Prayer Diary November 2012 - Diocese of York

Thursday
22nd
November
Cecilia,
martyr, c.230
Friday 23rd
November
Clement,
bishop,
martyr, c.100
Saturday 24th
November
Sunday 25th
November
Christ the
King
Monday 26th
November
Tuesday 27th
November
Wednesday
28th
November
Thursday
29th
November
Day of
Intercession
and
Thanksgiving
for the
Missionary
Work of the
Church
Friday 30th
November
Andrew the
Apostle
All Saints Brantingham, All Saints, Brough, St Mary Elloughton
Clergy: The Revd Richard Walker, The Revd Clive Duxbury, The Revd Justine Smith, The Revd Barry
Worsdale, Reader: David Bagchi.
Give thanks with us as many jobs were recently saved at the local BAE factory, though the future
isn't certain. Please pray for our congregations as we seek to present Christ's church in a gospelcentred
compassionate, generous and innovative way to the community around us. Pray especially
for our new curate, the Revd Justine Smith and for the success of a new church plant.
Pray for the Moderator of CSI. Bishop Gnanasigamony Devakadasham
St Oswald, Hotham, All Saints, North Cave, St John, North Cliffe,
Clergy: The Revd Sue Humphries, Children's Helper: Lizzy Wilson, Churchwardens: Beryl Whipp,
Mary White, Carmel Bean, Jack Fisher, Rosemary Hemingbrough .
Please pray for continued Church growth especially for the further development and inclusion of
young people in our church life and for team work during the forth coming interregnum.
Diocese of Kano (Kaduna, Nigeria). Bishop Zakka Nyam
Howden Team, Holy Trinity, Blacktoft, St Michael, Eastrington, St Peter Howden, St Peter
Laxton, St Stephen Newport, St John of Beverley, Wressle
Clergy: The Revd James Little, The Revd Graham Thornalley, Churchwardens: Sarah Falkingham,
Denise Higgins, Hazel Cox, Vivien Hall, Jeremy Timm, Jane Thompson, Jenny Preston, Enid Farmery,
Ursel Sefton, Keith Gilson.
Pray for our newly commissioned Parish Assistants: Jenny Preston, Enid Farmery, Jeremy Timm.
Diocese of Karachi (Pakistan). Bishop Saddiq Daniel.
St Nicholas North Newbald
Clergy: The Revd Michael Bushby, Churchwardens: Pauline Cox, Renee Richardson, Trevor Taylor.
Please pray for all involved in the life of the parish that we may know Christ and make Him known.
Pray for Falkland Islands (Extra-Provincial to Canterbury)
St Mary Broomfleet, St Anne Ellerker, All Saints, South Cave
The Revd Peter Faulkner
Please pray for the parishes of South Cave, Ellerker and Broomfleet as they prepare to face the
opportunities of an interregnum.
Diocese of Karamoja (Uganda). Bishop Joseph Abura
St Helen, Welton w Melton & Training Officer
Clergy: The Revd Canon Elaine Bielby, The Revd Angela Schrimshaw, Churchwardens: Roger
Peacock and Jackie Naidoo
Please pray for Children’s Church, Thursday Tinies and the First Wednesday Group, also for the
Emmaus Lifestyle course beginning soon. Please also give thanks for the faith and witness of the
congregation in these village communities.
Please pray too for all those involved in the IME4-7 training of Curates.
Diocese of Karimnagar (South india). Bishop Perumalla Prakash
Dulverton Hall Supported Housing Scheme for Retired Clergy
Please pray for residents and staff, that those who have given much in ministry may find
refreshment here. Pray too for those who have been and are involved in the Missionary work of the
Church.
Diocese of Karnataka North (South India). Bishop Jeedipalli Rao
HM Prison Wolds
Anglican Chaplain: The Revd Barry Worsdale
Pray that the bidding current process results in the Chaplaincy remaining as it is. Any change could
result in a severe reduction in chaplaincy staff and activities. Pray for all chaplaincy staff and
volunteers. For the spiritual growth of those offenders who attend and for others to come and
receive. Also pray for all staff and managers who are doing a difficult job well.
Diocese of Katakwa (Kenya). Bishop Zakayo Epusi
Bishop of Beverley
Pray for all who look to the Bishop of Beverley for extended Episcopal care in, what for them, is a
time of considerable uncertainly as to their future. Please pray for the Rt Revd Martyn Jarrett in his
retirement and for the Revd Canon Glyn Webster as he prepares for this ministry.
