Prayer Diary July-September 2018

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1 Prayer Diary July-September 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 and for viewing. This should be updated as new appointments and other changes are announced. A daily prayer update is sent via 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), Porvoo Cycle (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)

2 July Sunday 1 - Trinity 5 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. Monday 2 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. Tuesday 3 Aquitaine: (Includes Bertric Buree, Bordeaux, Condom in the Gers, Doudrac, Limeuil Haut, Monteton, Périgueux-Chancelade, Ste Nathalene, Sorges) Chaplain: Anthony Lomas, Assistants: Gillian Strachan, Albert Davies, Elizabeth Morris, Charlotte Sullivan, Readers: Madeleine Holmes, Janis Adams, Patrick Sturges, Sheila Marshall, Roger Verrall. Wednesday 4 Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Archdeacon Geoff Johnston. Gibraltar Cathedral: (Also serves Gibraltar (Port)) Dean: Vacant Thursday 5 Antwerp: Chaplain: Andrew Wagstaff, Reader: Egbert van Groesen. Antwerp Mission to Seafarers. Friday 6 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 7 Berlin: Chaplain: Christopher Jage-Bowler. Bonn with Cologne: Chaplain: Michael Bullock, Assistant: Richard Gardiner. Pray for Bonn and Cologne as we seek to discern the future of the Chaplaincy and for Richard Gardiner following surgery. Sunday 8 - Trinity 6 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 9 Prague : (Includes Brno, also serves Dresden) Chaplain: Rev'd Nathanial, Reader: Mr Jack Noonan. Tuesday 10 Archdeaconry of France: Archdeacon Meurig Williams. Beaulieu-sur-Mer: Chaplain: Anthony Ingham. Biarritz: Chaplain: Vacant. Wednesday 11 Casablanca: Chaplain: Medhat Sabry.

3 Tangier: Chaplain: Dennis Obidiegwu. Pray for Dennis as he settles into his new ministry. Thursday 12 Brugge, Knokke, Ostend: Chaplain: Augustine Nwaekwe. Friday 13 Florence: (Also serves Siena, Bologna) Chaplain: William Lister, Reader: Maria Makepeace. Genova: Chaplain: Tony Dickinson. Pray for Tony as he settles into his new ministry at Holy Ghost; for the congregation as they adjust to the reality of a permanent chaplain; for outreach to Englishspeakers in Liguria and for developing relations with other Churches (Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox) as we share in God's mission to Genoa. Saturday 14 Brittany: (Includes: Huelgoat, Ploërmel, Rostrenen) Chaplain: Robin Adams, Readers: Laura Hillman, Robin Hillman, Alan Mason, Guy Barnard. Pray for CCB to grow into new patterns and places of worship; for outreach to summer visitors. Cannes: Chaplain: Giles Williams, Readers: David Sinclair, Christine Williams. Pray for our Church weekend away in the Var (31 Aug-2 Sept); our Harvest Festival (23 Sept) and Alpha Course (begins 27 Sept). Sunday 15 Trinity 7 Pray for the Lusitanian Church, Bishop Jorge Pina Cabral. Pray for the Church of Denmark and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia. Monday 16 Copenhagen: (Also serves Aarhus) Chaplain: Smitha Prasadam, Readers: Professor Ursula Sonnewald, Victoria Wadsworth-Hansen, Graeme Lloyd-Roberts. Pray for Smitha as she settles into her new ministry. Tallinn: Chaplain: Gustav Piir. Tuesday 17 Chantilly: Chaplain: Sarah Tillet. Dinard: Chaplain: Gareth Randall. Wednesday 18 Barcelona: (Also serves Andorra) Chaplain: John Chapman. Nerja and Almuñécar: Chaplain: Nigel Thomas. Thursday 19 Archdeaconry of North-West Europe: Archdeacon Paul Vrolijk. Brussels: Associate Chaplain: John Wilkinson, Readers: Jennifer Le Jeune, David Fieldsend, Heather Roy, Grace West, Arttu Makipaa. Friday 20 Malta and Gozo: (Includes: Sliema, Valletta, also serves: Gozo) Senior Chaplain: Simon Godfrey, Reader: David Felgate. Saturday 21 Algarve: (Includes: Almancil, Praia Da Luz, Tavira, Gorjões) Chaplains: Reid Hamilton, Robert Kean. Readers: Fiona Mayes, Eckart Floether, Maureen Kyle, Robert Kelly. Pray for Reid as he settles into his new ministry. Greater Lisbon: (Includes: Estoril, Lisbon) Chaplain: Frank Sawyer.

