NOTES: Where parochial links are known to exist the names of overseas workers are placed immediately after the appropriate parish. 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Had this other side of personal experience been invited ... at least it might have redressed the balance and made the churches everywhere as mindful of divine initiative as of human failure.” John Taylor The Dioceses of Patna (North India) and Chandigarh (North India) Sun 29 Michael and All Angels Give thanks for the work and ministries of our hospices who bring comfort and relief to patients and families in times of physical and spiritual need and stress. Pray for our hospice chaplains. PRAY for The Episcopal Church, The Most Revd Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop. Mon 30 Jerome, Translator, Teacher of the faith, 420 Rettendon (All Saints) and Hullbridge (St Thomas of Canterbury) Clergy: Richard Jordan (PIC), Susan Adams (AC), Brenda Wallace (AC). Pray for all retired Clergy, Readers and Lay Ministers who live and work in the Deanery of Rochford. The Dioceses of Pelotas (Brazil) and Chelmsford (England) 31 August “Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear” Isaiah 65:24 Thu 1 Southminster (St Leonard) and Steeple (St Lawrence and All Saints) ‘Come ye thankful people, come, Clergy: Peter Begley (PIC). Southminster Primary School: Pauline Ward (Executive HT), Raise the song of harvest home, Chris Beazeley (Interim Head of School). The Missionary District of Oeste-Brasil, the Diocese of Boga (Congo) All is safely gathered in.’ and the Diocese of Port Elizabeth (Southern Africa) Fri 2 Woodham Mortimer (St Margaret) w Hazeleigh and Woodham Walter (St Michael) Clergy: Vacancy (PIC), Julie Willmot (A). Harvest Thanksgiving Woodham Walter School: Sue Dodd (HT). Mayland (St Barnabas) and Latchingdon (Christ Church) These lyrics form the opening verse This harvest time, please pray for the Clergy: Vacancy (R). of the familiar harvest hymn written by farms in your parish. Let them know The Dioceses of Offa (Nigeria), Bolivia (South America) and Henry Alford. It is one of my favourite that you are truly grateful for their Karimnagar (South India) calls to worship! work and that our churches are giving Our Harvest Festival services provide thanks for the food they produce. Sat 3 One of today’s readings – Leviticus 25.1, 8-17 – tells us about the year of farmers with the opportunity for God has blessed our diocese with Jubilee, the fiftieth year. In the Old Testament Jubilee is a radical concept a prayerful pause in their frenetic some of the most fertile arable land in – that every fiftieth year there will be a redistribution of property and autumn work. It gives us all, whether the UK. With the skill of our farmers, it wealth. This rooted in the conviction that everything is a gift from God farmer or consumer, the opening to sustains an agricultural industry that anyway and that gifts are for sharing. give thanks to God for the good fertile produces top quality cereal. There is a real challenge for us, not just about property and money but land of our diocese. And we give This year our Essex County Harvest about the whole way we understand the gifts God gives us. It is too easy thanks for the commitment of all who Festival celebrates the cereal to think that these are our possessions which we need to protect when of work in agriculture to produce good harvest. On 29 September at 3.30pm course they are always gifts for sharing. food from this land to feed us. our celebration will begin with a Farming is a challenging way of life procession of farmers carrying The Dioceses of Karnataka Central, Karnataka North and with unique anxieties and pressures, sheaves of corn into Chelmsford Karnataka South (South India) often unappreciated by wider society. Cathedral. And we will truly In the UK, on average, one farmer dies give thanks! by suicide each week. Do join us. Everyone is welcome. Revd Janet Nicholls Rural Adviser and Agricultural Chaplain 30 Please refer to the Notes and Abbreviations on the back cover. 