Diocese of Chester

22 April - 18 August 2018Cycle of Prayer

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ForewordHow busy is your life? Modern society today dictates a 24/7 lifestyle. One that is ‘full on’ from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to sleep you are constantly on the go. There is always something to be done, something to get sorted, someone to speak to and a long list of tasks and jobs that are still waiting to be completed before you even step foot outside of the house! Our lives are full of and filled with ‘stuff’, whether related to work, our leisure time our families, we are constantly on the go, with little time to slow down or even take a minute just to stop and take a moment, to reflect, to take time for ourselves.

We all have different pressures on our lives and on our time and as a result we can often feel pulled in different directions faced with difficult decisions as to what has to give when time is squeezed so much that it is simply isn’t possible to fit everything in. Do you feel that at times you are simply running on ‘empty’? How can we address this? How can we re-fuel our spiritual lives so that our ‘tank is fuller?’

We can take our lead from Jesus. The draws on Jesus’ time was no less intense, as people would flock from far and wide just to catch a glimpse of Him or to hear Him speak. We read in Luke 5:16, ‘But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.’ Jesus models for us (even though He was God in the flesh) that we must be prayer full! Jesus could not have been grace-full and power-full had He not been prayer-full.

Our ability to be thankful, purposeful, helpful, careful, faithful and fruitful is directly reliant upon our ‘prayer-fullness.’ If we want to experience life in all its fullness – we need to be prayerful, and find and make the time to pray often, to make it an important and regular part of our lives.

If we are to be ‘full’ and not ‘empty’, if we are going to be able to respond when people need us and when Jesus needs us, then we must be prayerful. We can’t wait until the need arises and then try to rapidly fill up. We must be prayerful ahead of the need. I hope that this Cycle of Prayer provides a structure that helps you to respond to this and to make the time to be prayerful in your busy life.

Chris Penn - Diocesan Director of Education

WelcomeI’m grateful to the friend who years ago introduced me to ‘Blue Light Prayers.’ The idea is very simple: he stopped and prayed a silent prayer every time he heard or saw an emergency vehicle with its blue lights flashing and its siren blaring. He prayed for the people to whom the vehicle was rushing and for the staff determined to intervene for their good. In the years since I’ve tried to emulate his example.

‘Blue Light Prayers’ are an example of intercession as a response to urgency. Often our prayers will be like that. It’s right and proper to turn to prayer in times of emergency and crisis. But those aren’t the only times to pray for other people. This publication centres on one such other prompt: our belonging together in Christ.

Through the course of a year we pray for every parish within this diocese, for people, efforts and events that are part of our life together, and for things marked by the wider community we as the Church are called to serve. In our prayers we acknowledge our concern for each other, conscious of God’s concern for us all. Our intercessions aim to be an expression of God’s loving call to us all.

Those prayers are always enhanced by a little detail and colour to spur our imaginations and memories. Please consider offering something to be included here. Yes, space is always limited, but nevertheless most words submitted generally find in place in the Cycle. So, why not send in a few words to help sustain our belonging as a community of faith? Submissions should be made to jane.hood@chester.anglican.org (and by 14th May for the next edition).

Christopher BurkettEditor and Director of Ministry

22 April - Vocations SundayFourth Sunday of EasterToday is the launch of the campaign ‘The Great Vocation Conversation.’ The challenge is to every Church minister, lay and ordained, in parishes and chaplaincies all over England, to have at least one conversation about vocation each month with someone different to themselves. Ministers are urged to sign-up to the campaign on the Church of England’s website, and will receive a regular devotional update to support their efforts.

The campaign is part is part of a determined move to get more and more people talking about what God is calling them to. As the campaign briefing puts it, ‘Each of us has a unique part to play in building the Kingdom of God, and we are called to dedicate our gifts and passions to this work. Vocational living means responding to God with our whole selves, watching for the movement of the Spirit. Others are often much better at seeing our gifts than we are. Personal conversation is among the best ways to uncover someone’s vocation so that it can shine out in the world.’

Pray for a good conversation about vocation that releases the gifts of all God’s people.Archbishop Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu, Primate of The Nippon Sei Ko Kai

& Bishop of Hokkaido

23 April - BackfordSt GeorgeC: Steve Mansfield.Mollington St Oswald’s C of E School.Bishop Gregory Brewer, Central Florida (IV, The Episcopal Church, USA); Bishop Russell Kendrick , Central Gulf Coast (IV, The Episcopal Church,

USA)

24 April - BromboroughC: Jenny Gillies. LM: Lynne Whittaker.

Bishop John Watton, Central Newfoundland (Canada, Canada)

25 April - BurtonSt MarkC: Cathy Helm. LM: Ruth Abbott, Anne Rudd, Basil Keys, John Morris-Best.Burton Bishop Wilson C of E School.

Bishop Dixie Copanut Taclobao, Central Philippines (Philippines)

26 April - CapenhurstC: Steve Mansfield. LM: Jo Pemberton.Capenhurst C of E School.Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe, Central New York (II, The Episcopal Church,

USA)

27 April - EasthamC: Beth Glover, Maureen Coats, Mark Turner. LM: Simone Llewellyn, Dot Christiansen, David Colenso, Andrew Bradley-Gibbons, Anne York, Ray Bonnard, Ken London.As our parish grows and deepens, please pray the God will flood us will with his love, wisdom and grace for our new initiatives and for our already embedded ministries.Millfields C of E School.

Bishop Ben Seka, Central Solomons (Melanesia)

28 April - Ellesmere PortC: Gordon McGuinness, Gill Foster, Gordon Welsh. LM: Julia McGuinness, Ricky Montgomery, Frank Mawdsley, Debbie Wilkinson, Tina Trevett, James Wilkinson.Ellesmere Port Christ Church C of E School.

Bishop Dickson Chilongani, Central Tanganyika (Tanzania)

29 April - CSR Let’s Talk EventsFifth Sunday of Easter‘Let’s Talk’ events are organised by the Committee for Social Responsibility (CSR), and are open all those who wish to share their experiences and concerns with regard to everyday parish life. The events are held once a month at Foxhill and are free to attend but places must be booked in advance (see link on Social Responsibility pages of the diocesan website).

Among topics planned so far are: Let’s Talk about … Talking to New Neighbours; … How to be a Vicar and Run a Marathon – Time Management Plus! … About Dementia; … Chilled Out not Chilly – How to Make December Warm and Relaxing. Other topics are detailed on the website.

