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Preface
Diocese of Bristol | Cycle of Prayer
Creating communities of wholeness with Christ at the centre
January – March 2013
Prayer is at once the easiest thing and the hardest thing. We can pray
spontenously, even without thinking. We can pray briefly as in ‘arrow
prayers’: ‘help me!’ But sometimes prayer can be hard, elusive – praying
to the God who is present through his absence.
How helpful, then, to have an aid to prayer, an aid to praying – something
to help us establish and keep the rhythm of prayer, like the rhythm of
breathing; for prayer is the oxygen of the spiritual life. Prayer should be
so natural to us that we are not always aware that we are doing it, like
breathing.
This daily prayer cycle puts us in touch with other praying Christians, in
the diocese and around the world. It helps us in our praying to be
outward-looking, outward-reaching, breaking through our own concerns
to include a focus on something larger: the universal Church, and the
world at large.
Through the pattern of daily prayer we share both the burden and the joy
of praying in fellowship, in tune, in unity with other praying people.
Whether we feel like praying or not, a prayer cycle such as this helps us to
pray, helps to offer not only our concerns but the concerns of others, to
God who listens, who hears, and who draws us into his presence. So may
we be encouraged and strengthened in our daily lives.
Colin Lunt, assistant editor

Notes:
Each weekday includes:
AC – the Anglican Cycle of Prayer.
DB: Usually a Benefice/Parish- with names of current clergy and lay
ministers, and (where these have been sent, particular items for prayer or
thanksgiving.)
Also, where dates are known – meetings of Diocesan committees etc.
From time to time particular and widely observed UN or other
International 'Days' are noted.
On Sundays and some other days
WCC – the international and ecumenical cycle of prayer for countries and
Christian communities.
AC – as above
PC – the Porvoo Cycle of prayer for churches joined by the Porvoo
process.
DB – A Diocesan officer, event, or something which concerns all parishes.
(There is sometimes a deliberate overlap with the weekly remembrance,
to ensure that – for example – all the various Deaneries are remembered
in Sunday worship.)
JANUARY 2013
A Prayer for a New Year
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
whose years never fail
and whose mercies are new each returning day:
let the radiance of your Spirit renew our lives,
warming our hearts and giving light to our minds;
that we may pass the coming year
in joyful obedience and firm faith;
through him who is the beginning and the end,
your Son Christ our Lord.
The Promise of his Glory 1
Tuesday 1 January Naming and Circumcision of Jesus
For the peace of the world.
AC: Kumi - (Uganda) Bp Thomas Irigei
PC: Oslo, Norway: Bp Ole Christian Kvarme; Durham, England: Bp Justin Welby, Bp
Mark Bryant; Moray, Ross & Caithness, Scotland: Bp Mark Strange.
1 Prayers for use at the Alternative Services / comp. David Silk. London: Mowbray, 1980.
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PC: Oulo, Coventry.
DB: May this New Year of Grace bring blessings to all our churches in the Name of
Jesus.
Wednesday 2 January
Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianus, bishops, teachers of the faith , 379 and 389
Seraphim, monk, 1833
Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, bishop, evangelist, 1945
For Justin Welby, Archbishop-elect of Canterbury.
Eternal Father, look with love upon your people. Guide Bishop Justin who has
been called to the office and ministry of Archbishop of Canterbury. Give him
the grace and guidance of your Spirit, so that he may bring us to you in the
footsteps of Jesus our Lord. Amen.
AC: Kurunagala - (Ceylon) Bp Greg Shantha Kumar Francis
DB: Bishop Mike.
Give thanks for his ministry and leadership in this Diocese.
Thursday 3 January
For the International Anglican Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and
Mission, co-chairs Bps David Hamid and Donald Bolen.
AC: Kushtia - (Bangladesh) Bp Sunil Mankhin
DB: Bishop Lee.
Pray for his leadership within the diocese.
Friday 4 January
For the Anglican Communion Environmental Network.
AC: Kutigi - (Lokoja, Nigeria) Bp Jeremiah Kolo
DB: Deanery of Chippenham. Leadership Team: Simon Tyndall (Area Dean);
Aurea Hart (Lay Chair); Vivienne Fuller (Secretary); Andy Gubbins (Deanery
Missioner); Janet Anderson-Mackenzie.
Saturday 5 January
For the International Anglican Youth Network.
AC: Kwara - (Kwara, Nigeria) Bp Olusegun Adeyemi
DB: Chippenham: Please pray for our plans & preparation for our deanery mission
in 2013 in the towns of Corsham and Chippenham.
SUNDAY 6 January THE EPIPHANY
AC: Kwoi - (Abuja, Nigeria) Bp Paul Zamani
WCC: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen,
Iran, Iraq
‘O God, who revealed your only Son to the Gentiles by the leading of a star,
mercifully grant that we, who know you now by faith, may after this life enjoy
the splendour of your gracious Godhead, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.’
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DB: Pray for Orthodox churches in our Diocese, as they celebrate Epiphany, an
important festival for them.
