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 st Tuesday Addlestone, St Paul Incumbent: Ben Beecroft Other Clergy: Chris Beecroft (Associate Minister), Lorraine Wright; Alan Bardell (PTO) LLM: Vic Hatzfeld St Paul s Primary School: staff, governors and pupils Jubilee High School: staff, governors and pupils West Tennessee - (IV, The Episcopal Church)The Rt Revd Don Johnson Bishop Andrew attends a Christmas Tree Festival in Farnham this evening 2 nd Wednesday Chertsey, St Peter with All Saints (union of benefices with Lyne & Longcross) Incumbent: Tim Hillier Other Clergy: Christine Pattinson; Eils Shipton LLMs: George Hobbs, Sue Browning, David Ingoldby as we look to going out into the local community and for those involved in our outreach. Stepgates CofE Affiliated School: staff, governors and pupils West Texas - (VIII, The Episcopal Church)The Rt Revd Gary Lillibridge Suffragan Bishop of West Texas - (VIII, The Episcopal Church)The Rt Revd David Reed 3 rd Thursday Lyne and Longcross, Holy Trinity (union of benefices with Chertsey) Incumbent: Tim Hillier Other Clergy: Laurence Gamlen (also Diocesan Vocations Adviser) thank God for new growth in numbers and spiritual depth thanks also for the way in which our new Parish Room is being used during the week Lyne and Longcross CofE School: staff, governors and pupils
West Virginia - (III, The Episcopal Church)The Rt Revd Willam Michie Klusmeyer Southern Virginia - (III, The Episcopal Church)The Rt Revd Herman Hollerith Pray for Revd Lyndi Trombetti to be licensed this evening as Priest-in-Charge of Walton-on-the-Hill 4 th Friday Egham, St John the Baptist Incumbent: Jeff Wattley (Rural Dean) Other Clergy: Michael Callaghan; Jenn Riddlestone 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. Church unity during the building process and the many decisions that need to be taken along the way. the development of our new project The Shed for those who are isolated in the community and would enjoy undertaking practical tasks. Western Izon - (Bendel, Nigeria)The Rt Revd Edafe Emamezi Northern Izon - (Niger Delta, Nigeria)The Rt Revd Fred Nyanabo 5 th Saturday Egham Hythe, St Paul Incumbent: Michael Roper Other Clergy: Sue Loveday, Janet Franck for Father Michael as he moves to Epsom for our parish as we enter into a period of vacancy Western Kansas - (VIII, The Episcopal Church)The Rt Revd Michael Milliken Bishop Andrew is at St Mary s East Molesey this evening for their 150 year celebrations 6 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. Anglican Calendar of Prayer Western Louisiana - (VIII, The Episcopal Church)The Rt Revd Jacob W Owensby Bishop Andrew is at Shackleford this evening for the 150 th anniversary of consecration Hanukkah starts this evening (to 14 th ) 7 th Monday (Ambrose, bishop, teacher of the faith, 397) Englefield Green, St Jude Incumbent: Mark Ewbank Other Clergy: 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
Western Michigan - (VI, The Episcopal Church)The Rt Revd Whayne Hougland 8 th Tuesday (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 Western New York - (II, The Episcopal Church)The Rt Revd William Franklin 9 th Wednesday Ember Day Pray for all in training on the Local Ministry Programme, Sarum College and at other theological and training colleges 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 Ottershaw CofE Junior School: staff, governors and pupils Ottershaw CofE Infant School: staff, governors and pupils Western Tanganyika - (Tanzania)The Rt Revd Sadock Makaya Pray for those being confirmed by Bishop Andrew this evening at Send Prison 10 th Thursday Thorpe, St Mary Incumbent: Damian Miles giving thanks for a growing congregation - developing a team of pastoral assistants during 2016. for the challenge of meeting the financial costs of ministry while maintaining a Medieval Church. for the renewal of our Vision Plan - a 20:20 vision for Thorpe. for the work of the Church with local schools - Thorpe Primary and TASIS England. Thorpe CofE Primary School: staff, governors and pupils Wiawso - (Ghana, West Africa)The Rt Revd Abraham Ackah 11 th Friday Ember Day Pray for all licensed and authorised lay ministers and the wide range of talents and skills they use in helping and encouraging others. 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 Willochra - (South Australia, Australia)The Rt Revd John Stead Woking Deanery Rural Dean: Cathy Blair Lay Chair: John Keetly 12 th Saturday 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 renewed understanding of everyday faithfulness 120 hours a week for a deepening of our prayer life in all areas St Mary s CofE School: staff, governors and pupils Winchester - (Canterbury, England)The Rt Revd Tim Dakin Winchester - Basingstoke - (Canterbury, England)The Rt Revd David Grant Williams Winchester - Southampton - (Canterbury, England)The Rt Revd Jonathan Frost 13 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 Windward Islands - (West Indies)The Rt Revd Calvert Friday 14 th Monday (John of the Cross, poet, teacher of the faith, 1591) Goldsworth Park, St Andrew Incumbent: Kate Wyles Other Clergy: Joy Harterink, Christine Harrison for Ed Stokes (Youth pastor), Karin Rayner (5-11's worker), Sarah Beasley (under 5s worker) that we will continue to be fruitful for God in this new phase of our mission and ministry on Goldsworth Park. Worcester - (Canterbury, England)The Rt Revd John Inge Worcester - Dudley - (Canterbury, England)The Rt Revd Graham Usher
