PRAYING TOGETHER March 2021

Bishop of

Nick Baines - Bishop of Leeds

Bradford Episcopal Area/ Archdeaconry

Toby Howarth - Area -

Huddersfield Episcopal Area/Halifax Archdeaconry

Jonathan Gibbs - Area Bishop of Huddersfield -

Leeds Episcopal Area/Leeds Archdeaconry

Paul Slater - - Archdeacon of Leeds

Ripon Episcopal Area/Richmond and Archdeaconry

Helen-Ann Hartley - Area Bishop of - Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven

Wakefield Episcopal Area/ Archdeaconry

Tony Robinson - Area -

Diocesan Office

Jonathan Wood - Diocesan Secretary

Deans of the Cathedrals

Jerry Lepine - Bradford - Ripon - Wakefield Monday 1st March David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c601 Kirkheaton (Benefice) Grange Moor St Bartholomew, Kirkheaton St John the Baptist (Church/es) Huddersfield EA (Episcopal Area)

• Ian Jones (Incumbent), Karen Atkinson (Reader), Sue Brew (Reader with PTO), Nigel Codman (Reader), Helen Jackson (Reader), Wylva Raby (Reader with PTO)

Anglican Communion: Armidale, The Anglican Church of Australia

Tuesday 2nd March Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672 Kirklington with Burneston and Wath and Pickhill Burneston St Lambert, Kirklington St Michael, Pickhill All Saints, Wath St Mary Burneston CE Primary School, Pickhill CE Primary School (School/s) Ripon EA

• Vacancy (Incumbent), R Sykes (Headteacher, Pickhill)

Anglican Communion: Arochukwu/Ohafia, The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Wednesday 3rd March , Goldsborough, Nidd and Brearton Brearton St John the Baptist, Goldsborough St Mary the Virgin, Knaresborough Holy Trinity, Knaresborough St John the Baptist, Nidd St Paul and St Margaret Goldsborough CE Primary School, Knaresborough St John’s CE Primary School Ripon EA

• Garry Hinchcliffe (Team Rector), Stroma McDermott (Team Vicar), Denise Cullingworth (Reader), Wilfred Mulryne (Reader with PTO), Andrew Smith (Reader), Marilyn Summers (Reader), Gordon Wren (Reader with PTO), Zoe Pickard (Headteacher), Alexander Hope (Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: Aru, Province de l’Eglise Anglicane du Congo

Thursday 4th March Knottingley and Kellington with Whitley Kellington St Edmund, Knottingley St Botolph, Whitley All Saints Knottingley St Botolph’s CE Academy Wakefield EA

• Clive Flatters (Team Rector), Vacancy (Team Vicar), Donna Adams (School Principal)

Anglican Communion: Asaba, The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Friday 5th March Langcliffe with Stainforth and Horton in Ribblesdale Horton in Ribblesdale St Oswald, Langcliffe St John the Evangelist, Stainforth St Peter Ripon EA

• Stephen Dawson ( in Charge)

Anglican Communion: Asante-Mampong, The Church of the Province of West Africa

Saturday 6th March Leeds City Leeds Holy Trinity, Leeds St Peter (Minster) Leeds St Peter’s CE Primary School Leeds EA

• Sam Corley (Incumbent), Simon Robinson (Lecturer), Judith Clark (Assistant ), Kay Brown (Reader), Liz Holliday (Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: Saint Asaph, The Church in Wales

Sunday 7th March Perpetua, Felicity and their Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203

Give thanks for our Retired Clergy and those with Permission to Officiate, for the invaluable support they give to across the Diocese of Leeds.

Anglican Communion: Province de l’Eglise Anglicane du Congo

Monday 8th March Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln, 1910 Felix, Bishop, Apostle to the East Angles, 647 Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, Priest, Poet, 1929 Leeds Richmond Hill Leeds Richmond Hill St Saviour Leeds EA

• Darren Percival ()

Anglican Communion: Athabasca, The Anglican Church of Canada

Tuesday 9th March Leeds St Aidan Leeds St Aidan Leeds EA

• Andi Hofbauer (Incumbent), Sally Osborn (Assistant Curate), Carolynne Pepper (Reader with PTO)

Anglican Communion: Athooch, The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan

Wednesday 10th March Leeds St George Leeds St George Leeds EA

• Lizzy Woolf (Team Rector), Eve Ridgeway (Team Vicar), Joanna Seabourne (Team Vicar), Adrian Smith (Team Vicar), Jon Swales (Team Vicar), John Walker (Associate Priest), Paul Wilcock (Associate Priest), Che Seabourne (Assistant Curate), Julia Wilkins (Assistant Curate), David Houghton (Reader)

