Carham and Great, Mahalapye) and St Cyprian, Seleka Branxton (served by St Mary Magdalene, Palapye: Priest-in-charge: Rob Kelsey Fr George Moshapa) NS Curate: John Carr  Norham Deanery: Area Dean: Rob Kelsey 18 Friday Lay Chair: John Ayerst Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins  * Andrew Shipton, Honorary Canon Amy Carmichael, founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship, spiritual writer, 1951 15 Tuesday  Lincoln Bps Christopher Lowson, Nick John Cosin, theologian and liturgist, 1672 [CNS] Chamberlain and David Court Ceolwulf, king of Northumbria, 737 [CNS] Springfield (USA) Bp Daniel Martins  Liberia (West Africa) Goma (Congo) Bp Kadhoro Makanirwa Abp Jonathan Bau-Bau Bonaparte Hart Southwest Florida (USA) Bp Dabney Smith  Diocese of Botswana:  Norham Deanery: St Matthew’s, Mochudi (served by the Benefice of Ford and Etal and Lowick and Parish of St Michael and All Angels) Kyloe with Ancroft  Norham Deanery: Vicar: vacant St Paul’s Parish Church, Branxton  * Julie Robson, Lay Canon  For all local ecumenical initiatives plan ned  For the worldwide Methodist Church for this Week of Prayer 22 Tuesday 19 Saturday Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Vincent of Saragossa, , first martyr of , bishop of Worcester, 1095 Spain, 304  Litoral Ecuador (ECUSA)  Liwolo Area (South Sudan) Bp Alfredo Morante Bp Joseph Aba Nicanor St Albans Bps Alan Smith, Richard Atkinson St Davids (Wales) Bp Joanna Penberthy and Michael Beasley  Diocese of Botswana: Gombe (Nigeria) Bp Henry Ndukuba Parishes of Holy Trinity, Mmankgodi,  Diocese of Botswana: St Matthew, Thamaga and St Mark, Parish of St Paul, Molepolole: Moshupa: Fr Isaac Mupfumi Fr Mooketsi Mokgatlhe, Fr Aaron Mhiko,  Norham Deanery: Fr Western Medupe and Fr Olebile James St Anne’s Parish Church, Ancroft Galebotswe  For all Lutheran and Reformed Churches  Norham Deanery: St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, Carham 23 Wednesday  For the Roman Catholic Church Week of Prayer for Christian Unity  Llandaff (Wales) Bp June Osborne 20 THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Bps Martin Seeley and Michael Harrison  Porvoo Communion: St Helena (Southern Africa) vacant see Diocese of Tampere Evangelical Lutheran  Diocese of Botswana: Church in Finland) Parish of St Peter, Mogoditshane: Diocese of Manchester Fr Ezekiel Nthokwa  The United Church of Bangladesh  Norham Deanery: Bp Paul Shishir Sarker, Moderator Church of St Mary the Virgin, Etal  Diocese of Botswana:  For the Salvation Army and the Society of St Thomas’, Letlhakeng (serve by the Parish Friends of St Paul, Molepolole)  Norham Deanery: 24 Thursday St Helen’s Parish Church, Cornhill Week of Prayer for Christian Unity  For all churches in the Orthodox tradition Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva, teacher of the faith, 1622 21 Monday  Lokoja (Nigeria) Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Abp Emmanuel Sokowamju Egbunu Agnes, child martyr at Rome, 304 St Mark the Evangelist (Southern Africa) Dame Eleanor Allen, educationalist, 1708 [CNS]* Bp Martin Breytenbach  Bps Paul Bayes and Bev Mason  Diocese of Botswana: St Asaph (Wales) Bp Gregory Cameron Parishes of St John the Baptist, Gabane and Grafton (Australia) Bp Murray Harvey St Patrick, Kumakwane: Fr Martin Mosima  Diocese of Botswana:  Norham Deanery Parishes of St Andrew, Mmopane, St James, St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Ford Kopong and St Luke, Lentsweletau:  Hugh Joicey C of E First School, Ford Fr Paul Beleme  For all churches in the Pentecostal and Charismatic traditions 25 THE CONVERSION OF PAUL Pray for all gathering at St Mary’s, Holy Island, this afternoon, and especially Sarah Hills, who is Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ends to be instituted as Vicar by Bishop Christine.  