Coventry Cathedral Prayer Cycles Please join us as we pray for our Cathedral, the life of the wider Diocese of , our partners in the Community of the Cross of Nails and our brothers and sisters across the world in the Anglican Communion.

Sunday 18 October 2020 The Cathedral The Diocese and wider church; the and their staff; all those recently ordained or preparing for ordination The All Saints, Leamington. Clergy: Christopher Wilson. We thank God for developing vision and deepening faith. Please pray for, struggling businesses and people in our town; students; those in the creative industries; the marginalised, especially LGBT+; and our support for them all. Also we pray for funds to repair the building, and planning for Remembrance and Christmas. The Community of the Cross of Nails South Africa: KLEIN DRAKENSTEIN, Church of the Ascension; South Africa: PIETERMARITZBURG, Cathedral of the Holy Nativity; South Africa: VOLMOED, Volmoed Christian Conference & Retreat Centre. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer Pray for the Episcopal Church; The Most Revd Michael Curry - Presiding of The Episcopal Church

Monday 19 October 2020 The Cathedral All visitors, pilgrims and tourists; the Tourism and Events team; those who work on our Welcome desk and in the shop The Diocese of Coventry Today is Conflict Resolution Day. It promotes the awareness of conciliation, mediation and other ways of dealing with conflict using peaceful methods. We pray for those known to us who are facing conflict. The Community of the Cross of Nails Sudan: KHARTOUM, All Saints Cathedral; Switzerland: ST MAURICE, Fraternité Eucharistein (Eucharistic Community); Ukraine: ODESSA, St Paul's Congregation. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer Quebec (Canada) The Rt Revd Bruce Myers; Coventry () The Rt Revd Christopher Cocksworth; Krishna-Godavari (South India) The Rt Revd George Cornelious Tantepudi

Tuesday 20 October 2020 The Cathedral The sound team and events crew; all who help as volunteers The Diocese of Coventry Heathcote. Clergy: Rob Budd, Alister Mort. Readers: Henry Jerwood. We thank God for the food parcels that the church have been able to distribute to families in the parish. We pray that our church family will increasingly know every good thing we have in Christ and be active and effective in sharing this with others.We pray for the Bishop's Council which meets today. The Community of the Cross of Nails : , CE Primary School; United Kingdom: , The Canons CE Primary School; United Kingdom: BELFAST, Corrymeela Community. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer Raiwind (Pakistan) The Rt Revd Azad Marshall; Cuba (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Griselda Delgado Del Carpio; Kubwa (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Duke Akamisoko

Wednesday 21 October 2020 The Cathedral The care of God’s creation; our ministry to those in need; the work of the Food Bank The Diocese of Coventry Holy Trinity, Leamington. Clergy: Esther Peers, Christopher Wilson, John Reese, Anne Morris, Geoff Morris, Penny Hughes. We thank God for the completion of our roof repairs and refurbishment. Please pray for us as we seek to take the life of the church forward to be an innovative and creative Christian community hub where all are welcome and feel equally at home. The Community of the Cross of Nails United Kingdom: BELFAST, Lagan Integrated College; United Kingdom: BIRMINGHAM, Christian Aid; United Kingdom: BOLTON, Canon Slade CE School. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer Rajasthan (North India) The Rt Revd Darbara Singh; Cueibet (South Sudan) The Rt Revd Elijah Muteny Awet

Thursday 22 October 2020 The Cathedral Those who look after the Cathedral’s finances; the Finance Committee; stewardship and fundraising The Diocese of Coventry All Saints Junior School, . Headteacher: Debi Cossins. We pray for God's blessing on the staff, teachers, pupils and governors of this community.We pray for the Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches (DAC). The Community of the Cross of Nails United Kingdom: BRANSCOMBE, Branscombe CE Primary School; United Kingdom: BROADHEMBURY, Broadhembury CE Primary School; United Kingdom: BROMSGROVE, CFR Footprints and Touch of Hope. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer Rayalaseema (South India) The Rt Revd B D Prasada Rao; Cuernavaca (Mexico) The Rt Revd Enrique Treviño Cruz; Curitiba (Brazil) The Most Revd Naudal Alves Gomes (Primate)

Friday 23 October 2020 The Cathedral The Vergers, the Servers and Stewards The Diocese of Coventry St Paul's, Leamington. Clergy: Jonathan Jee, Reader: Jan Pringle. We thank God for our technical team who enable us to provide a good online worship experience and our church family who have supported each other wonderfully in this time. Please pray for decisions about opening up worship and casting vision as we seek to move into a greater outreach ministry. The Community of the Cross of Nails United Kingdom: BURY, Bury CE High School; United Kingdom: CAMBRIDGE, St Edward’s, Cambridge; United Kingdom: COVENTRY, All Saints CE Primary School. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer Recife (Brazil) The Rt Revd João Cancio Peixoto; Cuttack (North India) The Rt Revd Surendra Kumar Nanda

Saturday 24 October 2020 The Cathedral Our communications – internal and external; ‘Cathedral Matters’; the website; our use of social media The Diocese of Coventry Budbrooke. Clergy: David Brown, Martin Davies, Mary Lodge. Readers: Bob Dubock, Raymond Filby. We thank God for his guidance and the doors of opportunity serving the community has opened. Please pray the Lord will help us form deeper connections and open doors for the Gospel. As we plan to worship in smaller communities we pray for our teams, and their vision, patterns and impact. The Community of the Cross of Nails United Kingdom: COVENTRY, All Saints Church, Allesley; United Kingdom: COVENTRY, Bablake School; United Kingdom: COVENTRY, Barnabas Fund. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer Rejaf (South Sudan) The Rt Revd Edward Oliver Mathew Tombe; Cyangugu (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Francis Karenera; Kuching (South East Asia) The Rt Revd Danald Jute