Carlisle Diocese Prayer Diary October 2017

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Carlisle Diocese Prayer Diary

October 2017

‘Four churches journeying together’

Praying with our fellow Christians in Cumbria, together with our link dioceses of Northern Argentina, Stavanger and Zululand

This month we focus on the Furness Deanery

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SUNDAY 1 October TRINITY 16 Pentecost 18

Anglican Diocese of Southern Philippines, the Episcopal church in the Communion Philippines, The Rt Revd Danilo Labacanacruz Bustamante, clergy and people. Historically a Spanish colony, when the Americans colonized the country in 1898, Anglican missionary work began in the north and among populations in the south. The Church consecrated its first Bishop in 1963 and became an autonomous Province in 1990. Inaugurated on 1 May 1990; there are 6 dioceses.

Diocese We give thanks for all who exercise ministry in our churches; may they effectively encourage others to be part of that

calling. We pray the Vocations Advisers in the Furness Deanery.

Rural Dean: Alan Bing; Secretary: Linda Dean; Lay Chair and Furness Treasurer: Geoff Brunskill, Youth Minister: Vic Sekasi. Youth Deanery Interns: Mattias and Kristin. Pray for Furness Deanery Synod as we seek to transition the Deanery into an integrated, ecumenical Mission Community; for the development of the Deanery Network Youth Church, and its local cells. Our Bishops Bishop James, Barhill, Golden Jubilee Service. Bishop Robert, Confirmation, St Paul’s Barrow.

God for All: Pray for the NYC work restarting in schools over the autumn term, which will include pastoral and chaplaincy work, assemblies, lunch time clubs, Christian Unions, and Prayer spaces. Pray for the Tues 10th Oct is the ‘All Together Now’ livestream intergenerational conference at Carver Uniting Church, Windermere on Tuesday 10th October.

Monday 2 October

Anglican Diocese of Southern Virginia, The Episcopal Church, The Rt Communion Revd Herman Hollerith, clergy and people.

Anglicanism was brought to the New World by explorers and

colonists with the first celebration of the Holy Eucharist in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. There was no resident Bishop for nearly two hundred years. In 1784, the Scottish Episcopal Church consecrated the first American Bishop. The Church has 9 Provinces, 98 Dioceses, plus 20 overseas jurisdictions. Out of a population of 284 million, only 2 million are Episcopalians, in 7,095 parishes.

Furness The Benefice of Broughton and Duddon, Priest-in-Charge: Deanery Vacant, Retired Priests: Oliver Forshaw and Alex Stockley, Readers: Roland Stuart, William Travis, Lindsay Nevin, and the work of CLMs. Pray for the ‘Follow Me’ services, that we will find ways of drawing people into discipleship; for our youth group ‘Meeting Point’. Our Bishops Bishop James, Stavanger Visit, Norway. Bishop Robert, Bishops’ Meeting, Manchester.

Tuesday 3 October

Anglican Diocese of Southwark, The Rt Revd Christopher Chessun, Communion Southwark-Croydon, The Rt Revd Johnathan Clark, Southwark- Kingston, The Rt Revd Richard Cheetham, Southwark- Woolwich, The Rt Revd Karowei Dorgu, the clergy and people all in the Province of Canterbury, England.

The Diocese is part of the Province of Canterbury, one of two in England, covering the southern half of England. The Diocese of Southwark (Greater London, south of the Thames) was formed in 1905 and has around 359 churches, 292 parishes, with a population of in excess of 2.75 million people.

Furness The Parish of St Mary Magdelene, Broughton-in-Furness. The Deanery Parish Church of the United Benefice; for Broughton-in- Furness C of E Controlled School, Head Teacher Jacki Graham- Kevin.

Bishop James, Stavanger Visit, Norway. Our Bishops Bishop Robert, Meetings at Church House.

