Prayer Diary

November 2020 Sunday 25 OCTOBER Bible Sunday

Lay Minister to a Japanese congregation Please pray for Yuki as she Over the last couple of years, Yuki Johnson has been training to be a Licensed Lay begins a new chapter in Minister (LLM) at the Queen’s Foundation in Birmingham with a group from our her ministry. Please also diocese. Having recently been licensed, she will serve in the Diocese of London, pray for the Japanese where she helps to lead a small Japanese congregation. Anglican Church in the UK Foreword from Bishop Martin Yuki said, “The training has been really brilliant and will definitely help me in my and its work in bringing the community together. What a strange year this has been! As 2020 ministry. It has given me more confidence in my preaching and lots of creative ideas began no one could have predicted that the for bible study – I’m looking forward to putting them into practice!” Covid-19 Coronavirus would sweep across After moving from Japan to the UK to marry the Revd Dick Johnson (Police and Fire Upton Deanery our world with such devastating effect. At Do not worry about anything, Service Chaplain and Leader of Faith at Work in Worcestershire), Yuki and Dick lived Rural Dean: Christopher Moss a local, national and international level all but in everything by prayer and in Greater London. It was there that she helped start a monthly service in Japanese Lay Chair: Maria Toman our lives have been affected. We may have supplication with thanksgiving let at St Martin’s Church in West Acton, where there was an established Japanese your requests be made known to community. Carlisle: been very ill ourselves, or lost loved ones Bishop James Newcome, or neighbours. As a diocese we are facing God. And the peace of God, which “I have been helping to lead services since 2011 and we have also hosted fundraising services for disasters in with Bishop Emma Ineson (Penrith) unprecedented financial challenges, as surpasses all understanding, will Swansea and Brecon (Wales): Japan as well as memorial services for the community” are so many businesses large and small. guard your hearts and your minds Archbishop John Davies in Christ Jesus. Yuki continued. “Alongside our formal worship, we’ve Stavanger (Norway): Everyone, in different ways is facing new started a community café once a month in the church. Philippians 4.6-7 Bishop Anne Lise Ådnøy levels of uncertainty and insecurity with people in our poorer areas This gives local people who might be more isolated a and amongst our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities chance to speak the language and we have had up to often the worst hit of all. 60 people attending.” Remo (Nigeria): M At times like this we need to pray. Jesus said, ‘How blessed are Bishop Michael Fape those who know their need of God, for theirs is the Kingdom of Mon 26 Upton Deanery Cyprus and the Gulf: Heaven.’ In praying for others and for ourselves we bring our Bishop Michael Lewis Pray for the Synod in encouraging support for overseas mission links, and for emptiness to God for him to fill with his love and promise. We bring Kumasi (Ghana): outreach to children and young people. For our clergy including Rural Dean Bishop Daniel Sarfo our despair to God for him to fill with his boundless stores of hope. Chris Moss; Lay Chair: Maria Toman; Deanery Secretary: Eileen Moss; Deanery We bring our grief to God that all may know the peace that comes Treasurer: John Boardman Renk (South Sudan): T from God alone. In lockdown I needed a routine of daily prayer Bishop Joseph Garang Atem at home to bring me through, and millions of people in England Tue 27 Berrow w Pendock Daejeon (Korea): Bishop Moses Nagjun Yoo began to connect with God through private or family prayer and Pray for the PCC, Pendock CE Primary School, Open the Book Team, Bible Study, our Kumi (Uganda): through worship online or by phone in their homes. How can that mission, ministry and community during these difficult times. Clergy: Julie James, Bishop Edison Irigei connection continue? As one small part of the answer this prayer Anthea Elston. diary gives some structure to our prayers at home, and joins us Rhode Island (USA): W Wed 28 The Protestant Church of Central Germany Bishop Nicholas Knisely together as one family in this Diocese of Worcester. I commend it Please pray for this year’s ordinands. We are grateful for God having called them into Dallas (USA): to your use. Bishop George R Sumner Jr his service. Please pray for those who celebrate their 40th anniversary of ordination this year; pray that their decades of faithful work and sowing the Gospel may bear Rift Valley (Tanzania): Th fruit in God’s vineyard. Bishop John Daudi Lupaa Damaturu (Nigeria): At the moment we will continue to produce the prayer diary Thur 29 Eldersfield, Hollybush & Birtsmorton Bishop Yohannah A Audu monthly in electronic format. In this diary we’re praying for the Pray for the PCC and all office holders, Eldersfield Lawn CE Primary School, Open Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania): Bishop Jackson Sosthenes deaneries of Upton, Martley and Worcester West. We try to pray the Book Team, bell ringers, Prayer Group, and for all community involvement and for those with a licence from the Bishop by name, but please do outreach. For our ALM, David Allen. Clergy: Julie James, Anthea Elston Rio de Janeiro (Brazil): F Bishop Eduardo Coelho Grillo remember all who minister and witness with them in each parish. Fri 30 Hanley Castle & Hanley Swan, Welland Davao (Philippines): Pray for a swift recovery for our curate, Sue, after a hip operation, and for Bishop Jonathan Labasan Casimina opportunities to serve our schools well. Clergy: Barry Unwin, Sue Adeney. Rio Grande (USA): S Sat 31 Growing as Kingdom People Bishop Michael Vono Delaware (USA): Pray for all our churches as they work to appropriately sustain their life and ministry, Bishop Kevin S Brown On Sundays we are offering a monthly prayer for you to pray for your baptism families and we also with enough volunteers to take on different roles, funds to cover costs and a building Kurunegala (Ceylon): continue to pray for dioceses around the world through the Poorvoo prayer calendar (Sundays) and which supports mission and ministry. Bishop Keerthisiri Fernando the Anglican Cycle of Prayer. These are all placed in a column, on the side edge of each page. All Saints’ Day Sunday 1 NOVEMBER Sunday 8 NOVEMBER Remembrance Sunday Pray for our school communities who have experienced the pain Never the Same Poppies for Remembrance Lord, shine your light on all of grief, bereavement and loss 2020 has been a difficult year for many people and For many, the Royal British Legion’s red poppy is a symbol those lost during wartime and this year. We pray that they will groups, not least for our school communities who of peace and remembrance for those who gave their lives help heal the pain of grief in be encouraged through a hope have continuously adapted to unimaginable demands in times of war. Over the years the annual Poppy Appeal, those left behind. We give thanks for a brighter future. and challenges. first held in 1921, has raised vital money to support for all who work to ensure we In May, the Church of England released a new Britain’s Armed Forces, veterans and their families in #NeverForget their sacrifice. Upton Deanery resource, Never the Same, for schools which focuses Rural Dean: Christopher Moss their times of need. However, this is not the only poppy on grief, bereavement and loss, issues which have Lay Chair: Maria Toman appeal which exists to promote peace and to remember sadly become increasingly relevant this year. Rooted wartime sacrifice. Upton Deanery Praying for our Baptism families - in the Church of England’s vision for education, the resource offers a combination The white poppy was first designed and distributed in 1933 by the Peace Pledge Rural Dean: Christopher Moss Loving God, bless all of our Baptism of theological reflections, practical ideas for engaging with children and young Union, the UK’s oldest pacifist group. Many veterans of the First World War, and Lay Chair: Maria Toman families as they care for their people, and signposts to the vast range of resources that are already available. precious children. Give them endless It has been a helpful aid to many in recent months, especially when supporting indeed, of wars since, opted to wear the white poppy to stress the ‘never again’ patience and the space and time to message and to visually represent their commitment to peace. Norwich: appreciate your wonderful creation our young people through times of transition and the loss of their rites of passage. Bishop Graham Usher, w both in their children and the world Despite acknowledging such difficult topics, the resource does seek to provide Black poppies are also available each year from Black Poppy Rose, to especially Bishops Alan Winton (Thetford), around them. Amen. hope in our school communities, as they are encouraged to remember that even remember those in the African, Black, Caribbean and Pacific Islands communities Bishop Jonathan Meyrick (Lynn) who contributed to or who died during various conflicts since the 16th century. Luleå (Sweden): Winchester: Bishop Timothy Dakin, though the world changes “Jesus Christ is the same – yesterday, today and forever” Bishop Åsa Nyström w Bishops David Williams (Basingstoke) (Hebrews 13.8). Animal victims of wartime, like horses and dogs, are also remembered through the Jamaica and the Cayman Islands & Debbie Sellin (Southampton) Recently, school leaders from around the Diocese took part in the Education wearing of purple poppies. Organised by the War Horse Memorial, donations for purple (West Indies): Agder and Telemark (Norway): poppies are given to animal charities including World Horse Welfare and Blue Cross. team’s online conference to explore the resource further and to consider how their Bishop Howard Gregory Bishop Stein Reinertsen communities can support each person to ‘live life in all its fullness’ (John 10.10). Whatever colour you choose to wear, poppies remain an important symbol to Liberia (West Africa): Archbishop remember all those affected by war. Jonathan Bau-Bau Bonaparte Hart

M Rochester: Mon 2 Upton on Severn & the Hook Mon 9 Upton on Severn Ecumenical Partnership The Free State (Southern Africa): M Bishop James Langstaff, w Pray for wisdom around conducting Remembrance Sunday events during a pandemic, Pray for good ecumenical relationships across Upton and for ongoing witness in the Bishop Dintoe Letloenyane Bishop Simon Burton-Jones (Tonbridge) and more lay leaders. Clergy: Barry Unwin, Sue Adeney town and schools. Rumonge (Burundi): Rochester (USA): Bishop Pedaculi Birakengana Bishop Prince Singh Tue 3 Ripple, Earls Croome with Hill Croome & Strensham Tue 10 Retired clergy in Upton Deanery Kushtia (Bangladesh): Diocese on the Coast (Nigeria): T Bishop Samuel Sunil Mankhin Pray for more lay leaders to emerge in our parishes as we seek churchwardens and a Our prayer for the retired clergy in Upton Deanery, focuses on the service and sacrifice Bishop J Ebunoluwa Ogunele treasurer to help move us forward. Clergy: Barry Unwin, Sue Adeney made by them in their years of ministry; we pray for them now as they endeavour to Kwoi (Nigeria): T Rockhampton (Australia): Vacant find a focus for their vocation in these later years. Bishop Paul Zamani Delhi (India): Bishop Warris K. Masih Wed 4 Diocese of Peru Kutigi (Nigeria): Bishop Jeremiah Kolo Wed 11 Diocese of Morogoro Rupert’s Land (Canada): W Amidst political turmoil and the devastating impact of the pandemic, pray for President Bishop Geoffrey J Woodcroft W Derby: Bishop Libby Lane Vizcarra as he seeks to find a way forward, and for the Anglican Church as they try to We pray for farmers and those working in agriculture as they seek to make the land Dogura (Papua New Guinea): Rokon (South Sudan): bring hope and comfort to the suffering in their areas of work. fertile and fruitful after the poor harvest earlier this year due to an excessively long rainy Bishop Tennyson Bogar Bishop Francis Loyo Mori season which caused much flooding and damage. In particular, we remember those Rutana (Burundi): Thur 5 Kempsey & Severn Stoke w Croome d’Abitot who are suffering now as a result of a lack of food and poor nutrition. Th Th Derry & Raphoe (Ireland): Bishop Pontien Ribakare Give thanks for two grants from the National Lottery Community Fund to support our Bishop Kenneth Good Thur 12 Ministry & Discipleship team Doko (Nigeria): Rorya (Tanzania): Community Pantry and Family Support work. For ALMs Catherine Worton & Clare Bishop Uriah Kolo Bishop John Adiema Morgan and Ordinand: Giles Joiner. Clergy: Mark Badger, David Hassell, Owain Bell, Pray for the Ministry and Discipleship Team at the Diocesan Office, led by Director Dominican Republic Dhaka (Bangladesh): Don Sloggett, Ann Hadley; Readers: Ron Rust, Libby James. Jonathan Kimber. Give thanks for all they do to support and encourage ministry and (Caribbean): Bishop Paul Shishir Sarker discipleship across all our parishes across all our parishes, and pray for continued Bishop Moisés Quezada Mota Fri 6 Queenhill w Holdfast F Ruaha (Tanzania): wisdom, discernment and creativity. For team members John Fitzmaurice, Alison Ruwenzori (Uganda): F Pray for the PCC as it undertakes a development and re-ordering project. For Bishop Joseph Mgomi Maddocks, Doug Chaplin, Simon Hill, Emma Pettifer, Judith Nex, Katie Hewitt-Brake. Bishop Reuben Kisembo Europe: Bishop Robert Innes Administrator: Wendy Thompson. Clergy: Chris Moss; Reader: Michael Harper Fri 13 Martley & Worcester West Deanery Dornakal (India): Convocation of Episcopal Bishop Vadapalli Prasada Rao Churches in Europe: Sat 7 Longdon, Castlemorton, Bushley Pray for all parishes across the deanery; the members of chapter; and for the members Bishop Mark Edington Pray for our worship, giving and outreach in Longdon; the church development project of synod representing the PCCs. Lay Chair: John Chidlow; Rural Dean: Anne Potter Down & Dromore (Ireland): S in Castlemorton, and for ministry to the CE Primary School; in Bushley, for our informal Vacant S Rumbek (South Sudan): Sabah (South East Asia): worship service and a project to increase financial support. For Administrator: Wendy Sat 14 Growing as Kingdom People Bishop Alapayo Manyang Kuctiel Bishop Melter Jiki Tais The Bahamas, The Turks & Thompson. Clergy: Chris Moss; Reader: Michael Harper Pray for churches across our diocese as they help more people to meet with the Caicos Islands (West Indies): living God; responding to the call to serve and grow and exploring new possibilities for Bishop Laish Boyd engaging with their communities. Kwara (Nigeria): Bishop Olusegun Adeyemi 2 Before Advent Sunday 15 NOVEMBER Sunday 22 NOVEMBER Christ the King

Lord, we give thanks for the Be a Chorister for an afternoon Anna Chaplaincy in Malvern Link fantastic gift of music our The search for new recruits to sing in Worcester Cathedral Choir has begun! Recently, Eileen Tomlin, Reader in the Parish of Malvern Link with Cowleigh, was Please pray for Eileen and Cathedral choristers share Next Saturday, the Cathedral is inviting boys aged between 6 and 10 to come and commissioned as an Anna Chaplain, formalising her ministry to older people which for all Anna Chaplains with the community. We ask ‘Be a chorister for an afternoon’, with an opportunity for girls aged between 10 and she has carried out for some years. and the many people who for your blessing on all those support older, lonely and 15 to attend a similar event on Saturday 23 January 2021. The Anna Chaplaincy is an ecumenical project from the Bible Reading Fellowship who choose to take this next vulnerable people step on their faith journey. This is a perfect opportunity for budding young singers to find out more, have a go (BRF), named after the widow, Anna, who appears with Simeon in Luke’s gospel, at singing in the choir, and join in with singing a service at the Cathedral. Plenty of both good role models of faithful older people. information will be available for potential recruits and their families, with chances As it has not been possible to visit people either at home or in care homes due to Martley & Worcester West Deanery to meet key Cathedral staff, the current choristers, and their families. All activities Coronavirus restrictions, Eileen has led a pastoral team who have retained contact Martley & Worcester West Deanery Rural Dean: Anne Potter will be run fully in line with the latest COVID-19 guidance for places of worship, and with the elderly in their community in several ways including through prayer, phone Rural Dean: Anne Potter Lay Chair: John Chidlow Lay Chair: John Chidlow the performing arts. calls and their creative ‘Bags of Love’ project. Rochester: Bishop James Langstaff, Samuel Hudson, Director of Music at the Cathedral, Eileen said: “It was important to me to formalise St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: w Bishop Simon Burton-Jones (Tonbridge) said, “Being a chorister for an afternoon will be great the work I was already doing with the older Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Bishop Martin Seeley, (Estonia): Archbishop Urmas Viilma, w fun, and we hope all who take part will enjoy finding members of our community. If I can build up a w Bishop Mike Harrison (Dunwich) Bishops Tiit Salumäe & Joel Luhamets out what being a chorister is really like.” network of Anna Chaplains in the local area, it Aberdeen and Orkney (Scotland): Colombo (Sri Lanka): Booking is essential - for more information, provides a solid foundation to ensure this work Bishop Anne Dyer Bishop Dhiloraj Ranjit Canagasabey or to reserve a place, please contact Samuel continues even if our vicar moves on.” Bermuda: Bishop Nicholas Dill Kurunegala (Sri Lanka): on [email protected]. To read more about Eileen’s Anna Chaplaincy Bishop Keerthisiri Fernando ministry in Malvern Link, please visit our website. Mon 16 Worcestershire West Rural Team M Dublin & Glendalough (Ireland): Bishop Michael Geoffrey St In Martley, Wichenford & the Lower Teme Valley, please pray that each parish Mon 23 St Clement w St David, Worcester Santiago (Chile): M Aubyn Jackson will continue to cope with the challenges ahead as we continue to deal with the Bishop Hector (Tito) Zavala Please pray that we will find the right people to take on key roles within our church. Sabongidda-Ora (Nigeria): consequences of the pandemic. For imaginative worship, outreach and buildings Santiago (Philippines): Bishop Augustine E Ohilebo work. Clergy: David Sherwin, Anne Potter, Becky Elliot and Jen Denniston. Clergy: Sarah Cottrill, Phil Bradford Bishop Frenzel Ray P Piluden T Saldanha Bay (South Africa): Tue 17 Worcestershire West Rural Team Tue 24 St Michael, Dines Green Sao Paulo (Brazil): T Bishop Raphael Hess Bishop Francisco Cezar Fernandes In Clifton-on-Teme, Lower Sapey & the Shelsleys, please pray that each parish Following the successful lunch project on Dines Green over the summer, pray for all Duk (South Sudan): those (especially children) who continue to struggle and be inadequately fed in these East Carolina (USA): Bishop Daniel Deng Abot will continue to cope with the challenges ahead as we continue to deal with the Bishop Robert Skirving consequences of the pandemic. For imaginative worship, outreach and buildings difficult times. Clergy: Phil Bradford. Sapele (Nigeria): W W Salisbury: work. Clergy: David Sherwin, Anne Potter, Becky Eilliot and Jen Denniston. Bishop Nicholas Holtam, w Bishops Wed 25 Economy and Daily Life Bishop Blessing Erifeta Andrew Rumsey (Ramsbury) Wed 18 The Protestant Church of Central Germany Pray for the work of foodbanks across the `diocese, giving thanks for the many East Kerala (South India): & Karen Gorham (Sherborne) Bishop V S Francis Please pray for our Synod members who meet tomorrow to lead our church. May God’s volunteers who give their time and praying for all who have to resort to using foodbanks Dunedin (New Zealand): Holy Ghost be with them and guide their considering, arguing, and decision making. to make ends meet. Pray for a restructuring of our economy so that foodbanks may no Saskatchewan (Canada): Th Bishop Steven Benford longer be necessary. Bishop Michael William Hawkins Thur 19 Worcestershire West Rural Team East Ruwenzori (Uganda): Th Sambalpur (India): Thur 26 St John in Bedwardine, Worcester Bishop Pinuel Dip Pray for the parishes of Alfrick, Lulsley, Suckley, Leigh & Bransford. For the Bishop George Turyasingura East Tennessee (USA): Dunkwa-on-Offin (Ghana): congregations in these difficult times, those who have and are still isolating and the As recent months have left so many lonely and isolated, pray for our renewed Bishop Brian Lee Cole Bishop Edmund Dawson Ahmoah wider communities. Clergy: David Sherwin, Anne Potter, Becky Elliot and Jen Denniston. engagement with the community and our efforts to reach out to the despairing. Clergy: Durgapur (India): Phil Bradford. Saskatoon (Canada): F Bishop Sameer Isaac Khimla Fri 20 Hallow, Grimley, Holt & Christ Church, Lower Broadheath Fri 27 St Thomas, Crown East & Rushwick Bishop Christopher Harper F Durham: For growing joy, excitement and love in our service of God and our communities; Eastern Himalayas (India): Bishop Paul Butler, w Bishops for growing trust and love amongst ourselves. ALMS: Ian Craigan, Tim Richards Pray for the faithful members of the congregation, the growing village of Rushwick and Vacant the staff and children of Rushwick CE Primary school. Clergy: Anne Potter, Ruth Wintle, Sarah Clark (Jarrow) & Glyn Webster and Francis Christie; Clergy: Kalantha Brewis and David Morphy; Readers: Denise Sebei (Uganda): Jen Denniston S (Beverley) Pollock and Barbara Beard; Ordinands: Paul Wilcox and Rachel Colthurst. Bishop Paul Kiptoo Masaba San Diego (USA): Sat 28 Retired Clergy in Martley & Worcester West Eastern Kowloon (Hong Kong): Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori Sat 21 Calling Young Disciples Team Bishop Timothy Kwok The eve of Advent and the dawn of a new liturgical year - as we pray for the retired S San Joaquin (USA): Pray for our Calling Young Disciples Team, for Director Ruth Walker, currently Kyushu (Japan): clergy of Martley and Worcester West that, even in these difficult days when ministry Bishop David Rice recovering from an operation and interim Director, Simon Hill. For our Mission Bishop Luke Ken-ichi Muto Dutse (Nigeria): Enablers: Anne Batchelor, Helen Laird, Adam Legge, Amy Stokes and Sian Morgan. may be constrained, they may still bear witness to the hope at the heart of this season. Bishop Markus Yohanna Danbinta Give thanks for all they do to encourage and support parishes in sharing Jesus’ love Kyoto (Japan): with children, young people and families. Bishop Stephen Takashi Kochi If you have a story to feature on a Sunday in a future diary, please do get in touch! Large print copies of the diary are always available – email Sam Setchell, Communications Officer on [email protected], or contact the Diocesan Office reception on 01905 20537 if you or someone you know would like one.

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