Prayer Diary May 2020 Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" John 20:19 The prayers for each day are for: • the mission and ministry of a particular deanery/benefice • organisations, schools, events of the diocese and the wider community • our link Diocese Kagera and World Mission For details of the Anglian Communion please visit here. For details of the Church of England calendar please visit here. Fri 1 Mildenhall Deanery: Chaplains to the Kagera: Pray for May hospitals and Leonard Safari, who 2020 hospices in this works as CCMP co- Benefice of Barton Mills, St Mary the Virgin and diocese. ordinator with Freckenham St Andrew, West Row St Peter, Thomas Shavu Worlington All Saints; The Revd Canon Sandie Barton supporting him Sat 2 Church Primary Kagera: Pray for the Mildenhall Deanery: May Schools in Mildenhall steps that Bishop 2020 Deanery: Elveden; Darlington and the Benefice of Brandon; The Revd Sharron Coburn, The Moulton; Mildenhall, Diocesan staff in Revd Dennis Coburn, The Revd Kath Palmer, Mrs Newmarket; Red Murgwanza are taking Susan Nutt Lodge. to keep their people safe during the pandemic. Pray for wisdom for the Tanzanian president and his government. Sun 3 Prisons in Suffolk Biharamulu: Pray for Mildenhall Deanery: May (Hollesley Bay, Bishop Vithalis and Warren Hill, the Diocesan team Benefice of Dalham, Gazeley, Higham, Kentford and Highpoint). that they will be able Moulton; The Revd Rosemary Rycraft to implement measures to keep their congregations safe during the pandemic. Mon Pray for volunteering Biharamulo: Rev. Mildenhall Deanery: 4 organisations: Fredrick Biyaka, May Benefice of Newmarket St Mary with Exning St Agnes; increased demand pastor in 2020 The Revd John Hardy, The Revd Cheryl Belding, The and shortage of Makugulugusi parish Revd Max Drinkwater, The Revd Jeremy Lind; Exning funds and Rev. Lazaro St Martin with Landwade; The Revd Canon Mark Joram, pastor in Haworth, Mr Philip Allison Bwengabo parish Tues Pray for Chaplains of Kagera: Rev. Canon Mildenhall Deanery: 5 Schools and Colleges Furaha J. Kamana, May Benefice of Lakenheath, Santon Downham and in the diocese. the Diocesan Vicar 2020 Elveden; The Revd Paul Tams, Mr Joe Rudniski General Wed The work of the Kagera: Rev Obadiah Mildenhall Deanery: 6 Church Missionary Eustace teaching at May Benefice of Newmarket All Saints; The Revd Max Society abroad and KCTC. Rev. Gabriel 2020 in the UK Ndabisembeleze, Osborne, The Revd Susan Allison, The Revd Su Shaw Pastor of Kumwuzuza Parish. Thurs Pray for the work of Kagera: Rev Canon Mildenhall Deanery: 7 Suffolk Family Carers Sebastion Rubete, May Benefice of Mildenhall; The Revd Sue Leathley, The Parish Priest of 2020 Revd Caroline Butcher, The Revd Dave Butcher, Mr Ruganzo David Ball, Mr Andrew Borrett Fri 8 Samford Deanery: Pray for all having a Kagera: Pray for Rev. th May Benefice of East Bergholt and Brantham; The Revd day off for 75 Canon Aggrey 2020 Canon Stephne Van Der Toorn, The Revd Eric Falla, Mr Anniversary of VE Mashanda, Director of Nicholas Pavitt Day the Karagwe Community Based Rehabilitation Project and for all those in the project who are doing so much to improve the lives of disabled people in the area. Sat 9 Samford Deanery: World Fair Trade Pray for the people of May Shoreline Benefice; The Revd Canon Leisbeth Day, for putting Rwanda where 2020 Oosterhof, Mr Andrew Coulson, Mrs Christine Ward people and planet lockdown has been first extended to the end of April. Thank God that the number of deaths each day is low and is falling and for the measures taken to prevent the Covid 19 virus from spreading. Pray for the poorest in the country now struggling to feed their families without any work during lockdown. Sun Samford Deanery: Christian Aid Week: At the start of 10 The North Samford Benefice: The Revd Annette the challenges of Christian Aid week May Shannon, Mr Peter Day, Dr Peter Green, Mrs Sandra raising money and pray for the work of 2020 Mehen, Mrs Angela Neale, Mrs Gwen Runnacles awareness and this important charity showing love to the working to improve world. the lives of so many in many parts of the world. Pray that people will be generous in giving on line that this work may continue. Mon Samford Deanery: Church Primary Kagera: Christopher Schools in Samford 11 The Two Rivers Benefice; The Revd Jenny Seggar, Mrs Kanyankole leading Deanery: Bentley, May Cynthia Anderson, Mr Barry Hall the Prevention of 2020 Capel St Mary, Parent to Child Chelmondiston, East Transmission of Bergholt, HIV/AIDS Project. Sproughton, Stutton, Praise for babies Tattingstone being born free of the virus. Tues Service Personnel Kagera: Rev. Canon Saxmundham Deanery: 12 Benefice of Alde Sandlings; The Revd Mark Lowther, serving overseas and Naftali Hosea May (Archdeacon) Rural The Revd Sheila Hart, The Revd Jo Mabey, The Revd their families. 