St Albans Deanery Prayer Diary for October and November, 2018 Parish Abbey Parish of St Albans Sun,23-Sep Sat,13-Oct Fri,02-Nov Thu,22-Nov Jeffrey John, Dean Kevin Walton, Canon Chancellor Jonathan Smith, Archdeacon of St Albans Tim Lomax, Residential Canon Heather Smith, Cathedral Administrator Abi Thompson, Sub-Dean Berkeley Zych, Minor Canon (Precentor) Tim Bull, Residential Canon Margaret Stratton, Reader Aldenham, St John the Baptist Mon,24-Sep Sun,14-Oct Sat,03-Nov Fri,23-Nov Robert Fletcher, Team Vicar * Prayer for opportunities to reach children and young people, for Sunday school and family all-age services Bricket Wood, St Luke Tue,25-Sep Mon,15-Oct Sun,04-Nov Sat,24-Nov Kylie Hodgins, Vicar Paul Littlefair, Reader David Veness, Assisting in ministry Richard Wilkins, Reader Colney Heath, St Mark Wed,26-Sep Tue,16-Oct Mon,05-Nov Sun,25-Nov Vicar to be appointed Jo James, Administrator Jill Suttie, Associate Priest Deanery Officers Thu,27-Sep Wed,17-Oct Tue,06-Nov Mon,26-Nov Mark Slater, Rural Dean Kenneth Padley, Assistant Rural Dean Meriel Dixon, Deanery Synod Lay Chair Julia Pyburn, Deanery Synod Secertary Pam Fox, Deanery Synod Treasurer Margaret Tinsley, Deanery Readers' Advise Gill Kaser, Deanery Chapter Clerk * For a successful first X:site Event and to build on it each term Frogmore, Holy Trinity Fri,28-Sep Thu,18-Oct Wed,07-Nov Tue,27-Nov Nick Weir, Vicar Mark Smith, Assistant Curate Nigel Ward, Associate Minister Sarah Gibbins, Administrator Page 1
London Colney, St Peter Sat,29-Sep Fri,19-Oct Thu,08-Nov Wed,28-Nov Vicar to be appointed Philip Green, Associate Minister Rosemary Rawlinson, Reader Jane Tompsett, Administrator * Thanksgiving for the Revd Patricia Jones and her calling to St Peter's, and for those who are ministering us to the Vacancy * Prayers for a smooth transition as St Peter's enters the next stage of its journey. Radlett, Christ Church Sun,30-Sep Sat,20-Oct Fri,09-Nov Thu,29-Nov With St John's, Radlett Javaid Iqbal, Team Rector Eileen Bigg, Reader Dave Martin, Children s, Youth & Families Coordinator Maureen Taylor, Assisting in ministry Fiona Holliday, Reader Greta Flynn, Administrator Shenley, St Martin Mon,01-Oct Sun,21-Oct Sat,10-Nov Fri,30-Nov Daniel McCarthy, Team Vicar John Hayes, Lay minister * For God to give us a hunger to pray as a church * For new leaders and helpers to come forward * For our services to flourish and grow especially our 4PM stream of services Deanery Chaplains Tue,02-Oct Mon,22-Oct Sun,11-Nov Sat,01-Dec Richard Allen, Chaplain Hertfordshire NHS Trust Diane Clark, Chaplain St Albans High School Jos Perris, Chaplain Aldenham School Milo Brandon, Chaplain Haberdashers Boys School Simon Manley-Cooper, Chaplain at the Abbey Christopher Pines, Chaplain St Albans School Page 2
St Albans Non-parochial Ministries Wed,03-Oct Tue,23-Oct Mon,12-Nov Sun,02-Dec Mary Abbot, Assisting in ministry John Barron, Assisting in ministry Michael Carter, Assisting in ministry Jos Drummond, Assisting in ministry Ruth Goatly, Assisting in ministry Tony Gorton, Assisting in ministry Gillian Keir, Assisting in ministry Allan Medforth, Assisting in ministry Ian Pidoux, Assisting in ministry Stephen Venner, Assisting in ministry Martin Banister, Assisting in ministry Clare Baynes, Assisting in ministry Robert Donald, Public preacher Andrew Ferrar, Assisting in ministry Peter Goode, Assisting in ministry Tony Halton, Assisting in ministry Geoff Lackey, Assisting in ministry Jan Neale, Assisting in ministry Maureen Taylor, Assisting