Prayer Diary – October-December 2018 This diary has been compiled to help us pray together for one another and our common concerns. It is also available on the diocesan website www.europe.anglican.org , both for downloading (PDF) and for viewing. The latter should be updated as new appointments and other changes are announced. A daily prayer update is sent via PrayerMate and Twitter (on the diocesan account @DioceseinEurope) Each chaplaincy, with the communities it serves, is remembered in prayer once a quarter, following this weekly pattern: • Eastern Archdeaconry: Monday, Saturday • Archdeaconry of France: Tuesday, Saturday • Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Wednesday, Saturday • Italy & Malta Archdeaconry: Friday • Archdeaconry of North West Europe: Thursday • Swiss Archdeaconry: Friday • Archdeaconry of Germany and Northern Europe • Nordic and Baltic Deanery: Monday • Germany: Saturday On Sundays, we pray for subjects which affect us all (e.g. reconciliation, on Remembrance Sunday), or which have local applications for most of us (e.g. the local cathedral or cathedrals). This will include Diocesan Staff, Churches in Communion and Ecumenical Partners. SUNDAY INTERCESSIONS should, by tradition, include prayer for Bishop Robert and the local Head of State by name. In addition, prayers may also include Bishop David (the Suffragan Bishop) and, among the heads of other states, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the leaders of other countries represented in the congregation. Sources and resources also commended: Anglican Cycle of Prayer www.anglicancommunion.org/resources/cycle-of-prayer/download-the-acp.aspx World Council of Churches http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/prayer-cycle (weekly) and Common Worship Lectionary festivals and commemorations (CW, pp 2-17 or https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts.aspx ). Contact Details Please send all comments, additions, updates and prayer requests to Anthony Cummings, ([email protected] or [email protected] ) This Prayer Diary is compiled on the basis of information received by 15 September. September Sunday 30 – Trinity 18 Pray for Bishop Robert and Bishop David as they lead and pastor the diocese. Pray for the Bishop's Office in Brussels, for Meurig Williams in his role as Bishop's Chaplain and Gail Wilmet as Administrative Secretary. Pray for Elaine Labourel (Director of Reader Ministry) and all those training to be Readers in the diocese. October Monday 1 Archdeaconries of Germany and Northern Europe, Eastern: Archdeacon Colin Williams. Vienna: (Also serves Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Bratislava, Ljubljana, Yerevan, Zagreb) Chaplain: Patrick Curran, Assistants: Mike Waltner, John Barker, Readers: Laura Fairburn. Pray for CEMES intern Ben O’Neill. Tuesday 2 Aquitaine: (Includes Bertric Buree, Bordeaux, Condom in the Gers, Doudrac, Limeuil Haut, Monteton, Périgueux-Chancelade, Ste Nathalene, Sorges) Chaplain: Anthony Lomas, Assistants: Liz Morris, Charlotte Sullivan, Readers: Janis Adams, Sheila Marshall, Patrick Sturges, Michael Torne, Roger Verrall . Wednesday 3 Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Archdeacon Geoff Johnston. Gibraltar Cathedral: (Also serves Gibraltar (Port)) Dean: Vacant Thursday 4 Antwerp: Chaplain: Andrew Wagstaff, Reader: Egbert van Groesen. Antwerp Mission to Seafarers . Pray for the North-West Europe Archdeaconry Synod, meeting 4-6 October in Ghent. Friday 5 Archdeaconry of Italy and Malta: Archdeacon Vickie Sims. Pray for Vickie in her dual role as chaplain in Milan and volunteer archdeacon. Assisi: Locum Chaplain. Bordighera: (served from Menton, France). Saturday 6 Berlin: Chaplain: Christopher Jage-Bowler. Bonn with Cologne: Chaplain: Michael Bullock, Assistant: Richard Gardiner. Sunday 7 - Trinity 19 Give thanks for our relationship with the Lutheran Churches of the Porvoo Agreement. Pray for the Porvoo Contact Group and the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. Monday 8 Pray for the France Archdeaconry Committee meeting in Paris today. Prague: (Includes Brno, also serves Dresden) Chaplain: Rev'd Nathanial, Reader: Mr Jack Noonan. Pray for our stewardship and outreach activities; for the growth of our Brno congregation. Tuesday 9 Archdeaconry of France: Archdeacon Meurig Williams. Beaulieu-sur-Mer: Chaplain: Anthony Ingham. Biarritz: Chaplain: Vacant. Wednesday 10 Casablanca: Chaplain: Medhat Sabry. Tangier: Chaplain: Dennis Obidiegwu . Thursday 11 Brugge, Knokke, Ostend: Chaplain: Augustine Nwaekwe. Friday 12 Florence: (Also serves Siena, Bologna) Chaplain: William Lister, Deacon: Giampaolo Pancetti, Reader: Maria Makepeace. Genova: Chaplain: Tony Dickinson. Pray for: all whose lives have been affected by the collapse of the Morandi bridge; those beginning preparation for baptism