Pray for a frank and honest sharing of local church life, for the good of all.Archbishop Suheil Dawani Archbishop, Jerusalem & the Middle East &

Archbishop in Jerusalem

30 April - Great SaughallC: Steve Mansfield, Heather Pang.In this new chapter at All Saints remember ongoing outreach e.g. Praise and Play; Kids Ark; Young at Heart; Family Praise and Soup and Pud. Also, the children, staff, governors and parents of All Saints Primary School.Saughall All Saints C of E School.

Bishop Derek Gary Kamukwamba, Central Zambia (Central Africa); Bishop Ishmael Mukuwanda, Central Zimbabwe (Central Africa)

1 May - Great SuttonSs Philip and JamesC: Antony Dutton. LM: Eric Quirk.Please pray for our spire project, and also for the clergy in the ministry team: Richard Orton, Joan Wagstaff, Sheila Hughes.

Bishop Younas Massey, Chandigarh (North India)

2 May - HootonC: Keith Howard. LM: Peter Vaughan.Little Sutton C of E School.Bishop Audrey Scanlan, Central Pennsylvania (III, The Episcopal Church,

USA)

3 May - NestonC: Alan Dawson, Judith Calvert, Josh Askwith. LM: Pat Hezel, Tony Cooke, Elizabeth Joyce, Chris Storer, Frances Skinner, Richard Skinner.Please pray for the Church as we develop the next step on from our Mission strategy to Grow in confidence, Grow into our Community, Grow as Disciples and embrace Jesus’ offer of contagious Love.

Bishop Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell, Chelmsford; Bishop Peter Hill, Chelmsford – Barking; Vacant, Chelmsford – Bradwell; Bishop Anthony

Brett Morris, Chelmsford – Colchester (Canterbury, England)

4 May - ShotwickC: Cathy Helm. LM: Ruth Abbott, Basil Keys, John Morris-Best.

Bishop Peter Robert Forster, Chester; Bishop Keith Sinclair, Chester – Birkenhead; Bishop Libby Lane, Chester – Stockport (York, England)

5 May - Thornton HoughC: Daniel Howard. LM: Anna Leadbetter.Please pray for All Saints church. Today, 5th May 2018, is our 150th jubilee, and we are celebrating God’s grace in our parish since 1868. Our vision is for God to be central in all that we do and in the lives of all our members. Among other things, our goals are to promote a deepening of love and spiritual growth, and share the good news about Jesus Christ. Please join with us in prayer that God will bless us with wisdom and fruitfulness, for his greater glory.

Bishop Purna Sagar Nag, Chhattisgarh (North India)

6 May - Thy Kingdom ComeSixth Sunday of Easter

Thy Kingdom Come, focussed between Ascension Day and Pentecost (10 - 20 May), is a global prayer movement which the Archbishop of Canterbury is inviting people around the world to join. In 2017 more than half a million pledged to pray in this rapidly growing movement, across more than 85 countries. Every Diocese in the Church of England was involved.

Last year many parishes were involved locally and a group of pilgrims carrying the prayers from and for the whole diocese

journeyed from Foxhill to the all-age Beacon Event at Chester Cathedral.This year, a similar structure is being followed but with even more focus on working ecumenically. In addition, Bishop Libby and Archdeacon Ian will be dedicating the 10 days to lead Prayer Walks throughout the Macclesfield Archdeaconry. Hopefully many will join them.

Also new, is The Journey, a weekend for children in years 7 to 11 to be held between the 18 and 20 May at Foxhill House and Woodlands. From that event the young people will join the pilgrimage as it approaches Chester Cathedral for this year’s Beacon Event.

Please pray that these events go well, and for many prayers to be answered.Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit, Primate and Archbishop of All Kenya

7 May - WillastonC: Stephen Bazely, Lyndon Bannon.Pray for the glory of God to overwhelm us, so that we would be boldly share the love and joy of knowing Christ.Willaston C of E School.

Bishop Jeffrey Lee, Chicago (V, The Episcopal Church, USA)

8 May - University of Chester C of E AcademyBishop Martin Warner, Chichester; Bishop Mark Sowerby, Chichester – Horsham; Bishop Richard Charles Jackson, Chichester – Lewes

(Canterbury, England)

9 May - Stockport DeaneryBishop Hector Zavala Muñoz, Chile; Bishop Abelino Manuel Apeleo,

Suffragan Bishop of Chile (South America)

10 May - Brinnington with PortwoodAscension DayC: Vacant. LM: Brenda Baxendale.We pray we will remain faithful and united in a common vision during our vacancy. May the Lord already be stirring the heart of our next vicar in preparation for joining us.Brinnington St Paul’s C of E School.

11 May - OffertonC: Vacant, Janet Owens.

Bishop B Baskey, Chotanagpur (North India)

12 May - Edgeley and Cheadle HeathC: David Brewster, Julie Johnson. LM: David Brown, Lucy Brewster, Heather Adams.Edgeley St Matthew’s C of E School.

Bishop Peter Lee, Christ the King (Southern Africa)

13 May - Christian Aid WeekSeventh Sunday of Easter

The Christian Aid website (www.christianaid.org.uk/christian-aid-week) puts it this way, ‘Will you take part this year?’ For more than 60 years, supporters have organised thousands of Christian Aid Week events. From holding house-to-house collections, sponsored walks and church collections, to taking part in Big Brekkies, abseils and quiz nights – people come together from all walks of life to step out in support of the world’s poorest communities. This support makes Christian Aid’s work possible.

The website continues, ‘We are sure you share our belief that the world can and must be changed. Our belief is that we are each called to love every one of our fellow human beings. Together, we can raise money to support our poorest brothers and sisters around the globe, pray for justice and witness at the heart of our communities. We are honoured to support people of all faiths and none, and would love it if you could join us this Christian Aid Week.’

Pray for the work of Christian Aid worldwide, and for the efforts of local fundraisers in your parish.

Bishop Victoria Matthews, Christchurch (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia)

Copyright: J. Cabon, Christian Aid

14 May - Stockport St MarySt MatthiasC: Vacant. LM: Rita Waters.

Bishop Peter Ichiro Shibusawa, Chubu (Japan)

15 May - Stockport St PeterC: Vacant.

Bishop John McDowell, Clogher (Armagh, Ireland)

16 May - Stockport St SaviourC: Diane Cookson. LM: Madeleine Watts.Giving thanks for the Christian witness of the congregation of St. Saviour’s, for those who hold office and all who give so generously and sacrificially of their time, money and talents.Bishop Baker Ninan Fenn, Cochin; Bishop Timothy Ravinder, Coimbatore

(South India)

17 May - Stockport St ThomasC: Vacant, Janet Owens.Stockport St Thomas C of E School.

Bishop Francisco Duque, Colombia (XI, The Episcopal Church, USA)

18 May - Stockport St GeorgeC: Elaine Chegwin Hall, Alec Corio, Sandra Woodhead. LM: Peter Hall, Michael Coupe, Audrey Manzano.A releasing of gifts and a spiritual growth in our congregations that we may move forward with a renewed focus and confidence to do God’s work.Stockport St George’s C of E School.

