Diocesan Prayer Cycle 1St April – 30Th June
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Diocesan Prayer Cycle 1st April – 30th June Hopeful Desperation – Praying the Easter Hope, in the light of uncertainty The Pandemic has revealed both strengths and weaknesses amongst the people of God. As leaders and intercessors we need to ask for a fresh confidence in God, in the midst of great uncertainty. We are going to be doing things differently. I hope and pray that in this cycle of three months of praying, we will seek to be deeper communities and that means being more prayerful, more open to the Spirit and therefore more dependent upon God. In this season we will proclaim the Easter Hope afresh and discover a new desperation in holding onto that Hope – not just for our own sakes, but for a world where the reality of our mortality has shaken much of our confidence. An Easter faith dares to say in the face of almost unbearable isolation and close to despair that the story ends with the declaration that: “Christ is Risen” “He is Risen indeed, Alleluia” Part way through this cycle we shall reach Pentecost! Will you ask that the Holy Spirit will renew us? There will be a global call to prayer from 13-23 May under the banner “Thy Kingdom Come”. I have less idea about what God is doing in our midst that at any time in the last 30 years, but I am committed to a prayerful and non-anxious leadership. I am also sure that the one thing we cannot do without is the prayers of the people of God – this is almost a desperate cry – but it is a hope filled cry of desperation. Will you bring this season to the Lord with me? As we bring our nation and our communities to God and seek his face from our hearts, I am confident that the Holy Spirit will do wonderful things, bring the glory to Jesus and bring new people into the kingdom. In Christ, This month... how might you pray for issues of law & order? For example, you might focus on solicitors, barristers, judges and their teams; people caught in the backlog of court cases; those tackling drug trafficking. How might you be part of the answer to your prayers? For example, you might ask a prison chaplain how you can support their work; find out about organisations helping young people stay out of crime; expose discrimination or unconscious bias in your organisation. Thursday 1st April Maundy Thursday Anglican Communion Cycle: The Diocese of Bath & Wells – The Church of England (Canterbury Province) Churches: Bishop’s Sutton: St Nicholas Ropley: St Peter West Tisted: St Mary Magdalene Church School: Ropley Church of England Primary School: Sarah Vittle Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Priest in Charge: Clare Welham BCM - Pastoral: Seamus Smith BCM - Worship: Norma Day Churchwarden: Norma Day Churchwarden: Edward Wood Churchwarden: Joyce Lovering Churchwarden: Angela White Churchwarden: Jane Plowright Web Address: www.stpetersropley.org.uk/ www.bishopssuttonhants.org.uk/church Friday 2nd April Good Friday Anglican Communion Cycle: The Diocese of Bathurst – The Anglican Church of Australia (New South Wales Province) Our Link Provinces/Diocese: Province of Chile Province of Myanmar Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo Province of Uganda Province of Rwanda Province of Burundi Diocese of Newcastle Saturday 3rd April Anglican Communion Cycle: The Diocese of Bauchi – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) (Jos Province) Churches: Bradley: All Saints Brown Candover and Chilton Candover: St Peter Cliddesden: St Leonard Dummer: All Saints Ellisfield: St Martin Farleigh Wallop: St Andrew Northington & Swarraton: St John the Evangelist Preston Candover with Nutley: St Mary the Virgin Wield: St James Church School: Preston Candover Church of England Primary School: Simrit Otway Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Rector: David Chattell Associate Rector: Stephen Mourant LLM: Ruth Chattell BCM - Worship: Julian Gibbons Churchwarden: Anne Luneburg Churchwarden: Brian Collins Churchwarden: Sue Marriott Churchwarden: Alwin Hutchinson Churchwarden: Lyn Hardy Churchwarden: Bernard Cazenove Churchwarden: Bernard Cazenove Churchwarden: Oliver Lymington Web Address: www.farleighcandoverandwield.org.uk Sunday 4th April Easter Sunday Anglican Communion Cycle: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem Our Link Provinces/Diocese: Province of Chile Province of Myanmar Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo Province of Uganda Province of Rwanda Province of Burundi Diocese of Newcastle Monday 5th April Anglican Communion Cycle: The Diocese of Belize – The Church in the Province of the West Indies Churches: Avington: St Mary Easton: St Mary Itchen Abbas: St John the Baptist Martyr Worthy: St Swithun Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Priest in Charge: Alex Pease LLM: Gerry Stacey BCM - Worship: Tim Clapp BCM - Worship: James Greig BCM - Pastoral: Lavinia Owen Parish Administrator: Beccy Clark Churchwarden: Robin Greenwood Churchwarden: Tony Gaster Churchwarden: Theo Mezger Churchwarden: Sarah Hunt Churchwarden: Sara Mason Churchwarden: Chris Ellis Web Address: www.itchenvalleychurches.org.uk Tuesday 6th April Anglican Communion Cycle: The Diocese of Bendigo – The Anglican Church of Australia (Victoria Province) Churches: Beauworth: St James Bramdean Common: Church in the Wood Bramdean: St Simon & St Jude Cheriton: St Michael & All Angels Hinton Ampner: All Saints Kilmeston: St Andrew Tichborne: St Andrew Church School: Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Rector: Christopher Durrant LLM: Bruce Newson, Parish Administrator: Gillian Gray Knight BCM - Worship: Gillian Gray Knight BCM - Worship: Sarah Gill BCM - Pastoral: Brenda Sims Churchwarden: Roland Fisher Churchwarden: Rosebie Morton Churchwarden: Richard Cotton Churchwarden: Alastair Gossage Churchwarden: David Elton Churchwarden: Alexandra Hardie Churchwarden: Angus Macpherson Churchwarden: Christopher Jarman Churchwarden: Phil Brett Churchwarden: Astra Pakenham-Walsh Others to Pray for: People in local care homes and sheltered accommodation. Mission Initiatives: For a greater sense of mission into the local community and church renewal. Web Address: www.upperitchen.org Wednesday 7th April Anglican Communion Cycle: The Diocese of Benin – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) (Bendel Province) Deanery Team: Area Dean: Brian Pritchard Assistant Area Dean: Andrew Micklefield Finance Committee Chair: Elspeth Mackeggie-Gurney Lay Chair: Derek Gurney Synod Secretary: Kay Hunter-Johnston Thursday 8th April Anglican Communion Cycle: The Diocese of Bentiu – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (Upper Nile Province) Churches: Bentley: St Mary Binsted: Holy Cross Froyle: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church School: Binsted Church of England Primary School: Sharron Morton Bentley Church of England Primary School: Katy Pinchess Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Vicar: Yann Dubreuil Assistant Priest: Christopher Ogilvie Thompson Parish Administrator: Hannah Dubreuil Parish Administrator: Lora Bowden Churchwarden: Jill Kiely Churchwarden: Kathleen Ogilvie Thompson Churchwarden: William Knowles Churchwarden: Nick Caddick Churchwarden: Stella Croom-Johnson Churchwarden: Simon Marshall Web Address: www.benbinfro.co.uk Friday 9th April Anglican Communion Cycle: The Diocese of Bermuda – Extra Provincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury Churches: Bentworth: St Mary Lasham: St Mary Medstead: St Andrew Shalden: St Peter & St Paul Church School: St Mary’s Bentworth Church of England Primary School: Joanna Ayres Medstead Church of England Primary School: Jane Oborn Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Priest in Charge: VACANT BCM - Pastoral: Sarah Bankhead Churchwarden: Cathy Dumelow Churchwarden: Liz Preece Churchwarden: Maurice Goor Churchwarden: Peter Rankin Churchwarden: Anne Lofthouse Web Address: www.blmsbenefice.org Saturday 10th April Anglican Communion Cycle: The Diocese of Bethlehem –The Episcopal Church (III (3) Province) Churches: Four Marks: The Good Shepherd Church School: Four Marks Church of England Primary School: Veronica Stoodley Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Vicar: Howard Wright LLM: Janet Foster LLM: David Bush LLM PTO: Robert Hughes BCM - Witness: Nigel Pink Parish Administrator: Matthew Senior Churchwarden: David Duffin Churchwarden: Andrew Walters Others to Pray for: Belford House Care Home Westlands Care Home Mission Initiatives: Messy Church Family outreach Youth gatherings (both online and, when able, meeting again in person) Outreach at local pub (on pause due to restrictions) Web Address: www.goodshepherdfourmarks.org.uk Sunday 11th April Anglican Communion Cycle: The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean Diocesan Life: Chaplaincy: lay and ordained, in prisons, schools, universities, police, hospitals and in our communities; and Anna Chaplains working with older people, and chaplains working with those with disability, and with the deaf & hard of hearing. Monday 12th April Anglican Communion Cycle: The Diocese of Bhopal – The (united) Church of North India Churches: Chawton: St Nicholas East Tisted with Colemore: St James East Worldham: St Mary the Virgin Farringdon: All Saints Hartley Mauditt: St Leonard Kingsley: All Saints Newton Valence: St Mary Oakhanger: St Mary Magdalene Selborne: St Mary West Worldham: St Nicholas Church School: Selborne Church of England Primary School: Claire Murphy Chawton Church of England Primary School: Sarah Goldsworthy Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Rector: Tony Pears Associate