Diocese of Newcastle Prayer Diary February 2019

1 Friday  Bedlington Deanery: Benefice of Blyth St Cuthbert Brigid, abbess of Kildare, c.525 Vicar: Anthony Tooby  Lucknow (North ) Bp Peter Baldev Reader: Josephine Kulke Guatemala (Central America) Abp Armando and Yvonne Knibbs Guerra Sorta and Bp Silvestre Romero  Bedlington Deanery: 5 Tuesday Area Dean: Phil Hughes  Lusitanian Church (Portugal) Lay Chair: Lynne Craggs Bp Jorge Pina Cabral 2 PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE Tanga (Tanzania) Abp Maimbo Mndolwa or CANDLEMAS  Bedlington Deanery:  Lui (South Sudan) Abp Stephen Mbalah Benefice of Blyth St Mary Taiwan (ECUSA) Bp David Lai Vicar: Andrew Elder Guildford Bps Andrew Watson and Please pray today for all involved in the Jo Bailey Wells “Confirmation Matters” consultation taking place  Bedlington Deanery: at Chapel House today, and for the follow-up Deanery Secretary: Valerie Masterman work.

Finance Officer: Warren Snowden 6 Wednesday 3 FIFTH SUNDAY BEFORE LENT The Martyrs of Japan, 1597 May also be kept as PRESENTATION OF Accession of Queen Elizabeth II, 1952 CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE or CANDLEMAS  Luwero (Uganda) Bp Eridard Nsubuga  Porvoo Communion: Tarime (Tanzania) Bp R Mwita Akiri Diocese of Bangor (Wales) Tasmania (Australia) Bps Richard Condie Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough (Ireland) and Christopher Jones  Anglican Church of Burundi  Bedlington Deanery Abp Martin Nyaboho St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, Bedlington  Bedlington Deanery: United Benefice of Bedlington, Cambois and 7 Thursday Sleekburn  Lweru (Tanzania) Bp Godfrey Mbelwa Vicar: Ian Hennebry Te Pihopatanga o Tai Tokerau (Aotearoa NZ Readers: Lynne Craggs, Hilary Elder and and Polynesia) Bp Te Kitohi Wiremu Pikaahu Anne Wager-Bradley  Bedlington Deanery:  Bedlington Whitley Memorial C of E First St Andrew’s Church, Cambois School  Praying for Unity: Our new Ecumenical Officer: Judith Grieve 4 Monday Gilbert of Sempringham, founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189 This Prayer Diary can be downloaded each  Lusaka (Central Africa) Bp David Njovu month from the Tamale (West Africa) Bp Jacob Ayeebo Newcastle diocesan website: Guinea (West Africa) Bp Jacques Boston www.newcastle.anglican.org/prayerdiary 8 Friday 13 Wednesday  Machakos (Kenya) Bp Joseph Mutungi  Madurai-Ramnad () Te Pihopatanga o Tairawhiti (Aotearoa NZ Bp and Polynesia) Abp Don Tamihere Temuco (Chile) Bp Abelino Manuel Apeleo Gujurat () Bp Silvans Christian Tennessee (USA) Bp John Bauerschmidt  Bedlington Deanery:  Bedlington Deanery: Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, St Nicholas’ Parish Church, Cramlington Sleekburn  Cragside C of E First School, Cramlington

9 Saturday 14 Thursday  Madhya Kerala (South India) Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, Most Revd Thomas Kanjirappaly Oommen 869 and 885 Te Pihopatanga o Upoko o Te Ika (Aotearoa  Mahajanga (Indian Ocean) vacant see NZ and Polynesia) vacant see Terekeka (South Sudan) Gusau (Nigeria) Bp John Garba Danbinta Bp Paul Modi Farjala  Bedlington Deanery:  Bedlington Deanery: Benefice of Choppington St Paul the Church at Beaconhill Community Centre, Apostle Cramlington Vicar: Terry Moat  Praying for Unity: For those involved in the regular meetings of 10 FOURTH SUNDAY BEFORE LENT Northern Church Leaders

