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Carlisle Diocese Prayer Diary
January 2020
‘Four churches journeying together’
Praying with our fellow Christians in Cumbria,together with our link dioceses of
Northern Argentina, Stavanger and Zululand
This month we focus on Windermere Deanery
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Editor: The Revd Canon Cameron ButlandTel: 015394 35326 and Email: [email protected] by Joy Barrie Email: [email protected]
Editorial Policy on Saints Days: not all the saints are remembered in the prayer diary from the Lectionary. A selection is chosen each month some of whom have a relevance to Cumbria
Wednesday 1 January The Naming of Jesus
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Diocese of Lagos, Province of Nigeria, The Right Revd Humphery Olumakaiye.Diocese of Lagos Mainland, Province of Nigeria, The Right Revd B C Akinpelu Johnson.Province of Lagos West, Province of Nigeria, The Right Revd James Olusola Odedeji. The clergy and people.
Prior to 1990, the northern two thirds of Nigeria was largely blocked, until eight new bishops were consecrated. It is the second largest province in the Anglican Communion. Since 2002, the Church of Nigeria is organised in 10 ecclesiastical provinces.
Windermere Deanery
For Windermere Deanery, Rural Dean Revd John Dixon, Lay Chair Helen Hoyle, Treasurer and Secretary Sandra Britton. For Shaping Mission Communities which will be effective in growing disciples. The Deanery includes part of the South Lakes Methodist Circuit, and part of the URC’s South Lakes Group of Churches as well as other ecumenical partners.
Thursday 2 January Basil the Great
Basil the Great, (329-368) was the eldest son of Christian parents from Asia Minor. He visited monasteries in Syria, Egypt, Palestine and Mesopotamia and spent a period time as a hermit and founded a monastery on the River Pontus. He assisted Bishop Eusebius for some years and then succeeded him. He defended orthodoxy against Arianism and established the Basilica, a hospital for the sick and poor; his influence affected both Eastern and Western churches.
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Diocese of Lahore, Province of Pakistan, The Right Revd Irfan Jamil.Diocese of South Western Brazil, Province of Brazil, The Right Revd Francisco De Assis Da SilvaSoutheast Florida, The Episcopal Church, The Right Revd
Peter Eaton. The clergy and people.
The Province of Pakistan comprises 9 Dioceses; Arabian Gulf, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Raiwind and Sialkot.
Expatriate Anglican chaplaincies were established in Brazil in 1810, with missionary work beginning in 1889, after the separation of Church and State. The Province, which is one of the few Portuguese speaking churches in the Communion became autonomous in 1965. There are 7 Dioceses.
Anglicanism was brought to the New World by explorers and colonists with the first celebration of the Holy Eucharist in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. In 1784, the Scottish Episcopal Church consecrated the first American Bishop. The Church has 9 Provinces, 98 Dioceses and over 20 overseas jurisdictions.
Windermere Deanery
For the Deanery Network Youth Church led by Chris Mason.
Friday 3 January
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Diocese of Lainya in the Province of South Sudan, The Rt Revd Eliaba Lako Obede, Diocesan Bishop, clergy and people.Southeastern Mexico in the Province of Mexico, The Rt Revd Benito Juarez-Martinez, Diocesan Bishop, clergy and people.
The Episcopal Church of Sudan renamed itself as Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan in November 2013 and divided into eight internal provinces. The Diocese is part of the Province of In the Episcopal Church of The Sudan.
The Mexican Episcopal Church symbolically began with Mexico’s war for independence in 1810. In 1860, the newly formed Church of Jesus contacted the Episcopal Church in the United States, seeking leadership, guidance, and support. The fourth missionary
Windermere Deanery
Bishop of Mexico was the first of the Church’s Bishops to be consecrated on Mexican soil. In 1995, the Church became an autonomous Province of the Anglican Communion.
For the Cartmel Peninsula Team Ministry: For Jim Bruce, Transitional Rector, Lay Ministers and Retired Clergy assisting.