Diocese of Katanga (Congo). Bishop Muno Kasima
Thursday 1st
November
All Saints’ Day
Friday 2nd
November
Commemoratio
n of the Faithful
Departed
(All Souls’ Day)
Saturday 3rd
November
Richard Hooker,
priest,
teacher of the
faith, 1600
Martin of Porres,
friar, 1639
Sunday 4th
November
4th Sunday
before Advent
Monday 5th
November
Tuesday 6th
November
Leonard, hermit,
6th cent.
William Temple,
archbishop,
teacher of the
faith, 1944
Diocese of York Prayer Diary - November 2012
York Minster
Canon Chancellor: The Revd Canon Glyn Webster, Canon Precentor: The Revd Canon Peter
Moger
Join us please in expressing gratitude to God for the growing congregations, especially for the
increased number of young families and students, resulting in the growth of the Sunday School
and an increasing number of baptisms and adult confirmation candidates. Pray for preparations
to receive the new Dean into the life of the Minster and for the daily round of worship, those who
sustain it, especially the choir under the directorship of Robert Sharpe.
Diocese of Ile—Oluji (Ondo, Nigeria). Bishop Samson Adekunle.
Bridlington Deanery
Rural Dean: The Revd Glyn Owen, Lay Chair: Chaz Walker, Secretary John Triffitt, Deanery
Financial Adviser: Frank Tuffee.
Pray for the Deanery as we work to develop and implement plans to cope with the changing
nature of our Deanery, reductions in stipendiary posts and the need to strengthen our lay
leadership development.
Diocese of Ilesa (Ibadan, Nigeria). Bishop Olubayu Sowale
St Michael Bempton, St Oswald Flamborough, St Peter Reighton, St Leonard Speeton
Clergy: Vacancy, The Revd Liz Hassall, The Revd Simon Smale, Authorised Lay Minister: John
Triffitt, Churchwardens: Doreen Crosthwaite, Pauline Bravey, Andrew Graham, Kate Veitch,
Tricia Holroyd, Dawn McKie
Flamborough C of E Primary School - Acting Headteachers Mrs Sinclair and Mrs Wardell
We pray for the wardens and all others who take responsibility during the vacancy. We give
thanks for the gifts within our congregations and pray for wisdom in using them. This week we
pray for all who have been recently bereaved, for the memorial services at All-Souls-Tide, and
we pray that the churches will respond to the needs of those who are grieving.
Diocese of Indianapolis (V, The Episcopal Church). Bishop Catherine Waynick
Emmanuel Bridlington, Skipsea and Barmston w Fraisthorpe
Clergy: The Revd Chris McCarthy, Retired clergy: The Revd John Jordan, the Revd Derek Smith
Please pray for Jean Fowler, training for Lay Readership and for those exploring ordination. Pray
for our house groups, that they continue to flourish. ABC, children and young families work. The
Emmanuel Gospel Singing Group which meets weekly. The plans for the forming of a Girls
Brigade and the re launch of the Youth Club. Our work amongst among men and women. Pray
that the benefice will continue to grow and work together. Work that is developing in two
schools. Pray too for Trisha Wick our CMS missionary, our Residential Homes and the continued
development of the Lay ministries in all of the parishes.
Pray for Bermuda (Extra-Provincial to Canterbury). Bishop Patrick White
Holy Trinity Bridlington, St John Sewerby
Clergy: The Revd David Mather
We give thanks for the Church being open and for all who make it possible. Please pray that Holy
Trinity may be a place where people come to know the peace and grace of God.
Diocese of Irele—Eseodo (Ondo, Nigeria). Bishop Felix Akinbuluma
Christ Church Bridlington Quay held in plurality with Bessingby
Clergy: The Revd Jonathan Couper, The Revd David Chislett, The Revd Peter Hallsworth,
Readers: Roger Gale, Michael Hart, Dinah Rogers, Margaret Walker.
Please pray for the music festival which begins in November which is for the whole of
Bridlington. Pray for our “Saved over Christmas” network scheme. Please pray too that the
new Christ Church Network will grow.
Diocese of Isial-Ngwa South (Aba, Nigeria). Bishop Isaac Nwaobia
Should you have any queries regarding the Prayer Calendar please do not hesitate to contact the Reverend
Richard Carew via email: prayerdiary@archbishopofyork.org or phone: 01904 707021

Wednesday
7th
November
Willibrord,
bishop, 739
Thursday
8th
November
Saints and
martyrs of
England
Friday 9th
November
Margery
Kempe,
mystic,
c.1440
Saturday
10th
November
Leo the
Great,
bishop,
teacher of
the faith, 461
Sunday 11th
November
3rd Sunday
before
Advent
Remembran
ce Sunday
Monday 12th
November
Tuesday
13th
November
Charles
Simeon,
priest,
evangelical
divine, 1836
Wednesday
14th
November
Samuel
Seabury,
bishop, 1796
Bridlington Priory Church (St Mary)
Clergy: Vacancy, The Revd Jeanette Oates, The Revd Andrew Moreland, Churchwardens: Anthony
Halford , Helen Hughes, Ian Holland. Reader in training: Elizabeth Moreland.
Please pray for us as we continue to encourage each other and grow together in the interregnum.
Pray also for the Priory 900 events organised for next year, when we will be celebrating God's
faithfulness and goodness over the last 900 years. Pray that the people of our parish will be able to
engage with God's love through the celebrations.
Diocese of Isikuato (Aba, Nigeria). Bishop Samuel Chukuka
St Cuthbert, Burton Fleming, St James Fordon, St Nicholas Grindale, All Saints Wold
Newton
Clergy: The Rev Glyn Owen, The Revd Barbara Hodgson. Retired clergy: The Revd David Wakefield.
Please pray for the increasing numbers of people seeking baptism for themselves and their
children, that the church will meet their needs.
Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (West Indies). Vacant
St Andrew Boynton, St John the Baptist Carnaby, All Saints Kilham, All Saints Rudston
Clergy: Revd Glyn Owen, Retired clergy: The Revd Raymond Eveligh, The Revd Tony Kidd.
Readers: John Walker, Roger Askham.
Pray for all our benefice churches along with the Burton Fleming benefice as we consider how we
should work more closely and grow together. Pray for our church school at Kilham especially as it
takes steps to become a Fairtrade School.
Diocese of Johannesburg (Southern Africa). Bishop Brian Germond
Mothers Union
President: Janet Andrews
York Mothers' Union will begin a new Triennium in January 2013. We ask for prayers for all new
Trustees and officers throughout the diocese, especially for Olwyn Cooke who will be our new
President. Please pray for our Link Dioceses in Shyira, Rwanda; Ibba in Southern Sudan; Awka,
Enugu and on The Niger; all in Nigeria and Gambia in West Africa.
Diocese of Jalingo (Jos Nigeria). Bishop Timothy Yahaya
Armistice Day
Pray for all those serving in our Armed Forces and for their families. Pray for those who serve as
Chaplains, that they may bring hope and comfort. Pray for the peace of the world.
Pray for The Lusitanian Church) (E-P to the Archbishop of Canterbury). Lusitanian Church
(Portugal). Bishop Fernando Soares
Whitby Deanery
Rural Dean: The Revd David Cook, Lay Chair: David Haddon-Reece
Age has caught up with many, if not all, of our retired clergy for whose ministry the Deanery is so
grateful. Uncertain times for the Deanery as retirement for some clergy, including the Rural
Dean, looms on the horizon giving rise to anxiety about the future. There are however, glimmers of
light beginning to break through as congregations begin to understand better what it means to be
the Body of Christ; fear is overcome by faith, anxiety gives way to hope.
Diocese of Jebba (Kwara, Nigeria). Bishop Timothy Adewole
St Michael and St George, Castleton, St Peter, Commondale, St Hilda Danby, Christ
Church Westerdale, St Mary Moorsholm
The Revd Dr Michael Hazleton
Please pray for the successful outcome of our building plans for the development of Danby and
Castleton churches. Pray too for Sally Wilson, our newly-licensed Reader and for the continued
growth of ecumenical cooperation between the Methodists and ourselves.
Diocese of Jos (Jos, Nigeria). Archbishop Benjamin Kwashi
Order of the Holy Paraclete
Prioress: Sr Dorothy Stella
Please pray for the work of the Order in UK, Ghana and Swaziland giving thanks for our mission,
ministry and hospitality; for OHP Tertiaries; for the work of The Sneaton Castle Centre and staff.
Diocese of Kabba (Lokoja, Nigeria). Bishop Steven Akobe
Thursday 15th
November
Friday 16th
November
Margaret,
queen,
philanthropist,
1093
Edmund Rich,
archbishop,
1240
Saturday 17th
November
Hugh, bishop.