in ministry St Albans, Christ Church Thu,04-Oct Wed,24-Oct Tue,13-Nov Mon,03-Dec Jeremy Follett, Vicar Gerald Randall, Reader Becki Chafe, Childrens and families Minister Jacqui Winterbourn, Administrator Janet Hill, Reader John Truscott, Reader Claire Cooper, Vicar's PA St Albans, Marshalswick St Mary Fri,05-Oct Thu,25-Oct Wed,14-Nov Tue,04-Dec Grant Holmes, Vicar Paul Wiggins, Reader * Please give thanks for recents baptisms, admissions to Communion, and confirmations. May we support these people on their journeys of faith. * Please pray for the new sessions of House/Study Groups to restart in October. We will be studying Genesis 1-11. * Friends from St Mary s our pastoral visiting team will begin work this month. Please pray for the visitors and those they shall visit. Also for of Parish Safeguarding Office who is making sure we comply with all necessary guidance. * Like most churches, we struggle to attract a cross-section of our community. Please pray for our outreach and especially for our Second Sunday initiative. St Albans, St Julian Sat,06-Oct Fri,26-Oct Thu,15-Nov Wed,05-Dec Becky Leach, Vicar Page 3
St Albans, St Luke Sun,07-Oct Sat,27-Oct Fri,16-Nov Thu,06-Dec Mark Slater, Vicar David Halsey, Assistant Curate Kath Clough, Reader Matthew Arnold, WOW! Leader Gill Kaser, Administrator * For our November Fireworks Party, Our Christmas publicity and for the growing number of Primary School assemblies we do in the parish. St Albans, St Michael Mon,08-Oct Sun,28-Oct Sat,17-Nov Fri,07-Dec With St Mary's, Childwick Green Kenneth Padley, Vicar John Hayton, Associate Priest Charles King, Assistant Curate Liz Warren, Reader Georgie Ray, Administrator * Launch of new MAP and Stewardship Campaign in mid November * autumn study opportunities to go deeper into God * St Michael's VA primary school as it grows into its new and expanded facilities * Funding decisions about the scheme to install an internal toilet and related underpinning at St Mary's Childwick St Albans, St Paul Tue,09-Oct Mon,29-Oct Sun,18-Nov Sat,08-Dec Tony Hurle, Vicar John Barron, Assisting in ministry Michael Ford, Reader Andy Pyke, Pastoral Care Pastor Michael Reynolds, Youth Minister Sheila Bugingo, Church Manager * for people to become Christians! * for the development of our 6.30 service * Also lots of thanks for all God is doing Andre Radmall, Associate Priest Tony Gorton, Assisting in ministry Yvonne Gee, Reader Tori Redding, Children & Families Worker Sabine Sellmann, Connections Pastor Lesley Kempsford, Church Secretary St Albans, St Peter Wed,10-Oct Tue,30-Oct Mon,19-Nov Sun,09-Dec Mark Dearnley, Vicar Jan Neale, Assisting in ministry Margaret Tinsley, Reader Laura Harvey, Youth Minister Carolyn Alexander, Administrator Moira Dean, Church Manager Gillian Keir, Assisting in ministry Richard Butler, Reader Kate Berry, Children's Minister Reg Bristow, Virger Chip Crawford, Administrator Page 4
St Albans, St Saviour Thu,11-Oct Wed,31-Oct Tue,20-Nov Mon,10-Dec Richard Watson, Vicar Michael Elves, Reader Andrew Ferrar, Assisting in ministry St Albans, St Stephen Fri,12-Oct Thu,01-Nov Wed,21-Nov Tue,11-Dec With St Julian's, Cottonmill Becky Leach, Vicar Clare Baynes, Assisting in ministry Alison Pether, Administrator Patrick Moriarty, Assistant Curate Stephanie Willcocks, Reader The Deanery Prayer Diary is published by the Rural Dean every two months. Changes and prayer items need to be sent to Gill Kaser at office@saint-lukes.co.uk two weeks before the next issue. Tel: 01727 865399 Page 5