October-November 2014 NOTICE board Kelvedon Hatch has best kept churchyard HOW green is your churchyard? The Month editor Jon Longman and his camera followed in the footsteps of the judges of the Rural Community Council of ’s Best Kept Churchyard competition 2014.They awarded marks for eco-friendly policies encouraging wildlife, good management and tidiness. The results of the RCCE Best Kept Churchyard Competition 2014, sponsored by Lodge & Sons (Builders) Ltd., Stebbing, and Essex Biodiversity Project (Essex Wildlife Trust), are: l Winner: St Nicholas, Kelvedon Hatch (top left). l Second prize: St Stephen, Cold Norton (middle left). l Third prize: St Andrew, Wormingford (bottom left). l A highly-commended certificate was awarded to St Mary and St Christopher, Panfield (right), the 2013 winner. l For winners of the RCCE Essex Village of the Year and Best Kept VillageFEC competitions, XMAS FLYER see A5 www.essexrcc.org.uk/Competitions.aspx 0714_. 06/06/2014 07:37 Page 1

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Cycle of Prayer for daily use in

Make your way plain for me to follow (Psalm 5)

OCTOBER 1 Wednesday Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, Apostle of the Franks, 533; Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, Social Reformer, 1885 ● EPISCOPAL AREA – , Area Bishop; , of Colchester; , Archdeacon of Stansted. Area Team: Jenny Tomlinson, Mission & Ministry Adviser; Geoffrey Read, CMD Adviser; ● CYCLEPray for those places where war and death are everyday 22 Wednesday OF PRAYER Dub Gannon, Rural Evangelism Adviser; Rachel Brett, Youth events. Pray, too, for the innocent children whose young ● AREA TM: COLNE ENGAINE (St Andrew), Adviser; Hilary Platts, Women’s Ministry Adviser; Rosemary lives are being traumatised and prematurely ended by the EARLS COLNE (St Andrew), GOSFIELD (St Catherine), Drew, Healing & Deliverance Adviser. Julia Murphy, Chaplain, violence. GREENSTEAD GREEN (St James), HALSTEAD (St Andrew University of Essex. ● Pray for The Church of the Province of West Africa, Most w Holy Trinity), WHITE COLNE (St Andrew), ● DEANERY OF – Rural Dean: Geoff Bayliss. Lay Revd Dr Solomon Tilewa Johnson, Primate & Metropolitan GESTINGTHORPE, GREAT MAPLESTEAD, LITTLE Chair: Mike Robinson. CPWA; Archbishop. MAPLESTEAD (St John the Baptist), PEBMARSH – Clergy: ● Diocese of Ife (Ibadan, Nigeria). 13 Monday Edward the Confessor, King of , John Blore (TR), Sue Cruse, Gay Ellis, Peter Allen (TV), 2 Thursday 1066 Michael Bursell (AC), Hugh Mothersole (A). Readers: Nick ● FAIRSTEAD (St Mary & St Peter) w TERLING (All Saints) ● WICKHAM BISHOPS (St Bartholomew) w LITTLE Ellis, Philip Quinn, Terry Streamer. and WHITE NOTLEY (St Etheldreda) w FAULKBOURNE (St BRAXTED (St Nicolas) – Clergy: Vacancy. Readers: Derek ● Colne Engaine School: Julie Sarti (HT). Germanus) – Clergy: Robert Kean (PIC) Clark, Sally Forward. ● Halstead St Andrew’s School: Bridgette Gough (HT). ● Terling School: Maria Rumsey (HT). ● Diocese of Ikka (Bendel, Nigeria). ● Great Maplestead St Giles School: Jinnie Nichols (HT). ● White Notley School: Penny Smith (HT). 14 Tuesday ● Pebmarsh St John’s School: Amanda Mitchelson (HT). ● ● Diocese of Ife East (Ibadan, Nigeria). THURSTABLE AND WINSTREE TM: TOLLESHUNT ● Holy Trinity School: Jonathan Smith (HT). 