4 Sunday 22 Trinity 8 Pray for the Spanish Episcopal Reformed Church, Bishop Carlos López-Lozano. Pray for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Monday 23 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 24 Dunkirk, The Mission to Seafarers: Chaplain: Phil Edell. Fontainebleau: Chaplain: Elisabeth Dean. Pray for Elisabeth as she settles into her new ministry. Grenoble: Chaplain: Bob Hurley. Wednesday 25 Costa Almeria and Costa Calida: (Also serves Costacabana, Mojácar, Roquetas de Mar, Albox) Chaplain: Vincent Oram, Assistant: Alan Bennett, Reader: Duncan Burr. Pray that we will produce the fruit of the Spirit in abundance; for wisdom in choosing where to expand; for our team of leaders. Costa Azahar: (Includes Alcossebre, Vinaros, L'Ampolla) Chaplain: Louis Darrant, Readers: Jennifer Hoskins, Paul Turner. Thursday 26 Ghent: (Also serves Ghent (Port)) Chaplain: Stephen Murray. Belgium and Luxembourg Deanery: Area Dean Stephen Murray. Friday 27 Milan: (Also serves Cadenabbia (Lake Como), Varese) Chaplain: Vickie Sims, Reader: Angela Mirani (Varese). Saturday 28 Düsseldorf: (Also serves Essen) Chaplain: Stephen Walton. Freiburg-im-Breisgau: Chaplain: Christopher Parsons. Pray for the many travellers who find a home away from home in Freiburg; for God to give restoration and relaxation to all on a holiday break; for member churches of the Intercultural Church; for our Synod delegates; that the Holy Spirit continues to strengthen our ministry in Germany; for those in new beginnings, especially students and teachers. Sunday 29 Trinity 9 Pray for the Episcopal Church Europe (ECUSA), Bishop Pierre Whalon. Monday 30 Corfu: Chaplain: Jules Wilson, Reader: Jackie Dallos. We give thanks for the newly started Sunday school and enthusiastic little ones and mums. Pray for Chris and Trish leading. Plans have been drawn up for renovation and Cafe Logos, pray for wisdom provision and progress of this vision. Pray for the ICS Seasonal Ministry team, opportunities for "God talk" and connecting with our church; for Jackie on the island of Lefkada and Marie on Paxos Tuesday 31 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 August Wednesday 1 Costa Blanca: (Includes Albir, Calpe, El Campello, Dénia, Jávea, Gandia, La Fustera) Senior Chaplain: Marcus Ronchetti, Chaplains: James Booker, Rodney Middleton, Donald Witts: Readers: Ken Cornforth, Stephen Carden. Thursday 2 Leuven: Chaplain: Jack McDonald. Liège: Chaplain: Paul Yiend. Mons International Chapel Centre: Chaplain: Senior Chaplain. Friday 3 Naples: (Also serves Bari) Chaplain: Jonathan Backhouse. Give thanks for all that has happened this year. Pray that the church and all who come will be renewed as we seek God s presence and rest. Orvieto: Saturday 4 Monte Carlo: Chaplain: Lawrence MacLean, Readers: Mary de Vachon, Frank Megginson. Strasbourg: Chaplain: Mark Barwick, Reader: David Cowley. For St Alban s Ministry Team, as it discerns future ministries together. Sunday 5 Trinity 10 Pray for the Greek Orthodox Church and for the Archbishop of Canterbury's Apokrisiarios to the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. Monday 6 Greater Athens: (Includes Athens (St Paul), Kifissia, Andros, Nafplion, Crete, also serves Thessaloniki, Patras) Chaplain: Leonard Doolan, Deacon: Christine Saccali, Reader: Sherry Angelis. Tuesday 7 Lorgues with Feyence: Chaplain: Peter Massey. Loudon: Lyon: Chaplain: Ben Harding, Readers: Keith Burrell, Tim Evans. Wednesday 8 Costa Brava: (Includes Madremanya, Pau, Sant Ampeli) Chaplain: Rachel Shock, Reader Sharon Grant. Pray for Rachel as she settles in to her new ministry. Costa del Sol West: (Includes San Pedro, Sotogrande) Chaplain: Adrian Low, Reader: Barry Mason. Thursday 9 Tervuren: Chaplain: Simon Tyndall, Assistant: Nathan Gregory, Reader: Ann Tyndall. Pray for us as we try to minister to people who lead very full and busy lives. May our church be a place where people can find space and time for God and themselves; may we be led by the Holy Spirit into all truth, as we learn to depend on his power and strength in our lives. Ypres (Ieper): Chaplain: Gillian Trinder. Friday 10 Padova: Chaplain: Jonathan Boardman, Readers: Michael Udeagbara, Charles Onwukwe. Sicily: (includes Palermo, Taormina, Randazzo) Chaplain: Vacant. Saturday 11 Madeira: Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: William Weston.

