DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER July 2021 – August 2021 God our Father, renew our hope. By the Holy Spirit’s power strengthen us to pray readily, serve joyfully and grow abundantly rejoicing in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 1 July Chalke Valley, Chalke Deanery Clergy: Catherine Blundell, Jenny Taylor, Roger Leake. LLM: David Blundell. Prayers please - For the Chalke Valley Team as we begin another clergy vacancy That the ministry of our Lay Pastoral Assistants and Lay Worship Leaders will flourish. For the primary school we support in Cueibet, South Sudan. Coombe Bissett CE VA Primary School Broad Chalke CE VA Primary School Longford CE VC Primary School 2 July Nadder Valley, Chalke Deanery Clergy: Graham Southgate, Elaine Brightwell, Tina Fox, Juliette Hulme, Jo Naish, Mark Hayter. LLM: Judy Anderson. We pray for each of our fourteen parishes and the links with the four schools. We also pray for a strengthening of our vision and energy, that we might bring new life to our communities. Tisbury St John's CE VC Primary School Hindon CE VA Primary School Dinton CE VC Primary School Chilmark & Fonthill Bishop CE VA Primary School 3 July – Thomas the Apostle St Bartholomew, Chalke Deanery We give thanks for the generous support received during the vacancy, and we pray for our Rector-designate Kate McFarlane and her family who will be joining us in September. Semley CE VA Primary School 4 July – Fifth Sunday after Trinity Western Downland, Chalke Deanery Clergy: Les Player, Nigel Cumming, Rob Eardley, Angus Mayhew. For faith, vision and unity as we live a hybrid life of online and in-person activities and worship. For parishes valiantly working to overcome financial challenges. For our Church School giving thanks for our retiring headteacher, Kim, and praying for God’s blessing upon the leadership of Alice, her successor. Western Downland CE VA Primary School Sarum Academy Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Please pray for The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea. 5 July Rural Officers: Margaret Preuss-Higham (Sherborne), Richard Hancock (Dorset), Claire Horton (Sarum), Rhona Floate (Wilts). Environment Group Chair: David Morgan. Pray for all rural churches as they open up safely following the easing of lockdown and wrestle with the financial implications of the last months. Pray for all who lead these churches in any capacity and the community’s in which they are set. Give thanks for all who for the environment group in the diocese. 6 July Heytesbury Deanery Rural Dean: Pauline Reid. Lay Chair: Robert Shuler. We pray for the life of our deanery; for all the communities of people that live and work in our villages and towns. For our churches serving those communities, for clergy and lay people as they seek to discern a way forward in these challenging times. We pray particularly for those parishes who now find themselves in vacancy, and for all who are giving their time and energy to plan the months ahead: Mere with West Knoyle and Maiden Bradley, and the parishes of the River Were benefice. Amen 7 July Cley Hill Villages, Heytesbury Deanery Clergy: Pauline Reid, Gay Maynard. We give thanks for the life of our benefice and for the many people who give generously of their time and talents to serve our communities. We pray particularly for the staff and pupils of the three schools in our benefice, Crockerton CE VA primary School, Chapmanslade CE VA School and Horningsham Community Primary School. Give strength and courage to all who serve on our PCC’s as we negotiate the way forward in these difficult and challenging times. Crockerton CE VA Primary School Chapmanslade CE VA Primary School Episcopal churches in South Sudan and Sudan: Please pray for Rt Revd Andudu Adam Elnail, Bishop of Kadugli and Nuba Mountains 8 July Mere with West Knoyle & Maiden Bradley, Heytesbury Deanery Give courage and hope to all who serve on the PCC’s of these parishes in this time of vacancy. Enable all who are responsible for ensuring that the work of the church in serving the local community continues, wisdom, patience and a willingness to work together harmoniously in serving God and loving neighbour. Amen 9 July Upper Stour, Heytesbury Deanery Clergy: Ben Rundell-Evans, Mike MacCormack. We pray that, as we continue to enjoy new found freedoms, that we may discover new ways of being present in our communities, and that we may be open to seeing God in the most surprising of places. Bourton St Georges CE VA School Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy 10 July Upper Wylye Valley Team, Heytesbury Deanery Clergy: Trudy Hobson, Clifford Stride, Jonathan Hiscox, Diana Hammond, Robin Hungerford, Jane Shaw. LLM: Katherine Venning. Please pray for the Church’s witness to the communities in our 10 villages, our involvement with Rural Hope Thrive Scheme and as we begin to rebuild our families and young peoples’ outreach following the Pandemic. St John's Hospital Heytesbury Sutton Veny CE VC Primary School Heytesbury CE VA Primary School Wylye Valley CE VA Primary School 11 July – Sixth Sunday after Trinity Warminster Christ Church, Heytesbury Deanery Clergy: Lorraine Dobbins, Caroline Spindlow (Curate about to be ordained Priest). Ordinand: Si Pope. Youth Pastor: Ben Cooke. Give thanks for the growing relationship between the Church and Sambourne School. Please pray for discernment as we begin to seek God's plans and purposes for our mission and ministry in the future. Warminster Sambourne CE VC Primary School Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Please pray for The Episcopal Church in the Philippines. 