Focus for Prayer

March 2003

Saturday 1 March

Northern Malawi; Southern Malawi (Central Africa)

The Parish of PRESTON-NEXT-FAVERSHAM

Clergy: Stephen Wilson Readers: Margaret Tilley, Lorna Mace

 

Sunday 2 March

The Church in Wales

SAINT DAVID’S (Porvoo)

The Diocesan Service of Welcome for Archbishop Rowan Williams

 

Monday 3 March

Cuernavaca (Mexico)

The Canterbury Diocese Senior Staff Meeting

THE DOWNSFOOT CHURCHES


SELLING, THROWLEY, SHELDWICH, BADLESMERE LEAVELAND

Clergy: John Mason, Michael Johnson, Arthur Skinner

Church School:

Selling Primary - Head: Ian Fidge

 

Tuesday 4 March

Shrove Tuesday

Mexico (Mexico)

The Parish of TEYNHAM

Clergy: Michael Gooch Reader: Robert Kinnear

Church School:

Teynham Parochial Primary - Head: Christine Ford

 

Wednesday 5 March

Ash Wednesday

Accept our repentance, Lord, for the wrongs we have done: and for our blindness to human need and suffering and our indifference to injustice and cruelty

Lent Courses throughout the Canterbury Diocese

Thursday 6 March

Northern Mexico (Mexico)

RECULVER DEANERY

Area Dean: Patrick Sales Lay Chairman: Priscilla Cox

Synod Secretary: Pat Thomas Treasurer: Priscilla Cox

 

Friday 7 March

Southeastern Mexico (Mexico)

THE WANTSUM GROUP OF PARISHES

Clergy: Bob Coles, Peter Gausden, Robert Plant Reader: Sally Willins

 

Saturday 8 March

Western Mexico (Mexico)

Canterbury Diocesan Synod

Church Schools in the Wantsum Group

Chislet Primary - Head: Ted Goodfellow Minster Primary - Head: Joan Hare Monkton Primary - Head: Janet Graham St Nicholas at Wade Primary - Head: Adrian Taylor

 

Sunday 9 March

The Church of Ireland: Province of Dublin

CORK, CLOYNE and ROSS (Porvoo)

The BBC Radio Kent Lent Course starting today

 

Monday 10 March

Butare; Byumba (Rwanda)

The Parish of HERNE, GREENHILL & HOATH

Clergy: Patrick Sales, Jenny Hadlow, John Baker  Readers: Lindsey Pannell, John Scott

Church Schools:

Herne Junior - Head: Rick Bevis Herne Infants - Head: Sylvia Wilson

 

Tuesday 11 March

Cyangugu; Gahini (Rwanda)

The parish of HERNE BAY CHRIST CHURCH AND HAMPTON ST ANDREW

Clergy: Anthony Everett, Mark Morgan, Ann Must

 

 

Wednesday 12 March

Ember Day

Kibungo (Rwanda)

The Parish of RECULVER ST MARY & HERNE BAY, ST BARTHOLOMEW

Clergy: For a Priest-in-charge  Readers: Barbara Nicholson, Roger Verrall

Church School:

Reculver Primary - Head: Gill Burgess

 

Thursday 13 March

Kigali (Rwanda)

The WHITSTABLE TEAM MINISTRY Team Rector & Seasalter St Aphege: Steve Coneys Readers: Anne Moreton, Lizzie Hubbard, Alan Cunningham

 

Friday 14 March

Ember Day

Meeting of the Diocesan Advisory Committee.

Kigeme (Rwanda)

The Parish of WHITSTABLE ST ALPHEGE

Clergy: Joyce Outen

The Parish of WHITSTABLE ST ANDREW

Clergy: Alex Bienfait

Church School:

St Alphege Infants - Head: Susan Evans

 

Saturday 15 March

Ember Day

Shyira; Shyogwe (Rwanda)

The South East Institute for Theological Education and Those in Training
Principal: Alan Le Grys

All youth workers in the diocese

 

Sunday 16 March

The Church of Ireland: Province of Amagh

DOWN and DROMORE(Porvoo)

 

Monday 17 March

St Patrick

For peace in Northern Ireland Dublin and Glendalough; Limerick and Killaloe; Meath and Kildare. (Dublin, Ireland)

