December Prayer Diary 2010.pub - Diocese of York

Thursday
23rd
Friday 24th
Christmas Eve
Saturday
25th
Christmas Day
Sunday 26th
1st Sunday of
Christmas
Monday 27th
John, Apostle and
Evangelist
Tuesday 28th
The Holy Innocents
Wednesday
29th
Thomas Becket,
archbishop martyr,
1170
Thursday
30th
Stephen, deacon, first
martyr
Friday 31st
John Wycliffe,
reformer, 1384
Diocesan House
Diocesan Secretary: Canon Peter Warry; Assistant Diocesan Secretary: Shirley Davies;
Kim Phillips; Rhona Ellwood; Alice Ridley; Communications Officer: Eleanor Course.
As the staff at the Office come to the end of another busy year, pray that they will be able to relax with their
families over Christmas and return refreshed to support the diocese in 2011. Pray for wisdom and energy for
all those involved in providing support and encouragement for the parishes in their mission and ministry.
Pray for the Church of Bangladesh. Bishop Paul Sarkar
Christmas Eve
Diocesan House
Finance Manager: Catherine Evans; Russell Hodgson; Paul Lightburn; Pauline Parnaby; Diocesan Surveyor:
Graham Andrews; Brian Longbone; Linda Crackles; Peter Aldridge; Lisa Whitley. Church Buildings Officer: Phil
Thomas; Dionne Saville; Director Of Training, Mission & Ministry: The Revd Dr Gavin Wakefield; Jacque Du
Preez.
Please pray as asked above.
Diocese of Kutgi (Province of Abuja, Nigeria), Bishop Jeremiah Kolo
Christmas Day
Give thanks for the reality of ‘God with us’. Please pray for the proclamation and the living out of the gospel
of the Word made flesh and for all those who express the love of God in practical service. Please pray for all
who find it difficult to celebrate today.
Diocese of Kwara (Province of Ibadan, Nigeria), Bishop Segun Adeyemi
Boxing Day
Please pray for persecuted Christian believers, and for minority Christian communities where they are
under pressure. Please pray for all who suffer for their faith.
Pray for The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Archbishop William
Turei.
Diocesan House
Pray for the Education Team, Canon Dr Ann Lees, Anita Ranyell, Simon Quartermain, Viv Todd, Celia
Roberts, Bob Duerden and Olivia Seymour, and for the Diocesan Board of Education. Pray for the church
schools and community schools that they support, for the staff who work in them and for all the children,
young people and families that they nurture. Pray that the church’s mission and ministry through schools
may be confident and may transform the lives of all who are touched by it.
Diocese of Kwoi (Province of Abuja, Nigeria), Bishop Paul Zamani
Please pray for children who suffer: victims of violence; those in detention centres.
Diocese of Kyoto (Japan), Bishop Stephen Kochi
Please pray for the Anglican Communion and for the Archbishop of Canterbury in his ministry.
Diocese of Kyushu (Japan), Bishop Gabriel Igarashi
Please pray for all the staff at the Arc Light Centre in York, and all who are homeless in this Diocese. Also
pray for the HHARP homeless and rootless project in Hull.
Diocese of Lafia (Province of Abuja, Nigeria), Bishop Miller Maza
New Years Eve
Please pray for the work of the Anglican mission agencies at home and overseas that, as we look to a new
Year, we may be a source of life and hope for the nations.
Diocese of Lagos (Province of Lagos, Nigeria), Archbishop Ephraim Ademowo
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
1st
Charles de Foucauld,
Hermit, 1916
Thursday
2nd
Friday 3rd
Francis Xavier,
Missionary, 1552
Saturday 4 th
John of Damascus,
monk, teacher of the
faith
C749 Nicholas
Ferrar, deacon,
founder of the
Little Gidding
Community, 1637
Sunday 5 th
2nd Sunday of
Advent
Monday 6 th
Nicholas, bishop, c
326
Tuesday 7 th
Ambrose, bishop
teacher of the faith,
397
Diocese of York Prayer Diary - December 2010
Bishopthorpe Palace
The Archbishop of York, The Most Revd and Right Honourable Dr John Sentamu.
