February 2021

In our diocese we pray for Gregory, our Bishop; John, Archdeacon of ; for the Alyn Mission Area and Paulette Gower, Mission Area Leader. Alyn Mission Area is situated to the North of and West Wrexham. Two of the communities it serves are more rural and the remainder are designated as “urban villages,” many of whom are former mining communities. The Mission Area is served by 12 Churches and staffed by a team of lay ministers, 5 stipendiary Priests and 2 Curates.

More information about the Mission Areas can be found online at https://churchnearme.co.uk

1st - Monday 5th - Friday The Diocese of Amazônia in Igreja Episcopal The Diocese of Amritsar in the (united) Church of Anglicana do Brasil North India Pray for Jenny Creed and Barbara Jones our Pray for Rev Simon Piercy for his dual ministry MA Wardens. as Curate and fulltime Primary School teacher.

2nd - Tuesday - The Presentation of Christ 6th - Saturday [Candlemas] The Diocese of Andaman & Car Nicobar Islands in The Diocese of Aluakluak in the Episcopal Church the (united) Church of North India of South Sudan, Province of Eastern Bahr el Ghazal Pray for Honor Parkinson our MA Administrator Pray Mission Area leader Rev Paulette Gower and for the Churches of St Mary and Holy Trinity she is responsible for.

7th - Sunday - Second Sunday before 3rd - Wednesday - Saints, Martyrs & Lent: Creation Sunday Missionaries of Europe or Seiriol The Anglican Church of Burundi (6th C.), Abbot The Diocese of Amazônia in Igreja Episcopal Pray for Rev Huw Butler and the communities Anglicana do Brasil, Province 3 of Isycoed, & and the Churches of St Paul Isycoed, St Peter Rossett and St Martin Pray for St Mary’s VC school Brymbo. The of Tours Llay, he is responsible for. Headteacher Austin Bowers.and the appointment of a new Bishop’s Visitor

8th - Monday 4th - Thursday - Manche Masemola (1928), The Diocese of Saint Andrews Dunkeld & Dunblane Martyr in the Scottish Episcopal Church The Diocese of Amichi in the Church of Nigeria If you would like to receive the Teulu Asaph Cycle of Prayer by email please ask to be added to (Anglican Communion), Province of Niger Pray for St Paul’s VA School Isycoed. For the the mailing list by sending your request to [email protected] Acting headteacher Emma Jones and Bishop’s Pray for those who have embraced new ways Visitor Sam Erlandson. Pray that a new of being Church and are part of our virtual headteacher will soon be appointed. Editor: The Reverend Canon Ian Day, BA (H ons ) congregations. [email protected] 9th - Tuesday - Teilo (6th C), Bishop 16 th - Tuesday 22 nd - Monday - 27 th - Saturday - Ember Day - George The Anglican Missionary District in Igreja Episcopal The Diocese of West Ankole in the Church of the Girlguiding World Thinking Day. Herbert (1633), Priest & all Pastors Anglicana do Brasil, Province 3 Province of Uganda Scouting Founder’s Day The Diocese of Armagh in the Church of Ireland, The Diocese of Argentina in the Anglican Church of Province of Armagh Pray for our MA Conference as it meets this Pray for the creative pancake social events South America evening to discuss the findings of our MA across our MA. Pray for new mission initiatives being discerned review. On this Girlguiding World Thinking Day and across the MA. Scouting Founders Day we pray for all those in our Churches who work with these unformed organisations. th 17 th - Wednesday - Ash Wednesday 10 - Wednesday th The Diocese of Angola in the Anglican Church of The Diocese of Antananarivo in the Church of the 28 - Sunday -Second Sunday of Lent Southern Africa Indian Ocean Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America Pray for St Peter’s VC School, Rossett. The Pray for our MA services as we mark Ash 23 rd - Tuesday - Polycarp (c155), Bishop & Pray for Rev Will Marshall and for the Churches Headteacher Helen Pritchard and Bishop’s Wednesday in a very different way. Missionary of St Paul Broughton & Berse and All Saints Visitor Sam Erlandson F The Diocese of Northern Argentina in the Anglican Southsea he is responsible for.

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The Diocese of the Arctic in the Anglican Church of n Pray for the work of Sylvia Partington our MA Canada, Province of Rupert's Land Pray for wisdom as we consider how best to Treasurer and the financial challenges some of A implement recommendations from our MA our Churches are facing. Pray for VA school: the Headteacher review. Spencer Williams and Bishop’s Visitor r Catherine Yeardley e 14 th - Sunday - Sunday before Lent: a Transfiguration Sunday The Anglican Church of Canada 26 th - Friday The Diocese of Arkansas in the Episcopal Church, Pray for Rev James Harris and the Churches of USA, Province 7 Christ Church , St Tudfil st - First Sunday of Lent and St Mary Minera he is responsible for. 21 - Sunday Pray for the ministry of our Worship Leaders The Church of the Province of Central Africa and Pastoral Assistants and how they have adapted their ministry over the last months. th Pray for Rev Tudor Hughes and the Churches 15 - Monday of All Saints Gresford and Christ Church Holt he The Diocese of South Ankole in the Church of the is responsible for. Province of Uganda Pray for the challenges that parents and children across the MA face this half term week.