PRAYING TOGETHER
October 2020
Bishop of Leeds
Nick Baines - Bishop of Leeds
Bradford Episcopal Area/Bradford Archdeaconry
Toby Howarth - Area Bishop of Bradford Andy Jolley - Archdeacon of Bradford
Huddersfield Episcopal Area/Halifax Archdeaconry
Jonathan Gibbs - Area Bishop of Huddersfield Anne Dawtry - Archdeacon of Halifax
Leeds Episcopal Area/Leeds Archdeaconry
Paul Slater - Bishop of Kirkstall Paul Ayers - Archdeacon of Leeds
Ripon Episcopal Area/Richmond and Craven Archdeaconry
Helen-Ann Hartley - Area Bishop of Ripon Jonathan Gough - Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven
Wakefield Episcopal Area/Pontefract Archdeaconry
Tony Robinson - Area Bishop of Wakefield Peter Townley - Archdeacon of Pontefract
Diocesan Office
Jonathan Wood - Diocesan Secretary
Deans of the Cathedrals
Jerry Lepine - Bradford John Dobson - Ripon Simon Cowling - Wakefield
Thursday 1st October Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, Apostle of the Franks, 533 Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, Social Reformer, 1885 B: Barkisland with West Scammonden (Huddersfield) Ch: Barkisland Christ Church, West Scammonden St Bartholomew C: Priest in Charge – Stephen Southgate R: Kathleen Mazey S: Barkisland CE Primary School H: Becky Schofield AC: Perth (Australia) Kay Goldsworthy Chhattisgarh (North India) Robert Ali Chicago (The Episcopal Church) Jeffrey Lee
Friday 2nd October B: Barnoldswick with Bracewell (Ripon) Ch: Barnoldswick Holy Trinity, Barnoldswick St Mary-le-Ghyll, Bracewell St Michael C: Incumbent – Sheena McMain S: Barnoldswick CE Primary School H: Michelle Ellis AC: Peru (South America) Jorge Luis Aguilar Chichester (England) Martin Warner
Saturday 3rd October George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, Ecumenist, Peacemaker, 1958 B: Barnsley St Peter and St John (Wakefield) Ch: Barnsley St Peter the Apostle and St John the Baptist C: Incumbent - Vacant AC: Peshawar (Pakistan) Humphrey Peters (Primate) Chotanagpur (North India) B B Baskey Koforidua (West Africa) Felix Odei Annancy
Sunday 4th October Francis of Assisi, Friar, Deacon, Founder of the Friars Minor, 1226 Black History Month God, help us to value diversity beyond variety. Help us value diversity with a vision for a progressive future that acknowledges our strength together as well as the power, creativity, ideas, and part that we all bring when we are all welcome – to come to the table and taste and see that the Lord is good. (Excerpt from Prayer for Black History Month, bread.org) AC: Pray for the Anglican Church of Tanzania Maimbo Mndolwa - Archbishop of Tanzania & Bishop of Tanga
Monday 5th October B: Batley (Huddersfield) Ch: Batley All Saints, Batley St Thomas, Hanging Heaton St Paul, Purlwell St Andrew C: Incumbent – Martin Naylor Associate Priest – Mark Umpleby R: Tineke Bentley, David Lindley S: Batley CE Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Bywell CE Junior School, Hanging Heaton CE Junior and Infant School H: Phil Sunter, Zaheda Adam, Janet Potter AC: Peterborough (England) Donald Spargo Allister Christ the King (Southern Africa) William Mostert
Tuesday 6th October William Tyndale, Translator of the Scriptures, Reformation Martyr, 1536 B: Battyeford (Huddersfield) Ch: Battyeford Christ the King C: Priest in Charge – Erik Peeters R: Ian Grange S: Battyeford CE Primary School H: Rachel Batty AC: Phulbani (North India) Bijay Nayak Christchurch (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) Peter Carrell Kolhapur (North India) Sandeep Suresh Vibhute