Bishop Alan Francis Abernethy, Connor (Armagh, Ireland)

19 May - Norbury Hazel GroveC: Richard Lawry, Rob Green, Val Hindmarsh. LM: Lynn Smith, Alan Brown, Val Gilchrist, Richard Crocker, Margaret Darbyshire.Please pray for spiritual growth throughout the congregation, including for those doing Foundations for Ministry and starting new roles. Also that our plans to install a new heating system will come to fruition.

Bishop William Paul Colton, Cork; Cloyne & Ross (Dublin, Ireland)

20 May - The ComforterPentecost

‘Filled with the Holy Spirit … declaring the wonders of God’‘Rejoice, rejoice! Let every tongue rejoice!’ These words from Keith and Kristyn Getty’s song ‘Come People of the Risen King’ call not just those who are full of joy to declare the wonders of God but also those ‘weeping through the night … struggling in the fight’. If struggle is how we are experiencing life we may feel that the Pentecost account of mighty wind and blazing flames, of power to do amazing things, is not for us – at least, not today. But the Holy Spirit is also called the Comforter.

Though not the kind of comforter that we immediately think of: someone with a sympathetic word, a tissue and a hug. The word ‘comfort’ derives from the Latin for ‘great strength’. The comfort the Holy Spirit gives is the strength to carry on and the ability to praise God in tough times as well as good. If today you are full of joy and bubbling over with the Holy Spirit, alleluia! And if today you are still in the fight in spite of everything – alleluia! You too are filled by the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, the strengthener.

Pray that Christians may be able to recognise the work of the Spirit in their lives.

Jenny Gilbertson, Reader, Chester St Paul with St LukeBishop Robert O’Neill, Colorado (VI, The Episcopal Church, USA)

21 May - Bishop’s Mission Order: God Loves OffertonC: Phil Harris.

Bishop Hector Monterroso Gonzalez, Costa Rica (Central America)

22 May - Chester CathedralC: Jane Brooke, Barry Wilson, Jeremy Dussek, Denise Williams. LM: Chris Jones.Please pray for the cathedral community and the new Dean.Bishop Christopher Cocksworth, Coventry; Bishop John Stroyan, Coventry

– Warwick (Canterbury, England)

23 May - Birkenhead DeaneryBishop Ian Douglas, Connecticut; 1. Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut –

Bishop Laura Ahrens, 2. Suffragan Bishop elect of Connecticut – Vacant (I, The Episcopal Church, USA)

24 May - BidstonC: Ron Iveson. LM: Jayne Morsley, Rob Morsley.Bidston Village C of E School.

Bishop Elijah Matueny Awet, Cueibet (Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan)

25 May - Birkenhead PrioryC: Paul Bentley. LM: Denise Price.Pray for our church as we grow together in faith, and for our Community Project as we reach out into the local community with the love of Jesus. Birkenhead The Priory Parish C of E School.

Bishop Enrique Treviño Cruz, Cuernavaca (Mexico)

26 May - Birkenhead St James and St BedeC: Vacant. LM: Holly Warren.

Bishop Naudal Alves Gomes, Curitiba (Brazil)

27 May - Ordination of Priests (Saturday, 2 June)Trinity SundayThose to be ordained priest by Bishop Peter next Saturday and the parishes in which they serve:

Josh Askwith (Neston), Vicky Barrett (Bunbury), Karen Brady (Macclesfield, St Michael & All Angels), Peter Chamberlin (New Ferry and Rock Ferry), Jayne Coxall (Bredbury St Mark), Suzanne Eddleston (Timperley), Sandi Fisher (Wilmslow), Allan Goode (Birkenhead, Christ Church), Mark Green (Witton), Rachael Griffiths (Wybunbury, Audlem and Doddington), Alec Ham (Hartford), Val Hindmarsh (Norbury), Ruth Mock (Appleton Thorn and Stretton), Jessica Piper (Bowdon), Kim Quak-Winslow (Sutton St James), Fiona Robinson (Chelford and Marthall), Lyn Weston (Heswall), Christina Westwell (Great Budworth), Gill Younger (Daresbury).

‘Have always … printed in your remembrance how great a treasure is committed to your charge.’From the Bishop’s exhortation in The Ordering of Priests, Book of Common Prayer.

Pray for the ministry given into their charge and for the communities in which they minister.

Archbishop Onesimus Dongsin Park, Primate of the Anglican Church of Korea & Bishop of Busan

28 May - Birkenhead Christ ChurchC: Karen Freeman, Allan Goode. LM: Janice Gilbert, Jackie Harness, Judith Newburn.As we start a vacancy pray that we continue to move forward in hope, grow in discipleship and have wisdom in decisions as to our future.Birkenhead Christ Church C of E School.

Bishop Surendra Kumar Nanda, Cuttack (North India)

29 May - OxtonC: Joe Kennedy, Christine Broad, Allen Waller. LM: Denis Jones, Josie Tuplin, Lisa Kelly, Tracey Williams.Give thanks for the faithful lives of so many people in our parish community. Pray for the success of our Teddy Bear Sunday (3 June) and for our ministry among young families. Oxton St Saviour’s C of E School.Bishop Nathan Amooti Rusengo, Cyangugu; Bishop Louis Muvunyi, Kigali

(Rwanda)

30 May - PrentonC: Matt Graham. LM: Peter Earp, Robert Vague, Carol Vague, Brian McEvoy, Anne Wise, Brenda Tollady.Our verse for 2018 comes from Psalm 29:2. Pray with us that in all we do, we would give to God alone the glory that is due to his name, and worship him in the splendour of his holiness.Bishop Michael Augustine Owen Lewis, Cyprus and the Gulf (Jerusalem &

Middle East)

31 May - Rock FerryDay of Thanksgiving for Holy CommunionC: Chris Slater, Peter Chamberlin. LM: Dave Casson, Lucy Slavin.

