Prayer Diary October-December 2018

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1 Prayer Diary October-December 2018 This diary has been compiled to help us pray together for one another and our common concerns. It is also available on the diocesan website both for downloading (PDF) and for viewing. The latter should be updated as new appointments and other changes are announced. A daily prayer update is sent via PrayerMate and Twitter (on the diocesan Each chaplaincy, with the communities it serves, is remembered in prayer once a quarter, following this weekly pattern: Eastern Archdeaconry: Monday, Saturday Archdeaconry of France: Tuesday, Saturday Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Wednesday, Saturday Italy & Malta Archdeaconry: Friday Archdeaconry of North West Europe: Thursday Swiss Archdeaconry: Friday Archdeaconry of Germany and Northern Europe Nordic and Baltic Deanery: Monday Germany: Saturday On Sundays, we pray for subjects which affect us all (e.g. reconciliation, on Remembrance Sunday), or which have local applications for most of us (e.g. the local cathedral or cathedrals). This will include Diocesan Staff, Churches in Communion and Ecumenical Partners. SUNDAY INTERCESSIONS should, by tradition, include prayer for Bishop Robert and the local Head of State by name. In addition, prayers may also include Bishop David (the Suffragan Bishop) and, among the heads of other states, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the leaders of other countries represented in the congregation. Sources and resources also commended: Anglican Cycle of Prayer World Council of Churches (weekly) and Common Worship Lectionary festivals and commemorations (CW, pp 2-17 or ). Contact Details Please send all comments, additions, updates and prayer requests to Anthony Cummings, (prayer.diary@europe.anglican.org or diocese.europe.prayer.diary@gmail.com) This Prayer Diary is compiled on the basis of information received by 15 September.

2 September Sunday 30 Trinity 18 Pray for Bishop Robert and Bishop David as they lead and pastor the diocese. Pray for the Bishop's Office in Brussels, for Meurig Williams in his role as Bishop's Chaplain and Gail Wilmet as Administrative Secretary. Pray for Elaine Labourel (Director of Reader Ministry) and all those training to be Readers in the diocese. October Monday 1 Archdeaconries of Germany and Northern Europe, Eastern: Archdeacon Colin Williams. Vienna: (Also serves Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Bratislava, Ljubljana, Yerevan, Zagreb) Chaplain: Patrick Curran, Assistants: Mike Waltner, John Barker, Readers: Laura Fairburn. Pray for CEMES intern Ben O Neill. Tuesday 2 Aquitaine: (Includes Bertric Buree, Bordeaux, Condom in the Gers, Doudrac, Limeuil Haut, Monteton, Périgueux-Chancelade, Ste Nathalene, Sorges) Chaplain: Anthony Lomas, Assistants: Liz Morris, Charlotte Sullivan, Readers: Janis Adams, Sheila Marshall, Patrick Sturges, Michael Torne, Roger Verrall. Wednesday 3 Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Archdeacon Geoff Johnston. Gibraltar Cathedral: (Also serves Gibraltar (Port)) Dean: Vacant Thursday 4 Antwerp: Chaplain: Andrew Wagstaff, Reader: Egbert van Groesen. Antwerp Mission to Seafarers. Pray for the North-West Europe Archdeaconry Synod, meeting 4-6 October in Ghent. Friday 5 Archdeaconry of Italy and Malta: Archdeacon Vickie Sims. Pray for Vickie in her dual role as chaplain in Milan and volunteer archdeacon. Assisi: Locum Chaplain. Bordighera: (served from Menton, France). Saturday 6 Berlin: Chaplain: Christopher Jage-Bowler. Bonn with Cologne: Chaplain: Michael Bullock, Assistant: Richard Gardiner. Sunday 7 - Trinity 19 Give thanks for our relationship with the Lutheran Churches of the Porvoo Agreement. Pray for the Porvoo Contact Group and the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. Monday 8 Pray for the France Archdeaconry Committee meeting in Paris today. Prague: (Includes Brno, also serves Dresden) Chaplain: Rev'd Nathanial, Reader: Mr Jack Noonan. Pray for our stewardship and outreach activities; for the growth of our Brno congregation. Tuesday 9 Archdeaconry of France: Archdeacon Meurig Williams. Beaulieu-sur-Mer: Chaplain: Anthony Ingham.