at the Church of the Holy Ghost in 2019. Saturday 13 Brittany: (Includes: Huelgoat, Ploërmel, Rostrenen) Chaplain: Robin Adams, Readers: Laura Hillman, Robin Hillman, Alan Mason, Guy Barnard. Cannes: Chaplain: Giles Williams, Readers: David Sinclair, Christine Williams. Pray for: our curry evening tonight for outreach and fellowship; our Alpha Course; our youth group camping out and hiking next weekend. Sunday 14 – Trinity 20 Pray for the Lusitanian Church, Bishop Jorge Pina Cabral . Pray for the Church of Denmark and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia. Monday 15 Copenhagen: (Also serves Aarhus) Chaplain: Smitha Prasadam, Readers: Professor Ursula Sonnewald, Victoria Wadsworth-Hansen, Graeme Lloyd-Roberts. Tallinn: Chaplain: Gustav Piir. Tuesday 16 Chantilly: Chaplain: Sarah Tillet. Pray for our Funding Programme and special fundraising events, that they would be fruitful in building up our life together in community and in love and prayer as well as increasing our generosity in giving. Give thanks for the growth in our ecumenical relationships, pray for our lives together in God’s mission for this area. Dinard: Chaplain: Vacant. We remember in prayer Fr Gareth Randall who passed away 16th August. Wednesday 17 Barcelona: (Also serves Andorra) Chaplain: John Chapman. Nerja and Almuñécar: Chaplain: Nigel Thomas. Thursday 18 Archdeaconry of North-West Europe: Archdeacon Paul Vrolijk. Brussels: Associate Chaplain: John Wilkinson, Assistant: Fiona Simon, Deacon: Jean-Bosco Turahirwa, Readers: Jennifer Le Jeune, David Fieldsend, Heather Roy, Grace West, Arttu Makipaa. Pray for Fiona as she settles in to her new ministry and for CEMES intern Mark Van Eker . Pray for the Prime Ministers and Presidents of Europe gathered for the EU Summit Meeting in Brussels today, discussing the migration crisis and the proposed Brexit deal for the UK; for Church Representation to the European Institutions; for Bishop Robert in his role as the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Representative to the European Institutions and his Attaché David Fieldsend as he hands over to his successor before retiring at the end of this month. Friday 19 Malta and Gozo: (Includes: Sliema, Valletta, also serves: Gozo) Senior Chaplain: Simon Godfrey, Reader: David Felgate. Saturday 20 Algarve: (Includes: Almancil, Praia Da Luz, Tavira, Gorjões) Chaplain: Reid Hamilton, Assistant: Robert Kean, Readers: Fiona Mayes, Eckart Floether, Maureen Kyle, Robert Kelly. Greater Lisbon: (Includes: Estoril, Lisbon) Chaplain: Frank Sawyer. Sunday 21 – Trinity 21 Pray for the Spanish Episcopal Reformed Church, Bishop Carlos López-Lozano. Pray for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Monday 22 Helsinki: (Also serves Tallinn, Tampere, Turku, Kuopio, White Nile) Chaplain: Tuomas Mäkipää, Assistants: David Oliver, Amos Manga, Readers: Geoffrey Phillips, Keith Battarbee, John Mills, Emmanuel Eneh. Tuesday 23 Dunkirk, The Mission to Seafarers: Chaplain: Phil Edell. Fontainebleau: Chaplain: Elisabeth Dean. Grenoble: Chaplain: Bob Hurley. Wednesday 24 Costa Almeria and Costa Calida: (serves Mojácar, Llanos and Aljambra ) Chaplain: Vincent Oram, Assistant: Alan Bennett, Reader: Duncan Burr. Pray for opportunities and wisdom in developing new centres of worship. Pray for our dedication festivals. Pray for Bible study groups and development of new ones and of nurture groups for those exploring faith. Costa Azahar: (Includes Alcossebre, Vinaros, L'Ampolla) Chaplain: Louis Darrant, Readers: Jennifer Hoskins, Paul Turner. Thursday 25 Ghent: (Also serves Ghent (Port)) Chaplain: Stephen Murray. Belgium and Luxembourg Deanery: Area Dean Stephen Murray. Friday 26 Milan: (Also serves Cadenabbia (Lake Como), Varese) Chaplain: Vickie Sims, Reader: Angela Mirani (Varese). Saturday 27 Düsseldorf: (Also serves Essen) Chaplain: Stephen Walton. Freiburg-im-Breisgau: Chaplain: Christopher Parsons. Sunday 28 – Last after Trinity Pray for the Episcopal Church Europe (ECUSA), Bishop Pierre Whalon. Monday 29 Corfu: Chaplain: Jules Wilson, Reader: Jackie Dallos . Tuesday 30 La Manche: (Includes Gratot Hommëel, Virey) Chaplain: Vacant, Reader Mary Jackson. Le Gard: Chaplain: Stafford Low, Reader: Brenda McFarlane Forsyth Juntunen Lille: (serves Arras) Chaplain: Debbie Flach, Readers: Paul Ellender, Suzanne Bray. Wednesday 31 Costa Blanca: (Includes Albir, Calpe, El Campello, Dénia, Jávea, Gandia, La Fustera) Chaplains: Marcus Ronchetti, James Booker, Rodney Middleton, Donald Witts: Readers: Ken Cornforth, Stephen Carden. November Thursday 1 Leuven: Chaplain: Jack McDonald. Pray for CEMES intern Ilse Swart. Liège: Chaplain: Paul Yiend. Mons International Chapel Centre: Chaplain: Senior Chaplain. Friday 2 Naples: (Also serves Bari) Chaplain: Jonathan Backhouse. Orvieto: Saturday 3 Monte Carlo: Chaplain: Lawrence MacLean, Readers: