Calendar of IntercessionsTrinity – Transfiguration 2017
to this edition of the prayer
diary, following Trinity Sunday and running until the Feast of the Transfiguration.
WelcomeThere are now two Rochester cycles of prayer – ‘parishes’ and ‘extra-parochial’. This is an attempt to be a little more even handed with the additional groups who are prayed for as the year turns, and to include our church schools in our prayers.As usual, it’s a sizable document but designed to be quick and clear to read, and also to leave space for your own notes. Of course, you do not have to print it all out at once, and you’re welcome to reformat it, if you wish (a Word version is available from my blog, see website below).Sunday entries are designed to look at some of the bigger pictures in our Diocese – sometimes geographical (deaneries, archdeaconries, link dioceses) sometimes issues or activities (Vocations Sunday). If there is an aspect of diocesan life that you’d like included on a Sunday, do let me know. These are followed through the week by daily prayers from all over the diocese, and across the Anglican Communion, including the calendar of saints and other worthy people. Finally, there is space in the daily entries for you to note any prayer requests that have been made to you or your parish, or any special interests you want to remember in your prayers.Please contact me with any comments or suggestions – [email protected] or 01634 814439. I will also be pleased to provide large print copies to any who would find that helpful.The calendar is published on the Diocesan website, and also on www.rochesterworship.wordpress.com where you can find the next quarter’s intercessions (hopefully) as this quarter starts to come to an end.
Cover photo: ‘The Transfiguration of Jesus’, by Armando Alemdar Ara, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.
Sunday 11 June(Barnabas the Apostle)
Trinity SundayIsaiah 40.12-17, 27-endPsalm 82 Corinthians 13.11-endMatthew 28.16-end
Schools Festival
June 13-16 – Church Schools CelebrationThe education teams of the Diocese and Rochester Cathedral will work together with the aim of creating 4 days which the year 6 children in our church schools will remember for a long time to come. We aim to provide a memorable time of worship which will help children as they prepare to move on to a new secondary school and a space in which they be thankful for how well their Church of England primary school has equipped them for their life’s journey. In the morning, the pupils take part in a range of activities which feed into the afternoon worship which is a Eucharist led by Bishop James or Bishop Rod. Please pray• For pupils and their helpers - that they will feel that God has blessed them during their time at the Cathedral• For all those who contribute to the days – that God will bless their gifts in his service
Rochester Diocese: For our schools as they begin to conclude the year. For those moving on to new schools in the autumn.
Anglican Communion:Northern California - (VIII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Barry Beisner
Prayer Requests:
Monday 12 JuneBarnabas the Apostle (transferred)
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Wrotham, St George’sRector: The Rev Edward Wright
Extra Parochial: Ditton C.E. Junior School, DittonHeadteacher: Mr Bob Worth (Interim HT)
Anglican Communion:Northern Indiana - (V, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Douglas Sparks
Prayer Requests:
Tuesday 13 June
Rochester Diocese:Parish cycle:
Chiddingstone, St Mary the Virgin, with Chiddingstone Causeway, St LukeRector: The Rev Martin Beaumont
Extra parochial:For the Battle of Medway commemorations taking place at this time, for all who keep our history for us.