3 Biarritz: Chaplain: Vacant. Wednesday 10 Casablanca: Chaplain: Medhat Sabry. Tangier: Chaplain: Dennis Obidiegwu. Thursday 11 Brugge, Knokke, Ostend: Chaplain: Augustine Nwaekwe. Friday 12 Florence: (Also serves Siena, Bologna) Chaplain: William Lister, Deacon: Giampaolo Pancetti, Reader: Maria Makepeace. Genova: Chaplain: Tony Dickinson. Pray for: all whose lives have been affected by the collapse of the Morandi bridge; those beginning preparation for baptism at the Church of the Holy Ghost in Saturday 13 Brittany: (Includes: Huelgoat, Ploërmel, Rostrenen) Chaplain: Robin Adams, Readers: Laura Hillman, Robin Hillman, Alan Mason, Guy Barnard. Cannes: Chaplain: Giles Williams, Readers: David Sinclair, Christine Williams. Pray for: our curry evening tonight for outreach and fellowship; our Alpha Course; our youth group camping out and hiking next weekend. Sunday 14 Trinity 20 Pray for the Lusitanian Church, Bishop Jorge Pina Cabral. Pray for the Church of Denmark and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia. Monday 15 Copenhagen: (Also serves Aarhus) Chaplain: Smitha Prasadam, Readers: Professor Ursula Sonnewald, Victoria Wadsworth-Hansen, Graeme Lloyd-Roberts. Tallinn: Chaplain: Gustav Piir. Tuesday 16 Chantilly: Chaplain: Sarah Tillet. Pray for our Funding Programme and special fundraising events, that they would be fruitful in building up our life together in community and in love and prayer as well as increasing our generosity in giving. Give thanks for the growth in our ecumenical relationships, pray for our lives together in God s mission for this area. Dinard: Chaplain: Vacant. We remember in prayer Fr Gareth Randall who passed away 16th August. Wednesday 17 Barcelona: (Also serves Andorra) Chaplain: John Chapman. Nerja and Almuñécar: Chaplain: Nigel Thomas. Thursday 18 Archdeaconry of North-West Europe: Archdeacon Paul Vrolijk. Brussels: Associate Chaplain: John Wilkinson, Assistant: Fiona Simon, Deacon: Jean-Bosco Turahirwa, Readers: Jennifer Le Jeune, David Fieldsend, Heather Roy, Grace West, Arttu Makipaa. Pray for Fiona as she settles in to her new ministry and for CEMES intern Mark Van Eker. Pray for the Prime Ministers and Presidents of Europe gathered for the EU Summit Meeting in Brussels today, discussing the migration crisis and the proposed Brexit deal for the UK; for Church Representation to the European Institutions; for Bishop Robert in his role as the Archbishop of Canterbury s Representative to the European Institutions and his Attaché David Fieldsend as he hands over to his successor before retiring at the end of this month.

4 Friday 19 Malta and Gozo: (Includes: Sliema, Valletta, also serves: Gozo) Senior Chaplain: Simon Godfrey, Reader: David Felgate. Saturday 20 Algarve: (Includes: Almancil, Praia Da Luz, Tavira, Gorjões) Chaplain: Reid Hamilton, Assistant: Robert Kean, Readers: Fiona Mayes, Eckart Floether, Maureen Kyle, Robert Kelly. Greater Lisbon: (Includes: Estoril, Lisbon) Chaplain: Frank Sawyer. Sunday 21 Trinity 21 Pray for the Spanish Episcopal Reformed Church, Bishop Carlos López-Lozano. Pray for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Monday 22 Helsinki: (Also serves Tallinn, Tampere, Turku, Kuopio, White Nile) Chaplain: Tuomas Mäkipää, Assistants: David Oliver, Amos Manga, Readers: Geoffrey Phillips, Keith Battarbee, John Mills, Emmanuel Eneh. Tuesday 23 Dunkirk, The Mission to Seafarers: Chaplain: Phil Edell. Fontainebleau: Chaplain: Elisabeth Dean. Grenoble: Chaplain: Bob Hurley. Wednesday 24 Costa Almeria and Costa Calida: (serves Mojácar, Llanos and Aljambra) Chaplain: Vincent Oram, Assistant: Alan Bennett, Reader: Duncan Burr. Pray for opportunities and wisdom in developing new centres of worship. Pray for our dedication festivals. Pray for Bible study groups and development of new ones and of nurture groups for those exploring faith. Costa Azahar: (Includes Alcossebre, Vinaros, L'Ampolla) Chaplain: Louis Darrant, Readers: Jennifer Hoskins, Paul Turner. Thursday 25 Ghent: (Also serves Ghent (Port)) Chaplain: Stephen Murray. Belgium and Luxembourg Deanery: Area Dean Stephen Murray. Friday 26 Milan: (Also serves Cadenabbia (Lake Como), Varese) Chaplain: Vickie Sims, Reader: Angela Mirani (Varese). Saturday 27 Düsseldorf: (Also serves Essen) Chaplain: Stephen Walton. Freiburg-im-Breisgau: Chaplain: Christopher Parsons. Sunday 28 Last after Trinity Pray for the Episcopal Church Europe (ECUSA), Bishop Pierre Whalon. Monday 29 Corfu: Chaplain: Jules Wilson, Reader: Jackie Dallos. Tuesday 30 La Manche: (Includes Gratot Hommëel, Virey) Chaplain: Vacant, Reader Mary Jackson. Le Gard: Chaplain: Stafford Low, Reader: Brenda McFarlane Forsyth Juntunen Lille: (serves Arras) Chaplain: Debbie Flach, Readers: Paul Ellender, Suzanne Bray.