Saturday 4 January
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Windermere Deanery
The Diocese of Lake Malawi, Central Africa. The Right Revd Francis Kaulanda.Diocese of Southern Brazil, province of Brazil, The Right Revd Humberto Maiztegue.Goncalves Gippsland, province of Australia, The Right Revd Dr Richard Treloar. The clergy and people.
The Province includes Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The first Anglican missionary to Malawi was Bishop Charles Mackenzie, in 1861. The Province was inaugurated in 1955 and has a movable bishopric. The countries forming the Province are very different.
For notes on the Anglican Church in Brazil, see 2 January.The church first came to Australia in 1788 with the First Fleet, made up primarily of convicts and military personnel then free settlers soon followed. A General Synod held in 1872 formed the Australian Board of Missions; missionary work among the aborigines and the Torres Strait Islanders and was key to the growth of the Church. The Anglican Church of Australia is part of the Christian Conference of Asia and of the Council of the Church of East Asia.
For Cartmel Peninsula Team Ministry and for Cartmel Priory and the CE Secondary School.
SUNDAY 5 January Christmas 2
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Pray for the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The Most Revd Philip Richardson, Bishop of Taranaki and Primate.The Most Revd Don Tamihere, Pihopa o Aotearora and Primate.The Most Revd Fereimi Cama, Bishop of Polynesia and Primate.The clergy and people.
The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia was formerly known as the Church of the Province of New Zealand, and includes the countries of New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands. It was established as an autonomous Church in 1857.
Windermere Deanery
Allithwaite, St Mary. Team Vicar: Revd Rachel Stavert and for Lay Ministers and Churchwardens.
Our Bishops Bishop James, Eucharist at St Alphege, Solihull.Bishop Emma, Evangelical Bishops Conference, Solihull.
God for All: Please pray for good Pioneer appointments to be made in the Carlisle area and on the West Coast. Pray for all preparing to lead workshops at the God for All 0-5s conference. Pray for energy for all who volunteer with families’ & children’s groups.
Vocations: Please pray for our Ordinands in training; they are training with CCL, St Mellitus North West or Queen’s Birmingham.
Monday 6 January Epiphany
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The Diocese of Rukwa, Province of Tanzania, The Right Revd Mathayo Kasagara.Southern Highlands, Tanzania, The Right Revd Julius Lugendo.Diocese of Gitega, Province of Burundi, The Right Revd John Nduwayo. The clergy and people.
The Universities Mission to Central Africa and the Church Missionary Society began work in 1864 and 1878 at Mpwapwa. The Province was inaugurated in 1970 following the division of the Province of East Africa into the Province of Kenya and the Province of Tanzania. The 19 dioceses represent both evangelical and Anglo-Catholic Churches.
For noted on the Church in Burundi, see 6 January.
Windermere Deanery
Cartmel Priory Church of St Mary & St Michael. Team Vicar: Nick Devenish. For Cartmel C of E Primary School. Headteacher & all the staff.
Our Bishops Bishop James, Evangelical Bishops Conference, Solihull.Bishop Emma, Evangelical Bishops Conference, Solihull.
Tuesday 7 January
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Diocese of Lango, Province of Uganda, The Right Revd Alfred Olwa.Province of Southern Malawi, Province of Central Africa, The Right Revd Alinafe Kalemba.The Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway, Church of Scotland, currently vacant.The clergy and people.
Following Uganda becoming an independent Province, and the united Province of Rwanda, Burundi, and Zaire in 1992, the three countries of the united Province each gained independence under their own individual Metropolitan Archbishop. In 1997, church
became known as the Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo.
For notes on the Anglican Church in Central Africa, see 4 January.
Glasgow and Galloway one of seven Dioceses part of the Scottish Episcopal Church. A Province of the Anglican Communion with roots that trace back to the beginnings of Christianity in Scotland.
Windermere Deanery
For Field Broughton, St Peter in the Cartmel Peninsula Team.
Our Bishops Bishop James, Steering Committee, Penrith.Bishop Emma, Licensing Service, Upperby Carlisle.
Wednesday 8 January
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The Diocese of Langtang, province of Nigeria, The Right Revd Stanley Fube.Southern Nyanza, Province of Kenya, The Right Revd James Ochiel. The clergy and people.
