Fri 30 Josephine Butler, Social Reformer, 1906 Joan of Arc, Visionary, 1431 Diocese of Chelmsford Apolo Kivebulaya, Priest, Evangelist in Central Africa, 1933 South Weald (St Peter) Cycle of Prayer Clergy: Ian Jorysz (RD, V). St Peter’s School: Iain Gunn (HT) for daily use in The Diocese of Coventry (Canterbury) April and May 2014 Now on Twitter @chelmsdio VISIT OF THE BVM TO ELIZABETH Sat 31 True holiness only comes of prayer (The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church) Warley (Christ Church) and Great Warley (St Mary) Clergy: Robert Binks (PiC). Reader: Tim Lee Pray for the retired clergy, readers and lay ministers who live and work Tue 1 Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest, Teacher of the Faith, 1872 in the Deanery of Brentwood. The Deanery of Newham continued ... The Diocese of Cueibet (Sudan) North Woolwich (St John w Silvertown) Clergy: Princeley Croos (PIC The Diocese of Bukedi (Uganda) NOTES: Where parochial links are known to exist the names of overseas workers are placed immediately after the appropriate parish. Further information concerning overseas dioceses, West Ham (St Matthew) including the names of bishops, is contained in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, available on their Wed 2 website http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm Clergy: David Richards (PIC), Christiana Asinugo (AC) Stratford (St John w Christ Church) & St James To contact the Diocese of Chelmsford about the Cycle of Prayer in The Month or online, Clergy: David Richards (V), Jeanette Meadway (AC), Peter Ngugi (A) please email internal/[email protected] Readers: Rosemond Isiodu, Robert Otule, Cheryl Ramballi, Carole ABBREVIATIONS: Richards, Sheva Williams A Assistant Clergy; AAD Assistant Area Dean; AC Associate Clergy; ACD Associate Clergy St James Junior School: ShirleyAnn Jones (HT) Diaconate; AD Area Dean; ARD Assistant Rural Dean; ASM Associate Minister, AT Assistant Clergy Title Post; AYO Area Youth Officer, BP Bishop; C Community Worker; CA Church Army; The Diocese of Bunbury (Western Australia) CIC Curate in Charge; CHP Chaplain; EVN Evangelist; HT Head Teacher; MCD Minister of Conventional District; MIN Minister, P Priest; PIC Priest in Charge; PP Public Preacher; R Thu 3 Stratford (St Paul) Rector; RD Rural Dean; Rdes Rector designate; RDR Reader; PTO Permission to Officiate; RES Clergy: Jeremy Fraser (PIC), Dominic Webb (AC) Residentiary Canon; SNP Special Needs Post, T Teacher; TM Team Ministry; TR Team Rector; The Diocese of Bungoma (Kenya) TV Team Vicar; V Vicar; Vdes Vicar designate; WDN Warden. Hon. Editor: Reverend Bill Howes, 26 Westfield Drive, Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex CO6 1PU, Fri 4 Victoria Docks (The Ascension) 01376 561826 (e‐mail [email protected]) who would be glad to receive comments and Clergy: Dave Chesney (V) corrections and also any items for prayer and praise to be considered for inclusion from the Victoria Docks (St Luke) parishes. Clergy: Dave Wade, RD (V), Emeka Ejinkonye (A) Reader: Carol Davison St Luke’s School: Theresa Aanonson (HT) The Mayflower Centre, Canning Town The Diocese of Bunyoro‐Kitara (Uganda) 12 1 Sat 5 Pray for the work of everyone involved in the provision and care of Sun 25 THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER clergy housing. Please pray for the work of the International Issues Groups and the The Diocese of Busan (Korea) Chair, the Reverend Canon Dr Roger Matthews. Pray for the work of the Anglican Centre in Rome Sun 6 THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (PASSIONTIDE BEGINS) Please pray for all those organisations that strive to bring peace to a Mon 26 ROGATION DAY warring world, remember especially the conflicts in the Middle East. Augustine, First Archbishop of Canterbury, 605 PRAY for the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Anglican Communion in John Calvin, Reformer, 1564 Japan), The Most Revd Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu, Primate Philip Neri, Founder of the Oritorians, Spiritual Guide, 1595 Ingrave (St Nicholas) and (St Stephen) Clergy: Paul Hamilton (R), Juan Sedano (AC). Mon 7 West Ham (All Saints) Clergy: Stennet Kirby ( V), Stephen Chandler (AC) Readers: Pat Horton, Elisabeth Sedano. Reader: Ben Williams Ingrave Johnstone School: Christina Gooday (HT) West Ham Church School: Paulette Bailey (HT) The Dioceses of Colorado (Province VI, The Episcopal Church Beckton (St Mark) USA) and Connecticut (Province I, The Episcopal Church USA) Clergy: Olusegun Balogun (V) Reader: Alec Kellaway Tue 27 ROGATION DAY Hutton (All Saints and St Peter) The Retired clergy, readers and lay ministers who live and work Clergy: Bob Wallace (R), Tony Baxter (AC) in the Deanery of Newham. Readers: John Patterson, Chris Thomas The Diocese of Busoga (Uganda) All Saints School: Jeanette Miller (HT) The Diocese of Connor (Armagh, Ireland) The Deanery of Redbridge Tue 8 Area Dean: Paul Harcourt. Lay Chair: Jill