PRAYER DIARY JULY - SEPTEMBER 2020 Launde Abbey is a retreat house in the heart of the country with God at its centre July - October 2020 Retreats at Launde Abbey For more information and to book Please note that due to ongoing restrictions, please call or see our website these retreats may not go ahead or may require reduced numbers – please contact Launde Launde Abbey, East Norton, Abbey for more information. Leicestershire, LE7 9XB BEGINNERS RETREAT Led by Helen Newman 17th-19th July CREATIVE BIBLE JOURNALING Led by Jamie Thackray and Karen Herrick 28th-31st July INDIVIDUALLY GUIDED RETREAT Led by Jane Keller and her team 17th-21st August CHARISMATIC & CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER Led by David Newman 31st August-3rd September GARDENING WEEK Led by Karen Johnson 7th-11th September SEEING THROUGH GOD’S LENS Led by Morna Simpson 14th-17th September FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD Led by Edel McLean 2nd-4th October FINDING REST IN A BUSY WORLD Led by Sarah Chabowska and Libby Dobson 19th-22nd October GARDENING WEEK Led by Karen Johnson 26th-30th October © Matt Musgrave Serving the Dioceses of Leicester and Peterborough www.laundeabbey.org.uk • 01572 717254 • [email protected] • Charity No: 1140918 FOREWORD FROM THE BISHOP OF LOUGHBOROUGH At the time of as the ground of our being, to retain trust writing, the and hope when all around there is turmoil. whole country Some people have known about this for a and much of long time – those who live with debilitating the world is illness or disability, those in countries with in lock down oppressive regimes, those who cannot rely in response on a steady income; and there are many to the crisis others too. Others of us have much to learn caused by the from the experience of those who have Coronavirus. long been negotiating the challenging and There is no way often painful path of uncertainty. of knowing what the situation Embracing our lack of control is not an will be by the time this Prayer Calendar is excuse to do nothing but an invitation to published and distributed. For many of us rely more fully on God and return to our it’s strange to feel so out of control and primary baptismal vocation to pray, to uncertain even about the short term future. serve God and God’s people. This favourite The virus has pricked the bubble - the prayer of mine seems particularly apt: illusion of control we may once have had is no longer. The ease with which we used God grant me the serenity to make plans and fully expect them to go To accept the things I cannot change; ahead has been greatly challenged. Courage to change the things I can; And wisdom to know the difference. And perhaps this is no bad thing. One of the things we’ve had to learn during this period is to live with uncertainty and lack of control. The challenge is to do that well and remain whole - to focus more fully on God www.laundeabbey.org.uk • 01572 717254 • [email protected] • Charity No: 1140918 WELCOME Welcome to the new edition of the diocesan calendar of prayer, which takes us through summer to early autumn. If you know of anyone else who would like to receive a paper copy of this document, then please contact the Bishop’s Chaplain as below. It can also be downloaded from www. leicester.anglican.org/everyday-faith/calendar-or-prayer/ Every day we pray for Bishops and our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world using the Anglican Cycle of Prayer and the Porvoo prayer calendar (www.porvoochurches.org) – these are included in italics at the bottom of each day. You will also find one of our own partner dioceses featured every week. The Anglican Communion have changed their practice and now only include the name of the diocesan bishop, asking us to pray for the people, clergy and bishops of the names dioceses. The key to the parish entries is as follows: C = Clergy; R = Reader; PA = Pastoral Assistant; Pio = Pioneer Minister; Evng = Evangelist; PTO = Permission to Officiate. Do let the Bishop’s Chaplain know if you’ve got a story to feature on a Sunday in a future edition – with as much notice as possible please! Email Revd Rosie Woodall at [email protected] or phone 0116 270 3390 or send it c/o Bishop’s Lodge. We are very grateful to Revd Canon Brian Davis for his work on gathering parish prayer requests. SUNDAY 5 JULY TRINITY 4 This month thousands of children and young The DBE felt it was still important to offer people prepare for a crucial moment of something, and so have produced a brief transition in their lives – Year 6 children are online service for 2020, with a welcome from moving to secondary school; Year 11 pupils are the Director of Education, Canon Carolyn moving onto sixth form or FE college or into Lewis; a Bible reading; a talk from Bishop