Diocese of Saldanha Bay Prayers for the Parishes & People

The Diocese of Saldanha Bay within The Anglican Church of Southern Africa

Prayers for the Parishes and the People of the Diocese

1 October 2018 to 31 December 2018

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Diocese of Saldanha Bay Prayers for the Parishes & People

DIOCESAN QUIET DAYS

18 October 2018 15 November 2018 20 December 2018

You are encouraged to keep this date with God in a place of your own choosing.

A time of being fully present to God and quietly listening to God.

QUIET GARDEN MEETINGS (all welcome)

You are invited to join a National Quiet Garden meeting on Saturday, 13 October 2018 from 10:00 at All Saints Church, Durbanville Led by Bishop Geoff Quinlan . Tea and coffee will be provided. Bring a packed lunch.

St Peter’s Church St Stephen’s Church All Saints Church CHURCHHAVEN PINELANDS DURBANVILLE 3rd Thursday 3rd Saturday 2nd Saturday 10h00 to 15h00 09h00 to 12h00 14h00 to 17h00

For more information contact the parishes concerned. Diocese of Saldanha Bay Prayers for the Parishes & People

Monday 1 October 2018 Remigius, Bishop & Missionary to the Franks, 530 World Wide Communion: Ife East - (Ibadan, ) The Rt Revd Oluseyi Oyelade Diocese of Saldanha Bay God our Father, in all the churches scattered throughout the world you show forth the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. Through the Gospel and the Eucharist bring your people of the Diocese of Saldanha Bay together in the Holy Spirit and guide us in your love. THE DIOCESAN OFFICE The Ministry of the Bishop in the Diocese THE RT. REVD RAPHAEL HESS BISHOP Mrs Lizel Carelse PA to the Bishop Lay Canon Clarence Martin Diocesan Secretary The Very Revd Kulana Makhalima Senior Priest The Revd Canon David Mills Dean of Studies The Ven. André Allies Archdeacon to the Ordinary The Revd Canon Charles Williams Canon Missioner The Revd Canon Nino Julius Canon for Youth Ministry The Revd Claudette Garnie Chaplain to the Bishop Ms Percy Matanda Media & Communications Officer CLERGY WITH HISTORIC & MINISTRY LINKS WITH THE DIOCESE The Revd Harry Wiggett The Rt. Revd Geoff Quinlan The Ven. Anthony Gregorowski Honorary Senior Priest The Ven. James van Staden Honorary Senior Priest The Very Revd Bruce Jenneker Honorary Senior Priest The Ven. Ronald Jonathan Honorary Archdeacon DIOCESAN PECULIAR St Peter’s Church, Churchhaven The Revd Ann Currie Vicar St Clement’s Church, Vondeling The Revd Ernest Ward-Cox Vicar

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Tuesday 2 October 2018 Anthony, Earl of Shaftesbury, Philanthropist, 1885 World Wide Communion: Ifo - (, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Nathaniel Oladejo Ogundipe Bishop Raphael Pray for Bishop Raphael, Myfanwy and their family. Give thanks for their ministry in this Diocese and pray for the Holy Spirit to fill them with love as they minister in the Diocese. Pray especially for Bishop Raphael as he prepares to lead this session of Synod.

Wednesday 3 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Igbomina - (Kwara, Nigeria) The Ven Emmanuel Adekola DIOCESAN SYNOD PRAYER FOR THE PREPARATION FOR SYNOD: Almighty God, in preparing for our Synod, we pray that you would grant wisdom and discernment to this Diocese. Keep us steadfast in faith, united in love and always seeking the common good. Enable us to be Transformed for Growth, and for Generous Hospitality and Radical Inclusivity through our Relationships, Finances and Structures. May we continue to journey together in faith, hope and love to your glory and honour of your name. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

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Thursday 4 October 2018 Francis of Assisi, Religious, 1226 World Wide Communion: Igbomina - West - (Kwara, Nigeria) The Rt Revd James Akinola Senior Priest Pray for the Very Revd Kulana Makhalima, our Senior Priest. We pray for strength and guidance as he wears the mantle of Senior Priest in our Diocese. We give thanks for his engagement to the Ven Jeannine Louw. May they be blessed as prepare for their wedding.

EVENTS:  Diocesan SYNOD

A PRAYER ATTRIBUTED TO ST FRANCIS Lord make me an instrument of your peace Where there is hatred, Let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, Joy. O Divine Master grant that I may Not so much seek to be consoled As to console; To be understood, As to understand; To be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we are pardoned. And it is in dying that we are Born to eternal life.

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Friday 5 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Ijebu - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Ezekiel Awosoga The Archdeacon to the Ordinary Pray for the Ven André Allies in his role as the Archdeacon to the Ordinary. Pray for God's guidance in the work involved in fulfilling this role.

EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS:  Diocesan SYNOD Birthdays: Charles Blows

Saturday 6 October 2018 Sr Henrietta CSM & AA World Wide Communion: Ijebu - North - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Solomon Kuponu Dean of Studies We give thanks for the work of the Revd Canon David Mills as the Dean of Studies. We pray for him as he retires from this work and we pray for Bishop Raphael as he seeks to find another person to fulfil this role on his behalf.

EVENTS: CELEBRA TIONS:  Diocesan SYNOD Birthdays: Merwyn Moore; Abraham Kearns

Sunday 7 October 2018 TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST World Wide Communion: PRAY for The Episcopal Church The Most Revd Michael Curry Presiding Bishop of TEC Administration of the Diocese We give thanks for the work of Clarence Martin, Lynn Kensley and the teams at Bishopshaven and Chapter House taking care of all that needs to be done to keep the Diocese running. We give thanks for all work done for the recent session of the Diocesan Synod.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Vincent Endley

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Monday 8 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Ijesa North East - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Joseph Olusola Canon Missioner Pray for the work of the Canon Missioner, The Revd Canon Charles Williams. Pray for the development of the work of the 3 Apex Priorities - Social Development, Church Growth and Youth Ministry. Pray for all involved in developing these ministries.

Tuesday 9 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Ijesha North - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Isaac Oluyamo Legal team Pray for the Diocesan Chancellor (Judge Chantel Fortuin) and the Diocesan Registrar (Lloyd Fortuin). Give thanks for the work that they did during the preparations for Synod and the sitting of Synod.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Nino Julius; Kathleen Hess

Wednesday 10 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Ijumu - (Lokoja, Nigeria) The Ven Paul Olarewaju Ojo Media and Communications Pray for the work of the Media and Communications officer in the Diocese, Percy Matanda. Pray too for Bishop Raphael as he strives to keep the Diocese informed of all that is happening.

Thursday 11 October 2018 Philip the Deacon World Wide Communion: Ikara - (, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Yusuf Janfalan Bishop's Executive Chaplain and the Secretariat We pray for the Revd Claudette Garnie and the team of people sharing the load as the Bishop's Chaplain and secretaries to the various meetings.

