PRAYING TOGETHER February 2018

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1 PRAYING TOGETHER February 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 Richmond Paul Ayers - Archdeacon of Leeds Ripon Episcopal Area/Richmond and Craven Archdeaconry Helen-Ann Hartley - Area Bishop of Ripon Beverley Mason - 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 - Joint Diocesan Secretaries Ashley Ellis Deans of the Cathedrals Jerry Lepine - Bradford John Dobson - Ripon Tony Macpherson - Wakefield (Acting Dean)

3 Thursday 1 st February Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c525 B: Birkenshaw cum Hunsworth (Huddersfield Episcopal Area) Ch: C: Danny Walker S: Birkenshaw Primary School Birkenshaw St Paul, East Bierley St Luke H: Rebecca Martin AC: Argyll and the Isles (Scotland) Kevin Pearson Friday 2 nd February The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) B: Birstall (Huddersfield) Ch: Birstall St Peter C: Paul Knight S: St Peter s Junior, Infant and Early Years School H: Lesley Evans AC: Arizona (VIII, The Episcopal Church) Kirk Smith Arkansas (VII, The Episcopal Church) Larry Benfield Saturday 3 rd February Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865 B: Bishop Thornton, Burnt Yates, Markington, Ripley and South Stainley (Ripon) Ch: Bishop Thornton St John, Burnt Yates St Andrew, Markington St Michael, Ripley All Saints, South Stainley St Wilfrid C: Paul Harford, Linda Boon R: Tina McGrath, Karen Evans S: Bishop Thornton Primary School, Burnt Yates Primary School, Markington Primary School, Ripley Endowed Primary School H: Liz Bedford, Jacqui Palmer (Burnt Yates and Ripley), Michelle Dawson AC: Armidale (New South Wales, Australia) Richard Lewers Sunday 4 th February Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189 Please pray for the General Synod next week in York, for all the Diocesan representatives, and for wisdom and guidance as they make decisions for the flourishing of all the church. Please pray also for Bishop Helen-Ann, as she is installed as Bishop of Ripon. AC: Archbishop of Burundi and Bishop of Makamba Martin Nyaboho Monday 5 th February B: Bolton (Bradford) Ch: Bolton St James C: Stephen Lees R: Frances Jordan, Jenny Medley AC: Arochukwu/Ohafia (Aba, Nigeria) Johnson Onuoha

4 Tuesday 6 th February The Martyrs of Japan, 1597 B: Bolton Abbey (Ripon) Ch: Bolton Abbey St Mary and St Cuthbert C: Simon Cowling, Jonathan Cain AC: Aru (Congo) Georges Titre Ande Wednesday 7 th February B: Bowling St John (Bradford) Ch: Bowling St John, Bowling Community Centre Lounge C: Tim Thomas, Chris Barnes AC: Asaba (Bendel, Nigeria) Justus Mogekwu Thursday 8 th February B: Bradford Cathedral (Bradford) Ch: Bradford St Peter (Cathedral) C: Jerry Lepine, Paul Maybury, Mandy Coutts R: Jon Howard AC: Asante-Mampong (Ghana, West Africa) Cyril Ben-Smith Friday 9 th February B: Bradford St Augustine and St Clement (Bradford) Ch: Bradford St Augustine, Bradford St Clement C: Vacancy R: Paul Bartle AC: Athabasca (Rupert s Land, Canada) Fraser Lawton Saturday 10 th February Scholastica, sister of Benedict, Abbess of Plombariola, c543 B: Bradford St Wilfrid with St Columba (Bradford) Ch: Bradford St Wilfrid C: John Bavington, Nathanael Poole R: Simon Dennis AC: Atlanta (IV, The Episcopal Church) Robert C Wright Sunday 11 th February 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: Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada Frederick Hiltz

5 Monday 12 th February B: Bradley (Huddersfield) Ch: Bradley St Thomas C: Ian Jamieson R: David Hewitt S: Bradley St Thomas Primary School H: David Rushby AC: Attooch (Upper Nile, South Sudan) Moses Anur Tuesday 13 th February B: Bradshaw and Holmfield (Huddersfield) Ch: Bradshaw St John the Evangelist, Holmfield St Andrew C: Kathia Shoesmith, Sue Heptinstall AC: Auckland (Aotearoa NZ and Polynesia) Ross Bay Auckland (Aotearoa NZ and Polynesia) James White Wednesday 14 th February Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885 Valentine, Martyr at Rome, c269 B: Bramhope (Leeds) Ch: Bramhope St Giles C: Vacancy R: Jonathan Slater AC: Aweil (Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan) Abraham Yel Nhial Aweil Abyei Area (Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan) Michael Deng Awerial (Bahr El Gahzal, South Sudan) David Akau Kuol Thursday 15 th February Sigfrid, Bishop, Apostle of Sweden, 1045 Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of the SPCK and the SPG, 1730 B: Bramley (Leeds) Ch: Bramley St Margaret, Bramley St Peter C: Paul Crabb R: Stephen Craven S: Bramley St Peter s Primary School H: Ruth Esplin AC: Awgu/Aninri (Niger, Nigeria) Emmaunuel Ugwu

6 Friday 16 th February B: Brighouse and Clifton (Huddersfield) Ch: Brighouse St Martin, Clifton St John C: Paul Webb S: Brighouse St Andrew s Junior School, Brighouse St Chad Primary School, Clifton St John s Primary Academy H: Naomi Wood, Graeme Genty, Helen Lever AC: Awka (Niger, Nigeria) Alexander Ibezim Awori (Lagos, Nigeria) J Akin Atere Saturday 17 th February Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977 B: Brotherton (Wakefield) Ch: St Edward the Confessor C: Sue Hulme AC: Badagry (Lagos, Nigeria) Joseph Adeyemi Sunday 18 th February Readers with Permission to Officiate and Readers Emeriti within the Diocese of Leeds pray for God s blessing on their ministry AC: Archbishop of Central Africa and Bishop of Northern Zambia Albert Chama Monday 19 th February B: Broughton, Marton and Thornton (Ripon) Ch: Broughton All Saints, Marton St Peter, Thornton St Mary C: Nicholas Turner, Alex Ladds R: Paul Christodoulou AC: Ballarat (Victoria, Australia) Garry Weatherill Tuesday 20 th February B: Brownhill (Huddersfield) Ch: Brownhill St Saviour C: Lesley Mattacks R: Diane Komorowski S: Windmill Primary School H: Tim Scargill AC: Bangor (Wales) Andrew John Wednesday 21 st February B: Burley (Leeds) Ch: Burley St Matthias C: Vacancy S: Burley St Matthias Primary School H: Kate Cameron, Debra Dettmar AC: Banks and Torres (Melanesia) Alfred Patterson Worek

7 Thursday 22 nd February B: Burley in Wharfedale (Bradford) Ch: Burley in Wharfedale St Mary the Blessed Virgin C: Alastair Kirk, Gareth Howles R: Mary Brooks, Lizzie Reynolds S: Burley and Woodhead Primary School H: Joanne Siddall AC: Bari (Kaduna, Nigeria) Idris Zubairu Friday 23 rd February Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c155 B: Burmantofts and Harehills (Leeds) Ch: Burmantofts St Stephen and St Agnes, Harehills St Cyprian with St James C: Amos Kasibante AC: Barisal (Bangladesh) Shourabh Pholia Saturday 24 th February B: Burnsall with Rylstone (Ripon) Ch: Appletreewick St John the Baptist, Burnsall St Wilfrid, Rylstone St Peter C: David Macha R: Cath Currier S: Burnsall Primary School, Cracoe and Rylstone Primary School H: Julie Morton Lee (both schools) AC: Barrackpore (North India) Brojen Malakar Sunday 25 th February Please pray for the city of Leeds, and surrounding towns and villages in the Episcopal Area/Archdeaconry, for those who live and work there, for the needs which are met every day by teachers, doctors, landlords and priests, for Bishop Paul and Archdeacon Paul, and for us to join in with God s mission there. AC: Primate of IARCA (Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America) and Bishop of Nicaragua Sturdie Downs Monday 26 th February B: Calverley (Leeds) Ch: Calverley St Wilfrid C: Philip Arnold, Sue McWhinney R: John Corbin S: Calverley Primary School H: Robert Curran AC: Bath and Wells (Canterbury, England) Peter Hancock Bath and Wells Taunton (Canterbury, England) Ruth Worsley

8 Tuesday 27 th February George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 B: Carleton and East Hardwick (Wakefield) Ch: Carleton St Michael, East Hardwick St Stephen C: Shelagh Stacey, Kate Reynolds AC: Bathurst (New South Wales, Australia) Ian Palmer Wednesday 28 th February B: Castleford (Wakefield) Ch: Castleford All Saints, Castleford St Michael and All Angels, Glasshoughton St Paul, Hightown All Saints, Whitwood St James C: James Milnes, Mark Watkins AC: Bauchi (Jos, Nigeria) Musa Tula

9 PLEASE PRAY REGULARLY FOR OUR DIOCESAN OVERSEAS LINKS THE CHURCH OF CEYLON (Sri Lanka) Diocese of Columbo Diocese of Kurunagala Bishop Dhiloraj Canagasabey Vacant 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 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