For notes on the Anglican Church of Nigeria, see 1 January.
The first Kenyan Bishops were consecrated in 1955. The Church became part of the Province of East Africa established in 1960 and by 1970 Kenya was formed into a separate Province.
Windemere Deanery
Pray for Finsthwaite, St Peter in the Cartmel Peninsula Team. The community & people who live & work there, and the ministry to visitors.
Thursday 9 January
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The Diocese of Lebombo, province of Southern Africa, The Right Revd Carlos Simao Matsinhe.Diocese of Southern Ohio, The Episcopal Church, The Right
Revd Thomas Breidenthal.Diocese of Southern Philippines, Province of the Philippines. The Right Revd Danilo Labacanacruz Bustamante. The clergy and people.
The Province is the oldest in Africa. British Anglicans met for worship in Cape Town after 1806, with the first Bishop appointed in 1847. The 23 dioceses of the Province extend beyond the Republic of South Africa and include the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (St Helena and Tristan da Cunha), Mozambique (Lebombo and Niassa), the Republic of Namibia, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Kingdom of Swaziland and Angola.
Historically a Spanish colony, the Philippines were predominantly Roman Catholic. When Americans colonized the country in 1898, Anglican missionary work began in the north and the south. The Church consecrated its first Bishop in 1963, four dioceses were established by 1971 and became an autonomous Province in 1990.
For notes on the Episcopal Church, see 2 January.
Windermere Deanery
Flookburgh, St John the Baptist, in the Cartmel Peninsula Team. Flookburgh CE Foundation Primary School. Headteacher & all the staff. New outreach opportunities.
Our Bishops Bishop James, Clergy Residential (confirmed invitees), Rydal Hall.Bishop Emma, Clergy Ministry Development Planning Meeting. Catholic Evangelism Discussion, Threlkeld.Clergy Residential, Rydal Hall.
Friday 10 January William Laud (1573 – 1645)
William Laud was an English bishop and academic. He was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633, during the rule of Charles I, who admired Laud's learning and valued his advice. As well as his church preferments, Laud became increasingly
powerful in affairs of state and was appointed to several important offices close to the King. In matters of church politics Laud was autocratic and he enforced a collection of rules in order to maintain uniform worship in England and Wales, in line with the king's preferences. Arrested in 1640, he was executed in 1645.
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Diocese of Leeds, Province of York, England, The Right Revd Nicholas Baines. The clergy and people.
The Diocese is part of the Province of York, one of two in the Church of England. The Church of England covers all of England, including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, and is the ancient national Church of the land.
Windermere Deanery
Pray for Grange-over-Sands and St Paul in the Cartmel Peninsula Team. For Grange C of E Primary School and Headteacher & all the staff. Readers, Lay Ministers & Churchwardens.
Our Bishops Bishop Emma, Clergy Residential, Rydal Hall.
Saturday 11 January
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Diocese of Leicester, Province of Canterbury England, The Right Revd Martyn James Snow.Diocese of Southern Virginia, The Episcopal Church. The Right Revd Herman.Diocese of Hollerith Gloucester, Province of Canterbury England, The Right Revd Rachel Treweek.The clergy and people.
For notes on the Anglican Church see 10 January. For notes on the Episcopal Church, see 2 January.
For notes on the Episcopal Church, see 2 January.
Windermere For Haverthwaite, St Anne, in the Cartmel Peninsula Team.
Deanery For Leven Valley Primary School and Headteacher & all the staff.
SUNDAY 12 January The Baptism of ChristBenedict Biscop
An Anglo Saxon nobleman, monk and abbot and was an important figure in the early history of the Christian church in north England. Thanks to his importation of Roman ideas, Abbot Benedict was the founder and benefactor of the Monkwearmoth Jarrow Abbeys and is known for the library he created at Jarrow and for being the mentor of the Venerable Bede.
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Pray for the Anglican Church of Australia, The Most Revd Philip Leslie Freier - Archbishop of Melbourne & Primate of Australia. The clergy and people.
Windermere Deanery
Pray for Lindale, St. Paul, in the Cartmel Peninsula Team. For Lindale Primary School, Headteacher & all the staff.
Our Bishops Bishop Emma, Preaching at St Peter's Asbury.
God for All: As we engage more and more people beyond the usual reach of the church, please pray for those on the margins, who often feel judged and not accepted by the church. Pray for the victims of hate crime suffered by some groups in the community.
Vocations: Give thanks to God for the joy of working with Methodist colleagues in encouraging people to think about God’s calling to individuals and communities in the county. Please pray for ongoing ecumenical planning for vocations roadshows in Summer 2020.
Monday 13 January
Anglican Diocese of Lesotho, province of Southern Africa, The Right
Communion Revd Adam Mallane Taaso.Diocese of Southwark, Province of Canterbury, England. The Right Revd Christopher Chessun. The clergy and people.
Windermere Deanery
Pray for Staveley-in-Cartmel, St Mary in the Cartmel Peninsula Team. For faithfulness & witness in a small community.
Our Bishops Bishop James, Bishop Leadership Team Meeting, Keswick.Bishop Emma, Bishop Leadership Team Meeting, Keswick.North West Bishops Review Meeting, Bishop’s House.
Tuesday 14 January
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Diocese Lexington, The Episcopal Church, The Right Revd Mark van Koevering.Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham, England, The Right Revd Paul Gavin Williams.The clergy and people.
For notes on The Episcopal Church see 2 January. For notes on the Anglican Church, see 10 January.
Windermere Deanery
For the emerging Central Lakes Mission Community. For Grasmere, St Oswald. The Revd David Wilmot and for Grasmere School; Headteacher Jo Goode & all the staff.
Our Bishops Bishop James, Licensing Rev Stephen Tudway, Kirkby Ireleth St Cuthbert.Bishop Emma, Preaching at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.
Wednesday 15 January
Anglican Diocese of Liberia, province of West Africa, The Most Revd
Communion Jonathan Bau-Bau Bonaparte Hart, Primate.Diocese of Southwest Florida, The Episcopal Church, The Right Revd Dabney Smith.
The Church of the Province of West Africa includes Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and The Gambia.
For notes on the Episcopal Church see 2 January.
Windermere Deanery
For the Benefice of Hawkshead, Sawrey, Rusland & Satterthwaite. For Incumbent John Dixon and Assistant Priest Nick Hallam and Reader Frances Stride. For Local Lay Minister Andrew Duncan and those who lead worship in our churches. For Visitors to our churches. For Esthwaite Primary School, Headteacher Carol Sharp and for The Central Lakes Mission Community as it becomes established.
Our Bishops Bishop Emma, Churches Together Gathering, Cockermouth.
Thursday 16 January Antony of Egypt
Saint Antony (c251 – 356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint and is also known as the Father of All Monks. The biography of Anthony's life by Athanasius of Alexandria helped to spread the concept of Christian monasticism, particularly in Western Europe.
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Diocese of Lichfield, Province of Canterbury England, The Right Revd Michael Ipgrave.Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, The Episcopal Church. The Right Revd Mark Allen BourlakasThe clergy and people.
Founded 644, the Diocese of Litchfield scopes the Welsh border to the Peak District; and from north Staffordshire to the Black Country. The Diocese is one of the largest in the Church of England. For notes on the Episcopal Church, see 2 January.
Windermere Deanery
For St Michael and All Angels, Hawkshead. For Vicar John Dixon and Assistant Priest Revd Dr Nick Hallam. For Reader Frances Stride.
Our Bishops Bishop James, Conference Leading Diocese in Evangelism, Durham.
Friday 17 January
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The Diocese of Limerick & Killaloe, Ireland, The Right Revd Kenneth Kearon.Spokane, The Episcopal Church, The Right Revd Gretchen Rehberg. The clergy and people.
The Church of Ireland covers the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and has 12 Dioceses. For notes on the Episcopal Church, see 2 January.
Windermere Deanery
For St Paul, Rusland. For Vicar John Dixon and Assistant Priest, Revd Dr Nick Hallam and Reader Frances Stride.
Our Bishops Bishop James, Celebration Event, Gilsland School.
