PRAYING TOGETHER February 2021 Bishop of Leeds Nick Baines - Bishop of Leeds Bradford Episcopal Area/Bradford Archdeaconry Toby Howarth - Area Bishop of Bradford Andy Jolley - Archdeacon of Bradford Huddersfield Episcopal Area/Halifax Archdeaconry Jonathan Gibbs - Area Bishop of Huddersfield Anne Dawtry - Archdeacon of Halifax Leeds Episcopal Area/Leeds Archdeaconry Paul Slater - Bishop of Kirkstall Paul Ayers - Archdeacon of Leeds Ripon Episcopal Area/Richmond and Craven Archdeaconry Helen-Ann Hartley - Area Bishop of Ripon Jonathan Gough - Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven Wakefield Episcopal Area/Pontefract Archdeaconry Tony Robinson - Area Bishop of Wakefield Peter Townley - Archdeacon of Pontefract Diocesan Office Jonathan Wood - Diocesan Secretary Deans of the Cathedrals Jerry Lepine - Bradford John Dobson - Ripon Simon Cowling - Wakefield Monday 1st February Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c525 B: High Harrogate Christ Church (Ripon Episcopal Area) Ch: Harrogate High Christ Church C: Incumbent - Matthew Evans R: Valerie Muscroft, Norman Potter S: Harrogate St Aidan’s CE High School H: John Wood AC: The Diocese of All Saints Cathedral - The Anglican Church of Kenya - Tuesday 2nd February The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) B: High Harrogate St Peter (Ripon) Ch: Harrogate High St Peter C: Incumbent – Alan Garrow Assistant Curate – Chris Clayton R: Catharine Davies, Sarah Martin, Dennis Richards S: Harrogate St Peter’s CE Primary School H: Julia Collins AC: The Diocese of Aluakluak - The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan - Eastern Bahr el Ghazal Province Wednesday 3rd February Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865 B: High Hoyland, Scissett and Clayton West (Huddersfield) Ch: Clayton West All Saints, Scissett St Augustine C: Incumbent – Sarah Farrimond Associate Priest – Evelyne Barrow Associate Priest – Kate Currie S: Scissett Church of England Academy H: Bart Cunningham AC: The Diocese of Amazônia - Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil - 3 Province Thursday 4th February Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189 B: Hipswell (Ripon) Ch: Colburn St Cuthbert, Hipswell St John the Evangelist C: Incumbent – Andrew Cromarty S: Hipswell CE Primary School H: Jon Sykes AC: The Diocese of Amichi - The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) - Niger Province Friday 5th February B: Holbeck (Leeds) Ch: Holbeck St Luke C: Incumbent – Alistair Kaye Assistant Curate – Rolf Mason Assistant Curate – Jean-Louis Pecher R: Barbara Hardy S: Beeston Hill St Luke’s CE Primary School H: Louise Booth AC: The Diocese of Amritsar - The (united) Church of North India - Saturday 6th February The Martyrs of Japan, 1597 B: Holmedale (Ripon) Ch: Barningham St Michael and All Angels, Dalton St James, Gilling St Agatha, Hutton Magna St Mary, Kirkby Ravensworth St Peter and St Felix, Wycliffe St Mary C: Incumbent – Antony Kirby R: Anne Whyman S: Ravensworth CE Primary School H: Helen Dudman AC: The Diocese of Andaman & Car Nicobar Islands - The (united) Church of North India - Sunday 7th February Please give thanks for all the doctors, nurses, other medical professionals, supply chain operators and volunteers who are helping with the vaccine roll-out. Please pray that it will continue quickly and effectively so that we can all, but especially the most vulnerable, finally be and feel protected from Coronavirus. AC: The Anglican Church of Burundi - - Monday 8th February B: Honley and Brockholes (Huddersfield) Ch: Brockholes St George, Honley St Mary C: Incumbent – Martin Short S: Brockholes CE Junior and Infant School, Honley CE Junior, Infant and Nursery School H: Clare Thomas, Linda Goodall AC: The Diocese of Saint Andrews Dunkeld & Dunblane - The Scottish Episcopal Church - Tuesday 9th February B: Horbury Junction (Wakefield) Ch: Horbury Junction St Mary the Virgin C: Priest in Charge – Karen Campbell R: Karen Cooper, Gillian Hofmann, Brian Webb AC: The Anglican Missionary District - Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil - 3 Province Wednesday 10th February Scholastica, sister of Benedict, Abbess of Plombariola, c543 B: Horbury with Horbury Bridge (Wakefield) Ch: Horbury Bridge St John, Horbury St Peter and St Leonard C: Incumbent – Christopher Johnson R: Margaret Holmes, Mark Naylor S: Horbury Bridge CE Junior and Infant Academy, Horbury St Peter’s and Clifton CE Primary School H: J Skinner, Alison Halley AC: The Diocese of Angola - The Anglican Church of Southern Africa - Thursday 11th February B: Huddersfield All Saints and St Thomas (Huddersfield) Ch: Huddersfield St Thomas C: Incumbent – Leslie Pinfield R: Lydia Grammer AC: The Diocese of Ankole - The Church of the Province of Uganda - Friday 12th February B: Huddersfield Holy Trinity (Huddersfield) Ch: Huddersfield