Focus for Prayer

January 2004

Thursday 1 January 2004
The Holy Name

PRAY for another year of Grace
ETERNAL FATHER you gave to your incarnate Son the holy name of Jesus to be the sign of our salvation. Plant in every heart we pray the love of him who is the Saviour of the world our Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit one God in glory everlasting. Amen

ALL EXPLORING THEIR VOCATION FOR MINISTRY
Diocesan Director of Ordinands: Ian Aveyard
Assistant DDO's:
Tom Barnfather, Karen Gorham, David Flewker, Jasmine Roberts
Administrator: Victoria Brown

 

Friday 2 January 2004

PRAY for the clergy and people of the diocese of Aba (Province II Nigeria)
Augustine Onyeyrichukwu Iwuagwu, Bishop

Vocations Advisors:
Francis Searle, Mark Griffin, Tim Wilson
Lindsay Lllewellyn-MacDuff, David Kirkwood

 

Saturday 3 January 2004

Abakaliki (Province II Nigeria) - Benson C B Onyeibor

Bishops' Selectors:
Joan Priestman, David Kemp, Ed Condry
Rupert Bristow, Gareth Jones, Paul Cox
Rosemary Walters, Paul Christian, Margi Walker

 

Sunday 4 January 2004

PRAY for peace justice and democracy

Accra (West Africa) Justice Ofei Akrofi, Bishop

Diocese of Bath and Wells
Bishop: Peter Price (Diocesan Bishop)

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Diocese Turku
Bishop(s): Jukka Paarma (Archbishop of
Finland),
Ilkka Kantola (Bishop of
Turku)

 

Monday 5 January 2004

Adelaide (South Australia, Australia)
Ian Gordon Combe George

Senior Staff Meeting

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN KENT
Diocesan Ecumenical Officer: Jim Perryman
Canterbury Archdeaconry: Robin Blunt
Maidstone Archdeaconry: vacant
Secretary & County Ecumenical Officer: Michael Cooke

 

Tuesday 6 January 2004
The Epiphany

Agra (North India) -
Samuel R Cutting

RECULVER DEANERY
Area Dean: Patrick Sales
Lay Chairman: Priscilla Cox
Synod Secretary: Pat Thomas
Treasurer: Peter Clark

 

Wednesday 7 January 2004

Aipo Rongo (Papua New Guinea)
Nathan Ingen; Denys Ririka

Archbishop's Council

HERNE BAY, CHRISTCHURCH & HAMPTON
Clergy: Anthony Everett Ann Must

 

Thursday 8 January 2004

Akoko (Province I Nigeria)
Obijole

RECULVER w. HERNE BAY, ST BARTHOLOMEW
Clergy: Ronald Hawkes, Barbara Nicholson
Readers: Les Collins, Lindsey Pannell
Susan Goodwin,
Alan Walker
Church School
:

Reculver Primary
Head: Gill Burgess

 

Friday 9 January 2004

Akure (Province I Nigeria) -
Michael Ipinmoye

DIOCESAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Secretary: Ian Dodd

HERNE, ST. MARTIN
Clergy: For a priest, John Baker, Jenny Hadlow
Readers: John Scott,
Frances Ventham Church Schools:

Herne Infants
Head: Sylvia Wilson

Herne Junior
Head: Rick Bevis

 

Saturday 10 January 2004

Alabama (Province IV U.S.)
Henry Nutt Parsley, Mark H Andrus

WHISTABLE TEAM MINISTRY
Team Rector: Steve Coneys
Readers: Lizzie Hubbard, Maurice Packington

SEASALTER
Clergy: Steve Coneys, Ann Morton

 

Sunday 11 January 2004 1 Epiphany
The Baptism of Our Lord

PRAY for the clergy and people of the diocese of Alaska
(Province VIII
U.S.)
Mark Lawrence MacDonald

Diocese: Birmingham
Bishop(s): John Sentamu (Diocesan Bishop),
John Austin (Bishop of Aston)

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland
Diocese:
Iceland
Bishop(s): Karl Sigurbjörnsson (Diocesan Bishop),
Sigurdur Sigurdarson (Bishop of Skaholt),
Jón Baldvinsson, (Bishop of Hølar)

People and clergy of ELHAM deanery

 

Monday 12 January 2004

Albany (Province II U. S.) -
Daniel William Herzog; David John Bena

House of Bishops residential

WHITSTABLE, ALL SAINTS
Clergy:
Patrick Sales
Church School
:

Whitstable & Seasalter Junior
Head:
Enid Burrows

WHITSTABLE, ST. ALPHEGE Clergy: Joyce Outen
Church School:

St. Alphege Infant
Head: Susan Evans

 

Tuesday 13 January 2004

Algoma (Ontario, Canada) - Ronald C Ferris

House of Bishops

WHITSTABLE, ST. ANDREW Clergy: Alex Bienfait

WHITSTABLE, ST.PETER Clergy: Alex Bienfait

 

Wednesday 14 January 2004

Amritsar (North India)
Pradeep Kumar Samantaroy

House of Bishops

SWALECLIFFE, ST. JOHN
Clergy: Amanda Evans

 

Thursday 15 January 2004

Andaman and Car Nicobar Islands (North India)
Edmond Matthew

House of Bishops

SANDWICH DEANERY
Area Dean: Mark Roberts
Lay Chairman: Donald Eldridge
Synod Secretary: Mike Quinton
Treasurer: Jean Winn

 

Friday 16 January 2004

Angola (Southern Africa)

PRAY for the clergy and people of the Missionary Diocese.
Bishop to be selected

DEAL, ST. ANDREW
Clergy: Christopher Lindlar (Priest-in-Charge Designate)

 