Chief of Staff, The Revd Malcolm Macnaughton, Chaplain Researcher, The Revd Dr Daphne Green, Domestic
Chaplain, The Revd Richard Carew and all the Staff at the Palace.
Please pray for all those ministering to the sick, researching and working to protect the vulnerable.
Pray for World AIDS Day
South Wold Deanery
Rural Dean: The Revd James Finnemore, Lay Chair: Paul Davidson.
We give thanks for the generous souls who provide for the mission of the Church out of their own resources
and pray that their example may inspire others. Diocese of Kirinyaga (Kenya), Bishop Daniel Ngoru
St Botolph, Allerthorpe; St Catherine, Barmby Moor; St Martin, Fangfoss; St Michael,
Thornton; St Martin, Yapham.
Clergy: The Revd Gail Dalley, The Revd John Dawkins (Assistant Curate NSM); Reader: Ken Townley,
Churchwardens: Charlotte O’Gram, Martin Ratcliffe, Margaret Abel, Janet Toes, Margaret Messer, Hazel
McDonald, Doreen Paul, Richard O’Gram, Elaine Stubbins.
Give thanks for everyone’s faithfulness and hard work during the 11 months interregnum, and for the arrival in
November of our new vicar - The Revd Gail Dalley. Pray for her and her husband as they settle in, for the new
Head coming to one of the two church schools; for all for inspiration and openness to innovation.
Diocese of Kisangani (Congo), Bishop Lambert Botolome
St Giles, Burnby; St Martin, Hayton; All Saints, Londesborough; All Saints,
Shiptonthorpe; St Ethelburga, Great Givendale; St Mary, Hugate; St Margaret,
Millington; St James, Nunburnholme; All Saints, Pocklington.
Clergy: The Revd Geoff Hollingsworth, The Revd Joanna Parker, Reader: Brian Snelson.
For the Pocklington Group of Churches please pray for the growing together of the nine parishes which
form the group; for the church wardens in their local roles; for the Ministry Team members in their
leading of worship and provision of pastoral care. Pray for a shared vision to which all can contribute and
all can uphold in the coming months and year. Diocese of Kita Kanto (Japan), Bishop Zerubbabel
Hirota
St Edith, Bishop Wilton; St Andrew, Bugthorpe; St Mary, Full Sutton; All Saints, Kirby
Underdale; St Mary, Skirpenbeck.
Clergy: The Revd James Finnemore, Retired Clergy: Fr Hugh Bates, Fr Peter Gilding, Churchwardens: Nancie
Boyes, Rosemary Kirby, Adam Findlay, Richard Smithson, William Foster, Pam Megginson, Edwin Huffington,
Edgar Price and Derek Small.
We pray that Advent will fill us with joyful expectation and holy fear.
Pray for The Lusitanian Church ( E-P to the Archbishop of Canterbury)
All Saints, Market Weighton; All Saints, Goodmanham; All Saints, Sancton.
Clergy: Vacant, Retired Clergy: The Revd Stuart Bamforth, The Revd Peter Nelson
Please pray for the Parish as we look for our new Parish Priest, that we might more fully reflect Jesus in all
that we say and do. Pray for Gareth Atha as he prepares for Ordination training.
Diocese of Kitale (Kenya), Bishop Stephen Nyorsok
St Giles, Bielby; Bursea Chapel; St Everilda, Everingham; St Peter, Harswell; All Saints,
Holme; St Edmund, Seaton Ross.
Clergy: The Revd Nigel Strafford, Readers: Ken Townley, Margaret Watts.
Please pray for the ongoing Anglican witness in these rural communities - villages with small but faithful
congregations. Please pray for our retired clergy, Fr. Stuart Bamforth, our reader, Margaret Watts and our new
Reader, Paul Dorrington, giving thanks for all that they do. Pray for all who hold key positions, not least our
Wardens and Treasurers, who work hard keeping ’the show on the road’.