Lomega (South Sudan) Abp Paul Benjamin Yugusuk 28 Monday Sunyani (West Africa)  Long Island (USA) Bp Lawrence Provenzano Bp Festus Yeboah-Asuamah Swansea & Brecon (Wales) Abp John Davies Grahamstown (Southern Africa) Guadalcanal (Melanesia) Bp Nathan Tome Bp Ebenezer Ntlali  Diocese of Botswana:  Diocese of Botswana: Villages with churches in the area: Parish of St Simon of Cyrene, Tiokweng: Maralaleng, Omaeneno, Malasha and Ven Joe Tsuaneng (Archdeacon – South) (served mainly by Lay Ministers) and Fr Peter Moshapa  Norham Deanery:  Norham Deanery: Benefice of Scremerston and Spittal St John’s Parish Church, Lowick Hon. Curate: Diana Macnaughton  Lowick C of E First School Reader: Gordon Chapman  All Black, African and Ethnic Minority churches in Britain 29 Tuesday Gildas, priest and historian, 570 [CNS] Satuday 26  Los Angeles (USA) Timothy and Titus, companions of Paul Bps John Taylor, John Harvey Taylor and  London Bps , Jonathan Diane Jardine Bruce Baker, , , Swaziland (Southern Africa) , Bp Ellinah Ntfombi Wamukoya  Diocese of Botswana:  Diocese of Botswana: Parish of St John the Baptist, Tsabong: Villages with churches in the Tsabong area: vacant Draaiheok, Makapong and Werda (served  Norham Deanery: mainly by Lay Ministers) Benefice of Holy Island St Mary the Virgin  Norham Deanery: Vicar: Sarah Hills (to be instituted on 27 Jan.) St Peter’s Parish Church, Scremerston Reader: Maureen Bushnell  Holy Island C of E First School 30 Wednesday Charles, king and martyr, 1649 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY 27  Louisiana (USA) Bp Morris Thompson Jr Holocaust Memorial Day Sydney (Australia) Abp Glenn Davis Bps  Porvoo Communion: Chris Edwards, Peter Hayward, Ivan Lee, Diocese of Birmingham Peter Lin, Michael Stead, Elias Chakupewa Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross (Ireland)  Diocese of Botswana: Diocese of Elsinore (Evangelical Lutheran New church groups: Maun (served by the Church in Denmark) Parish of Francistown) and Kasane (served  Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil by an ordinand-in-training) Most Revd Naudal Alves Gomes, Primate  Norham Deanery:  Diocese of Botswana: St John’s Parish Church, Spittal Villages with churches in the Tsabong are: , , and Kolonkweng (served mainly by Lay Ministers)  Norham Deanery: Benefice of Norham St Cuthbert and Duddo All Saints Vicar: Rob Kelsey  Norham St Ceowulf C of E First School 31 Thursday

John Bosco, priest, founder of the Salesian

Teaching Order, 1888

 Luapula (Central Africa) Bp Robert Mumba

Taita-Taveta (Kenya) Bp Liverson Mng’onda

 Diocese of Botswana: The strengthening of links between our dioceses

 Norham Deanery: Benefice of Tweedmouth St Bartholomew Hon. Curate: Diana Macnaughton Readers: Harry Plater, Gordon Chapman and Phil Rowett

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-2018). 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 we pray for our own Diocese of Newcastle.  Fourthly we remember the Morpeth and Norham Deaneries, 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 own Diocese of Newcastle.  Fourthly, people, parishes, churches and schools in Morpeth Deanery.  In January, during the Week of Prayer, we pray each day for Christian unity

We pray for our Link Dioceses as follows: Botswana during January, April and October. Møre during March, June and September. Winchester during May, 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 0191 261 2648 07597 933 367 [email protected]