Sat 31 John Bosco,, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888 Diocese of Please pray for the members of the travelling community in our diocese, and those who minister to them. The Diocese of Lusaka (Central Africa) Cycle of Prayer for daily use in NOTES: December 2014 and January 2015 The Cycle of Prayer is also available on the Diocesan website: http://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/faith/prayer O Lord hear my prayer. When I call, answer me

Where parochial links are known to exist the names of overseas workers are placed Mon 1 ANDREW THE APOSTLE immediately after the appropriate parish. Today is World Aids Day. Broxted w Chickney (St Mary Vn) and Tilty (St Mary Vn) and Great Easton (St Further information concerning overseas dioceses, including the names of bishops, is John & St Giles) and Little Easton contained in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, available on their website http:// Clergy: Ivy Crawford (PIC) [Also CME Adviser].. www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm Great Easton School: Claire Jackman (HT) To contact the about the Cycle of Prayer please email internal/ The Diocese of Kibungo (Rwanda) [email protected] Tue 2 Great Bardfield (St Mary Vn) and Little Bardfield (St Katharine) Clergy: Robert Beaken (PIC) ABBREVIATIONS: A Assistant Clergy; AAD Assistant Area Dean; AC Associate Clergy; ACD Associate Clergy The Dioceses of Kigali and Kigeme (Rwanda) Diaconate; AD Area Dean; ASM Associate Minister, AT Assistant Clergy Title Post; AYO Area Youth Officer, BP Bishop; C Community Worker; CA Church Army; CIC in Wed 3 Francis Xavier, Missionary, Apostle of the Indies, 1552 Charge; CHP Chaplain; EVN Evangelist; HT Head Teacher; MCD Minister of Conventional Great Canfield (St Mary Vn) w (All Saints) and District; MIN Minister, P Priest; PIC Priest in Charge; R Rector; Rdes Rector designate; RDR (St Mary Vn): also Reader; PTO Permission to Officiate; RES Residentiary ; SNP Special Needs Post, T (St Mary Vn) and Good Easter (St Andrew) w Teacher; TM Team Ministry; TR Team Rector; TV Team Vicar; V Vicar; Vdes Vicar (St Margaret of Antioch) designate; WDN Warden. Clergy: Dub Gannon (PIC). (St Mary Vn) w Barnston Hon. Editor: Reverend Bill Howes, 26 Westfield Drive, , , CO6 Clergy: Ruth Patten (PIC). 1PU, 01376 561826 (e‐mail [email protected]) who would be glad to receive comments and St Mary’s Primary School: Clare Griffiths (HT) corrections and also any items for prayer and praise to be considered for inclusion from The Dioceses of Kigezi and North Kigezi (Uganda) the parishes.

Thu 4 John of Damascus, Monk, Teacher of the Faith, c.749 Nicholas Ferrar, , Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637 Looking for a Spiritual Director? Stebbing (St Mary Vn) & Lindsell (St Mary Vn) w Great Saling (St James) and Little (Bardfield) Saling (St Peter & St Paul) Visit www.spiritual‐direction‐in‐essex.org for a list of co‐ordinators from the Dioce‐ Clergy: Tim Goodbody (PIC), Cilla Hawkes (AD, AC), Helen Pelly (A) san Spirituality Advisors Group in your Episcopal Area. Readers: John Davies, Nigel Warren. Discovering Prayer: Takeley (Holy Trinity) w Little Canfield (All Saints) Clergy: Rob Burles, (PIC); Kim Lepley (A) Resources and reflections at www.chelmsford.anglican.org/ The Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh (Armagh, Ireland)

12 1 Fri 5 Stansted Mountfitchet (St John) w Birchanger (St Mary Vn) & Farnham Sun 25 THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY (St Mary Vn) World Leprosy Day Clergy: Paul Wilkin (R) Almighty Father, the giver of life and health, look mercifully on those who St Mary’s School, Stansted: Christine Tonkins (HT) suffer from leprosy. Stretch out your hand to touch and heal them as Jesus The Retired clergy, Readers and lay ministers who live and work did during his earthly life. Grant wisdom and insight to those who are in the Deanery of Dunmow and Stansted. seeking the prevention and cure of the disease. We ask this for the sake of Jesus Christ your Son, our Lord. The Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman (Southern Africa) PRAY for the Diocese of Long Island (Province II, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Lawrence Provenzano, Bishop Sat 6 Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c.326 Pray for all bishops, leaders and teachers of the faith. Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul The Diocese of Kindu (Congo) Mon 26 (St Mary Vn).

Clergy: Malcolm Macdonald (V); Hugh Taylor (AC), Sam Pollard (A). THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Sun 7 Reader: Pat Laker. Pray for the work of the Diocesan Evangelical Association and its Chair, Gordon Simmonds. The Diocese of Los Angeles (Province VIII, The Episcopal Church USA) PRAY for the Diocese of Kinkizi (Uganda), The Rt Revd Dan Zoreka, Bishop Tue 27 Holocaust Memorial Day Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Theydon Bois (St Mary Vn) w Theydon Garnon (All Saints) Mon 8 Clergy: Stephen Walker (V), John Fry (A). The Deanery of Area Dean: Vacancy. Lay Chair: John Baker The Diocese of Louisiana (Province IV, The Episcopal Church USA) Deanery Missioner: Francis Mason. Gillian Moore (CHP St Helena Hospice) Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1274 Pray for The Most Revd Kahwa Henri Isingoma, Wed 28 Waltham Holy Cross TM: (Holy Cross & St Lawrence), High Archbishop of the Congo Beach (Holy Innocents), Upshire (St Thomas) & Ninefields (St Lawrence).

Clergy: Peter Smith (TR); Gill Hopkins, Kelvin Woolmer (TV); Trevor Scott, Dedham (St Mary Virgin) Tue 9 Joyce Smith, AD (AC). Clergy: Gerry Moate (V). Readers: Jane Begley, Michael Hall, Keith Utting. Dedham School: Heather Tetchner (HT) High Beach School: Julie Harper (HT) Our Link Diocese of Kirinyaga (Kenya), Hillhouse School: Jo Willcox (HT) The Rt Revd Joseph Kibuchua, Bishop The Diocese of Luapula (Central Africa)

Wed 10 EMBER DAY UN Human Rights Day Thu 29 Loughton (St Michael & All Angels) Harwich Peninsula Team Ministry: (All Saints) and Parkeston (St Clergy: Nina Coulthard (V), Elizabeth Price (A). Paul), Harwich (St Nicholas), Ramsey (St Michael) w Little Oakley (St Mary Vn) Reader: Lorraine Smart, Clergy: Peter Mann (TR), Rosie Tallowin (TV), Astrid Tiesema‐Samsom (A). The Diocese of Lucknow (North India) Readers: Janet Heath, Sioux Thorpe All Saints School, Dovercourt: Richard Hopkins (HT) Fri 30 Charles, King and Martyr, 1649 Two Village School, Ramsey/Little Oakley: Kay Wills (HT) Blackmore (St Laurence) w Stondon Massey (St Peter and St Paul) The Diocese of Kisangani (Congo) Clergy: Toni Smith (V). Reader: Anthea Gray The Diocese of Lui (Sudan)

2 11 Mon 19 Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095 Thu 11 Elmstead (St Anne and St Laurence). (St John, St Stephen, St Elisabeth) Clergy: Vacancy (PIC) Clergy: Ian Farley (TR); Corinne Brixton (AC), Sarah Guinness (A). The Diocese of Kita Kanto (Japan) Reader: Steve Bacon. St John’s School: Peter Tidmarsh (HT). Fri 12 Ember Day The Diocese of Lincoln (Canterbury) Ardleigh (St Mary Vn) and The Bromleys (St George, St Mary Vn) Clergy: Vacancy (R). Tue 20 Richard Rolle of Hampole, Spiritual Writer, 1349 St Mary’s School, Ardleigh: Donna Parker (HT) and Chigwell Row TM: Chigwell (St Mary) Chigwell (St Winifred), St George’s School, Great Bromley: Julie O’Mara (HT) Chigwell Row (All Saints) Great Oakley (All Saints) w Wix (St Mary) & Wrabness( All Saints) Clergy: Malcolm Lambert, AAD (TR); Ben King (TV), Sharon Guest (A). Clergy: Vacancy (PIC), Francis Mason (AC). Reader: Laura Garnham Chigwell School: Simon Paul (CHP) All Saints School, Great Oakley: Jane Simmons (HT) The Diocese of Litoral Ecuador (IX, The Episcopal Church) The Diocese of Kitale (Kenya)

Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304 Wed 21 Sat 13 Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304 Epping District TM: Epping (St John), Epping Upland (All Saints), Coopersale Samuel Johnson, Moralist, 1784 (St Alban) Ember Day Clergy: Geoffrey Connor (TR); Bryony Morrison (TV), Jonathan MacNeaney (A). Remember our sisters and brothers who, even today, suffer and live in fear Readers: Carole Goddard, Diana Lowry, Bob Taylor. of death for practising their Christian faith. St John’s Comprehensive School: George Yerosimou (HT) The Diocese of Kiteto (Tanzania) Epping Upland School: Sarah Hurwood (HT)

