DIOCESAN PRAYER DIARY JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017
DIOCESAN PRAYER DIARY This diary has been compiled to help us pray together for one another and our common concerns. As well as the printed version, it is available on the diocesan website www.europe.anglican.org, both for downloading and for viewing. The latter is updated as new appointments and other changes are announced. A daily prayer update is sent via Twitter on the diocesan account @DioceseinEurope 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 The Anglican Cycle of Prayer www.anglicancommunion.org/resources/cycle-of-prayer/download-the-acp.aspx The World Council of Churches prayer cycle www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/prayer-cycle (weekly, prayer resources on site). The Porvoo Cycle www.porvoocommunion.org/resources/prayer-diary/ (weekly). The festivals and commemorations from the Common Worship Lectionary. (See common worship, pages 2-17 or www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts.aspx). 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
JULY 2017 2 SUNDAY 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. 3 MONDAY Archdeaconries of Germany and Northern Europe, Eastern: Archdeacon Colin Williams. Vienna: (Also serves Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Bratislava, Ljubljana, Yerevan, Zagreb) Chaplain: Patrick Curran, Assistant Curates: Moise Waltner, John Barker, Reader: Laura Fairburn. 4 TUESDAY 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, Deacon: Charlotte Sullivan, Readers: Madeleine Holmes, Janis Adams, Patrick Sturges, Sheila Marshall, Roger Verrall. 5 WEDNESDAY Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Archdeacon Geoff Johnston. Gibraltar Cathedral: (Also serves Gibraltar (Port)) Dean: John Paddock. 6 THURSDAY Antwerp: Chaplain: Andrew Wagstaff, Reader: Egbert van Groesen. Antwerp Mission to Seafarers. Pray for the General Synod meeting in York (July 6-10). 7 FRIDAY Archdeaconry of Italy and Malta: Archdeacon Vickie Sims. Assisi: Locum Chaplain. Bordighera: (served from Menton, France). 8 SATURDAY Berlin: Chaplain: Christopher Jage-Bowler. Bonn with Cologne: Chaplain: Vacant, Assistant Curate: Richard Gardiner. 9 SUNDAY 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. 10 MONDAY Prague: (Includes Brno, also serves Dresden) Chaplain: Vacant Reader: Mr Jack Noonan. 11 TUESDAY Archdeaconry of France: Archdeacon Meurig Williams. Beaulieu-sur-Mer: Chaplain: Anthony Ingham. Biarritz: Chaplain: Vacant. 12 WEDNESDAY Andorra, Casablanca: Chaplain: Medhat Sabry. Tangier: Chaplain: Simon Stephens. 13 THURSDAY Brugge, Knokke, Ostend: Chaplain: Augustine Nwaekwe. 14 FRIDAY Florence: (Also serves Siena, Bologna) Chaplain: William Lister, Reader: Maria Makepeace. Our Chaplain, William, is getting married to Fiona Tankard on 30th September. Pray for them as they prepare for this joyful event. Pray also for the Siena community to grow. Genova: Locum Chaplain. 15 SATURDAY Brittany: (Includes: Huelgoat, Ploërmel, Rostrenen) Chaplain: Vacant, Readers: Laura Hillman, Robin Hillman, Alan Mason, Guy Barnard. Cannes: Chaplain: Giles Williams, Readers: David Sinclair, Christine Williams. 16 SUNDAY Pray for the Lusitanian Church, Bishop Fernando da Luz Soares. Pray for the Church of Denmark and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia. 17 MONDAY Copenhagen: (Also serves Aarhus) Chaplain: Darren McCallig, Readers: Ursula Sonnewald, Victoria Wadsworth-Hansen, Graeme Lloyd-Roberts. Remember Christians persecuted for their faith all over the world and all victims of terrorism. Tallinn: Chaplain: Gustav Piir. 18 TUESDAY Chantilly: Chaplain: Sarah Tillet. Pray for our new Chaplain, Sarah, as she settles into her role in Chantilly. Also for our youth group, many of whom are attending Soul Survivor at the end of August. Dinard: Chaplain: Gareth Randall.