3 Friday George Bell, , Ecumenist, KNIGHTS (All Saints) w TIPTREE (St Luke), and GREAT ● Diocese of Irele Eseodo (Ondo, Nigeria). Peacemaker, 1958 BRAXTED (All Saints), LAYER‐DE‐LA‐HAYE (St John the 23 Thursday ● Baptist) & LAYER BRETON (St Mary the Virgin) w BIRCH (St (St Peter and St Paul) w EAST MERSEA ● UPPER COLNE PARISHES OF GREAT YELDHAM (St Peter) & LAYER MARNEY (St Mary the Virgin), COPFORD (St Edmund), PELDON (St Mary Vn), GREAT & LITTLE Andrew), LITTLE YELDHAM (StJohn the Baptist), (St Michael) w EASTHORPE (St Mary), & MESSING (All WIGBOROUGH (St Stephen & St Nicholas) – Clergy: Sam STAMBOURNE (St Peter & St Thomas), ‐JUXTA‐ Norton (R), John Pantry (AC). Readers: Ann Owen, Peter Saints) w INWORTH (All Saints) – Clergy: Anne‐Marie Renshaw (PIC), Celia Cook (TV), Liz Barnes (A) Peter CLARE (St Margaret) and TOPPESFIELD (St Margaret) – Owen. Clergy: Barbara Hume (PIC). ● Diocese of Ifo (Lagos, Nigeria). Streete (A), Julia Russell Grant (A). Readers: Harold Toms, ● Anne Wild. St Andrew’s School: Carrie Prior (HT). 4 Saturday Francis of Assisi, Friar, , Founder of ● ● Tiptree St Luke’s School: Peter Anderson (HT). St Margaret’s School: Kim Hall (HT). the Friars Minor, 1226 ● ● ● Layer de la Haye School: Patricia Wilkie (HT). Dioceses of Isial Ngwa South and Isiala Ngwa (Aba, In these difficult times, please pray for the members of the Nigeria). Finance Committee, and its Chair, John Spence, and the ● Birch School: Kate Moore (HT). ● Dioceses of Ikwo (Enugu, Nigeria) and Ikwerre (Niger 24 Friday various sub‐committees. ● ● Dioceses of Igbomina and Igbomina West (Kwara, Delta, Nigeria). United Nations Day. ● Nigeria). 15 Wednesday Teresa of Avilia, Teacher of the Faith, RIDGEWELL (St Laurence) w ASHEN (St Augustine of 5 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 1582 Canterbury) and BIRDBROOK (St Augustine of Canterbury) ● ● RIVENHALL and SILVER END (St Mary & All Saints) – w STURMER (St Mary) — Clergy: Jonathan Lowe (PIC). Disability Sunday. ● ● Please pray for the work of Denis Hutley, Chaplain for Clergy: Paul Watkin (PIC). Ridgewell School: Denise Madden (HT). ● Deaf and Deafblind People, and his team. ● Rivenhall School: Cathy Mann (HT). Diocese of Isikwuato (Aba, Nigeria). ● Pray for the Church in Wales, Most Revd Dr Barry ● Diocese of Ikwuano (Aba, Nigeria). 25 Saturday Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, Morgan, Archbishop. 16 Thursday Nicholas Ridley, and c.287; Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, 6 Monday William Tyndale, Translator of the Scriptures, Hugh Latimer, , Reformation Scholar, 899; Cedd, Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the Reformation Martyr, 1536 Martyrs, 1555 East Saxons, 664 ● ● FINGRINGHOE (St Andrew) w EAST DONYLAND [OR ● WITHAM TEAM MINISTRY (St Nicolas) – Clergy: Sally Give thanks for the work of those who support Chelmsford ROWHEDGE] (St Lawrence), ABBERTON (St Andrew) w Lodge (PIC), Rob Kean (TV), Susan Malam (A). Clergy Spouses. LANGENHOE (St Mary) – Clergy: Patrick McEune (PiC). ● Witham Howbridge Junior School: Sean Wade (HT). ● Diocese of Jabalpur (North India). ● Fingringhoe School: Julia Longman (HT). ● The retired clergy, readers and lay ministers who live and 26 LAST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY (BIBLE SUNDAY) ● Rowhedge St Lawrence School: Kerry Malcolm (HT). work in the Deanery of Witham. ● Give thanks for the work and ministries of our hospices ● Diocese of Ihiala (Niger, Nigeria). ● Diocese of Ilaje (Ondo, Nigeria). who