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Friday 12 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Ikeduru - (Owerri, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Emmanuel Maduwike; Ikka - (Bendel, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Peter Onekpe St Peter, Churchhaven Give thanks for the recent celebration of 113 years of ministry in this special place of silence, solitude and restoration. Pray for the communities who worship here and for those who visit from time to time.

EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS:  Choir festival in Citrusdal Birthdays: Luyanda Nyubuse

Saturday 13 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Ikwerre - (, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Blessing Enyindah St Clement, Vondeling Pray for the people of this place and for the Revd Ernest Ward-Cox as he builds a worshipping community in this church.

EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS:  Quiet Garden at All Saints Durbanville Wedding Anniversaries:  Choir festival in Citrusdal; FOV meeting; Megan & Hennie Lategan POT in Springbok  AWF Exco meeting and Branch Workshop

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Sunday 14 October 2018 TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST World Wide Communion: PRAY for The The Most Revd John Davies Archbishop of Wales & Bishop of Swansea & Brecon Bellville Archdeaconry GOD IN OUR CHURCHES: May the church be your hands, feet and voice in the world. Guide all who work in your church to hear and heed your voice, to be the voice of the people in prayer and to serve the community to your glory. Parish Dedication Clergy INTERREGNUM The Revd Gerald Francis Bellville Transfiguration The Revd Claude Ross The Revd André Joseph The Revd Fred Hendricks The Revd Colin Moodaley The Revd Courtney Sampson Bellville South St John The Revd Matthew Meyer The Revd Robert Pietersen The Revd Andrew Wyngaard The Revd Brian Pritchard CPUT & UWC The Revd Luyanda Nyubuse The Ven. André Allies The Revd Dirk Magerman The Revd Jerome Cornelissen Durbanville All Saints The Revd John Cupido The Revd Canon Clarence Hendrikse The Revd Trevor Jones The Revd John Hartzenberg The Revd Siyabonga Sibeko Kraaifontein St Mary, the Virgin The Revd Mzwandile Mzamane The Revd Stephen Tekana The Revd Charles Claasens Northpine St Andrew The Revd Glen Daries The Revd Robin Naidoo

EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS:  Choir festival in Citrusdal Birthdays: Thami Lebusa

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Monday 15 October 2018 Teresa of Avila, Religious, 1582 World Wide Communion: Ikwo - (Enugu, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Kenneth Ifemene St John, Bellville GOD IN OUR WORK AND LEISURE: Through the hours of the day, in our travels and work, you are with us; in decisions we must make, Your wisdom enough for our needs. Every day I will praise you And extol your name for ever

CELEBRATIO NS: Birthdays: Gloria Jonathan

PRAYER OF ST TERESA OF AVILA Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing; God only is changeless. Patience gains all things. Who has God wants nothing. God alone suffices.

Tuesday 16 October 2018 Hugh Latimer & Nicholas Ridley, Bishops and Martyrs, 1555 World Wide Communion: Ikwuano - (Aba, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Chigozirim Onyegbule St Michael & All Angels, Athlone School for the Blind GOD IN CREATION: Every creature, every plant, every rock and grain of sand proclaims the glory of its Creator, worships through colour, shape, scent and form. A multi-sensory song of praise. Creator God, may we join with the whole of your creation, in praising you, our Creator, through the fragrance and melody of our lives.

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Wednesday 17 October 2018 Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr, c.110 World Wide Communion: Ilaje - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Fredrick Olugbemi UWC & CPUT, Bellville GOD IN COMMUNITY, A GOD OF COMPASSION: We pray for the students in our Diocese and especially for those studying at UWC and CPUT. May God bless them as they compelete their studies for this year. We pray too for Revd Luyanda Nugbusi as he ministers in the part of God’s vineyard.

Thursday 18 October 2018 ST LUKE Doctors, nurses and hospital chaplains World Wide Communion: Ile - Oluji - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Samson Adekunle The Church of the Transfiguration, Bellville GOD IN OUR MINISTRY: Let my ears be your ears, listening where there is need. Let my words be your words, bringing comfort joy and peace.

EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS:  Diocesan Quiet Day Birthdays: Jenny Naransamy  Quiet Garden at St Peter's, Churchhaven

Friday 19 October 2018 Henry Martyn, Missionary to the East, 1812 World Wide Communion: Ilesa - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Olubayu Sowale All Saints, Durbanville GOD WITH OUR YOUTH: Bless our children as they set out along the journey of life and faith; and parents also, as they equip these explorers and offer guidance, survival training for travellers who, distracted, might lose their way and need to know that your hand, as well as theirs, is never far away. Amen.

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Saturday 20 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Ilesa South West - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Samuel Egbebunmi; Irele - Eseodo - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Felix Akinbuluma St John, Klipheuwel GOD IN US: In my journeying with you, may I never lose my sense of direction, never lose sight of the landmark towards which I travel. And should cloud or rain obscure my vision, may I draw closer to you, so that my feet may tread in your footsteps, your words be my encouragement, and your love my protection against the storms that assail me.

EVENTS:  Quiet Garden at St Stephen's, Pinelands

Sunday 21 October 2018 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST World Wide Communion: PRAY for The Church of the Province of West Africa The Most Revd Dr Daniel Sarfo Primate & Metropolitan, CPWA, Archbishop of the Internal province of Ghana and Bishop of Kumasi St Monica, Fisantekraal GOD IN OUR CHURCHES: Lord, what the enemy means for evil against our church body, we believe You can use for good. Remind our hearts of this. When we are being attacked and crushed from all sides, remind us of Your faithfulness to use everything for Your good and Your glory. May we not fear but trust in Your provision for our church family. May we not only be readers of Your Word but believers and doers. Increase our faith, Lord.

Monday 22 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Iowa - (VI, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Alan Scarfe; Kansas - (VII, The Episcopal Church) Vacant St Paul-in-the-valley, Durbanville GOD IN OUR WORK AND LEISURE: Bless the week ahead. May its challenges not overwhelm us, circumstances not discourage us, and in all things may we remember you are with us in our journeying, your love our fuel, your word our guide, today and always. ahead

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Tuesday 23 October 2018 ST JAMES THE BROTHER OF THE LORD World Wide Communion: Iran - (Jerusalem & Middle East) Vacant St Mary the Virgin, Kraaifontein GOD IN CREATION:This world, Your creation, rolled into a sphere, packaged in sunshine, gift-wrapped in love, given to us, thank you.