the world of work or apprenticeships; while Guli; and prayers and a blessing from Bishop Year 13 students are leaving education or Martyn. It will also include a song from Fischy preparing for university. Others of all ages are Music. Pupils and staff will be invited to join moving schools for a variety of reasons. in either together if they are at school, or can watch it at home with their families. This year, while those times of transition will still happen, they will not be marked Please pray for: by the usual rituals that take place around them. Even those young people that have • all those students moving through returned to schools or college will not have a time of transition at school, college the full experience of leavers’ services, award or university ceremonies, graduations, or end of year • all educational institutions and their parties or proms. They will not be bale to say teaching and support staff ‘farewell and thank you’ to staff, institutions and classmates in the expected way. • the Diocesan Board of Education and their support of our diocesan In recent years, Leicester Diocesan Board of family of schools Education (DBE) has hosted leavers’ services for Year 6 pupils in the Cathedral towards the end of the summer term. As demand for Pray for the United Church of Pakistan: these services has increased, we were due to Archbishop Humphrey Peters - Bishop have two such services in 2020, with senior of Peshawar & Moderator of the diocesan staff helping to lead them. Church of Pakistan CSI School - Woraiyur, Trichy MON 6 JULY Diocese of Kiteto Bishop Isaiah Chambala Pray for those affected by COVID19 in Tanzania, for good and just governance of the country and for businesses and churches struggling in Kiteto. North Queensland (Australia): Bishop Keith Joseph; Awgu / Aninri (Nigeria): Bishop Emmaunuel Ugwu; Kaduna (Nigeria): Bishop Timothy Yahaya TUES 7 JULY Kibworth with Smeeton Westerby & Saddingston Ludger Fremmer (C); Anne Flower (R); Patricia Thompson (R-PTO); Eunice Hayes, Jamie Witcombe (Evng); Theresa Jackson, Jacki Shorley (P-Ast), Ann Perry (P-Ast-PTO). Please pray for the Kibworth Benefice to be effective in its pastoral care and mission during lockdown. Pray for the Well in Kibworth and all its volunteers to continue to be able to effectively meet the practical needs of the poor. North West Australia: Bishop Gary Nelson; Awka (Nigeria): Bishop Alexander Ibezim; Kafanchan (Nigeria): Bishop Marcus Dogo WED 8 JULY Bishop’s Leadership Team meeting Pray for those with leadership in our diocese, especially the Bishop’s Leadership Team, meeting today. Northern Argentina: Bishop Nicholas Drayson; Awori (Nigeria): Bishop J Akin Atere THURS 9 JULY Market Harborough Resourcing Church Team Barry Hill, Susan Cooper, Andy Giles, Alistair Helm, Pep Hill, Alison Iliffe, Peter Mackenzie, James Pickersgill, Jack Wixon (C); Dawn O’Connell (Families); Liz Allen (P-Ast); Eileen Bangerter, Angela Hill (P-Ast- PTO); Jo Giles, George Marshall, Susan Meadows, Lydia Tebbutt (R); David Palmer (Pio); Rob Leveritt (ordinand) As we work towards six new worshipping communities, please pray for Rob planting into new housing, Dawn and Josh leading with under 18s, Pep leading termly Alpha, Administrator Sue, and Barry as team leader. Northern California (USA): Bishop Barry Beisner; Badagry (Nigeria): Bishop Joseph Adeyemi; Ballarat (Australia): Bishop Garry Weatherill FRI 10 JULY Transfiguration: St Nicholas & St Hugh / St Dionysius Market Harborough Market Harborough CE Primary School Please pray for our discernment at St Hugh for the way ahead and for our pastoral engagement with families at St Nicholas. At St Di’s, we give thanks for the faculty for major re-ordering work and pray for the financing of the project to proceed in 2021. Northern Indiana (USA): Bishop Douglas Sparks; Bangor: Bishop Andrew John SAT 11 JULY St Peter and Paul, Great Bowden / All Saints, Lubenham All Saints’ Lubenham CE Primary School & Gt Bowden Academy Please pray for our work with our schools. Pray for our care for elderly congregation members in Lubenham. In Great Bowden pray for the appointment of a new Team Vicar and our outreach to newcomers to the village, including through Cafe Church. Northern Luzon (Philippines): Bishop Hilary Pasikan; Banks & Torres (Melanesia): Bishop Alfred Worek; Kagera (Tanzania): Bishop Darlington Bendankeha SUNDAY 12 JULY TRINITY 5 This week we were expecting to welcome our partner bishops for a link meeting preceding “The Big Hello”, the international hospitality period leading up to the Lambeth Conference. That has been postponed until at least 2021 due to the global COVID19 pandemic. Each of our partner dioceses has had to respond differently to the crisis depending on their local circumstances and resources.