Cobham Deanery comprises of the following churches - Rural North West Kent Group - St Peter & St Paul, Ash with St Peter, Ridley www.ash-church.org.uk

Incumbent - Rev Canon Ruth Oates; SSM Rev Elizabeth Robertson

St Mary, Fawkham and All Saints, Hartley

www.fawkhamandhartley.org.uk

Incumbent - Rev Jim Fletcher also Area Dean:

Curate - Rev Melanie Jemmett

St Mary Magdalene, Longfield

www.longfieldchurch.org

Incumbent - Rev Dylan Turner

St Mary Magdalene, Cobham with St Peter & St Paul, Luddesdowne

www.cobham-luddesdowne.org

Incumbent - Rev Angela Walker

St Barnabas, Istead Rise

www.stbarnabas.church

Incumbent - Rev Andrew Vaughan

St John the Baptist, Meopham with St Mildred, Nurstead

www.stjohnsmeopham.co.uk

Incumbent - Rev Alyson Davie

St Nicholas, Southfleet

www.stnicholassouthfleet.org.uk

Incumbent - Interregnum

Wonder

The world is full of wonder. Each day packed with one marvelous mystery after another. But often we miss them, racing around with lots of very important things to do and preoccupied with anxiety and care. We ourselves are mysteries so complex and intricate – works of wonder, through and through. -Br. David Vryhof

For the Praying the Way Intercessions and World prayers, please

look at - www.rochester.anglican.org Go to Ministry, then Prayer

and Intercessions. You will see all the prayers there in their

respective lists. Click where it tells you to see them.

Cobham Deanery Prayer requests for December / January

Cobham Deanery Prayers for the last couple of days of Bishop James’ visit with us. Giving thanks for his time, energy and reflections. Prayers for the Clergy Archdeaconry day and the Diocesan Strategy presentation at the Cathedral. Bless us as a Deanery as we move forward with the thoughts he leaves us with. Bless each Parish during this holy season of Advent and as we all prepare for Christmas and 2018. Rural North Kent Group For our ongoing conversations about how to serve the Young People of Rural North West Kent. For all who will be engaged in Group Carol Singing (locally and in London) For the ‘Knitted Angel’ project running across the Group during Advent For our Group Messy Nativity on 17th December For a peaceful and blessed 2018 for all. St Peter & St Paul, Ash and St Peter, Ridley St Mary Fawkham and All Saints Hartley For our Parish school Christmas services. Pray for our Christingle and Crib services as well as our Messy Nativity, that they may continue to draw in lots of new people. For our outreach with the local retirement group Christmas service and the carol singing at The Rising Sun pub. For rest and refreshment amidst this busy time of year. And we give thanks for so many people that contribute to making Advent and Christmas such a wonderful time in our Churches. We continue to pray for the Ministry Team and PCC here. St Mary Magdalene Longfield For our ‘Big Advent Coffee Morning’ on 3 December For all who will attend the Christmas services in the church. For all who find Christmas to be a difficult time. Give thanks for all who run our children’s’ activities. .

St Mary Magdalene, Cobham and St Peter & St Paul Luddesdowne Works to the chancel at Cobham & the Tower at Luddesdowne New quotes for St Mary’s Church Room New Treasurer for Luddesdowne St Barnabas Istead Rise PAs we all journey through advent remembering Jesus' arrival as light of the world, pray that all at St Barnabas would have a renewed sense of our vision: "Light and Life at the Heart…” Pray for all the services and events of the Christmas season, that they would be well attended and allow us to connect with those in our community who are not usually in church. Pray that the carol services for Istead Rise Primary school, held at St Barnabas, would be an occasion for joy and celebration, remembering Jesus at the heart of the Christmas story. Pray for all those making preparations for the advent season, that God would inspire them and bring fresh revelation of His light to us all this Christmas. St John the Baptist Meopham with St Mildred Nurstead Please pray that our Christmas services will attract those on the fringe of the church and outside it, especially the conversations we have with those coming to Carols on the Green. Those for whom Christmas will be a difficult time because of bereavement, illness, isolation. or poverty. Please pray for The Lego Club that is re- starting in January, for volunteers to chat and make teas and coffees, for the families who will come along,

St Nicholas Southfleet We pray for those who come to visit, worship and pray with us over the Christmas period and we thank God for our many blessings. We pray for those who lead our worship and thank God for the support we are receiving during our interregnum. We continue to pray for those responsibilities, within the parish, have grown recently as a result of the interregnum and as that they may never feel alone or unsupported. We pray for the schools in our parish that they will continue to be a place of witness of Your love, that the staff and children will return after their holidays refreshed.