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st University Sunday 21 Diocese of York Prayer Diary x February 2010 1st Sunday of Lent Chaplain, the Revd Andrew Howard. Please hold the chaplaincy in your prayers as we seek to encourage and help sustain a spiritual dimension in the University for both staff and students. We give thanks to God for the many blessings we have received during this last year. Monday 1st The of Whitby Teeside University was awarded University of the Year in the Times Higher Education Brigid, abbess, Bishop, The Rt Reverend Martin Warner, Personal Assistant, Mrs Tricia Hunter. Awards, and we pray that the University will continue to be a place of wisdom, sound c.525 Please pray for Bishop Martin as he begins his ministry in the diocese. learning, and excellence. Diocese of Argyll & The Isles (Scotland), Bishop Martin Shaw. Pray for Provincede L’Eglise Anglicane Du Congo. Archbishop Henry Isingoma Tuesday 2nd Deanery Monday 22nd James Cook Hospital Presentation of Rural Dean, The Revd Erik Wilson. Lay Chair, Colin Stirzaker. Secretary, Barbara Lead Chaplain, The Revd Malcolm Masterman. Part Time, The Revd Margery Grange and the Christ in the Edwards. Deanery Finance Advisor, William (Bill) Short. Revd Malcolm Spenceley. Temple Pray for those facing redundancy and job insecurity. Please pray for all who are treated at the James Cook University Hospital and all staff who Diocese of Arizona (Province VIII, USA), Bishop Kirk Stevan Smith.. work there. Remembering especially all the chaplains in the team and the volunteers asking that they all minister to those in their care with compassion, sensitivity and a lively faith. Wednesday3rd of Cleveland Diocese of Barbados (West Indies), Bishop John Holder. Anskhar, Please pray for Paul Ferguson on sabbatical, and for Canon Erik Wilson who is Archbishop, acting Archdeacon in his absence. rd Mission to Seafarers Tuesday 23 missionary, Please also pray for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough. Bishop, Terence Drainey. Chaplain, Colin Worswick. Polycarp, bishop, Please pray for the ministry of the Cathedral in and for the Christian witness of martyr, c.155 Diocese of Bari (Province of Kaduna, Nigeria), Bishop Idris Zubairu. the Roman Catholics of the Diocese of Middlesbrough which covers much of the same area as the Diocese of York. Wednesday 24th Bishop, The Rt Revd Tom Wright. , The Rt Revd . Diocese of Kimberley & Kuruman (South ), Bishop Oswald Swartz. Ember Day Diocese of Barrackpore (North India), Bishop Brojen Malakar. Thursday 4th Eston with Normanby Team Ministry: Christ Church, Eston; St George, Normanby. Team , The Revd Julian Blakeley. Readers , Keith Allison, Dianne Colbert, Jason Robinson Thursday 25th Dean, The Very Revd Michael Sadgrove. Gilbert, founder of Please pray for building the team across the parish and for a way ahead as a united parish. Please the Gilbertine Order give thanks for all who are working hard to make this happen. Please remember us on St Cuthberts Day 20 March Diocese of Armidale (New South Wales, Australia), Bishop Peter Brain. Give thanks for the affection with which this Cathedral is held across north‐east England, and for the continuing inspiration of the memory of St Cuthbert. Pray for all who come here as worshippers, pilgrims, visitors, and the many children who take part in its educational Friday 5th St Hilda of Whitby, Grangetown. programme. Pray for the Cathedral’s relationship with the University and its ministry Vicar, The Revd Ian Graham. among students. Pray for the Cathedral’s development programme that aims to grow its Diocese of Arochukwu Ohafla (Province of Niger Delta, Nigeria), Bishop Johnson mission among the people of this Diocese and region. Pray that the Chapter may exercise Onuoha. wise and far‐sighted leadership and governance. Diocese of Bath and Wells (Canterbury, England), Bishop Peter Price. Saturday 6th St Barnabas, . Martyrs of Japan Vicar, The Revd Canon Erik Wilson. Assistant , The Revd Nick Barr‐Hamilton, Honorary th Provincial and Diocesan Registry Friday 26 1597 Accession of Assistant Curate, The Revd Ray Morris, Readers, John Ravalde, Jenny Reid, Provincial & Diocesan Registrar, Lionel Lennox. Ember Day Queen Elizabeth 11, We thank God that the Nave reordering has been completed on tim e and on budget. Please pray Legal Secretary, Elaine Slack. Faculty Secretary, Hazel Bell. 1952 we will make the most of the new opportunities the building provides. Please pray for the new Please pray for Lionel Lennox in his wide range of legal responsibilities in Diocese and pattern of services beginning in January, including a new family friendly service, designed with Province, and for the work of Elaine Stack and Hazel Bell in the Diocesan Registry, in their baptism families in mind. Pray too for new monthly midweek training meetings. Remember varied legal work to assist and support clergy, parish officers, , Suffragan , and the Archbishop. Give thanks for Maggie Briden’s service with the registry, and those in the congregation and parish facing redundancy or job uncertainty. pray for her in her new work. Diocese of Aru (Congo), Bishop George Ande. Diocese of Bathurst (New South Wales, Australia), Bishop Richard Hurford. Sunday 7th St Cuthbert, Marton-in-Cleveland. th Saturday 27 2nd Sunday before Vicar, The Revd Michael Proctor. OPM (for Coulby Newham) The Revd Nick Green, Reader, George Herbert, , Bishop and Dean, The Rt Revd Robert Paterson. Archdeacon, The Venerable Brian Smith. Lent Christine Pointer. PTO, The Revd John Featherstone. poet, 1633 Please pray for the Diocese as we seek to implement new structures for mission and pastoral We give thanks following the Middlesbrough Environment City Award for ‘Promoting Fairtrade’ Ember Day care. as we launch our Fairtrade Cafe, following the first ‘Family Forum’ our ongoing ministry with Diocese of Bauchi (Province of Jos, Nigeria), Bishop Musa Tula. Children and Families. Successful completion of phase 1 of the Churchyard renovation. We give Cathedral Church of St German, Peel (Isle of Man) thanks for the running of our first Christians against Poverty (CAP) money course (Jan‐Feb) Full Sunday 28th measure Stewardship campaign during Lent. Resourcing the wider ministry of our church, and Dean and Bishop, The Rt Revd Robert Paterson. Sub Dean, The Revd . 2nd Sunday of supporting new initiatives. Phase 2 Churchyard renovation project. Lent The Most Revd Rowan Douglas Williams, Pray for the Church of the Province of Central Africa. Should you have any queries regarding the Prayer Calendar please do not hesitate to contact Malcolm Macnaughton via email: [email protected] or phone: 01904 707021

Monday 8th All Saints, Middlesbrough. Monday 15th Holy Trinity, . Vicar, The Revd Glyn Holland. Assistant Curate, The Revd Ben Archibald. Sigfrid, bishop, 1045 Vicar, The Revd Dominic Black. Please pray for strengthening links with local schools and the business community and also Father Thomas Bray, priest Please pray for the enormous challenges facing the local area. The work of the Trinity Centre: Ben’s new work with Middlebrough College. founder SPCK , 1730 for Heather, our development worker and Ann, Centre Coordinator. For Jenna our Children’s Diocese of Asaba (Province of Bendel, Nigeria), Archbishop Nicholas Okoh. Worker as we continue our partnership with UCA and local Primary Schools. Also we continue to develop the Cloister Garden as an urban quiet space for prayer and contemplation and as we Tuesday 9th St Agnes, Middlesbrough (). develop as a regional centre for Godly Play. Priest‐in‐Charge, The Revd Margery Grange. Assistant Curate (NSM) The Revd Marie Edwards Diocese of Awori (Province of Lagoa, Nigeria), Bishop Johnson Atere. Please pray for Marie, our curate, as she prepares for to the priesthood. For the ministry of all on Easterside, for the continuing evolution of the cluster with St Oswald and St Chad. Tuesday16th St Luke, North Thornaby; St Paul, North Thornaby. Also for the Genesis Youth and Children’s Projects and all youth work happening in the cluster. Vicar, The Revd Harry Hopkins. Assistant Curate, The Revd Neil Petty. Pray that there may be light at the end of the tunnel for our decades’ long problems with the leaky Please pray for the parish as it faces the difficult task of maintaining two large old buildings in church roof. this economic climate, with an ageing congregation. We give thanks for the developing work Diocese of Athabasca (Rupert’s Land, Canada), Archbishop John Clarke. with young children in the area. Pray for those in the parish who are serving in the armed forces overseas and for families who are in constant fear for their safety. Wednesday St Chad, Middlesbrough. The Diocese of Badagary (Province of Lagos, Nigeria), Bishop Joseph Adeyemi. 10th Priest‐in‐charge, The Revd Sue Richardson, Reader, Kath Dean. Scholastica, At the beginning of this new phase of our ministry please pray for our mission to our local Wednesday St Cuthbert, Ormesby. |Abbess c543 community, for our work with the local schools Secondary and Newham Bridge Primary, 17th Vicar, The Rev’d Robert Brown. Readers, Janet Caldwell, Carol Sunley, Robert Wade. and our Cluster children’s project for the necessary resources to reach more youngsters. We give Ash Wednesday Please pray for the increasing numbers of young people attending the Family Service and thanks for the ministry of our Reader Kath and for Frank beginning to train for Reader Ministry. our new Service for the Start of the Week and our mission to our many Wedding and Diocese of Atlanta (Province IV, USA), Bishop John Alexander. Baptism couples. Diocese of Bakuru (Province of Jos, Nigeria), Bishop Jwan Zhumbes. Thursday 11th St Columba, Middlesbrough; St John the Evangelist, Middlesbrough. Vicar, The Revd Stephen Cooper. Associate Priest, The Revd Andrew Howard. Assistant Curate, The Thursday 18th St Mark, South Thornaby; St Peter Ad Vincula, South Thornaby. Revd Paul Kronbergs. Vicar, The Revd Mark Catherall. Give thanks for the faithful witness of our two congregations , pray for the work of the local churches Please pray for the life and witness of our parish to the community of South Thornaby and together. Pray also for the St Columba’s drop in centre in its ministry to vulnerable young people, the for our Church Primary School. Please also pray for guidance and resources as we seek to homeless, drug users and street girls. maintain St Mark’s Church, especially the roof but rejoice with us and give thanks for the Diocese of Auckland (New Zealand), Bishop John Paterson. reordering of the ancient church of St Peter Ad Vincula. Pray for the spiritual inspiration this may foster. Friday 12th St Oswald, Middlesbrough (Grove Hill). Diocese of Ballarat (Victoria, Australia), Bishop Michael Hough. Vicar, The Revd Sue Richardson. We give thanks for the refurbishment work done on our church and hall and pray that we may be Friday 19th St Martin of Tours, Middlesbrough (); St Cuthbert, able to use them creatively in the coming year. Middlesbrough (Newport). For the process leading to the creation of the plurality with St Chad’s and for God’s blessing and Vicar, The Revd Derek Watson. Assistant , The Revd Judy Cook, The Revd Trevor guidance as we continue to work as a Cluster with St Agnes. We pray for our primary schools, Lewis. Beechwood and Marton Grove moving towards federation, for the children staff and head teachers. We give thanks for all who were involved in our 70th Anniversary Celebrations last year. Diocese of Awgu/Aninri (Province of Niger, Nigeria), Bishop Emmanuel Ugwu. Please pray for our work with young people, especially at the St Cuthbert Youth and Community Project as we struggle to obtain funding to keep the people in our Parish. May Saturday 13th St Thomas, Middlesbrough (); St John (South Bank). God’s grace continue to fall upon us. Vicar, The Revd Terry Leathley. Churchwardens Richard Woolbar, Ann Hornby and Joyce Collighan. Diocese of Bangor (Wales), Bishop Andrew John. Please pray for these two churches which are set in a socially deprived area, giving thanks for the team work that helps St John’s maintain its beautiful building and try different ways to reach out to Saturday St Mary, West Acklam. the community of South Bank. Pray also for the small congregation that makes up the church of St 20th Vicar, The Revd John Hearn. Assistant Curate, The Revd Daniel Cooke. Thomas who now worship in the community centre. Please pray for the Youth and drama group at St Mary’s as they continue to grow in numbers, giving Diocese of Awka (Province of the Niger, Nigeria), Archbishop Maxwell Anikwenwa. thanks for the commitment and dedication of our youth leaders. We pray also for members of our parish that are affected by the closure of Corus. Sunday 14th The Ascension, Middlesbrough (). Diocese of Banks & Torres (Melanesia), Bishop Nathan Tome. Sunday next before Vicar, The Revd Canon David Hodgson. Readers, Marion Marshall, Paul Skelton. Lent Pray for Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America. Archbishop Martin Barahona.