Revd Moses Nak Jun Yoo, Daejeon (Korea)

1 June - Tranmere St CatherineThe Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to ElizabethC: James Terry, Richard Wood, Derek Marshall. LM: Helen Eccles.Please pray for us as we trial a monthly Families@4 Sunday outreach over the summer, as a way of building on existing contacts with non-church families. Also pray for children going on CPAS Ventures.Bishop George Sumner, Dallas; Bishop Paul Lambert, Suffragan Bishop of

Dallas (VII, The Episcopal Church, USA)

2 June - Tranmere St Paul with St LukeC: Jane Parry.We ask prayers for the work of our newly appointed Family Worker and the families who come to Baptism. Also for decisions we must make for the future of the church plant that we listen to God’s purpose and guidance.

Bishop Abiodun Ogunyemi, Damaturu (Jos, Nigeria)

3 June - 20 Years of Foundations for MinistryFirst Sunday after Trinity

September 1998 saw the first cohort of adult learners begin the Foundations for Ministry course (FfM). Since then around 1100 individuals have completed the programme with its unique blend of vocational discernment alongside theological study. Its purpose has remained the same through all those years – to help people examine what God is calling them to do – its focus is always determinedly vocational. Having a clear sense of God’s calling in occupational, family or voluntary roles has proved a great encouragement to many. Others have used the course as a stepping stone towards authorised ministry within the church, and around 350 currently serving ministers, lay and ordained, began with FfM.

The pathway leading to the Church Universities Certificate (Ministry), validated by the University of Chester continues to be that chosen by most students. And the modules completed are incorporated into the subsequent awards used by both Readers and Pastoral Workers. Those who wish to can ultimately use them towards the award of a foundation degree.

Pray for those who have just completed FfM, and those who will begin in September.

Archbishop George Takeli, Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia and Bishop of Central Melanesia

4 June - WoodchurchC: Philip Owens. LM: Paul Jackson, Jan Lupton.Woodchurch C of E School.

Bishop Valentino Mokiwa, Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)

5 June - Woodchurch High SchoolBishop Jonathan Labasan Casimina, Davao (Philippines)

6 June - Bowdon DeaneryBishop Kevin Brown, Delaware (III, The Episcopal Church, USA)

7 June - Altrincham St GeorgeC: Edmund Betts, David Law.

Vacant, Delhi (North India)

8 June - AshleyC: Keith Addenbrooke.Pray for the opportunities that occasional offices give us to witness to members of our Community, sharing the good news of Jesus and offering a warm welcome to our fellowship.

Bishop Alastair Redfern, Derby; Bishop Janet Elizabeth McFarlane, Derby – Repton (Canterbury, England)

9 June - Ashton upon Mersey St Mary MagdaleneSt BarnabasC: Steve Rankin, Jane Beaumont. LM: Outi Rankin, Brian Macfaden, Gillian Hart, Lynne Raphael, Stewart Darlow, Mags Holt, Alan Douglas, Olly Douglas, Anne McBurney, Jonny Davis, Becky Courtney.Lord please bless the staff team members, new and established, with every spiritual blessing so that they may fulfil your heart’s desire. Bless each member of the church family with the love and passion of Christ. Lord God we are committed to your commission and will be people who encourage others on their Growth Track to ‘get started, go deeper and go further’.Sale St Mary’s C of E School.

Archbishop Paul Shishir Sarker, Moderator, Church of Bangladesh & Bishop of Dhaka

10 June - FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia (14 June – 15 July)Second Sunday after TrinityFootball is full of great legends, from highly skilled players to controversial moments. One of my favourite stories comes from club, rather than international, football. In the late 1940s, when Matt Busby took over Manchester United, he told his players that winning was not enough. The people who spent all week in the dismal factories of Trafford Park deserved to be entertained. His message was ‘it’s not about you’.

Football has changed a great deal since then, of course. But there will be, in the tournament about to start, those who also think it is not about them, those who play for their fans, and even those who play for their faith.

Sadly, there will be some weary cynicism around the World Cup Finals, perhaps particularly because they are in Russia. But in place of cynicism, perhaps we might spend time reflecting on the dedication of the players, and their commitment to excellence. Neither they nor their managers will be satisfied with winning games. Their aim will be to win the game – the final. And they will press on toward that prize (Phil 3:14).

Or we might reflect on the wonder of people from many nations coming together in friendship, united despite differences, something from which we might also learn. Pray for players, fans and officials, that the World Cup may be a safe and enjoyable celebration.

Liz Shercliff, Director of Studies for ReadersArchbishop Francisco Moreno Presiding Bishop of La Iglesia Anglicana de

Mexico & Bishop of Northern Mexico

11 June - Ashton upon Mersey St MartinC: Shaun Conlon. LM: Brian Raby.

Bishop Kenneth Raymond Good, Derry & Raphoe; Bishop Harold Creeth Miller, Down & Dromore (Armagh, Ireland)

12 June - BowdonC: Ian Rumsey, Philip Potter, Jess Piper. LM: John Fenton, Alan Marriott, Jo Oughton, Kirsten Wood.Please pray for our new monthly Sunday service in our Church School, that it will give us regular contact with new families. Bowdon C of E School.

Bishop Robert Innes, Diocese in Europe (England) Bishop; David Hamid, Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese in Europe – (Canterbury, England)

13 June - BroadheathC: Vacant, Lisa Redfern. LM: Peter Johnson.Pray for our church as we seek to develop our gifts, deepen our discipleship, and give ourselves in Service to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Bishop Timothy Kwok, Eastern Kowloon (Hong Kong)

14 June - Dunham Massey St MargaretC: Jerry Sutton.Thanksgiving for the many blessings received. Intercession for the needs of our community particularly for the lonely and those struggling with mental illness. Supplication for the guidance of our Pastoral Team and Children’s/Youth workers.

Bishop Laish Boyd, Diocese of The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands (West Indies)

15 June - Dunham Massey St MarkC: Jerry Sutton.Thanksgiving for the varied ministry given by God at the heart of community. Supplication for the PCC as it engages with the financial challenges facing this tiny rural church.

Bishop Dintoe Letloenyane, Diocese of the Free State (formerly Bloemfontein) (Southern Africa)

16 June - HaleC: Keith Addenbrooke. LM: Julie Withers, John Moss.Give thanks for the many community links we have, and pray for the opportunity to talk with friends and contacts about the faith that inspires our witness.