Wednesday 7th October B: Bedale, Leeming and Thornton Watlass (Ripon) Ch: Bedale St Gregory, Burrill Mission Church, Leeming St John the Baptist, Thornton Watlass St Mary C: Incumbent – Simon Moor R: Sandra Lowe S: Aiskew, Leeming Bar CE Primary School, Bedale CE Primary School, Thornton Watlass CE Primary School H: Mikeala Morgan, Elizabeth Turnbull, Kathleen Allison AC: Pittsburgh (The Episcopal Church) Dorsey W M McConnell Chubu (Japan) Peter Ichiro Shibusawa
Thursday 8th October B: Beeston (Leeds) Ch: Beeston St Mary, Cottingley Ecumencial Centre C: Incumbent – Lindsey Pearson AC: Polynesia (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) Fereimi Cama (Primate) Clogher (Ireland) John McDowell Cochin (South India) Baker Ninan Fenn
Friday 9th October Denys, Bishop of Paris, and his Companions, Martyrs, c250 Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, 1253 B: Belle Isle and Hunslet (Leeds) Ch: Belle Isle St John and St Barnabas C: Incumbent – Chris Buckley S: Hunslet St Mary’s CE Primary School H: Mark Ford AC: Popondota (Papua New Guinea) Lindsley Ihove Coimbatore (South India) Timothy Ravinder
Saturday 10th October Paulinus, Bishop of York, Missionary, 644 Thomas Traherne, Poet, Spiritual Writer, 1674 B: Ben Rhydding (Bradford) Ch: Ben Rhydding St John the Evangelist C: Incumbent – Peter Willox Associate Priest – Jan Copsey R: Dawn Jenkins, Sylvia Walker AC: Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) Denny Bray Guka Colombia (The Episcopal Church) Francisco Duque Kollam - Kottarakkara (South India) Oommen George
Sunday 11th October Ethelburga, Abbess of Barking, 675 James the Deacon, companion of Paulinus, 7th century Please pray for all those who work in the food and hospitality industries, that they will be supported as they need during this time when opportunities to do normal business are so limited. AC: Pray for the Church of the Province of Uganda Stephen Samuel Kaziimba - Archbishop of Uganda & Bishop of Kampala
Monday 12th October Wilfrid of Ripon, Bishop, Missionary, 709 Elizabeth Fry, Prison Reformer, 1845 Edith Cavell, Nurse, 1915 B: Bentham, Burton in Lonsdale, Chapel le Dale, Ingleton and Thornton in Lonsdale (Ripon) Ch: Bentham St John the Baptist, Burton in Lonsdale All Saints, Chapel le Dale St Leonard, Ingleton St Mary, Thornton in Lonsdale St Oswald C: Team Rector – Anne Russell Team Vicars – Denis Tate, Nick Trenholme R: Graham Almond, Glyn Price AC: Port Sudan (Sudan) Abdu Elnur Kodi Colombo (Ceylon) Dhiloraj Ranjit Canagasabey Kondoa (Tanzania) Given Gaula
Tuesday 13th October Edward the Confessor, King of England, 1066 B: Bierley (Bradford) Ch: Bierley St John the Evangelist C: Incumbent – Paul Wheelhouse R: Geraldine Cooper, Joyce Godward, Jeff Pickles S: Bierley St John’s CE Primary School H: Andrew Knight AC: Portsmouth (England) Christopher Foster Colorado (The Episcopal Church) Robert O'Neill Kongor (South Sudan) Gabriel Thuch Agot
Wednesday 14th October B: Bilton (Ripon) Ch: Bilton St John the Evangelist, Bilton St Luke C: Team Rector – Simon Dowson Team Vicar – Andy Patrick Assistant Curate – Laura Martin R: Jan Johnson S: Bilton Richard Taylor CE Primary School H: Andrew Symonds AC: Pretoria (Southern Africa) Allan John Kannemeyer Concepcion (Chile) Enrique Lago Zugadi
Thursday 15th October Teresa of Avila, Teacher of the Faith, 1582 B: Bingley All Saints (Bradford) Ch: Bingley All Saints, Crossflatts St Aidan C: Incumbent – Martyn Weaver Associate Priest – Ruth Dowson S: Trinity All Saints CE Primary School H: Jane Glendinning AC: Puerto Rico (The Episcopal Church) Rafael Morales Maldonado Connecticut (The Episcopal Church) Ian Douglas Connor (Ireland) Alan Francis Abernethy