Leonard. ROGATION DAY Assistant Area Deans: Jon Evens, Stephen Pugh, Ian Tarrant. Wed 28 Lanfranc, Prior of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Scholar, 1089 Chaplains: Mervyn Jennings (Ilford Hospital Chapel) Ingatestone (St Edmund and St Mary) w Fryerning (St Mary Virgin) The Diocese of Butare (Rwanda) Clergy: Patrick Sherring (R), Jes Salt (A). Ingatestone & Fryerning Junior School: Neil Taggart (HT) Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran Pastor, Martyr, 1945 Wed 9 The Diocese of Cork, Cloyne & Ross (Dublin, Ireland) Aldborough Hatch (St Peter) Clergy: Kate Lovesey (V). Reader: Brian Kerrison Thu 29 ASCENSION DAY The Diocese of Butere (Kenya) Shenfield (St Mary the Virgin) Clergy: David Thomas (R), Eileen Lockhart (AC). Reader: Paul Betts Thu 10 William Law, Priest, Spiritual Writer, 1761 St Mary’s School: Chris Beazeley (HT) William of Ockham, Friar, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1347 The Diocese of Costa Rica (Central America) Aldersbrook (St Gabriel) Clergy: Martyn Hawkes (V), Mark Kenny (AC) The Diocese of Buye (Burundi) 2 11 Tue 20 Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804 Fri 11 George Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand, 1878 Bentley Common (St Paul) w Kelvedon Hatch (St Nicholas) Barkingside (Holy Trinity) and Navestock (St Thomas) Clergy: Vacancy (V), Margaret Flintoft‐Chapman (AC), Clergy: Mark James (R). Readers: David Grant, Yvonne Jones Rosemary Potten (A). Reader: Tony Robbins St Paul’s School: Louise Putt (HT) Barkingside (St Cedd) The Diocese of Chotanagpur (North India) Clergy: Stella Olukanmi (V). Readers: Lillian Mumme, Stephen Potts The Diocese of Byumba (Rwanda) Wed 21 Helena, Protector of the Holy Places, 330 Brentwood (St George) Clergy: Garry Jenkins (V) Sat 12 Please pray for all those people who give their time to meet and greet people in our open churches. Brentwood (St Thomas) Clergy: Colin Hewitt (V), Guy Sumpter (A). Reader: Lesley Lynn The Diocese of Calabar (Niger Delta, Nigeria) St Thomas’ Infant School: Caroline L’Estrange (HT) St Thomas’ Junior School: Dean Moran (HT) Sun 13 PALM SUNDAY Becket Keys School: Andy Scott‐Evans (HT) Please pray for the people who use their talents and skill to write Brentwood School: Adrian McConnaughie (CHP) hymns and music that enrich our worship. The Diocese of Christ The King (Southern Africa) The Diocese of Jerusalem (Jerusalem and Middle‐East) The Rt Revd Suheil Dawani Thu 22 Doddinghurst All Saints Clergy: Vacancy (PIC) Mon 14 MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK Doddinghurst Junior School: Margaret Cooper (HT) Barkingside (St Francis) Clergy: Andrew Fenby (V). The Diocese of Christchurch (Aotearoa NZ and Polynesia) The Diocese of Calcutta (North India) East and West Horndon (St Francis) w Little Warley (St Peter) and Fri 23 TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK Childerditch (All Saints & St Faith) Tue 15 Barkingside (St George) Clergy: Helen Bryan (PIC). Reader: Sylvia Holmes. Clergy: Benjamin Wallis (V) Margaretting (St Margaret) w Mountnessing (St Giles) and Buttsbury Barkingside (St Laurence) (St Mary) Clergy: Vacancy (V). Reader: Catherine Elliott Clergy: Vacancy (PIC). Reader: Derek Bevan Margaretting School: Andy Gillett (HT) The Diocese of Caledonia (British Columbia and The Yukon, Mountnessing School: Holly Obank (HT) Canada) The Diocese of Chubu (Japan) WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK Wed 16 Goodmayes (All Saints) John and Charles Wesley, Evangelists, Hymn Writers, 1791 and 1788 Sat 24 Clergy: Petros Nyatsanza (V) Your prayers are asked for Becket Keys Church Secondary School, in the second year of its foundation, and for guidance and wisdom in the Goodmayes (St Paul) future of the redundant church of All Saints, East Hornden. “It is a Clergy: Ben Rutt‐Field (V) constant challenge keeping it in good order…” The Diocese of Calgary (Rupert’s Land, Canada) The Diocese of Colombia (Province IX, The Episcopal Church USA) 10 3 Thu 17 MAUNDY THURSDAY Thu 15 The Retired clergy, readers and lay ministers who live and work Great Ilford (St Margaret of Antioch, St Clement) in the Deanery of Waltham Forest. Clergy: Stephen Pugh(V) The Diocese of Chester (York) Please pray for all those attending Mass in the cathedral today. The Dioceses of California and Northern California Fri 16 Caroline Chisholm, Social Reformer , 1877 (Province VIII, The Episcopal Church USA) The Bradwell Episcopal Area: Area Bishop: John Wraw. Archdeacon of Chelmsford: David Lowman, Fri 18 GOOD FRIDAY Archdeacon of Southend: Mina Smallman. Great Ilford (St Alban) Advisers: Graham Hamborg (CMD), Martin Wood (Mission & Clergy: Stuart Halstead (PIC). Reader: Sue Miell Ministry), Richard Jordan (Faith In Action), Karen Best (Lay Great Ilford (St Andrew) Discipleship) Alice Smith (Youth), Brenda Wallace (Liturgical), Frances Clergy: Marie Segal (PIC). Reader: Hayley Morris Drake (Retired Clergy Pastoral Visitor), Ian Jorysz