Bishop Andrew Chan, Western Kowloon (Hong Kong)

17 June - Royal Cheshire ShowThird Sunday after TrinityThe Royal Cheshire Show takes place at Tabley on 19 and 20 June. The show will be a special one this year, as the Cheshire Agricultural Society, which runs the show, is celebrating its 180th anniversary. The show is a major celebration of life across Cheshire, featuring not only agricultural exhibitions but also crafts, flower arranging, dogs and many, many horses of all shapes and sizes. Upwards of 80,000 visitors will attend the show.

The Church has an important and highly regarded place within the life of the show. It opens with a Service which will take place at 7.30 pm on Monday 18 June this year. Around 300 people attend this, and all are welcome. Andrew Taylor, the County Ecumenical Officer is the preacher.

On Show Days, “The Church at the Show” is staffed by a team of more than 30 volunteers who welcome visitors with refreshments, and church groups and organisations display all that is good about the Church in Cheshire. Without the generous support of the Agricultural Society this would not be possible.

Pray for visitors to the Church marquee, stewards, exhibitors and myself as Chaplain, not only during the show but in the days before as the marquee is prepared.

Anne Lawson, Chaplain, Cheshire Agricultural SocietyArchbishop Stephen Than Myint Oo, Archbishop of Myanmar and Bishop of

Yangon

18 June - OughtringtonC: Michael Burgess. LM: Giselle Rusted, Roy Bond, Sheila Thacker, Ray Hepworth.Father, you call us as Jesus called our patron, St Peter. Make us living stones in your church today that we may have faith, courage and dedication to follow our Lord and witness to your kingdom.

Bishop Tennyson Bogar, Dogura (Papua New Guinea)

19 June - Partington & CarringtonC: Andrew Knight.Give thanks for our growing and diverse ministry with children and families which is starting to bear fruit. We pray that the “Setting God’s People Free” initiatives will encourage, release and resource all church members in their own ministries, discipleship and witness - Monday to Saturday.Bishop Julio Holguin; Bishop Moisés Quezada Mota, Dominican Republic

(XI, The Episcopal Church, USA)

20 June - Hale Barns with RingwayC: Clair Jaquiss. LM: Mary Babbage, Vivienne Plummer.

Bishop Joshua Ogunele, Diocese on the Coast formerly (Ikale-Ilaje) – (Ondo, Nigeria); Bishop Uriah Kolo, Doko (Lokoja, Nigeria)

21 June - Sale St AnneC: Vacant, Tracy Ward. LM: Paul Edwards, Alan Ward.Sale St Anne’s C of E School.

Bishop Vadapalli Prasada Rao, Dornakal (South India)

22 June - Sale St PaulC: Barbara Sharp. LM: Karen Salisbury, Michael Riley, Ann Morris, Yvonne Kerridge.

Archbishop Michael Geoffrey St Aubyn Jackson, Dublin & Glendalough (Dublin, Ireland)

23 June - TimperleyC: Jim Bridgman, Jenny Bridgman, Suzie Eddleston. LM: Kirsty Allan.Pray for Revd Suzie following her ordination as priest, for continued links with schools in the parish, a deepening discipleship within our churches, for our new congregations at Breakfast Club and Café worship and for our community socials and outreach, including our summer BBQ today.

Bishop Daniel Deng Abot; Bishop Thomas Tut, Duk (Upper Nile, South Sudan)

24 June - Thursdays in BlackFourth Sunday after TrinityGender-based violence is a tragic reality across the world. It is often hidden because victims fear further violence and stigmatisation. This campaign, originally provoked by the World Council of Churches (WCC) Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women, aims to give voice to the demand that women and men, boys and girls, should be safe from rape and violence in homes, schools, work places, and on the streets; indeed, in all places. The action required is simple but profound: Wear black on Thursdays. Show your respect for women who are resilient in the face of injustice and violence and encourage others to join you. Black has been used with negative racial connotations, this campaign challenges that by using black as a colour of resistance and resilience.

The campaign was inspired by:

• The Mothers of the Disappeared in Buenos Aires, Argentina who protested at the Plaza de Mayo, against the disappearance of their children during the violent dictatorship

• The Women in Black in Israel and Palestine, who protest against war and violence

• Women in Rwanda and Bosnia who were protesting against the use of rape as a weapon of war during the genocide

• The Black Sash movement in South Africa protesting against apartheid and its use of violence against black people

Pray for an end to gender-based violence everywhere

More information at www.oikoumene.org/en/get-involved/thursdays-in-black and on which this page is based.

Archbishop Nicholas Okoh Metropolitan & Primate of all Nigeria & Bishop of Abuja

25 June - WarburtonThe Birth of John the BaptistC: Michael Burgess. LM: Giselle Rusted.Father, we rejoice with our patron, St Werburgh, that we are called to witness to your love in Jesus: help us to reflect that love in all we do and say.

Bishop Steven Benford, Dunedin (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia)

26 June - Altrincham C of E SchoolBishop Edmund Dawson Ahmoah, Dunkwa-on-Offin (Ghana, West Africa)

27 June - Chester DeaneryEmber Day

Bishop Probal Dutta, Durgapur (North India)

28 June - Ashton HayesC: Vacant. LM: Alan Dowen, Philip Goodall.Please pray for unity and vision during a time of vacancy. Remember especially our churchwardens, Readers and Pastoral Worker-in-training.Bishop Paul Butler, Durham; Bishop Mark Watts Bryant, Durham – Jarrow

(York, England)

29 June - BarrowSs Peter and PaulC: Andy Stinson. LM: Judith Smith.

Bishop Yesufu Lumu, Dutse (Kaduna, Nigeria)

30 June - Chester St John the BaptistEmber DayC: David Chesters. LM: Keith Allen, Nan Williams.

Bishop Robert Skirving, East Carolina (IV, The Episcopal Church, USA)

1 July - 70 Years of The NHSFifth Sunday after TrinityOn 5 July 1948 Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan, then Minister of Health in the Labour government, met 13-year-old Sylvia Diggory in Park Hospital, Davyhulme. Sylvia had a life-threatening liver disease and with the minister’s visit became the first patient treated by the National Health Service. Bevan declared the hospital, now known as Trafford General Hospital, open as the nation’s first NHS hospital.

Bevan believed his creation marked the most civilised step any country had ever taken. He insisted that its core principles were that it was to serve the needs of everyone, that it was free at the point of delivery, and that its work should be based on clinical need, not the ability to pay. Although from the first the NHS enjoyed huge public support, it has always been the subject of controversy for one reason or another. Indeed Bevan himself, when the labour minister in 1951, resigned from the cabinet when it voted for charges for dentistry, spectacles and prescriptions; describing the move as ‘the destruction of those social services … which were giving to Britain the moral leadership of the world.’