bring comfort and relief to patients and families in times 7 Tuesday 17 Friday Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c 107 of physical and spiritual need and stress. Pray for our ● GREAT TOTHAM (St Peter) & LITTLE TOTHAM (All ● DEANERY OF HINCKFORD – Rural Dean: Laurie Bond. hospice chaplains. Saints) w GOLDHANGER (St Peter) – Clergy: Jonathan Lay Chair: Brian Vidler. ● Pray for The Church of Ceylon (Extra Provincial to the Pearce (R). ● Diocese of Ile‐Oluji (Ondo, Nigeria). Archbishop of Canterbury). ● Dioceses of Ijebu and Ijebu North (Lagos, Nigeria). 18 Saturday LUKE THE EVANGELIST 27 Monday 8 Wednesday ● Please pray for Cilla Hawkes and the work of the Local ● SIBLE HEDINGHAM (St Peter) w CASTLE HEDINGHAM ● HATFIELD PEVEREL (St Andrew) w ULTING (All Saints) – Ministry Working Group. (St Nicholas)­­—Clergy: Laurie Bond, RD (PIC), Liz Paxton Clergy: Stephen Northfield (V). Readers: Derek Clark, Mary ● Dioceses of Ilesa and Ilesa South West (Ibadan, Nigeria). (A). Reader: David Brown Daw. 19 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY ● St Peter’s School, Sible Hedingham: John Smith (HT). ● St Andrew’s Junior School: Chris James (HT). ● One World Week Begins. Please pray for all involved in ● STEEPLE BUMPSTEAD (St Mary the Virgin) w HELIONS ● Diocese of Ijesa North East, Ondo, Nigeria). working to bring peace and understanding to our world BUMPSTEAD (St Andrew) – Clergy: Jonathan Lowe (PIC). 9 Thursday Denys, Bishop of Paris, and his ● Pray for the Church in the Province of the West Indies, Reader: Caroline Lowe. Companions, Martyrs, c 250; Robert Grosseteste, Bishop Most Revd & The Hon Dr John Holder, Archbishop. ● The retired clergy, readers and lay ministers who live and of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, 1253 20 Monday work in theDeanery of Hinckford. ● KELVEDON (St Mary the Virgin) and FEERING (All Saints) ● NORTH HINKFORD TEAM MINISTRY: ALPHAMSTONE ● Diocese of Jaffna (South India). – Clergy: Simon Garwood (PIC). (St Barnabas), BELCHAMP OTTEN (St Ethelbert & All 28 Tuesday SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES ● St Mary’s School: Michael Walsh (HT). Saints), BELCHAMP ST PAUL (St Andrew), BELCHAMP ● ● DEANERY OF BRAINTREE – Rural Dean: Beth Bendrey. Feering School: Jane Pomeroy (HT). WALTER (St Mary), BULMER (St Andrew), (St Lay Chair: John Turton. ● Diocese of Ijesha North (Ibadan, Nigeria). Peter & St Paul), GREAT & LITTLE HENNY (St Mary), ● Diocese of Jalingo (Jos, Nigeria). 10 Friday Paulinus, Bishop of York, Missionary, 644; LAMARSH (Holy Innocents), LISTON and BORLEY, 29 Wednesday James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern MIDDLETON (All Saints), OVINGTON (St Mary), PENTLOW Thomas Traherene, Poet, Spiritual Writer, 1674 Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885 ● (St Gregory & St George), TWINSTEAD (St John the NORTH BLACKWATER PARISHES: TOLLESBURY (St ● BLACK NOTLEY (St Peter and St Paul) – Clergy: Beth Mary the Virgin), SALCOTT VIRLEY (St Mary the Virgin), Evangelist), WICKHAM ST PAUL (All Saints) – Clergy: Margaret King (TR), Sally Womersley (TV). Reader: Graham Bendrey (R) (RD). TOLLESHUNT D’ARCY (St Nicholas), TOLLESHUNT ● Dioceses of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands (West King. MAJOR (St Nicholas) – Clergy: Geoff Bayliss, RD (PIC), Indies). Denise Corley, Christine Gorringe (A). Readers: Timothy ● Bulmer St Andrew’s School: Ellana Mortimer (HT). Whitfield, Isabel Adcock. ● Belchamp St Paul’s School: Linda Buchanan (HT). 