Monday St Nicholas’ Askham Bryan, All Saints’ Bolton Percy with St Paul’s Colton and St Giles’ 24th Copmanthorpe Diocese of York Prayer Diary --- October 2011 Clergy: The Revd Geoff Mumford, The Revd David Mann, Retired Clergy: The Revd Arthur Crow, The Revd Geoffrey Holman, Churchwardens: Andrew Vaughan, Peter Stefanini, Patricia Piper, Philip Warman. We have Saturday 1st Easingwold Deanery no Churchwardens at Bolton Percy with Colton. Pray for God to raise up members of this historically Remigius, bishop, 533 Rural Dean: Canon John Harrison, Lay Chair: Vacant, Deanery Secretary: Roy Thompson important parish into this role. Thank God for the increasing commitment of our parishes to the A6:4 Group Anthony Ashley The Deanery consists of 7 benefices with 24 churches on the northern side of York and grouped round the and working together. Give thanks for a successful Holiday Club with Copmanthorpe Methodist Church and Cooper (Earl market town on Easingwold. Please pray for the continued development of our deanery plan and for for our exploration of a Local Ecumenical Partnership in Copmanthorpe. Pray for growth in our work with of Shaftesbury), closer clergy and lay co-operation. Church of England Primary Schools in the Easingwold Deanery: young people and children, and that God would raise up more lay leaders to enable growth in our social Brafferton St Peter’s, Crayke, Huby, Husthwaite, Shipton-by-Beningbrough Forest of Galtres , Sutton-on- reformer, ministry. Pray that more opportunities would be found to reach our communities with God’s love. 1885 the-Forest . Diocese of Thika (Kenya), Bishop Gideon Githiga Ember Day York Diocese Year of the Environment: Pray for God’s forgiveness for the ways in which we have not Tuesday St Mary, Boston Spa and All Saints, Thorpe Arch, St Peter Walton, All Saints, Bramham used the resources of His creation wisely. 25th Diocese of St Albans (Canterbury, England), Bishop Alan Smith. Crispin Clergy: The Revd Peter Bristow, The Revd Tricia Anslow, The Revd Andrew Grant, The Revd Stanley Menzies, and Sunday 2nd St Stephen, Aldwark, St Mary, Alne, St Michael, Tollerton St Peter, Brafferton, St Mary, Myton on Crispinian, Readers: Cathy Dibben, Don Clarke. 15th Sunday martyrs, after Trinity Swale, St Mary Magdalene, Thormanby, c.287 Please pray for the new parish of Lower Wharfe, All Saints, Bramham, St Marys Boston Spa, St Peters, Walton and for the creation of new parochial structures. For the new Youth Worker to be appointed jointly with the Clergy: The Revd Chris Park, The Revd Roy Wadsworth Salvation Army. Pray for the ten institutions of these parishes, especially the two church schools, St Mary’s Please pray for unity in the Wardens and Ministry team as we develop a team for mission and reach out and Lady Elizabeth Hastings. Give thanks for the successful completion of building work at Thorp Arch and with the love of God into the communities of rural North Yorkshire. Pray for workers in an area where the pray for urgent tower fund raising project at Walton. For the work of the Churches together. harvest is plentiful but more are needed to speak of/show their love for God. Diocese of Tirunelveli ( South India), Bishop Jeyapaul Swamidawson Diocese of St Asaph (Wales), Bishop Gregory Cameron Monday 3rd Wednesda St Mary, Askham Richard, St James, Bilbrough, St John the Baptist, Healaugh, All Saints, Long St Michael, Coxwold, St Mary Carlton Husthwaite, St Nicholas, Husthwaite, St Thomas, Wass, All y 26th Saints Bransby, Holy Trinity, Yearsley, St Cuthbert, Crayke . Alfred, Marston, St John the Baptist, Hessay, All Saints, Moor Monkton, All Saints, Rufforth, St Helen king, Bilton, The Epiphany, Tockwith Clergy: The Revd Ian Kitchen, The Revd Nigel Chapman, Retired Clergy: Hugh Buckingham, Reader: scholar, Heather Tisbury, Wardens: Sian Merritt, Roger Pearce, Mike Carter, Jo Hockin, Peter Gilruth, Hugh Perry, 899 Clergy: Vacancy, The Revd Roy Shaw Cedd, Elizabeth Rymer, Margaret Naylor, Joyce Wise, John Butler. abbot, We seek ways to continue our mission and ministry as we enter an interregnum. This has focused minds bishop, We long for more to be involved in home groups and midweek prayers, praying for motivation and 664 and hearts on what is important in our parishes. Pray for ways forward which allow God to grow here. Our imagination in reaching out in mission. All the churches have serious financial issues to face. Pray for more four schools- three church primaries at Long Marston, Askham Richard and Tockwith, and a community people to take on positions of responsibility and for all church members to be open and obedient to school in Rufforth with whom we have close links- are inspiring places; pray for our life with them. Scripture and the Spirit. Pray for links with Husthwaite C of E Primary School, and for Gail Brown in her Diocese of Toamasina (Indian Ocean), Bishop Jean Solo first year as Head at Crayke C of E Primary School. Finances are particularly tight in Carlton Husthwaite, Thursday Chaplaincy of Askham Grange Prison which has a tiny and fragile congregation. 