5 Wednesday 31 Costa Blanca: (Includes Albir, Calpe, El Campello, Dénia, Jávea, Gandia, La Fustera) Chaplains: Marcus Ronchetti, James Booker, Rodney Middleton, Donald Witts: Readers: Ken Cornforth, Stephen Carden. November Thursday 1 Leuven: Chaplain: Jack McDonald. Pray for CEMES intern Ilse Swart. Liège: Chaplain: Paul Yiend. Mons International Chapel Centre: Chaplain: Senior Chaplain. Friday 2 Naples: (Also serves Bari) Chaplain: Jonathan Backhouse. Orvieto: Saturday 3 Monte Carlo: Chaplain: Lawrence MacLean, Readers: Mary de Vachon, Frank Megginson. Strasbourg: Chaplain: Mark Barwick, Reader: David Cowley. Pray that we discern rightly future decisions about our meeting space and expansion of our ministries, especially to youth. Sunday 4 4 th Sunday before Advent/All Saints Pray for the Greek Orthodox Church and for the Archbishop of Canterbury's Apokrisiarios to the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. Monday 5 Greater Athens: (Includes Athens (St Paul), Kifissia, Andros, Nafplion, Crete, also serves Thessaloniki, Patras) Chaplain: Leonard Doolan, Assistant (Crete): Bruce Bryant-Scott, Deacon: Christine Saccali, Reader: Sherry Angelis. Pray for Bruce as he settles in to his new ministry. Tuesday 6 Lorgues with Feyence: Chaplain: Peter Massey. Loudon: Lyon: Chaplain: Ben Harding, Readers: Keith Burrell, Tim Evans. Pray for CEMES intern Jonty Brawn. Wednesday 7 Costa Brava: (Includes Madremanya, Pau, Sant Ampeli) Chaplain: Rachel Shock, Reader Sharon Grant. Costa del Sol West: (Includes San Pedro, Sotogrande) Chaplain: Adrian Low, Reader: Barry Mason. Thursday 8 Tervuren: Chaplain: Simon Tyndall, Assistant: Nathan Gregory, Reader: Ann Tyndall. As we come to our 30th anniversary on Christmas Day 2018, thank God for this community and the many people who have been 'welcomed to know, equipped to live and sent to proclaim the love of Jesus Christ'. Pray for the next phase of our mission and ministry. Pray for CEMES intern Sharon Ejinkonye. Ypres (Ieper): Chaplain: Gillian Trinder. Friday 9 Padova: Chaplain: Jonathan Boardman, Readers: Michael Udeagbara, Charles Onwukwe. Sicily: (includes Palermo, Taormina, Randazzo) Chaplain: Vacant.