Anglican Communion:Northern Izon - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Fred Nyanabo
Prayer Requests:
Wednesday14 JuneRichard Baxter, puritan, divine, 1691
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Crockham Hill, Holy TrinityVicar: The Rev Sue Diggory
Extra Parochial:St. Marks C.E. Primary, EcclesHeadteacher: Mr Jonathan Bassett
Anglican Communion:Northern Luzon - (Philippines) VACANT
Prayer Requests:
Thursday15 JuneDay of Thanksgiving for the Institution of the Holy Communion (Corpus Christi)Evelyn Underhill, spiritual writer, 1941
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Edenbridge, St Peter and St Paul Vicar: The Rev Dr Stephen Mitchell
Extra Parochial:Burrswood Christian Hospital and Place of Healing Chaplain: The Rev Carol Morrison
Anglican Communion:Northern Malawi - (Central Africa) The Rt Revd Fanuel Emmanuel Magangani
Prayer Requests:
Friday16 JuneRichard, bishop, 1253Joseph Butler, bishop, philosopher, 1752
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Hever, St Peter,Four Elms, St Paul, and Mark Beech, Holy TrinityRector: The Rev Jane Weeks
Extra Parochial: Christ Church C.E. Primary School, ErithHead of School: Mrs Gillian Ball
Anglican Communion:Northern Michigan - (V, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Rayford Ray
Prayer Requests:
Saturday 17 JuneSamuel and Henrietta Barnett, social reformers, 1913 and 1936
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Hildenborough, St John the EvangelistVicar: The Rev Tim Saiet
Extra Parochial:For fathers and those who support them
Anglican Communion:Northern Philippines - (Philippines) The Rt Revd Brent AlawasSuffragan Bishop of the Northern Philippines - (Philippines) The Rt Revd Miguel Yamoyam
Prayer Requests:
Sunday Trinity 1
18 June Genesis 18.1-15 [21.1-7]Psalm 116.1, 10-17 [or 116.9-17]Romans 5.1-8Matthew 9.35-10.8 [9-23]
(Proper 6)
Orpington deanery
We welcome new members as Orpington Deanery has grown recently with the transfer of the parishes of Biggin Hill and Keston from Bromley Deanery. Elections for the new Triennium have brought new representatives to the Synod too – and we look forward to working together over the next three years.As a Deanery we shared in the ‘Our Conversation, Our Future’ programme and we await the analysis following the consultation process. A Deanery Quiet day in a quiet garden was held in May, and in June our next Synod is planned as an open meeting to consider the plight of Christians in difficult parts of the world facing slavery, trafficking and persecution.In October we are excited by Bishop James Visit to the Deanery and are working on a varied programme which will enable him to share in the life and work of the wider community as well as spending time with churches and clergy.Finally, we wish Rev Carol Morrison well as she leaves Keston, and Rev Brian McHenry as he retires from All Saints, Orpington – with grateful thanks for their ministry and support. We pray for those charged with making new appointments to these parishes.
Rochester Diocese: Orpington DeaneryRev John Tranter, Area Dean; Mr Brian Kemp, Lay Chair
Anglican Communion:Northern Territory; The - (Queensland, Australia) The Rt Revd Greg Anderson
Prayer Requests:
Monday 19 JuneSundar Singh, sadhu (holy man), evangelist teacher of the faith, 1929
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Leigh, St Mary Vicar: The Rev Lionel Kevis
Extra Parochial:For our new MPs as Parliament Opens today.
Anglican Communion:Northern Uganda - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Johnson Gakumba
Prayer Requests:
Tuesday 20 June
Rochester Diocese:Parish cycle:
Penshurst, St John the Baptist and Fordcombe, St PeterRector: The Rev Tom Holme
Extra parochial:For the Bishop’s Staff, meeting today
Anglican Communion:Northwest Texas - (VII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Scott Mayer
Prayer Requests:
Wednesday 21 June
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Tonbridge, St Andrew, St Peter and St Paul, St Philip, and St SaviourVicar: The Rev Mark Brown
Extra Parochial:Bishop Ridley CE Primary School, WellingHeadteacher: Mr Steven Hall
Anglican Communion:Northwestern Pennsylvania - (III, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Sean Rowe
Prayer Requests:
Thursday22 JuneAlban, first martyr of Britain, c.250
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Tonbridge, St StephenVicar: The Rev Mark Barker
Extra Parochial:For our Sisters and brothers in Armenian family of Churches
Anglican Communion:Norwich - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Graham JamesNorwich - Lynn - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Jonathan MeyrickNorwich - Thetford - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Alan Peter Winton
Prayer Requests:
Friday23 JuneEtheldreda, abbess, c.678
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Langton Green, All SaintsVicar: vacant
Extra Parochial:Fawkham CE Primary School, FawkhamHeadteacher: Mrs Mandy Bridges
Anglican Communion:Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island - (Canada, Canada) The Most Revd Ronald Wayne Cutler
Prayer Requests:
Saturday 24 JuneBirth of John the Baptist
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Rusthall, St PaulVicar: The Rev Ronnie Williams
Extra Parochial:For our clergy spousesCo-ordinator: Mrs Jane Mansell
Anglican Communion:Nsukka - (Enugu, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Aloysius Agbo
Prayer Requests:
Sunday 25 June
Trinity 2Genesis 21.8-21Psalm 86.1-10, 16-end [or 86.1-10]Romans 6.1b-11Matthew 10.24-39
(Proper 7)
Paddock Wood deanery
In the last year this deanery has gone through a number of changes with new clergy successfully taking up parish appointments and Diocesan. The parish of Horsmonden has been in an interregnum for a year and maybe by the time you pray for us this might be filled. Three parishes are also exploring ‘clustering’ with a view to the future. Schools work plays a prominent part in the ministry of parishes in this Deanery and St Andrew’s Paddock Wood has co-sponsored with the Tenax Trust, a new primary school for a September 2020 opening. We give thanks as a Deanery for our curates, lay leaders and congregations who bring so much energy and vibrancy to ministry. We also give thanks for the chaplaincy work supported in this Deanery, namely The Hospice in the Weald and Kenward, and for the chaplains and staff.