Friday 16th October Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, and Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Reformation Martyrs, 1555 B: Bingley Holy Trinity (Bradford) Ch: Bingley Holy Trinity, Gilstead St Wilfrid C: Incumbent – Andrew Clarke R: Elizabeth Evans, Keith Marshall AC: Pune (North India) Sharad Yuvraj Gaikwad Cork, Cloyne & Ross (Ireland) William Paul Colton
Saturday 17th October Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c107 B: Birchencliffe and Birkby (Huddersfield) Ch: Birchencliffe St Philip the Apostle, Birkby St Cuthbert C: Incumbent – Joanne Hustwick Assistant Curate – Ruth Fort AC: Qu'Appelle (Canada) Robert Hardwick Costa Rica (Central America) Orlando Gomez Kontagora (Nigeria) Jonah Ibrahim
Sunday 18th October Luke the Evangelist Please pray for our Retired Clergy and those holding Permission to Officiate across the Diocese, for the invaluable support they provide in our parishes. AC: Pray for the Episcopal Church Michael Curry - Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church
Monday 19th October Henry Martyn, Translator of the Scriptures, Missionary in India and Persia, 1812 B: Birkby St John and Woodhouse (Huddersfield) Ch: Birkby St John the Evangelist, Woodhouse Christ Church C: Incumbent - Vacant S: Deighton Christ Church Academy H: Lisa Walton-Thorpe AC: Quebec (Canada) Bruce Myers Coventry (England) Christopher Cocksworth Krishna-Godavari (South India) George Cornelious Tantepudi
Tuesday 20th October B: Birkenshaw cum Hunsworth (Huddersfield) Ch: Birkenshaw St Paul C: Priest in Charge – Karen Nicholl R: Noeline Page S: Birkenshaw CE Primary School, East Bierley CE Primary School H: Rebecca Martin, Lysa Upham AC: Raiwind (Pakistan) Azad Marshall Cuba (The Episcopal Church) Griselda Delgado Del Carpio Kubwa (Nigeria) Duke Akamisoko
Wednesday 21st October B: Birstall (Huddersfield) Ch: Birstall St Peter C: Incumbent – Paul Knight R: Wendy Harper, Leif Wilks S: Birstall St Peter’s CE Junior, Infant and Early Years School H: Lesley Evans AC: Rajasthan (North India) Darbara Singh Cueibet (South Sudan) Elijah Muteny Awet Thursday 22nd October B: Bishop Thornton, Burnt Yates, Markington, Ripley and South Stainley (Ripon) Ch: Bishop Thornton St John, Burnt Yates St Andrew, Markington St Michael, Ripley All Saints, South Stainley St Wilfrid C: Incumbent – Paul Harford Associate Priest – Linda Boon R: Janet Newell, Phillip Perkins S: Bishop Thornton CE Primary School, Markington CE Primary School, Ripley CE Primary School H: Liz Bedford, Rebecca Lyman, Lisa Jackson AC: Rayalaseema (South India) B D Prasada Rao Cuernavaca (Mexico) Enrique Treviño Cruz Curitiba (Brazil) Naudal Alves Gomes (Primate)
Friday 23rd October B: Bolton (Bradford) Ch: Bolton St James C: Incumbent – Stephen Lees R: Frances Jordan AC: Recife (Brazil) João Cancio Peixoto Cuttack (North India) Surendra Kumar Nanda
Saturday 24th October B: Bolton Abbey (Ripon) Ch: Bolton Abbey St Mary and St Cuthbert C: Incumbent - Nicholas Mercer AC: Rejaf (South Sudan) Edward Oliver Mathew Tombe Cyangugu (Rwanda) Francis Karenera Kuching (South East Asia) Danald Jute
