Prayer Diary – July-September 2020 This diary has been compiled to help us pray together for one another and our common concerns. It is also available on the diocesan website www.europe.anglican.org , both for downloading (PDF) and for viewing. The latter should be updated as new appointments and other changes are announced. A daily prayer update is sent via PrayerMate and Twitter (on the diocesan account @DioceseinEurope) Each chaplaincy, with the communities it serves, is remembered in prayer once a quarter, following this weekly pattern: • Eastern Archdeaconry: Monday, Saturday • Archdeaconry of France: Tuesday, Saturday • Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Wednesday, Saturday • Italy & Malta Archdeaconry: Friday • Archdeaconry of North West Europe: Thursday • Swiss Archdeaconry: Friday • Archdeaconry of Germany and Northern Europe • Nordic and Baltic Deanery: Monday • Germany: Saturday On Sundays, we pray for subjects which affect us all (e.g. reconciliation, on Remembrance Sunday), or which have local applications for most of us (e.g. the local cathedral or cathedrals). This will include Diocesan Staff, Churches in Communion and Ecumenical Partners. SUNDAY INTERCESSIONS should, by tradition, include prayer for Bishop Robert and the local Head of State by name. In addition, prayers may also include Bishop David (the Suffragan Bishop) and, among the heads of other states, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the leaders of other countries represented in the congregation. Sources and resources also commended: Anglican Cycle of Prayer www.anglicancommunion.org/resources/cycle-of-prayer/download-the-acp.aspx World Council of Churches http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/prayer-cycle (weekly) and Common Worship Lectionary festivals and commemorations (CW, pp 2-17 or https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts.aspx ). Contact Details Please send all comments, additions, updates and prayer requests to Anthony Cummings, ([email protected] or [email protected] ) This Prayer Diary is compiled on the basis of information received by 20 June. July Sunday 5 - Trinity 4 Pray for Bishop Robert and Bishop David as they lead and pastor the diocese. Pray for the Bishop's Office in Brussels, for Meurig Williams in his role as Bishop's Chaplain, Gail Wilmet (Bishop’s PA), Damian Thwaites in his role as Bishop's Attaché to the European Institutions, Barbara Omoro (Appointments Secretary) and Caroline Gaumy (Administrative Secretary). Monday 6 Archdeaconry of Germany and Northern Europe: Archdeacon: Leslie Nathaniel. Eastern Archdeaconry: Archdeacon: Leslie Nathaniel. Vienna: (Also serves Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Bratislava, Ljubljana) Chaplain: Patrick Curran, Assistants: Mike Waltner, John Barker. Tuesday 7 Aquitaine: (Includes Bertric Burée, Bordeaux, Condom in the Gers, Doudrac, Limeuil Haut, Monteton, Périgueux-Chancelade, Ste Nathalene, Sorges) Chaplain: Anthony Lomas, Assistant: Liz Morris, Readers: Janis Adams, Sheila Marshall, Patrick Sturges, Michael Torne, Roger Verrall . Pray for Tony in his role as Area Dean. Wednesday 8 Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Archdeacon : David Waller . Gibraltar Cathedral: (Also serves Gibraltar (Port)) Dean: Ian Tarrant. Thursday 9 Antwerp: Chaplain: Andrew Wagstaff, Reader: Egbert van Groesen. Antwerp Mission to Seafarers : Port Chaplain: Brian Millson. Friday 10 Archdeaconry of Italy and Malta: Archdeacon : David Waller . Assisi: Locum Chaplain. Bordighera: (served from Menton, France). Saturday 11 Berlin: (also serves Dresden) Chaplain: Christopher Jage-Bowler, Assistant: Joachim Reich . Dresden: Ricky Yates (PTO). Bonn with Cologne: Chaplain: Michael Bullock, Assistant: Richard Gardiner. Give thanks for the relatively low level of suffering within our congregation during the pandemic and for those who kept worship alive while we could not celebrate in our church building; pray for a safe return to the sacraments of the Church and for this Chaplaincy as we discern our future ministry after the autumn Sunday 12 – Trinity 5 Give thanks for our relationship with the Lutheran Churches of the Porvoo Agreement. Pray for the Porvoo Contact Group and the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. Pray for our partnership with USPG. Monday 13 Prague: (Includes Brno) Chaplain: Nathanial Nathanial, Reader: Jack Noonan. Pray that St Clement's would be a positive encouragement and beneficial to its members and the entire city of Prague; that the Lord would meet our financial needs, as the national quarantine has affected the finance of our church; for our congregation in Brno, that it would be shaped by the Lord and blessed by Him. Tuesday 14 Archdeaconry of France: Archdeacon Meurig Williams. Beaulieu-sur-Mer: Chaplain: Anthony Ingham. Biarritz: Chaplain: Vacant. Wednesday 15 Casablanca: (includes Rabat) Chaplain: Medhat Sabry. Pray for Medhat in his role as Area Dean. Tangier: Chaplain: Dennis Obidiegwu . Thursday 16 Brugge, Knokke, Ostend: Chaplain: Augustine Nwaekwe. P ray for Augustine in his additional role as BAME ministry adviser. Friday 17 Florence: (Also serves Siena, Bologna) Chaplain: William Lister, Deacon: Giampaolo Pancetti, Reader: Maria Makepeace. Pray for William in his role as Area Dean. Genova: Chaplain: Tony Dickinson. Pray for: the rebuilding of community after three months' enforced distancing; for all who are looking for work or struggling financially; for the chaplaincy's finances; for Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco as he steps down from his diocesan role in Genova and Fr Marco Tasca OFM (Conv.), to be ordained as his successor on 18th July. Saturday 18 Brittany: (Includes: Huelgoat, Ploërmel, Rostrenen) Chaplain: Robin Adams, Readers: Laura Hillman, Robin Hillman, Alan Mason, Guy Barnard. Cannes: Chaplain: Giles Williams, Readers: David Sinclair, Christopher Walley, Christine Williams . Pray for Giles in his role as Area Dean. Give thanks that our Sunday services have resumed. Pray that our equipment for live-streaming of services will quickly become functional and a blessing to those unable to attend; for those reached through our online services who had little or no contact with the church beforehand; for our plans for an outreach course over the autumn. Sunday 19 – Trinity 6 Pray for the Lusitanian Church, Bishop Jorge Pina Cabral . Pray for the Church of Denmark and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia. Diocesan Office in London: Pray for the Operations and Finance functions: Diocesan Secretary (COO): Andrew Caspari; Office Manager: Bron Panter; Finance: Susan Stelfox, Nick Wraight; Board of Finance Chair: Mike Fegan. Pray for the financial needs of the Diocese (and give thanks for God’s provision). Monday 20 Copenhagen: (Also serves Aarhus) Chaplain: Smitha Prasadam, Readers: Professor Ursula Sonnewald, Victoria Wadsworth-Hansen, Graeme Lloyd-Roberts, Peter Prasadam. P ray for Smitha in her additional role as BAME ministry adviser. Tallinn: Chaplain: Gustav Piir. Tuesday 21 Chantilly: Chaplain: Sarah Tillet. Give thanks for the continued de-confinement. Pray for the safety of all our members, especially the vulnerable; for our St Peter’s Day Cycle extravaganza; for St Peter’s Church Council, for wisdom and clarity. Dinard: Chaplain: Gary Wilton. Wednesday 22 Barcelona: (Also serves Andorra) Chaplain: John Chapman, Assistant: Deborah Chapman. Pray for our move into our ‘new normality’ – may we not hold back out of fear but may we move forward with care and wisdom; for our MES Intern, who with our Youth Worker gives us the privilege of an energetic and fresh team. We are thrilled with the passion for Christ that both have. Nerja and Almuñécar: Chaplain: Nigel Thomas. Thursday 23 Archdeaconry of North-West Europe: Archdeacon Paul Vrolijk. Pray for the work of the Archdeaconry Standing Committee. Brussels: Chaplain: Paul Vrolijk; Associate Chaplain: John Wilkinson, Assistants: Fiona Simon, Jean- Bosco Turahirwa, Readers: Ozichi Baron, Jennifer Le Jeune, David Mitchell, Heather Roy, Grace West, Arttu Makipaa. Friday 24 Malta and Gozo: (Includes: Valletta, also serves: Gozo) Chaplain: Simon Godfrey, Assistants: Francois Mifsud, Peter Packer, Reader: Michael Collins. Pray for our ongoing Restoration Project (phase 1 costing 5 Million Euros and phase 2 for which we are fundraising for a further 5 Million). Sliema : Chaplain: Clem Upton. Saturday 25 Algarve: (Includes: Almancil, Praia Da Luz, Tavira, Gorjões) Chaplains: Reid Hamilton, Robert Kean, Readers: Robert Kelly, Maureen Kyle, Fiona Mayes. Pray for Robert in his role as Area Dean. Greater Lisbon: (Includes: Estoril, Lisbon) Chaplain: Vacant. Sunday 26 - Trinity 7 Pray for the Spanish Episcopal Reformed Church, Bishop Carlos López-Lozano. Pray for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Diocesan Office in London: Pray for the Safeguarding team: Grace Fagan, Lisa Welch, Bridgett Fenton, Laura O’Brien, Majean Griffith, Katherine Harris; Our care for children and vulnerable adults. Monday 27 Helsinki: (Also serves Tallinn, Tampere, Turku, Kuopio, White Nile) Chaplain: Tuomas Mäkipää, Assistant: Amos Manga, Readers: Geoffrey Phillips, Keith Battarbee, John Mills. Pray for Tuomas in his role as Area Dean. Give thanks for the life and Reader ministry of the late Emmanuel Eneh. Tuesday 28 Dunkirk, The Mission to Seafarers: Chaplain: Phil Edell. Pray for the Seafarers Centre at Dunkerque and the work of the staff and volunteers. Fontainebleau: Chaplain: vacant. Grenoble: Chaplain: vacant. Pray for a new permanent Chaplain . Wednesday 29 Costa Almeria and Costa Calida: (serves Mojácar, Llanos and Aljambra