Monday 7 January
AC: Kyoto - (Japan) Bp Stephen Takashi Kochi
DB: The Lidbrook Group (Box with Hazelbury and Ditteridge and the Parish
of Colerne)
Clergy: Janet Anderson MacKenzie (PiC)); John Ayers, Geoffrey Wood (SSM);
Alice Kemp (SSM C), Clair Southgate (OLM); Margaret Edmonds, Phil Daniels
(Licensed Lay Ministers)
Give thanks for the positive changes and smooth transition for all of the
parishes in the new Lidbrook group.
Pray for continued strengthening of relationships and growth throughout the
entire Lidbrook group.
Tuesday 8 January
AC: Kyushu - (Japan) Bp Gabriel Shoji Igarashi
PC: Chichester, England - Bp Martin Warner, Bp Mark Sowerby, vacancy; Mikkeli,
Finland - Bp Seppo Häkkinen
DB: Our ministry to those who come, or who bring children, to be baptised; and
for the renewal of our own baptismal promises.
Wednesday 9 January
AC: Lafia - (Abuja, Nigeria) Bp Miller Maza
DB: St Thomas a Becket, Box & Chapel Plaister, Box. St Christopher, Ditteridge.
Thursday 10 January
William Laud, archbishop, 1645
AC: Lagos - (Lagos, Nigeria) Abp Ephraim Ademowo; Lagos West - (Lagos, Nigeria)
Bp Peter Adebiyi; Lagos Mainland - (Lagos, Nigeria) Bp Adebayo Akinde
DB: North Wraxall: St James. Sarah Evans, TV; Velma Oxley, C
Friday 11 January
Mary Slessor, Missionary in West Africa, 1915
AC: Lahore - (Pakistan) Bp Alexander Malik; Coadjutor Bishop of Lahore -
(Pakistan) Bp Irfan Jamil
DB: Greater Bybrook Group
Clergy: Jonathan Philpott (PiC), Victor Howlett; LLMs: Len Scott, Alison Flint,
Mike King, Margaret Greening; Gillian Parkin, Diane Ross-Smith (in training,
but part of ministry team)
We give thanks for increase in attendance of younger families in some
churches in the benefice.
Pray for the benefice as we grow and develop a new team of ministers; and
for all those who will pass through our churches for weddings, baptisms, and
funerals in the coming 12 months.
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Saturday 12 January
Aelred of Hexham, Abbot, 1167
Benedict Biscop, scholar, 689
AC: Lainya - (Sudan) Bp Peter Amidi Pitia
DB: St Margaret, Yatton Keynell, St Nicholas, Biddestone.
SUNDAY 13 January The Baptism of Christ (Epiphany 2)
AC: Lake Malawi - (Central Africa) Bp Francis Kaulanda
WCC: Cyprus, Greece, Turkey
DB: St Nicholas, Slaughterford, St Andrew, Castle Combe.
Monday 14 January
AC: Lango - (Uganda) Bp John Odurkami
DB: St Mary the Virgin, Grittleton, St Mary the Virgin, West Kington.
Tuesday 15 January
AC; Langtang - (Jos, Nigeria) Bp Stanley Fube
PC: Ely, England - Bp Stephen Conway, Bp David Thomson; Nidaros, Norway (new
see) - Bp Helga Haugland Byfuglien, presiding bp
DB: The Chippenham Deanery: Simon Tyndall (Area Dean); Aurea Hart (Lay Chair).
Wednesday 16 January
AC: Lebombo - (Southern Africa) Bp Dinis Sengulane
DB: St Mary, Nettleton, All Saints, Littleton Drew.
Thursday 17 January
Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356
Charles Gore, Bishop, founder of the Community of the Resurrection, 1932
AC: Leicester - (Canterbury, England) Bp Timothy John Stevens; Asst Bp
Christopher John Boyle
DB: St Andrew, Chippenham with Tytherton Lucas: Simon Tatton-Brown (V);
Eryl Spencer, Margaret Gubbins, Malcolm Hodges (LLMs)
Friday 18 January
Amy Carmichael, Founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship (India), spiritual writer, 1951
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (until 25 Jan) Theme: “What does God require of
us?” – the path of Christian discipleship
WPCU: Day One: Walking in conversation.
AC: Lesotho - (Southern Africa) Bp Andreas Taaso
DB: Pray for all local Christians Together groups and our own contacts and
relationships with other Christians.
Saturday 19 January
Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095.
WPCU: Day Two: Walking with the broken body of Christ.
AC: Lexington - (IV, The Episcopal Church) Bp Stacy Sauls
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DB: Pray for the Roman Catholic Church in this Diocese.
SUNDAY 20 January Epiphany 3
WPCU: Day Three: Walking towards freedom.
AC: Liberia - (West Africa) Bp Jonathan Bau-Bau Bonaparte Hart
WCC: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
DB: Pray for Methodist Churches in the Diocese.
Monday 21 January
Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304
WPCU: Day Four: Walking as children of the earth.
