Changes from the printed edition of the Prayer Calendar are indicated as follows: Strike-throughs mark deleted material. Bold print indicates added material.

 

Week of Sunday, April 6, 2008

The 3rd Sunday of Easter

DIOCESE OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA

Pray for the people and mission of Emmanuel, Bristol. Pray also for the mission of the Fresh Start program, serving clergy who are new to our diocese. Give thanks for the ministry of all parish secretaries and administrators.

DIOCESE OF BRADFORD

Pray for the Diocesan Ecumenical Officer, Peter Mott, and for the setting up of an ecumenical task group. Pray also for the four local ecumenical projects in the diocese.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SUDAN

Pray for the Diocese of Port Sudan and the Rt. Rev. Yousif Abdalla Kuku. Pray also for the Commission for Worship and Liturgy.

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER—check their Web site for changes

Sunday 06 April 2008

Pray for Hong King Sheng Kung Hui, Hong Kong Island – (Hong Kong) The Most Rev. Paul Kwong.

Monday 07 April 2008

Calcutta – (North India) The Rt. Rev. P. S. P. Raju

Tuesday 08 April 2008

Caledonia – (British Columbia & the Yukon, Canada) The Rt. Rev. William John Anderson

Wednesday 09 April 2008

Calgary – (Rupert’s Land, Canada) The Rt. Rev. Derek Hoskin

Suffragan Bishop of Calgary – (Rupert’s Land, Canada) The Rt. Rev. Gary Frederick Woolsey

Thursday 10 April 2008

California – (Province VIII, USA) The Rt. Rev. William Edwin Swing

Bishop elect of California – (Province VIII, USA) The Rt. Rev. Mark H. Andrus

Friday 11 April 2008

Cameroon (Region Missionaire) – (West Africa) Vacant

Saturday 12 April 2008

Canberra & Goulburn – (New South Wales, Australia) The Rt. Rev. George Victor Browning

1. Regional Bishop in Wagga Wagga – (New South Wales, Australia) The Rt. Rev. Allan Ewing

2. Assistant Bishop of Canberra & Goulburn – (New South Wales, Australia) The Rt. Rev. Trevor Edwards

3. Suffragan Bishop of Canberry & Goulburn – (New South Wales, Australia) The Rt. Rev. Thomas Robert Frame

Week of Sunday, April 13, 2008

The 4th Sunday of Easter

DIOCESE OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA

Pray for the people and mission of St. Thomas, Christiansburg, and for their priest, the Rev. Phyllis Spiegel. Give thanks for the ministry of all retired clergy, their spouses and survivors. Pray also for the work of those participating in the New River Convocation meeting this afternoon.

DIOCESE OF BRADFORD

Pray for the work of Steve Allen, Diocesan Training Officer. Pray for the continuing development of the new Reader Training Course and the building up of the new Skipton venue. Pray for the work of the Ministry and Mission Team to develop local ministry teams. Pray for the running of the Foundation Degree in Theology and Ministry with thirty-four students, and also a variety of other training opportunities. Pray for the introduction of the fourth year of the Foundation.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SUDAN

Pray for the Diocese of El Obeid and the Rt. Rev. Ismail Gabriel Abudigin. Pray for all the people of Darfur, for peace resolutions and effective lasting work among the Sudanese government, the African Union, and the UN.

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER—check their Web site for changes

Sunday 13 April 2008

Pray for the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean, the Most Rev. Gerald James (Ian) Ernest, Archbishop, Province of the Indian Ocean & Bishop of Mauritius.

Monday 14 April 2008

Cape Coast – (West Africa) The Rt. Rev. Daniel Allotey

Tuesday 15 April 2008

The Most Rev. Njongonkulu Winston Hugh Ndungane, Archbishop of Capetown

Suffragan Bishop of Cape Town – (South Africa) The Rt. Rev. Garth Quinton Counsell

Wednesday 16 April 2008

Carlisle – (York, England) The Rt. Rev. Geoffrey Graham Dow

Carlisle – Penrith – (York, England) The Rt. Rev. James William Scobie Newcome

Thursday 17 April 2008

Cashel & Ossory – (Dublin, Ireland) The Rt. Rev. Michael Andrew James Burrows

Friday 18 March 2008

Central Buganda – (Uganda) The Rt. Rev. Jackson Matovu

Saturday 19 March 2008

Central Ecuador – (Province IX, USA) Vacant

Week of Sunday, April 20, 2008

The 5th Sunday of Easter

DIOCESE OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA

Pray for the people and mission of St. John’s, Waynesboro; for their priest, the Rev. Kim Webster; and for their link parish, St. James the Great, Woodhall. Pray for the work of the Augusta Convocation meeting this afternoon. Pray also for all refugees who have been resettled in our diocese. Give thanks for the ministry of the Marc Nikkel School in Sudan.

DIOCESE OF BRADFORD

Pray for clergy spouses and their families in their role as leaders of worship and witness, and also as initiators of mission and pastoral care in the parishes.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SUDAN

Give thanks for the ministry of Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul. Pray for the Diocese of Yambio and the Rt. Rev. Peter Munde Yacoub. Pray also for all Sudanese who are without shelter and those who are hungry and thirsty.

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER—check their Web site for changes

Sunday 20 April 2008

Pray for the Church of Ireland, the Most Rev. Alan Edwin Thomas Harper, Primate of All Ireland & Archbishop of Armagh.

Monday 21 April 2008

Central Florida – (Province IV, USA) The Rt. Rev. John W. Howe

Assisting Bishop of Central Florida – (Province IV, USA) The Rt. Rev. Hugo L. Pina-Lopez

Tuesday 22 April 2008

Central Gulf Coast – (Province IV, USA) The Rt. Rev. Philip Menzie Duncan

Wednesday 23 April 2008

The Most Rev. Sir Ellison Leslie Pogo, Archbishop of Melanesia & Bishop of Central Melanesia

Thursday 24 April 2008

Central New York – (Province II, USA) The Rt. Rev. Gladstone Skip Adams

Friday 25 April 2008

Central Newfoundland – (Canada, Canada) The Rt. Rev. David Torraville

Saturday 26 April 2008

Central Pennsylvania – (Province III, USA) The Rt. Rev. Nathan D. Baxter

Week of Sunday, April 27, 2008

The 6th Sunday of Easter

DIOCESE OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA

Pray for the people and mission of St. Stephen’s, Forest; for their priest, the Rev. Christopher Heying; and for their link parish, St. Mary the Virgin, Oxenhope. Pray for the work of those participating in the Lynchburg Convocation meeting this afternoon. Pray also that we may see our gifts to God as an affirmation of love for God and the relationship we enjoy. Give thanks for the ministry of the United Thank Offering.

DIOCESE OF BRADFORD

Pray for Rod Anderson, Chaplain to Bradford University and Bradford College, as he explores new ways in which a University Chaplaincy Service can be delivered by the Diocese working ecumenically with other faith chaplains under the Board of Education.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SUDAN

Give thanks for the ministry of Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul. Pray for the Diocese of Lui and the Rt. Rev. Bullen Dolli. Pray also for the Humanitarian Aid and Development Commission.

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER—check their Web site for changes

Sunday 27 April 2008

Pray for the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the Most Rev. Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu, Primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai & Bishop of Hokkaido.

Monday 28 April 2008

Central Philippines – (Philippines) The Rt. Rev. Dixie Copanut Taclobao

Tuesday 29 April 2008

Central Solomons – (Melanesia) The Rt. Rev. Charles Koete

Wednesday 30 April 2008

Central Tanganyika – (Tanzania) The Rt. Rev. Godfrey Mdimi Mhogolo

Central Tanganyika – Tanzania) The Rt. Rev. Ainea Kusenha

Thursday 01 May 2008

Central Zambia – (Central Africa) The Rt. Rev. Derek Kamukwamba

Friday 02 May 2008

Central Zimbabwe – (Central Africa) The Rt. Rev. Ishmael Mukuwanda

Saturday 03 May 2008

The Most Rev. Joel Vidyasagar Mal, Moderator, CNI & Bishop of Chandigarh