PRAYING TOGETHER December 2018

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1 PRAYING TOGETHER December 2018

2 Bishop of Leeds Nick Baines - Bishop of Leeds Bradford Episcopal Area/Bradford Archdeaconry Toby Howarth - Area Bishop of Bradford Andy Jolley - Archdeacon of Bradford Huddersfield Episcopal Area/Halifax Archdeaconry Jonathan Gibbs - Area Bishop of Huddersfield Anne Dawtry - Archdeacon of Halifax Leeds Episcopal Area/Leeds Archdeaconry Paul Slater - Bishop of Kirkstall Paul Ayers - Archdeacon of Leeds Ripon Episcopal Area/Richmond and Craven Archdeaconry Helen-Ann Hartley - Area Bishop of Ripon Veronica James - Interim Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven Peter Townley - Interim Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven Wakefield Episcopal Area/Pontefract Archdeaconry Tony Robinson - Area Bishop of Wakefield Peter Townley - Archdeacon of Pontefract Diocesan Office Debbie Child - Diocesan Secretary Deans of the Cathedrals Jerry Lepine - Bradford John Dobson - Ripon Simon Cowling - Wakefield

3 Saturday 1 st December Charles de Foucauld, Hermit in the Sahara, 1916 B: Adel (Leeds Episcopal Area) Ch: Adel St John the Baptist C: Ian White S: Adel St John the Baptist Primary School H: Jane Hainsworth AC: Kibondo (Tanzania) Sospeter Ndenza Kiteto (Tanzania) Isaiah Chambala Sunday 2 nd December Retired Clergy and Retired Clergy with PTO within the Diocese of Leeds thank God for the invaluable support they give to parishes across the Diocese AC: The Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain (Spain) Carlos Lopez-Lozano Monday 3 rd December Francis Xavier, Missionary, Apostle of the Indies, 1552 B: Airedale with Fryston (Wakefield) Ch: Airedale with Fryston Holy Cross C: Angela Brownridge, Tracy Ibbotson AC: Kibungo (Rwanda) Emmanuel Ntazinda Kigeme (Rwanda) Assiel Musabyimana Tuesday 4 th December John of Damascus, Monk, Teacher of the Faith, c749 Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637 B: Aldborough with Boroughbridge and Roecliffe (Ripon) Ch: Aldborough St Andrew, Boroughbridge St James, Dunsforth St Mary, Minskip Mission Room, Roecliffe Church School C: Vacancy R: John Moss S: Roecliffe Primary School H: Kerry Dalton AC: Kigezi (Uganda) George Bagamuhunda Wednesday 5 th December B: Allerton (Bradford) Ch: Allerton St Francis Village Hall, Allerton St Peter C: George Williams S: The Academy at St James H: Elaine Young AC: Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh (Armagh, Ireland) Ferran Glenfield

4 Thursday 6 th December Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c326 B: Allerton Bywater, Kippax and Swillington (Leeds) Ch: Allerton Bywater St Mary the Less, Kippax St Mary, Swillington St Mary C: Diane Flynn, Rosemarie Hayes S: Great Preston Primary School H: Katie Pashley AC: Kimberley and Kuruman (Southern Africa) Oswald Swartz Friday 7 th December Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Teacher of the Faith, 397 B: Almondbury with Farnley Tyas (Huddersfield) Ch: Almondbury All Hallows, Almondbury St Michael and St Helen, Farnley Tyas St Lucius C: Margaret Fossey, Jessica Malay, Andrew Steer, Mark Zammit R: Judith Mulligan, Tony Rolfe S: All Hallows Primary School, Farnley Tyas First School, Lowerhouses Junior Infant and Early Years School H: Jane Sargent, Claire Minogue, Rachel Shaw AC: Kinkiizi (Uganda) Dan Zoreka Saturday 8 th December The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary B: Altofts (Wakefield) Ch: Altofts St Mary Magdalene C: David Teasdel AC: Kinshasa (Congo) Achille Mutshindu Sunday 9 th December Please pray for the Deaneries of the Wakefield Episcopal Area and those who serve them: Deanery Area Dean Lay Chair Barnsley Stephen Race Paul Neville Pontefract Margaret Gallagher Julie Bullen Wakefield June Lawson John Hanson AC: Falkland Islands (Canterbury, Falkland Islands) Timothy Thornton Monday 10 th December B: Alverthorpe (Wakefield) Ch: Alverthorpe St Paul C: Vacancy R: Daniel Park S: Alverthorpe St Paul Junior and Infant School H: Christine Chell AC: Kirinyaga (Kenya) Joseph Kibichwa