Wednesday 4 October St Francis of Assis (Friar, Deacon 1181-26)

The son of a prosperous merchant who dramatically renounced his heritage in order to follow a simple life of poverty and chastity outside the framework of the monastic system. He founded the Friars Minor now the Society of St Francis (SSF), who took literally Christ’s injunction to travel and preach the Gospel without money or baggage. Francis always worked within the framework of the Church and his respect for the priesthood led him to refuse ordination as a priest and he remained a deacon and left the management of his Order to others. He encouraged Clare of Assisi to found a parallel Order for women and started a Third Order for lay people committed to a Rule of Life.

Anglican Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham, The Rt Revd Paul Gavin Communion Williams, Southwell & Nottingham - Sherwood The Rt Revd Anthony Porter, of the province of York, England, clergy and people.

The Diocese is part of the Province of York, one of two in England, covering the northern England, including the Isle of Man. The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham was founded 1884 scoping Nottinghamshire and a few parishes in South Yorkshire. There are 314 Anglican church buildings in the 264 parishes. The Diocese changed its name to The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham at the end of 2005 to aide understanding of its locality in the UK.

Furness Holy Trinity, Seathwaite (Festival Church) and St John the Deanery Baptist, Ulpha, giving thanks for the support of Retired Priest Alex Stockley. Pray for the Valley Church meetings. Parish of St John the Evangelist, Woodland, and for their diary of special services; for Holy Innocents, Broughton Mills. Our Bishops Bishop James, Stavanger Visit, Norway. Bishop Robert, meetings in Kendal.

Thursday 5 October

Anglican Diocese of Southwest Florida, The Episcopal Church, The Rt Communion Revd Dabney Smith clergy and people.

(For notes on the Episcopal Church see 2 October.)

Furness Deacon Debbie Buckley (Methodist) with Pastoral Charge of Deanery Millom, Broughton, Askam and Kirkby. Our Bishops Bishop James, Stavanger Visit, Norway. Bishop Robert, meetings at Church House. All Angels Church, Bootle.

Friday 6 October William Tynedale Translator, Martyr, 1494-536

A biblical scholar, determined to make a new translation of the Bible into English working directly from the Greek. After being rebuffed by the Bishop of London, he went to Germany to work with Lutheran scholars. His translation of the NT was smuggled into England but publicly burned in 1526. He continued to work on the OT but had, frequently, to evade arrest. In 1535 he was arrested in Antwerp and imprisoned. The following year he was executed. His last words were said to have been: ‘Lord, open the King of England’s eyes’. The beauty of Tyndale’s language later became recognised and much of Cranmer’s Great Bible of 1539 consists of Tyndale’s translations as does much of the Authorised Version of the Bible.

Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, The Episcopal Church, The, Anglican The Rt Revd Mark Allen Bourlakas, clergy and people. Communion (For notes on the Episcopal Church see 2 October.)

Furness The Benefice of Coniston and Torver, Priest-in-Charge: Vacant. Deanery For Peter Fox (the Reader); for Charlie Day, the Children and Youth Worker for the Coniston Churches, and others responsible for continuing the mission and ministry within the parish.

Our Bishops Bishop James, Stavanger Visit, Norway. Bishop Robert, meetings in Kendal.

Saturday 7 October Anglican Diocese of Spokane, The Episcopal Church, The Rt Revd Communion Gretchen Rehberg, clergy and people. Diocese of Springfield, The Episcopal Church, The Rt Revd Daniel Martins, clergy and people. (For notes on the Episcopal Church see 5 October.)

Furness For Parish of St Andrew, Coniston; we give thanks for the lay Deanery ministry in the churches and for links with Coniston C of E Controlled School, and for Head Teacher Steve Jackson John Ruskin School. Pray for the redevelopment of the St Andrew's Youth Centre into affordable housing and that this will meet a local need and build bridges into the community. For the parish of St Luke, Torver. Give thanks for the impact of the Bikers Breakfast, and praying for fruit from the Mission Shaped Ministry course and all who support the church in their workplace.

Our Bishops Bishop James, St Mary’s Church Ambleside.

God for All: We pray for the continued growth of Mountain Pilgrims as it develops new groups around the county, and particularly for the Freshers’ Fayre at University of Cumbria at the end of the month and follow up film and Supper on Friday 13th October.