2020 Dean of Kayanga James Marston, The Revd Nichola Winter Deanery. Rev. Canon Elkana Banchako (Archdeacon) Rural Dean of Mugoma Deanery. Wed Saxmundham Deanery: National Marriage Biharamulo: Pray for 13 Benefice of Leiston; The Revd Richard Finch, The Revd Week with the theme Alex Mhunda, parish May Morag Finch, Mr Bernard Smith of taking stock. We priest and youth 2020 pray for all worker that he may relationships and find the money to pay sustaining them at for his tuition fees at this time. a Christian University in Uganda where he has a place. Thur Saxmundham Deanery: Social Workers Kagera: Rev. David 14 Benefice of Saxmundham with Kelsale-cum-Carlton; Daniel Kibenza, May The Revd Andy Wolton, The Revd Nic Stuchfield Coordinator of Youth work in the diocese 2020 Fri Saxmundham Deanery: Pray for Chaplains to Pray for the diocese 15 Benefice of Alde River; The Revd Rachel Cornish the British Army, of Biharamulo in May Royal Navy and the Tanzania and all who 2020 Royal Airforce. work to spread God’s word in the region. Pray for the work Alex Mhunda, the acting Diocesan Secretary. Sat Saxmundham Deanery: Church Schools in Pray that Christian Aid Saxmundham 16 Benefice of Yoxmere; The Revd Brian Jolley, Mr will be able to Deanery: Kelsale May Richard Newnham continue to support 2020 Primary School, St those affected by Mary’s Primary drought, flood, School Benhall. corona virus and climate change around the world. Pray for their workers in so many countries who are at risk from the disease, but continue to support the poorest in our world. Sun Pray for the work of Pray for the Kigali Stowmarket Deanery: 17 the RNLI Anglican Theological May Benefice of Bacton with Wyverstone, Cotton and Old College and the 2020 Scripture Union in Newton and Wickham Skeith; The Revd Carl Melville, Mrs Elaine Miller, Mrs Helen Matter, Mrs Sheila Wright Kigali, Rwanda as they struggle to survive with a limited income coming in during the pandemic. Mon Kagera: Rev. Anceth Stowmarket Deanery: We pray for the 18 unemployed. Also Kanyawawa, Pastor, Benefice of Combs and Finborough, The Revd Chris May furloughed workers Djuruligwa Parish. Childs, The Revd Canon Pauline Higham, Mr Derek 2020 Pray for his visit to Ames, Mr Rod Higham, Mr Ray Taylor and those who have lost their jobs. Canterbury and our diocese this month. Tues People working in Kagera: Pray for the Stowmarket Deanery: 19 work of Rose Benefice of Haughley with Wetherden and the Tourism and May Entertainment Ruzabilla, as she co- Stowupland; The Revd Brin Singleton 2020 Industries ordinates Sunday schools in the diocese. Wed Church Schools in Pray for the Hannah Stowmarket Deanery: 20 Stowmarket Ministries in Byumba, May Deanery: Trinity Rwanda, working hard Benefice of Mendlesham St Mary; The Revd Philip Gray 2020 Primary School with the most Combs, Great vulnerable children Finborough Primary 75% of whom have School, Crawford’s Aids at this difficult Primary School, time. Haughley, Old Newton Primary School. Thurs We pray for the Lweru Diocese: Rev. Stowmarket Deanery: 21 church around the Canon Josias Msafiri, May world on Ascension General Secretary. Benefice of Stowmarket St Peter and St Mary; The 2020 Day as it is Rev. Enock Revd Michael Eden, The Revd Richard Stretch, Mrs Heather Bunting, Mr Tony Ingham, Mr Alan Lancaster celebrated in Rweyemamu, Katoke different ways Parish. Fri Sudbury Deanery: Thy Kingdom Come Kagera: Pray for 22 Benefice of Acton with Great Waldingfield; The Revd prayer initiative: Asifiwe Gwihangwe, May Caroline Hallett, The Revd Faith Marsden, Mr Gerry creative ways of Kagera Diocesan 2020 Higginson participating Secretary Sat Sudbury Deanery: We pray for the work Continue to pray for 23 and ministry of St the ending of civil war May Benefice of Boxford, Edwardstone, Groton, Little Edmundsbury in Yemen. Pray for 2020 Waldingfield and Newton; The Revd Rob Parker- Cathedral and their those who are McGee, Mr Christopher Kingsbury 1000th anniversary starving and for those today suffering from cholera. Pray for the aid agencies working hard to alleviate the appalling conditions in the country. Sun Sudbury Deanery: We pray for the work Lweru Diocese: Rev 24 Benefice of Bures with Assington and Little Cornard; of the Bible Society Canon Brighton May The Revd Steve Morley, The Revd Tricia Box, The Mtafungwa, Rural 2020 Dean & Buhaya Revd Mary Cantacuzene, The Revd Simon White, Mr Andrew Clifft, Mr Murray Emerson, Dr John Symons Parish. Mon Sudbury Deanery: Pray for all having a Pray for all those in day off for the bank 25 Benefice of Chadbrook; The Revd Matthew Lawson the developing world May holiday and for those struggling to keep 2020 who are not able to safe and to feed their take time off. families during the pandemic and in the months to come. Ask God to protect countries where there is a lack of basic health care.