1200
Sunday 18th
November
2nd Sunday
before Advent
Monday 19th
November
Hilda, abbess,
680
Mechtild,
beguine,
mystic, 1280
Tuesday 20th
November
Edmund, king,
martyr, 870
Priscilla Lydia
Sellon, a
restorer of the
religious life in
the Church of
England, 1876
Wednesday
21st
November
St Margaret, Aislaby, St John, Sleights, All Saints Ugglebarnby, St Hilda Sneaton,
Clergy: The Revd David Cook, Reader: Jane Macfarlane, Churchwardens: John Coxon, Irene
Williams, Ron Brooke, Dorothy Hall, Andrew Weston, Anne Roe, Wendy Campbell, Headmistress:
Sleights C/E Primary School: Caroline Spencer
Slowly but surely the Benefice is beginning to realise that no Parish is an entity unto itself and
each needs the other. However the Revd David Cook’s decision to retire after many years of
ministry in the Diocese must not give rise to fear. God will raise up those whom he calls to
continue the ministry and encourage others in the faith.
Diocese of Kadugli and Nuba Mountains (Sudan). Bishop Andudu Elnail
St Stephen Fylingdales, All Saints, Hawsker, Fylingdale School
Clergy: Vacancy, Retired clergy: The Revd Michael Waters, The Revd Canon Patricia Davies, The
Revd Steve Foster, The Venerable Bob Langley, Churchwardens: Ruth Foster, David Goldsbrough
Pray for: wisdom and discernment in finding a new House for Duty Priest for the two small
congregations and for all those involved in continuing mission and ministry during the
interregnum, not least the PCC Members. We pray for our two Church schools at Hawsker and
Fylingdales and for our close links with Fyling Hall School.
Diocese of Kagera (Tanzania). Bishop Aaron Kijanjali
Distinctive Youth Evangelism Conference
Please pray for all those attending the Distinctive Youth Evangelism Conference taking place at
The Joseph Rowntree School in York at which the Archbishop will be speaking. Please pray that
those attending may be encouraged and equipped to make Jesus known in their schools.
Diocese of Kajo Keji (Sudan). Bishop Anthony Dangasuk
St Hilda, Hinderwell, St Nicholas Roxby, Staithes, St Oswald, Lythe, St Mary Sandsend,
Christ Church Ugthorpe
Clergy: The Revd Barry Pike, The Revd Josephine Evetts-Secker, Reader: Sally Jones.
Please pray for the mission of the Church across the parishes that we might be faithful
ambassadors of Christ. Pray for all those who visit the churches in this beautiful part of the world
that they may find sanctuary and be refreshed in the peace of God.
Pray for The Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain (E-P to the Archbishop of Canterbury). Bishop
Carlos López-Lozano
St Hilda Egton, St Thomas, Glaisdale, St James, Lealholm, St Mary Goathland, St
Matthew, Grosmont
Clergy: The Revd Christine Haddon-Reece, Retired clergy: The Revd John Beech, Readers: David
Haddon-Reece, Stuart Turner
Give thanks for fruitful relationships with village primary schools in Egton, Goathland, Lealholm
and Glaisdale. Pray for vision and faith in outworking of Parish Plans. For outreach to children,
especially in Goathland; for active participation in churchyard bird-box and wildlife project. That
creation of a quiet space for prayer at Egton will help our growth in Holiness and that imaginative
re-ordering at Grosmont will lead to greater community involvement.
Diocese of Kaduna (Kaduna, Nigeria). Bishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon.
St Bartholomew, Ruswarp, St Hilda Whitby, St John Whitby, St Mary Whitby
The Revd Canon David Smith
Please pray for our schools, our communities and church congregations as we seek to work
through the problems we face in our society in this time of recession. We remember the decline
of the fishing industry and those affected. Pray that those who visit may be influenced by the
heritage of the Church, and know with their lives the prayers of St. Hilda and all the Celtic Saints.
Diocese of Kajiado (Kenya). Bishop Jeremiah Taama
Howden Deanery
Rural Dean: The Revd James Little
Please pray for the Revd Sue Humphries and the Revd Peter Faulkner as they begin retirement;
for the coming vacancies and for the right people to fill them. Pray for the appointment of a new
Deanery Lay Chair and a new Deanery Financial Advisor. Pray for the successful implementation
of newly agreed ways of apportioning Parish Share across the deanery.
Diocese of Kansas (VII, The Episcopal Church) Bishop Dean Wolfe