30 Thursday ● ● Tolleshunt D’Arcy St Nicholas School: Sophie Massey ● Dioceses of Indianapolis (Province V, The Episcopal BOCKING (St Mary the Virgin) – Clergy: Roderick Reid (HT). Church, USA) and Iowa (Province VI, The Episcopal Church, (PIC). Reader: Pat Scott. ● Dioceses of Ijumu (Lokola, Nigeria) and Ikara (Kaduna, USA). ● BOCKING (St Peter) – Clergy: Tim Barnes (PIC), Iain Nigeria). 21 Tuesday Bendrey (AC). ● 11 Saturday Ethelburga, Abbess of Barking, 675; James ● THE UNITED BENEFICE OF GREAT TEY (St Barnabas) Diocese of Jebba (Kwara, Nigeria). the Deacon, Companion of Paulinus, 7th century w LITTLE TEY (St James the Less), WAKES COLNE (All 31 Friday Martin Luther, Reformer, 1564 ● Pray for our that they may be strengthened Saints) & Chappel (St Barnabas) – Clergy: John Richardson ● BRAINTREE (St Michael) – Clergy: Charles Mason (V). by our prayer in their service throughout the Deaneries. (R). Reader: Valerie Bartlett. Readers: Jennifer Bailey, Mike Bardell, Roger Cook, John ● Diocese of Ikeduru (Owerri, Nigeria) ● Great Tey School: Debbie Crabb (HT). Turton. 12 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY ● Chappel School: Julie Ingram (HT). ● Braintree St Michael’s School: Mandy Short (HT). ● The Week of Prayer for World Peace ● Diocese of Iran (Jerusalem and the Middle East). ● Diocese of Johannesburg (Southern Africa). THE MONTH — NB SUPPLEMENT October-November 2014 III

CYCLE OFNOVEMBER PRAYER● Parsons Heath School: Sheena Clover (HT). 23 SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE ADVENT CHRIST THE KING ● Diocese of Kajo Keji (Sudan) ● 1 Saturday ALL SAINTS DAY . Pray for all those men and women who work in the emergency services providing 24 hour care and protection, ● Let the glory of the saints, O Lord, illuminate the dullness 11 Tuesday Martin, Bishop of Tours, c.397 ● COLCHESTER (St Barnabas Old Heath) – Clergy: both in front line and behind the scenes, and pray, too for of our hearts; that following the example of their lives on their chaplains. earth, we may shine with them in the everlasting light of Richard Tilbrook (V). Reader: Jackie Twinn. ● Most Revd Stanley Ntagali, Archbishop of Uganda. ● Pray for The Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain (Extra heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Provincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury). ● Diocese of Jos (Jos, Nigeria). 12 Wednesday ● 24 Monday 2 FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT: ALL SOULS DAY LANGHAM (St Mary the Virgin) w BOXTED (St Peter) ● ● Clergy: Amanda Elmes (PIC). Reader: Denise Hobday. WEST BERGHOLT (St Mary the Virgin) and Great We give you thanks, our God and Father, for all those who ● Horkesley (All Saints, St John) – Clergy: Amanda Eames have died in the faith of Jesus Christ, for the memory of this Boxted School: Tania Devereux (HT). ● Diocese of Kano (Kaduna, Nigeria). (PIC). Readers: Michael Foster, Sandra Baker, Derek words and deeds and all they accomplished in their lives, for Webber. the joyful hope of reunion with them in the world to come. 13 Thursday Charles Simeon, Priest, Evangelical ● Heathlands School: Neil Matthews (HT). ● Pray for Inglesia Episcopal (Cuba), Rt Revd Griselda Divine, 1836 ● ● Bishop William Ward School: Lesley Walder (HT). Delgado Del Carpio COLCHESTER (St James and St Paul) – Clergy: Peter ● Diocese of Kebbi (Kaduna, Nigeria). Walker, AAD (R), Taemin Oh (A). 3 Monday Richard Hooker, Priest, Anglican Apologist, ● 25 Tuesday Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th Century Teacher of the Faith, 1600; Martin of Porres, Friar, 1639 St James School: Pauline Batley (HT). ● Isaac Watts, Hymn Writer, 1748 ● (St Peter ad Vincula) w MARKSHALL (St Diocese of Kansas (Province VII, The Provincial Church, ● USA). LEXDEN (St Leonard) – Clergy: Teresa Wynne (PIC), Nicholas) – Clergy: Chris Davey (PIC), Neil Tozer (AC). Richard Allen (AC), David Armstrong (A). Readers: Reader: Penny Bonham, Jules Caprioli‐Blake (YW). 14 Friday Samuel Seabury, First Anglican Bishop in Rosemary Elden, Pauline Lloyd‐Jarvis. ● North America, 1796 ● St Peter’s School: Alison Cole (HT). ● Jean Weir (Nepal). ● Diocese of Kabba (Lokoja, Nigeria). COLCHESTER (St John the Evangelist) – Clergy: Andy ● Sachs (PIC), Hannah Graveling (A). Readers: Joan Taylor, MYLAND (St Michael) – Clergy: Ray Gibbs (PIC), John 4 Tuesday Chandler. Reader: Colin Turner (RDR). Vivien Whitfield. ● FINCHINGFIELD (St John the Baptist) w CORNISH HALL ● Diocese of Keewatin (Rupert’s Land, Canada). ● St John’s School: Nicholas Hutchings (HT). END (St John the Evangelist) and WETHERSFIELD (St Mary 26 Wednessday ● Peter & Ineke Cook (Thailand), Tim & Ruth Young (The Magdalen) w SHALFORD (St Andrew) – Clergy: Colin Wilson ● WORMINGFORD (St Andrew) and MOUNT BURES (St (V), Janet Nicholls (A). Reader: Sarah Pilgrim. Gulf), Russell & Kath Norton (Kenya), Hugh Battye (China), Sarah Adcock (China). John) w LITTLE HORKESLEY (St Peter and St Paul) – ● Wethersfield School: Caroline Shingleton (HT). Clergy: John Chandler (PIC). ● Diocese of Karachi (Pakistan). ● Finchingfield School: Alistair Robinson (HT). ● St Andrew’s School: Patricia Derry HT. 15 Saturday ● CRESSING (All Saints) w STISTED (All Saints) and ● Diocese of Kentucky (Province IV, The Episcopal Church, ● Please pray for our church choirs and musicians, and for BRADWELL‐JUXTA‐COGGESHALL (Holy Trinity) and USA). the work of the Royal School of Church Music. PATTISWICK (St Mary the Virgin) – Clergy: Ray Samms 27 Thursday ● Diocese of Karamoja (Uganda). (PIC). Robert Burden (A). ● SHRUB END (All Saints w St Cedd) – Clergy: Nicholas ● Stisted Primary Academy: Martin Hawrylak (HT). 16 SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT Davis (V). ● Prison Week begins today. ● Diocese of Kadugli & Nuba Mountains (Sudan). ● (St Mary) – Clergy: Erwin Lammens (R). ● Prayer for Prisons Week: We pray for all who work with 5 Wednesday Reader: Glyn Stanway. ● prisoners to help them think more constructively and ● The retired clergy, readers and lay ministers who live and BRAINTREE (St Paul) – Clergy: Sarah Hayward (PIC). responsibly, so that families may live together in greater Reader: Susan Riches. work in the Deanery of Colchester. ● harmony and so that fewer people are at risk of becoming ● Diocese of Kericho (Kenya). PANFIELD (St Mary and St Christopher) and RAYNE (All victims. We pray especially that those who have been Saints) – Clergy: Julie Nelson (PIC), Janet Nicholls (A). 