Calendar of Prayer December 2014

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1 Calendar of Prayer December 2014 Runnymede and Woking Deaneries Please pray for the Churchwardens and Lay Staff of each parish A Prayer for Bishop Andrew: Heavenly Father, We thank you for the gift of our new Diocesan Bishop, Andrew Watson. We ask you now to guide and strengthen him with your Holy Spirit, as he prepares for the move from Birmingham to Guildford. Help us to prepare for his coming among us with open hearts and a ready will to work together for the good of your Kingdom. Bless him, his wife Beverly and their family. May we welcome them and support them daily in prayer. We make our prayer through Jesus Christ your Son, who is our Chief Pastor and Lord. Amen. Runnymede Deanery Rural Dean: Jeff Wattley Lay Chair: Keith Malcouronne 1 st Monday - ANDREW THE APOSTLE Addlestone, St Paul Incumbent: Ben Beecroft Other Clergy: Chris Beecroft (Associate Minister), Andy Reid, Lorraine Wright; Alan Bardell (PTO) LLM: Vic Hatzfeld St Paul s Primary School: staff, governors and pupils Jubilee High School: staff, governors and pupils Kibungo - (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Emmanuel Ntazinda 2 nd Tuesday Chertsey, St Peter with All Saints (union of benefices with Lyne & Longcross) Incumbent: Tim Hillier Other Clergy: Christine Pattinson LLMs: George Hobbs, Sue Browning, David Ingoldby for Philomena Evans and Gerard Oglesby in their work uniting children and youth in the local community through contact with families and schools. for the continued work of the five year vision especially the revision of worship patterns. for our outward giving charities: Diocese of Jos, Nigeria, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Runnymede Foodbank, Besom Project and a Support Fund for those made known to St. Peter s Church in need. Stepgates CofE Affiliated School: staff, governors and pupils Kigali - (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Louis Muvunyi Kigeme - (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Augustin Mvunabandi

2 3 rd Wednesday Lyne and Longcross, Holy Trinity (union of benefices with Chertsey) Incumbent: Tim Hillier Other Clergy: Laurence Gamlen (also Diocesan Vocations Officer) Thank God for our new parish room and pray that it will become a well used resource where the light and life of Christ may be encountered. Lyne and Longcross CofE School: staff, governors and pupils Kigezi - (Uganda) The Rt Revd George Katwesigye North Kigezi - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Patrick Tugume -Tusingwire 4 th Thursday Egham, St John the Baptist Incumbent: Jeff Wattley Other Clergy: Tim Sudworth; Michael Callaghan LLM: David Harding those responsible for all the practicalities of building a new Church Centre and the funding needed as we look to God for the way forward. transition arrangements for ministries affected by the knocking down of the current Church Centre and starting work to build a new one. the development of our Christians Against Poverty Ministry. Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh - (Armagh, Ireland) The Rt Revd Ferran Glenfield Pray for Ruth Bushyager to be inducted as Vicar of Dorking St Paul this evening 5 th Friday Egham Hythe, St Paul Incumbent: Michael Roper Other Clergy: Sue Loveday, Janet Franck Kimberley & Kuruman - (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Oswald Swartz 6 th Saturday (Nicholas, bishop, c.326) Englefield Green, St Jude Incumbent: Mark Ewbank Other Clergy: John Fowles, Andrew Taylor, Beale Griffin (Methodist co-minister) LLM: Roy Gouriet for our building project for Messy Church for the Village Centre St Jude s School: staff, governors and pupils Kindu - (Congo) The Rt Revd Zacharie Masimango Katanda Candlelit Christmas Concert with Russell Watson & Choir at the Cathedral this evening.

3 7 th SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Pray for the Discipleship, Vocation and Ministry Team: Hazel Whitehead (Director), William Challis (DDO), all members of the team and the course tutors; pray for their work of encouragement, discernment and training for all forms of Christian ministry. Kinkiizi - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Dan Zoreka Bishop Ian is at Hascombe this morning 8 th Monday (Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary) New Haw Incumbent: Fiona Simon Other Clergy: Mark Oliver, Jenny Phillips (PTO) LLM: Sue Huggins that the Five Year Turn-around Plan may be achieved The Most Revd Kahwa Henri Isingoma Archbishop of the Congo & Bishop of Kinshasa Suffragan Bishop of Kinshasa - (Congo) The Rt Revd Molanga Jean Botola The House of Bishops meet in London today and tomorrow 9 th Tuesday Ottershaw, Christ Church Incumbent: Sandra Faccini Other Clergy: Janice Vickers, Brian Seymour LLMs: Keith Taggart, Nigel Perryman for our wardens, Claire Grater and Stuart Logan for the development of our work with families for the deepening of our prayer life and for the PCC Day of reflection on 17th January Ottershaw CofE Junior School: staff, governors and pupils Ottershaw CofE Infant School: staff, governors and pupils Kirinyaga - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Joseph Kibuchua 10 th Wednesday Ember Day Pray for all in training on the Local Ministry Programme, STETS and at Theological College Thorpe, St Mary Incumbent: Damian Miles for a growing congregation and new Family Services for the challenge of meeting the financial costs of ministry while also maintaining a Medieval Church. Thorpe CofE Primary School: staff, governors and pupils Kisangani - (Congo) The Rt Revd Lambert Botolome Interviews take place today for the vacancy at Ewell St Francis (Ruxley Church)