God for All: Pray for the planning meeting for Messy Rheged on 17 January.
Saturday 18 January WEEK OF PRAYER BEGINS
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Diocese of Lincoln, England The Right Revd David Court, Acting Bishop.Diocese of Springfield, The Episcopal Church, The Right Revd Daniel Martins.Diocese of Goma, Province of the Congo, The Right Revd Kadhoro Desire Makanirwa.The clergy and people.
The Diocese is part of the Province of Canterbury, one of two in England, covering the southern half of England.
For notes on the Episcopal Church, see 17 January. For notes on the Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo, see 7 January.
Windermere Deanery
For All Saints, Satterthwaite. For Vicar John Dixon; Assistant Priest: Revd Dr Nick Hallam and Reader Frances Stride.
Our Bishops Bishop James, attending a conference with the Naked Truth Project in Kendal.
SUNDAY 19 January Epiphany 3
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Pray for the united Church of Bangladesh, The Most Revd Samuel Sunil Mankhin – Moderator & Bishop of Kushtia.The clergy and people.
The Province of Bangladesh was founded 1971 with two Anglican Dioceses and about 50 parishes.
Windermere Deanery
For St Peter, Sawrey, Vicar John Dixon, Assistant Priest Revd Dr Nick Hallam and Reader Frances Stride.
God for All: Pray for Messy church local area meet ups as we gather leaders together in Cockermouth & Ulverston for encouragement and resourcing.
Week of Prayer: For the unity of all Christian people, giving thanks for the Ecumenical County of Cumbria, and for the growing together of the Church in our communities.
Monday 20 January
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Pray for Litoral Ecuador, The Episcopal Church, The Right Revd Alfredo Morante.The Diocese of St Albans, Province of Canterbury England, The Right Revd Alan Smith.Gombe in the province of Nigeria, The Right Revd Henry Ndukuba. The clergy and people.
For notes on the Episcopal Church, see 2 January. For notes on the province of Nigeria, see 1 January.
Windermere Deanery
Pray for the Benefice of Loughrigg Team Ministry. Team Rector Revd Beverley Lock, Team Vicar Revd George Wrigley. For Assistant Priest Revd Nick Hallam and Reader Mr Brian Lock.For Ambleside Primary School, Headteacher and all the staff. For Langdale Primary School and Headteacher Mrs Rachel Underwood. For the weekly 'Crumpet service' in Ambleside aimed at children, parents & carers after school. Also, for the monthly Cafe Church at Little Langdale aimed at whole families.For the Walking Church on 4th Sunday of the month starting from St. Mary's Ambleside and meditating as they walk. For the various small groups who meet for study and fellowship across the Team. Please pray for the developing relationships across the Central Lakes Mission Community that we may get to know each other and Jesus more and more.
Our Bishops Bishop Emma, Lambeth Palace Planning Meeting, Lambeth.
Tuesday 21 January
Anglican Communion
Diocese of Liverpool, Province of York, England, The Right Revd Paul Bayes.
Diocese of St Asaph, Wales, The Right Revd Gregory Cameron.Diocese of Grafton, Australia, The Right Revd Dr Murray Harvey. The clergy and people.
The Diocese of Liverpool was founded 1880 and scopes a region that is both rural and urban.
Wales has been an independent province since its disestablishment and separation from the Church of England in 1920. It is practically coterminous with Wales and is the largest denomination in the country. The Province of the Church in Wales is divided into six dioceses, including St Asaph.
Windermere Deanery
For Ambleside, St Mary and for the new week day family congregation, chaplaincy among tourists & farming businesses and with students. For Ambleside Primary School Headteacher and all the staff Parish.
Our Bishops Bishop James, attending 'Green Health' meeting, Keswick.Bishop Emma, Lambeth Palace Planning Meeting, Lambeth.
Wednesday 22 JanuaryAnglicanCommunion
The Diocese of St Davids, Wales. The Right Revd Joanna Penberthy.The clergy and people.
Windermere Deanery
For Brathay, Holy Trinity and for the Thursday morning gathering & 1662 worship.
