The Diocese of Saldanha Bay within The Anglican Church of Southern Africa Prayers for the Parishes and the People of the Diocese 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2019 E&OE DIOCESAN QUIET DAYS 17 October 2019 21 November 2019 19 December 2019 You are encouraged to keep this date with God in a place of your own choosing. A time of being fully present to God and quietly listening to God. QUIET GARDEN MEETINGS (all welcome) “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” (Mark 6:31) St Peter’s Church St Stephen’s Church All Saints Church CHURCHHAVEN PINELANDS DURBANVILLE 3rd Thursday 3rd Saturday 2nd Saturday 10h00 to 15h00 09h00 to 12h00 14h00 to 17h00 For more information contact the parishes concerned. Tuesday 1 October 2019 Remigius, Bishop & Missionary to the Franks, 530 World Wide Communion: Pennsylvania (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Daniel Gutierrez Chester (England) The Rt Revd Peter Robert Forster Chester (England) The Rt Revd Libby Lane; Chester (England) The Rt Revd Keith Sinclair; Diocese of Saldanha Bay THE DIOCESAN OFFICE The Ministry of the Bishop in the Diocese THE RT. REVD RAPHAEL HESS BISHOP Mrs Lizel Carelse PA to the Bishop Lay Canon Clarence Martin Diocesan Secretary The Very Revd Kulana Makhalima Senior Priest The Ven. André Allies Archdeacon to the Ordinary The Revd Canon Charles Williams Canon Missioner Ms Percy Matanda Media & Communications Officer CLERGY WITH HISTORIC & MINISTRY LINKS WITH THE DIOCESE The Revd Harry Wiggett The Rt. Revd Geoff Quinlan The Ven. Anthony Gregorowski Honorary Senior Priest The Ven. James van Staden Honorary Senior Priest The Very Revd Bruce Jenneker Honorary Senior Priest The Ven. Ronald Jonathan Honorary Archdeacon DIOCESAN PECULIAR St Peter’s Church, Churchhaven The Revd Ann Currie Vicar St Clement’s Church, Vondeling The Revd Ernest Ward-Cox Vicar Pray for God's peace, joy and love in the Diocese of Saldanha Bay. Pray for God's guiding hand in the Diocese and all parishes, clergy and laity. Diocese of Saldanha Bay PPP Oct - Dec 2019 Page 1 Wednesday 2 October 2019 Anthony, Earl of Shaftesbury, Philanthropist, 1885 World Wide Communion: Perth (Australia) The Most Revd Kay Goldsworthy Perth (Australia) The Rt Revd Jeremy James Perth (Australia) The Rt Revd Kate Wilmot; Chhattisgarh (North India) The Rt Revd Robert Ali; Chicago (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Jeffrey Lee Bishop Raphael Pray for Bishop Raphael, Myfanwy and their family. Give thanks for their ministry in this Diocese. EVENTS: Taizé Cape Town Youth meeting Thursday 3 October 2019 World Wide Communion: Peru (South America) The Rt Revd Jorge Luis Aguilar Chichester (England) The Rt Revd Martin Warner Chichester (England) The Revd Richard Charles Jackson; Chichester (England) The Rt Revd Mark Sowerby; Senior Priest Pray for the Very Revd Kulana Makhalima, our Senior Priest. We pray for strength and guidance as he wears the mantle of Senior Priest in our Diocese. May God's strength be with him in all that he does. EVENTS: Taizé Cape Town Youth meeting Friday 4 October 2019 Francis of Assisi, Religious, 1226 World Wide Communion: Peshawar (Pakistan) The Most Revd Humphrey Peters (Primate) Chotanagpur (North India) The Rt Revd B. B. Baskey Koforidua (West Africa) The Rt Revd Felix Odei Annancy The Archdeacon to the Ordinary Pray for the Ven André Allies in his role as the Archdeacon to the Ordinary. Pray for God's guidance in the work involved in fulfilling this role. EVENTS: Taizé Cape Town Youth meeting Diocese of Saldanha Bay PPP Oct - Dec 2019 Page 2 Saturday 5 October 2019 World Wide Communion: Peterborough (England) The Rt Revd Donald Spargo Allister Peterborough (England) The Rt Revd John Holbrook Christ the King (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd William Mostert Administration of the Diocese We give thanks for the work of Clarence Martin and the team at Bishopshaven and Chapter House taking care of all that needs to be done to keep the Diocese running. EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS: Taizé Cape Town Youth meeting Birthdays: Charles Blows AWF Dorcas day Sunday 6 October 2019 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST World Wide Communion: Pray for the Church in Wales The Most Revd John Davies - Archbishop of Wales & Bishop of Swansea & Brecon Canon Missioner Pray for the work of the Canon Missioner, The Revd Canon Charles Williams. Pray for the development of the work of the 3 Apex Priorities - Social Development, Church Growth and Youth Ministry. Pray for all involved in developing these ministries inthe Diocese, Archdeaconries and Parishes. EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS: Taizé Cape Town Youth meeting Birthdays: Merwyn Moore; Guild of the Servants of the Sanctuary Chapter Abraham Kearns Meeting Confirmation service - St Alban, Goodwood Monday 7 October 2019 William Tyndale, Priest & Martyr, 1536 World Wide Communion: Phulbani (North India) The Rt Revd