28 Friday helped to think in new and better ways will be given time ● Reader: Chris Hutton. and space to prove their change and encouragement to DEANERY OF DUNMOW & STANSTED – Rural Dean: ● The retired clergy, Readers and lay ministers who live and Cilla Hawkes. Lay Chair: Belle Beszant. help realise it. ● Diocese of Khartoum (Sudan). work in the Deanery of Braintree. ● Pray for The Lusitanian Church (Extra Provincial to the ● Diocese of Kaduna (Kaduna, Nigeria). Archbishop of Canterbury) (Portugal), Rt Revd José Jorge 29 Saturday ● 6 Thursday Leonard, Hermit, 6th century; William De Pina Cabral. Day of Intercession and Thanksgiving for the Missionary Work of the Church. Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith, 17 Monday Hugh, Bishop of London, 1200 ● 1944 ● COLCHESTER (Christ Church w St Mary at the Walls) – THE SOUTH RODINGS: ABBESS RODING (St Edmund), ● DEANERY OF COLCHESTER – Rural Dean: Paul Clergy: Paul Norrington (R, RD), Jackie Sams (A). BEAUCHAMP RODING (St Botolph), WHITE RODING (St Norrington; Assistant Rural Dean: Peter Walker. Lay Chair: Readers: David Forder, Sara Humphreys, Clive Joyce. Martin), LEADEN RODING (St Michael) – Clergy: Clive ● Duxbury (PIC). Roger Ennals. Pioneer Minister: David Beales.Reader: Vivien Diocese of Karimnagar (South India). ● Whitfield (Special Responsibility for Deaf and Deafblind FELSTED (Holy Cross) and LITTLE DUNMOW (St Mary 18 Tuesday Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess of the Virgin) – Clergy: Colin Taylor (V). Readers: Joanna Pratt, People). Thuringia, Philanthropist, 1231 ● Diocese of Kafanchan (Abuja, Nigeria). ● Robert Stone. COLCHESTER NEW TOWN AND THE HYTHE (St ● Felsted School: Nigel Little (CHP). 7 Friday Willibrord of York, Bishop, Apostle of Frisia, Stephen, St Leonard, St Mary Magdalene) – Clergy: Ian ● Diocese of Kibondo (Tanzania). 739 Hilton, RD, (R), Hannah Cooper (A). Lay Pioneer Minister: 30 ADVENT SUNDAY ● MARKS TEY (St Andrew) and ALDHAM (St Margaret) – Sister Nikki Foster‐Kruczek. Readers: Andrew King, Tim ● Father, through John the Baptist you tried to prepare your Clergy: Ian Scott‐Thompson (R). Reader: Iain MacCallum Nice. ● people for the coming of Jesus. Will you prepare us too? ● Marks Tey School: Lelia Berkeley (HT). Kendall School: Mark Carter‐Tufnell (HT). ● Prepare our hearts and minds that we may know what to ● Diocese of Kagera (Tanzania). Dioceses of Karnataka Central and Karnataka North (South India). look for in his coming into our world. May we show the joy of 8 Saturday The Saints and Martyrs of England the Advent message in our lives day by day. ● 19 Wednesday Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680 Pray for the ministry of Andy Poultney, Alice Smith and ● Pray for Falkland Islands (Extra‐Provincial to the Rachel Brett, the Area Youth Work Advisers. Also Mechtild, Béguine of Magdeberg, Mystic, 1280 ● Archbishop of Canterbury), Rt Revd Stephen Venner. remember St Mark’s College, the Director, Pete Hillman, and COLCHESTER St Luke – Clergy: Jeremy Noles (V), Gill everyone involved there. Noles (AC). Reader: Diane Benge‐Abbott). NOTES: ● Diocese of Kajiado (Kenya). ● COLCHESTER (St Peter and St Botolph) – Clergy: Mark Where parochial links are known to exist the names of Wallace (V), Aella Gage (AC). Reader: Duncan Breckels. overseas workers are placed immediately after the 9 THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT (REMEMBRANCE ● appropriate parish. Further information concerning overseas dioceses, SUNDAY) Diocese of Karnataka South (South India). including the names of bishops, is contained in the Anglican