Rochester Diocese: Paddock Wood DeaneryRev Canon Bryan Knapp, Rural Dean; Mr John Kirby, Lay Chair
Anglican Communion:Nyahururu - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Stephen KaboraNyahururu - Maralal Area - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Jacob Lesuuda
Prayer Requests:
Monday 26 June
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Southborough, St Peter with Christ Church and St Matthew, and Bidborough, St Lawrence Team Rector: vacant
Extra Parochial:Fordcombe C.E. Primary School, Fordcombe GreenHeadteacher: Mr Christopher Blackburn
Anglican Communion:Nzara - (Minye, Sudan) The Rt Revd Samuel Enosa Peni
Prayer Requests:
Tuesday 27 JuneCyril, bishop, teacher of the faith, 444
Rochester Diocese:Parish cycle:
Southborough, St ThomasPriest-in-charge: Rev Rachael Wilson
Extra parochial:For the parish of St Paul and All Saints, Chatham and their new priest, licensed today.
Anglican Communion:Offa - (Kwara, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Akintunde Popoola
Prayer Requests:
Wednesday28 JuneIrenaeus, bishop, teacher of the faith, c.200
Ember Day
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Speldhurst, St Mary the Virgin, with Groombridge, St John the Evangelist, and Ashurst, St Martin of ToursRector: The Rev Douglas Wren
Extra Parochial:For all across the wider Church, responsible for selecting and training our lay and ordained ministers.
Anglican Communion:Ogbaru - (Niger, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Samuel Ezeofor
Prayer Requests:
Thursday29 JunePeter and Paul, Apostles
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Tunbridge Wells Holy Trinity with Christ ChurchVicar: The Rev Tim Humphrey
Extra Parochial: HMP & YOI RochesterChaplains: The Rev Beatrice Musindi & The Rev Geoffrey Burn
Anglican Communion:Ogbia - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Rt Revd James Oruwori
Prayer Requests:
Friday30 June
Ember Day
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Tunbridge Wells, King Charles the MartyrVicar: The Rev Laurence Powell
Extra Parochial:For vocations to work across boundaries and at the edges.
Anglican Communion:Ogbomoso - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Matthew Osunade
Prayer Requests:
Saturday 1 JulyHenry, John, and Henry Venn, priests, evangelical divines, 1797, 1813, 1873
Ember Day
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Tunbridge Wells, St BarnabasVicar: The Rev John Caster
Extra Parochial:For vocations to ministry in the wider Church.
Anglican Communion:Ogoni - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Solomon Gberegbara
Prayer Requests:
Sunday 2 July
Trinity 3Genesis 22.1-14Psalm 13Romans 6.12-endMatthew 10.40-end
(Proper 8)
Tonbridge Archdeaconry
We give thanks for a number of new appointments to fill vacancies in the Archdeaconry, with new parish clergy in post in Christ Church, Tunbridge Wells (March), Shipbourne and Plaxtol; Platt; Borough Green (May) and with further clergy to take up posts in July (Knockholt with Halstead) and September (Langton Green; Seal Chart and Underriver). Please pray for parishes entering vacancies (St Luke’s, Sevenoaks; Chiddingstone with Chiddingstone Causeway) and others with a vacancy (Larkfield and the Southborough Team).
We pray for Clive and Jane Mansell as retirement comes in July and for Clive’s successor in due course and for those covering the Archdeacon vacancy over the summer.
Please remember the 44 Church schools and other schools in the Archdeaconry as the summer term progresses, exams are taken and some students and pupils prepare for the next stage of their lives and education.
We give thanks for many encouragements in the recent Easter period and pray for the people whom we will encounter through the occasional offices over the summer.
Rochester Diocese: Tonbridge ArchdeaconryThe Venerable Clive Mansell, Archdeacon
Anglican Communion:Ogori-Magongo - (Lokoja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Festus DaviesOhaji / Egbema - (Owerri, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Chidi Collins Oparaojiaku
Prayer Requests:
Monday 3 JulyThomas the Apostle
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Tunbridge Wells, St James Vicar: The Rev Canon Jim Stewart
Extra Parochial:For the cathedral chapter as they begin their residential today.
Anglican Communion:Ohio - (V, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Mark Hollingsworth
Prayer Requests:
Tuesday 4 July
Rochester Diocese:Parish cycle:
Tunbridge Wells, St JohnVicar: The Rev Giles Walter
Extra parochial:King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chaplains: The Rev Tim Mercer & The Rev Ben Rhodes
Anglican Communion:Oji River - (Enugu, Nigeria) The Most Revd Amos Amankechinelo MaduOkene - (Lokoja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Emmanuel Bayo Ajulo
Prayer Requests:
Wednesday5 July
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Tunbridge Wells, St LukeVicar: The Rev Caroline Glass
Extra Parochial:St. James' C.E. Primary School, GrainHeadteacher: Mrs Ruth Sivarajah
Anglican Communion:Oke-Ogun - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Solomon Amusan
Prayer Requests:
Thursday6 JulyThomas More, scholar, and John Fisher, bishop, martyrs, 1535
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Tunbridge Wells, St MarkVicar: The Rev Peter Sanlon
Extra Parochial:For our Brothers and Sisters in the Roman Catholic Church
Anglican Communion:Oke-Osun - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Abraham Akinlalu
Prayer Requests:
Friday7 July
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Tunbridge Wells, St PeterVicar: The Rev Mike Warren
Extra Parochial:For the members of General Synod, meeting today, especially those representing this diocese.
Anglican Communion:Okigwe - (Owerri, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Edward Osuegbu
Prayer Requests:
Saturday 8 July
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Tunbridge Wells, St PhilipVicar: The Rev Richard Thomas
Extra Parochial:Diocesan Advisory CommitteeChair: Mr Derek Shilling
Anglican Communion:Okigwe North - (Owerri, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Godson Udochukwu UkanwaOkigwe South - (Owerri, Nigeria) The Rt Revd David Onuoha
Prayer Requests:
Sunday 9 July
Trinity 4Genesis 24.34-38, 42-49, 58-endPsalm 45.10-endRomans 7.15-25aMatthew 11.16-19, 25-end
(Proper 9)
Rochester deanery
Rochester Deanery looks forward to welcoming two new ministers over the summer to serve at All Saints, Chatham, and in Chatham Town Centre. We give thanks that the Conversation Café has got off to a very successful start and requires more volunteers to meet demand. We pray that ecumenical working may flourish and increase across the deanery Please continue to pray that amidst the complexity of the emerging plans for mission and ministry in Chatham we may discern God’s direction, wait on the guidance of his Spirit and know his grace.
Elsewhere in the Deanery we give thanks for the ministry of our Area Dean Revd Penny Foreman who retired at the end of April, and pray for wisdom and vision for the new Area Dean.
Rochester Diocese: Rochester DeaneryRev Dr Helen Burn, Area Dean designate; Mr Rob Mills, Lay Chair.
Anglican Communion:Okinawa - (Japan) The Rt Revd David Eisho Uehara
Prayer Requests:
Monday 10 July
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Anerley, Christ Church and St PaulTeam Rector: The Rev Matthew Fitter
Extra Parochial:Holy Trinity CE School, GravesendHeadteacher: Mr Chris Beazeley
Anglican Communion:Oklahoma - (VII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Edward KoniecznyOlympia - (VIII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Gregory RickelPrayer Requests:
Tuesday 11 JulyBenedict, abbott, c.550
Rochester Diocese:Parish cycle:
Beckenham, Christ ChurchVicar: The Rev Rob Hinton
Extra parochial:For our Mission and Community Engagement team, meeting today.