Bijay Nayak Christchurch (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) Peter Carrell Kolhapur (North India) The Rt Revd Sandeep Suresh Vibhute Legal team Pray for the Diocesan Chancellor (Judge Chantel Fortuin) and the Diocesan Registrar (Lloyd Fortuin). Give thanks for the work that they do. Give thanks for those who support them in this challenging work. EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS: Elsies River Archdeaconry Retreat Birthdays: Vincent Endley Diocese of Saldanha Bay PPP Oct - Dec 2019 Page 3 Tuesday 8 October 2019 World Wide Communion: Pittsburgh (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Dorsey W M McConnell Chubu (Japan) The Rt Revd Peter Ichiro Shibusawa Media and Communications Pray for the work of Percy Matanda, the Media and Communications officer in the Diocese. EVENTS: Chapter meeting Elsies River Archdeaconry Retreat Wednesday 9 October 2019 World Wide Communion: Polynesia (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) The Most Revd Fereimi Cama Polynesia (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) The Rt Revd Henry Bull Polynesia (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) The Rt Revd Gabriel Sharma; Polynesia (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) The Rt Revd Afa Vaka; Clogher (Ireland) The Rt Revd John McDowell The Diocesan Secretariat We pray for the team of people sharing the load as secretaries to the various Diocesan meetings. EVENTS: CELEBRATIONS: Trust & Finance Board meetings Birthdays: Nino Julius; Kathleen Hess Elsies River Archdeaconry Retreat Thursday 10 October 2019 World Wide Communion: Popondota (Papua New Guinea) The Rt Revd Lindsley Ihove Coimbatore (South India) The Rt Revd Timothy Ravinder St Peter, Churchhaven Give thanks for the celebrations of 114 years of ministry in this place. We pray for the onoging ministry in this special place of silence, solitude and restoration. Pray for the communities who worship here and for those who visit from time to time.am of people sharing the load as secretaries to the various Diocesan meetings. EVENTS: Elsies River Archdeaconry Retreat Diocese of Saldanha Bay PPP Oct - Dec 2019 Page 4 Friday 11 October 2019 Philip the Deacon World Wide Communion: Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) The Rt Revd Denny Bray Guka Colombia (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Francisco Duque Kollam - Kottarakkara (South India) The Rt Revd Dr Oommen George St Clement, Vondeling Pray for the people of this place and for the Revd Ernest Ward-Cox as he builds a worshipping community in this church. EVENTS: Elsies River Archdeaconry Retreat PRAYER… Prayer is speaking and listening to God and desiring to be united with God and to do his will. If you already pray regularly, pray especially that God will increase your faith. Pray that God will help you to know his Catholic Church more fully, that he will guide you and show you the truth. Pray that God will give you the strength to follow that truth. If you don't pray regularly, then do try to. Nothing happens without prayer. Pray anytime, pray anywhere - pray right now if you can. Talk to God in your own words. If you don't know how to start, say slowly any prayers that you know off by heart, like the Lord's Prayer. It doesn't matter how self-conscious or stupid or empty you feel. It doesn't matter what terrible things you've done, or how little you believe in God. Start by asking him to help you to pray; say thank you for the good things in your life - however small; say sorry for the things you know you've done wrong; ask God to help you in all your needs, in all your difficulties; ask him to help those you love; tell him that you love him, that you trust him, even if you don't feel that you do; ask him to increase your faith. Try to pray regularly, at least every day when you get up and when you go to bed, even if it's only for two minutes. More than anything else - be honest with God, he doesn't want us to pretend that we are someone else; he loves us just as we are. If we pray, and if we try to do what we know is right, then God will give us everything that we need. He will guide us and bring us to share in his own glorious life, united with his Son Jesus Christ, in the unity of his Holy Spirit - now, in this world, and in the unending joy of heaven. Diocese of Saldanha Bay PPP Oct - Dec 2019 Page 5 Saturday 12 October 2019 World Wide Communion: Port Sudan (Sudan) The Rt Revd Abdu Elnur Kodi Colombo (Ceylon) The Rt Revd Dhiloraj Ranjit Canagasabey Kondoa (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Given Gaula Bellville Archdeaconry Parish Dedication Clergy The Revd Canon Jeannine Louw Bellville Transfiguration The Revd Gerald Francis The Revd Claude Ross The Revd Fred Hendricks The Revd Colin Moodaley The Revd Courtney Sampson Bellville South St John The Revd Matthew Meyer The Revd Robert Pietersen The Revd Andrew Wyngaard The Revd Brian Pritchard CPUT & UWC The Revd Luyanda Nyubuse The Ven.