Diocesan Prayer Cycle 1st October - 31st December What is a Diocese and how do we work together within it? At its simplest, a Diocese is a geographical area; a region; a collection of parishes, benefices, deaneries, archdeaconries. But it is more than that – it is a gathering of all our communities in mutual support for each other. And as the Diocese of Winchester, we each play our part in the growth of God’s Kingdom committed to our vision of ‘living the mission of Jesus’. This prayer diary helps us to get to know each other better, to find out what is happening across the area and to see how God is working and using us all in his mission across the region. The early church shared good news of what was happening across a wide area, as churches grew, and more people came to know Christ. In their commitment to love and care for one another, prayer lay at the heart of their lives. As we use this Prayer Diary, let’s seek to share that love and care for each other and to rejoice in what God is doing amongst us. This month... how might you pray for young people? For example, you might focus on school leavers, students, youth workers, community centres, young people in trouble... How might you be part of the answer to your prayers? For example, you might make a point of smiling at young people in the street; volunteer for a helpline; get involved with your local Further Education College; support parents you know whose young adult children are struggling... Thursday 1st October Anglican Communion Cycle: Perth (Australia) The Most Revd Kay Goldsworthy Chhattisgarh (North India) The Rt Revd Robert Ali Chicago (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Jeffrey Lee Churches: Bighton: All Saints, New Alresford: St John the Baptist, Old Alresford: St Mary the Virgin, Ovington & Itchen Stoke: St Peter Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Priest in Charge: Julia Myles Parish Administrator: Penny Forbes LLM: Ian Waring-Green LLM: Peter Colquhoun LLM: Sue Armstrong LLM PTO: Angela Peel BCM - Worship: Roger Parsons BCM - Worship: Rosie Waring-Green Churchwarden: Michael Stevenson Churchwarden: Jackie Connell Churchwarden: Mike Manley Churchwarden: Roger Parsons Churchwarden: Robert Ellis Churchwarden: Jane Parsons Web Address: www.stjohnsalresford.org.uk Friday 2nd October Anglican Communion Cycle: Peru (South America) The Rt Revd Jorge Luis Aguilar Chichester (England) The Rt Revd Martin Warner Churches: Bishop’s Sutton: St Nicholas Ropley: St Peter West Tisted: St Mary Magdalene Church School: Ropley Church of England Primary School: Sarah Vittle Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Priest in Charge: Clare Welham BCM - Pastoral: Seamus Smith BCM - Worship: Norma Day Churchwarden: Norma Day Churchwarden: Edward Wood Churchwarden: Joyce Lovering Churchwarden: Angela White Churchwarden: VACANT Churchwarden: VACANT Web Address: www.stpetersropley.org.uk/ www.bishopssuttonhants.org.uk/church Saturday 3rd October Anglican Communion Cycle: Peshawar (Pakistan) The Most Revd Humphrey Peters (Primate) Chotanagpur (North India) The Rt Revd B. 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Baskey Koforidua (West Africa) The Rt Revd Felix Odei Annancy Churches: Bradley: All Saints Brown Candover and Chilton Candover: St Peter Cliddesden: St Leonard Dummer: All Saints Ellisfield: St Martin Farleigh Wallop: St Andrew Northington & Swarraton: St John the Evangelist Preston Candover with Nutley: St Mary the Virgin Wield: St James Church School: Preston Candover Church of England Primary School: Simrit Otway Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Rector: David Chattell Associate Rector: Stephen Mourant LLM: Ruth Chattell BCM - Worship: Julian Gibbons Churchwarden: Anne Luneburg Churchwarden: Peter Lamb Churchwarden: Brian Collins Churchwarden: Sue Marriott Churchwarden: Alwin Hutchinson Churchwarden: Mark Baring Churchwarden: Matthew Jones Churchwarden: Lyn Hardy Churchwarden: Bernard Cazenove Churchwarden: Bernard Cazenove Web Address: www.farleighcandoverandwield.org.uk Sunday 4th October Anglican Communion Cycle: Pray for the Anglican Church of Tanzania The Most Revd Dr Maimbo Mndolwa - Archbishop of Tanzania & Bishop of Tanga Diocesan life: Our Parish Support Team in all it does to support good management and compliance in our parishes and at every level of our diocesan structures in order to create a strong foundation on which mission and ministry can be built. Monday 5th October Anglican Communion Cycle: Peterborough (England) The Rt Revd Donald Spargo Allister Christ the King (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd William Mostert Churches: Avington: St Mary Easton: St Mary Itchen Abbas: St John the Baptist Martyr Worthy: St Swithun Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Priest in Charge: Alex Pease Parish Administrator: Beccy Clark LLM: Gerry Stacey BCM - Pastoral: Lavinia Owen Churchwarden: Robin Greenwood Churchwarden: Tony Gaster Churchwarden: Theo Mezger Churchwarden: Vanessa Rosewell Churchwarden: Sara Mason Web Address: www.itchenvalleychurches.org.uk Tuesday 6th October Anglican Communion Cycle: Phulbani (North India) The Rt Revd Bijay Nayak Christchurch (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) The Rt Revd Peter Carrell Kolhapur (North India) The Rt Revd Sandeep Suresh Vibhute Churches: Beauworth: St James Bramdean Common: Church in the Wood Bramdean: St Simon & St Jude Cheriton: St Michael & All Angels Hinton Ampner: All Saints Kilmeston: St Andrew Tichborne: St Andrew Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Rector: Christopher Durrant Parish Administrator: Gillian Gray Knight LLM: Bruce Newson BCM - Worship: Sarah Gill BCM - Worship: Gillian Gray Knight BCM - Pastoral: Brenda Sims Churchwarden: Roland Fisher Churchwarden: Rosebie Morton Churchwarden: Richard Cotton Churchwarden: Alastair Gossage Churchwarden: David Elton Churchwarden: Alexandra Hardie Churchwarden: Alan Whetman Churchwarden: Angus Macpherson Churchwarden: Christopher Jarman Churchwarden: Phil Brett Others to Pray for: Please pray for the village communities of: Tichborne, Cheriton, Beauworth, Kilmeston, Hinton Ampner, and Bramdean; their clergy, licensed lay minsters, and people. Mission Initiatives: Please pray for our structures of church governance, our hopes for new music and singing, our outreach to the lonely. Especially remembering, Cheriton Primary School, Cheriton Village Shop, Local farmers and those who work the land. Web Address: www.upperitchen.org Wednesday 7th October Anglican Communion Cycle: Polynesia (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) The Most Revd Fereimi Cama (Primate) Clogher (Ireland) The Rt Revd John McDowell Cochin (South India) The Rt Revd Baker Ninan Fenn Deanery Team: Area Dean: Brian Pritchard Assistant Area Dean: Andrew Micklefield Finance Committee Chair: Elspeth Mackeggie-Gurney Lay Chair: Derek Gurney Synod Secretary: VACANT Thursday 8th April Anglican Communion Cycle: Polynesia (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) The Most Revd Fereimi Cama (Primate) Clogher (Ireland) The Rt Revd John McDowell Cochin (South India) The Rt Revd Baker Ninan Fenn Churches: Bentley: St Mary Binsted: Holy Cross Froyle: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church School: Binsted Church of England Primary School: Sharron Morton Bentley Church of England Primary School: Katy Pinchess Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Vicar: Yann Dubreuil Assistant Priest: Christopher Ogilvie Thompson Parish Administrator: Hannah Dubreuil Parish Administrator: Lora Bowden LLM: Harold Fish Churchwarden: Jill Kiely Churchwarden: Kathleen Ogilvie Thompson Churchwarden: William Knowles Churchwarden: Nick Caddick Churchwarden: Stella Croom-Johnson Churchwarden: VACANT Web Address: www.benbinfro.co.uk Friday 9th October Anglican Communion Cycle: Popondota (Papua New Guinea) The Rt Revd Lindsley Ihove Coimbatore (South India) The Rt Revd Timothy Ravinder Churches: Bentworth: St Mary Lasham: St Mary Medstead: St Andrew Shalden: St Peter & St Paul Church School: St Mary’s Bentworth Church of England Primary School: Joanna Ayres Medstead Church of England Primary School: Jane Oborn Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Priest in Charge: Ed Pruen BCM - Pastoral: Sarah Bankhead Churchwarden: Cathy Dumelow Churchwarden: Liz Preece Churchwarden: Maurice Goor Churchwarden: Peter Rankin Churchwarden: David Lacey Churchwarden: Anne Lofthouse Churchwarden: VACANT Churchwarden: VACANT Web Address: www.blmsbenefice.org Saturday 10th April Anglican Communion Cycle: Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) The Rt Revd Denny Bray Guka Colombia (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Francisco Duque Kollam - Kottarakkara (South India) The Rt Revd Dr Oommen George Churches: Four Marks: The Good Shepherd Church School: Four Marks Church of England Primary School: Veronica Stoodley Clergy, LLMs, BCMs, Parish Administrator and Churchwardens: Vicar: Howard Wright Parish Administrator: Matthew Senior LLM: Robert Hughes LLM: Jonathan Rooke LLM: Alan Thain LLM: Janet Foster LLM: David Bush LLM PTO: Christopher King-Smith BCM - Witness: Nigel Pink Others to Pray For: Four Marks Primary School Belford House Care Home Westlands Care Home Jon Rooke (to be ordained October) Mission Initiatives: Alpha Online Youth gathering (beginning to meet again) Outreach at local pub (on pause due to restrictions) Messy Church Family outreach APCM in October - that God would bring forward our new wardens, deanery reps and PCC, that we can go to wherever God is leading us at this time. Web Address: www.goodshepherdfourmarks.org.uk Sunday 11th October Anglican Communion Cycle: Pray