 Porvoo Communion: Diocese of Worcester 15 Friday Diocese of Hamar (Church of Norway) Sigfrid, bishop, apostle of Sweden, 1045  The Anglican Church of Canada Thomas Bray, priest, founder of SPCK and SPG, Abp Frederick Hiltz, Primate 1730  Bedlington Deanery:  Maiduguri (Nigeria) Bp Emmanuel Morris St Paul’s Parish Church, Choppington Territory of the People (Canada) Bp Barbara Andrews 11 Monday Gwagwalada (Nigeria) Bp Moses Tabwaye  Madi and West Nile (Uganda)  Bedlington Deanery: Bp Charles Andaku St Peter’s Church, Northburn School, Te Pihopatanga o Ukopo o Te Walpounamu Cramlington

(Aotearoa NZ and Polynesia) Saturday Bp Richard Wallace 16 Guyana (West Indies) Bp Charles Davidson  Maine (USA) Bp Stephen Lane  Bedlington Deanery: Texas (USA) Bps Jeff Fisher, Dena Harrison, Holy Family Church, Stakeford Andrew Doyle and Hector Monterroso  Bedlington Deanery: 12 Tuesday Benefice of Delaval Ethelwold of Lindisfarne, 740 [CNS] * Vicar: David Bowler  Madras (South India) Bp George Jeyaraj Curate: Karen Charman Temotu (Melanesia) Bp Leonard Dawea Reader: Christina Malvern  Bedlington Deanery: The Mothers’ Union in Newcastle Diocese gathers Benefice of Cramlington Team Ministry in the Cathedral at 11.00am today for a Team Rector: Wullie Docherty Commissioning Service for new leaders. Bishop Team Vicar: vacant Mark will preside at the service. Readers: John Brierley and Barry Stewart  * John Park, Honorary Canon

17 THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT 20 Wednesday Finan of Lindisfarne, bishop, 661 [CNS] *  Makueni (Kenya) Bp Francis Mboya Matui  Porvoo Communion: The Murray (Australia) Bp John Ford Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe (Ireland) The Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain Diocese of Roskilde (Evangelical Lutheran (Spain) Bp Carlos López-Lozano Church in Denmark)  Bedlington Deanery:  Church of the Province of Central Africa Benefice of Horton Abp Albert Chama Priest-in-Charge: vacant  Bedlington Deanery: Church of Our Lady, Delaval 21 Thursday  * John Sinclair, Residentiary Canon until 28/2  Makurdi (Nigeria) Bp Nathan Nyitar Inyom Thika (Kenya) Bp Julius Njuguna Wanyoika 18 Monday  Bedlington Deanery: Colman of Lindisfarne, bishop, 679 [CNS] * St Benedict’s Parish Church, Cowpen   Maiwut Area (South Sudan) Praying for Unity: Bp Peter Gatbei Kunen Luai For all preparing ecumenical Lent programmes The Arctic (Canada) Bps David Parsons and Darren McCartney 22 Friday Haiti (ECUSA) Bp Jean Zache Duracin  Malabar (South India)  Bedlington Deanery: Bp Royce Manoj Victor St Michael’s Church, New Hartley Thoothukudi-Nazareth (South India)  * Allan Marks, Honorary Canon Bp The General Synod is meeting in London this Hanuato’o (Melanesia) Bp Alfred Karibongi week. Please pray for wisdom and guidance for  Bedlington Deanery: the Synod in all its deliberations, and for our St Mary’s Parish Church, Horton Diocesan representatives.

23 Saturday General Synod Representatives Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, martyr, c.155  Malaita (Melanesia) A reminder that our elected General Synod Bps Samuel Sahu and Rickson Maomaoru representatives are: Tirunveli (South India) Bp Jayaraj Christdoss Proctors in Convocation (clergy) Harare (Central Africa) Revd Catherine Pickford, Canon John Sinclair Farai Mutamiri, Bp-elect

and Canon Dr Dagmar Winter.  Bedlington Deanery: Lay representatives: Dr John Appleby, Benefice of Killingworth St John Canon Isabella McDonald Booth and Vicar: David Gray Canon Carol Wolstenholme. Curate: Sarah Moon Bishop Christine is ex officio a member of the Curate (SSM): Alan Meighen House of Bishops. Reader: Frances Pattison 24 SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT  Porvoo Communion: 19 Tuesday Diocese of Peterborough  Makamba (Burundi) Abp Martin Nyaboho Diocese of Meath and Kildare (Ireland) Episcopal Church in South Carolina (USA)  Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de Bps Gladstone Adams and America Charles VonRosenberg Bp Julio Murray Thompson, Primate  Bedlington Deanery:  Bedlington Deanery St Paul’s Parish Church, Seaton Sluice Benefice of Newsham St Bede

