Thursday 24th Workplace Chaplain—The Revd Chris Cullwick John and Charles Wesley, Please pray for: developing new chaplaincies eg in sport; enlisting yet more volunteers eg Street Diocese of York Prayer Diary --- May 2012 evangelists, Diocese of York Prayer Diary -- May 2012 hymn writers, Angels; the growing partnership with York St John University now offering supervision, 1791 and 1788 resources and training to support chaplaincy in the region and a launch conference event in Tuesday 1st Bishopthorpe Palace Philip and September; sustainability beyond next year when current BMO ends. James , Apostles The Archbishop of York, The Most Revd and Right Honourable Dr John Sentamu. Diocese of Chotanagpur (North India), Bishop B Baskey Chief of Staff: The Revd Malcolm Macnaughton, Chaplain Researcher: The Revd Dr Daphne Green, Friday 25th University of York St John Domestic Chaplain: The Revd Richard Carew and all the Staff at the Palace. The Venerable Please pray for the Archbishop and for all the staff working in support of the Archbishop’s Bede, monk, The Revd Lucas Njenga scholar, ministry in the Diocese, Province and Nation. historian, 735 Please pray for the students at this time when they are coming to the end of their studies. Also Diocese of Central Florida (IV The Episcopal Church), Bishop John Howe Aldhelm, bishop, for the safety of students who are in placements in Bangladesh, Uganda, Tanzania. Please pray 709 for the continuing strength of the community in the University. Wednesday2nd York Deanery Athanasius, Diocese of Christ the King (Southern Africa), Bishop Peter Lee bishop, teacher Rural Dean: The Revd Terence McDonagh of the faith, 373 Please pray for Terence McDonough who has taken on the role of Rural Dean of York from the Saturday 26th York Hospital Augustine, end of April 2012. Pray too for all involved in the York 800 celebrations, York Mystery Plays, the archbishop, 605 Chaplains: The Revd Stuart Petty, The Revd Andrew Foster, Fr Pat O'Keeffe, The Revd Ann John Calvin, More Than Gold initiative and follow ups from the Youth Mission ‘Hope Invasion’ held in March/ reformer, 1564 Vaughan, Mrs Gillian Eweis. April. Philip Neri, Please give thanks pray for the 40+ chaplaincy volunteers, from a wide range of churches. Their founder of the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams Oratorians, involvement in the life of the hospital, helps so much as we all seek to meet the spiritual, spiritual guide, Thursday 3rd James the Deacon, Acomb Moor 1595 pastoral and religious needs of all within the hospital community. Please pray for all patients, staff and visitors at York Hospital, Bootham Park Hospital and the local units that are covered by Clergy: The Revd Dr Andrew Horsman, Retired Clergy: The Revd Ernest Howell, the team. Churchwardens not known (Election not yet held at time of printing) Diocese of Christchurch (Aotearoa NZ and Polynesia), Bishop Victoria Matthews All Saints, North Street Clergy: The Revd Dr Andrew Horsman, Retired clergy: The Revd Paul Conder, The Revd Canon Sunday 27th St Chad’s Pentecost Philip Cousins, The Revd David Porter, The Revd Jeremy Valentine, The Revd John Wilmer, Whit Sunday Clergy: The Revd Canon Simon Stanley, The Revd Derek Bailey, The Revd Sheila Fletcher, The Churchwardens: David Titchener, Dr Robert Richards Revd Anne Paskett. Diocese of Central Gulf Coast (IV, The Episcopal Church), Bishop Philip Duncan 'Messy Church' has been a revelation over the last year and continues to grow dramatically. We Friday 4th St Aidan, St Stephen, Acomb are now doing it in collaboration with Southlands Methodist Church. Please pray for what we English saints should do about the previously unknown-to-us problem/blessing of how to cope with more and martyrs of Clergy: The Reverend Peter Horsley, The Reverend Pam Cooper, The Revd David Erridge, Youth the Reformation people coming than we can cope with! Era and Children’s Worker: Dan Baldwin, Pastoral Co-ordinator: Lin Hudson, Churchwardens: Pray for La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico. Archbishop Carlos Touch-Porter Evelyn Wroe , Cate Westall. Please pray for a ‘Growing Leaders’ Course that has started recently, for the development of a Monday 28th St Thomas w St Maurice, Lowther Street Lefranc, monk, Parish Office and plans for outreach into the community over the summer. archbishop, Clergy: The Revd Philip Moore, Churchwardens: Viv Pennock, Gerald Snowden Diocese of Central Newfoundland (Canada), Bishop Frederick Torraville scholar, 1089 St Thomas’ has a fantastic location: mixed housing; York St John University; schools; care Ordinary Time Saturday 5th resumes today homes; pubs; student accommodation. Links with community, St John’s and its chaplaincy have The Holy Redeemer, Acomb, and Chaplain at Manor C of E Academy developed well. As ‘Mission Unit’, we lack stipendiary support, but are hugely blessed with a Clergy: The Revd Tony Hand, The Revd Jim Harding. committed team seeking new ways of developing sustainable church and