Day Diocese, wider church Parish Sunday 29th Please pray for all those who have spent God in Trinity, eternal The First Sunday this Christmas away from home, unity of perfect love; gather of Christmas. especially those who are exiles or the nations to be one Thomas Becket, refugees. Pray that visitors from abroad family, and draw us into Archbishop of might find a warm welcome in our land. your holy life through the Canterbury, Gahini (Rwanda): The Rt Revd Alexis birth of Emmanuel, our Martyr, 1170 Bilindabagabo; Gahini: The Rt Revd Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Manasseh Gahima; Gambia (West Africa): The Rt Revd James Allen Yaw Odico Monday 30th The Marden Hill Cluster.The Revd Our clergy, Reader and Canon Peter Coates. Administrator Gasabo (Rwanda): The Rt Revd Onesphore Pray for Fr Richard, Revd Judy. Rwaje; Gboko (Nigeria): The Rt Revd Bishop Nigel, Jane Hanson and Emmanuel Nyitsse Kath Pickering We pray for shops, businesses and pubs and village amenities: Mulsanne Park, Village Hall and the Old School Tuesday 31st Vergers, welcomers and Our choir and organists John Wyclif, sidespeople. Please pray for all those Pray for choir members, for our Reformer, 1384 whose ministry is to welcome visitors Choir Mistress, and our organists and to ensure good quality in our We pray for village amenities: worship and witness. the Community Hub and Scout George (Southern Africa): The Rt Revd Brian and Guide HQ Maraj; Georgia (USA): The Rt Revd Scott Benhase Wednesday 1st The Deanery of Christianity. Our churchwardens, The Naming and The Revd Dr Hugh Jones, Rural Dean; sidespeople, readers and Circumcision Mr Neil Denny, Lay Chair. intercessors. of Jesus “We continue to pray for wisdom as we We pray for the residents of All seek to support and encourage one Saints Lane, The Rowans and another in ministry across the city of The Chestnuts. Lincoln.” Lagos (Nigeria): The Right Revd Humphery Olumakaiye; Lagos Mainland (Nigeria): The Right Revd B C Akinpelu Johnson; Lagos West (Nigeria): The Right Revd James Olusola Odedeji Thursday 2nd Church schools in Christianity Charities we support and Basil the Great Deanery: the FiSH project and Gregory of Bishop King, St Faith and St Martin, St We pray for the residents of Nazianzus, Bishops, Peter-at-Gowts, St Peter-in-Eastgate. Deepdale Lane, The Dene and Teachers of Lahore (Pakistan): The Right Revd Irfan Scothern Road the Faith Jamil; South Western Brazil (Brazil): The Right Revd Francisco De Assis Da Silva; Southeast Florida (USA): The Right Revd Peter Eaton Friday 3rd Birchwood, St Luke: The Revd Linda The Sacristy team and Harris. Servers. We pray for the whole Lainya (South Sudan): vacant; team and their ministry for us Southeastern Mexico (Mexico): The Right We pray for the residents of Revd Benito Juarez-Martinez Cotton Smith Way, Herrington Avenue, Lechler Close, Cooper Close and Aima Court.

Saturday 4th Boultham, Holy Cross: The Revd Our Family Church, Cuppa Canon David Osbourne. Time, Ducklings and their Lake Malawi (Central Africa): The Right leaders. Revd Francis Kaulanda; Southern Brazil We pray for the residents of (Brazil): The Right Revd Humberto Shaw Way, Heath Road, Maiztegue Goncalves; Gippsland (Australia): Monsford Close and East The Right Revd Dr Richard Treloar Street. Sunday 5th Please pray for all those on a spiritual God our Father, in love you The Second Sunday journey, seeking to find faith, and for our sent your Son that the of Christmas churches to be places where they will world may have life: lead us meet their new king. to seek him among the Pray for the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, outcast and to find him in New Zealand and Polynesia: The Most Revd those in need, for Jesus Philip Richardson – Bishop of Taranaki and Christ’s sake. Amen. Primate; The Most Revd Don Tamihere – Pihopa o Aotearoa and Primate; The Most Revd Fereimi Cama – Bishop of Polynesia and Primate