Thursday 30 September Jerome, priest and Teacher of the Faith, 420 ① The Diocese of Free State – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa; The Rt Revd Diocese of Cape Town Dintoe Letloenyane ② Vacant Dioceses in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Pray for all the Prayers for Parishes dioceses in our Province, currently without a Bishop: Kimberley and Kuruman, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mbhashe; Pray for the elective assemblies, the Bishops and lay in the representatives who meet and will meet for the purpose of electing Bishops for these Dioceses. Archdeaconries of Ibongolethu and Constantia ③ Fikelela Children’s Centre – Pastor Lulamile Mzuzu, Manager; Mrs Nomava Matiwane, Social Worker; Beverley Hendricks, Coordinator; Dr Jenny Durandt, together with the Cathedral and Homes Medical Officer; Mildred Jutzen, Field Worker; Natasha Pakoe Secretary; Vivian Miller Prevention Officer; Bishop Christopher Gregorowski, Chair of Steering Committee; the within the Diocese Staff and members of the Steering Committee. We give thanks for the health and wellbeing of the children at Fikelela Child and Youth Care Centre. Pray for ongoing Sundays after Pentecost – Season of Creation health and strength for all staff attached to the project, pray for their homes and their families. Pray for wisdom and insight as we tackle our daily duties, strengthening of September, 2021 our virtual support to clients, the spiritual and emotional impact which is very different from person to person. Pray for strengthening of our financial position, for new donors to come on board, for interventions with funding for our day-to-day operations. Pray for our Steering Committee Members and for our Management Board and for our Diocese. Pray for funding to cover a replacement vehicle and much needed space at the Fikelela Child and Youth Care Centre. Next Month (October, 2021) our prayers for the Diocese of Cape Town will focus on the Archdeaconries of Athlone and The Waterfront as well as the Chaplaincies within the Diocese. Please submit your prayer intentions to me at For each day there are up to three items for prayer: [email protected] as early as possible, preferably ① For the Anglican Communion – the dioceses are listed alphabetically, as given in well before 20 September. the Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer. ② Alternately by months, for the dioceses in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa Greetings and blessings, (listed by the date they were established), and our link, the Diocese of York. This Bob month we pray for the dioceses in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. ③ For the Diocese of Cape Town by Archdeaconry. Wednesday 1 September Robert Gray, First Bishop of Cape Town, 1872 is affecting our operations, and especially municipal bills, fuel and food for the children ① The Diocese of Ekiti West – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion; Ondo in our care. We pray that the assistance from the staff at the Diocesan office will yield Province); The Rt Revd Rufus Victor Ajileye Adepoju good fruits as we apply for a reduction in the outstanding municipal bills or even a ② The Diocese of Cape Town – The Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of complete elimination of the debts. We pray for the staff in our 50 children’s homes Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa; The Rt Revd across the Province, that they will be touched by the angels and keep their faith strong, Joshua Louw, Bishop of Table Bay and Suffragan Bishop of Cape Town, who that this too shall pass, that their sacrifices will be rewarded through the grace of God. celebrates the first anniversary of his Consecration today. We continue to keep our Shepherd and all his disciples in our prayers, that they too will ③ Ibongolethu Archdeaconry – The Ven Moeketsi Mototjane, Acting Archdeacon. continue to take care of the God’s flock in the church and beyond in our Province and Pray for the Archdeacon; pray for all parishes falling within the Archdeaconry and for the country. their clergy and people. Sunday 26 September 18th Sunday after Trinity Thursday 2 September The Martyrs of New Guinea, 1942 Season of Creation: Week 4 – Pray and act for our Common Home ① The Diocese of Eldoret – The Anglican Church of Kenya; The Rt Revd Christopher ① The Episcopal Church; The Most Revd Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop Ruto ② The Diocese of Saldanha Bay – The Rt Revd Raphael Hess, Bishop of Saldanha ② The Diocese of Grahamstown – The Rt Revd Ebenezer Ntlali, Bishop of Bay Grahamstown ③ St Anne’s Home - Joy Lange, Director. We give thanks and praise for our shelter ③ Resurrection, Bonteheuwel – Revd Lankiri Thaba, Rector. Pray for the clergy, coming out of quarantine and that all who were ill with COVID are healthy and fine parish leadership and people. now. We continue to pray for those who are sick and for families who lost loved ones Friday 3 September during this time. We ask for God’s hand of comfort amidst all the compounded trauma ① The