Holy Trinity C: Incumbent - Mike Wilkins R: Beverley Playle AC: The Diocese of North Ankole - The Church of the Province of Uganda - Saturday 13th February B: Huddersfield St Peter (Huddersfield) Ch: Huddersfield St Peter C: Incumbent - Rachel Firth Assistant Curate – Carol Hawkins AC: The Diocese of Northwest Ankole - The Church of the Province of Uganda - Sunday 14th February Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885 Valentine, Martyr at Rome, c269 Please pray for our Retired Clergy and those holding Permission to Officiate across the Diocese, for the invaluable support they provide in our parishes. AC: The Anglican Church of Canada - - Monday 15th February Sigfrid, Bishop, Apostle of Sweden, 1045 Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of the SPCK and the SPG, 1730 B: Idle (Bradford) Ch: Idle Holy Trinity C: Incumbent – Jim Taylor R: Gill Taylor S: Idle CE Primary School, Immanuel College H: John Bowers, Jane Tiller AC: The Diocese of South Ankole - The Church of the Province of Uganda - Tuesday 16th February B: Ilkley All Saints (Bradford) Ch: Ilkley All Saints C: Incumbent – Mike Coe Associate Priest – Diana Rees-Jones R: Brian Harris, Fiona Schneider S: Ilkley All Saints CE Primary School H: Michele Robinson AC: The Diocese of West Ankole - The Church of the Province of Uganda - Wednesday 17th February Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977 B: Ilkley St Margaret (Bradford) Ch: Ilkley St Margaret C: Incumbent – Philip Gray R: Catherine Beaumont, Nadine Wharton AC: The Diocese of Antananarivo - The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean - Thursday 18th February B: Ingrow with Hainworth (Bradford) Ch: Ingrow St John the Evangelist C: Priest in Charge – Tracey Raistrick Associate Priest – John Ineson AC: The Diocese of Antsiranana - The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean - Friday 19th February B: Ireland Wood (Leeds) Ch: Ireland Wood St Paul C: Incumbent – Mark Harlow Associate Priest – Kathryn Harlow Assistant Curate – Matthew Broughton R: Eleanor Benson AC: The Diocese of Araucanía - Iglesia Anglicana de Chile - Saturday 20th February B: Keighley (Bradford) Ch: Keighley All Saints, Keighley St Andrew, Thwaites Brow St Barnabas, Utley St Mark C: Team Rector – Mike Cansdale Team Vicar/Pioneer Minister – Graham Potter Team Vicar – Jonathan Pritchard Associate Priest – Tracey Raistrick Assistant Curate – Natasha Thomas R: Margaret Anthony, Steve Green, Mary Knight, Michael Parkinson, Denise Raby, Sheila Robinson, Andrew Steele S: Keighley St Andrew’s CE Primary School H: Rachel Whitham AC: The Diocese of the Arctic - The Anglican Church of Canada - Rupert's Land Province Sunday 21st February Creator God, we live in a world where some of us throw away food while others go hungry. May we shop and eat wisely, not wasting or destroying what we do not need. God, help us to share in your love for the whole of Creation. AC: The Church of the Province of Central Africa - - Monday 22nd February B: Kildwick, Cononley and Bradley (Bradford) Ch: Bradley St Mary, Cononley St John the Evangelist, Kildwick St Andrew C: Incumbent – Julie Bacon R: Kevin Wood S: Kildwick CE Primary School H: Timothy Whitehead AC: The Diocese of Argentina - The Anglican Church of South America - Tuesday 23rd February Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c155 B: King Cross (Huddersfield) Ch: King Cross St Paul C: Incumbent – Vacant AC: The Diocese of Northern Argentina - The Anglican Church of South America - Wednesday 24th February B: Kinsley with Wragby (Wakefield) Ch: Kinsley The Resurrection, Wragby St Michael and Our Lady C: Incumbent – John Hadjiouannou R: Michael Holt AC: The Diocese of Argyll & The Isles - The Scottish Episcopal Church - Thursday 25th February B: Kirby on the Moor, Cundall with Norton le Clay and Skelton cum Newby (Ripon) Ch: Cundall St Mary and All Saints, Kirby on the Moor All Saints, Skelton cum Newby St Helen C: Incumbent - Vacant S: Kirby Hill CE Primary School, Skelton Newby Hall CE Primary School H: Emma Lowe, Jacqui Palmer AC: The Diocese of Arizona - The Episcopal Church - VIII (8) Province Friday 26th February B: Kirkburton and Shelley (Huddersfield) Ch: Kirkburton All Hallows, Shelley Emmanuel C: Priest in Charge – Amanda Grant (Shelley) Assistant Curate – Stephanie Hunter R: Janet Roberts S: Highburton CE First School, Kirkburton CE First School H: Gaynor Leadbeater, Paul West AC: The Diocese of Arkansas - The Episcopal Church - VII (7) Province Saturday 27th February George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 B: Kirkby in Malhamdale (Ripon) Ch: Kirkby in Malhamdale St Michael the Archangel C: Priest in Charge – Kirkby in Malhamdale AC: The Diocese of Armagh - The Church of Ireland - Armagh Province Sunday 28th February Please pray for the city and towns of the Episcopal Area of Ripon/Archdeaconry