Source: The Guardian Newspaper.Offer thanks for the NHS and its entire staff, and pray for wisdom in the many hard choices it faces.

Archbishop Prem Chand Singh Moderator of CNI & Bishop of Jabalpur

2 July - Chester Holy Trinity Without-the-Walls (Blacon)C: Tina Upton, Christopher Burkett. LM: Sarah Dutton.Please pray for the new phase in our ministry, as we adjust to a reordered church building, and the possibilities that opens for our worship and community outreach.

Bishop Kayalakkakathu George Daniel, East Kerala (South India)

3 July - Chester St Mary Without-the-Walls (Handbridge)St ThomasC: Paul Dawson, Laura Rhodes. LM: Robert Croft, Linda Manning.Overleigh St Mary’s C of E School.

Bishop Edward Bamucwanira, East Ruwenzori (Uganda); Bishop Joseph Abura, Karamoja (Uganda)

4 July - Chester St Paul with St LukeC: Chris Blunt. LM: Richard Price, Jenny Gilbertson, John Somerville, Keith Taggart, Ray Walley, Sylvia Walley, Marian Watts, Jamie Swinerd.Please pray for St Luke’s for genuine connection with our community as we seek to serve and to share the love of Jesus. Please pray for St Paul’s, that a truly God-honouring future might be found for this (currently closed) building.

Bishop George D Young, East Tennessee (IV, The Episcopal Church, USA)

5 July - ChristletonC: Vacant.

Vacant, Eastern Himalayas (North India)

6 July - DodlestonC: Hazel Clarke. LM: Bob Jackson.Dodleston C of E School.

Bishop Todd Ousley, Eastern Michigan (V, The Episcopal Church, USA)

7 July - Eccleston & PulfordC: Roger Clarke. LM: Robert Hughes.Eccleston C of E School.

Bishop Geoffrey Peddle, Eastern Newfoundland & Labrador (Canada, Canada)

8 July - Sunday Praying for Weekday LivingSixth Sunday after Trinity‘When praying changes, so do hearts. Of course, you can integrate a whole-life perspective into every element of a Sunday service but the intercessions is the most obvious moment: praying for people in particular sectors week by week, or for occupations or school activities that people in your church are in, perhaps beginning with successive letters of the alphabet – ‘D’ is for dad, driver, dentist, dancer, designer, design & technology lessons etc.

Similarly, think about broadening out prayers for particular people’s pressing needs to include their missional opportunities – not just praying for a nurse under pressure in the busier winter months but also how s/he might draw on God’s resources and find ways to minister grace and love to colleagues as well as patients; praying for someone’s patience with a difficult boss and how they might change the culture of their office; praying for a young person in their football team that the way they go about things will speak of their Christian faith; not just praying for a grandparent’s health but that they might find ways to show and share their trust in Jesus with their grandchildren.’

Pray in ways that connect what happens in church on Sundays to Monday to Saturday living.

Quoted from ‘Setting God’s People Free … for Monday to Saturday’ on the Renewal to Reform pages of the Church of England website.

Archbishop Humphrey Peters, Bishop of Peshawar & Moderator of the Church of Pakistan

9 July - Guilden SuttonC: Vacant, Heather Carty. LM: Pauline Holgate, Denise Campbell, Libby Owen.Guilden Sutton C of E School.

Bishop Patrick Bell, Eastern Oregon (VIII, The Episcopal Church, USA)

10 July - HooleC: John Kirkland. LM: Missy Johnson, Vicki Bulgin, Bill Holt, Jeff Turnbull, Ron Davies, Tabitha Heathcote, Peri Nightingale, Helen Ellis.Please pray for us as we seek God’s way of engaging with the local community, especially through the Missional Communities, but also as we seek other ways to make Christ known in word and deed.Hoole C of E School.

Bishop William Mchombo, Eastern Zambia (Central Africa)

11 July - KelsallC: Peter Mackriell. LM: John Diggle, Lis Wye.Give thanks for our hundred and fiftieth anniversary celebrated this week.

Bishop Santosh Marray, Easton (III, The Episcopal Church, USA) Bishop William Jay Lambert, Eau Claire (V, The Episcopal Church, USA)

12 July - Lache cum SaltneyC: Hennie Johnson, Simon Chesters, Gary Kennaugh. LM: Pippa Douglas, Ron Davies, Nikki Smith.

Bishop John Armes, Edinburgh (Scotland)

13 July - PlemstallC: Vacant, Heather Carty. LM: Pauline Holgate.

Bishop Jane Alexander, Edmonton (Rupert’s Land, Canada)

14 July - TarvinC: Adam Friend, Barbara King. LM: Colin Haworth, Mary Burgess, Ron Fuller, Jo Richards.Pray for ‘nurturing with gift of faith within those who come to our church’ wishing to ‘grow the seedlings that are in so much abundance, to strong, fruitful trees of Faith’. Duddon C of E School.

Bishop Emmanuel Adekunle, Egba; Bishop Samuel Ajani, Egba West (Lagos, Nigeria)

15 July - The Cathedrals GroupSeventh Sunday after Trinity‘The Cathedrals Group is an association of sixteen universities and university colleges with Church foundations. It is the only grouping in the UK higher education landscape based on ethical principles informed by faith-based values. Members share a common faith heritage and a strong commitment to values such as social justice, respect for the individual and promoting the public good through our work with communities and charities.

Within Cathedrals Group institutions there is a strong commitment to providing a high quality education for students, supporting personal and spiritual development within a challenging learning environment. Our faith-based values: contribute to a ‘whole person’ student experience; support a positive working environment for staff; link with research and knowledge exchange activities, and shape our partnerships and community engagement.

Member institutions make a significant contribution to the intellectual, cultural, social, spiritual and economic life of the communities they serve.’

Pray for the students and staff of the University of Chester – a Cathedrals Group member.

Quoted from www.cathedralsgroup.ac.uk/Archbishop Allan Migi Archbishop of Papua New Guinea

16 July - Upton-by-ChesterC: Paul Newman, David O’Brien. LM: Barbara Capstick.Upton Heath C of E School.

Bishop Geoffrey Okoroafor, Egbu (Owerri, Nigeria)

17 July - Plas NewtonC: Vacant. LM: David Blackmore, Alan Lowe, Julie Ellison, Alison Linfield, Christine Blackmore.Please pray as we seek to fill our vacancy with the person of God’s choice, and to be enabled to grow and work together in ministries across the generations, and in our mission throughout our parish and with partners overseas.