Diocese of Kitgum (Uganda), Bishop Benjamin Ojwang

Wednesday
8th
Conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
Ember Day
Thursday 9th
Friday 10th
Ember Day
Saturday 11th
Ember Day
Sunday 12th
3rd Sunday of
Advent
Monday 13th
Lucy, martyr, 304
Samuel Johnson,
moralist, 1784
Tuesday 14th
John of the Cross, poet,
teacher of the faith,
1591
Stamford Bridge Group: All Saints, Catton; St Peter and St Paul, Scrayingham; St
John the Baptist, Stamford Bridge.
Clergy: The Revd Fran Wakefield, Churchwardens: John Bradley; Pat Smith; Peter Pace, Chris Whitaker.
We give thanks for our work with children and young people, and following the encouragement of our
first foray into ‘Messy Church’, we pray for effective follow up. Please pray for a deepening of our prayer
life across the group. Pray for someone to take on the role of second churchwarden at Stamford Bridge,
for the roof work soon to take place at Catton, and the continued development of our Saxon Heritage at
Scrayingham.
Diocese of Kitul (Kenya), Bishop Josephat Mule
St John the Baptist, Wilberfoss with Kexby
Reader: Peter Green, Churchwardens: Diane Dawson; Rose Riley.
Please pray for our work with children and families across our Parish; for our Reader, Wardens,
Treasurer and Organist and all those who give so generously of their time and talents.
Diocese of Kobe (Japan), Bishop Andrew Nakamura
Pocklington School
Chaplain: The Revd Jim Roberts, Head: Mark Ronan.
Give thanks for the many opportunities to talk about the Christian faith with so many people,
especially a sixth form discussion group, confirmation class and individuals. Give thanks, too, for the
support from the Head and senior members of staff.
Diocese of Koforidua (West Africa), Bishop Francis Quashie
Full Sutton Prison
Chaplain: The Revd Susanne Jukes, Reader (Sessional Chaplain): Mrs Gillian Eweis, Anglican
Chaplain: The Revd Philip Moore.
Please pray for Prisoners and their families, for whom this time of year can be a very difficult one;
for the Multi-faith Chaplaincy Team; for Steve Tilley, the Governor, and his Senior Management
Team, as they work through the implications of the budget cuts; and for all the Prison Officers, at
this time of uncertainty.
Diocese of Kolhapur (North India), Bishop Bathuel Tiwade
Wolds Prison
Anglican Lay Co-ordinating Chaplain: Mike Hudson.
Please pray for the Chaplaincy team following the retirement of Mike Hudson, that the good relationship
between the chaplaincy and the rest of the prison will continue to flourish. Give thanks for the support of
the Bishop in the changes at the prison.
Pray for The Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain (E-P to the Archbishop of Canterbury)
Harthill Deanery
Rural Dean: The Revd Ruth Hind, Lay Chair: Roger Lowe, Deanery Finance Advisor: David Adamson;
Secretary: Gwyneth Southall, Treasurer: Malcolm Adams
Please pray for the deanery as we start to implement the reorganisation due to retirement, so that we
may make the very best use of our resources to fulfil our mission and ministry.
Diocese of Kondoa (Tanzania), Bishop Yohana Mkavu
All Saints, Driffield and St Mary, Little Driffield.
Clergy: Vacancy, Readers: Hilda Cowling, David Trow, Retired Clergy: The Revd Malcolm Exley, The
Revd Hugh Robinson, Churchwardens: Peter Reed, John Taylor, Roger Gooch, Mike Wynn
Please pray for us as we seek a new parish priest and for all those taking responsibilities during the
vacancy. Please pray for each of the parishes in our new benefice as we discover more about
working with one another. Please pray too for Driffield C of E Infant School.