AC: Lichfield - (Canterbury, England) Bp Jonathan Michael Gledhill; Lichfield -
Shrewsbury - Bp Mark James Rylands;;Lichfield - Stafford - Bp Geoffrey Peter
Annas, Lichfield - Wolverhampton - Bp Clive Gregory
DB: Pray for United Reformed Churches in the Diocese
Tuesday 22 January
WPCU: Day Five: Walking as the friends of Jesus.
AC: Limerick & Killaloe - (Dublin, Ireland) Bp Trevor Williams
PC: Oulu, Finland - Bp Samuel Salmi; Soer-Hålogaland (Bodoe), Norway, Bp Tor
Berger Joergensen; Coventry, England - Bp Chris Cocksworth, Bp John Stroyan
DB: Pray for new initiatives in co-operation across the Diocese; for the work of
Chris Dobson, Ecumenical and Global Partnership Officer
Wednesday 23 January
WPCU: Day Six: Walking beyond barriers.
AC: Lincoln - (Canterbury, England) Bp Christopher Lowson: Lincoln - Grantham -
Bp Timothy William Ellis; Lincoln - Grimsby - Bp David Douglas James Rossdale
DB: Pray for Baptist Churches in the Diocese.
Thursday 24 January
Francis de Sales, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, 1622
WPCU: Day Seven: Walking in Solidarity.
AC: Litoral Ecuador - (IX, The Episcopal Church) Bp Alfredo Morante
DB: Pray for Orthodox Churches in the Diocese
Friday 25 January The Conversion of St Paul
WPCU: Day Eight: Walking in celebration.
AC: Liverpool - (York, England) Bp James Stuart Jones: Liverpool - Warrington - Bp
Richard Finn Blackburn
DB: Pray for New Churches and all non-denominational churches in the Diocese.
Saturday 26 January
Timothy and Titus, companions of Paul
AC: Abp Barry Morgan, Abp of Wales & Bishop of Llandaff; Asst Bp of Llandaff - Bp
David Wilbourne
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DB: Chippenham, St Andrew:
Give thanks for our All Age services and the younger families being drawn in
and pray that they will grow in faith and commitment; pray as we install
kitchen and toilet in north aisle and the opportunities it will give; and for
courage as congregation faces up to challenges following retirements from
the choir and the need to develop new ways of leading our worship in music.
SUNDAY 27 January Epiphany 4
Holocaust Memorial Day
For all victims of racial or religious intolerance and violence
AC: Lokoja - (Lokoja, Nigeria) Abp Emmanuel Sokowamju Egbunu
WCC: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
DB: Tytherton Lucas (St Nicholas)
Give thanks for the small congregation keeping worship alive and for the
ministry of those who help them do so.
Monday 28 January
Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Teacher of the Faith, 1274
AC: London - (Canterbury, England) Bp & Rt Hon Richard John Carew Chartres;
London - Edmonton - Bp Peter William Wheatley; London - Fulham -
Vacant;;London - Kensington - Bp Paul Gavin Williams; London - Stepney - Bp
Adrian Newman; London - Willesden - Bp Peter Allan Broadbent
DB: St Peter, Chippenham: Andrew Gubbins (V), Alison Love (C); Richmond
Cursiter (LLM).
Tuesday 29 January
AC: Long Island - (II, The Episcopal Church) Bp Lawrence Provenzano
PC: Tampere, Finland - Bp Matti Repo; Manchester; England - Bp Nigel McCulloch
(retired 17/1/13), Bp Chris Edmondson, Bp Mark Davies.
DB: Parishes experiencing a vacancy at this time; for all those involved in
appointments.
Wednesday 30 January
AC: Los Angeles - (VIII, The Episcopal Church) Bp Jon Bruno; 1. Suffr. bp of Los
Angeles - Bp Mary Glasspool: 2. Suffr. bp of Los Angeles - Bp Diane Jardine
Bruce
DB: North Chippenham Group of Churches: Simon Tyndall (TR); Simon Dunn
(TV); Dave Kilmister & Sam Rushton (Ass Mins); LLMs: Alice Hall; Anjali
Kanagaratnam; Veronica Kilmister; Karin Needham, Ron Pool, Karen Rudge,
Peter Rushton, Pam Tayler, Ann Tyndall; Barbara Wood, Tim Woodward, John
Moncrieff
Thursday 31 January
John Bosco, Priest, founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888
AC: Louisiana - (IV, The Episcopal Church) Bp Maurice Thompson
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DB: Chippenham, St Paul
Please pray for this busy and complex church as we work out the priorities
God has for us. Pray that we would have wisdom to discern what we should
continue doing and the things that we should be willing to set aside. Not an
easy choice! Please pray that we would be continued to be motivated in a
spirit of outward looking mission mindedness.
FEBRUARY 2013
Prayer for National Marriage Week
Almighty Father, as you are the source of all true love, so we pray for all preparing to
be married at this time: grant them a generous measure of love, joy of heart,
seriousness of mind, and reverence of spirit, that as their relationship deepens in
marriage they may be strengthened and guided by you, and lift their hearts to praise
th egreatness of your love.