Cycle of ● Remember before God those who suffer as a result of 20 Thursday Edmund, King of the East Angles, Martyr, Prayer, available on their website www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/ main.cfm To contact the Diocese of Chelmsford about the Cycle of war: The injured and the disabled; The homeless and the 870; Priscilla Lydia Sellon, a Restorer of the Religious Life in the , 1876 Prayer, please email [email protected] hungry; All who have lost their livelihood and security; Those ● The Cycle of Prayer can be downloaded in a handy booklet who mourn the loss of husband or wife, children or parents, FORDHAM (All Saints) w EIGHT ASH GREEN (All format from www.chelmsford.anglican.org/cycleofprayer friends and comrades. And especially pray for the lost Saints) –­ Clergy: John Parker (PIC). Readers: Peter ABBREVIATIONS: Holden, Quinlan Terry. A Assistant Clergy; AAD Assistant Area Dean; AC Associate Clergy; children and those who have no hope in Christ to ● sustain them in their grief. All Saints School, Fordham: Gordon Malcolm (HT). ACD Associate Clergy Diaconate; AD Area Dean; ARD Assistant Rural ● Dean; ASM Associate Minister, AT Assistant Clergy Title Post; AYO Area ● Pray for the Diocese of Bermuda (Extra Provincial to the Eight Ash Green & Aldham School: Heather Hann (HT). ● Diocese of Katakwa (Kenya). Youth Officer, BP Bishop; C Community Worker; CA Church Army; CIC Archbishop of Canterbury), Rt Revd Nicholas Dill. in Charge; CHP Chaplain; E-P Extraprovincial; EVN Evangelist; 10 Monday Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, Teacher of 21 Friday HT Head Teacher; MCD Minister of Conventional District; MIN Minister, the Faith, 461 ● STANWAY (St Albright w St Andrew’s Church Centre) – P Priest; PIC Priest in Charge; R ; RD Rural Dean; Rdes Rector designate; RDR Reader; RES Residentiary Canon; SNP Special Needs ● BERECHURCH (St Margaret w St Michael) – Clergy: Clergy: Tony Bushell (PIC). ● Diocese of Katanga (Congo). Post, T Teacher; TM Team Ministry; TR Team Rector; TV Team Vicar; V Andrew Fordyce (V), Pam Davies (A). Reader: Gillian Green. Vicar; Vdes Vicar designate; WDN Warden; YW Youth worker. Hon. ● GREENSTEAD w COLCHESTER ST ANNE TM: 22 Saturday Cecilia, Martyr at Rome, c230 editor: Revd Bill Howes, 26 Westfield Drive, Coggeshall, Colchester, COLCHESTER (St Andrew), COLCHESTER (St Anne), ● Please pray for Canon John Brown and the work of the CO6 1PU. 01376 561826 (email [email protected]), who would be East Anglia and National Rural Theology Association. glad to receive comments and corrections and also any items for prayer COLCHESTER (St Matthew) – Clergy: Timothy Platts (PIC), and praise to be considered for inclusion from the parishes. Hilary Le Seve (TV). Readers: Alison Gray, Terry Gray. ● Diocese of Katsina (Kaduna, Nigeria). IV THE MONTH — NB SUPPLEMENT October-November 2014

THE month — Dioceses in joint venture

PIONEER: Left to right: , ; Dave Wade, Area Dean of Newham; Annie McTighe, Pioneer Minister for the Olympic Park; , Area Dean of Hackney; , ; Stephen Cottrell, . Olympic Park gets pioneer