Our Bishops Bishop James, Diocesan Board of Finance Meeting, Penrith.Licensing Service, St Mary and St Michael's Egremont.Bishop Emma, Lambeth Palace Planning Meeting, Lambeth.
Thursday 23 January
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The Diocese of Llandaff, Wales, The Right Revd June Osborne. St Edmundsbury & Ipswich. Province of England, The Right Revd Martin Seeley.St Helena, Southern Africa The Right Revd Dale Bowers.The clergy and people.
The Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich was Founded 1914 and scopes Suffolk, except for a small area in north-east (Norwich) and one parish in Essex.
Windermere Deanery
For Langdale, Holy Trinity and Team Vicar George Wrigley. For good health, encouragement & an outward-looking vision for all of us in the congregation. That we exploit the opportunities of Remembrance & Christ Rachel Underwood mastide. For good links with community & School and for the Headteacher & all the staff. For Little Langdale Mission Chapel and for building up attendance at the monthly Café Church.
Our Bishops Bishop Emma, Lambeth Palace Planning Meeting, Lambeth.
Friday 24 January
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Diocese of Lokoja, province of Nigeria, The Most Revd Emmanuel Sokowamju Egbunu.St Mark the Evangelist, Southern Africa, The Right Revd Martin Breytenbach.The clergy and people.
For notes on the church in Nigeria, see 2 January and for Southern Africa, see 9 January.
Windermere Benefice of St Mary's, Rydal. The Revd David Wilmot,
Deanery Churchwardens & people. For Rydal Hall Community and its Manager, Amanda Fogg.
Our Bishops Bishop James, Bishop's Council Residential, Rydal Hall.Bishop Emma, Lambeth Palace Planning Meeting, Lambeth.
Saturday 25 January Week of Prayer endsThe Conversion of Paul
The conversion of Paul the Apostle, was, according to the New Testament, an event in the life of Paul the Apostle that led him to cease persecuting early Christians and to become a follower of Jesus. It is normally dated to AD 33–36. The phrases Pauline conversion, Damascene conversion and the road to Damascus all link to this event.
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Diocese of Lomega, Province of South Sudan, The Most Revd Paul Benjamin Yugusuk.Diocese of Sunyani, Province of West Africa, The Right Revd Festus Yeboah-Asuamah.Grahamstown, province of Southern Africa, The Right Revd Ebenezer Ntlali.
The Church of the Province of West Africa includes Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. For notes on Anglican Church in South Sudan see 3 January and for notes on Southern Africa, see 9 January.
Windermere Deanery
For the emerging Mission Community of Bowness, Ings, Kentmere, Staveley, Troutbeck and Windermere. For our ministers, Martyn Coe, Maggie Patchett, Jo Rand, James Richards and Shanthi Thompson. For opportunities to work closely together to bring God’s Kingdom close and to out God for All into practice.
Our Bishops Bishop James, Bishop's Council Residential, Rydal Hall.Bishop Emma, Lambeth Palace Planning Meeting, Lambeth.
SUNDAY 26 January Epiphany 4
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Pray for the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil, The Most Revd Naudal Alves Gomes, Primate of Brazil and Bishop of Curitiba. The clergy and people.
The Expatriate Anglican chaplaincies were established in Brazil in 1810, with missionary work beginning in 1889. The Province is one of the few Portuguese speaking churches in the Communion and became autonomous in 1965.
Windermere Deanery
Benefice of Windermere St Martin. Rector: James Richards. St Martin & St Mary CE (A) Primary School, Windermere; Headteacher & all the staff. Goodly Dale Community Primary School; Headteacher & all the staff.
Our Bishops Bishop Emma, Lambeth Palace Planning Meeting, Lambeth.
God for All: Pray for the new OpShops Board as it prepares to take responsibility for the Charity when it becomes independent. Pray for those who will be part of the team going to York Diocese for their ‘Come and See Mission’ in March and for the pre-meetings that will be taking place. Pray for the Northern Pioneer Centre including the Taster Day in February.
Monday 27 January
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Pray for the Diocese of London, England The Right Revd and Right Hon Sarah Mullally. The clergy and people.