CPL
Friday 1 February
Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c.525
AC: Luapula - (Central Africa) Bp Robert Mumbi
DB: Hardenhuish, St Nicholas
Pray for the leadership team and the rather stalled plans for building a hall on
the site next to the church building! Please pray for the link with the local
council and community and that the church would realise its vision and plans.
Also, for ways of linking into the local housing estate and for the pastoral
work of the church community (both to its members and wider).
Saturday 2 February The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)
AC: Lucknow - (North India) Bp Maurice Dan
DB: St Nicholas, Hardenhuish
Pray for the leadership team and the rather stalled plans for building a hall on
the site next to the church building! Please pray for the link with the local
council and community and that the church would realise its vision and plans;
also, for ways of linking into the local housing estate and for the pastoral
work of the church community (both to its members and wider).
SUNDAY 3 February The Presentation / 2 before Lent
AC: Lui - (Sudan) Bp Stephen Dokolo Ismail
WCC: Ireland, United Kingdom
DB: St Peter, Langley Burrell
Following last year’s Prayer Request we have had a ‘(surprising) time of
spiritual growth despite the challenges we face’ and also have answered the
question posed...’who is going to take responsibility for this church
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community?’ The Lord has brought people forward to take on leadership
roles and St Peter's church feels fairly buoyant at this time...please pray for
continued growth and depth of faith.
Monday 4 February
Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189
AC: Lusaka - (Central Africa) Bp David Njovu
DB: Kington St Michael and All Angels
Pray for the links with the local church primary school and the ways in which
the church can witness and serve those who live and work in the village. Pray
that the church members will keep strong in the Lord and remain a faithful
witness locally.
Tuesday 5 February
AC: Luwero - (Uganda) Bp Evans Kisekka
PC: Birmingham, England - Bp David Urquhart, Bp Andrew Watson; Cork Cloyne
and Ross, Ireland - Bp Paul Colton; Elsinore, Denmark - Bp Lise-Lotte Rebel
DB: Church schools. Many schools are struggling with the big decisions that they
are having to make about the long term future- ie federating, the academy
question, partnerships, amalgamations. Pray for wisdom for the needs of the
pupils both now and into the future for the schools and wisdom and capacity
for the DBE in supporting schools both with the decision making and the
outcomes.
Wednesay 6 February
Accession of Queen Elizabeth II, 1952
AC: Lweru - (Tanzania) Bp Jackton Yeremiah Lugumira
DB: General Synod: pray for our Diocesan representatives – Chris Dobson, Emma
Ineson, Mark Pilgrim, David Froude, Glynn Harrison, Ian Yemm.
Thursday 7 February
AC: Machakos - (Kenya) Bp Joseph Kanuku
DB: Greater Corsham and Lacock Team. TR: Andrew Johnson; Steve Wilkinson
(C); Lin Culling, David Harvey (LLMs).
Please pray for us as we seek to grow in commitment, presence, influence and
numbers, and for the village communities of Gastard, Lacock and Neston.
St Bartholomew, Corsham,
Friday 8 February
AC: Madhya Kerala - (South India) Bp Thomas Kanjirappally Oommen
DB: St John the Baptist, Gastard, St Philip and St. James, Neston.
Saturday 9 February
AC: Madi & West Nile - (Uganda) Bp Joel Obetia
DB: St Cyriac, Lacock with St. Anne, Bowden Hill
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SUNDAY 10 February Sunday next before Lent
AC: Madurai-Ramnad - (South India) Bp Asirwadham Christopher Asir
WCC: Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
DB: The Benefice of Marshfield with Cold Ashton and Tormarton with West
Littleton
V: Sally Wheeler. LLMs: Aurea Hart, Mike Strathdee and Sam Gibbs.
We give thanks for the progress made in the Benefice during the vacancy and
pray in faith that God will be with us and our new incumbent
Monday 11 February
AC: Mahajanga - (Indian Ocean) Bp Jean Claude Andrianjafimanana
DB: St Mary The Virgin, Marshfield, Holy Trinity, Cold Ashton
Tuesday 12 February
AC: Maiduguri - (Jos, Nigeria) Bp Emmanuel Kana Mani
PC: Bangor, Wales - Bp Andrew John; Dublin and Glendalough, Ireland - Abp
Michael Jackson
DB: Pray for all those intending to get married in our parishes during the year; for
those responsible for marriage preparation courses and follow-up.
Wednesday 13 February Ash Wednesday
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you will return.
Turn away from sin, and be faithful to Christ.”
AC: Maine - (I, The Episcopal Church) Bp Stephen Lane
DB: Tormarton - St Mary Magdalene. West Littleton - St James
Thursday 14 February
Cyril and Methodius, missionaries, 869, 885
Valentine, Martyr at Rome, c.269
AC: Makamba - (Burundi) Bp Martin Nyaboho
DB: Uganda Link - Chippenham Deanery: Diocese of Mukono - Bishop James
Ssebaggala.
Uganda Link person for the Deanery: Rev Alice Kemp; pray for deepening our
links with Mukono diocese and Bishop James.
