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April and May 2018 Follow #Chelmsdio Cop @Chelmsdio Licensed Lay Minister: Tim Lee Wed 30 Josephine Butler, Social Reformer, 1906 Joan of Arc, Visionary, 1431 Diocese of Chelmsford Apolo Kivebulaya, Priest, Evangelist in Central Africa, 1933 South Weald (St Peter) Clergy: Jane Bradbury (PIC). Cycle of Prayer St Peter’s School: Iain Gunn (HT). for daily use in Warley (Christ Church) and Great Warley (St Mary) Clergy: Robert Binks (PIC), Adrian McConnaughie (AC). April and May 2018 Follow #chelmsdio_cop @chelmsdio Licensed Lay Minister: Tim Lee. The Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf (Jerusalem & Middle East) “A praying church is a living organism, powered by the love of God, and directed by his will.” (Susan Sayers Hill) Thu 31 DAY OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE INSTITUTION OF HOLY COMMUNION EASTER DAY (CORPUS CHRISTI) Sun 1 Immanuel Church Brentwood (Bishop’s Mission Order) The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Clergy: Andrew Grey (MiC). Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has risen, as he said.” Matthew 28: 5‐6 Pray for the retired clergy, Readers and lay ministers who live and work in the Deanery of Brentwood. Mon 2 West Ham (St Matthew) The Diocese of Daejeon (Korea) Clergy: Christiana Asinugo (PIC), David Richards (AC). Stratford (St John w Christ Church) Clergy: David Richards (V), Christiana Asinugo (AC), Annie McTighe (AC), NOTES: Where parochial links are known to exist the names of overseas workers are Nicholas Bryzak (A). placed immediately after the appropriate parish. Further information concerning Readers: Iris Bryzak, Rosemond Isiodu, Robert Otule, Carole Richards, overseas dioceses, including the names of bishops, is contained in the Anglican Cycle of Sheva Williams. Prayer, available on their website: The Diocese of Butare (Rwanda) http://www.anglicancommunion.org/resources/cycle‐of‐prayer.aspx To contact the Diocese of Chelmsford about the Cycle of Prayer please email Tue 3 Stratford (St Paul) and (St James) [email protected] Clergy: Jeremy Fraser (V), Annie McTighe (AC), Jeanette Meadway (AC), Ivo Anderson (A), Milen Bennett (A). ABBREVIATIONS: A Assistant Clergy; AAD Assistant Area Dean; AC Associate Priest/ St James’ Junior School: Shirleyann Jones (HT). Minister; AD Area Dean; AM Assistant Minister, AR Associate Rector; AV Associate Vicar; The Diocese of Butere (Kenya) AYO Area Youth Officer, BMO Bishop’s Mission Order; BP Bishop; CA Church Army; CIC Curate in Charge; CHP Chaplain; EHT Executive Head Teacher; EVN Evangelist; HoS Head Wed 4 Victoria Docks (The Ascension) of School; HT Head Teacher; LLM Licensed Lay Minister; MCD Minister of Conventional Clergy: Dave Chesney (V). District; MIC Minister in Charge; PEV Provincial Episcopal Visitor; PIC Priest in Charge; PP Victoria Docks (St Luke) Public Preacher; R Rector; RD Rural Dean; Rdes Rector designate; RDR Reader; PTO Clergy: Dave Wade (V), Emeka Ejinkonye (AC), Benedict Atkins (A). Permission to Officiate; RES Residentiary Canon; Sr Sister, TM Team Ministry; TR Team Reader: Carole Davison. Rector; TV Team Vicar; V Vicar; Vdes Vicar designate; WDN Warden. St Luke’s School: Matt Hipperson (HT). Hon. Editor: Mrs Jenny Robinson, 71 Powers Hall End, Witham, Essex CM8 1NH, 01376 The Diocese of Buye (Burundi) 516727 (e‐mail: [email protected]), who would be glad to receive comments and corrections and also any items for prayer and praise to be considered for inclusion from the parishes. 12 1 Thu 5 West Ham (All Saints) Sat 26 Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 605 Clergy: Stennett Kirby (V), Stephen Chandler (AC). John Calvin, Reformer, 1564 West Ham Church Primary School: Paulette Bailey (HT). Philip Neri, Founder of the Oratorians, Spiritual Guide, 1595 The Diocese of Byumba (Rwanda) Augustine was the first Archbishop of Canterbury. He was a very reluctant pioneer who felt pretty unqualified for the job that he was asked to do by Fri 6 Beckton (St Mark) Gregory the Great. Go to Britain? It must have sounded like a nightmare Clergy: Peter Ngugi (PIC). mission. The country had been laid waste after the Romans left and was Canning Town (St Matthias) in a bad state. Even after they had set out from Rome the team he led Clergy: Dave Wade (PIC), Benedict Atkins (A). sent him back to beg Gregory not to send them. But Gregory insisted, and The Diocese of Calabar (Niger Delta, Nigeria) finally, reluctantly he made it to Britain and established his mission centre at Canterbury. Augustine is a huge encouragement to reluctant missionaries today – in answering God’s call, he established a mission of Sat 7 “The resurrection does not solve our problems about dying and death. It is not the happy ending to our life’s struggle, nor is it the big surprise that God the Church was is now the springboard of mission centres across the has kept in store for us. No, the resurrection is the expression of God’s world. faithfulness…. The resurrection is God’s way of revealing to us that nothing The Diocese of Curitiba (Brazil) that belongs to God will ever go to waste. What belongs to God will never get lost.” Henri Nouwen Sun 27 TRINITY SUNDAY The Diocese of Calcutta (North India) Holy God, faithful