5 Tuesday 11 th December B: Armley with New Wortley (Leeds) Ch: Armley with New Wortley St Bartholomew C: Michael Wood S: Armley St Bartholomew s Primary School H: Pauline Gavin AC: Kisangani (Congo) Lambert Funga Botolome Nord Kivu (Congo) Muhindo Isesomo Wednesday 12 th December B: Athersley and Carlton (Wakefield) Ch: Athersley St Helen, Carlton St John the Evangelist C: Vacancy S: Holy Trinity H: Anna Dickson AC: Kita Kanto (Japan) Zerubbabel Katsuichi Hiorota Thursday 13 th December Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304 Samuel Johnson, Moralist, 1784 B: Badsworth (Wakefield) Ch: Badsworth St Mary, North Elmsall St Margaret C: Stephen Hotchen S: Badsworth Church Junior and Infant School H: Liz Jones AC: Kitale (Kenya) Stephen Kewasis Suffragan Bishop of Kitale (Kenya) Samson Tuliapus Friday 14 th December John of the Cross, Poet, Teacher of the Faith, 1591 B: Baildon (Bradford) Ch: Baildon St Hugh, Baildon St James, Baildon St John the Evangelist C: Sandra Benham, Ruth Yeoman R: Rachel Abbey S: Baildon Primary School H: Mary Connor AC: Kitgum (Uganda) Wilson Kitara Saturday 15 th December B: Bankfoot and Bowling (Bradford) Ch: Bankfoot St Matthew, Bowling St Stephen C: Jimmy Hinton, Hannah Raitt S: Bankfoot St Matthew s School, Bradford Forster Academy, West Bowling St Stephen s Primary School H: Kay Remmer, Jane Tiller, Stephen Hanscombe AC: Kitui (Kenya) Josephat Mule

6 Sunday 16 th December Please pray for Diocesan Secretary, Debbie Child, and all the staff team working in the Diocesan Office as they work, within new financial circumstances, to support ministry across the diocese in various ways. AC: Kivu (Rwanda) Augustin Ahimana Monday 17 th December O Sapientia Eglantyne Jebb, Social Reformer, Founder of Save the Children, 1928 B: Bardsey (Leeds) Ch: Bardsey All Hallows, East Keswick St Mary Magdalene C: Angela Hannafin AC: Kobe (Japan) Augustine Naoaki Kobayashi Tuesday 18 th December B: Barkisland with West Scammonden (Huddersfield) Ch: Barkisland Christ Church, Scammonden St Bartholomew C: Chris Ball R: Kathleen Mazey S: Barkisland Primary School H: Becky Schofield AC: Koforidua (Ghana, West Africa) Felix Odei Annancy Wednesday 19 th December B: Barningham with Hutton Magna and Wycliffe (Ripon) Ch: Barningham St Michael and All Angels, Hutton Magna St Mary, Scargill School Room, Wycliffe St Mary C: Antony Kirby AC: Kollam Kottarakkara (South India) Oommen George Krishna Godavari (South India) George Cornelius Tantepudi Thursday 20 th December B: Barnoldswick with Bracewell (Ripon) Ch: Barnoldswick Holy Trinity, Barnoldswick St Mary-le-Ghyll, Bracewell St Michael C: Julie Clarkson, Sheena McMain S: Barnoldswick Primary School H: Michelle Ellis AC: Kondoa (Tanzania) Given Gaula Friday 21 st December B: Barnsley St George (Wakefield) Ch: Barnsley St George C: Vacancy AC: Kongor (Upper Nile, South Sudan) Gabriel Thuch Agot