27th Diocese of St David’s (Wales), Bishop John Evans Chaplains: The Revd Roger Clegg, The Revd Joyce Blundell Please pray for staff and prisoners during this time of uncertainty over budgets. Tuesday 4th St John the Baptist and All Saints, Easingwold, St Mary, Raskelf Francis of Diocese of Tohoku (Japan), Bishop John Kato Assisi, friar, Clergy: The Revd Canon John Harrison, The Revd Chris Peel, Reader: Gerald Edmonson-Jones deacon, 1226 Please pray for new arrangements for Christian work in local schools and for the continued development Friday St Everilda, Nether Poppleton, All Saints, Upper Poppleton 28th of our ecumenical contacts. Simon and Clergy: The Revd Jeremy Sylvester, The Revd Michael Fossett Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich (Canterbury, England), Bishop William Stock Jude , Apostles Please pray for all in the parishes as we seek to serve God and our neighbours in all that we do. Wednesday All Saints, Newton on Ouse, Holy Evangelist, Shipton, St Giles, Skelton Diocese of Tokyo (Japan), Bishop Andrew Ohata 5th Clergy: The Revd Malcolm Wainwright, The Revd Anna Lindley. Retired Clergy: The Revd Derek Bailey, Saturday St Andrew, Newton Kyme; St Mary, Tadcaster; St Mary Church Fenton; St John the Baptist, Kirkby 29th The Revd Canon Robert Law, The Revd John Harris-Douglas, The Revd Paul Conder et al. Churchwardens: James Wharfe; St Saviour, Ulleskelf Carolyn Evans, David Martin, David Theakstone, Margaret Trowbridge, Mollie Haigh Hannigton, bishop, Clergy: The Revd Canon Sue Sheriff, The Revd Claire Cullingworth, Readers: Dorothy Clark, Peter Hodgson, Give thanks that the parishes have come through their vacancy in good heart. Pray for wisdom and vision martyr, as we set an agenda for growth and reaching out into our communities. Pray for the work with children 1885 Jane Perkins, Peter Teale, Churchwardens: Peter Carlton Scott, Babs Wilson, Barry Parkin, Robert Hall, Alan Reeve, Tom Fielden, Don Robinson, Carolyn Waterfield. and families. We seek guidance to manage necessary change as we enter this new phase in God’s work. We give thanks for all our Harvest Celebrations and pray that we can serve our communities in their varying Pray for Malcolm, and for Revd Anna Lindley, as she develops the work with families and the young. settings, to support them in times of difficulties and to share in their times of rejoicing. We pray that our Diocese of St Helena (Southern Africa), Bishop Richard Fenwick communities will be richer for our presence. We pray too for Sarah McGuinness as she begins her Ordination Thursday 6th St Mary, Strensall William Training and Steve West as he begins Reader Training. Tyndale, Clergy: The Revd Martin Harrison, The Revd Judith Palmer Diocese of Torit (Sudan), Bishop Bernard Balmoi translator, martyr, 1536 Give thanks for the recent the church reordering and plans to build a new hall. Please pray for the Sunday Commonwealth Prayer Initiative Assembly continued success of our Church Cells and for our newly appointed part time youthworker. Also for our 30th Autumn Children’s Bible Club and the establishment of a Kidz Club at our local primary School. 4th Please pray for all those involved in the CPI Assembly that finishes today as they seek to bring the knowledge Sunday Diocese of St Mark the Evangelist (Southern Africa), Bishop Martin Breytenbach before of Christ to the nations of the Commonwealth. Advent Diocese of Toronto (Ontario, Canada), Bishop Colin Johnson Friday 7th The Forest of Galtres: St Leonard, Farlington, St Mary, Marton, St Helen and the Holy Cross, Sheriff Hutton, St Nicholas, Stillington, All Hallows, Sutton-on-the-Forest Monday Archdeacon of York 31st Clergy: The Revd Chris Ellis, The Revd Sue Nightingale, Retired Clergy: The Revd Robert Law, The Revd Martin The Venerable Richard Seed Luther, Marie Teare, Readers: Alan Glover, Jenny Howarth, Harold Mytum reformer, The responsibilities of being Archdeacon are a privilege. It is an opportunity, with the Bishop of Selby, to Please pray for the 5 parishes of the Benefice as they seek to deepen their support and encouragement of 1546 ensure, I hope, a sense of good morale among the Archdeaconry clergy and to enable the ministry of one another and serve their village communities. Pray for the Benefice's new initiative in outreach and churchwardens and committed lay people in the overall life of the Church in their own community. Being welcome to young families. Please give thanks for Sheriff Hutton's development in Christian Heritage also beneficed is, at times, a challenge but has its own rewards. As a new Member of York Minster Chapter, it Education. Give thanks for the development of Celtic Christian Spirituality and Worship at Marton Church gives an opportunity of being involved in the Minister governance and is a joy.