4 11 th Thursday Virginia Water, Christ Church Incumbent: Stephen Sizer Other Clergy: Simon Willetts, Will Bissett LLMs: Enid Mellor (PTO), Anne Cotton (PTO) pray that those of us in the Body of Christ are strengthened and renewed daily to be faithful witnesses. pray for people beyond our faith community to have encounters with the living God through the work of the Spirit, through us. pray for lives to be transformed, renewed, etc. as people discover the love and grace of God; for new hope, new vision, new outlook Christ Church CofE School: staff, governors and pupils Kita Kanto - (Japan) The Rt Revd Zerubbabel Katsuichi Hirota Woking Deanery Rural Dean: Cathy Blair Lay Chair: duties being shared by lay members of Standing Committee 12 th Friday Ember Day Pray for the network of Diocesan Vocations Advisors as they meet with those exploring a call to ministry; pray for wisdom and discernment in their role. Byfleet, St Mary Incumbent: John McCabe Other Clergy: Pippa Ross-McCabe for mission and discipleship to young families and children for a funding breakthrough around our proposed Community Hall redevelopment plans for a clear sense of direction around possible worship space changes for a deepening of our prayer life in all areas St Mary s CofE School: staff, governors and pupils Kitale - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Stephen Kewasis 13 th Saturday (Lucy, martyr, 304) Ember Day Pray for all authorised lay ministers and the wide range of talents and skills they use in helping and encouraging others. Goldsworth Park, St Andrew Incumbent: vacancy Other Clergy: Daniel Natnael, Joy Harterink, Christine Harrison for all those sustaining our ministry during the vacancy for Ed Stokes (Youth pastor), Karin Rayner (5-11's worker), Sarah Beasley (under 5s worker) for our Parish Funding Programme, addressing our long-term income issues Kiteto - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Isaiah Chambala

5 14 th THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Pray for Chaplains to the Armed Services and those they serve alongside and for the work of Headley Court with injured service personnel. Pray for Chaplains to Prisons and those to whom they minister. Kitgum - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Benjamin Ojwang Bishop Ian is at Farnham this morning 15 th Monday Horsell, St Mary the Virgin Incumbent: Sarah Hayes LLMs: Michael Templeman; Geoff Mihell (PTO), Roy Wernham (PTO) for our work amongst children and families in the parish that we connect well and can make the links that help them meet with a living Lord for fun and engagement at our Sunday morning JAM session and for the monthly Toddler Praise, After School Service and Sunday tea time services. Horsell CofE School: staff, governors and pupils Kitui - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Josephat Mule 16 th Tuesday Knaphill, Holy Trinity with Brookwood, St Saviour s Incumbent: Nick Grew Other Clergy: Julie Levett, Chrissie Lacey; Peter Thompson (PTO) LLMs: Richard Levett, David Gale, Bob Bailey for the development with the church s vision and the teams working on this for the regeneration project at St Saviour s and planned overhaul of the Holy Trinity hall facilities for building relationships with new Mission Partners in Kenya Kitui - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Josephat Mule Diocesan Staff are at the Cathedral for their annual service and lunch 17 th Wednesday Pirbright, St Michael & All Angels Incumbent: Christine Musser Other Clergy: Gary Williamson, Nick Todd (Chaplain, Army Training Regiment), Padre Mark Henderson, and the Chaplaincy Team, Pirbright Barracks; John Green and Brian Bessant. for our churchwardens and PCC Kobe - (Japan) The Rt Revd Andrew Yatuka Nakamura Bishop s Staff Meeting takes place this morning Jewish festival of Hanakkah begins today (until 24 th ) 18 th Thursday Ripley, St Mary Magdalen Incumbent: Chris Elson