Bishop Mouneer Hanna Anis, Egypt; Bishop Grant Lemarquand, Area Bishop for the Horn of Africa; Bishop Samy Fawzy, Area Bishop for North

Africa (Jerusalem & Middle East)

18 July - Chester Christ ChurchC: Graham Shaw, Glyn Jones, Ralph Kemp. LM: Veronica Johnson.We pray for our work with students and those in their 20s. We pray for the students who will be preparing to move to Chester in the autumn, particularly those who will be leaving home for the first time. We pray that they might find a worshipping community to be part of, and that Christ Church might serve them well.

Bishop Daniel Olinya, Eha – Amufu (Enugu, Nigeria)

19 July - Chester St Oswald with St Thomas of CanterburyC: Stephen Sheridan. LM: Hugh Jones, Keith Allen.Chester Blue Coat C of E School.

Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves, El Camino Real (VIII, The Episcopal Church, USA)

20 July - Chester St PeterC: Jon Phillips, Gareth Thomas.Father God, we thank you for your blessings. We pray for your presence to inspire us to live out our vision in the city centre of Chester, ‘… to be a church that shares Your Grace, Hope and Life at the heart of the city.’

Bishop Isaac Olubowale, Ekiti Oke (Ondo, Nigeria)

21 July - The Bishops’ Blue Coat C of E High School

Bishop Juan David Alvarado Melgar, El Salvador (Central America)

22 July - Ordination of DeaconsEighth Sunday after Trinity

The following people (detailed with the places where they will serve) will be ordained deacon by Bishop Peter in Chester Cathedral today:

Kirsty Allan, Wilmslow; Angela Askwith, Frodsham; Richard Avery, Wallasey St Hilary; Alison Boulton, Middlewich; Josh Carlson, Heswall; Catherine Cleghorn, Crewe St Andrew with John the Baptist, and Crewe All Saints and St Paul; Tina Dixon, Oxton; Will Drain, Romiley; Simon Gowler, Knutsford St Cross; Steph Lester, Upton (Overchurch); Al Metcalfe, Bebington; Helen Molesworth, Malpas and Threapwood, and Bickerton; Anne-Marie Naylor, Siddington with Capesthorne, Eaton with Hulme Wakefield, and Marton; Paul Pritchard, Barnton; Aled

Seago, Poynton; Peter Selby, Cheadle Hulme St Andrew; Joe Smith, Over St Chad; Ailsa Whorton, Newton West Kirby.

You see then that the blessedness of a bishop, priest, or deacon, does not lie in the fact that they are bishops, priests, or deacons, but in their having the virtues which their names and offices imply,Saint Jerome (347-420) in Against Jovinianus

Pray for those made deacon today, for their families, their friends and those among whom they will serve.

23 July - University Church Free SchoolMary Magdalene

Bishop Christopher Ruto, Eldoret (Kenya)

24 July - Chadkirk DeaneryBishop Samuel Oke, Ekiti West (Ondo, Nigeria)

25 July - Bredbury St BarnabasSt JamesC: Sue Shrine. LM: Daryl Beaumont.

Bishop Ismail Gabriel Abudigin, El-Obeid (Sudan)

26 July - Bredbury St MarkC: Andy Bull, Jayne Coxall. LM: Ruth Bull, Eunice Jepson.Bredbury St Mark’s C of E School.

Archbishop Samuel Abe, Ekiti (Ondo, Nigeria) Bishop Andrew Ajayi, Ekiti Kwara (Ibadan, Nigeria)

27 July - RomileyC: Richard Pennystan, Will Drain. LM: Molly Dow, Audrey Murch, Alan Murch, Elle Bird, Alan Bancroft.

Bishop Stephen David Conway, Ely; Bishop David Thomson, Ely – Huntingdon (Canterbury, England)

28 July - DisleyC: Vacant. LM: Janet, Aspinall, Wendy Luxon, Rob Stoba, Jack Fuller, Jenny Kidd, Sarah Baker, Mike Hobart.

Bishop David Muriithi Ireri, Embu (Kenya)

29 July - Brontë 200Ninth Sunday after TrinityEmily Brontë was born on 30th July 1818, the fifth of the six children born to Maria and Patrick Brontë. After Maria’s death and the death of the two oldest sisters a few years later, the remaining children became a very close-knit unit. They neither made friends in Haworth, where their father was Vicar, nor went to school there. Of them all, Emily was perhaps the most reserved and withdrawn and had no friends whatsoever beyond the family. Her life experience was entirely confined to the family circle and with that she appears to have been happy. How extraordinary then, that she could create out of her fertile imagination, such a work as Wuthering Heights.

Like her sisters, her imaginative flair seems to have be born of their collaborative efforts in writing, the wide reading encouraged by their father, and the diverse conversation about innumerable topics that was the staple diet of the family environment. Yet unlike her sisters she appears to have been unwilling to reveal herself as an author to the outside world, preferring not to seek any recognition beyond the confines of the parsonage. She died a painful death from consumption in late 1848, just a little more than a year after the novel was published.

Pray for literature as a force for good in entertainment and education.

Based on www.bronte.org.uk/bronte-200 from where more details of the anniversary can be found.

Archbishop Onesphore Rwaje, Archbishop of L’Eglise Episcopal au Rwanda and Bishop of Gasabo

Copyright: National Portrait Gallery

30 July - High LaneC: Janet Parker, Lynne Bowden. LM: Tony Berry, Jackie Jonas, John Wilson.Please pray for all aspects of St Thomas’ church life, worship and witness. Give thanks for developing work with young families through baptisms, Mums and Tots, Messy Church and choirs, for completed building projects and for outreach to and engagement with the local community.

Bishop Emmanuel Chukwuma, Enugu (Niger, Nigeria)

31 July - Low MarpleC: Ed McKenna. LM: Geoff Bramhall, Tony Doust.

Bishop Pierre Whalon, Europe (II, The Episcopal Church, USA)

1 August - MarpleC: Daniel Currie, Phil Harris, Lesley Currie. LM: Dennis Watson, Keith Frost, Martin Palmer.Marple All Saints C of E School.