6 Porto: (Includes Ponte de Lima) Chaplain: Philip Bourne (from 1 September), Reader: Judith Murray. Pray for Philip as he settles in to his new ministry. Sunday 12 Trinity 11 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 13 Budapest: Chaplain: Frank Hegedus. Zalaszanto: Associate Chaplain: Denis Moss. Tuesday 14 Maisons Lafitte: Chaplain: Olaf Eriksson, Readers: Richard Medcalf, Marie-Claire Eriksson. Marseilles: (serves: Aix-en-Provence) Chaplain: Vacant, Readers: Jane Quarmby, Christine Portman. Wednesday 15 Costa del Sol East: (Includes Calahonda, Benalmadena Costa, Coin, Fuengirola (Los Boliches), Alhaurín El Grande) Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: Caroline MacFarlane. Fuerteventura: Chaplain: Bob Horrocks, Assistant: Judie Horrocks. Please pray for the continuing development of our two worship centres at Corralejo and El Cotillo; for a meeting of our members who live in the Caleta de Fuste area concerning future provision in that central area of Fuerteventura. Thursday 16 Luxembourg: Chaplain: Geoffrey Read. Pray for the "getting to know you" phase for our new chaplain and the church, discerning together God's vision for the future. Friday 17 Rome: (Also serves Macerata) Chaplain: vacant. 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 18 Hamburg: Chaplain: Leslie Nathaniel. Heidelberg: Chaplain: Locum Clergy, Reader: Rosemary Selle. Sunday 19 - Trinity 12 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 20 Reykjavik: Chaplain: Bjarni Thor Bjarnason. Riga: Chaplain: Jana Jeruma-Grinberga. Tuesday 21 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 22

7 Ibiza and Formentera: (Includes Sant Rafael, Santa Eulàlia, Jesús, Es Caná, Formentera) Chaplain: Peter Pimentel. Thursday 23 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 24 Venice: (Also serves Aviano, Trieste) Chaplain: Malcolm Bradshaw. Saturday 25 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 26 Trinity 13 Pray for the Church of Norway. Give thanks and pray for our fellowship with the French Lutheran and Reformed Churches (Reuilly Common Statement). Monday 27 Norway: (includes Bergen, Drammen, Kristiansand, Oslo, Stavanger, Tromsö, Trondheim) Senior Chaplain: Darren McCallig, Assistants: Kirk Weisz, April Maja Almaas, Peter Hogarth, Readers: Iris Evans-Bjørnø, Priscilla Beck, Susan Boyd. Tuesday 28 Menton: Chaplain: Vacant. Nice: (serves Vence) Chaplain: Peter Jackson. Wednesday 29 La Palma: Chaplain: Vacant. Lanzarote: (Includes: Playa Blanca, Puerto del Carmen, Nazaret) Chaplain: vacant. Thursday 30 Arnhem-Nijmegen: Locum Chaplain: Jos Strengholt. Eindhoven: Chaplain: Francis Noordanus, Assistant: Barbara Noordanus, Reader: Mr Jan Waterschoot. Give thanks for needs being met and robust congregational numbers. As younger children grow we are anticipating a wave of teenagers; pray to the Lord of the harvest to send us a dedicated Youth Pastor to oversee and support ministries to youth. Friday 31 Archdeaconry of Switzerland: Archdeacon Adèle Kelham. Basel: Chaplain: Hilary Jones, Assistants: Anne Lowen, Russell Hilliard, Reader: Mr Nigel Spencer. Pray for new families moving to Basel, that they will integrate quickly; for our harvest walk and tea on September 22 nd and service on the 23 rd, that many will attend and that a lot of food will be donated to go to Elim, an organisation that helps the homeless and drug addicts. Berne: Chaplain: Stephen Stuckes, Assistant: Mark Pogson, Reader: Archana Jacob.