7 Saturday 22 nd December B: Barnsley St Peter and St John (Wakefield) Ch: Barnsley St Peter the Apostle and St John the Baptist C: Paul Cartwright AC: Kontagora (Lokoja, Nigeria) Jonah Ibrahim Sunday 23 rd December Please pray for everyone involved in bringing the good news of the birth of Jesus to their local communities through hundreds of services and other events over the next few days. AC: Kubwa (Abuja, Nigeria) Duke Akamisoko Monday 24 th December Christmas Eve B: Batley (Huddersfield) Ch: Batley All Saints, Batley St Thomas, Hanging Heaton St Paul, Purlwell St Andrew C: Martin Naylor, Mark Umpleby R: Tineke Bentley, David Lindley, Anne Willoughby S: Batley Parish Junior Infant and Nursery School, Bywell Junior School, Hanging Heaton Junior and Infant School H: Phil Sunter, Zaheda Adam, Janet Potter AC: Kuching (South East Asia) Danald Jute Kuching (South East Asia) Nelson Ugas Bulang Tuesday 25 th December Christmas Day Joy to the world! The Lord is come Let earth receive her King Let every heart prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing. Isaac Watts AC: Kumi (Uganda) Edison Irigei Wednesday 26 th December Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr B: Battyeford (Huddersfield) Ch: Battyeford Christ the King C: Maggie McLean R: Ian Grange S: Battyeford Primary School H: Rachel Batty AC: Kushtia (Bangladesh) Samuel Sunil Mankhin

8 Thursday 27 th December John, Apostle and Evangelist B: Bedale, Leeming and Thornton Watlass (Ripon) Ch: Bedale St Gregory, Burrill Mission, Leeming Bar St Augustine, Leeming Bar St John the Baptist, Thornton Watlass St Mary C: Stephen Hanscombe R: Dave Collingwood, Sandra Lowe, Stephen Madsen S: Aiskew, Leeming Bar Primary School, Bedale Primary School, Thornton Watlass Primary School H: Stephen Simper, Elizabeth Turnbull, Kathleen Allison AC: Kutigi (Lokoja, Nigeria) Jeremiah Kolo Kwara (Kwara, Nigeria) Olusegun Adeyemi Friday 28 th December The Holy Innocents B: Beeston (Leeds) Ch: Beeston St Mary, The Church at Cottingley C: Olasupo Ogunyinka, Lindsey Pearson AC: Kwoi (Abuja, Nigeria) Paul Zamani Saturday 29 th December Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1170 B: Belle Isle and Hunslet (Leeds) Ch: Belle Isle St John and St Barnabas C: Chris Buckley S: Hunslet St Mary s Primary School H: Mark Ford AC: Kyoto (Japan) Stephen Takashi Kochi Sunday 30 th December Please pray for a kinder world in 2019, and for places of worship everywhere who each play a small part in bringing Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled. AC: Kyushu (Japan) Luke Ken-ichi Muto Monday 31 st December John Wyclif, Reformer, 1384 B: Ben Rhydding (Bradford) Ch: Ben Rhydding St John the Evangelist C: Jan Copsey, Peter Willox R: Dawn Jenkins, Sylvia Walker AC: Lafia (Abuja, Nigeria) Godwin A Robinson

9 PLEASE PRAY REGULARLY FOR OUR DIOCESAN OVERSEAS LINKS THE CHURCH OF CEYLON (Sri Lanka) Diocese of Colombo Diocese of Kurunagala Bishop Dhiloraj Canagasabey Bishop Keerthisiri Fernando THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Southwestern Virginia Bishop Mark Bourlakas CHURCH IN PAKISTAN Diocese of Faisalabad Bishop John Samuel THE CHURCH OF THE PROVINCE OF THE SUDAN Diocese of El Obeid Bishop Ismail Gibreil Diocese of Kadugli Bishop Andudu Adam Elnail Diocese of Kadugli Suffragan Bishop Hassan Osman James Diocese of Khartoum Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo Diocese of Port Sudan Bishop Abdu Al-Nur Kodi Diocese of Wad Medani Bishop Saman Farjalla THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF TANZANIA Diocese of Mara Diocese of Rorya Diocese of Tarime Bishop George Okoth Bishop John Adiema Bishop Mwita Akiri THE PORVOO COMMUNION- THE CHURCH OF SWEDEN Diocese of Skara Bishop Ake Bonner THE MEISSEN AGREEMENT - THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN GERMANY The Lutheran Church in Erfurt ABBREVIATIONS B: Benefice Ch: Church C: Clergy R: Readers S: School H: Headteacher AC: Anglican Cycle of Prayer Please contact Reception at enquiries@leeds.anglican.org for any corrections to this edition

Anglican Cycle of Prayer

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Monday 01-Oct-2018 Psalm: 107:33-43 Mt 8:18-22 Ife East - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Oluseyi Oyelade Tuesday 02-Oct-2018 Psalm: 110 Mt 8:23-27 Ifo - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt