The Diocese of Saldanha Bay within The Anglican Church of Southern Africa Prayers for the Parishes and the People of the Diocese 1 April 2020 to 30 June 2020 E&OE DIOCESAN QUIET DAYS 16 April 2020 21 May 2020 18 June 2020 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) “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” (Mark 6:31) St Peter’s Church St Stephen’s Church All Saints Church CHURCHHAVEN PINELANDS DURBANVILLE rd rd nd 3 Thursday 3 Saturday 2 Saturday 10h00 to 15h00 09h00 to 12h00 14h00 to 17h00 For more information contact the parishes concerned. Diocese of Saldanha Bay PPP Apr - Jun 2020 Page | 1 Wednesday 1 April 2020 Fredrick Denison Maurice, Priest, 1872 World Wide Communion: Mbhashe (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Elliot Williams; Wernyol (South Sudan) The Rt Revd Gabriel Kuol Garang; Diocese of Saldanha Bay Pray for God's peace, joy and love in the Diocese of Saldanha Bay. Pray for God's guiding hand in the Diocese and all parishes, clergy and laity. 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 Ms Lynn Kensley PA to the Diocesan Secretary Vacant Senior Priest The Ven. André Allies Archdeacon to the Ordinary The Revd Canon Charles Williams Canon Missioner Ms Percy Matanda Media & Communications Officer Mrs Elanor Murray House Mother (Chapter House) Mrs Henriette Isaacs House Mother ( Bishopshaven) 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 Diocese of Saldanha Bay PPP Apr - Jun 2020 Page | 2 Thursday 2 April 2020 World Wide Communion: Meath & Kildare (Ireland) The Most Revd Patricia Louise Storey; West Ankole (Uganda) The Rt Revd Johnson Twinomujuni; West Buganda (Uganda) The Rt Revd Henry Katumba-Tamale Bishop Raphael Pray for Bishop Raphael, Myfanwy and their family. Give thanks for their ministry in this Diocese. Friday 3 April 2020 World Wide Communion: Medak (South India) The Rt Revd A.C. Solomon Raj; West Lango (Uganda) The Rt Revd Alfred Acur Okodi; Senior Priest (Vacant) Please pray for the appointment of the new Senior Priest. Saturday 4 April 2020 World Wide Communion: Melbourne (Australia) The Most Revd Philip Leslie Freier; West Missouri (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Martin Field; 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. Pray for him as he excercises oversight over Diocesan properties. CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Derek Abrahams Sunday 5 April 2020 PALM SUNDAY World Wide Communion: Pray for the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean; The Most Revd James Richard Wong Yin Song - Archbishop, Province of Indian Ocean & Bishop of the Seychelles; Administration of the Diocese We give thanks for the work of Clarence Martin and the team at Bishopshaven and Chapter House taking care of all that needs to be done to keep the Diocese running. CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Patrick Xhallie; Lizel Carelse Diocese of Saldanha Bay PPP Apr - Jun 2020 Page | 3 Monday 6 April 2020 Monday in Holy Week World Wide Communion: Meru (Kenya) The Rt Revd Charles Mwendwa; West Malaysia (South East Asia) The Most Revd Ng Moon Hing; Idaho (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Brian Thom 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 in the Diocese, Archdeaconries and Parishes. Tuesday 7 April 2020 Tuesday in Holy Week World Wide Communion: Mexico (Mexico) The Rt Revd Carlos Touche-Porter; West Tennessee (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Don Johnson; Ideato (Nigeria) The Most Revd Caleb Maduoma Legal team Pray for the Diocesan Chancellor (Judge Chantel Fortuin) and the Diocesan Registrar (Lloyd Fortuin). Give thanks for the work that they do. Give thanks for those who support them in this challenging work. CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Harry Leslie van Schalkwyk Wednesday 8 April 2020 Wednesday in Holy Week World Wide Communion: Michigan (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Bonnie Perry; West Texas (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd David Reed; Media and Communications Pray for the work of Percy Matanda, the Media and Communications officer in the Diocese. Diocese of Saldanha Bay PPP Apr - Jun 2020 Page | 4 Thursday 9 April 2020 MAUNDY THURSDAY World Wide Communion: Milwaukee (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Steven Miller; West Virginia (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Willam Michie Klusmeyer; Western Izon (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Edafe Emamezi The Diocesan Secretariat We pray for the team