Anglican Communion:Okrika - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Tubokosemie AtereOleh - (Bendel, Nigeria) The Rt Revd John Usiwoma AruakporPrayer Requests:
Wednesday12 July
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Beckenham, Holy TrinityVicar: The Rev Dr Nick Read
Extra Parochial:St George’s CE Secondary School, GravesendHeadteacher: Mr Steve Carey, Chaplain: The Rev Trudi Oliver
Anglican Communion:Olo - (Minye, Sudan) The Rt Revd Tandema AndrewPrayer Requests:
Thursday13 July
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Beckenham, St BarnabasPriest-in-Charge: The Rev Tim Hide
Extra Parochial: Tunbridge Wells Hospital (Pembury)Chaplain: The Rev Stephen Baker
Anglican Communion:Omu-Aran - (Kwara, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Philip Adeyemo
Prayer Requests:
Friday14 JulyJohn Keble, priest, poet, 1966
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Beckenham, St GeorgeRector: The Rev Jeremy Blunden
Extra Parochial:Hever CE Primary School, HeverHeadteacher: Mr Rob Gallagher (Acting HT)
Anglican Communion:On the Lake - (Owerri, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Chijioke OtiOn the Niger - (Niger, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Owen Chidozie Nwokolo
Prayer Requests:
Saturday 15 JulySwithun, bishop, c.862Bonaventure, friar, bishop, teacher of the faith, 1274
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Beckenham, St James and St Michael with St AugustineVicar: The Rev Leon Carberry
Extra Parochial:For Knockholt, St Katherine and Halstead, St Margaret, and their new Rector, instituted today.
Anglican Communion:Ondo - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd George LasebikanSuffragan Bishop of Ondo - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Christopher Tayo Omotunde
Prayer Requests:
Sunday 16 July
Trinity 5Genesis 25.19-endPsalm 119.105-112Romans 8.1-11Matthew 13.1-9, 18-23
(Proper 10)
Chatham Town Centre
We give thanks for Rev Carol Morgan, recently licensed as the new incumbent of St John’s Chatham. We pray for her as she develops the congregation made up of the existing congregation from Emmaus and some members from St Philip & St James Walderslade. Please also pray for the refurbishment of St John’s Church over the next few months and the appointment of a Church Army Officer to begin a Centre of Mission for Medway starting in Chatham. Please pray for all of those involved in this exciting venture and thank God for the work already going on in the Conversation Cafe and the response to the service leaflets that were developed by students from Mid Kent College.
Rochester Diocese: For the people and parish of Chatham Town Centre, and their priest, newly licensed.
Anglican Communion:Ontario - (Ontario, Canada) The Rt Revd George Lindsey Russell BruceCoadjutor Bishop - (Ontario, Canada) The Rt Revd Michael Oulton
Prayer Requests:
Monday 17 July
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Beckenham, St John the BaptistVicar: The Rev Liz Lander
Extra Parochial:Hildenborough C.E. Primary School, HildenboroughHeadteacher: Mrs Pamela Scott
Anglican Communion:Ottawa - (Ontario, Canada) The Rt Revd John Holland ChapmanBishop Ordinary to the Canadian Armed Forces - (Ontario, Canada) The Rt Revd Peter Robert Coffin
Prayer Requests:
Tuesday 18 JulyElizabeth Ferard, deaconess, founder of the Community of St Andrew, 1883
Rochester Diocese:Parish cycle:
Penge, St John the EvangelistPriest-in-Charge: The Rev Matthew Fitter
Extra parochial:HMYOI Cookham WoodChaplain: Rev Anne Bennett
Anglican Communion:Oregon - (VIII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Michael Hanley
Prayer Requests:
Wednesday19 JulyGregory, bishop, and his sister Macrina, deaconess, teachers of the faith, c.394 and c.379
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Shortlands, St MaryVicar: The Rev Morag Finch
Extra Parochial:For St Paul’s Beckenham and their new vicar, Rev Simon Couper, collated today.
Anglican Communion:Orlu - (Owerri, Nigeria) The Most Revd Bennett Okoro
Prayer Requests:
Thursday20 JulyMargaret of Antioch, martyr, 4th cent, Bartolome de las Casas, Apostle to the Indies, 1566
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Bickley, St GeorgeVicar: The Rev Richard Norman
Extra Parochial:For our Retired Clergy, and our Diocesan Clergy Retirement Advisors; Rev Brian Fortnum, Rev Canon Paul Francis and Rev Ann Uphill
Anglican Communion:Oru - (Owerri, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Geoffrey Chukwunenye
Prayer Requests:
Friday21 July
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Bromley, Christ ChurchVicar: The Rev Iain Broomfield
Extra Parochial:Horton Kirby CE Primary School, Horton KirbyHeadteacher: Mr Glenn Pollard
Anglican Communion:Osaka - (Japan) The Rt Revd Andrew Haruhisa Iso
Prayer Requests:
Saturday 22 JulyMary Magdalene
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Bromley Common, Holy TrinityVicar: The Rev Roger Bristow
Extra Parochial:For our Sisters and Brothers in the Reformed family of Churches
Anglican Communion:Osun - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd James Afolabi Popoola
Prayer Requests:
Sunday 23 July
Trinity 6Genesis 28.10-19aPsalm 139.1-11, 23-24 [or 139.1-11]Romans 8.12-25Matthew 13.24-30, 36-43
(Proper 11)
Kondoa
This fledgling Diocese, one of the four linked with our own Diocese, is blessed with clergy who have powerful faith and love for each other and for us. All who come into contact with them will say that that we receive from them more than we could possibly give, it is truly a privilege to know them and to work with them.The Diocese is very poor (even for Tanzania) and so nearly all the parishes are unable to pay a parish share to the Diocese, this leaves the Diocese with negligible internal funding. Staff are either unpaid or paid by others and there is little infrastructure. Theological training is a priority for clergy who are working in an evangelical Diocese in a largely Muslim area. This will also allow the Bishop to start to build a staff structure that will sustain the Diocese into the future. On top of the everyday poverty, there was a drought last year and again this year, but even worse. Please pray for the education of the clergy; for long term food security for all; for those who have been impacted by the drought; for all the plans and projects underway to build the church; the sustainability of the Diocese and for the Bishop’s sabbatical. Hearts of generosity are needed as the Diocese is so poor and yet has so much work to do. Please also thank God for the many blessings and encouragements that this relationship brings and for the way in which the many parish and school links are developing. Please pray for all those who are visiting Kondoa this year and also for those who will be hosting us.
Rochester Diocese: Diocese of Kondoa: The Rt Rev Given Gaula, Bishop.
Anglican Communion:Osun North East - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Humphery Olumakaiye
Prayer Requests:
Monday 24 July
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Bromley Common, St AugustineVicar: The Rev Canon Katrina Barnes
Extra Parochial:Bromley & Bexley Archdeaconry Mission & Pastoral Working Groups (BBAMPWG)Chair: The Venerable Dr Paul Wright
Anglican Communion:Otukpo - ( Abuja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd David Bello; Owerri - (Owerri, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Cyril Chukwunonyerem Okorocha; Owo - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd James Adedayo OladunjoyePrayer Requests:
Tuesday 25 JulyJames the Apostle
Rochester Diocese:Parish cycle:
Bromley Common, St LukePriest-in-Charge: The Rev Canon Katrina Barnes
Extra parochial:Rochester Archdeaconry Mission & Pastoral Working Groups (RAMPWG)Chair: The Venerable Simon Burton-Jones
Anglican Communion:Oxford - The Rt Revd Steven Croft; (Buckingham) The Rt Revd Alan Wilson; (Dorchester) The Rt Revd Colin Fletcher; (Reading) The Rt Revd Andrew ProudPrayer Requests:
Wednesday26 JulyAnne and Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Bromley, St AndrewVicar: The Rev Julie Bowen
Extra Parochial:Tonbridge Archdeaconry Mission & Pastoral Working Groups (TAMPWG)Chair: The Venerable Clive Mansell
Anglican Communion:Oyo - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Williams Oluwarotimi Aladekugbe; Pankshin - (Jos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Olumuyiwa AjayiPrayer Requests:
Thursday27 JulyBrooke Foss Westcott, bishop, teacher of the faith, 1901
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Bromley, St John the EvangelistVicar: The Rev Andrew McClellan
Extra Parochial:Medway Secure Training Centre Chaplain: The Rev Nick Ash
Anglican Communion:Pacong - (Bahr El Ghazal, Sudan) The Rt Revd Joseph Maker Atot
Prayer Requests:
Friday28 July
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Bromley, St MarkVicar: The Rev Steve Varney
Extra Parochial:Hunton CE Primary School, HuntonHeadteacher: Mrs Denise Gibbs-Naguar
Anglican Communion:Peru - (South America) The Rt Revd Jorge Luis AguilarSuffragan Bishop of Peru - (South America) The Rt Revd Juan Carlos RevillaSuffragan Bishop of Peru - (South America) The Rt Revd Eulogio Alejandro Mesco
Prayer Requests:
Saturday 29 JulyMary, Martha and Lazarus, companions of Our Lord
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Bromley, St MaryVicar: The Rev Alan Keeler
Extra Parochial:For Mother’s UnionPresident: Mrs Susan Brooker
Anglican Communion:Phulbani - (North India) The Rt Revd Bijay NayakPatna - (North India) The Rt Revd Philip Marandih
Prayer Requests:
Sunday 30 July(William Wilberforce, Social Reformer, 1833)
Trinity 7Genesis 29.15-28Psalm 105.1-11, 45b [or 105.1-11]Romans 8.26-endMatthew 13.31-33, 44-52
(Proper 12)
Sevenoaks deanery
Prayers are asked for: Our two new incumbents being licensed over the summer, and
our upcoming Interregnum at St Luke’s, and those responsible for the application and selection process. We pray for Canon Mark Griffin and his wife Clare as they begin a new life and ministry in the Canterbury Diocese.
Our continued ecumenical involvement in Churches Together in the Sevenoaks District and the North West Fellowship of Churches.
Deanery Synods - discussing especially finance, deployment and Our Conversation, Our Future Our Licensed Lay and Pastoral Ministry, especially those being licensed this summer.
Our Church officers, leaders, helpers; all continually under pressure for availability and resources. All the various Summer events including; Alpha Courses, Pre-Alpha Courses; Marriage, Baptisms, and Confirmations. Our churches’ emerging and changing roles among the communities we serve.
The ever-increasing pressure on schools admissions in the area, especially church schools. Our reaching out as new housing developments bring new communities and new challenges. Our food banks and similar initiatives, and those who feel they have become invisible in today’s society.
Rochester Diocese: Sevenoaks DeaneryThe Rev Martin Booth, Rural Dean; Brig Ian Dobbie, Lay Chair.
Anglican Communion:Pennsylvania - (III, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Daniel GutierrezPittsburgh - (III, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Dorsey W M McConnell
Prayer Requests:
Monday 31 JulyIgnatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Bromley, St Peter and St PaulVicar: The Rev Anne Jablonski
Extra Parochial:Ide Hill CE Primary School, Ide HillHeadteacher: Mrs Louisa Hillman
Anglican Communion:The Most Revd Dr Winston Halapua Bishop of Polynesia and Primate and Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and PolynesiaPolynesia - Vanua Levu and Taveuni - The Rt Revd Apimeleki Nadoki QilihoPolynesia - Viti Levu West - The Rt Revd Apimeleki QilihoPrayer Requests:
Tuesday 1 August
Rochester Diocese:Parish cycle:
Chislehurst, Christ ChurchVicar: The Rev Dave Johnston
Extra parochial:Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership TrustChaplains: Rev Ted Hurst & Rev Ruth Bierbaum
Anglican Communion:Port Elizabeth - (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Nceba NopecePrayer Requests:
Wednesday2 August
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Chislehurst, St NicholasRector: The Rev Alan Mustoe
Extra Parochial:Keston CE Primary School, KestonHeadteacher: Mrs Julia Evison
Anglican Communion:Popondota - (Papua New Guinea) The Rt Revd Lindsley IhovePort Moresby - (Papua New Guinea) The Rt Revd Denny Bray Guka
Prayer Requests:
Thursday3 August
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Chislehurst, The Annunciation Vicar: The Rev Paul Farthing
Extra Parochial:Medway NHS Foundation TrustChaplain: Rev Lynda Cooke
Anglican Communion:Port Sudan - (Northern, Sudan) The Rt Revd Abdu Elnur Kodi
Prayer Requests:
Friday4 AugustJean-Baptiste Vianney, cure d’Ars, spiritual guide, 1859
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Hayes, St Mary the VirginRector: The Rev Napo John
Extra Parochial:Knockholt St Katharine's CE Primary School, KnockholtHeadteacher: Miss Sarah-Jane Tormey
Anglican Communion:Portsmouth - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Christopher Foster
Prayer Requests:
Saturday 5 AugustOswald, king, martyr, 642
Rochester Diocese: Parish cycle:
Barnehurst, St MartinVicar: The Rev Gareth Bowen
Extra Parochial:For Churches Together in KentEcumenical Officer: Rev Chris Ruddle
Anglican Communion:Pretoria - (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Johannes Seoka
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