Friday 15 February
Sigfrid, bishop, 1045
Thomas Bray, Priest, founder of SPCK and the SPG, 1730
AC: Makurdi - (Abuja, Nigeria) Bp Nathan Nyitar Inyom
DB: Church Schools in Chippenham Deanery: Box Primary, By Brook Valley,
Chippenham St Peter, Colerne, Kington St Michael, Lacock, Marshfield; their
staff and pupils, and good relations between church and school in these
communities
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Saturday 16 February
AC: Malaita - (Melanesia) Bp Samuel Sahu: Asst Bp - Alfred Hou
DB: Chippenham Community Hospital, Greenway Maternity; Simon
Tatton-Brown, chaplain
SUNDAY 17 February 1st Sunday of Lent
AC: Malakal - (Sudan) Bp Hilary Garang Deng
WCC: Portugal, Spain, Italy, Malta
DB: Church of Uganda. Pray for our Ugandan brothers and sisters as they
remember the courage and witness of Janani Luwum. Pray for good
relationships between the Church and the present government.
Monday 18 February
AC: Manchester - (York, England) Bp Nigel McCulloch: Manchester - Bolton - Bp
Christopher Paul Edmondson: Manchester - Middleton - Bp Mark Davies
DB: Pray for students in our churches who will be taking important external
exams this year.
Tuesday 19 February
AC: Mandalay - (Myanmar) Bp Saw Nay Lin
PC: Worcester, England - Bp John Inge, Bp David Walker; Hamar, Norway - Bp
Solveig Fiske
DB: Lent – that as individuals and churches, we may make good use of the season
and its opportunities.
Wednesday 20 February
World Day of Social Justice
AC: Manicaland - (Central Africa) Bp Julius Tawona Makoni
DB: Kingswood and South Gloucestershire Deanery: Si Jones (Area Dean).
Thursday 21 February
AC: Mara - (Tanzania) Bp Hilkiah Omindo Deya
DB: Kingswood and South Gloucestershire Deanery; Leadership Team: Si Jones,
Paul Peterson, Richard Willerton, Bill Brookshaw, Ian Wills, Gill Conian, Andy
Mason. The DLT and Deanery Synod are focussing on the DIocesan Strategy of
growth, resourcing, partnerships and influence across the area, as well as
numerical growth and commitment.
Specific prayer request: Making the right appointments for church vacancies.
Friday 22 February
Ember Day
AC: Marathwada - (North India) Bp Madhukar Kasab
DB: For inter-church and ecumenical Lent groups
Saturday 23 February
Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr, c.155
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Ember Day
AC: Maridi - (Sudan) Bp Justin Badi Arama
DB: The Fromeside Partnership of Churches (Winterbourne, Winterbourne Down,
Frampton Cotterell, Coalpit Heath): Martin Clacker & Colin Lunt (Assoc Vs),
Malcolm Strange (Assoc P), Howard Smith (C); Mike Swain, Jackie Sherlock,
Frank Smith (LLMs); Partnership Administrator – Gail Thomas.
SUNDAY 24 February 2nd Sunday of Lent
AC: Maryland - (III, The Episcopal Church) Bp Eugene Sutton: Asst Bp - Joe Burnett
WCC: Germany, France
DB: The Fromeside Partnership
Thanksgiving: For good relaiton sin wrkung together and with othe rlocal
churches, for the ordination of Howard Smith as OLM, for our Authorized Lay
Worship Leaders, for the development of Messy Church.
Prayers: For success in making disciples through our many contacts, for the
further development of lay ministry, particularly new LLM's, for further
development in the structure of our Partnership, for effective mission into the
large population contained in our villages.
Monday 25 February
AC: Masasi - (Tanzania) Bp Patrick Mwachiko
DB: St Saviour, Coalpit Heath
Thanksgiving for the involvement of families and children in our worship. Pray
for PCC and for shared responsibilities in mission and pastoral care
Tuesday 26 February
AC: Maseno North - (Kenya) Bp Simon Oketch: Maseno South - (Kenya) Bp Francis
Abiero: Maseno West - (Kenya) Bp Joseph Wasonga
PC: Bradford, England - Bp Nicholas Baines; Limerick and Killaloe, Ireland - Bp
Trevor Williams; Roskilde, Denmark - Bp Peter Fischer-Moeller
DB: St Peter, Frampton Cotterell, Martin Clacker (PiC)
Wednesday 27 February
George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633
AC: Masindi-Kitara - (Uganda) Bp Stanley Ntagali
DB: St Michael's, Winterbourne
Thursday 28 February
AC: Massachusetts - (I, The Episcopal Church) Bp Thomas Shaw: 1. Suffr. Bp -
Gayle Harris
DB: All Saints, Winterbourne Down
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MARCH 2013
“If through human weakness we fail, we must always without delay arise again by
means of holy penance, and give our attention to leading a good life and to dying a
holy death. May the Father of all mercy, the Son by his holy passion, and the Holy
Spirit, source of peace, sweetness and love, fill us with their consolation. Amen.”