The Senior Staff Meeting and their meeting with Area Deans and Lay Chairmen

For the Parish of WHITSTABLE ALL SAINTS

Clergy: For a team vicar

For the Parish of WHITSTABLE ST JOHN SWALECLIFFE & CHESTFIELD

Team Vicar: Amanda Evans

Church School:

Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Junior - Head: Enid Burrows

 

Tuesday 18 March

Cashel and Ossory; Cork, Cloyne and Ross (Dublin, Ireland)

The Meeting of the Archbishop’s Council

SANDWICH DEANERY

Area Dean: Mark Roberts Lay Chairman: Donald Eldridge Synod Secretary: Mike Quinton Treasurer: Peter Trollope

 

Wednesday 19 March

St Joseph

Armagh; Clogher; Connor(Armagh, Ireland)

The Parish of DEAL ST ANDREW

Clergy: For a Priest-in-Charge Readers: Paul Jarvis, Lynne King

 

Thursday 20 March

Derry and Raphoe; Down and Dromore (Armagh, Ireland)

The Parish of SANDWICH

Clergy: Mark Roberts, Jasmine Roberts Reader: Maureen Collins

St Bartholomew’s Hospital Alms-houses

Chaplain: Keith Haggar

 

Friday 21 March

Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh (Armagh, Ireland)

The Parish of DEAL ST LEONARD & SHOLDEN & DEAL ST RICHARDS

Clergy: David Kendrew, Gordon Small, Peggy Fishlock, Peggy Fishlock, Ann Gillibrand Readers: Nicholas Gillibrand, Janice Kendrew, David Clippingdale

Church Schools:

Deal Parochial Primary - Head: Graham Chisnell Sholden Primary - Head: Shelagh McPhee

Saturday 22 March

Tuam, Killala and Achonry (Armagh, Ireland)

Diocesan Parish Links Day in Canterbury Cathedral

The Parish of DEAL ST GEORGE

Clergy: Chris Spencer Reader: Peter Ryder, Sheila Porter

 

Sunday 23 March

The Church of Ireland: Province of Armagh

CLOGHER (Porvoo)

 

Monday 24 March

The Diocese of Bath and Wells; Birmingham; Bristol; Canterbury; Chelmsford (Canterbury, England)

DEAL THE CARPENTERS ARMS

Clergy: Mike Schorah Reader: Beverley Newman

 

Tuesday 25 March

The Annunciation

For the Mothers' Union

The Diocese of Chichester; Coventry; Derby; Ely; Europe

The Parish of EASTRY AND TILMANSTONE

Clergy: Nigel Genders Reader: Jennifer Pilcher

 

Wednesday 26 March

The Diocese of Exeter; Gloucester; Guildford; Hereford; Leicester

THE BEACON MINISTRIES:

GREAT MONGEHAM, RIPPLE, SUTTON-BY-DOVER, NORTHBOURNE
Clergy: Martin Cleeve, Peter Hambook

Church School:

Northbourne Primary - Head: Jayne True

 

Thursday 27 March

The Diocese of Lichfield; Lincoln; London; Norwich; Oxford

The Parish of KINGSWOULD & KINGSDOWN

Clergy: Adrian Fallows, John Winn Reader: Norman Gilliland

Church School:

Kingsdown Primary Head: Janet Murray

The Community of the Sisters of the Church

 

Friday 28 March

The Diocese of Peterborough; Portsmouth; Rochester; St Albans; St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich

The Parish of WALMER

Clergy: Bruce Hawkins, Leslie Harding, Simon Lee

Church School:

The Downs Primary - Head: Catherine Karunaratna

 

Saturday 29 March

The Diocese of Salisbury; Southwark; Truro; Winchester; Worcester

WOODNESBOROUGH, WORTH & STAPLE

Clergy: John Batson, David Willis

 

Sunday 30 March

Mothering Sunday The Church of Sweden

SKARA (Porvoo)

 

Monday 31 March

The Diocese of Chennai; Coimbatore; Dornakal; East Kerala (South India)

The Canterbury Diocese Senior Staff Meeting

Clergy working with the Bishop’s Permission to officiate

Readers working with Bishop’s Permission to officiate

Readers Emeritus

 

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