Vicar: vacant

Reader: Roland Robbins 25 Monday Please pray this evening for the people of the Parish of St James and St Basil in Fenham, where  Malakai (South Sudan) James McGowan will be instituted as Vicar and Abp Hilary Garang Deng, Bps John Gettek, licensed as Chaplain to Dame Allan’s Schools by Peter Gatbel Kunen and David Kiir Mayath Bishop Christine. Toamasina (Indian Ocean) Bp Jean Paul Solo  Bedlington Deanery: 28 Thursday Benefice of Seghill Herefrith, abbot of Lindisfarne, 689 [CNS] Vicar: Phil Hughes  Malindi (Kenya) Bp Lawrence Dena Curate: Darren Bell Tonj (South Sudan) Bp Peter Yuol Gur Reader: Christine Bryars  Bedlington Deanery: 26 Tuesday Benefice of Weetslade Vicar: Angela Maughan  Malek (South Sudan) Bp Peter Mayom Parish Church of the Good Shepherd, Tohoku (Japan) Bp John Masato Yoshida Burradon  Bedlington Deanery: St Paul’s Parish Church, Dudley Holy Trinity Parish Church, Seghill  Praying for Unity 27 Wednesday For all involved in the planning and George Herbert, priest, poet, 1633 implementation of this year’s ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ programme in May-June  Malek Rup (South Sudan) Bp Peter Agok Please pray today for the people of the Parish of Tokyo (Japan) vacant see Upper Coquetdale and for John Sinclair, to be Tollara (Indian Ocean) Bps Todd McGregor instituted as Rector this evening by Bishop and Samitiana Jhonson Razafindralambo Christine.  Bedlington Deanery:

St Mary’s Parish Church, Holywell

About this Prayer Diary

We continue to include in the Prayer Diary all those commemorated in Celebrating the Northern Saints, [CNS] and to remember our lay, residentiary and honorary canons on the day of the saints and influential people who have given their canonry its designation and/or stall in the Cathedral.

SUNDAYS

For each Sunday, we follow a well-established pattern:  First are intercessions for the Porvoo Communion (https://www.ireland.anglican.org/resources/493/porvoo-prayer-diary-2019). The Porvoo Declaration commits the churches which have signed it to “share a common life” and “to pray for and with one another.”  Second are intercessions from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, available at www.anglicancommunion.org. Prayers on Sundays are for a Province of the Communion.  Thirdly we remember Bedlington Deanery, its churches, people and organisations, including Church Schools, where possible, on the same day as the parish of which they are part.

WEEKDAYS

The pattern is similar on weekdays, but without the Porvoo Communion:

 Firstly, dioceses from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer  Secondly, people, parishes, churches and schools in Bedlington Deanery  On Thursdays, we pray for unity and fellowship among all the churches

We pray for our Link Dioceses as follows: Botswana during January, April and October. Møre during March, June and September. Winchester during May, August and November.

The Deaneries are incorporated in the Prayer Diary in such a way as to include the Benefices (with names of ordained and lay ministers) and also, for benefices with more than one church, the constituent churches, in order that every congregation – and the local community in which it is set - can be remembered at least once during the year.

January Morpeth (cont.) and Norham July Newcastle East February Bedlington August Newcastle West March Bellingham September Tynemouth April Corbridge October Alnwick May Hexham November Bamburgh & Glendale June Newcastle Central December Morpeth

I try to mark important days in the life of the Diocese (e.g. Diocesan Synods, Institutions and Licensings, ecumenical occasions) with a special note, but can only do so if I have the information early in the previous month. Please don’t hesitate to send me information and prompts in good time.

Richard Hill 0191 261 2648 07597 933 367 [email protected]