mission. Pray for our Please pray as we think about the church’s response to the ongoing consultations about the mission here: for Phil and Marian Moore; Hannah Shingler, Stephen Sorby and the team. residential development of the former British Sugar site which is in the parish. Please pray for Diocese of Chubu (Japan), Bishop Peter Shibusawa the support to the school as it takes on the role of becoming a Leadership Partner school. Diocese of Central New York (II, The Episcopal Church), Bishop Gladstone Adams Tuesday 29th Diocese of Newcastle Sunday 6th St Oswald, Fulford The Right Reverend Martin Wharton 5th Sunday of Easter Clergy: The Revd Terence McDonough The North East Region is facing major economic challenges as unemployment continues to rise. Pray for St Oswald’s Church as we leave an interregnum and seek to consolidate and move on. Please pray for all those who have no work and those with anxiety about the future. Pray that Pray for The Anglican Church of Korea. Archbishop Paul Kim our churches will serve their communities with generosity and sensitivity. Pray for all our people engaged in local ministry as we ensure sustaining local Christian presences in every Monday 7th St Edward the Confessor, Dringhouses community. Clergy: The Revd Martin Baldock, The Revd Dr Daphne Green, Retired Clergy: The Revd Susan Diocese of Clogher (Armagh, Ireland), Bishop John McDowell Collier; The Revd Canon John Young , The Revd Canon Philip Cousins, Readers: Michael Sargent, Wednesday 30th Newcastle Cathedral Richard Byas, Gill Stamp, Chris Elliott, Charles Anelay, Churchwardens: Ian Hammond, Christine Josephine Butler, Hanby. social reformer, Dean: The Very Reverend Christopher Dalliston 1906 Give thanks for the progress of the renewal of the Cathedral fabric, for the installation of new Please give thanks for - doubling of size of Little Teds (parents and pre-school midweek Joan of Arc, service)- our readers and retired clergy as they minister across the diocese. Please pray for - our visionary, 1431 lighting and sound systems, for our partnerships with the City Council and Universities and for Apolo mission partner, Helen Dawe, in Zimbabwe- plans for a major refurbishment of our community Kivebulaya, the work of Street and School Pastors. Pray for the recruitment and training of new volunteers, priest, evangelist, and scout hall facilities. 1933 and for the appointment of a new Residentiary Canon to lead our work in Learning and Diocese of Central Pennsylvania (III, The Episcopal Church), Bishop Nathan Baxter Education. Diocese of Colombia (IX, The Episcopal Church), Bishop Francisco Duque Tuesday 8th Clifton Local Ecumenical Project, Clifton Moor, St Philip & St James, Clifton Julian of Thursday 31st Diocesan Adviser on Vocations Norwich, Clergy: The Revd David Casswell, The Revd Letitia Chester, Reader: Monica Dunham. Visit of the spiritual writer, Please pray for the More Than Gold mission which is from 28th –3rd June, including a Jubilee Blessed Virgin The Revd David Mann c.1417 Mary to lunch and plans for an Olympic café later in the Summer ... Elizabeth The vocations network runs behind the scenes … promoting and fostering vocations to Diocese of Central Philippines (Philippines), Bishop Dixie Taclobao ministries. Give thanks for the numbers we’re engaging with and particularly for younger candidates exploring ordained ministry. Should you have any queries regarding the Prayer Calendar please do not hesitate to contact the Reverend Diocese of Colombo (Ceylon), Bishop Dhiloraj Canagasabey Richard Carew via email: [email protected] or phone: 01904 707021 Wednesday 9th St Mary, Haxby St Nicholas, Wigginton Thursday St Denys, St Martin, St Helen, St Olave, St Giles, All Saints Pavement, St Crux. Clergy: The Revd Steve Jarratt, The Revd Paul Jackson, The Revd Dr Michael Grandey, Retired 17th Clergy: The Revd Jane Nattrass, The Revd Allan Hughes, The Revd David Simpson Clergy: The Revd Ron Smith, Readers: Ian Evans, Di Starr, Barbara Symons, Eric Thompson , Ascension Retired Clergy: Malcolm Grundy, Sue Rushton, Brian Harris, Brian Gant and Gordon Murray Day Churchwardens: Rob Calvert, Pam Mills. Pam Thorpe, Nicola Simpson. Readers: Kingsley Boulton and Tony Hunt Whilst both churches are at the centre of their communities and have reasonably sized Pray for couples preparing for marriage at St Olaves and All Saints. Give thanks for the congregations, they continue to wrestle with how best to engage effectively with the locality in opportunities to welcome couples, their families and their friends and for our work with the new ways. Please pray for Church Belles (a newly formed group of younger women), the monthly Weddings Rroject. Pray for the ministry of the partners of the Community of the Cross of Nails and Men’s Breakfast, the Youth Club and for Cadence (a group for young adults exploring new forms of for the peace and reconciliation group at St Martins, Coney St. Pray for the parish of St Denys worship.) as we seek ways to serve the community.