Wed 30 William Wilberforce, social reformer, Olaudah Equiano and Chomas Clarkson, anti slavery campaigners ‐ 1883, 1797 and 1846 Diocese of Chelmsford Althorne (St Andrew) & Latchingdon (Christ Church) w North Fambridge (Holy Trinity). Cycle of Prayer Clergy: Sandra Manley (R). Latchingdon School: Margaret Amery (HT). for daily use in The Diocese of Eldoret (Kenya) June and July 2014 Now on Twitter @chelmsdio Thu 31 Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556. Tillingham (St Nicholas) w Dengie (St James) & Asheldham. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Col 4: 2 Clergy: Lorna Smith (PIC). Readers: Margaret Plant, Adrian Smith. Sun 1 THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER St Nicholas School: Paula Hagan (HT) Archdeacon Mina Smallman asks for your prayers for Reverends Paul Carr, Asheldham Youth Centre: Barry Howard (Chair, Management Cttee) Paul Gambling, Norbert Mutuku and the Reverend Andy and Mrs Alice Smith. May God bless them all in their ministries. The Diocese of El‐Obeid (Sudan) Mon 2 The Deanery of Basildon Area Dean: Margaret Shaw. Lay Chair: Shirley Jeffery NOTES: Where parochial links are known to exist the names of overseas workers are Assistant Area Deans: Paul Carr and Jo Delfgou placed immediately after the appropriate parish. Further information concerning overseas Chaplains: Linda Peall (Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHS dioceses, including the names of bishops, is contained in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, Foundation Trust), Tara Frankland (St Luke’s Hospice) available on their website http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm The Diocese of Cuernavaca (Mexico) To contact the Diocese of Chelmsford about the Cycle of Prayer in The Month or online, please email internal/[email protected] Tue 3 The Martyrs of Uganda, 1885‐7 and 1977 ABBREVIATIONS: Basildon (St Martin of Tours) A Assistant Clergy; AAD Assistant Area Dean; AC Associate Clergy; ACD Associate Clergy Clergy: Esther McCafferty (R), Martin Wood (Hon. A). Diaconate; AD Area Dean; ARD Assistant Rural Dean; ASM Associate Minister, AT Assistant Reader: Phyll Wood. Clergy Title Post; AYO Area Youth Officer, BP Bishop; C Community Worker; CA Church Army; The Diocese of Curitiba (Brazil) CIC Curate in Charge; CHP Chaplain; EVN Evangelist; HT Head Teacher; MCD Minister of Conventional District; MIN Minister, P Priest; PIC Priest in Charge; PP Public Preacher; R Rector; RD Rural Dean; Rdes Rector designate; RDR Reader; PTO Permission to Officiate; RES Wed 4 Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century Residentiary Canon; SNP Special Needs Post, T Teacher; TM Team Ministry; TR Team Rector; Basildon (St Andrew w Holy Cross). TV Team Vicar; V Vicar; Vdes Vicar designate; WDN Warden. Clergy: Margaret Shaw (RD, V). Reader: John Shaw The Diocese of Cuttack (North India) Hon. Editor: Reverend Bill Howes, 26 Westfield Drive, Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex CO6 1PU, 01376 561826 (e‐mail [email protected]) who would be glad to receive comments and Thu 5 Boniface (Wynfrith) of Crediton, Bishop, Apostle of Germany, Martyr, 754 Billericay & Little Burstead TM: Billericay (Christ Church), Billericay Looking for a Spiritual Director? (Emmanuel), Billericay (St John the Divine), Little Burstead (St Mary Vn) Visit www.spiritual‐direction‐in‐essex.org for a list of co‐ordinators from the Diocesan Spiri‐ Clergy: Paul Carr (TR), Paul Gambling, Warner Pidgeon (TV), Tom Loh (A). tuality Advisors Group in your Episcopal Area. Readers: Peter Fisher, Margaret Fowler, Sue Ginn, Susan Oakley, Pauline Randall, Linda Russ, Jane Tolaini, Pauline Woolnough. Discovering Prayer: Resources and reflections at www.chelmsford.anglican.org/prayer1.html The Diocese of Cyangugu (Rwanda) 12 1 Fri 6 Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945 Fri 25 JAMES THE APOSTLE Bowers Gifford w North Benfleet (St Margaret, St John) The Deanery of Maldon & Dengie Clergy: David Ibiayo (PIC). Rural Dean: Sandra Manley. Lay Chair: Adrian Smith. St Margaret’s School: Emma Wigmore (HT) Assistant Rural Dean: Ken Dunstan The Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf (Jerusalem and Middle East) Please pray for the ongoing work of Re‐imagining Ministry in this largely rural deanery, with limited financial and ministerial resources. Also that Sat 7 Pray for all who are inspired to write hymns and music in praise of God. long‐standing church members may be refreshed in their understanding The Diocese of Daejeon (Korea) and experience of Christ. The Diocese of Ekiti‐Oke (Ondo, Nigeria) Sun 8 PENTECOST Environment Sunday Sat 26 Anne and Joachim, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Loving Father, we praise and thank you for giving us so much to enjoy in Pray for The Reverend Robert Wiggs, and the work of the Faith in Action your world. And if we do not understand why nature sometimes seems so Group. cruel and harsh, and why people suffer from floods, earthquakes and man‐ The Diocese of Ekiti West (Ondo, Nigeria) made disasters, help us to trust where we cannot see and to rest in the knowledge that not even the smallest