Diocese of Newcastle Prayer Diary January 2019 1 NAMING AND CIRCUMCISION OF JESUS 4 Friday Lagos (Nigeria) Bp Humphery Olumakaiye Lake Malawi (Central Africa) Lagos Mainland (Nigeria) Bp Francis Kaulanda Bp Adebayo Akinde Southern Brazil (Brazil) Lagos West (Nigeria) Bp Humberto Maiztegue Bp James Olusola Odedeji Gippsland (Australia) Bp Richard Treloar Diocese of Botswana Diocese of Botswana: Metlha Beleme, Diocesan Bishop St Barnabas’ Church, Old Naledi (served by Morpeth Deanery: the Cathedral of the Holy Cross) St Andrew’s Parish Church, Seaton Hirst Morpeth Deanery: Pray for Jennifer Cooper, who today becomes Benefice of Ulgham and Widdrington Director of Initial Ministerial Education (Phase 2). Priest-in-Charge: Joanna Dobson NSM Curate: Deborah Baker 2 Wednesday Reader: Jonathan Cummins Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, bishops, teachers of the faith, 379 and 389 5 Saturday Seraphim, monk of Sarov, spiritual guide, 1833 Lake Rukwa (Tanzania) Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, bishop in South Bp Mathayo Kasagara India, evangelist, 1945 Southern Highlands (Tanzania) Lahore (Pakistan) Bp Irfan Jamil Bp Julius Lugendo South Western Brazil (Brazil) Gitega (Burundi) Bps John Nduwayo and Bp Francisco De Assis Da Silva Aimé Joseph Kimararungu Southeastern Mexico (USA) Bp Peter Eaton Diocese of Botswana: Diocese of Botswana Parish of Francistown: Ven Raymond Theo Naledi, retired Bishop Salumu, Archdeacon (North), Morpeth Deanery: Fr George Callender, Fr Samuel Moraloki and St John’s Parish Church, Seaton Hirst Fr Bakang Banks Lesetedi Morpeth Deanery: 3 Thursday Holy Trinity Parish Church, Widdrington Roger Thornton, benefactor, 1430 [CNS] * Lainya (South Sudan) Bp Eliaba Lako Obede Southeastern Mexico (Mexico) This Prayer Diary can be downloaded each Bp Benito Juarez-Martinez month from the Diocese of Botswana: Newcastle diocesan website: Cathedral of the Holy Cross www.newcastle.anglican.org/prayerdiary Celestino Chishimba, Dean and Archdeacon (Cathedral) and Fr Octavius Bolelang Morpeth Deanery: Benefice of Stannington St Mary the Virgin Priest-in-Charge: Catherine Pickford Reader: Roy Hudspith * Isabella McDonald-Booth 6 EPIPHANY Fr Sefularo Mogopodiand Diocese of Newcastle: Porvoo Communion: Mark Wroe, Archdeacon-designate of Diocese of London Northumberland, and Peter Robinson, Dioceses of Nidaros and Trondheim Archdeacon of Lindisfarne (Church of Norway) Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand 10 Thursday and Polynesia Primates: Philip Richardson, William Laud, archbishop of Canterbury Don Tamihere and Fereimi Cama Leeds Bps Nick Baines, Jonathan Gibbs, Diocese of Botswana: Helen-Ann Hartley, Toby Howarth, Anthony Parish of Francistown: St Patrick’s Church Robinson and Paul Slater and St Carantoc’s Church Diocese of Botswana: Morpeth Deanery St Peter’s, Mmadinare (outstation of St Parish Church of Ulgham St John, Andrew’s, Selebe Phikwe) Widdrington Station Diocese of Newcastle: 7 Monday Diocesan Secretary: Shane Waddle and all who work at Church House, North Shields Lango (Uganda) Bp Alfred Olwa Southern Malawi (Central Africa) 11 Friday Bp Alinafe Kalemba Benedict Biscop, abbot of Wearmouth, scholar, Glasgow and Galloway (Scotland) vacant 689 [CNS] * Diocese of Botswana: Mary Slessor, missionary in West Africa, 1915 St Stephen’s Tonota, St Alban’s Moroka, All Leicester Bps Martyn Snow and Saints’ Matsiloje and St Paul’s Tati Siding Guli Francis-Dehqani (all served by the Parish of Francistown) Southern Virginia (USA) Diocese of Newcastle: Bp Herman Hollerith Bishop Christine, and Pete Askew, Chaplain Gloucester Bps Rachel Treweek and and Adviser Robert Springett Diocese of Botswana: 8 Tuesday St Augustine’s Theological School: Canon John Dobson, architect, 1865 [CNS] * James Amanze Langtang (Nigeria) Bp Stanley Fube Diocese of Newcastle: Southern Nyanza (Kenya) All our Honorary Assistant Bishops: Bps James Ochiel and John Orina Omangi John Packer, Stephen Pedley, Diocese of Botswana: Stephen Platten, John Richardson and Christ the King, St John’s Makaleng and Glyn Webster Sowa Town (served by the Parish of * Steven Harvey, Residentiary Canon Francistown) Diocese of Newcastle: 12 Saturday Bishop Mark and all who support his Aelred of Hexham, abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 ministry Lesotho (Southern Africa) * Roger Windass, Lay Canon Bp Adam Mallane Taaso Southwark Bps Christopher Chessun, 9 Wednesday Richard Cheetham, Jonathan Clark and Lebombo (Southern Africa) Karowei Dorgu Bp Carlos Simao Matsinhe Diocese of Botswana: Southern Ohio (USA) Parish of St Augustine, Serowe: Ven. Moreri Bp Thomas Breidenthal Leteemane (Archdeacon – Central) and Southern Philippines (Philipppines) Fr Godiraone Geogane Bp Danilo Labacanacruz Bustamente Diocese of Botswana: Parish of St Andrew, Selebi Phikwe: Diocese of Newcastle: Diocese of Botswana: Education Director: Paul Rickeard and all Parish of Mark, Lobatse: Fr Botshabelo who work with him in supporting the many Beleme and Fr Solomon Diphoko Church schools in our Diocese Norham Deanery: Deanery Secretary: Ian Corsie 13 BAPTISM OF CHRIST Finance Officer: Terry Harris Porvoo Cummunion: Diocese of Oulu (Evangelical Lutheran Church 16 Wednesday in Finland) Henry of Coquet Island, 1127 [CNS] Diocese of Soer-Hålogaland (Church of Lichfield Bp Michael Ipgrave, Geoff Annas Norway) and Clive Gregory Diocese of Coventry Southwestern Virginia (USA) The Anglican Church of Australia Bp Mark Allen Bourlakas Abp Philip Freier Diocese of Botswana: Diocese of Botswana: Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Palapye: Parish of St James the Great, Mahalapye: Fr George Moshapa Fr Kealeboga Lekoba Norham Deanery: Diocese of Newcastle: Benefice of Berwick Holy Trinity and The work of the Children’s and Young St Mary People’s Work Support Team and their Vicar: Dennis Handley leader, Judith Sadler Curate: John Vilaseca-Bruch Today, Bishop Christine will license Ben Doolan as Readers: Anne Harris and Sheena Hewitt an Associate Priest at Newcastle Cathedral in Berwick Holy Trinity C of E First School and order to launch his pioneering work as Resource Berwick St Mary’s C of E First School Church Leader. Pray for Ben and for all gathering to support him in this work. 17 Thursday Antony of Egypt, hermit, abbot, 356 14 Monday Charles Gore, bishop, founder of the Community John the Chanter, monk and musician, c.681 of the Resurrection, 1932 [CNS] * Limerick & Killaloe (Ireland) Lexington (USA) Bp Mark van Koevering Bp Kenneth Kearon Southwell and Nottingham Spokane (USA) Bp Gretchen Rehberg Bps Paul Williams and Anthony Porter Diocese of Botswana: Gogrial (South Sudan) Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Bp Abraham Ngor Magong Broadhurst: Fr Jooste Motshwane and Diocese of Botswana: Fr Bonny Bashe St Joseph, Shoshog, St Ignatius of Loyola Norham Deanery: and Machaneng (served by St James the Benefice of Cornhill with Carham and Great, Mahalapye) and St Cyprian, Seleka Branxton (served by St Mary Magdalene, Palapye: Priest-in-charge: Rob Kelsey Fr George Moshapa) NS Curate: John Carr Norham Deanery: Area Dean: Rob Kelsey 18 Friday Lay Chair: John Ayerst Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins * Andrew Shipton, Honorary Canon Amy Carmichael, founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship, spiritual writer, 1951 15 Tuesday Lincoln Bps Christopher Lowson, Nick John Cosin, theologian and liturgist, 1672 [CNS] Chamberlain and David Court Ceolwulf, king of Northumbria, 737 [CNS] Springfield (USA) Bp Daniel Martins Liberia (West Africa) Goma (Congo) Bp Kadhoro Makanirwa Abp Jonathan Bau-Bau Bonaparte Hart Southwest Florida (USA) Bp Dabney Smith Diocese of Botswana: Norham Deanery: St Matthew’s, Mochudi (served by the Benefice of Ford and Etal and Lowick and Parish of St Michael and All Angels) Kyloe with Ancroft Norham Deanery: Vicar: vacant St Paul’s Parish Church, Branxton * Julie Robson, Lay Canon For all local ecumenical initiatives plan ned For the worldwide Methodist Church for this Week of Prayer 22 Tuesday 19 Saturday Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Vincent of Saragossa, deacon, first martyr of Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester, 1095 Spain, 304 Litoral Ecuador (ECUSA) Liwolo Area (South Sudan) Bp Alfredo Morante Bp Joseph Aba Nicanor St Albans Bps Alan Smith, Richard Atkinson St Davids (Wales) Bp Joanna Penberthy and Michael Beasley Diocese of Botswana: Gombe (Nigeria) Bp Henry Ndukuba Parishes of Holy Trinity, Mmankgodi, Diocese of Botswana: St Matthew, Thamaga and St Mark, Parish of St Paul, Molepolole: Moshupa: Fr Isaac Mupfumi Fr Mooketsi Mokgatlhe, Fr Aaron Mhiko, Norham Deanery: Fr Western Medupe and Fr Olebile James St Anne’s Parish Church, Ancroft Galebotswe For all Lutheran and Reformed Churches Norham Deanery: St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, Carham 23 Wednesday For the Roman Catholic Church Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Llandaff (Wales) Bp June Osborne 20 THIRD SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Bps Martin Seeley and Michael Harrison Porvoo Communion: St Helena (Southern Africa) vacant see Diocese of Tampere Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Botswana: Church in Finland) Parish of St Peter, Mogoditshane: Diocese of Manchester Fr Ezekiel Nthokwa The United Church of Bangladesh Norham Deanery: Bp Paul Shishir Sarker, Moderator Church of St Mary the Virgin, Etal Diocese of Botswana: For the Salvation Army and the Society of St Thomas’, Letlhakeng (serve by the Parish Friends of St Paul, Molepolole) Norham Deanery: 24 Thursday St Helen’s Parish Church, Cornhill Week