Coopersale & Theydon Garnon School: Sarah Miller (HT) Sun 14 THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT The Diocese of Liverpool‐Warrington (York) Pray for Denis Huntley, Chaplain amongst Deaf and Deafblind People and Adviser on Disability Issues, and his team. Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon , first Martyr of Spain, 304. Thu 22 PRAY for The Diocese of Kitgum (Uganda), Lambourne (St Mary & All Saints) w Abridge (Holy Trinity) and Stapleford The Rt Revd Benjamin Ojwang, Bishop Abbots (St Mary Vn)

Clergy: Roger Gayler (PIC). Mon 15 Lawford (St Mary) The Most Revd Dr Barry Morgan, Archbishop of Wales Clergy: Simon Heron (PIC), Paul Mann (AC). Reader: Margaret Southgate Lawford School: Donna Wenden (HT) Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of the Faith, 1622 Fri 23 Mistley w (St Mary and St Michael) w Bradfield (St Lawrence) Loughton (St John the Baptist, St Nicholas, Trinity Church) Clergy: Chris Hills (R), John Brien (AC), Claire Scargill (A). Clergy: Geoffrey Smith (TR); Richard Fisher (AC) Michael Bradley (A) Reader: Stacie Withers. Reader: Barbara Read. Mistley Norman School: Amanda Woolmer (HT) The Diocese of Lokoja (Lokoja, Nigeria) The Diocese of Kitui (Kenya)

THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL Sat 24 Tendring (St Edmund) and Little Bentley (St Mary Vn) w Beaumont‐cum‐ Give thanks and pray for all those who work in the emergency services, often Tue 16 Moze (St Leonard) under difficult and dangerous conditions. Clergy: Francis Mason (PIC) [Also Deanery Missioner], Linda Porter (A) The Diocese of Limerick & Killaloe (Dublin, Ireland) The retired clergy, Readers and lay ministers who live and work in the Deanery of Harwich The Diocese of Kivu (Rwanda)

10 3 Wed 17 O Sapentia [BCP] Tue 13 Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith, 367 Eglantyne Jebb, Social Reformer, Founder of ‘Save the Children’, 1928 Kentigern (Mungo), Missionary Bishop in Strathclyde and Cumbria, 603 The Deanery of George Fox, Founder of the Society of Friends, 1691 Area Dean: David Tomlinson. Lay Chair: Graham Cook. Chadwell Heath (St Chad) Jenny Tomlinson (Bishop’s Advisor of Women’s Ministry) Clergy: Martin Court (V); Christine Harding (A) The Diocese of Kobe (Japan) Marks Gate (St Mark) Clergy: Vacancy (V). Thu 18 The Sampfords (St Mary Virgin, St Michael) and Radwinter (St Mary Virgin) The Diocese of Leicester (Canterbury) with Hempstead (St Andrew) Clergy: Philip Tarris (PIC). Radwinter School: Kate Hockley (HT) Wed 14 Dagenham (St Peter and St Paul) The Diocese of Koforidua (Ghana) Clergy: Vacancy (V), Kieran Bush (A). Reader: Kathy Playle. William Ford Junior School: Duncan Ramsey (HT) Fri 19 Icknield Way Villages: Great Chishill (St Swithun), Little Chishill (St Nicholas), Dagenham Park CE School: Simon Weaver (HT) Chrishall (Holy Trinity), Elmdon (St Nicholas), Strehall (St Mary Vn), Heydon The Diocese of Lesotho (Southern Africa) (Holy Trinity), The Hamlet Church at Duddenhoe End. Clergy: Andy Colebrook (R). Thu 15 Becontree (St George) Chrishall School: Tracey Bratley (HT) Clergy: Simon Smallwood (V). The Diocese of Kolhapur (North India) The retired clergy, Readers and lay ministers who live and work in the Deanery of Barking and Dagenham. Please pray for all our Chaplains and the work they do in showing God’;s Sat 20 The Diocese of Lexington (Province IV, The Episcopal Church USA) presence in their often stressful situations.