Saint Colette, in her spiritual testament to her sisters
Friday 1 March
David, Bishop, Patron of Wales, c.601
Women’s World Day of Prayer – theme: “I was a stranger and you wlecomed me” –
prepared by the women of France
AC: Masvingo - (Central Africa) Bp Godfrey Tawonezwi
DB: Christ Church, Downend: Jonathan Vickery (V, Paul Peterson (Assoc Min);
Martin Brown, Myra Brown, Heather Bunting, Robertson Stewart (LLMs),
Richard Harris, licensed as LLM on 19 Feb;, Helen Johnson - Ordinand in
training.
Saturday 2 March
Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672
AC: Matabeleland - (Central Africa) Bp Cleophas Lunga
DB: Frenchay and Stapleton: Stephen Pullin (PiC), Judith Lee (OLM), Kate
Davison, Claire Chedzey, Michael Graham, Vivienne Robinson (LLMs).
SUNDAY 3 March 3rd Sunday of Lent
AC: Matlosane (formerly Klerksdorp) - (Southern Africa) Bp Stephen Diseko
WCC: Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Andorra, Monaco and San Marino
DB: Holy Trinity, Stapleton
Monday 4 March
AC: Mbaise - (Owerri, Nigeria) Bp Chamberlain Chinedu Ogunedo
DB: Ordinands in training and those exploring ordained and other forms of
ministry
Tuesday 5 March
AC: Mbale - (Uganda) Bp Patrick Gidudu
PC: Peterborough, England - Bp Donald Allister, Bp John Holbrook; Meath and
Kildare, Ireland - vacancy
DB: St John the Baptist, Frenchay
Wednesday 6 March
AC: Mbamili - (Niger, Nigeria) Bp Henry Okeke
DB: Christ Church, Hanham & St George, Hanham Abbots Peter Huzzey; Rebecca
Waring, Geoffrey Iles (LLMs)
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Thursday 7 March
Perpetua, Felicity & companions, Martyrs, 203
AC: Mbeere - (Kenya) Bp Moses Nthuka
DB: Holy Trinity, Kingswood, & the Church of the Ascension. Peter Huzzey (TR),
Andy Mason (TV), and Leighton Carr (C). LLMs: John Godfrey, Jill Ewans, Joan
Reeves, Kirsty Hulbert and Nikki Middell (Jane Huzzey and Janet Donerlly in
training).
Friday 8 March
Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln, 1910
Felix, Bishop, Apostle to the East Angles, 647
Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, Priest, Poet, 1929
International Women's Day and United Nations Day for Women's Rights and
International Peace
AC: Mbhashe - (Southern Africa) Bp Elliot Williams
DB: Pray for the work of the Mothers’ Union; and for all women's groups in our
parishes
Saturday 9 March
AC: Meath & Kildare - (Dublin, Ireland) Abp Richard Lionel Clarke
DB: Longwell Green (All Saints-United Church) David Adams (V); Den Harding
(Methodist Min); Hilary Cooke (Hon Methodist Min); Alan Tarbard (LLM);
Stephen Britton (OLM in training); Christine Perkins (Local Preacher).
SUNDAY 10 March 4th Sunday of Lent
AC: Medak - (South India) Bp Thalari Samuel Kanaka Prasad
WCC: Myanmar, Thailand
DB: Messy Church and other new initiatives to build bridges with children and the
unchurched
Monday 11 March
AC: Melbourne - (Victoria, Australia) Abp Philip Leslie Freier; Melbourne - Eastern
Region - Bp Barbara Darling;, Melbourne - Northern & Western Region - Bp
Philip Huggins; Melbourne - Southern Region - Bp Paul White
DB: Lent services, courses and house groups.
Tuesday 12 March
AC: Meru - (Kenya) Bp Charles Mwendwa
PC: Canterbury, England - Abp-designate Justin Welby, Bp Trevor Willmott; Down
& Dromore, Ireland - Bp Harold Miller
DB: Mangotsfield, St James (V) Teresa Taylor; Jacqueline Long, Barrie Fleet – LLMs
Wednesday 13 March
AC: Michigan - (V, The Episcopal Church) Bp Wendell Gibbs; Milwaukee - (V, The
Episcopal Church) Bp Steven Miller
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DB: St Anne, Oldland. Andrew Spear (V); Lynette Bryant, Debs Fowler, Michelle
Bates, Ben Searle (LLMs).
Thursday 14 March
AC: Minnesota - (VI, The Episcopal Church) Bp Brian Prior
DB: St Chad, Patchway V: Howard Jameson; Methodist Min: Yemi Jaiyesimi. Jared
Morgan-Kavanaugh, Youth worker.
Friday 15 March
AC: Minnesota - (VI, The Episcopal Church) Bp Brian Prior
DB: Holy Trinity, Bradley Stoke (CofE/Methodist/URC) Bill MacDougall; David Hart
(Methodist Min.); Paul Harding, Peter Moore (LLMs).