Diocese of Port Elizabeth – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa; The Rt that our communities are experiencing at present. Revd Dr Edward Ronald Daniels Monday 27 September ② The Diocese of Natal – The Rt Revd Dr Nkosinathi Ndwandwe, Bishop-Elect of ① The Diocese of Southwest Florida – The Episcopal Church (IV (4) Province); The Natal. Please pray for Dr Ndwandwe, his family and the Diocese as they prepare for his Rt Revd Dabney Smith Consecration and Installation. ② The Diocese of Ukhahlamba – The Rt Revd Moses Madywabe, Bishop of ③ Eluvukweni – Awaiting the appointment of a new Priest-in-Charge. Give thanks for Ukhahlamba our churchwardens and the leaders of all organisations. Pray for our Community as they ③ St Francis Children's Home. have been badly hit both by COVID and taxi violence and we have seen a lot of people Tuesday 28 September lose their jobs or suffer through 'no work no pay'. Pray for our children’s soup kitchen ① The Diocese of Fond du Lac – The Episcopal Church (V (5) Province); The Rt Revd feeding over 100 children 3 times a week and for the reading club. Give thanks for Matthew Alan Gunter donations that have sustained it so far! Give thanks that the church now has a water ② The Diocese of Mbhashe – The Ven. Bonga Mkabile, Vicar General point and portable toilets. Pray for our building plans as we move forward. Pray ③ St George’s Home for Girls - Graeme Cairns, Director. Pray for the Director, staff particularly for the youth organisations as they have lost their energy. and all residents and their families. Saturday 4 September Wednesday 29 September ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS ① The Diocese of Ely – The Church of England (Canterbury Province); The Rt Revd ① The Diocese of Fredericton – The Anglican Church of Canada (Canada Province); Stephen David Conway The Most Revd David Edwards, Bishop of Fredericton and Metropolitan of the ② The Diocese of St Helena – The Rt Revd Dale Bowers, Bishop of St Helena Ecclesiastical Province of Canada ③ St Columba, Gugulethu – Revd Mzwandile Mzamane, Interim Priest-in-Charge. ② The Missionary Diocese of Nampula – The Rt. Rev Manuel Ernesto, Bishop of the Pray for the clergy, parish leadership and people. Also keep the Venerable Moeketsi Missionary Diocese of Nampula Mototjane and his family in prayer as he is instituted as rector of St Matthew’s, ③ St Michael’s Child and Youth Care Centre – Rosemary Tsaurai, Director. We thank Claremont today. everybody so much for your prayers; our debt at the Municipality was written off. Keep Sunday 5 September 15th Sunday after Trinity us in prayer for our building plans to be passed at the Municipality, to get our Fire Season of Creation: Week 1 – Economy: God’s rules for our Common Home certificate and Health and Safety certificate. Pray for families of our girls that are sick ① Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan; The Most Revd Ezekiel Kumir Kondo, with Covid and, above all, keep us in prayer during this season to be safe. Archbishop of the Province of Sudan & Bishop of Khartoum Tuesday 21 September ST MATTHEW, APOSTLE ② The Diocese of Free State – The Rt Revd Dintoe Letloenyane, Bishop of Free ① The Diocese of False Bay – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa, The Rt Revd State Margaret Vertue ③ St Mary Magdalene, Gugulethu – Revd Siyabulela Gidi, Rector. Pray for the clergy, ② The Diocese of Matlosane –The Rt Revd Stephen Diseko, Bishop of Matlosane parish leadership and people. Also keep the Revd Grant Walters and his family in your ③ St Andrew, Steenberg – Revd Mzwabantu Magadla, Rector; Revd Jenny Swartz, prayers as he is instituted as rector of St Mark’s, District Six today. Assistant Priest. We give God praise in these difficult times, especially the year 2021. Monday 6 September We continue to thank God for the leadership teams at St Andrew’s Steenberg, ① The Diocese of Embu – The Anglican Church of Kenya; The Rt Revd David especially the PCC. We pray for Rev’d Mzwabantu, our Rector, Rev’d Jennifer, Curate Muriithi Ireri and their families. We pray for all our parishioners who have lost their loved ones and ② The Diocese of Zululand – Revd Dr Vikinduku Victor Mnculwane, Bishop-elect all who may be going through some financial difficulties due to Covid-19. We are more of the Diocese. Please pray for Dr Mnculwane, his family and the Diocese as they than grateful to those who have supported the church in times of distress. May God prepare for his Consecration and Installation. reveal his infinite love for all the members of his church. ③ Church of the Holy Spirit, Heideveld – The Revd Canon Zwelibanzi Antoni, Rector. Wednesday 22 September Ember Day Pray for the clergy, parish leadership and people. ① The Diocese of Fianarantsoa – The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean; The Tuesday 7 September Rt Revd Gilbert Rateloson Rakotondravelo ① The Diocese of Enugu – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion; Enugu ② The Diocese of Umzimvubu – The Rt Revd Tsietsi Seleoane, Bishop of Province); The Most Revd Dr Emmanuel O.