The Diocese of Kondoa (Tanzania) The Deanery of Epping Forest and Ongar Fri 16 Area Dean: Joyce Smith, Lay Chair: Carole Goddard THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Sun 21 Assistant Area Dean: Malcolm Lambert Please pray for the Church of Guild of Vergers and give thanks for Deanery Readers: Andrew Argyrakis, Judith Argyrakis. the work and devotion of the men and women who carry out this important Lay Trainer: Samantha Brazier‐Gibbs. task. The Diocese of Liberia (West Africa) PRAY for the Diocese of Kontogora (Lokoja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Jonah Ibrahim, Bishop Sat 17 Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356 Charles Gore, Bishop, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, 1932 Mon 22 Saffron Walden and Villages Team Ministry: Saffron Walden, Wendons Please pray for the Spiritual Direction Group and all who minister within it. Ambo (St Mary Vn), Littlebury (Holy Trinity), Ashdon (All Saints), Hadstock (St Botolph), Debden (St Mary Vn), Wimbish w Thunderley (All Saints), The Diocese of Lichfield, (Canterbury) Great Chesterford (All Saints), Little Chesterford (St Mary Vn). Clergy: David Tomlinson (TR); Hilary Davey, Jeremy Parsons (TV); Paula Sun 18 THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY Griffiths, Jenny Tomlinson, Angela Want, (AC); Tim Hardingham, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today Lydia Smith (A). Reader: Graham Davies. From the East to the West, from the North and the South, St Mary’s School, Saffron Walden: Surjit Dhanda (HT) all nations and peoples bless the creator of creatures with a new blessing, for Debden School: Julie Gibbons (HT) he made the light of the sun rise today over the world. Great Chesterford Primary Academy: Henry Weir (HT) PRAY for the Diocese of The Diocese of Kootenay (British Columbia & The Yukon (Canada) (The Rt Revd & Rt Hon. Richard Chartres, Bishop)

4 9 Wed 7 Barking TM (St Margaret & St Patrick w Christ Church) Tue 23 (St John and St Laurence). Clergy: Rt Revd Dr Trevor Mwamba (TR) (Assistant Bishop); Graham Dowling, Clergy: Christopher Brown (Interim PIC). Reader: Adrian Wright. Christine Chambers (TV), Elwon John (AC). Clavering (St Mary & St Clement) and Langley (St John Evn) w Arkesden St Margaret’s School: Ruth Ejvet (HT) (St Mary Vn) and Wicken Bonhunt (St Margaret); Manuden (St Mary Vn) and George Carey Primary School: Christopher Harrison (HT) Berden (St Nicholas). David and Mrs Sandra Townshend (Canada) Clergy: Margaret Davies (V). The Diocese of Lainya (Sudan) Henham (St Mary Vn) and Elsenham (St Mary Vn) w Ugley (St Peter). Clergy: Gary Townsend (V). Thu 8 Barking (St Erkenwald) Elsenham School: Linda Reid (HT) Clergy: Vacancy (V). The Diocese of Krishna‐Godavari (South India) Becontree South TM (St Alban, St Martin) Clergy: Penny Sayer (TR), Yousouf Gooljary (AC). Wed 24 CHRISTMAS EVE The Diocese of Lake Malawi (Central Africa) Newport (St Mary Vn) w Widdington (St Mary Vn), Quendon (St Simon & St Jude) w Rickling (All Saints) Fri 9 Becontree St Cedd Clergy: Neil McLeod (V). Reader: Andrea Harrison Clergy: Tony Rablen (V), Ruth Dowley (A). Rickling School: Gill Napier (HT) Becontree (St Elisabeth) The retired clergy, Readers and lay ministers who live and work Clergy: Steven Hanna (V) in the Deanery of Saffron Walden The Diocese of Lake Rukwa (Tanzania) The Diocese of Kubwa (Abuja, Nigeria)

Sat 10 William Laud, , 1645 Thu 25 CHRISTMAS DAY—NATIVITY OF OUR LORD Please pray for the work of the Church’s Ministry Among Jewish People. Lord, by the song of the angels you disclosed your birth to your own people, The Diocese of Lango (Uganda) and by the leading of a star you revealed your glory to strangers. Teach us to know you now, and to make you known to all. (The Promise of His Glory) Sun 11 THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST (THE FRIST SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY) PRAY for The Most Reverend Bolly Lapok, (Archbishop of South East Asia) Yours be the blessing of God and the Lord. The perfect Spirit his blessing afford, the Trinity’s blessing on you outpoured with gentle and generous Fri 26 STEPHEN, DEACON, FIRST MARTYR shedding abroad, so gently generously for you unstored. The Deanery of St Osyth PRAY for the Diocese of Langtang (Jos, Nigeria), Area Dean: Guy Thorburn. Lay Chair: Wendy King The Rt Revd Stanley Fube, Bishop The Diocese of Kumasi (Ghana)