Saturday 16 March
AC: Missionary District of Oeste-Brasil - (Brazil) Bp Maurício José Araújo Andrade
DB: St Stephen, Soundwell : Ian Wills (V), Nick Adams (C), Sandy Cooper, Liz Perry
(Ass Mins), Jenny Wiltshire, Julia Chard (OLM), Graham Lewis, Peter Robbins
and Sue Clements (LLM)
Please give thanks with us for the numerical growth of our congregations
especially the (still quite new) all age ‘No Limits!’ congregation. The challenge
is now to continue this growth, while both deepening the faith of our newest
members, and renewing the faith of our oldest ones. Please pray that our
growing team of leaders and ministers works prayerfully and effectively
together to achieve all these things.
Please pray also that our church growth translates into growing influence and
partnerships across our community.
SUNDAY 17 March 5th Sunday of Lent
AC: Mississippi - (IV, The Episcopal Church) Bp Duncan Gray
WCC: Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
DB: St Thomas a Becket, Pucklechurch & St James the Great, Abson.
Stuart Young (V)
Monday 18 March
Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher of the Faith, 386
AC: Missouri - (V, The Episcopal Church) Bp Wayne Smith; West Missouri - (VII,
The Episcopal Church) Bp Martin Field
DB: Families and young people in our churches
Tuesday 19 March Joseph of Nazareth
AC: Mityana - (Uganda) Bp Stephen Kaziimba
PC: Chelmsford, England - Bp Stephen Cotterell, Bp David Hawkins, Bp John
Wraw, Bp Christopher Morgan; Karlstad, Sweden - Bp Esbjorn Hagberg
DB: St Michael, Stoke Gifford
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Simon Jones (TR), Karen Jones, Julie Bradley, Wiz Slater (Assoc Mins), Martin
Gordon, Jimmy Rocks (Cs); Murray Hepburn, Richard Willerton (LLM)
Pray for the development of the St Michael’s Church & Community Centre
over next two years; perseverance in the Vision to be “A Christian heart at the
centre of the community” through: a) Discipleship; b) Outreach; c) Serving the
community.
Thanksgiving for growth in Messy Church, Kainos Youth Celebration and
Monthly worship in residential care home
Wednesday 20 March
Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687
AC: Mombasa - (Kenya) Bp Julius Katio Kalu; Asst - Bp Lawrence Dena
DB: Christ the King, Bradley Stoke: Sharon Newton, Wally Watkins (LLMs)
Thursday 21 March
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation Martyr, 1556
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial
Discrimination
Enthronement of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury
AC: Monmouth - (Wales) Bp Dominic Walker AC:
DB: Warmley, Syston and Bitton: Paul Denyer (V), Catherine Coster, Jillianne
Norman (Hon Cs);
Friday 22 March
World Water Day
AC: Montana - (VI, The Episcopal Church) Bp Charles Franklin Brookhart
AC: Bor - (Sudan) Bp Ruben Akurdid Ngong
DB: St Barnabas, Warmley: Rex Allen, Leslie Willcox, John Sibley (LLMs)
We are embarked on an ambitious reordering programme. The new lighting is
in, but we need more commitment and more money. Please pray we shall
trust in God.
Saturday 23 March
AC: Montreal - (Canada, Canada) Bp Barry Bryan Clarke
DB: St Mary, Bitton: Ken Gibson, David Bailey (LLMs); Richard Humphrey (OLM
in training)
Thank God for helping us to achieve a big refurbishment programme. Now
comes the mission and service! Please pray for openness and generosity.
SUNDAY 24 March PALM SUNDAY
AC: Jerusalem - (Jerusalem & Middle East) Bp Suheil Dawani
WCC: China, Hong Kong, Macao
DB: St Anne, Syston: Rex Allen, Leslie Willcox, John Sibley, (LLMs);
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We thank God for loyal, local support. Please pray for more engagement in
worship.
Monday 25 March
Monday of Holy Week
AC: Moosonee - (Ontario, Canada) Bp Thomas Corston
DB: For boldness and confidence in proclaiming Christ crucified
Tuesday 26 March
Tuesday of Holy Week
AC: Moray, Ross & Caithness - (Scotland) Bp Mark Strange
PC: Latvia - Abp Janis Vanags, Bp Einars Alpe, Bp Pavils Bruvers; Lichfield, England
- Bp Jonathan Gledhill, Bp Mark Rylands, Bp Geoff Annas, Bp Clive Gregory; St
Davids, Wales - Bp Wyn Evans
DB: Wick with Doynton and Dyrham:. Rev Timothy Bell (PiC).
Wednesday 27 March
Wednesday of Holy Week
AC: Morogoro - (Tanzania) Bp Godfrey Sehaba
DB: St Bartholomew, Wick
Thursday 28 March Maundy Thursday
AC: Mount Kenya Central - (Kenya) Bp Isaac Nganga; Suffr. - Bp Allen Waithaka
DB: Holy Trinity, Doynton; St Peter, Dyrham
Friday 29 March Good Friday
AC: Mount Kenya South - (Kenya) Bp Timothy Ranji: Suffr. - Bp Charles Muturi
DB: St James the Less, Iron Acton (vacancy)
Saturday 30 March Easter Eve
AC: Mount Kenya West - (Kenya) Bp Joseph Kagunda
DB: The Parish of Yate New Town (St Mary’s, Yate)
Please pray for Team Vicar Iain Macfarlane, together with LLMs Ros Bailey,
Clive Dolton, Joanne Hodge and Wully Perks as we deal with illness and staff
shortages. Pray for the success of our joint parish services.