JULY 2017 19 WEDNESDAY Barcelona: Chaplain: John Chapman. We ask for prayer for God s guidance, inspiration and dedication from the group leaders and members and open minds for new ideas as we seek to realise our vision to grow our church spiritually, in electoral roll and in building and property improvements. Nerja and Almuñécar: Chaplain: Nigel Thomas. 20 THURSDAY 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. 21 FRIDAY Malta and Gozo: (Includes: Sliema, Valletta, also serves: Gozo) Senior Chaplain: Simon Godfrey, Reader: David Felgate. 22 SATURDAY Algarve: (Includes: Almancil, Praia Da Luz, Tavira, Gorjões) Senior Chaplain: Mark Wilson, Readers: Fiona Mayes, Eckart Floether, Maureen Kyle, Robert Kelly. Greater Lisbon: (Includes: Estoril, Lisbon) Chaplain: Frank Sawyer. 23 SUNDAY Pray for the Spanish Episcopal Reformed Church, Bishop Carlos López-Lozano. Pray for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. 24 MONDAY Helsinki: (Also serves Tallinn, Tampere, Turku, Kuopio, White Nile) Chaplain: Tuomas Mäkipää, Assistant Chaplain: David Oliver, Assistant Curate: Amos Manga, Readers: Geoffrey Phillips, Keith Battarbee, John Mills, Emmanuel Eneh. 25 TUESDAY Dunkirk, The Mission to Seafarers: Fontainebleau: Chaplain: Vacant, Chaplain: Vacant. Grenoble: Chaplain: Bob Hurley. 26 WEDNESDAY Costa Almeria and Costa Calida: (Also serves Costacabana, Mojácar, Roquetas de Mar, Albox) Chaplain: Vacant, Assistant Chaplain: Alan Bennett, Reader: Duncan Burr. Costa Azahar: (Includes Alcossebre, Vinaros, L Ampolla) Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: Jennifer Hoskins. 27 THURSDAY Ghent: (Also serves Ghent (Port)) Chaplain: Stephen Murray. Belgium and Luxembourg Deanery: Area Dean Stephen Murray. 28 FRIDAY Milan: (Also serves Cadenabbia (Lake Como), Varese) Chaplain: Vickie Sims, Reader: Mrs Angela Mirani (Varese). 29 SATURDAY Düsseldorf: (Also serves Essen) Chaplain: Stephen Walton. Please pray for our home groups, as we try to start some more, and revitalize the ones we have, with greater emphasis on discipleship and prayer. Freiburg-im-Breisgau: Chaplain: Christopher Parsons. 30 SUNDAY Pray for the Episcopal Church Europe (ECUSA), Bishop Pierre Whalon. 31 MONDAY Tbilisi: Corfu: Chaplain: Jules Wilson. 1 TUESDAY La Manche: (Includes Gratot Hommëel, Virey) Chaplain: Vacant, Readers Michael Brooke, Linda Brooke, Mary Jackson. Le Gard: Chaplain: Stafford Low, Reader: Brenda McFarlane Forsyth Juntunen. Lille: (serves Arras) Chaplain: Debbie Flach, Readers: Paul Ellender, Suzanne Bray. 2 WEDNESDAY Costa Blanca: (Includes Albir, Calpe, El Campello, Dénia, Jávea, Gandia, La Fustera) Senior Chaplain: Marcus Ronchetti, Chaplains: Ray Andrews, James Booker, Rodney Middleton: Readers: Ken Cornforth, Stephen Carden. Please pray for The Women by the Side of the Road - prostitutes who may have also been refugees. 3 THURSDAY Leuven: Chaplain: Jack McDonald. Liège: Chaplain: Paul Yiend (on sick leave please pray for his recovery). Mons International Chapel Centre: Chaplain: Senior Chaplain. 4 FRIDAY Naples: (Also serves Bari) Chaplain: Jonathan Backhouse. Pray that everyone will come back from their holidays with a fresh desire to grow in faith, serve God and be involved in every area of church life. Orvieto: 5 SATURDAY Monte Carlo: Chaplain: Walter Raymond, Readers: Mary de Vachon, Frank Megginson.