and unchanging: enlarge our minds with the knowledge of your truth, and draw us more deeply into the mystery of your love, that we may truly worship you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God,now Sun 8 THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER Pray for those who today still risk all to proclaim their faith in an often and for ever. Amen. [Common Worship] hostile world. Remember Arab Christians as they struggle to maintain their PRAY for The Anglican Church of Korea. freedom to worship. PRAY for The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean. Mon 28 Lanfranc, Monk, Archbishop, Scholar, 1089 Hutton (All Saints and St Peter) Clergy: Andy Smith (PIC), Tony Baxter (AC). Mon 9 ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran Pastor, Martyr, 1945 All Saints School: Jeanette Miller (HT). Plaistow (St Martin) The Diocese of Cuttack (North India) Clergy: Christopher Oladuji (AC). Tue 29 Ingatestone (St Edmund and St Mary) w Fryerning (St Mary Virgin) Plaistow (St Philip, St James, St Mary) Clergy: Patrick Sherring (R). Clergy: Christopher Oladuji (AC). Ingatestone & Fryerning Junior School: Neil Taggart (HT). The Retired clergy, Readers and lay ministers who live and work Shenfield (St Mary the Virgin) in the Deanery of Newham. Clergy: Christopher Mann (R). The Dioceses of Caledonia (British Columbia & the Yukon, Canada) St Mary’s School: Sally Taggart (HT). and Calgary (Rupert’s Land, Canada) The Dioceses of Cyangugu and Kigali (Rwanda) 2 11 Tue 22 Bentley Common (St Paul) w Kelvedon Hatch (St Nicholas) and Navestock Tue 10 William Law, Priest, Spiritual Writer, 1761 (St Thomas) William of Ockham, Friar, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1347 Clergy: Mark James (R), Ann Coleman (AC). Area Dean: Marie Segal. Lay Chair: Jill Leonard. St Paul’s School: Louise Putt (HT). Assistant Area Dean: Ian Tarrant. Brentwood (St George) Chaplains: Barts Healthcare NHS Trust ‐ Tristan Alexander‐Watts (Whipps Clergy: Garry Jenkins (V). Cross University Hospital), Christopher Oladuji (Newham University Hospital). Barking, Havering & Redbridge Hospital NHS Trust: Tim The Diocese of Coventry (Canterbury, England) Coleman, Philip Wright. East London NHS Foundation Trust: Stephen Chandler. Wed 23 Brentwood (St Thomas) Clergy: Vacancy (V). Reader: Lesley Lynn. The Diocese of California (Province VIII, The Episcopal Church) St Thomas’ Infant School: Caroline L’Estrange (HT). St Thomas’ Junior School: Dean Moran (HT). Wed 11 George Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand, 1878 Becket Keys School: Andy Scott‐Evans (HT). The Deanery of Redbridge Brentwood School: Adrian McConnaughie (CHP). Aldborough Hatch (St Peter) Clergy: Kate Lovesey (V). Doddinghurst All Saints The Diocese of Cameroon (West Africa) Clergy: Mark James (PIC), Ann Coleman (AC). Doddinghurst Junior School: Jackie Avis (HT). Thu 12 Aldersbrook (St Gabriel) Clergy: Martyn Hawkes (V), Mark Kenny (AC), Christopher Smaling (A), The Diocese of Connecticut (Province 1, The Episcopal Church) Pat Wallson (A). John and Charles Wesley, Evangelists, Hymn Writers, 1791 and 1788 The Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn (New South Wales, Australia) Thu 24 East and West Horndon (St Francis) w Little Warley (St Peter) and Childerditch (All Saints & St Faith) Fri 13 Barkingside (Holy Trinity) Clergy: Helen Bryan (PIC). Clergy: Stuart Batten (PIC), Rosemary Potten (A). Reader: Tony Robbins. Margaretting (St Margaret) w Mountnessing (St Giles) and Buttsbury Barkingside (St Cedd) (St Mary) Clergy: Paul Harcourt (PIC). Licensed Lay Workers: Alison Wilson, Clergy: Patrick Sherring (PIC). Gary Wilson. Margaretting School: Maire O’Regan (HT). The Most Revd and Rt Hon. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Mountnessing School: Holly Obank (HT). The Diocese of Canterbury (England) The Diocese of Cueibet (Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan) Sat 14 “Many voices ask for our attention. There is a voice that says, 'Prove that The Venerable Bede, Monk at Jarrow, Scholar, Historian, 735 you are a good person.' Another voice says, 'You’d better be ashamed of Fri 25 Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne, 709 yourself.' There also is a voice that says, 'Nobody really cares about you,' Ingrave (St Nicholas) and one that says, 'Be sure to become successful, popular, and powerful.' But underneath all these often very noisy voices is a still, small voice that Clergy: Paul Hamilton (AD, R). Reader: Pat Horton. says, 'You are my Beloved, my favour rests on you.' That’s the voice we Ingrave (St Stephen) need most of all to hear. To hear that voice, however, requires special Clergy: Paul Hamilton (AD, R) Juan Sedano (AC). effort; it requires solitude, silence, and a strong determination to listen. Ingrave Johnstone School: James Rogers (HT). That’s what prayer is. It is listening to the voice that calls us 'my The Diocese of Cuernavaca (Mexico) Beloved'.” Henri Nouwen The Diocese of Cape Coast (Ghana, West Africa) Sun 15 THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Please pray for followers of other faiths, that there may be discussion and understanding between all of God’s people.
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