Anglican Communion: Atlanta, The Episcopal Church

Thursday 11th March Leeds St Margaret and All Hallows Leeds All Hallows Leeds EA

• Heston Groenewald (Pioneer Minister/Associate Priest), Alison Terrell (Reader)

Anglican Communion: Auckland, The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia

Friday 12th March Leeds St Wilfrid Leeds St Wilfrid Leeds EA

• Vacancy (Priest in Charge)

Anglican Communion: North West Australia, The Anglican Church of Australia

Saturday 13th March Lepton, Emley and Flockton with Denby Grange Emley St Michael the Archangel, Flockton St James the Great, Lepton St John Flockton CE First School, Lepton CE Junior, Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield EA

• Valerie Keating (Incumbent), Jean Senior (Reader with PTO), Emmaline Bulmer (Headteacher), Tom Burns (Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: Aweil, The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan

Sunday 14th March Creator God, the sun, the wind and the waves are your gifts for the flourishing of the whole community of life on earth. Help us to harness this power and use it creatively to produce renewable energy for all. O God, help us to share in your generosity and love for the whole of Creation.

Anglican Communion: Iglesia Anglicana de Chile

Monday 15th March with Bellerby Bellerby St John the Evangelist, Leyburn St Matthew Ripon EA

• Stephen Hanscombe (Incumbent), Bob Mathews (Reader)

Anglican Communion: Awerial, The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan

Tuesday 16th March Lightcliffe and Hove Edge Hove Edge St Chad, Lightcliffe St Matthew Lightcliffe CE Primary School Huddersfield EA

• Kathryn Buck (Incumbent), Kathleen Haigh-Hutchinson (Reader), Colin Painten (Reader with PTO), Graham Hilton (Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: Awgu/Aninri, The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Wednesday 17th March Patrick, Bishop, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c460 Lindley Lindley St Stephen Lindley CE Infant School Huddersfield EA

• Vacancy (Incumbent), Nicola Beaumont (Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: Awka, The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Thursday 18th March Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher of the Faith, 386 Linton, Burnsall and Rylstone Appletreewick St John the Baptist, Burnsall St Wilfrid, Fountaine’s Chapel, Hebden St Peter, Linton St Michael, Rylstone St Peter Burnsall CE Primary School, Cracoe and Rylstone CE Primary School, CE Primary School Ripon EA

• David Macha (Incumbent), Ella Besharati, Christine Boxall, Chris Norris (Executive Headteachers, all schools)

Anglican Communion: Awori, The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Friday 19th March Joseph of Nazareth Little Horton Bradford St Oswald, Horton All Saints Horton All Saints CE Primary School Bradford EA

• Stephen Treasure (Incumbent), Derek Jones (Assistant Curate), John Davie (Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: Ayod, The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan

Saturday 20th March Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687 Low Moor and Oakenshaw Low Moor Holy Trinity, Oakenshaw St Andrew Hill Top CE Primary School, Low Moor CE Primary School, Woodlands CE Primary School Bradford EA

• Ian Jennings (Incumbent), Christine Walker (Reader with PTO), Desmond Martin (Headteacher), Yvonne Broadbent (Headteacher), Karen Webster (Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: Badagry, The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Sunday 21st March Thomas Cranmer, , Reformation Martyr, 1556 Please pray for the city of Wakefield and surrounding towns within the Episcopal Area of Wakefield/Archdeaconry of Pontefract, for those who live and work there, for the churches who strive to meet the needs of their communities, for Bishop Tony and Archdeacon Peter, and for us to join in with God’s mission there.

Anglican Communion: The Church of

Monday 22nd March Lower Nidderdale Hunsingore St John the Baptist, Kirk Hammerton St John the Baptist, Nun Monkton St Mary Kirk Hammerton CE Primary School Ripon EA

• Paul Spurgeon (Incumbent), Elisabeth Mellor (Executive Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands, The Church in the Province of the West Indies

Tuesday 23rd March Lower Swale Ainderby Steeple St Helen, Kirby Wiske St John the Baptist, Kirkby Fleetham St Mary, Langton on Swale St Wilfrid, Maunby St Michael and All Angels, Scruton St Radegund, Yafforth All Saints Ainderby Steeple CE Primary School, Kirkby Fleetham CE Primary School Ripon EA