The Diocese of London was founded 314 and is made up of five areas: Edmonton, Kensington, London, Stepney and Willesden
Windermere Deanery
For St. James’ Staveley. Shanthi Thompson. Churchwardens & people. For our Mission Community partner churches.
Our Bishops Bishop James, Fresh Expressions Bishops Hub Meeting. Manchester.Bishop Emma, Lambeth Palace Planning Meeting, Lambeth.
Tuesday 28 January
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Diocese of Long Island, The Episcopal Church, The Right Revd Lawrence Provenzano.Diocese of Swansea & Brecon, Wales. The Most Revd John Davies, Primate.Diocese of Guadalcanal, Melanesia, The Right Revd Nathan Tome. The clergy and people.
For notes on the Episcopal Church, see 2 January and for notes on the Church in Wales, see 21 January.
Following 118 years of missionary association with the Church of the Province of New Zealand, the Church of the Province of Melanesia was formed in 1975. The Province encompasses the Republic of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and the French Trust Territory of New Caledonia, both sovereign island nations in the South Pacific.
Windermere Deanery
For St. Anne’s Ings, Churchwardens & people. For our Mission Community partner churches and for missional outreach to the community.
Our Bishops Bishop James, Consecration Bishop of Dudley.Bishop Emma, Beaconside School Meeting, Beaconside.
Wednesday 29 January
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Diocese of Los Angeles, The Episcopal Church, The Right Revd John Harvey Taylor.Diocese of Swaziland, Southern Africa, The Right Revd
Ellinah Ntfombi Wamukoya. The clergy and people.
For notes on the Episcopal Church, see 2 January and for notes on the church in Southern Africa, see 9 January.
Windermere Deanery
For St. Cuthbert’s Kentmere, Churchwardens & people. For our Mission Community partner churches. For lay worship leaders and church officers. For outreach activities within the community & for special services on fifth Sundays’ that attract a wider congregation. For the history project and local support of the church.
Our Bishops Bishop James, College of Bishops, London.Bishop Emma, College of Bishops, London.
Thursday 30 January
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Diocese of Louisiana, The Episcopal Church, The Right Revd Morris Thompson, Jr.Diocese of Sydney, Australia, The Most Revd Dr Glenn Davies.Diocese of Tabora, province of Tanzania, The Right Revd Elias Chakupewa. The clergy and people.
For notes on the Episcopal Church, see 9 January. For notes on the church in Australia, see 4 January.The Universities Mission to Central Africa and the Church Missionary Society began work in 1864 and 1878 at Mpwapwa. The Province was inaugurated in 1970 following the division of the Province of East Africa into the Province of Kenya and the Province of Tanzania. The 19 dioceses represent both evangelical and Anglo-Catholic Churches.
Windermere Deanery
Pray for Benefice of Windermere (Applethwaite) and Troutbeck, Windermere, Curate: Jonathan Gillespie; LLMs:
Leonard Lambert, Ian Durrell. Reader: Christopher Bradbury. For St Martin & St Mary`s Primary School, Headteacher & all the staff. For The work of the Applethwaite Centre and Manager, Sandra Britton. For Growing relationships with Young Families and the Little Pips Group.
Our Bishops Bishop James, College of Bishop, London.Bishop Emma, College of Bishops, London.
Friday 31 January
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The Diocese of Luapula, province of Central Africa, The Right Revd Robert Mumbi.Diocese of Taita-Taveta, province of Kenya, The Right Revd Liverson Mng’onda. The clergy and people.
The For notes on the Province of Central Africa, see 4 January and for notes on the Province of Kenya, see 8 January.
Windermere Deanery
Pray for Troutbeck, Jesus Church, Curate Jonathan Gillespie; LLM Leonard Lambert and Reader Christopher Bradbury. And for the work of the Village Association.
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God for All Prayer
God for all,You reached out to the world
in your Son Jesus Christ.Help us to reach out in faith and love
and witness to all.God for all,
you send your Holy Spiritto empower and gift your Church.
By your Spirit help usgrow in unity,
grow as followers of Jesus Christ,and grow in your kingdom
in Cumbria and in this worldAmen