sparrow lies outside your loving care. THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Help us to do all in our power to relieve suffering, and make us willing and Sun 27 Pray for the work of the Hockerill Foundation, which provides grants to eager to share the good things that you have given us for the benefit of all. teachers in training from this diocese, St Albans and others, especially PRAY for La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico; those studying Religious Education. The Most Revd Francisco Moreno, Presiding Bishop PRAY for the Province de L’Eglise Anglicane au Rwanda The Most Revd Dr Onesphore Rwaje, Archbishop Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597 Mon 9 Ephrem of Syria, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Teacher of the Faith, 373 Bradwell on Sea (St Thomas, St Peter on the Wall) & St Lawrence (St Laindon (St Nicholas) w Dunton Mon 28 Lawrence). Clergy: Vacancy (V) Clergy: Vacancy (PIC), Brigid Main (CHP St Peter on the Wall) The Diocese of Dallas (Province VII, The Episcopal Church, USA) St Cedd’s School: Pauline Ward (HT) Burnham‐on‐Crouch (St Mary Vn). Tue10 Great Burstead (St Mary Magdalene) w Ramsden Crays Clergy: Mark North (V) Clergy: Michael Hall (V) St Mary’s School: Geraldine Denham‐Hale (HT) The Diocese of Damaturu (Jos, Nigeria) The Walsingham Youth Pilgrimage begins today. The Diocese of El Camino Real (Province VIII The Episcopal Church) Wed 11 BARNABAS THE APOSTLE Langdon Hills (St Mary & All Saints) Tue 29 Mary, Martha and Lazarus, companions of Our Lord Clergy: Colin Hopkinson (R), Mark Petitt (A), Julian Patching (A). Purleigh (All Saints). Reader: Kennedy Wrath Clergy: Laurie Blaney (PIC). The Diocese of Dar‐es‐Salaam (Tanzania) Creeksea (All Saints). Clergy: Vera Wadman (PIC). Cold Norton (St Stephen) w Stow Maries (St Mary & St Margaret). Clergy: Sandra Manley (R, RD) The Diocese of El Salvador (Central America) 2 11 Sun 20 THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Thu 12 Pitsea (St Gabriel) w Nevendon (St Peter) Give thanks for the men and women of the RNLI and HM Coastguard, Clergy: Simon Law (R) who risk their lives to protect those who travel the seas around our The Diocese of Davao (Philippines) coast. PRAY for The Episcopal Church in the Philippines Fri 13 Vange (St Chad) The Most Revd Edward Pacyaya Malecdan, Prime Bishop. Clergy: David Ibiayo (R). The Diocese of Delaware (Province III, The Episcopal Church, USA) Mon 21 Sandon (St Andrew). Clergy: Terry Brown (PIC) Sat 14 Richard Baxter, Puritan Divine, 1691 South Woodham Ferrers (Holy Trinity). Please pray for the Baptist Union, Eastern Region; The Revd Paul Hills, Clergy: Carol Ball (V) Michèle Marshall (AC) Regional Minister and Team Leader Trinity St Mary’s School: Christina Gooday (HT) The Diocese of Delhi (North India) The Diocese of Egbu (Owerri, Nigeria) Sun 15 TRINITY SUNDAY Tue 22 MARY MAGDALENE Refugee Week begins tomorrow Stock Harvard (All Saints). At this time of war and unrest in the Arab and African nations we Clergy: Stephen Need (PIC) remember especially all those people who have been torn from their Stock School: Alina Clay (HT) homes and countries and now look to us for comfort and support. West Hanningfield (St Mary & St Edward). PRAY for the Church of the Province of Mayanmar (Burma) Clergy: Stephen Need (PIC). The Most Revd Stephen Than Myint Oo, Archbishop St Peter’s School: Wendy Figuera (HT). Pray for The Most Reverend Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis President Mon 16 Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253 Bishop (Jerusalem and the Middle East) Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Philosopher, 1752 Wickford & Runwell TM: Wickford (St Catherine, Wickford (St Andrew), Wed 23 Bridget of Sweden, Abbess of Vadstena, 1373 Runwell (St Mary) Widford (St Mary, Church of the Holy Spirit). Clergy: Jane Freeman (TR), Jo Delfgou (TV), Norbert Mutuku (TV), Clergy: Stephanie Gillingham (PiC); Andy Taylor (RD), Carol Smith (AC). Sue Mann (A). Reader: Keith Taylor Reader: John Knowles The Diocese of Eha‐Amufu (Enugu, Nigeria) Wickford Infants School: Debbbie Rogan (HT) The Diocese of Derby (Canterbury) Thu 24 Woodham Ferrers (St Mary) and Bicknacre (St Andrew). Clergy: Carol Ball (PIC) Michèle Marshall (AC) Tue 17 Samuel and Henrietta Barnett, Social Reformers, 1913 and 1936 St Mary’s School: Stephanie Redgate (HT) The retired Clergy, Readers and lay ministers who live and work The Retired Clergy, Readers, and lay ministers who live and work in the Deanery of Basildon. in the Deanery of Chelmsford South The Diocese of Derry & Raphoe (Armagh, Ireland) The Dioceses of Ekiti (Ondo, Nigeria) and Ekiti Kwara (Ibadan, Nigeria) 10 3 Wed 18 Bernard Mizeki, Apostle of the MaShona, Martyr, 1896 Tue 15 Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c.862 The Deanery of Chelmsford North: Bonaventure, Friar, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, 1274 Area Dean: Carla Hampton. Lay Chair: Roger Shilling. Galleywood (St Michael & All Angels) Chaplains: James Ridge, Managing Chaplain (Chelmsford Prison), Clergy: Andy Griffiths (RD, V), Stephanie Gillingham, Carol Smith (AC).