• Jenni Lane (Incumbent), Paul Chubb (Reader), Fiona Sharp (Headteacher), Helen Dudman (Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: Bakuru, The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Wednesday 24th March Walter Hilton of Thurgarton, Augustinian , Mystic, 1396 Paul Couturier, Priest, Ecumenist, 1953 Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, Martyr, 1980 Lower Teesdale Bowes St Giles, Brignall St Mary, Cotherstone St Cuthbert, Laithkirk, Romaldkirk St Romald, Startforth Holy Trinity Bowes Hutchinson’s Endowed CE Primary School Ripon EA

• Jonathan Barker (Incumbent), Alison Wallbank (Associate Priest), David Smith (Reader), Penelope Sunderland (Reader), Christine Matthewman (Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: Ballarat, The Anglican Church of Australia

Thursday 25th March The Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary Lower Wensleydale Crakehall St Gregory, Finghall St Andrew, Hauxwell St Oswald, Hornby St Mary, Patrick Brompton St Patrick, Spennithorne St Michael Crakehall CE Primary School, Hackforth and Hornby CE Primary School, Spennithorne CE Primary School Ripon EA

• Chris Lawton (Incumbent), Susan Bianco (Reader), Michael White (Executive Headteacher), Judith Clarke (Headteacher), Lindsay Evans (Executive Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: Bangor, The Church in Wales

Friday 26th March Harriet Monsell, Founder of the Community of St John the Baptist, 1883 Lower Wharfedale Kirkby Overblow All Saints, North Rigton St John, Pool St Wilfrid, Sicklinghall St Peter, Weeton St Barnabas Kirkby Overblow All Saints CE Primary School, North Rigton CE Primary School, Pool in Wharfedale CE Primary School Ripon EA

• Craig Marshall (Incumbent), David Wheeler (Associate Priest), David Andrews (Reader with PTO), Moira Keith (Reader), Lois Plows (Reader with PTO), Amber Andrews (Headteacher), Amber Andrews (Headteacher), Sally Fox (Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: Banks and Torres, The Anglican Church of Melanesia

Saturday 27th March Luddenden with Luddendenfoot Luddenden St Mary Luddenden CE Primary School Huddersfield EA

• Ian Sparks (Priest in Charge), Martin Macdonald (Assistant Curate), Geoff Budd (Reader with PTO), John McGinnis (Reader), Lisa Hoyle (Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: Barbados, The Church in the Province of the West Indies

Sunday 28th March Please pray for all those on the Clincially Extremely Vulnerable list, and others, whose time of shielding may be coming to an end, and that emergence from this lockdown can be a time of freedom not fear.

Anglican Communion: Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui

Monday 29th March Lundwood Lundwood St Mary Magdalene Wakefield EA

• Vacancy (Priest in Charge)

Anglican Communion: Bari, The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Tuesday 30th March Lupset Lupset St George Wakefield EA

• Martine Crabtree (Priest in Charge), Stuart Crabtree (Reader)

Anglican Communion: Baringo, The Anglican Church of Kenya

Wednesday 31st March John Donne, Priest, Poet, 1631 Manston Manston St James the Great Manston St James Primary Academy Leeds EA

• Carolyn James (Incumbent), Ann Hemsworth (Reader with PTO), Lisa Mahoney (Reader), Jane Kent (Headteacher)

Anglican Communion: Barrackpore, The (United) Church of North India

DIOCESAN OVERSEAS LINKS

SRI LANKA (The Church of Ceylon) Diocese of Colombo Bishop Dushantha Rodrigo Diocese of Kurunegala Bishop Keerthisiri Fernando

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (The Episcopal Church) Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Bishop Mark Bourlakas

PAKISTAN (The Church of Pakistan) Diocese of Faisalabad Bishop John Samuel

SUDAN (Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan) Diocese of El Obeid Bishop Ismail Gabriel Abudigin Diocese of Kadugli Bishop Andudu Adam Elnail Diocese of Kadugli Hassan Osman Diocese of Khartoum Archbishop Ezekiel Kumir Kondo Diocese of Port Sudan Bishop Abdu Elnur Kodi Diocese of Wad Medani Bishop Saman Farajalla Mahdi

TANZANIA (The Anglican Church of Tanzania) Diocese of Mara Bishop George Okoth Diocese of Rorya Bishop John Adiema Diocese of Tarime Bishop R Mwita Akiri

SWEDEN (The Church of Sweden) Diocese of Skara Bishop Ake Bonnier

GERMANY (The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany) Erfurt

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