Wednesday 24 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Isiala-Ngwa - (Aba, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Owen Azubuike St Mark, Bloekombos & St Thomas, Wallacedene GOD IN COMMUNITY, A GOD OF COMPASSION: God of wholeness, God of Grace, to you we bring our thanks and praise. To a world that searches you are a lamp that shines, to a world that is hungry you are food that sustains, to a world that suffers you are hope of release, to a world that’s broken you are one who restores, to a world full of hate you are love that forgives, to a world that denies you are truth that endures. To you we bring our thanks and praise, God of wholeness, God of Grace. ©John Birch

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Sylvia Solomon

Thursday 25 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Isial-Ngwa South - (Aba, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Isaac Nwaobia St Andrew, Northpine GOD IN OUR MINISTRY: Use these hands to carry the burden. Use this voice to carry your word. Use these feet to walk in your footsteps. Use this heart to transform the world.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Claudette Garnie

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Friday 26 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Isikwuato - (Aba, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Manasses Chijiokem Okere Elsies River Archdeaconry GOD WITH OUR YOUTH: Loving heavenly Father, we pray Your protection over the many young Christian men and women that are attending colleges or universities today, knowing that so often they are a hotbed of anti-God philosophies. Protect their hearts and minds we pray, when they are confronted with humanist agendas that deny the truth of Your Word or when they are ridiculed for their faith in You.

Parish Dedication Clergy The Very Revd Elizabeth Alfred Bishop Lavis St Joseph the Worker The Revd Johannes van Reenen The Revd Paul van Reenen Epping St Faith The Revd Canon Ntuthuzelo Lutya Eureka Estate St Andrew INTERREGNUM The Revd Frankie Leonard Matroosfontein St Nicholas The Revd Suzette Strydom The Revd Canon Chris Ahrends The Revd Arthur September Parow St Margaret The Revd Nino Julius The Revd John Speelman The Revd David Isaacs The Very Revd Kulana Makhalima The Revd Grant Walters Ravensmead St Francis The Revd Johannes George The Revd Claudette Garnie

CELEBRATIONS: Wedding Anniversaries: Bishop Raphael & Myfanwy Hess

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Saturday 27 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Jaffna - (South India) The Rt Revd Daniel Selvaratnam Thiagarajah St Joseph the Worker, Bishop Lavis GOD IN US: To whom can we turn when we stumble from the path, and this world challenges all that we hold dear? To whom can we turn when the walls that we have built begin tumbling down leaving us helpless? In you, O Lord will we take refuge, our strong fortress, the rock upon which we stand, our faithful God.

EVENTS:  POT meeting  College of Ordinands training

Sunday 28 October 2018 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Bible Sunday and Bible Society World Wide Communion: PRAY for The Church in the Province of the West Indies St Faith, Epping GOD IN OUR CHURCHES: God, help our church body to walk in a manner worthy of the calling You have given us. Help us in all our interactions with one another to have humble and gentle hearts. Grant us patience for one another, bearing with one another in love. Grant the Body of Christ unity. May we walk humbly with You, God, allowing You to show us our wrongs.

Monday 29 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Jalingo - (Jos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Timothy Yahaya St Andrew, Eureka Estate GOD IN OUR WORK AND LEISURE: Lord, bless our journey through this coming week. May the pace be steady, paths made safe, no obstacles impede, and conversations with fellow travellers be fruitful and uplifting. Lord, bless our journey through this coming week.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Selwyn Engelbrecht

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Tuesday 30 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Jamaica & The Cayman Islands - (West Indies) The Rt Revd Howard Gregory; Jamaica - Kingston - (West Indies) The Rt Revd Robert Thompson; Jamaica - Mandeville - (West Indies) Vacant; Jamaica - Montego Bay - (West Indies) The Rt Revd Leon Paul Golding; North Eastern Caribbean & Aruba - (West Indies) The Rt Revd L. Errol Brooks; St Nicholas, Matroosfontein GOD IN CREATION: Like a mountain stream exuberant in it’s flow you carry us into the river of your love, and transport us gloriously, effortlessly, to the ocean of your grace.

Wednesday 31 October 2018 World Wide Communion: Jebba - (Kwara, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Timothy Adewole St Margaret, Parow GOD IN COMMUNITY, A GOD OF COMPASSION: If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, There must be peace between neighbours. If there is to be peace between neighbours, There must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart. (Lao-Tse - 6th Century BCE)

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Christopher Swartz

Thursday 1 November 2018 ALL SAINTS World Wide Communion: Johannesburg - (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Stephen Mosimanegape Moreo St Francis, Ravensmead Eternal and Loving God, we give thanks for your goodness through all the years of worship and witness in our Church, St Francis of Assisi. We thank God for God’s grace in calling us to be His people for God’s love, in Christ Jesus, God’s gift of His Spirit and the joys of salvation. We thank God for everyone who continues to support the parish feeding project. This generosity enables the parish to feed the under privilege in our community. Gracious God,

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Diocese of Saldanha Bay Prayers for the Parishes & People we rejoice in our present, as we look forward with eager eyes to the future amidst the challenges of unemployment, gang violence, hardships and poverty. In the few months coming, we are to embark on all remaining fund raising efforts coupled with thanksgiving as we celebrate the Feast of our Patron Saint. We pray and give thanks for stewardship teachings that are to come into practice. Pray for the rector and the assistant priests who are to embark with preparations for teaching and information sharing. To God be the glory, the power and might – He who lives and reigns forever. Amen

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Theo Hendricks

Friday 2 November 2018 THE COMEMORATION OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED World Wide Communion: Jos - (Jos, Nigeria) The Most Revd Benjamin Kwashi Maitland Archdeaconry GOD WITH OUR YOUTH: Bless our children, Lord, growing up into a future that is difficult to predict. Protect them, guide them and give them wisdom to see above and beyond the tempting choices this world may offer, that they might become the people who, in your eyes, they were always meant to be.

Parish Dedication Clergy The Revd Makhosini Maci Atlantis All Saints The Revd Dominic van Staden The Revd Ashley Meyer Bothasig Holy Trinity The Revd Allan du Plooy The Revd Canon David Mills The Revd Allan Marshall Edgemead St Michael & All Angels The Revd Roderick Walsh The Revd Evelyn Abrahams Factreton St Timothy The Revd Joshua Abrahams The Revd Derek Abrahams The Revd Hilton Marais The Revd Beverley Johnson Goodwood St Alban The Revd Anthony Naransamy The Revd Peter Langeveld The Revd Raymond Clarke The Revd Charmaine McBride The Revd Leon van Rheede The Revd Victor Harker Kensington Good Shepherd The Revd Charles Blows The Revd Mario Christian The Revd Stafford Jacobs Maitland St Anne The Revd Dady Nzinga

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Parish Dedication Clergy The Ven. Selwyn Engelbrecht The Revd Clever Matsilele The Revd Merwyn Moore The Ven Anthony Gregorowski The Revd Maxwell Malan Milnerton St Oswald The Most Revd Desmond Tutu The Revd Tozamile Shweni The Revd Mxolisi Mpambani The Revd Ernest Ward-Cox The Revd Matthew Esau The Revd Tembeka Mpako-Ntusi The Revd Canon Rus Blassoples The Revd Alan Lindhorst Pinelands St Stephen The Revd Pam Parenzee The Revd Cedric Stemmers The Revd John Roberts The Ven. Tobias Mutale The Revd Patrick Xhallie Table View St Chad The Revd Tabeth Chitimbe The Revd Harry Leslie van Schalkwyk The Revd Brenda Payne

CELEBRATIONS: Wedding Anniversaries: Suzette & David Strydom

Saturday 3 November 2018 The Martyrs of Mbokotwana, 1880 World Wide Communion: Juba - (Loryko, South Sudan) Vacant; Assistant Bishop of Juba - (Loryko, South Sudan) The Rt Revd Fraser Yugu Elias Holy Trinity, Bothasig GOD IN US: I arise today Through a mighty strength: God's power to guide me, God's might to uphold me, God's eyes to watch over me; God's ear to hear me, God's word to give me speech, God's hand to guard me, God's way to lie before me, God's shield to shelter me, God's host to secure me. (first Millennium - Bridgid of Gael)

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Sunday 4 November 2018 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST World Wide Communion: PRAY for The (E-P to the ) Colombo - (Ceylon) The Rt Revd Dhiloraj Ranjit Canagasabey; Kurunegala - (Ceylon) The Rt Revd Keerthisiri Fernando St Michael & All Angels, Edgemead GOD IN OUR CHURCHES: May the church be your hands, feet and voice in the world. Guide all who work in your church to hear and heed your voice, to be the voice of the people in prayer and to serve the community to your glory.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Caroline Coetzee

Monday 5 November 2018

World Wide Communion: Kabba - (Lokoja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Steven Akobe St Timothy, Factreton GOD IN OUR WORK AND LEISURE: From the moment we awake to face the day ahead, you are with us, through good times and bad, Your presence enough for our needs. Every day I will praise you And extol your name for ever.

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Tuesday 6 November 2018 World Wide Communion: Kadugli & Nuba Mountains - (Sudan) The Rt Revd Andudu Adam Elnail; Assistant Bishop of Kadugli & Nuba Mountains - (Sudan) The Rt Revd Hassan Osman St Alban, Goodwood GOD IN CREATION: Creator God, forgive our moments of ingratitude, the spiritual blindness that prevents us from appreciating the wonder that is this world, the endless cycle of nature, of life and death and rebirth. Forgive us for taking without giving, reaping without sowing. Open our eyes to see, our lips to praise, our hands to share, and may our feet tread lightly on the road that, together, we travel.

EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS:  Chapter meeting Birthdays: Ursula Gregorowski

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Wednesday 7 November 2018 Willibrord, Bishop and Missionary in Holland, 739 World Wide Communion: Kaduna - (Kaduna, Nigeria) Vacant; Kafanchan - ( Abuja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Marcus Dogo Good Shepherd, Kensington GOD IN COMMUNITY, A GOD OF COMPASSION: We pray for all whose lives have been touched by tragedy, whether by accident or a deliberate act. For those who mourn, immerse them in your love and lead them through this darkness into your arms, and light. For those who comfort, be in both the words they use and all that's left unspoken; fill each heart with love. We ask this through Jesus Christ, whose own suffering brought us life, here and for eternity. Amen ©John Birch

EVENTS:  Finance Board Meeting  Trust Board meeting

Thursday 8 November 2018 Martyrs and Confessors of our Time World Wide Communion: Kagera - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Aaron Kijanjali; Biharamulo - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Vithalis Yusuph St Anne, Maitland GOD IN OUR MINISTRY: Let my eyes be your eyes, sharing compassion, warmth and love. Let my hands be your hands, bringing healing with their touch.

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Friday 9 November 2018 World Wide Communion: Kajiado - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Gadiel Katanga Lenini St Athanasius, Garden Village GOD WITH OUR YOUTH: God our Father, you see your children growing up in an unsteady and confusing world: Show them that your ways give more life than the ways of the world, and that following you is better than chasing after selfish goals. Help them to take failure, not as a measure of their worth, but as a chance for a new start. Give them strength to hold their faith in you, and to keep alive their joy in your creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

CELEBRATIONS: Wedding Anniversaries: Johannes & Rhona George

Saturday 10 November 2018 Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome & Teacher of the Faith, 461 World Wide Communion: Kajo Keji - (Loryko, South Sudan) The Rt Revd Emmanuel Murye St Oswald, Milnerton GOD IN US: In my journeying with you, may I never lose my sense of direction, never lose sight of the landmark towards which I travel. And should cloud or rain obscure my vision, may I draw closer to you, so that my feet may tread in your footsteps, your words be my encouragement, and your love my protection against the storms that assail me.

EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS:  Quiet Garden at All Saints Durbanville Wedding Anniversaries:  Rectors, Churchwardens & Treasurers meeting André & Elizabeth Allies  AWF Exco and Council meeting

Sunday 11 November 2018 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Remembrance Sunday, those who died in war World Wide Communion: PRAY for Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba Cuba - (Cuba) The Rt Revd Griselda Delgado Del Carpio St Francis, Brooklyn GOD IN OUR CHURCHES: May the church be your hands, feet and voice in the world. Guide all who work in your church to hear and heed your voice, to be the voice of the people in prayer and to serve the community to your glory.

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Monday 12 November 2018 Charles Simeon, Priest, 1836 World Wide Communion: Kamango - (Congo) The Rt Revd Sabiti Tibafa Daniel St Luke, Jo Slovo Park GOD IN OUR WORK AND LEISURE: Through the hours of the day, in our travels and work, you are with us; in decisions we must make, Your wisdom enough for our needs. Every day I will praise you And extol your name for ever

Tuesday 13 November 2018 World Wide Communion: The Most Revd Stanley Ntagali Archbishop of Uganda & and Bishop of Kampala; Assistant Bishop of Kampala - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Hannington Mutebi St Stephen, Pinelands As we proclaim Jesus Christ’s love, help us to love our neighbours too . Help us to embrace one another in the same love that Jesus Christ showed us. Amen

Wednesday 14 November 2018 Samuel Seabury, Bishop in America, 1784 World Wide Communion: Kano - (Kaduna, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Zakka Nyam St Chad, Table View GOD IN COMMUNITY, A GOD OF COMPASSION: We are moulded, each one of us, in the image of God, and within our souls there is a fingerprint none can erase. We pray for those who have no regard for anyone but self, who put no value on human life. For nations and individuals who abuse and kill. We are not called to be judge or jury, but we are called to be agents of change, and if the butterfly that flaps its wings should be our attitude to others then so be it, Lord, and may the hurricane this generates somewhere within the world reach into the hearts and souls of those for whom we pray, and reveal to them how precious are those for whom they have no love, and how precious are they who now bring tears to the eyes of God. ©John Birch

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Thursday 15 November 2018 World Wide Communion: Kanyakumari - (South India) The Rt Revd Gnanasigamony Devakadasham; Karimnagar - (South India) The Rt Revd Reuben Mark St Laurence, Du Noon GOD IN OUR MINISTRY Let my ears be your ears, listening where there is need. Let my words be your words, bringing comfort joy and peace.

EVENTS:  Diocesan Quiet Day  Quiet Garden at St Peter's, Churchhaven

Friday 16 November 2018 Margaret, Queen of Scotland, 1093 World Wide Communion: Kapsabet - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Paul Korir All Saints, Atlantis GOD WITH OUR YOUTH: Bless our children, Lord, growing up into a future that is difficult to predict. Protect them, guide them and give them wisdom to see above and beyond the tempting choices this world may offer, that they might become the people who, in your eyes, they were always meant to be.

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Saturday 17 November 2018 Hilda of Whitby, Religious, 680 World Wide Communion: Karachi - (Pakistan) The Rt Revd Sadiq Daniel Namaqualand North Archdeaconry GOD IN US: In this busy world that we inhabit grant us space to rest awhile - by the still waters of your peace, to hear the whisper of your voice and feel the warmth of your breeze within our souls. Grant us space to rest awhile.

Parish Dedication Clergy The Very Revd Titus Daniels The Revd Verona Coetzee O’Kiep St Augustine The Revd Aletta Cloete The Revd Earl Richards The Revd John-Patrick Ong'or The Revd Ethel Cloete Port Nolloth St Andrew The Revd Roleen Valentyn The Revd Valiant Valentyn The Ven. George Abrahams The Revd Caroline Coetzee Springbok All Saints The Revd Salome Mostert The Revd Johnny Laban

EVE NTS: CELEBRATIONS:  Quiet Garden at St Stephen's, Pinelands Birthdays: David Strydom

Sunday 18 November 2018 TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Mission Sunday World Wide Communion: PRAY for Bermuda (Extra-Provincial to Canterbury) Bermuda - (Bermuda) The Rt Revd Nicholas Dill St Augustine, O'Kiep GOD IN OUR CHURCHES: Lord, what the enemy means for evil against our church body, we believe You can use for good. Remind our hearts of this. When we are being attacked and crushed from all sides, remind us of Your faithfulness to use everything for Your good and Your glory. May we not fear but trust in Your provision for our church family. May we not only be readers of Your Word but believers and doers. Increase our faith, Lord.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Kulana Makhalima; Ntuthuzelo Lutya; Wilma Martin

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Monday 19 November 2018 World Wide Communion: Karnataka Central - (South India) The Rt Revd Prasana Kumar Samuel Concordia GOD IN OUR WORK AND LEISURE: Through the hours of the day, in our travels and work, you are with us; in decisions we must make, Your wisdom enough for our needs. Every day I will praise you And extol your name for ever

Tuesday 20 November 2018 World Wide Communion: Karnataka North - (South India) The Rt Revd Ravikumar J. Niranjan Carolusberg GOD IN CREATION: Every creature, every plant, every rock and grain of sand proclaims the glory of its Creator, worships through colour, shape, scent and form. A multi-sensory song of praise. Creator God, may we join with the whole of your creation, in praising you, our Creator, through the fragrance and melody of our lives.

Wednesday 21 November 2018 World Wide Communion: Karnataka South - (South India) The Rt Revd Mohan Manoraj St Andrew, Port Nolloth Jesus, please remind us how much we need to forgive each other before we can know ourselves forgiven. We pray for forgiveness for any sins committed in the name of the Church, since we are a church of sinners not yet a church of the perfect. We ask pardon of any who have suffered through our negligence or blindness. Amen.

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CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Bruce Jenneker Wedding Anniversaries: David & Grazelda Isaacs

Thursday 22 November 2018 Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr at Rome, c.230 World Wide Communion: Kasai - Mbujimayi - (Congo) The Rt Revd Marcel Kapinga Emmanuel, Hondeklip Bay When we face trails in our lives, may we learn to pray as you did, Jesus, saying to God, “My Father not what I want, but what you want.” Amen.

Kleinzee Father, we thank you for all the things in our lives that have brought us JOY: little children, dancing, music, songs friendships…so many people and happenings. Amen.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Rebecca Hess

Friday 23 November 2018 Clement, Bishop of Rome and Martyr, c.100 World Wide Communion: Kericho - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Ernest Kiprotich Ng'eno All Saints, Springbok GOD WITH OUR YOUTH: Loving heavenly Father, we pray Your protection over the many young Christian men and women that are attending colleges or universities today, knowing that so often they are a hotbed of anti-God philosophies. Protect their hearts and minds we pray, when they are confronted with humanist agendas that deny the truth of Your Word or when they are ridiculed for their faith in You.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Theresa Minnie; Ellen Magerman

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Saturday 24 November 2018 World Wide Communion: Katakwa - (Kenya) The Rt Revd John Okude Omuse Namaqualand South Archdeaconry GOD IN US: To whom can we turn when we stumble from the path, and this world challenges all that we hold dear? To whom can we turn when the walls that we have built begin tumbling down leaving us helpless? In you, O Lord will we take refuge, our strong fortress, the rock upon which we stand, our faithful God.

Parish Dedication Clergy INTERREGNUM Calvinia St Mary The Revd Jors Jooste The Revd Maria van Wyk INTERREGNUM The Revd Thami Lebusa The Revd Mark Cloete Clanwilliam St John The Revd George Witbooi The Revd Maxwell Heins The Revd Marzanne Heynes The Revd Mario Christian Klawer St James The Revd Petrus J Apollis

EVENTS:  AWF Thanksgiving service

Sunday 25 November 2018 FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING World Wide Communion: PRAY for The Lusitanian Church (E-P to the Archbishop of Canterbury) Lusitanian Church - (Portugal) The Rt Revd José Jorge De Pina Cabral St John, Clanwilliam We pray for our Vicar, Father Thami Lebusa, for continual blessings upon him and Father Maxwell Heins. We also pray for the churchwardens, ward leaders and lay ministers. We remember before God all those who are sick and house bound in our parish. May the good Lord bless and reward all who care for them. We pray for the unemployed, who are finding it hard to support their families. We thank the parishioners for their support in the ministry of the parish. Amen

CELEBRATIONS : Birthdays: Cedric Williams Wedding Anniversaries: Nino & Gail Julius

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Monday 26 November 2018 World Wide Communion: Katanga - (Congo) The Rt Revd Bertin Subi; Assistant Bishop of Katanga - (Congo) The Rt Revd Lawrence Elisha Tendwa St Andrew, Doring Bay Gracious God, as we celebrate our past and rejoice in our present, we also look forward to the future. We pray that you would continue to make your love known among your children. We give thanks for all who have been members of this congregation, those who have been given freely of their time, and for those whose wisdom guided this congregation. We thank you for the lives of all the clergy and the leaders who have preached and taught here, and for all who have confessed that Jesus is Lord. Amen

Tuesday 27 November 2018 World Wide Communion: Katsina - (Kaduna, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Jonathan Bamaiyi St Margaret, Citrusdal We pray for the Chapelry of St. Margaret. We continue to pray for Father Mark and his wife Cathleen and their two children. We pray for the lay ministers that they will fulfil their duties. We also pray for all the sick parishioners as well as the elderly in our chapelry and in the community. We pray for all parents that they will continue with the pledge they made at baptism to bring up their families in a Christian manner. We pray for all the people in our chapelry that they will continue to serve and be faithful to you. Amen.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Janine Abrahams

Wednesday 28 November 2018 World Wide Communion: Kebbi - (Kaduna, Nigeria) The Most Revd Edmund Akanya St Peter, Lamberts Bay We give thanks to God for the blessings and goodness God has bestowed upon us, despite the many challenges we had to face with regards to our finances and relationships. We pray for Father George and his family, the Chapel wardens and the council. We further entrust ourselves for renewal of mind and spirit praying to God to fill us with new courage, zeal and purpose. We pray that as a people we may become more committed to our Christian calling and to daily strive to imitate Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour. Amen

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Thursday 29 November 2018 World Wide Communion: Keewatin - (Rupert's Land, Canada) The Rt Revd David Norman Ashdown St James, Klawer GOD IN OUR MINISTRY: You call us to leave all things, you who had nothing. You call us to be servants, you who came to serve. You call us to share the load, you who carried our sin. You call us to speak your word, you who lived it daily. You call us to be followers, and in your strength, we will.

EVENTS :  Vicars in Training weekend

Friday 30 November 2018 ST ANDREW World Wide Communion: Kentucky - (IV, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Terry White St Michael & All Angels, Vredendal GOD WITH OUR YOUTH: We pray for young Christians growing up in a secular world, that they might be courageous in standing up for what is right, unafraid to share their faith and by your Spirit become beacons of light and grace. May they be truly blessed and become a real blessing to the families and communities within which they work and live.

EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS:  Vicars in Training weekend Birthdays: Mpho Tutu Wedding Anniversaries: Anthony & Adri Henderson

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Saturday 1 December 2018 Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon and Religious, 1637 World Aids Day World Wide Communion: Kibondo - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Awaiting Details; Kiteto - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Isaiah Chambala Resurrection, Lutzville GOD IN US: I arise today Through a mighty strength: God's power to guide me, God's might to uphold me, God's eyes to watch over me; God's ear to hear me, God's word to give me speech, God's hand to guard me, God's way to lie before me, God's shield to shelter me, God's host to secure me. (First Millennium - Bridgid of Gael)

EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS:  Vicars in Training weekend Wedding Anniversaries: Joshua & Janine Abrahams Sunday 2 December 2018 FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT World Wide Communion: PRAY for The Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain (E-P to the Archbishop of Canterbury) The Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain - (Spain) The Rt Revd Carlos López-Lozano St Mary, Calvinia GOD IN OUR CHURCHES: For the desert places in which we walk The streets we roam The paths we cross Guide our feet Take us to places Where you would go Give us words that you would use That in this Advent season Of promise and preparation We might point the way with John the Baptist To the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Tozamile Shweni

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Monday 3 December 2018 Francis, Xavier, Priest & Missionary to the East, 1552 World Wide Communion: Kibungo - (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Emmanuel Ntazinda; Kigeme - (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Assiel Musabyimana Good Shepherd, Loeriesfontein GOD IN OUR WORK AND LEISURE: From the moment we awake to face the day ahead, you are with us, through good times and bad, Your presence enough for our needs. Every day I will praise you And extol your name for ever.

Tuesday 4 December 2018 John of Damascus, Teacher of the Faith, c. 760 World Wide Communion: Kigezi - (Uganda) The Rt Revd George Bagamuhunda The ministry of the Retired Clergy We pray for all retired clergy, giving thanks for the role they continue to play in our diocese. Give thanks for Ven Anthony Gregorowski and pray for the work that he is doing to draw the retired clergy together.

Wednesday 5 December 2018 Peter Masiza, Priest 1907 World Wide Communion: Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh - (Armagh, Ireland) The Rt Revd Ferran Glenfield Paarl Archdeaconry GOD IN COMMUNITY, A GOD OF COMPASSION: Shine Lord, into the shadows of this world, and by the light of your people dispel the darkness, that this world might glimpse your grace, and seeing it might understand the difference. ©John Birch Parish Dedication Clergy The Revd Craig Abrahams Malmesbury St Thomas The Revd Lydia Juliana-Jones Mbekweni Bernard Mizeki The Revd Zinakile Klaas The Revd Canon Charles Williams The Revd George Solomon Paarl Annunciation The Revd Nolan Boyd The Revd Wilfred Swartz The Revd John Lewin The Revd Canon Denver Heugh Paarl Holy Trinity The Revd Yolanda Fortuin The Ven. Christopher Swartz Paarl St Stephen The Revd Cedric Williams Paarl, Klein Drakenstein Ascension The Revd Flores Anthony The Revd Anthea Brache Wellington St Alban The Revd Vincent Endley

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Thursday 6 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Kimberley & Kuruman - (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Oswald Swartz Ascension, Klein Drakenstein GOD IN OUR MINISTRY: So fill us with your love that it might cascade into the ordinariness of our working lives, and others experience the warmth of its flow, spreading from hearts and words and deeds; an unbroken stream bringing refreshment to all that it touches.

Friday 7 December 2018 Ambrose, Bishop of Milan and Teacher of the Faith, 397 World Wide Communion: Kinkiizi - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Dan Zoreka St Bernard Mizeki, Mbekweni GOD WITH OUR YOUTH: Bless our children, Lord, growing up into a future that is difficult to predict. Protect them, guide them and give them wisdom to see above and beyond the tempting choices this world may offer, that they might become the people who, in your eyes, they were always meant to be.

Saturday 8 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Kinshasa - (Congo) The Rt Revd Achille Mutshindu Annunciation, Paarl Heavenly Father, we the people of Annunciation Paarl Anglican Church praise and thank You for calling us to be Your People. Pour down Your grace and mercy upon our parish. Holy Spirit, send Your fire into our hearts and minds. Help us to obey your will. Renew us, unite us, make us one family in You. Almighty and ever living God, we beg forgiveness for our sins, the sins of our city, the sins of our country, and the sins of our world. We declare You to be our King. Free us from the lies and empty promises of evil. Loving Creator and Giver of all good gifts, bless our parish, strengthen our faith, and grant us the spirit of Christian Stewardship so we may give generously of our time, talent, and treasure to spread Your Kingdom here in our parish. We pray and thank you for the lives of our priests; Canon Missioner Rev Charles Williams, our Rector and his family, Rev’s Nolan and Wilfred and their respective families, Deacon Rev John Lewin and his family. Religious leaders in our church; the ministry of the Lay ministers, Churchwardens, Parish Councilors, MU, SCC, AWF, Choir, Sound Technician, Parish Staff, Altar Servers, Confirmation, Bible Class and Sunday school instructors and parish ministries; for our families, our youth, the sick, the lonely, and the elderly. We pray for the needs of all our parishioners, and for our own special intentions. We pray to the Lord to Bless our Confirmation and the candidates, our Bonanza, and the different functions within our wards. We pray to the Lord that we may take