6 for our work within the Church and wider community to build a vision for the Church in this parish Ripley Primary School: staff, governors and pupils Koforidua (Ghana) - (West Africa) The Rt Revd Francis Quashie 19 th Friday Send, St Mary the Virgin Incumbent: Tony Shutt Other Clergy: Clive Kirk (PTO) LLM: Pat Cartledge for our need of God's grace to be a Weyside church seeking wayside people to join in the way ahead. The Federation of Send C of E Schools (Send First & St Bede s Junior): staff, governors and pupils. Kolhapur - (North India) The Rt Revd Bathuel Tiwade 20 th Saturday West Byfleet, St John the Baptist Incumbent: Chris Hollingshurst Church Army Captain: Eric Atkinson (retd) for a fruitful first Christmas together for the new incumbent, the congregation and the parish for the space to discern what God is saying for the future and, with it, a trust in God s purposes at St John s Kondoa - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd Given Gaula 21 st FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Pray for Mission Societies supported by parishes in the Diocese and for the work of staff and volunteers both in this country and overseas. Kontagora - (Lokoja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Jonah Ibrahim Bishop Ian is at Mickleham this morning for the dedication of their organ 22 nd Monday Wisley Church with Pyrford, St Nicholas and the Church of the Good Shepherd Incumbent: Nicholas Aiken Other Clergy: Charlie Lamont, Charles Gibson LLMs: Tina Osborne, Caroline Oldroyd, Mary Rayner; Ian Howell (PTO), John Collins (PTO) for the continued outworking of our Parish vision Pyrford CofE Primary School: staff, governors and pupils Kootenay - (British Columbia & the Yukon, Canada) The Most Revd John Elswood Privett

7 23 rd Tuesday Woking, Christ Church Incumbent: Peter Harwood Other Clergy: Phil Simpson, Martin Smith LLMs: Mark Higginson, Ken Mort St John s Primary School: staff, governors and pupils The Most Revd Govada Dyvasirvadam Moderator of CSI & Bishop of Krishna-Godavari 24 th Wednesday Christmas Eve Eternal God, in the stillness of this night you sent your almighty Word to pierce the world's darkness with the light of salvation. Give to the earth the peace that we long for and fill our hearts with the joy of heaven through our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen At this Christmastide, pray for our homes and families and for those who have no home or family. Kubwa - (Abuja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Duke Akamisoko Bishop Ian is at the Cathedral this evening for the Midnight Eucharist 25 th Thursday CHRISTMAS DAY NATIVITY OF OUR LORD Shout for joy, the whole earth and everything within. Rejoice! For Light has come into the world The angels' song rings in the air, a child has been born. Hallelujah! The Saviour of the world is here. The Most Revd Bolly Lapok Archbishop of South East Asia & Bishop of Kuching Assistant Bishop of Kuching - (South East Asia) The Rt Revd Aeries Sumping Jingan Bishop Ian is at the Cathedral this morning for the Christmas Eucharist 26 th Friday - STEPHEN, DEACON, FIRST MARTYR Woking, St John the Baptist and Mayford, Emmanuel Incumbent: Tony Cannon Other Clergy: Pete Matthew (Associate Minister); Rob Bennett (PTO). LLMs: Christopher Bevis, Jan Morrison for our youth and families and children s work, thanks for what we have and may it increase! The Most Revd Dr Daniel Sarfo Primate & Metropolitan, CPWA; Archbishop of the Internal Province of Ghana and Bishop of Kumasi Suffragan Bishop of Kumasi - (West Africa) The Rt Revd Dr Cyril Ben-Smith 27 th Saturday JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST Woking, St Mary of Bethany Incumbent: Steve Beak Other Clergy: Barney Pimentel, Zoe Pimentel, William Challis; Ray Marks (PTO) LLMs : Martin Brown, John Harston, Chris Holloway, Les Taylor we give thanks for the mission opportunities opening up on the Barnsbury housing estate; pray for our plans for church plant there

8 for organisational changes we are making to allow the church to work more efficiently so we can concentrate building the Kingdom. Kumi - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Thomas Irigei 28 th FIRST SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS (THE HOLY INNOCENTS) Pray for vocations to all authorised ministry and to the religious life Kushtia - (Bangladesh) The Rt Revd Sunil Mankhin 29 th Monday Woking, St Paul Joint Vicars: Jonny Blair, Cathy Blair (Rural Dean) Other Clergy: Andrew Cowie, Richard Hay The Maybury and Sheerwater Community Trust seeking to work with needy people in these areas Kwara - (Kwara, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Olusegun Adeyemi Kutigi - (Lokoja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Jeremiah Kolo 30 th Tuesday Woking, St Peter, Westfield, St Mark and Sutton Green, All Souls Incumbent: Jonathan Thomas Other clergy: Mick Moorse LLM: John Wright (PTO) for the parish as we are going through a process of discerning a vision for the future and then as we live it out Kwoi - (Abuja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Paul Zamani 31 st Wednesday New Year s Eve Pray for God s World in the coming year and for peace and understanding amongst all peoples Woodham, All Saints and Sheerwater, St Michael s Shared Church Incumbent: Iain Forbes Other Clergy: Andrew Woodhouse (PTO), Lorna Smith (PTO) LLM: Jo Winn-Smith for the Regeneration of Sheerwater and the hopes and fears that it engenders for the future life and ministry of the Parish Kyoto - (Japan) The Rt Revd Stephen Takashi Kochi

Calendar of Prayer December 2015

Calendar of Prayer December 2015 Runnymede and Woking Deaneries Please pray for the Churchwardens and Lay Staff of each parish Runnymede Deanery Rural Dean: Jeff Wattley Lay Chair: Keith Malcouronne 1