6 Saturday 10 Madeira: Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: William Weston. Porto: (Includes Ponte de Lima) Chaplain: Philip Bourne, Reader: Judith Murray. Sunday 11 3 rd Sunday before Advent/Remembrance Sunday Pray for Bishop Robert and Bishop David with their constant travelling. Pray for the Diocesan Office in London and all those who work there and for the Safeguarding team. Pray for William Gulliford (DDO); for those training for ordained ministry. Pray and give thanks for the work of the Friends (Secretary: Jeanne French) Monday 12 Budapest: Chaplain: Frank Hegedus. Zalaszanto: Associate Chaplain: Denis Moss. Tuesday 13 Maisons Lafitte: Chaplain: Olaf Eriksson, Readers: Richard Medcalf, Marie-Claire Eriksson. Marseilles: (serves: Aix-en-Provence) Chaplain: Vacant, Readers: Jane Quarmby, Christine Portman. Wednesday 14 Costa del Sol East: (Includes Calahonda, Benalmadena Costa, Coin, Fuengirola (Los Boliches), Alhaurín El Grande) Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: Caroline MacFarlane. Pray for guidance and wisdom to be given to those who continue to lead the congregation during the vacancy. Fuerteventura: Chaplain: Bob Horrocks, Assistant: Judie Horrocks. Thursday 15 Luxembourg: Chaplain: Geoffrey Read. We give thanks for the opportunities for inviting people to services and events during this quarter. Please pray for Geoff (Chaplain), Simon & Philippa (Wardens) and the Church Council as we move forward with Mission Action Planning. Friday 16 Rome: (Also serves Macerata) Chaplain: vacant. Pray for Fr Luciano Bruno and his ministry in Città del Pieve and Macerata and amongst the Italian-speaking congregation in Rome. The Anglican Centre Rome in Rome: Director and The Archbishop of Canterbury's Representative to the Holy See: Bernard Ntahoturi. Saturday 17 Hamburg: Chaplain: Leslie Nathaniel. Heidelberg: Chaplain: Locum Clergy, Reader: Rosemary Selle. Sunday 18 2 nd Sunday before Advent Pray for the Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht, Archbishop Joris Vercammen. Pray for the Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Iceland, Latvia and Lithuania. Monday 19 Reykjavik: Chaplain: Bjarni Thor Bjarnason. Riga: Chaplain: Jana Jeruma-Grinberga. Tuesday 20 Midi Pyrénées and Aude: (Includes Alet les Bains, Brens, Cahors, Caylus, Tarn, Toulouse, Valence d' Agen): Chaplain: Dan Langdon-Griffiths, Assistants: June Hutchinson, Anthony Jewiss, Readers: Peter Gibbs, Janet Varty, Clive Billenness, Linda Billenness, Malcolm Rigley. Wednesday 21

7 Ibiza and Formentera: (Includes Sant Rafael, Santa Eulàlia, Jesús, Es Caná, Formentera) Chaplain: Peter Pimentel. Pray for Peter as he retires at the beginning of December. Thursday 22 Amsterdam: (Includes Amsterdam City Centre, Heiloo, Amsterdam Zuidoost, Amsterdam South) Chaplain: Alan Strange, Assistants: James Hill, Francis Blight. Amsterdam Community OZ100: Priest: Rik Florentinus Schiphol Airport and the chaplains ministry team. Friday 23 Venice: (Also serves Aviano, Trieste) Chaplain: Malcolm Bradshaw. Saturday 24 The Touraine: (Includes Savigny-en-Veron, Tours) Chaplain: John Neal. The Vendee: (Also serves La Chapelle Achard, Puy de Serre, La Chapelle Palluau) Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: John Matthews. Sunday 25 Christ the King Pray for the Church of Norway. Give thanks and pray for our fellowship with the French Lutheran and Reformed Churches (Reuilly Common Statement). Monday 26 Norway: (includes Bergen, Drammen, Kristiansand, Oslo, Stavanger, Tromsö, Trondheim) Senior Chaplain: Darren McCallig, Assistants: Kirk Weisz, Peter Hogarth, Readers: Iris Evans-Bjørnø, Priscilla Beck, Susan Boyd. Tuesday 27 Menton: Chaplain: Vacant. Nice: (serves Vence) Chaplain: Peter Jackson. Wednesday 28 La Palma: Chaplain: Vacant. Lanzarote: (Includes: Playa Blanca, Puerto del Carmen, Nazaret) Chaplain: vacant. Thursday 29 Arnhem-Nijmegen: Locum Chaplain: Jos Strengholt. Eindhoven: Chaplain: Francis Noordanus, Assistant: Barbara Noordanus, Reader: Jan Waterschoot. Pray for ministry development for young adults ('millennials') and for a youth pastor position to be established for our growing numbers of teens (doubling this term). Friday 30 Archdeaconry of Switzerland: Archdeacon Adèle Kelham. Basel: Chaplain: Hilary Jones, Assistants: Anne Lowen, Russell Hilliard, Reader: Nigel Spencer. Pray for all the children attending our Advent afternoon (19th Dec.) and for our Christmas services. Berne: Chaplain: Vacant, Assistant: Mark Pogson, Reader: Archana Jacob. December Saturday 1 Las Palmas (Gran Canaria): (Also serves Playa del Ingles, Puerto de Mogan) Chaplain: vacant. Sunday 2 Advent 1

8 Give thanks and pray for our fellowship with the German Protestant Churches (Evangelische Kirche Deutschland) (Meissen Declaration). Pray for the French Riviera chaplaincies joint Advent Carol service this evening. Monday 3 Warsaw: (also serves Cracow, Gdansk) Chaplain: David Brown. Tuesday 4 Paris St George: (Also serves Caen) Chaplain: Mark Osborne, Assistants: Andrew Bigg, Nicolas Razafindratsima. Pray for Mark as he settles in to his new ministry. Paris St Michael: Chaplain: Jonathon Clark, Reader: Andrew Wallace-Burnett. Pray for unity as we have consolidated 2 services into one, at 10.30; for perseverance to tackle our building and IT problems; that our Gift Day (Sept 30 th ) has helped to cover our deficit and kick-start our Building Fund. Wednesday 5 Madrid: Chaplain: Paul Ormrod, Reader: Celia Paterson. Thursday 6 Haarlem: Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: Jaap Theunisz. The Hague: Chaplain: Vacant, Assistant: Guy Diakiese. Friday 7 Geneva: Chaplain: Alexander Gordon. La Côte: (Includes Divonne-les-Bains (France)) Chaplain: Carolyn Cooke, Assistant Chaplain: Julia Chambeyron. Pray for Carolyn as Diocesan Advisor for Women s Ministry. Saturday 8 Leipzig: Chaplain: Martin Reakes-Williams Stuttgart: Chaplain: Kara Werner. We seek God s wisdom in strategic use of all our resources and most specifically a renewed vision for the next phase of our work amongst migrants in Stuttgart. British Army Garrison Churches and their Chaplains. Sunday 9 Advent 2 Pray for the Serbian Orthodox Church, for Robin Fox as Archbishop of Canterbury's Apocrisiarios to the Patriarch of Serbia. Pray for the autocephalous Orthodox churches of Eastern Europe and the Baltic. Monday 10 Bucharest: (Also serves Sofia) Chaplain: Paul Goodridge. Belgrade: (Also serves Skopje) Chaplain: Robin Fox. Kyiv: Chaplain: Vacant. Locum: Paul Fremont. Odessa Mission to Seafarers. Tuesday 11 Pas de Calais: (Includes Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Hesdin) Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: Mary Wood. Anglicans in the Pas-de-Calais request and thank you for your prayers for their future chaplain and for his or her work in the chaplaincy and among the migrants in the area. Pau: Chaplain: Robert Dennis, Reader: John Errey. Wednesday 12 Malaga: (Includes: Velez-Málaga, Salinas) Chaplain: Paul Wignall, Assistant: Doreen Cage. Menorca: (Also serves Cala en Porter, Ciutadella) Chaplain: Paul Strudwick.