of people sharing the load as secretaries to the various Diocesan meetings. Pray for Lizel Carelse and Lynn Kensley. EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS: Mother's Union Finance Wedding Anniversaries: Christopher & Committee Charlotte Swarts Friday 10 April 2020 GOOD FRIDAY World Wide Communion: Minna (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Daniel Abu Yisa; Western Kansas (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Michael Milliken; St Peter, Churchhaven Pray for this church that serves the community and the diocese as a place of rest and restoration. We ask for prayers for the community who are both local and spread far and wide. We give thanks for the faithfulness of those who attend the services regularly. Please pray for safety for Revd. Ann Currie as she frequently travels between Cape Town and the West Coast. Jesus said “Come unto me all who are weary” – so we give thanks for those who attend the quiet days regularly and pray that more people will take the opportunity to draw closer to God. Saturday 11 April 2020 HOLY SATURDAY World Wide Communion: Minnesota (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Brian Prior; Western Kowloon (Hong Kong) The Rt Revd Andrew Chan; Idoani (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Ezekiel Dahunsi St Clement, Vondeling Pray for the people of this place and for the building up of a worshipping community in this church. Diocese of Saldanha Bay PPP Apr - Jun 2020 Page | 5 Sunday 12 April 2020 RESURRECTION OF THE LORD World Wide Communion: Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and the People of the Land of the Holy One; Bellville Archdeaconry Archdeaconry Parish Dedication Clergy The Revd Canon Jeannine Louw Bellville Transfiguration The Revd Gerald Francis The Revd Claude Ross 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 (Archdeacon) BELLVILLE The Revd Dirk Magerman The Revd Jerome Cornelissen The Revd André Joseph Durbanville All Saints The Revd John Cupido The Revd Canon Clarence Hendrikse The Revd Trevor Jones The Revd John Hartzenberg The Ven Ntuthuzelo Lutya The Revd Mzwandile Mzamane Kraaifontein St Mary, the Virgin The Revd Stephen Tekana The Revd Makhosini Maci The Very Revd Kulana Makhalima Northpine St Andrew The Revd Robin Naidoo Dear Lord, Thank you for fearfully and wonderfully creating each of us. Thank You for giving us worth in your eyes. Help us live as the one you uniquely intended us to be. Help us abide instead of strive, living peacefully and joyfully as heirs to Your Kingdom and co-heirs with Christ. In Jesus name, Amen. EVENTS: AWF Branch Workshop Diocese of Saldanha Bay PPP Apr - Jun 2020 Page | 6 Monday 13 April 2020 World Wide Communion: Mishamikoweesh (Canada) The Rt Revd Lydia Mamakwa; Western Louisiana (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Jacob W Owensby; Ife (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Olubunmi A Akinlade; Ife East (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Oluseyi Oyelade St John, Bellville Please pray that we may faithfully pursue our Parish Vision Statement to embrace, celebrate, deepen, live out and share with others the love God started in us. Give thanks to God for all the early learning centers, crèches, pre-schools, primary and high schools educational institutions of higher learning within the parish boundary and pray that conditions conducive to learning may be established, especially on the campus of CPUT. Pray for the large immigrant community within Bellville that they may find creative ways of bring integrated into the local community and for a spirit of hospitality on the part of local residents. Pray that as a church community we may find ever more creative ways of passing on the faith to the next generation and that we shall find creative ways of living out our missional vocation in our pawn context. CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays: Glen Daries Tuesday 14 April 2020 World Wide Communion: Mississippi (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Brian Seage; Western Massachusetts (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Douglas Fisher; Ifo (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Nathaniel Oladejo Ogundipe St Michael & All Angels, Athlone School for the Blind Heavenly Father, please strengthen our hearts, and remind us to encourage one another when the troubles of life start to overwhelm us. Please guard our hearts from depression. Give us the strength up to rise up each day and fight against the struggles which seek to weigh us down.