AUGUST 2017 Strasbourg: Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: David Cowley. For clarity about the right pattern of ministry for the future. 6 SUNDAY Pray for the Greek Orthodox Church and for Malcolm Bradshaw as the Archbishop of Canterbury s Apokrisiarios to the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. 7 MONDAY Greater Athens: (Includes Athens (St Paul), Kifissia, Andros, Nafplion, Crete, also serves Thessaloniki, Patras) Senior Chaplain: Malcolm Bradshaw, Assistant Chaplain (Crete): Philip Lambert, Deacon: Christine Saccali, Reader: Sherry Angelis. 8 TUESDAY Lorgues with Feyence: Chaplain: Vacant. Loudon: Lyon: Chaplain: Ben Harding, Readers: Keith Burrell, Tim Evans. 9 WEDNESDAY Costa Brava: (Includes Madremanya, Pau, Sant Ampeli) Chaplain: Anne Jenkins. Costa del Sol West: (Includes San Pedro, Sotogrande) Chaplain: Adrian Low, Reader: Barry Mason. 10 THURSDAY Tervuren: Chaplain: Simon Tyndall, Assistant Chaplain: Nathan Gregory, Reader: Ann Tyndall. Please pray for our life and ministry in a post-brexit world and the way we speak God s grace in a changing world. Ypres (Ieper): Chaplain: vacant. Please pray for the right candidate to come forward with a very busy 2017 and 2018 season ahead. 11 FRIDAY Padova: Chaplain: Jonathan Boardman, Readers: Michael Udeagbara, Charles Onwukwe. Sicily: (includes Palermo, Taormina) Chaplain: Vacant. 12 SATURDAY Madeira: Chaplain: John Blair, Reader: William Weston. Porto: (Includes Ponte de Lima) Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: Judith Murray. 13 SUNDAY Pray for Bishop Robert and Bishop David with their constant travelling. Pray for the Diocesan Office in London and all those who work there. 14 MONDAY Budapest: Chaplain: Frank Hegedus. Zalaszanto: Associate Chaplain: Denis Moss. 15 TUESDAY Maisons Lafitte: Chaplain: Olaf Eriksson, Readers: Richard Medcalf, Marie-Claire Eriksson. Marseilles: (serves: Aix-en- Provence) Chaplain: David Greenwood, Readers: Jane Quarmby, Christine Portman. Pray for our annual September Rentrée when summer folks depart and our autumn/winter people return and for the two-day civic openhouse, Journées du Patrimoine - that visitors to our 169 year old chaplaincy will both find rest and be energized in visiting our building and seeing our active ministries. 16 WEDNESDAY Costa del Sol East: (Includes Calahonda, Benalmadena Costa, Coin, Fuengirola (Los Boliches), Alhaurín El Grande) Chaplain: Alaric Lewis, Reader: Caroline MacFarlane. Fuerteventura: Chaplain: Bob Horrocks, Assistant: Judie Horrocks. 17 THURSDAY Luxembourg: Chaplain: Chris Lyon. 18 FRIDAY Rome: (Also serves Macerata) Chaplain: Jonathan Boardman, Assistant Chaplain: Dana English. The Anglican Centre Rome in Rome: Director and The Archbishop of Canterbury s Representative to the Holy See: David Moxon. 19 SATURDAY Hamburg: Chaplain: Leslie Nathaniel. Heidelberg: Chaplain: Locum Clergy, Reader: Rosemary Selle. Please pray for those who lead our Young Church/Junior Church/Sunday School groups. 20 SUNDAY 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. 21 MONDAY Reykjavik: Chaplain: Bjarni Thor Bjarnason. Riga: Chaplain: Jana Jeruma- Grinberga.