Saturday 17 January 2004

Antsiranana, Madagascar (Indian Ocean)

PRAY for the clergy and people
Roger Chung Po Chuen bishop elect

DEAL, ST. GEORGE
Clergy: Chris Spencer, Shiela Porter
Reader: Peter Ryder

 

Sunday 18 January 2004 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18 - 25 January

PRAY for the World Council of Churches and all institutions and organizations promoting Christian unity and for the healing of all schisms within the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church

Diocese: Worcester
Bishop(s): Peter Selby (Diocesan Bishop), David Walker (Bishop of
Dudley)

The Church of Ireland: Province of Dublin
Diocese:
Dublin and Glendalough
Bishop: John Neill (Archbishop and Diocesan)
Local services for Christian Unity

 

Monday 19 January 2004
The Confession of Saint Peter (Trans)

PRAY for all churches in dialogue with the churches of the Anglican Communion Aotearoa (Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia) - Whakahuihui Vercoe

Senior Staff Meeting

DEAL, ST. LEONARD w ST. RICHARD & SHOLDEN
Clergy: David Kendrew Gordon Small
Peggy Fishlock Ann Gillibrand
Readers: David Clippingdale, Nicholas Gillibrand,
Janice Kendrew
Church Schools
:

Parochial Primary
Head: Graham Chisnell

Sholden Primary
Head: Shelagh McPhee

 

Tuesday 20 January 2004

PRAY for the Orthodox churches in communion with the Patriarch of Constantinople

Aotearoa (East Coast Region) (New Zealand and Polynesia)
William Brown Turei

DEAL, THE CARPENTERS ARMS
Clergy: For a priest
Reader: Beverley Newman

 

Wednesday 21 January 2004

PRAY for all churches in communion with the Bishop of Rome Aotearoa (Northern Region) (New Zealand and Polynesia) Te Kitohi Pikaahu

EASTRY w TILMANSTONE
Clergy: For a Priest David Willis
Readers: Tony Johnstone, Jennifer Pilcher,
George Timpson
Church School
:

Eastry Primary
Head: Terry James

 

Thursday 22 January 2004

PRAY for the Coptic Oriental Orthodox and other autonomous and independent churches Aotearoa (South Island) (New Zealand and Polynesia) John Robert Kuru Gray

BEACON MINISTRIES
GREAT MONGEHAM, NORTHBOURNE w BETTESHANGER RIPPLE & SUTTON BY
DOVER
Clergy: Martin Cleeve, Peter Hambrook,
Church School:

Northbourne Primary
Head: Jayne True

 

Friday 23 January 2004

PRAY for churches whose roots are in the protestant reformation Aotearoa (Wellington/Taranaki) (New Zealand and Polynesia) Muru Walters

GOUDHURST w KILNDOWN
Clergy: Peter MacKenzie
Reader:
Jane Mayhew
Church School
:

Goudhurst and Kilndown Primary
Head: Paul Dorrington

 

Saturday 24 January 2004

PRAY for churches in communion with the Churches of the Anglican Communion Arabian Gulf (Pakistan)
Azad Marshall

RINGWOULD w KINGSDOWN
Clergy:
Adrian Fallows John Winn
Reader:
Norman Gilliland
Church School
:

Kingsdown and Ringwould Primary
Head: Janet Murray

 

Sunday 25 January 2004 The Archbishop of Canterbury

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God from whom cometh every good and perfect gift Send down upon the Archbishop of Canterbury the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and that he may continually please thee pour upon him the continual dew of thy blessing Grant this O Lord for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator Jesus Christ Amen

PRAY for the work ministry and witness of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Douglas Williams and for his wife Jane and family.

Diocese: Blackburn
Bishop(s):
Nicholas Reade (Diocesan Bishop)
John Goddard (Bishop of
Burnley)
Stephen Pedley (Bishop of
Lancaster)

The Church of Ireland: Province of Armagh
Diocese: Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
Bishop: Ken Clarke

The work of Churches Together in Kent and local ecumenical initiatives

 

Monday 26 January 2004
The Conversion of Saint Paul (Trans)

PRAY for the Anglican Primate, the chief bishop of every Church in the Communion

SANDWICH, ST. CLEMENT & CARPENTERS ARMS
Clergy: Mark Roberts, Jasmine Roberts
Reader: Maureen Collins

 

Tuesday 27 January 2004

The Arctic (Rupert's Land, Canada)
Andrew P Atagotaaluk; Larry D Robertson; Paul O Idlout

WALMER, ST. MARY w ST. SAVIOUR
Clergy: Bruce Hawkins, Audrey Gallon, Simon Lee
Reader:
Sonia Berry
Church School
:

The Downs Primary
Head: Catherine Karunaratna

 

Wednesday 28 January 2004

Argentina (Southern Cone) - David Leake

WOODNESBOROUGH
Clergy: Nigel Genders
Reader: Donald Baldwin

 

Thursday 29 January 2004

Argyll and The Isles (Scotland) - Douglas Maclean

WORTH, ST. PETER & ST. PAUL
Clergy: Mark Roberts

STAPLE, ST. JAMES
Clergy: Nigel Genders

 

Friday 30 January 2004

Arizona (Province VIII U.S.) - Robert Reed Shahan

Youth and Children’s Workers in the diocese

Diocesan Youth Officer: Tony Washington

Children’s Ministry Advisor: Ted Hurst
Secretary: Sarah Lucas

 

Saturday 31 January 2004

Arkansas (Province VII U.S.) - Larry Earl Maze

BOARD OF MISSION
Chairman: Bishop of
Maidstone
Secretary: Andrew Sewell
Madagascar Link Officer: Colin Preece
Poverty & Hope Appeal Director: John Tipping
European Links Officer: Robin Blount

 

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