3 September Wed 25 Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626 Sergei of Radonezh, Russian Monastic Reformer, Teacher of the Faith, 1392 Ember Day Rayleigh Team Ministry (Holy Trinity, St Michael, Grovewood Church) Clergy: David Oxtoby (TR), Tracy Marlow (TV), Tracy Nutter (AC). The Dioceses of Panyana Area (South Sudan), Central Solomons (Melanesia) and Central Tanganyika (Tanzania) Thu 26 Wilson Carlile, Founder of the Church Army, 1942. Ember Day The Roach Parishes TM: Rochford (St Andrew) and Sutton (All Saints) w Shopland (St Andrew); Barling Magna (All Saints) w Little Wakering (St Mary the Virgin); Great Wakering (St Nicholas); and Foulness Lego Stay and Play Clergy: Kim Lepley (R), Sharon Guest (TV). The Dioceses of Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) and Central Each school holiday, the familiar sound Each session lasts two hours, is free Zambia (Central Africa) of Lego can be heard coming from and alongside Lego, there is either Chelmsford Cathedral, along with the a craft activity, storytelling, or in our Fri 27 Vincent de Paul, Founder of the Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists), happy chattering voices of hundreds most recent May half term adventure, 1660 of children and their families. a trail with explorer ‘Harrison’ Ember Day Since February half term this year, (pictured). Stambridge (St Mary and All Saints) Clergy: Vacancy (PIC). the Cathedral has run ‘Stay and Play’ Many people who attend have never Reader: Sandra Parker. sessions for families with primary been into the Cathedral before and The Dioceses of Paraguay (South America), Central Zimbabwe (Central school aged children. ‘The idea are amazed by the space and the Africa) and Kobe (Japan) is simple’ says Communications welcome they receive. Manager Clare Broome. At the time of printing, there aren’t any specific dates planned for stay and ‘Families are looking for free play at Cathedral this summer. activities to enjoy together in the school holidays and the Cathedral, However, running throughout the being in the heart of the city, whole school holidays, there will is the ideal place to host this. always be activities for children. We want to offer our space’. Event details can be found on www.chelmsfordcathedral.org.uk/events-diary. 4 29 Sun 4 The Seventh Sunday after Trinity August Pray for the work of the Salvation Army, Herts and Essex Division: Major Norman Ord, Divisional Commander. PRAY for the Church of the Province of South East Asia the Most Revd Ng Moon Hing, Archbishop. Mon 5 Oswald, King, Martyr, 642 Althorne (St Andrew) and North Fambridge (Holy Trinity) Clergy: Sandra Manley (R). Licensed Lay Minister: Hayley Rogers. Dengie (St James) Clergy: Steven Poss (PIC). The Dioceses of Ogbaru (Nigeria), Bondo (Kenya) and Kasai-Mbujimayi (Congo) Tue 6 The Transfiguration of Our Lord The retired Clergy, Readers and Lay Ministers who live and work in the Deanery of Maldon and Dengie. The Dioceses of Ogbia (Nigeria), Bor (South Sudan) and Lay ministry to grow wings Umzimvubu (Southern Africa) in new Team Ministry Wed 7 John Mason Neale, Priest, Hymn Writer, 1866 The Deanery of Hadleigh The Roach Parishes were legally other and growing ministry within our Area Dean: Vacancy. Lay Chair: Ron McLernon. established on 1 June 2019, after contexts. We have a fantastic team The Dioceses of Ogbomoso (Nigeria), Botswana (Central Africa) a long period of prayer, consideration of Authorised Preachers and worship and Brandon (Canada) and lots of conversations. leaders, and a Pastoral Assistant At the beginning of 2019 Revd Sharon who bring ministry alongside myself Thu 8 Dominic, Priest, Founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221 Guest joined the parishes of Great and Sharon.” Canvey Island TM: (St Nicholas, St Anne, St Katherine) Wakering, Barling Magna and Rochford Revd Sharon Guest, Vicar, added: Clergy: Vacancy (TR), Marion Walford (TV), Terry Brown (A), giving the green light to go full steam “We would value prayer for the first Lesley McGlynn (A).