AUGUST 2017 22 TUESDAY Midi Pyrénées and Aude: (Includes Alet les Bains, Brens, Cahors, Caylus, Tarn, Toulouse, Valence d Agen): Chaplain: Vacant, Assistant Chaplains: June Hutchinson, Anthony Jewiss, Readers: Peter Gibbs, Paul Peerless-Dennis Gifford, Janet Varty, Clive Billenness, Linda Billenness, Malcolm Rigley. Continue to pray for the appointment process for a new chaplain and for our ministry team who are carrying the load during the vacancy. 23 WEDNESDAY Ibiza and Formentera: (Includes Sant Rafael, Santa Eulàlia, Jesús, Es Caná, Formentera) Chaplain: Peter Pimentel. 24 THURSDAY Amsterdam: (Includes Amsterdam City Centre, Heiloo, Amsterdam Zuidoost, Amsterdam South) Senior Chaplain: Alan Strange, Assistant Chaplains: James Hill, Francis Blight. Schiphol: Chaplain: Nico Sarot. 25 FRIDAY Venice: (Also serves Aviano, Trieste) Chaplain: Vacant. 26 SATURDAY 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. 27 SUNDAY Pray for the Church of Norway. Give thanks and pray for our fellowship with the French Lutheran and Reformed Churches (Reuilly Common Statement). 28 MONDAY Oslo: (Also serves Drammen, Tromsö, Bergen) Senior Chaplain: Brian Russell, Assistant Priest (Bergen): Kirk Weisz, Reader (Bergen): Iris Evans-Bjørnø. Trondheim: Assistant Priest: The Reverend April Maja Almaas, Readers: Mrs Priscilla Beck, Professor Ursula Sonnewald. 29 TUESDAY Menton: Chaplain: David Hart. Nice: (serves Vence) Chaplain: Peter Jackson. 30 WEDNESDAY La Palma: Chaplain: Jennifer Elliott de Riverol. Lanzarote: (Includes: Playa Blanca, Puerto del Carmen, Nazaret) Chaplain: Peter Ford. 31 THURSDAY Arnhem-Nijmegen: Chaplain: Vacant. Eindhoven: Chaplain: Francis Noordanus, Assistant Chaplain: Barbara Noordanus, Reader: Mr Jan Waterschoot. Pray for the training of church members in apologetics for outreach. 1 FRIDAY Archdeaconry of Switzerland: Archdeacon Adèle Kelham. Basel: Chaplain: Hilary Jones, Assistant Chaplains: Anne Lowen, Russell Hilliard, Reader: Mr Nigel Spencer. Pray for our joint service with the Old Catholics on 17th September. Berne: Chaplain: Vacant, Assistant Chaplain: Mark Pogson, Reader: Archana Jacob. 2 SATURDAY Las Palmas (Gran Canaria): (Also serves Playa del Ingles, Puerto de Mogan) Chaplain: Brian Stares. 3 SUNDAY Give thanks and pray for our fellowship with the German Protestant Churches (Evangelische Kirche Deutschland) (Meissen Declaration). 4 MONDAY Stavanger: (Also serves Kristiansand) Assistant Chaplain: Peter Hogarth. Warsaw: Chaplain: David Brown. 5 TUESDAY Paris St George: (Also serves Caen) Chaplain: Matthew Harrison, Assistant Chaplains: Andrew Bigg, Nicolas Razafindratsima. Paris St Michael: Chaplain: Alyson Lamb, Associate Chaplain: Dale Hanson. We value prayer for our new times for Sunday services - our traditional service moves from 0930 to 1800 and our contemporary service from 1100 to 1030. We expect to appoint a children and family worker to start with us by September.
SEPTEMBER 2017 The summer sees key long term members relocating away from Paris - we pray God s blessing on their new phase of live and also bring to God our needs of volunteers in key areas of ministry. 6 WEDNESDAY Madrid: Chaplain: Paul Ormrod, Assistant Curate: Matthew Phipps, Reader: Celia Paterson. 7 THURSDAY Haarlem: Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: Jaap Theunisz. The Hague: Chaplain: Andrew Gready, Deacon: Guy Diakiese. Pray for Guy as he settles in to his ministry as Deacon. 8 FRIDAY Geneva: Chaplain: Alexander Gordon, Readers: Roy Damary, Betty Talbot. La Côte: (Includes Divonne-les- Bains (France)) Chaplain: Carolyn Cooke, Assistant Chaplain: Julia Chambeyron. Pray for the Swiss Archdeaconry retreat led by Archbishop George Carey - September 8th to the 10th. 9 SATURDAY Leipzig: Chaplain: Martin Reakes-Williams. Stuttgart: Chaplain: Kenneth Dimmick. British Army Garrison Churches and their Chaplains. 10 SUNDAY 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. 11 MONDAY Bucharest: (Also serves Sofia, Skopje) Chaplain: Paul Goodridge. Belgrade: Chaplain: Robin Fox. Kyiv: Chaplain: Vacant. Odessa Mission to Seafarers. 