8 September Saturday 1 Las Palmas (Gran Canaria): (Also serves Playa del Ingles, Puerto de Mogan) Chaplain: vacant. Sunday 2 Trinity 14 Give thanks and pray for our fellowship with the German Protestant Churches (Evangelische Kirche Deutschland) (Meissen Declaration). Monday 3 Warsaw: (also serves Cracow, Gdansk) Chaplain: David Brown. Tuesday 4 Paris St George: (Also serves Caen) Chaplain: Vacant, Assistants: Andrew Bigg, Nicolas Razafindratsima. Paris St Michael: Chaplain: Jonathon Clark, Reader: Andrew Wallace-Burnett. Pray for Jonathon as he settles in to his new ministry. 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, Readers: Roy Damary. 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 Kerstin Werner. British Army Garrison Churches and their Chaplains. Sunday 9 Trinity 15 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. Pau: Chaplain: Robert Dennis, Reader: John Errey. Pray for the renewed ministry of Pastoral care and the Ministry at Here's and Mazere. Give thanks for the dedicated service of Churchwardens John Arthur, and Eva Tomlinson, pray for incoming Churchwarden David Boyle. Give thanks for our young people in the Sunday Club, and our musicians, and choristers. Pray for a renewed sense of spirit amongst our Chaplaincy and church Council, giving thanks for the gracious generosity of the friends of the Chaplaincy.

9 Wednesday 12 Malaga: (Includes: Velez-Málaga, Salinas) Chaplain: Paul Wignall, Assistant: Doreen Cage. Pray for Paul as he settles in to his new ministry. Menorca: (Also serves Cala en Porter, Ciutadella) Chaplain: Paul Strudwick. Thursday 13 Maastricht: Chaplain Barbara Noordanus. Rotterdam: Chaplain: Jenni Pridmore, Deacon: Humayun Sunil, Reader: Grada Schadee. Pray for the launch of our Fresh Expressions Mission Outreach program with the Rev. Humayun Sunil directing; for faithful obedience as we move forward with our Mission Action Planning. Missions to Seafarers Rotterdam and Schiedam: Chaplain: Dennis Woodward. Friday 14 Lausanne: Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: Angela Fall. Lugano: Chaplain: Nigel Gibson. Saturday 15 Vernet-les-Bains: Chaplain: David Phillips. Versailles: (Also serves Gif sur Yvette (Chevry)) Chaplain: Dale Hanson. Pray for Dale as he settles in to his new ministry. Sunday 16 - Trinity 16 Pray for the Russian Orthodox Church. Monday 17 Moscow: Chaplain: Malcolm Rogers. St Petersburg: Chaplain: Vacant. 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. Several significant families are moving on this summer because of employment. Give thanks for all they have shared with us and pray for smooth transitions. Meanwhile we welcome and pray for ordinand Matt Thijs and wife Lizelle, coming to train with us while studying with St Mellitus in London. Pray also for Ruan as the new Area Dean of The Netherlands. 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 Trinity 17 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 Gothenburg: Chaplain: David Bruce. Stockholm: Chaplain: Nicholas Howe, Reader: Pamela Henderson. Ankara: Chaplain: Vacant, Assistant: Ebrahim Ahmadinia. Tuesday 25 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. Pray for Paula as she settles in to her new ministry. Thursday 27 Utrecht: (Also serves Groningen, Zwolle, Amersfoort) Chaplain: David Phillips, Associate Chaplain (Groningen): Sam Van Leer, Assistant Chaplain (Amersfoort): Grant Crowe. 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 pray for the ministry at St John's Alsancak, our Sunday worship and our weekly Bible Study group; for our weekly evening prayer at St Mary Magdelene, Bornova; for our four adults baptized at Ephesus on Trinity Sunday, and for those who will be baptized, confirmed and admitted to the Anglican Church early next year. 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 Trinity 18 ]