Mon 12 Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 Sat 27 JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST Benedict Biscop, scholar, 689 Alresford (St Andrew) and Frating w Thorrington (St Mary) Becontree (St Thomas) Clergy: Pauline Scott (R). Reader: John Harper. Clergy: Philip Wood (V) (All Saints w St James) Reader: Carol Newnham Clergy: Anne Howson (PIC). Becontree (St Mary, Hartley Brook Church) Clacton (St James) Clergy: Julie Fleming (V). Clergy: Peter Kane (V). Readers: Cliff McLeod, John Wallace. Clacton (St Paul) The Diocese of Lebombo (Southern Africa) Clergy: David Lower (PIC). Frinton (St Mary Magdalene) Clergy: Don Smith (R). Reader Maggie Wilson. The Diocese of Kumi (Uganda)

8 5 Sun 28 FIRST SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS Thu 1 THE NAMING AND CIRCUMCISION OF JESUS Holy Innocents Please pray for the Proctors and Laity of our Diocese who are members of Great Bentley (St Mary Vn) the General Synod, that they may be filled with the wisdom and love of the Clergy: Pat Prestney (PIC). Reader: Wendy King. Holy Spirit. Great Clacton (St John the Baptist) The Diocese of Kyushu (Japan) Clergy: Guy Thorburn, AD (V), Mark Mulryne (AC, Children & families worker), Phillip Sacre (A). Fri 2 Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops, Teachers of the Faith, Readers: Mary Grint, Sheila Neale, Robin Whitworth, Ruth Whitworth. 379 and 389 St John the Baptist School: Vicky Jackson (HT) Seraphim, Monk of Sarov, Spiritual Guide, 1833 Holland‐on‐Sea (St Bartholomew) Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, Bishop in Southern India, Evangelist, 1945 Clergy: David Lower (AC). Reader: Susan Wiggins. Please pray for Bishop ; for the Area Bishops ‐ Peter Hill, John Wraw and Roger Morris; the Assistant Bishop, Norman Banks; the PRAY for the Diocese of Kushtia (Bangladesh) Honorary Assistant Bishops John Ball, Derek Bond and Trevor Mwamba; and for their families. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1170 Mon 29 The Diocese of Lafia (Abuja, Nigeria) Kirby‐le‐Soken (St Michael) w Great Holland (All Saints)

Clergy: Mark Holdaway (R). Sat 3 Pray for the staff of the Cathedral, the events to be held there and all those St Osyth (St Peter & St Paul) who will visit during the coming year. Give thanks, too, for all who Clergy: Sharon Miles (R), Eddie Howson (A). generously give of their time as volunteers. St Osyth School: Tim Palmer (HT) The Diocese of Lagos (Lagos, Nigeria) The Dioceses of Kawara (Kawara, Nigeria) and Kutigi (Lokoja, Nigeria) Sun 4 SECOND SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS Tue 30 Thorpe‐le‐Soken (St Michael) Please pray for the members of the Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary, and Clergy: Jeremy Dowding (PIC) the Company of Servers, and all people who serve Christ at the altar. Rolph School: John Crane (HT) PRAY for the Dioceses of Lagos West and Lagos Mainland (Lagos, Walton‐le‐Soken (All Saints) Nigeria) Clergy: Vacant (R). Reader: Viv Bull The Diocese of Kwoi (Abuja, Nigeria) Mon 5 BARKING EPISCOPAL AREA Peter Hill, Area Bishop; Archdeacons Elwin Cockett (West Ham), John Wed 31 John Wyclif, Reformer, 1384 Perumbalath (Barking) and Martin Webster (); and all the members of Weeley (St Andrew) w Little Clacton (St James) the Barking Area Team. Clergy: David Newman (R). The Diocese of Lahore (Pakistan) St Andrew’s School: John Crane (HT) The retired clergy, readers and lay ministers who live and work in the Tue 6 THE EPIPHANY Deanery of St Osyth. The Deanery of Barking and Dagenham The Diocese of Kyoto (Japan) Area Dean: Julie Fleming. Lay Chair: Ray Descombes. Chaplains: Anthony Rablen (North East London Foundation NHS Trust), Yousouf Gooljary (Dagenham Park CE School). JANUARY 2014 A Prayer for the New Year: For all the possibilities ahead in this new year make us thankful, O Lord. Give us wisdom, courage and discernment in the face of so much chaos, despair and fear. Help us to see how, in our circumstances, we contribute towards peace, faith and love. And give us the will to translate our desires into actions. (Brother John Charles Vockler)

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