SUNDAY 31 March EASTER DAY
WCC: East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines
“ O Lord God, our Father. You are the light that can never be put out; and now you
give us a light that shall drive away all darkness. You are love without coldness, and
you have given us such warmth in our hearts that we can love all when we meet. You
are the life that defies death, and you have opened for us the way that leads to
eternal life. None of us is a great Christian; we are all humble and ordinary. But your
grace is enough for us. Arouse in us that small degree of joy and thankfulness of
which we are capable, to the timid faith which we can muster, to the cautious
obedience which we cannot refuse, and thus to the wholeness of life which you have
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prepared for all of us through the death and resurrection of your Son. Do not allow
any of us to remain apathetic or indifferent to the wondrous glory of Easter, but let
the light of our risen Lord reach every corner of our dull hearts.
Karl Barth, 1886–1968
Litany of Humility
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, – Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being honoured, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being praised, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being approved, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being despised, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged, – Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected, – Deliver me, Jesus.
That others may be loved more than I,
– Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I,
– Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease,
– Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be chosen and I set aside,
– Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I unnoticed,
– Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything,
– Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I,
provided that I may become as holy as I should,
– Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val, 1865–1930
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The Epiphany
Creator of the heavens,
who led the Magi by a star
to worship the Christ-child:
guide and sustain us,
that we may find our journey’s end
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Baptism of Christ
Heavenly Father,
at the Jordan you revealed Jesus as your
Son: may we recognize him as our Lord
and know ourselves to be
your beloved children;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.
The Second Sunday of Epiphany **
Eternal Lord,
our beginning and our end:
bring us with the whole creation
to your glory, hidden through past ages
and made known
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Third Sunday of Epiphany
God of all mercy,
your Son proclaimed
good news to the poor,
release to the captives,
and freedom to the oppressed:
anoint us with your Holy Spirit
and set all your people free
to praise you in Christ our Lord.
Common Worship – Additional Collects
The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany
God of heaven,
you send the gospel
to the ends of the earth
and your messengers to every nation:
send your Holy Spirit to transform us
by the good news of everlasting life
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Lord Jesus Christ,
light of the nations and glory of Israel:
make your home among us,
and present us pure and holy
to your heavenly Father,
your God, and our God.
The Fifth Sunday before Lent
God of our salvation,
help us to turn away from those habits
which harm our bodies
and poison our minds
and to choose again your gift of life,
revealed to us in Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Fourth Sunday before Lent
Lord of the hosts of heaven,
our salvation and our strength,
without you we are lost:
guard us from all that harms or hurts
and raise us when we fall;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Third Sunday before Lent
Eternal God,
whose Son went among the crowds
and brought healing with his touch:
help us to show his love,
in your Church as we gather together,
and by our lives as they are transformed
into the image of Christ our Lord.
The Second Sunday before Lent **
Almighty God,
give us reverence for all creation
and respect for every person,
that we may mirror your likeness
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
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The Sunday next before Lent
Holy God,
you know the disorder of our sinful lives:
set straight our crooked hearts,
and bend our wills
to love your goodness and your glory
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ash Wednesday
Holy God,
our lives are laid open before you:
rescue us from the chaos of sin
and through the death of your Son
bring us healing and make us whole
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
The First Sunday of Lent
Heavenly Father,
your Son battled
with the powers of darkness,
and grew closer to you in the desert:
help us to use these days to grow in
wisdom and prayer
that we may witness to your saving love
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Second Sunday of Lent **
Almighty God,
by the prayer and discipline of Lent
may we enter into the mystery
of Christ’s sufferings,
and by following in his Way
come to share in his glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Third Sunday of Lent
Eternal God, give us insight
to discern your will for us,
to give up what harms us,
and to seek the perfection
we are promised
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
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The Fourth Sunday of Lent
Merciful Lord,
you know our struggle to serve you:
when sin spoils our lives
and overshadows our hearts,
come to our aid
and turn us back to you again;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
(or)
Mothering Sunday
God of love,
passionate and strong,
tender and careful:
watch over us and hold us
all the days of our life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Fifth Sunday of Lent
Gracious Father,
you gave up your Son
out of love for the world:
lead us to ponder the mysteries
of his passion,
that we may know eternal peace
through the shedding
of our Saviour’s blood,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Palm Sunday
True and humble king,
hailed by the crowd as Messiah:
grant us the faith
to know you and love you,
that we may be found beside you
on the way of the cross,
which is the path of glory.
Easter Day
God of glory, by the raising of your Son
you have broken the chains of death and
hell: fill your Church with faith and hope;
for a new day has dawned
and the way to life stands open
in our Saviour Jesus Christ.