9 Thursday 13 Maastricht: Chaplain Barbara Noordanus. Pray for the church to make itself known better in Maastricht and surrounding areas, especially for students and newcomers to the region. Rotterdam: Chaplain: Jenni Pridmore, Deacon: Humayun Sunil, Reader: Grada Schadee. Missions to Seafarers Rotterdam and Schiedam: Chaplain: Dennis Woodward. Give thanks for our growing team of ship visitors. Pray for more honest "real-life" conversations with seafarers where the Spirit can minister and bring healing, comfort and strength and for God to further increase our team and our reach in the Port of Rotterdam. Friday 14 Lausanne: Chaplain: Christine Bloomfield, Reader: Angela Fall. to her new ministry. Lugano: Chaplain: Nigel Gibson. Pray for Christine as she settles in Saturday 15 Vernet-les-Bains: Chaplain: David Phillips. Versailles: (Also serves Gif sur Yvette (Chevry)) Chaplain: Dale Hanson. Sunday 16 Advent 3 Pray for the Russian Orthodox Church. Monday 17 Moscow: Chaplain: Malcolm Rogers. Pray for our confirmation course, our playgroup, our restoration project and the 300k that we need for that! ; for wisdom in handling the many users of the building; for wisdom for our diplomatic communities. St Petersburg: Chaplain: Vacant. Give thanks for nearly three centuries of Anglican witness in St Petersburg and for the hospitality and welcome of the Russian Orthodox Church and Protestant congregations in Russia s second city. Tuesday 18 Poitou-Charentes: (Includes Ambernac, Barbezieux St Hilaire, Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure, Chef Boutonne, Civray, Jarnac, Magné, La Rochefoucauld, Parthenay, Salles de Villefagnan, St Jean d'angély, Verteuil, Villejesus) Chaplain: Adam Boulter, Assistant: Paul Knight, Readers: Catherine Chambers, Geoffrey Cornwall, Richard Beech, Martin Sewell, John Matthews, Elisabeth Barnett, Carolyn Carter. Wednesday 19 Mallorca: (includes Palma-de-Mallorca, Puerto Pollensa, Cala d'or, Puerto Soller, Cala Bona) Chaplains: David Waller, Nigel Stimpson, Reader: Linda Cade. Thursday 20 Twente: (Weldam, Goor) Chaplain: Brian Rodford. Missions to Seafarers Vlissingen: Chaplain: Vacant. Voorschoten: Chaplain: Ruan Crew, Reader: Anthony Cummings, Ordinand: Matt Thijs. Pray for Ruan as the Area Dean of The Netherlands. Our Advent and Christmas services provide a great opportunity to reach out to those in the international community who don't normally come to church. Please pray for good and meaningful encounters. Friday 21 Montreux: (Also serves Anzère, Gstaad, Monthey) Chaplain: Vacant. Vevey: (Also serves Château D'Oex, Neuchâtel) Chaplain: Clive Atkinson.

10 Saturday 22 Torrevieja: (Includes Campoverde, Cristo Resucitado, Calasparra, Lago Jardín, La Siesta, Los Balcones, San Fulgencio, La Manga) Chaplain: Richard Seabrook, Readers: Roger Harrison, Peter Smith, Ginny Smith. Sunday 23 Advent 4 Pray for the Church of Sweden. Pray for the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (Turkey), for Patriarch Bartholomew and the autocephalous Orthodox Churches and their leaders. Pray for threatened Syrian Orthodox communities in Turkey. Monday 24 Christmas Eve Gothenburg: Chaplain: David Bruce. Stockholm: Chaplain: Nicholas Howe, Reader: Pamela Henderson. Ankara: Chaplain: Mohammed Eghtedarian, Assistant: Ebrahim Ahmadinia. Tuesday 25 Christmas Day Saint Pargoire: Chaplain: Roger Smith. St Raphaël: Chaplain: Tom Wilson. Wednesday 26 Tenerife South: (Includes Playa de Las Americas, Los Gigantes, San Blas) Chaplain: John Poole, Readers: David Horton, Paul Ganney, Christine Elliott, Maryrissa Carter. Tenerife North: (includes Puerto de la Cruz) Chaplain: Paula Clifford. Thursday 27 Utrecht: (Also serves Groningen, Zwolle, Amersfoort) Chaplain: David Phillips, Associate Chaplain (Groningen): Sam Van Leer, Assistant Chaplain (Amersfoort): Grant Crowe. Pray for CEMES intern Erik Heemkerk. Friday 28 Zurich: (Also serves Baden, Zug, St Gallen) Chaplain: Paul Brice, Reader: Marcel Benedict. Swiss seasonal chaplaincies: Interlaken, Kandersteg, Murren, St Moritz, Wengen, Zermatt. Saturday 29 Didim: Chaplain: Maurice Ryan. Istanbul Christ Church: Chaplain: Ian Sherwood. Pray for persecuted Christians of all communities in the Muslim world, and especially for our clergy and congregations in Turkey who must struggle under difficult or almost impossible circumstances. Istanbul Church of the Resurrection: Chaplain: Engin Yildirim. Izmir: (Also serves Bornova, Mission to Seafarers Izmir) Chaplain: James Buxton. We give thanks for the contribution made by refugees in our congregation and pray for them during their time in Turkey and that they may find safe third countries in which to live and flourish. [Sunday 30 Christmas 1 Monday 31 (see next edition) ]