SUNDAY 8 October TRINITY 17 Pentecost 19

Diocese of St Albans, The Rt Revd Alan Smith, St Albans – Anglican Bedford, The Rt Revd Richard Atkinson, St Albans-Hertford, all Communion in the Province of Canterbury. The clergy and people.

The Diocese is part of the Province of Canterbury, one of two in England, covering the southern half of England. Founded 1877, the Diocese covers Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton and North Barnet. This varied area mixes rural and urban and large conurbations like Luton and Watford. There is a population around 2 million with about 400 churches and 350 parishes.

Furness The Rev. Graham Ransom, Methodist Minister for Coniston, Deanery Lowick, Ulverston, Swarthmoor, and Circuit Superintendent for the South Lakes Methodist Circuit.

Our Bishops Bishop James, St Mary’s Church Ambleside. Bishop Robert, Confirmation at St Bees.

God for All: We pray for Mike Talbot speaking at Criffel View Men’s breakfast on 14 October.

Monday 9 October Anglican St Asaph, The Church in Wales, The Revd Gregory Cameron, Communion clergy and people. The Church in Wales has been an independent province since its disestablishment and separation from the Church of England in 1920. It is practically coterminous with Wales and is the largest denomination in the country. The Province of the Church in Wales is divided into six dioceses, including St Asaph.

Furness Dalton and Ireleth with Askam. Vicar: Ruth Crossley. Give Deanery thanks for all those who come for baptism and weddings. Pray for our ability to build on all the opportunities the occasional offices give us, particularly people to respond to the need for outreach. Pray too for our ecumenical links with Dalton Community Church and Askam Methodist Church that they might be strengthened and fruitful.

Our Bishops Bishop James, meetings Keswick. Bishop Robert, meetings Keswick.

Tuesday 10 October St Paulinus, Bishop, Missionary, 644

Paulinus was sent from Rome by Gregory the Great to support Augustine of Canterbury on his English mission. Edwin of Northumbria wanted to marry a Kentish princess Ethelburga, a Christian. Edwin was a pagan. Edwin agreed to give Ethelburga and her household freedom to practise their faith and to consider becoming a Christian himself. Paulinus accompanied the princess north, Edwin was converted and, with his household was baptised. Large scale conversions followed and a cathedral was started but Edwin was killed in battle in 633. Paulinus escorted the princess back to Kent and later became Bishop of Rochester. Anglican Diocese St Davids, The Church in Wales, The Revd Joanna Communion Penberthy, clergy and people The Province of the Church in Wales is divided into six dioceses, including St Davids.

Furness The Parish of St Mary, Dalton-in-Furness. Dalton C of E Deanery Voluntary Aided School Head Teacher: Sue McWilliams. Parish of St Peter, Ireleth with Askam. Pray for this small congregation, facing difficulties with the building. Ireleth C of E Voluntary Aided School Head Teacher: Janine Pierce.

Our Bishops Bishop James, meetings in London and at Lambeth Palace.

Wednesday 11 October St Ethelburga, Abbess, 675

Ethelburga of Barking was the sister of a Bishop of London. Earconwald built two monasteries, for Ethelburga, an abbess who imposed the Benedictine tradition on both the men’s and women’s communities. Ethelburga returned to southern England after the death of King Edwin of Northumbria in 633 and was escorted back to Kent by Paulinus.

Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich. Canterbury, Anglican England, The Rt Revd Martin Seeley, clergy and people. Communion Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich – Dunwich. Canterbury, England, The Rt Revd Michael Harrison clergy and people.

The Diocese is part of the Province of Canterbury, one of two in England, covering the southern half of England. Founded 1914 it scopes Suffolk (except for a small area in north-east (Norwich) and one parish in Essex. It has around 470 churches, 440 parishes.

Furness The Rev. Ann Hufton, working part-time in the United Area as Deanery a URC Minister with Pastoral Focus at Dalton.