12 TUESDAY Pas de Calais: (Includes Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Hesdin) Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: Mary Wood. Pau: Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: John Errey. 13 WEDNESDAY Malaga: (Includes: Velez-Málaga, Salinas) Assistant Curate: Doreen Cage. Menorca: (Also serves Cala en Porter, Ciutadella) Chaplain: Paul Strudwick. 14 THURSDAY Maastricht: Chaplain Barbara Noordanus. Pray for the further development of Simple Services that involve many of the congregation. Rotterdam: Chaplain: Jenni Pridmore, Reader: Grada Schadee. Missions to Seafarers Rotterdam and Schiedam: Chaplain: Vacant. 15 FRIDAY Lausanne: (Also serves Neuchâtel) Chaplain: Vacant, Reader: Angela Fall. Lugano: Chaplain: Nigel Gibson. 16 SATURDAY Vernet-les-Bains: Chaplain: The Reverend David Phillips. Versailles: (Also serves Gif sur Yvette (Chevry)) Chaplain: Vacant, Assistant Chaplain: Elaine Labourel. 17 SUNDAY Pray for the Russian Orthodox Church. 18 MONDAY Moscow: (Also serves Ashgabat, Tashkent, Vladivostock and other republics of the Russian Federation and Mongolia) Chaplain: Vacant. St Petersburg: Chaplain: Vacant. Pray for this lay-led community as it seeks official registration of its 294 yearold witness in Europe s fourth largest city, and develops fruitful partnerships with the Christian University, the Music Hall, the Swedish Church and other co-workers in St. Petersburg. 19 TUESDAY 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 Chaplain: Paul Knight, Readers: Catherine Chambers, Geoffrey Cornwall, Richard Beech, Martin Sewell, John Matthews, Elisabeth Barnett, Linda Shepherd, Carolyn Carter. 20 WEDNESDAY Palma-de-Mallorca: (Also serves Cala d Or, Puerto Pollensa) Chaplain: David Waller, Reader: Linda Cade. Puerto Pollensa: (Also serves Puerto Soller, Cala Bona) Assistant Chaplain: Nigel Stimpson.
SEPTEMBER 2017 21 THURSDAY Twente: (Weldam, Goor) Chaplain: The Reverend Alia Tollefsen. Missions to Seafarers Vlissingen: Chaplain: Vacant. Voorschoten: Chaplain: Ruan Crew, Reader: Anthony Cummings. Please pray for a good start to the new season following the summer break, and for new members to find and join the church family. 22 FRIDAY Montreux: (Also serves Anzère, Gstaad, Monthey) Chaplain: Vacant. Vevey: (Also serves Château D Oex) Chaplain: Clive Atkinson. 23 SATURDAY Torrevieja: (Includes Campoverde, Lago Jardín, La Siesta, Los Balcones, La Marina, La Manga) Chaplain: Richard Seabrook, Reader: Peter Long, Margaret Hirst, Roger Harrison. 24 SUNDAY 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. 25 MONDAY Gothenburg: Chaplain: David Bruce. Stockholm: Chaplain: Nicholas Howe, Reader: Pamela Henderson. Ankara: Chaplain: Colin Butler, Assistant Priest: Ebrahim Ahmadinia. 26 TUESDAY Saint Pargoire: Chaplain: Roger Smith. St Raphaël: Chaplain: Vacant. Pray for the congregation of St John s during a long interregnum and for the Priest that God is making ready for the position. 27 WEDNESDAY 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: Chaplain: vacant. Please pray for the appointment of a new chaplain. 28 THURSDAY Utrecht: (Also serves Groningen, Zwolle, Amersfoort) Chaplain: David Phillips, Associate Chaplain (Groningen): Sam Van Leer, Assistant Chaplain (Amersfoort): Grant Crowe. Amersfoort seek to establish their first home groups this autumn. Please pray for the leaders, for people to find a home in a group, and for these groups to be always open to new people joining. Also for wisdom and direction for the leadership team in Zwolle as they seek to raise the profile of the Anglican Church in Zwolle among local residents. 29 FRIDAY Zurich: (Also serves Baden, Zug, St Gallen) Chaplain: Paul Brice, Reader: Marcel Benedict. Swiss seasonal chaplaincies: Interlaken, Kandersteg, Murren, St Moritz, Wengen, Zermatt. 30 SATURDAY Didim: Chaplain: Maurice Ryan. Istanbul Christ Church: Chaplain: Ian Sherwood. Istanbul Church or the Resurrection: Chaplain: Engin Yildirim, Assistant Curate: Rosamund Wilkinson. Izmir: (Also serves Bornova) Chaplain: vacant.