12 July White Horse, Heytesbury Deanery Clergy: Rebecca Harris, Caroline Husband, Holly Newton, Helen Durant-Stevensen, Margaret Davies, David Hart. LLMs: Graham Stevensen, Ashley Jones, Janet Likeman. Please pray for our new curate, Holly Newton and her family as they settle into our Team. Please pray for us as we review our ministry and mission, at what God has been doing among us over the last year, and where he is calling us to in the future. Westbury Leigh CE VC Primary School Westbury CE VC Junior School Dilton Marsh CE VC Primary School 13 July River Were, Heytesbury Deanery Clergy: Sue Hart, Margaret Collins. Please pray for us as we begin a time of interregnum in these uncertain times. Pray especially for the churchwardens and all those who share the responsibility for the worship, the mission and pastoral care across the benefice. Pray also for The Revd Sue Hart as her curacy comes to an end and she considers her future and for the Revd Margaret (Mags) Collins recently licensed to the Benefice. Warminster St John's CE VC Primary School Warminster The Minster CE VC Primary School 14 July Overseas Links Sudan Committee Secretary: Sheila Trist. Sudan Medical Link: Mike Maclachlan. For all deanery and diocesan Sudan, Latvia & Evreux Links. Episcopal churches in South Sudan and Sudan: Please pray for Rt Revd Moses Zungo, Bishop of Maridi 15 July The Archdeacon of Wilts Ven Dr Sue Groom Please pray for wisdom in decision making and for stamina in training for the sponsored swim across the Solent in September. 16 July Devizes Deanery Rural Dean: Andrew Sinclair. ARD: Keith Brindle. Lay Chair: Carole Jones. Prayer for the Deanery Finance Strategy Group supporting parishes and benefices in the deanery address their financial circumstances, and for new deanery-wide initiative focussing youth work provision and mission in our local secondary schools, through mentoring, and support of school's pastoral teams. 17 July Bratton, Edington & Imber, Erlestoke and Coulston, Devizes Deanery Clergy: Andrew Sinclair. Pray for Andrew Sinclair as he returns to work in the benefice following three months on sabbatical; for the Edington Music Festival taking place next month after its cancellation last year; and for those parishes facing financial challenges at present. 18 July – Seventh Sunday after Trinity Devizes St John and St Mary, Devizes Deanery Clergy: Gerry Lynch. Please pray for our search for a new Rector, and for a new Director of Music to replace the superlative Chris Totney who leaves us at the end of July; that God continues to give strength to our lay leaders who have had to bear so much additional responsibility during uniquely difficult circumstances, and to our retired clergy and curate who have led our worship in the interregnum; for God's guidance as we look to plug the pandemic-related hole in our finances; give thanks that our plans for St Mary's are making excellent progress. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Please pray for Eglise Anglicane du Rwanda. 19 July Devizes St Peter, Devizes Deanery Please pray for parishes in vacancy at present which includes St Peter in Devizes. 20 July Rowde and Bromham, Devizes Deanery Clergy: Ruth Schofield, Heather Smith. LLM: Caroline Culley. Please pray for all who minister in the Benefice, in official or unofficial capacities. Please pray for the churches of Rowde, Bromham and Sandy Lane as we start our Church Vision process, "Join the Conversation”. Rowde C of E Primary Academy Bromham St Nicholas CE VC Primary School 21 July Southbroom St James, Devizes Deanery Clergy: Keith Brindle, Richard Saint, Anthony Rose. Prayer for St James Centre as it increasingly becomes the centre of support in the wider community and is used by external charities to meet clients and enable human flourishing. That the church will build good relationships with these charities and their clients. Prayers also for the CAP Debt Centre operating out of SJC - it is seeing many clients with a range of complex needs in addition to financial ones. Devizes The Trinity Primary Academy Southbroom St James Academy Episcopal churches in South Sudan and Sudan: Please pray for Most Revd Moses Deng Bol, Archbishop of Northern Bahr el Ghazal & Bishop of Wau.