Thursday 12 October St Wilfrid

Wilfrid was an English bishop and saint. Born a Northumbrian noble, he entered religious life as a teenager and studied at Lindisfarne, at Canterbury, in Gaul, and at Rome. He returned to Northumbria around 660, and became the abbot of a newly founded monastery at Ripon. He directly influenced the move away from Celtic to the more orderly Roman church practices and is best known for championing and winning the case for the Roman method of calculating the date of Easter at the Synod of Whitby in 664. He became Bishop of York covering the whole of Northumbria, built magnificent stone churches at Ripon and Hexham. He acquired vast landholdings and established several monasteries and converted Sussex, the last vestige of paganism, to Christianity. He was the confidant of kings and queens but made many powerful enemies and was twice banished from Northumbria. He was not afraid to seek papal jurisdiction over both crown and church where he felt badly treated. His life was threatened many times and he was imprisoned in Northumbria by the king. Wilfrid died round 709 and after his death, he was venerated as a saint.

Anglican Diocese of St Helena, the province of Southern Africa, The Rt Communion Revd Richard Fenwick, clergy and people.

Diocese of St Mark the Evangelist, The Rt Revd Martin Breytenbach, the province of Southern Africa clergy and people.

The Province is the oldest in Africa. British Anglicans met for worship in Cape Town after 1806, with the first Bishop appointed in 1847. The 23 dioceses of the Province extend beyond the Republic of South Africa and include the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (St Helena and Tristan da Cunha), Mozambique (Lebombo and Niassa), the Republic of Namibia, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Kingdom of Swaziland and Angola. There is a total population of around 80 million with about 3 million Anglicans.

Furness The Parish of St. Mary the Virgin, Egton-cum-Newland. Vicar: Deanery Brian Streeter & Anne. Retired Clergy: Revd. David Bickersteth. Pastoral Assistant: Barbara Watson. Churchwardens: David Lancaster & Barbara Watson. Penny Bridge CoE Academy, Head Teacher: Lynn Smolinski. Pray for the development of worship & mission, and a strong working relationship with the Penny Bridge CoE Academy.

Bishop James, Clergy Day, Rheged Penrith. Our Bishops Bishop Robert, Clergy Day, Rheged Penrith, meeting Appleby– in-Westmorland.

Friday 13 October Edward the Confessor, King, 1004-1066

Edward, son of Ethelread the Unready, was taken to Normandy when his father died in 1016 and remained there for 25 years before he was called back to England as King. A man of great piety who endowed a number of monasteries. Strongly pro-Norman, he brought in many Norman knights and clerics and strengthened links with the Pope. He died on 5 January 1066, his successor Harold was on the throne for less than a year before being defeated by the Normans. Edward was buried in Westminster Abbey.

Diocese of Sunyani, Province of Ghana, West Africa, The Rt Anglican Revd Festus Yeboah-Asuamah, clergy and people. Communion Diocese of Tamale, Province of Ghana, West Africa, The Rt Revd The Rt Revd Jacob Ayeebo, clergy and people.

Church of the Province of West Africa includes Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. Total population is in excess of 45 million of which 10 million are Christians, and 1 million are Anglicans with approximately 600 parishes.

Furness The Parish of St. Luke’s, Lowick with Blawith. Vicar: Brian Deanery Streeter & Anne. Retired Clergy: Revd. David Gregg. Churchwarden: Simon Wood. To give thanks for the continued faithfulness of the regular congregation members.

Bishop James, Meeting, Keswick. Our Bishops Bishop Robert, Meeting, Keswick

Saturday 14 October

Anglican The Most Revd Archbishop of Wales & Bishop of Swansea & Communion Brecon.

Furness The Parish of Holy Trinity, Colton. Vicar: Brian Streeter & Deanery Anne. Retired Clergy: Revd. Joanna Henson. Reader: Pam Priestley. Pastoral Assistant: Donald Wroe. Churchwarden: John Tarr. Pray for vision and confidence for the future. Our Bishops Bishop James, Diocesan Synod, Church House. Bishop Robert, Diocesan Synod, Church House.

SUNDAY 15 October TRINITY 18

Diocese of Swaziland, Province of Southern Africa, The Rt Anglican Communion Revd Ellinah Ntfombi Wamukoya.

(For notes on the Anglican Church of Southern Africa see 12 October.)

Furness The Benefice of Kirkby Ireleth, St Cuthbert; Priest in Charge: Deanery Vacant. Reader: Linda Dean. Pray for growing involvement of the laity. For Burlington C of E Primary School: Head Teacher Sarah Powell, Chair of Governors Chris Dean. For Burlington Slate Company and all who work there. Our Bishops Bishop James, High Sheriff’s Justice Service, Norwich.

God for All: We give thanks for the opportunity of holding a Messy Rheged during Moving Mountains, and pray for the next planning meeting on Mon 16 October. Four new Messy Churches have started since September 2017. Pray for the new teams in Barrow, Levens, Crosthwaite & Kendal, as well as the families they are building relationships with.

Monday 16 October Nicolas Ridley and Hugh Latimer

Nicholas Ridley had been a chaplain to King Henry VIII and was Bishop of London under his son Edward. He was a preacher beloved of his congregation whose very life portrayed the truths of the Christian doctrines he taught. In his own household he had daily Bible readings and encouraged Scripture memory among his people. Hugh Latimer was also an influential preacher under King Edward's reign. He was an earnest student of the Bible, and as Bishop of Worcester encouraged the Scriptures be known in English by the people. He was renowned for his works, especially his visitations to the prisons. Both Ridley and Latimer were burned at the stake in Oxford on this day, October 16, 1555.

The Most Revd Glenn Davies, New South Wales, Australia. Anglican Diocese of Sydney-Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, The Communion Rt Revd Peter Tasker, clergy and people. Diocese of Sydney-North, Province of New South Wales, Australia, TheThe Rt Revd Chris Edwards, clergy and people. Diocese of Sydney-South, Province of New South Wales, Australia, TheThe Rt Revd Robert Forsyth clergy and people. Diocese of Sydney-West, Province of New South Wales, Australia, The Rt Revd Ivan Leeclergy and people. Diocese of Sydney- Wollongong, Province of New South Wales, Australia, The Rt Revd Al Stewart clergy and people. The Province of the Anglican Church of Australia; the Church came to Australia in 1788 with the First Fleet, which was made up primarily of convicts and military personnel then free settlers followed. A General Synod held in 1872 formed the Australian Board of Missions; missionary work among the aborigines and the Torres Strait Islanders was key to the growth of the Church. The Anglican Church of Australia is part of the Christian Conference of Asia and of the Council of the Church of East Asia. Links with Churches of New Guinea, Melanesia and Polynesia are strong especially through the Australian Board of Mission.

Furness For Low Furness, the Benefice of Aldingham and Dendron and Deanery Rampside and Urswick (ADRU). Priest in Charge: Vacant. Pray for The Low Furness Mission Community as it comes together, for growing co-operation between all the churches in Low Furness, and effective outreach to the communities we serve.

Tuesday 17 October St Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop, Martyr, 37-107

Ignatius was perhaps a disciple of John the Evangelist. Nothing is known of his life and work until the time of his arrest but he wrote seven letters to other churches while he was being taken to Rome under guard. They are important, giving insight into the theology of the early church. In 107, he was thrown to the lions in the Colosseum.

Anglican Diocese of Tabora, the Province of Tazania, The Rt Revd Elias Communion Chakupewa, clergy and people.

The Universities Mission to Central Africa and the Church Missionary Society began work in 1864 and 1878 at Mpwapwa. The Province was inaugurated in 1970 following the division of the Province of East Africa into the Province of Kenya and the Province of Tanzania. The 19 dioceses represent both evangelical and Anglo-Catholic Churches. There are 16 bishops and 685 priests.

Furness For the United Reformed Church in Urswick, under pastoral Deanery charge of Rev. Ron Wilson, giving thanks for good relationships. Our Bishops Bishop James, Meeting Rydal Hall. Bishop Robert, Meeting Rydal Hall.

Wednesday 18 October St Luke the Evangelist

Luke the Evangelist is one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of canonical Gospels. The early church fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel according to Luke and the book of Acts of the Apostles. The authorship of The Gospel according to Luke and The Acts of the Apostles place Luke as having written a plurality of the New Testament, more even than Paul the Apostle.

Anglican Diocese of Taita-Taveta, Kenya, The Rt Revd Samson Communion Mwaluda, clergy and people. The Coadjutor Bishop of Taita-Taveta, Kenya, The Rt Revd Liverson Mng’onda

Furness The Parishes of St Matthew, Dendron, St Cuthbert, Aldingham Deanery and St Michael, Rampside. The people, Villages and Hamlets we serve, our Social Responsibility outreach, and partnership building. Our Bishops Bishop James, Meeting Rydal Hall. Bishop Robert, Meeting Rydal Hall.

Thursday 19 October

Diocese of Taiwan, The Episcopal Church, The Rt Revd David Anglican Lai, clergy and people. Communion

The Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan is the Anglican diocese in Taiwan and a member diocese of the Episcopal Church of the United States. It was established in 1954.

Furness For Parish of St Mary the Virgin and St Michael, Urswick. Low Deanery Furness C of E Controlled School Head Teacher: Margaret Longstaffe. Give thanks for the Low Furness School Family and its community and Church links, the Holiday Club and Family Fun Day.

Bishop James, Burrswood Visit. Our Bishops Bishop Robert, Meetings Church House Penrith.

Friday 20 October

Diocese of Tanga, the Province of Tanzania, the Rt Revd Anglican Maimbo Mndolwa, clergy and people. Communion Diocese of T Tarime, the Province of Tanzania, the Rt Revd R Mwita Akiri, clergy and people.

(For notes on the Province of Tanzania see 17 October.)

For the Low Furness Group Ministry – Benefice of Pennington Furness and Lindal with Marton and Bardsea. Priest-in-Charge: Vacant, Deanery Reader: Olive Copson. Pray for the appointment of a Priest- in-charge for the seven parishes of Low Furness as they come together to form one Mission Community, and for those training as Local Lay Ministers. Our Bishops Bishop James, Meetings London.

Saturday 21 October

Anglican Tasmania, the Extra Provincial of Australia, currently vacant Communion and its clergy and people. The Assistant Bishop of Tasmania, Ex-P, Australia, The Rt Revd Christopher Jones. The Assistant Bishop of Tasmania,(Ex-P, Australia) The Rt Revd Ross Nicholson.

(For notes on the Anglican Church of Australia 16 October)

Furness For the Parish of St Michael and the Holy Angels, Pennington. Deanery Pennington C of E Controlled School – Head: Vacant. Pray for continuing good links with the school. Parishes of St Peter, Lindal, and Holy Trinity, Bardsea. Pray for Lindal and Marton Primary School – Head: Mrs Phelps.

Our Bishops Bishop James, Festival of Remembrance, London.

SUNDAY 22 October TRINITY 19

Anglican Diocese of Temoto, Province of Melanesia, The Rt Revd Communion Leonard Dawea, clergy and people.

After 118 years of missionary association with the Church of the Province of New Zealand, the Church of the Province of Melanesia was formed in 1975. The Province encompasses the Republic of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and the French Trust Territory of New Caledonia, both sovereign island nations in the South Pacific. There are 8 Anglican Dioceses.

Furness For HMP Prison, Haverigg: Managing Chaplain: Ingrid Mayer. Deanery Pray for Prison Fellowship and the Sycamore Trust (on victim awareness); for ex-offenders, as they find their way back into society; for new disciples.

Our Bishops Bishop Robert, Confirmation Service Allonby.

God For All: We Give thanks for the people signed up so far for the FX day on November 18th in Kendal, as well as new Fresh Expressions of Church being launched this month, such as the new family gathering in Aspatria. Pray for the ongoing planning that is taking place for Moving Mountains – especially for events happening this year, and for visiting Senior Leaders as they meet with local churches during the autumn to plan for March.

Monday 23 October

Anglican Diocese of Terekeka, Province of Loryko, South Sudan, The Rt Communion Revd Paul Modi, clergy and people.

In the Episcopal Church of The Sudan, out of a total population of in excess of 30 million there are 5 million Anglicans and almost three thousand Anglican clergy.

Furness For the Benefice of Millom with Thwaites and Haverigg (Holy Deanery Trinity, Millom; St George’s, Millom; St Luke’s, Haverigg; St Anne’s, Thwaites) – Priest in Charge: Clive Shaw. Assistant Curate: Carl Carter. Retired Clergy: David Dixon, Fred Roeschlaub, Brian Findlay; thanks for the establishment of our benefice family service 'All Together' with lunch on first Sundays; thanks for new heating in St George's; thanks for the addition of a toilet at St Luke's, Haverigg; thanks for growing and strengthening ecumenical relationships in Millom (between Anglicans, Methodists, Salvation Army, Baptists, Roman Catholics, and Community Church).

Tuesday 24 October

Anglican Communion Diocese of Texas, The Rt Revd Andrew Doyle clergy and people. The Suffragan Bishop of Texas, The Rt Revd Jeff Fisher. The Suffragan Bishop of Texas, The Rt Revd Dena Harrison. Diocese of West Texas, The Rt Revd David Reed, clergy and people. Diocese of West Texas, The Rt Revd Jennifer Brooke- Davidson, clergy and people. All of the Episcopal Church.

(For notes on the Episcopal Church see 2 October.)

Furness For the Parish of Millom: Please pray for our schools, and Deanery their Head Teachers, and for the strengthening of links - Millom School - Matt Savidge; Black Combe Junior School - Helen Webber Millom Infants School - Deborah Wilson; Haverigg School - Mel Narongchai; Thwaites School - Jane Patton & Colleen Oldham - and Millom Children’s Centre.

Wednesday 25 October

Anglican Diocese of The Arctic, Province of Rupert's Land, Canada, the Communion Rt Revd The Rt Revd David Parsons, clergy and people. The Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of the Arctic, The Rt Revd Darren McCartney.

The Anglican Witness in Canada started in the eighteenth century with the Church Missionary Society and the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. The Eucharist was first celebrated in Frobisher Bay in 1578; the first Church building was St. Paul's, Halifax, in 1750. The Church includes a large number of the original inhabitants of Canadian Indians, Inuit, and Metis and has been a strong advocate of their rights. Rupert's Land includes the Diocese of the Artic.

Furness For the Parish of Ulverston: St Mary with Holy Trinity, Deanery Ulverston and St John, Osmotherley (daughter church). Rector: Alan Bing, Curate: Vacant; Deanery Youth Church Minister: Victoria Sekasi, Children and Families Worker: Vacant, Readers: Steve Parkinson, Marilyn Fell, Janice Eadington, Eric Barker and Tom Cox. Local Lay Minister: Chris Taylor. Retired Clergy: George Sharpe and Brian Jones. Associate Minister: Peter Taylor. Pray for us as we prepare for a year of mission in 2018, encourage people to join small groups for mission and discipleship, and seek God’s guidance for the future use of our buildings.

Thursday 26 October Alfred the Great (849 – 899)

Alfred, The Great, King of Wessex, a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England. He prevented England from falling to the Danes and promoted learning and literacy. During his reign, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle began. He tried to revive monasticism, founding a monastery and a nunnery.

Anglican The Episcopal Church in South Carolina, The Rt Revd Communion Gladstone Adams, clergy and people.

(For notes on the Episcopal Church see 2 October.)

Friday 27 October Diocese of The Murray, South Australia, The Rt Revd John Anglican Frank Ford, clergy and people. Communion

(For notes on the Anglican Church of Australia 16 October) Furness The Parish of Ulverston: Give thanks that Ulverston C of E Deanery Voluntary Aided School (Head: Susan Davies) has transitioned successfully from an Infant to a Primary School. Give thanks for good links with the other primary schools of the town and with Ulverston Victoria High School (Head: Denis Fay). Pray also for St Mary’s Hospice (Chaplain: Peter Taylor), Gill Rise Hospital, and for local employers such as GSK, as they seek a buyer for the Ulverston site, and Siemens as they cope with a downturn in demand for renewables.

Saturday 28 October St Simon and St Jude, Apostles

Simon the Apostle (first century) is known as Simon Zelotes, to distinguish him from Simon Peter, Simon of Cyrene and other Simons in the Gospels. He may have been a member of the Zealot party but nothing is known about him after Pentecost. He is associated with Jude in commemoration. He is usually shown in art, holding a fish. Jude ‘Judas, not Iscariot’ (John 14.22). Usually identified with Thaddeus (Matt 10.3 Mark 3.18). Luke 6.16 has “son of James”. Author of the Letter of Jude. Simon and Jude are thought to have undertaken a mission in Persia, and to have been martyred there. Jude has become the patron of lost causes.

Anglican Diocese of Thika, Province of Kenya, The Rt Revd Julius Communion Njuguna Wanyoike, clergy and people.

The first Kenyan Bishops were consecrated in 1955. The Church became part of the Province of East Africa established in 1960, but by 1970 Kenya was formed into a separate Province.

Furness For Churches Together in Ulverston as they plan an ambitious Deanery programme of mission in 2018, including Moving Mountains, a Passion Play and HOPE in the Park; and for all other Churches Together groups in the Furness area as they engage in mission together.

God for All: We pray for the impact of See beyond the View in encouraging fell walkers to be open to God.

SUNDAY 29 October Last Sunday after TRINITY

Anglican Diocese of Thoothukudi, Nazareth, South India The Rt The Rt Communion Revd Samuel Devasahayam Ebenezer Clement, clergy and people. Diocese of Tirunelveli, South India, The Rt Revd Jayaraj Christdoss.

The Church was inaugurated in 1947 by the union of the South India United Church and the southern Anglican diocese of the Church of India, Burma, Ceylon, and the Methodist Church in South India. It is one of the four United Churches in the Anglican Communion. The Church was inaugurated in 1947 by the union of the South India United Church (itself a union of Congregational and Presbyterian/Reformed traditions), the southern Anglican diocese of the Church of India, Burma, Ceylon, and the Methodist Church in South India. It is one of the four United Churches in the Anglican Communion. Pray for the ministry of the churches to the needy of our area, Furness through the Foodbank and in other ways, and for possible Deanery local branches of the Barrow Credit Union.

Our Bishops Bishop James, Confirmation at Dean Cockermouth.

God for All: We pray for the Cumbria Bible Challenge as schools engage with it through the next two terms.

Monday 30 October Anglican Communion The Diocese of Toamasina, Province of Indian Ocean, The Rt Revd Jean Paul Solo.

The Province of the Indian Ocean includes 3 countries: Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles. Total population is around 15 million. There are approximately 120,000 Anglicans, in 7 Dioceses with 86 parishes. French is the official language of the Province.

Furness Pray for John Woodcock, MP for Barrow and Furness, and for Deanery all local mayors and councillors as they serve the towns and communities of the Furness area.

Our Bishops Bishop James, Meetings Church House

Tuesday 31 October Martin Luther

Martin was an Augustinian canon, a theologian and official preacher to the parish church at Wittenberg. In protest against the sale of indulgencies by Friar Tetzel in 1517, he nailed his 95 theses to the door of the church. This started a movement which took him and much of northern Europe outside the jurisdiction of the Catholic Church. He refused, was excommunicated and only escaped imprisonment with the aid of some German princes. The new Protestant theology which developed went far beyond his proposals for reform.

Diocese of Tohoku - (Japan) The Rt Revd John Hiromichi Kato Anglican Communion In 1859, the American Episcopal Church sent two missionaries to Japan, followed some years later by representatives of the Church of England and the Church of Canada. The first Anglican Synod occurred in 1887. The first Japanese Bishops were consecrated in 1923.

The Pray that God will raise up leaders, evangelists and lay Furness ministers to enable the churches of Furness Deanery and Area Deanery to grow and flourish, to work together creatively, and to transform their communities.

Moving Mountains – 8 to 11 March 2018

God for All Prayer

God for all, You reached out to the world in your Son Jesus Christ. Help us to reach out in faith and love and witness to all. God for all, you send your Holy Spirit to empower and gift your Church. By your Spirit help us grow in unity, grow as followers of Jesus Christ, and grow in your kingdom in Cumbria and in this world Amen

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