Diocese of Kontagora (Province of Abuja, Nigeria), Bishop Jonah Ibrahim
Wednesday
15th
Thursday
16th
Friday 17th
O Sapietia
Eglantyne Jebb, social
reformer, founder of
‘Save The Children”,
1928
St Peter, Hutton Cranswick; St Margaret, Beswick, St Leonard, Skerne; St Mary, Watton
Clergy: The Revd Ruth Hind, The Revd Brian Lees, The Revd Hilary Boon, Reader: Gwyneth Southall, Reader-in-
Training: Caroline Gadden, Retired Clergy: The Revd John Macnaughton.
Please pray for - Hutton Cranswick: for our adult nurture programme and for funds for a proposed extension.
Skerne: for increased attendances, especially at special services, and people willing to serve on the PCC.
Beswick: that our congregation will continue to attract new people. Watton: that, as we temporarily vacate our
building to workshop in a school, God will make our future clear to us, and help us make best use of the
opportunities presented to us.
Diocese of Kootenay (British Columbia & the Yukon, Canada), Bishop John Privett
St Nicholas Butterwick; St Mary, Foxholes; St Peter, Langtoft; All Saints; Thwing.
Clergy: The Revd Carole Aconley, Churchwardens: Philip Bannister, John Burdass, Judy Burdass, Robin Aconley,
Frederick Ullyott
Pray for Carole Aconley NSM, Jacki Tonkin (Ordinand) and the Lay Ministry Team. Please pray for the new
children’s work being developed in the benefice of Driffield, Little Driffield and Langtoft.
Diocese of Krishna-Godavari (South Africa), Bishop G Dyvasirvadam
All Saints, Nafferton; St Mary, Wansford.
Clergy: The Revd Jean Artley
Please pray for even more co-operation and joint endeavour between All Saints’ Church and our Methodist
friends in Nafferton, particularly our Study Group and the Mustard Seed Café. Give thanks for our three
churchwardens- Michael Anderson, John Seaton and Brian Fairfield; also for the folk who are new to
worshipping with us that together we may grow in faith and be ever more aware of the great love God has for
each of us. Remember too those who are elderly or ill and cannot worship with us—that they may know they
are always part of our church family.
Diocese of Kubwa (Province of Abuja, Nigeria), Bishop Duke Akamisoko
Saturday 18th St Martin, Burton Agnes; St John of Beverley, Harpham; St Martin, Lowthorpe; St
Nicholas, Ruston Parva.
Clergy: The Revd James Anderson
Please give thanks for strengthening relationships with the local Methodist Church and for the possibility
of greater shared ministry.
Diocese of Kuching (South East Asia), Bishop Bolly Anak Lapok
Sunday 19th
4th Sunday of Advent
Monday 20th
Tuesday 21st
Wednesday
22nd
St Mary, Cowlam; St Mary, Fimber; St Mary, Fridaythorpe; St Mary, Sledmere; St Mary,
Thixendale; St Nicholas, Wetwang.
Clergy: Vacant, The Revd Ian Mackarill, The Rt Revd David Lunn, Readers: Katharine and John Chapman
Give thanks for those ministering in the team in the Parishes as we look to the future of the benefice. Please
pray for wisdom and energy as we approach these changes.
Pray for the Falkland Islands (Extra Provincial to Canterbury)
St Andrew, Bainton, St Michael, Garton on the Wolds, All Saints, Kilnwick, St Mary,
Kirkburn, St Andrew, Middleton on the Wolds, All Saints, North Dalton
Clergy: The Revd John Tallant, The Revd Robin Waite
Diocese of Kumasi (West Africa), Bishop Daniel Sarfo
The Church Urban Fund
Please pray for a renewed commitment to the Church’s ministry of witness and service in urban priority
areas, and for church projects concerned with unemployment and poverty.
Diocese of Kumi (Uganda), Bishop Thomas Irigei
Archdeacon of Cleveland
Pray for The Venerable Paul Ferguson and for all the people and communities of the Archdeaconry of Cleveland,
including Middlesbrough and other communities in south Teesside, the market towns and the villages of
Mowbray and the North York Moors. Pray for increased awareness of God-given gifts and opportunities, and
for all to maintain a sense of common purpose in mission and ministry.
Diocese of Kurunagal (Ceylon), Bishop Kumara Illangasinghe