Sunday 25th October Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c287 Bible Sunday Our Lord God, thank you for your guidance through the Scriptures. Help us to regularly search your word to gain more insight as to who you are and more understanding of your will for each one of us. Give us an increasing desire to read, obey, and find nourishment through the Bible. Amen. (from Bible Sunday Resources, biblesociety.org.uk) AC: Pray for the Church in Wales John Davies - Archbishop of Wales & Bishop of Swansea & Brecon
Monday 26th October Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899 Cedd, Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664 B: Bowling St John (Bradford) Ch: Bowling St John C: Priest in Charge – Tim Thomas AC: Remo (Nigeria) Michael Fape Cyprus and the Gulf (Jerusalem & Middle East) Michael Augustine Owen Lewis (Primate) Kumasi (West Africa) Daniel Sarfo
Tuesday 27th October B: Bradford Cathedral (Bradford) Ch: Bradford St Peter (Cathedral) C: Dean – Jerry Lepine Canon Precentor – Paul Maybury Canon Mission and Pastoral Development – Mandy Coutts AC: Renk (South Sudan) Joseph Garang Atem Daejeon (Korea) Moses Nagjun Yoo (Primate) Kumi (Uganda) Edison Irigei
Wednesday 28th October Simon and Jude, Apostles B: Bradford St Augustine and St Clement (Bradford) Ch: Bradford St Augustine, Bradford St Clement C: Incumbent – Rosy Fairhurst R: Paul Bartle S: Westminster CE Primary School H: Nicky White AC: Rhode Island (The Episcopal Church) Nicholas Knisely Dallas (The Episcopal Church) George R Sumner Jr
Thursday 29th October James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885 B: Bradley (Huddersfield) Ch: Bradley St Thomas C: Priest in Charge – Ian Jamieson R: Rodney Edwards S: Bradley St Thomas CE Primary School H: David Rushby AC: Rift Valley (Tanzania) John Daudi Lupaa Damaturu (Nigeria) Yohannah A Audu Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) Jackson Sosthenes
Friday 30th October B: Bradshaw and Holmfield (Huddersfield) Ch: Bradshaw St John the Evangelist C: Incumbent – Kathia Shoesmith Associate Priest – Sue Heptinstall Assistant Curate – Jenny Clarke S: Halifax Trinity Academy H: Nick Robinson AC: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Eduardo Coelho Grillo Davao (Philippines) Jonathan Labasan Casimina
Saturday 31st October Martin Luther, Reformer, 1546 B: Bramhope (Leeds) Ch: Bramhope St Giles C: Incumbent – Tom Lusty R: Jonathan Slater AC: Rio Grande (The Episcopal Church) Michael Vono Delaware (The Episcopal Church) Kevin S Brown Kurunegala (Ceylon) Keerthisiri Fernando
PLEASE PRAY REGULARLY FOR OUR DIOCESAN OVERSEAS LINKS
THE CHURCH OF CEYLON (Sri Lanka) Diocese of Colombo Bishop Dhiloraj Canagasabey Diocese of Kurunagala Bishop Keerthisiri Fernando
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Southwestern Virginia Bishop Mark Bourlakas
CHURCH IN PAKISTAN Diocese of Faisalabad Bishop John Samuel
THE CHURCH OF THE PROVINCE OF THE SUDAN Diocese of El Obeid Bishop Ismail Gibreil Diocese of Kadugli Bishop Andudu Adam Elnail Diocese of Kadugli Suffragan Bishop Hassan Osman James Diocese of Khartoum Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo Diocese of Port Sudan Bishop Abdu Al-Nur Kodi Diocese of Wad Medani Bishop Saman Farjalla
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF TANZANIA Diocese of Mara Bishop George Okoth Diocese of Rorya Bishop John Adiema Diocese of Tarime Bishop Mwita Akiri
THE PORVOO COMMUNION- THE CHURCH OF SWEDEN Diocese of Skara Bishop Ake Bonner
THE MEISSEN AGREEMENT - THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN GERMANY The Lutheran Church in Erfurt
ABBREVIATIONS
B: Benefice Ch: Church C: Clergy R: Readers S: School H: Headteacher AC: Anglican Cycle of Prayer
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