Bishop Innocent Ordu, Evo (Niger Delta, Nigeria)

2 August - Compstall (or Werneth)C: Lynn Boyle, Wendy Atkinson. LM: Mick Boyle, Pamela Etherington- Smith.

Bishop Precious Nwala, Etche (Niger Delta, Nigeria) Bishop Jacob Bada, Etsako (Bendel, Nigeria)

3 August - Whaley BridgeC: Margaret Jones, Richard West. LM: Beryl Axcell, Michael Connell, Sue Mellor.We pray for guidance as we seek ways to help our young parents who come to Messy Church to grow in faith.Kettleshulme St James’ C of E School.Taxal and Fernilee C of E School.

Bishop Robert Atwell, Exeter; Bishop Sarah Mullally, Exeter – Crediton; Bishop Nick McKinnel, Exeter – Plymouth (Canterbury, England)

4 August - MellorC: Vacant. LM: Peter Harrison.

Bishop John Kereboro Zawo, Ezo (Minye, South Sudan)

5 August - Ancient WordsTenth Sunday after TrinityAs a young priest I would wend my way to the house of 92-year-old Daisy to take her Holy Communion. One day, just as I said ‘Hello’ my shoulder clipped an enormous vase of flowers which wobbled on its base and shot its carnations and half a gallon of water into the only other comfortable armchair in the room.

Daisy was swiftly on the attack. ‘Clumsy’ she shouted. ‘I’m sorry,’ I said, ‘I’ll clear it up.’ So I began to mop it all up as best I could. However Daisy wasn’t finished with me yet. ‘Somebody’s got to sit in that chair.’ ‘I’m very sorry Daisy,’ I said. ‘Some people can’t do a job without creating another job, some people are born clumsy,’ she bawled.

I was on my third apology and losing my patience when I remembered to pray that old prayer, so powerful and wise:

God be in my head and in my understanding.God be in my eyes and in my looking.God be in my mouth and in my speaking.God be in my heart and in my thinking.

Sarum Primer, published 1527, probably 13th century origin.

I looked again at Daisy with new eyes. I knew she had a lot of back pain that was never far away. Maybe it was the pain that was speaking. It was only last year her daughter died, you don’t expect to outlive your own children, and maybe it was the sadness that was speaking.

When I finished my visit I kissed her on the cheek as I usually did to show her that all was well as far as I was concerned. It is a good prayer to remember, that God may be in our understanding, our looking, our speaking and in our thinking, it’s just a shame I’m so clumsy.

Pray for lasting words to express to our longings.Graham Green, Prayer and Christian Spirituality Officer

Archbishop Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church & Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness

6 August - Frodsham DeaneryThe Transfiguration of our Lord

Bishop John Samuel, Faisalabad (Pakistan)

7 August - Alvanley and ManleyC: Vacant.Pray for encouragement in a time of change.

Bishop Margaret Brenda Vertue, False Bay (Southern Africa)

8 August - Dunham-on-the-HillC: Graham Green.Please pray for our Church family, the village and surrounding farming community that we serve, that they may know the love of the risen Jesus for all God’s children.

Bishop Sosthenes Eze, Enugu North (Niger Delta, Nigeria)

9 August - FrodshamC: Michael Mills, Angela Askwith. LM: Gail Fulbrook, Andrew Rudd, Gill Newcombe, Mavis Thompson.Frodsham C of E School.

Bishop Carl Wright, Federal Ministries (II, The Episcopal Church, USA)

10 August - GrangeC: Vacant.

Archbishop Friday Imaekhai, Esan (Bendel, Nigeria)

11 August - Hallwood Ecumenical ParishC: Lisa MacInnes. LM: Alan Ventham, Penny Hennessey, Ann-Marie Jones.

Bishop Gilbert Rateloson Rakotondravelo, Fianarantsoa (Indian Ocean)

12 August - A Retreat?Eleventh Sunday after Trinity

The practice of retreat has undergone something of a resurgence in recent years. No longer a technique reserved to those of a very particular kind of spirituality, people now go on retreat for innumerable reasons. The basic idea remains as it always has been: to step aside from the hurly-

burly of life for a while and to simply ‘be’ in a welcoming and peaceful place. Those on retreat may be looking simply for quiet; or perhaps seeking time to think something through or develop a particular interest; or seeking time for reflection and personal space; or looking for ways to deepen their own spirituality or prayer. Or any combination of those things!

What all Retreat Houses have in common is a warm and welcoming atmosphere combined with the facilities for a comfortable residential stay. Whether those things are combined with personal accompaniment and direction, or space to work on technical skills, will depend on the place and time selected by the retreatant.

Our own Diocesan Centre – Foxhill House and Woodlands – offers a range of opportunities for personal retreats. You can find out more at www.foxhillchester.co.uk/whats-on/residential-retreats/

Pray for the work of Retreat Houses, and that all who might benefit from their work may do so.

Based on www.retreats.org.uk/retreat.php from where more information can be found.

Archbishop Ng Moon Hing, Archbishop of South East Asia & Bishop of West Malaysia; Bishop Charles Samuel, Assistant Bishop of West Malaysia,

Bishop Jayson Selvaraj, Assistant Bishop of West Malaysia (South East Asia)

13 August - HaltonC: Tony Mitchell, Philip Turner. LM: Allan McGuire.St Mary’s Halton C of E School.

Bishop John Howard, Florida (IV, The Episcopal Church, USA)

14 August - HelsbyC: Graham Green. LM: Shirley Knipe.Please pray for our ministry team including Gary O’Neill, Stephen Smalley and Reader in Training Christine O’Neill, that we may serve our community with the love of the Risen Jesus in our hearts and minds.

Bishop David Edwards, Fredericton (Canada, Canada)

15 August - KingsleyThe Blessed Virgin MaryC: Pete Rugen, Hilary Merrington. LM: Audrey Griffiths.Kingsley St John’s C of E School.

Bishop Thomas Arnold Ikunika Wilson, Freetown (Sierra Leone) – (West Africa, West Africa)

16 August - NorleyC: Pete Rugen, Hilary Merrington. LM: Rob Kophamel.Norley C of E School.

Bishop Alexis Bilindabagabo, Gahini (Rwanda)

17 August - NortonC: Stephen Torr.Almighty God, please guide and bless the life and work of St Bert’s Church that we may know Christ and his love for us more each day and aid others in discovering that same knowledge and love.Norton St Berteline’s C of E School.

Bishop Matthew Alan Gunter, Fond du Lac (V, The Episcopal Church, USA)Bishop Scott Mayer, Fort Worth (VII, The Episcopal Church, USA)

18 August - Runcorn All SaintsC: Derek Guest. LM: Emma Jones.Runcorn All Saints C of E School.

Bishop James Allen Yaw Odico, Gambia (West Africa, West Africa)

Diocese of Chester