ministerTHE Queen Elizabeth Representatives of Annie2012 Olympic and Olympic Park - site of London Triathlon and Transforming Paralympic Games - and 2012 Olympic Stadium, Newham joined in a service the . Athletes' Village and Aquatics of welcome from the Annie will have a base Centre - has seen the community and churches led at St Paul’s in Stratford, a appointment of its first by Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell, church that welcomes Pioneer Minister. the Bishop of Chelmsford, anyone who comes through New minister Annie at Chobham Academy in the doors for a service, the McTighe says: “I am looking Stratford with the support food bank, a wedding, funeral forward to working alongside of Elwin Cockett, the or baptism inquiry or to find a the residents and all the Archdeacon of West Ham, friendly face. stakeholders on the Olympic and Racheal Treweek, the Bulgarian and Portuguese 2015 Directory orders Park and being touch with Archdeacon of Hackney. congregations worship in the anyone who attends or leads The role is a joint venture building. Find out who does what, where and how to a church.” between the Diocese of l For more information, Annie will be working with Chelmsford - home to the contact revanniemct@gmail. contact them with the Chelmsford Directory 2015 the East London boroughs. Stratford site of the London co.uk or call 0208 534 1164. In this handy reference book you will find PEOPLE & PLACES up-to-date contact details for the Church LATEST STAFF moving from the VACANCY Alison Brewster, of England in Essex and East London. CHANGES IN THE area. Chelmsford Diocese Executive Assistant to DIOCESE OF Mike Dean, Ruth is seeking a the Chief Executive, To place your order complete this order CHELMSFORD Everett and Lallie conference organiser email abrewster@ form and send it with your cheque payable Ann Bard and Lyn Godfrey have joined to prepare for an chelmsford.anglican. Hillier are moving to our Education team event in 2015. For org or 01245 294409. to CDBF to Diocesan Christian Bookshop, a new part-time as Schools Advisers. further information or l Clergy moves in working pattern in Jeff Graham is to express an interest the November Diocesan Office, 53 New Street, their roles as Schools now Deputy Director in this role, contact edition of The Month Advisers. of Education. Chelmsford CM1 1AT Tel: 01245 294405 Lee Batson has Rebecca Hough e-mail: [email protected] now relinquished the has left our role of Ecumenical Communications Officer in order to team to take up a work on ministry in position with the Please supply ...... copies of 2015 Directory at £8.00 each the new north Royal College of Chelmsford Obstetricians and Add post & packing £3.50 per copy for one to three copies development. Gynaecologists. Karen Batten has Sarah James has Add post & packing £3.00 per copy for four to seven copies moved from being started as Finance Bookshop Manager Assistant focusing on Add post & packing £2.25 per copy for eight or more copies to become Nursery fees and property Manager of our finance. To be collected from the Diocesan Office from 17 November 2014 Sparrows childcare Rachel Orford has centre for the moved from under-5s in Education to be our Name: ...... Barkingside. Bookshop Manager. Tim Blackett, who Avis Reaney has Address: ...... has been working joined our Finance with our Property team as Interim ...... team, is taking up a Project Finance year-long placement Manager focusing Tel: ...... E-mail: ...... at Windsor Castle. on Sparrows, our Debbie Brown is chain of Christian Parish no. (if ordering on behalf of parish): ...... leaving the childcare settings, Archdeacon of and other trading Southend’s office on activities.