15 th Tuesday Horsell, St Mary the Virgin Incumbent: Sarah Hayes LLMs: Michael Templeman; Roy Wernham (PTO) for our work amongst children and families in the parish so that we can make the links that help them meet with a living Lord especially now that we have a new full time Children and Families Worker Marcus Brookfield for wisdom and grace as we continue to think through what additional or adapted services we need to reach out to the numerous unchurched in our community Horsell CofE School: staff, governors and pupils Wusasa - (Kaduna, Nigeria)The Rt Revd Ali Buba Lamido 16 th Wednesday Knaphill, Holy Trinity with Brookwood, St Saviour s Incumbent: vacancy Other Clergy: Julie Levett, Chrissie Lacey; Peter Thompson (PTO) LLMs: Richard Levett, David Gale, Bob Bailey for this time of vacancy as we look to recruit a new vicar and for those in leadership during this time for the development of the church s vision and the teams working on this for God s great gift to be proclaimed through our Christmas services and activities Wyoming - (VII, The Episcopal Church)The Rt Revd John Smylie Bishop s Staff meet this morning at Willow Grange 17 th Thursday 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. for our churchwardens and PCC Yambio - (Sudan)The Rt Revd Peter Munde Yacoub 18 th Friday Ripley, St Mary Magdalen Incumbent: Chris Elson for our Pastoral Assistants: Dreda Todd, Diana Cox for building new patterns of worship involving families and all generations. for Messy Church and all ministry to the younger generation Ripley Primary School: staff, governors and pupils The Most Revd Stephen Than Myint Oo Archbishop of Myanmar and Bishop of Yangon Assistant Bishop of Yangon - (Myanmar)The Rt Revd Samuel Htang Oak
19 th Saturday 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. Yei - (Sudan)The Rt Revd Hilary Luate Adeba 20 th 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. Yewa (formerly Egbado) - (Lagos, Nigeria)The Rt Revd Michael Adebayo Oluwarohunbi 21 st Monday West Byfleet, St John the Baptist Incumbent: Chris Hollingshurst Other Clergy: Iain McKillop Church Army: Eric Atkinson (ret d) LLM: Di Manthorpe for our call to wider mission to the parish, beginning with those new relationships being forged with local schools and uniformed youth organisations for the ministry of our recently licenced LLM Di Manthorpe and Curate Iain McKillop. Yirol - (Sudan)The Rt Revd David Akau 22 nd Tuesday 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, Ian Howell (PTO), John Collins (PTO) Minister for Children & Families: Suzanne Lees-Smith; Youth Minister: Harry Lamaison for the continued outworking of our Parish vision Pyrford CofE Primary School: staff, governors and pupils Yokohama - (Japan)The Rt Revd Laurence Yutaka Minabe 23 rd Wednesday Woking, Christ Church Incumbent: Peter Harwood Other Clergy: Phil Simpson, Martin Smith, Andy Reid LLMs: Mark Higginson, Ken Mort St John s Primary School: staff, governors and pupils
Yola - (Jos, Nigeria)The Rt Revd Markus Ibrahm 24 th Thursday 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. York - (York, England)The Most Revd & Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu York - Beverley - (York, England)The Rt Revd Glyn Webster York - Hull - (York, England)The Rt Revd Alison White York - Selby - (York, England)The Rt Revd John Bromilow Thomson York - Whitby - (York, England)The Rt Revd Paul John Ferguson 25 th Friday 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. Ysabel - (Melanesia)The Rt Revd Richard Naramana Bishop Andrew is at the Cathedral this morning for the Christmas Eucharist 26 th Saturday 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, Roger Sayers (PTO) for our youth and families and children s work, thanks for what we have and may it increase! Yukon - (British Columbia & the Yukon, Canada)The Rt Revd Larry David Robertson 27 th Sunday JOHN APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST (First Sunday of Christmas) Pray for vocations to all authorised ministries and to the religious life Zaki-Biam - ( Abuja, Nigeria)The Rt Revd Benjamin Vager 28 th Monday THE HOLY INNOCENTS Woking, St Paul Joint Vicars: Jonny Blair, Cathy Blair (Rural Dean) Other Clergy: Richard Hay For our outreach in the parish especially for ongoing good links with New Monument School for Messy Church and Toddler Group for premises in Maybury to house our Maybury and Sheerwater Community Project Zanzibar - (Tanzania)The Rt Revd Michael Hafidh
29 th Tuesday (Thomas Becket, archbishop, martyr, 1170) 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 give thanks for progress made in developing our offices, communications, and website. pray that God would provide resources for us to fulfil our mission to serve the community in the face of diminishing finances and a smaller core of church volunteers. Zaria - (Kaduna, Nigeria)The Rt Revd Cornelius Salifu Bello 30 th Wednesday Woking, St Peter, Westfield, St Mark and Sutton Green, All Souls Incumbent: Jonathan Thomas Other clergy: Mick Moorse for our new Children s and Families worker Cherith Collins as she settles in to the parish for the appointment of a new Associate Minister for guidance as we seek to reach out to families in the parish Zonkwa - ( Abuja, Nigeria)The Rt Revd Jacob Kwashi 31 st Thursday 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 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 Zululand - (Southern Africa) vacancy