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Diocese of Saldanha Bay Prayers for the Parishes & People time to enjoy God’s gifts to us, appreciate them, and share them with others, that we may remember to be grateful to God for all of our successes and accomplishments, for without Him we could do nothing. We praise and thank you Lord for every person who so generously support the work of our parish and the greater Church that they may know the joy God promised to those who do His work. We pray for every student and learner preparing for their final exams and the upcoming holidays to keep them safe. Lord You are the giver of every gift, including the most precious and holy gift of your son, Jesus Christ. Help us to remember how important Advent and Christmas is for us, to also be a generous giver of gifts, so that we can carry out Christ’s mission for His Church on earth, we pray to the Lord to instill in our heart a spirit of charity and compassion. To God be the Glory for what He has done and gave to us. Amen.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Anthony Gregorowski; Charmaine Abrahams

Sunday 9 December 2018 SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT World Wide Communion: PRAY for Falkland Islands (Extra-Provincial to Canterbury) Falkland Islands (Parish of) - (Canterbury, Falkland Islands) The Rt Revd Timothy Thornton Holy Trinity, Paarl GOD IN OUR CHURCHES: May the church be your hands, feet and voice in the world. Guide all who work in your church to hear and heed your voice, to be the voice of the people in prayer and to serve the community to your glory.

EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS:  End of year Bishop's Dinner Birthdays: Jenny Walsh

Monday 10 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Kirinyaga - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Joseph Kibichwa St Michael & All Angels, Klapmuts GOD IN OUR WORK AND LEISURE: Through the hours of the day, in our travels and work, you are with us; in decisions we must make, Your wisdom enough for our needs. Every day I will praise you And extol your name for ever

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Tuesday 11 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Kisangani - (Congo) The Rt Revd Lambert Funga Botolome; Nord Kivu - (Congo) The Rt Revd Muhindo Isesomo St Stephen, Paarl We pray for our Archdeacon and priest, Revd Christopher Swartz, his wife Charlotte and sons, Dominic and Damien. Our supporting priest, Revd Cedric Williams, his wife Hendrina and his children Avril, Morne and their families. Creator God, we thank and praise you for all that you are. There is none like you and we bless Your name. Father, we pray for your people of every age and in every circumstance. Father, life is beautiful but it is also hard. Thank you that we do not have to go through this life alone. Help us along the way, Lord, to see the beacons you have given us that show us the way to You. Father God, let your voice of truth drown out all the voices of the world that seek to draw us away from you. We pray for the parents, god parents and families of the babies who were baptised this year. Lord, may the promises that they have made remain in their hearts as they raise, nurture and love the very precious children that you have given them. We pray also for the young people who were confirmed this year. Lord, may the promises that they have made remain in their hearts and make them sensitive to your guiding Spirit each day. Lord, may those who have been baptised and confirmed always feel welcome, loved and understood in our parish and may they find all that they need here. We pray for the elderly in our parish and for the many years of work and love and all the contributions they have made to our lives. Bless them Lord, in the times when they struggle - spiritually, physically, emotionally or financially. May they also always feel welcome, loved and understood in our parish and may they find all that they need here. Loving Lord, bless us all now and always, we pray with ever thankful and humble hearts. Amen

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Colin Moodaley

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Wednesday 12 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Kita Kanto - (Japan) The Rt Revd Zerubbabel Katsuichi Hirota St Thomas the Apostle, Malmesbury GOD IN COMMUNITY, A GOD OF COMPASSION: We are moulded, each one of us, in the image of God, and within our souls there is a fingerprint none can erase. We pray for those who have no regard for anyone but self, who put no value on human life. For nations and individuals who abuse and kill. We are not called to be judge or jury, but we are called to be agents of change, and if the butterfly that flaps its wings should be our attitude to others then so be it, Lord, and may the hurricane this generates somewhere within the world reach into the hearts and souls of those for whom we pray, and reveal to them how precious are those for whom they have no love, and how precious are they who now bring tears to the eyes of God. ©John Birch

EVENTS:  Schools close

Thursday 13 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Kitale - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Stephen Kewasis; Suffragan Bishop of Kitale - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Samson Tuliapus Holy Cross, Piketberg GOD IN OUR MINISTRY: Let my ears be your ears, listening where there is need. Let my words be your words, bringing comfort joy and peace.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Clarence Martin

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Friday 14 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Kitgum - (Uganda) Vacant St Michael, Abbotsdale GOD WITH OUR YOUTH: God our Father, you see your children growing up in an unsteady and confusing world: Show them that your ways give more life than the ways of the world, and that following you is better than chasing after selfish goals. Help them to take failure, not as a measure of their worth, but as a chance for a new start. Give them strength to hold their faith in you, and to keep alive their joy in your creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

CELEBRATIONS: Wedding Anniversaries: Johannes & Colleen van Reenen

Saturday 15 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Kitui - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Josephat Mule St John, Kalbaskraal GOD IN US: In my journeying with you, may I never lose my sense of direction, never lose sight of the landmark towards which I travel. And should cloud or rain obscure my vision, may I draw closer to you, so that my feet may tread in your footsteps, your words be my encouragement, and your love my protection against the storms that assail me.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Wedding Anniversaries: Frankie & Johanna Leonard

Sunday 16 December 2018 THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT DAY OF RECONCILIATION World Wide Communion: Kivu - (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Augustin Ahimana St Alban, Wellington GOD IN OUR CHURCHES: Lord, what the enemy means for evil against our church body, we believe You can use for good. Remind our hearts of this. When we are being attacked and crushed from all sides, remind us of Your faithfulness to use everything for Your good and Your glory. May we not fear but trust in Your provision for our church family. May we not only be readers of Your Word but believers and doers. Increase our faith, Lord.

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Monday 17 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Kobe - (Japan) The Rt Revd Augustine Naoaki Kobayashi Holy Cross, Saaron GOD IN OUR WORK AND LEISURE: Through the hours of the day, in our travels and work, you are with us; in decisions we must make, Your wisdom enough for our needs. Every day I will praise you And extol your name for ever

CELEBRATIONS: Wedding Anniversaries: Les & Anita Taylor; Ernest & Yvonne Ward-Cox

Tuesday 18 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Koforidua - (Ghana, West Africa) The Rt Revd Felix Odei Annancy St Monica, Van Wyks Vlei GOD IN CREATION: Every creature, every plant, every rock and grain of sand proclaims the glory of its Creator, worships through colour, shape, scent and form. A multi-sensory song of praise. Creator God, may we join with the whole of your creation, in praising you, our Creator, through the fragrance and melody of our lives.

CELEBRATIONS: Wedding Anniversaries: George & Sylvia Solomon

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Wednesday 19 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Kollam - Kottarakkara - (South India) The Rt Revd Dr Oommen George; Krishna-Godavari - (South India) The Rt Revd George Cornelious Tantepudi The West Coast Archdeaconry GOD IN COMMUNITY, A GOD OF COMPASSION: We are moulded, each one of us, in the image of God, and within our souls there is a fingerprint none can erase. We pray for those who have no regard for anyone but self, who put no value on human life. For nations and individuals who abuse and kill. We are not called to be judge or jury, but we are called to be agents of change, and if the butterfly that flaps its wings should be our attitude to others then so be it, Lord, and may the hurricane this generates somewhere within the world reach into the hearts and souls of those for whom we pray, and reveal to them how precious are those for whom they have no love, and how precious are they who now bring tears to the eyes of God. ©John Birch Parish Dedication Clergy The Ven Jeannine Louw Hoedjies Bay St Andrew The Revd Joy Joshua Hopefield All Saints The Revd Thomas Adams INTERREGNUM The Revd Percy Maarman The Revd Anthony Henderson St Helena Bay St Christopher The Revd Len Jordaan The Revd Moses Jefthas The Revd Abraham Kearns The Revd Renay Vraagom The Revd Theo Hendricks Vredenberg St Monica The Revd Stanley Brown The Revd Jessica Arendse

CELEBRATIONS: Wedding Anniversaries: Arthur & Carol September

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Thursday 20 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Kondoa - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Given Gaula St Andrew, Hoedjies Bay GOD IN OUR MINISTRY Let my ears be your ears, listening where there is need. Let my words be your words, bringing comfort joy and peace.

EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS:  Diocesan Quiet Day Birthdays: Frankie Leonard;  Quiet Garden at St Peter's, Churchhaven Fred Hendricks; Hendrina Williams

Friday 21 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Kongor - (Upper Nile, South Sudan) The Rt Revd Gabriel Thuch Agoth Deng St Bartholomew, Diazville GOD WITH OUR YOUTH: Bless our children as they set out along the journey of life and faith; and parents also, as they equip these explorers and offer guidance, survival training for travellers who, distracted, might lose their way and need to know that your hand, as well as theirs, is never far away. Amen.

CELEBRATIONS: Wedding Anniversaries: Selwyn & Beverley Engelbrecht; John & Brenda Speelman

Saturday 22 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Kontagora - (Lokoja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Jonah Ibrahim All Saints, Hopefield GOD IN US: To whom can we turn when we stumble from the path, and this world challenges all that we hold dear? To whom can we turn when the walls that we have built begin tumbling down leaving us helpless? In you, O Lord will we take refuge, our strong fortress, the rock upon which we stand, our faithful God.

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Sunday 23 December 2018 FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT World Wide Communion: Kubwa - ( Abuja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Duke Akamisoko St Augustine, Moorreesburg GOD IN OUR CHURCHES: God, help our church body to walk in a manner worthy of the calling You have given us. Help us in all our interactions with one another to have humble and gentle hearts. Grant us patience for one another, bearing with one another in love. Grant the Body of Christ unity. May we walk humbly with You, God, allowing You to show us our wrongs.

CELEBRATIONS: Wedding Anniversaries: Tozamile & Nombulelo Shweni

Monday 24 December 2018 Christmas Eve World Wide Communion: Kuching - (South East Asia) The Rt Revd Danald Jute; Assistant Bishop of Kuching - (South East Asia) The Rt Revd Solomon Cheong Sung Voon St James, Langebaan GOD IN OUR WORK AND LEISURE: Bless the week ahead. May its challenges not overwhelm us, circumstances not discourage us, and in all things may we remember you are with us in our journeying, your love our fuel, your word our guide, today and always. ahead

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Arthur September

Tuesday 25 December 2018 CHRISTMAS DAY World Wide Communion: Kumi - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Thomas Irigei CHRISTMAS DAY Father, You make this holy night radiant with the splendor of Jesus Christ our light We welcome Him as Lord, true light of the world. Bring us to eternal joy in the kingdom of heaven where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit one God, for ever and ever. (International Committee on English in the Liturgy (ICEL))

CELEBRATI ONS: Birthdays: Noel Brache

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Wednesday 26 December 2018 ST STEPHEN DAY OF GOODWILL World Wide Communion: Kushtia - (Bangladesh) The Rt Revd Samuel Sunil Mankhin St Monica, Vredenberg GOD IN COMMUNITY, A GOD OF COMPASSION: God of wholeness, God of Grace, to you we bring our thanks and praise. To a world that searches you are a lamp that shines, to a world that is hungry you are food that sustains, to a world that suffers you are hope of release, to a world that’s broken you are one who restores, to a world full of hate you are love that forgives, to a world that denies you are truth that endures. To you we bring our thanks and praise, God of wholeness, God of Grace. ©John Birch

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Clarence Hendrickse

Thursday 27 December 2018 ST JOHN World Wide Communion: Kutigi - (Lokoja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Jeremiah Kolo; Kwara - (Kwara, Nigeria) The Most Revd Olusegun Adeyemi St Augustine, Paternoster GOD IN OUR MINISTRY: Use these hands to carry the burden. Use this voice to carry your word. Use these feet to walk in your footsteps. Use this heart to transform the world.

CELEBRATIONS: Wedding Anniversaries: Flores & Audrey Anthony

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Friday 28 December 2018 THE HOLY INNOCENTS World Wide Communion: Kwoi - ( Abuja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Paul Zamani St Christopher, St Helena Bay GOD WITH OUR YOUTH: Loving heavenly Father, we pray Your protection over the many young Christian men and women that are attending colleges or universities today, knowing that so often they are a hotbed of anti-God philosophies. Protect their hearts and minds we pray, when they are confronted with humanist agendas that deny the truth of Your Word or when they are ridiculed for their faith in You.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Diane Phillips; Loretta Moodaley

Saturday 29 December 2018 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr, 1170 World Wide Communion: Kyoto - (Japan) The Rt Revd Stephen Takashi Kochi Christ the King, Stompneus Bay GOD IN US: In our journeying with you, it is your hand that stops us stumbling or slipping on the path, your word that keeps us growing and builds upon our faith, your power that grants endurance whatever happens next. Thank you for joys discovered and blessings received in our journeying with you.

Sunday 30 December 2018 FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS World Wide Communion: Kyushu - (Japan) The Rt Revd Luke Ken-ichi Muto St John, Laingville GOD IN OUR CHURCHES:Church Growth: We pray that the church will be stretched to grow - physically, spiritually and contextually.

Monday 31 December 2018 World Wide Communion: Lafia - ( Abuja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Miller Maza St Mary Magdalene, Steenbergs Cove As the year draws to a close let us give thanks for the blessings of the year that is past and ask God’s forgiveness on the those times when we have turned from him.

CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Rus Blassoples; David Mills; Jenee Maarman & Jerome Cornelissen

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Grateful thanks to all who sent in prayers .

Other prayers taken from:  Faith and Worship: http://www.faithandworship.com  Crosswalk.com https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/prayer/prayers/a-common-prayer-for- young-people.html  Knowing-Jesus.com: https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/Prayers-for-Youth

Closing date for prayers for next quarter January to March 2019

Monday 10 December 2018

Please forward them to: Revd Ann Currie Email: [email protected] Fax: 086 505 3842

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