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25th - Monday - Bede (735), Doctor
29th - Friday - Ember Day
Llangollen Group: Andrew Sully (V).
Glynceiriog group: Edward Yendall (Pic). For
the WLs and all who look after the churchyards.
Pontfadog: Helen Durnell & Kirsty Williams
(CWs). Give thanks for the links with Pontfadog
school.
Diocese of Northern Malawi - [Central Africa] Bishop Fanuel Emmanuel Magangani
Diocese of Southern Malawi - [Central Africa] Bishop Alinafe Kalemba
26th - Tuesday - Augustine of Canterbury
(605), Bishop
Diocese of Northern Michigan - [Province VI,
Episcopal Church, USA] - Bishop Rayford Ray
Llantysilio’ Church and its ministry to walkers
27th - Wednesday - Ember Day
Diocese of Northern Philippines - Bishop Brent
Alawas, & Miguel Yamoyam, Assistant Bishop
St Collen's Church, Llangollen: - pray for the
negotiations about the shared hall & health
centre building and for an incease in giving and
stewardship
28th - Thursday - Melangell (6th C), Abbess
Diocese of The Northern Territory - [Australia] Bishop Greg Anderson
St John’s Church, Llangollen: Thanks for a
successful grant application for toilet & kitchen
Diocese of Northern Uganda - [Uganda] - Bishop
Johnson Gakumba
30th - Saturday - Ember Day
Diocese of Northwest Texas - [Province VII,
Episcopal Church, USA] - Bishop Scott Mayer
Diocese of Texas - [Province VII, Episcopal Church,
USA] - Bishop Andy Doyle & Assistant Bishops Jeff
Fisher & Dena Harrison
Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog: Jean Payne &
Joan Blakeman (CWs), pray for Ysgol
Cynddelw and the links with the church
31st - Trinity Sunday - The first
Sunday after Pentecost
Pray for the work of the Anglican Centre in Rome Archbishop Sir David Moxon, director.
The Diocese of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island
- (Canada) - Bishop Ronald Wayne Cutler
Llanarmon D.C: Glenys Oldaker & Maisie
Mottershead (CWs). Give thanks for the links
with Llanarmon DC school
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AP / AB
AC
AD
AP
Bp
CC
CMD
CW(s)
DLC
DS
DT
GAS
HT
LC
MA
MAL
MALC
MAS
MAT
Key to abbreviatons
Administrator, Parish / Benefice
Assistant Curate
Area Dean
Associate Priest
Bishop
Chapter Clerk
Continuing Ministerial Development (inservice training for clergy)
Church Warden(s)
Deanery Conference Lay Chair
Deanery Conference Secretary
Deanery Treasurer
Gift Aid Secretary
Headteacher
Lay Chair (PCC)
Mission Area
Mission Area Leader
Mission Area Lay Chair
Mission Area Secretary
Mission Area Treasurer
Org(s)
PA(s)
PinC
PS / BS
PT
PtO
PW(s)
R
Rdr
SC
SW(s)
SWT
TV
V
WLs
Organist(s)
Pastoral Assistant(s)
Priest in Charge
PCC or Parish (or Benefice) Secretary
PCC or Parish Treasurer
Have Permission to Officiate
Parish Warden(s)
Rector
Reader
Safeguarding Co-Ordinator
Sub-Warden(s) or Assistant Wardens
Diocese of South-West Tanganyika
Team Vicar
Vicar
Worship Leaders
Church Schools
VA
Voluntary Aided
VC
Voluntary Controlled
Editor: The Reverend Canon Ian Day, B.A. (Hons)
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Teulu Asaph Cycle of Prayer
May 2015
In our Diocese we pray for Bishop Gregory; Bob Griffiths, Archdeacon of
Wrexham; the Dee Valley Deanery; Sue Huyton Area Dean; Bill Barlow
Secretary, and Stuart Richardson Treasurer.
Introduction
The typographical conventions in this Teulu
Asaph Cycle of Prayer are:
Sundays...
...are highlighted with a larger red font
preceded by a double red line.
Weekdays
...are black with a smaller font preceded by a
single black line.
The sections that follow each of the above
are:..
2nd - Saturday - Athanasius (373), Bishop &
Doctor
Diocese of Newcastle [Australia] - Bishop Greg
Thompson & Peter Stuart, Assistant Bishop
Monachorum, Worthenbury & Marchwiel
Group: Sue Huyton (R), Mike Vellacott (Rdr &
Evangelist).
3rd - Sunday - Fifth Sunday of Easter
Diocese of Ngbo - [Enugu, Nigeria] - Bishop
Christian Ebisike
...The first item is from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer. St. Dunawd’s Church, Bangor on Dee: Brian
and this section ends with a dotted line.
Neale & David Williams (CWs), Huw Jones
(WL). Pray that they might find ways to serve
...The next section features the benefices,
parishes, clergy and officers of the Deanery for the village community. Give thanks for good
links with their local school & for Sara Tate (HT)
whom we are praying in the current month.
Collaborative Ministry areas are highlighted Bishop Gregory at the Baptism of Lucy Rhiannon
in Blue; Benefices/Single Parish Benefices
Erlandson in St Mary’s Church, Ruabon at 9.30am
highlighted in Green; and Constituent
Parishes in Bold. Archdeaconry
4th - Monday
highlighted in Magenta & Deanery in Purple
Diocese of Niagara - [Canada] - Bishop Michael
...The following section includes prayers for Bishop
Allan Bird
Gregory and his engagements.
St Deiniol’s Church, Eyton: Jane Ayee (CW),
...Other objects of prayer from the Diocese, Province Philip Morgan (WL). Pray for hopes to adapt
or Nation.
the building for community use. Pray also for
I hope you find the lay-out helpful. Please let Eyton School, Sue Caldwell (HT)
me have your comments.
God bless,
Ian
1st - Friday - Philip & James, Apostles
Diocese of Newcastle - [England] - Bishop Martin
Wharton & Francis White, Assistant Bishop
Pray for the Archdeaconry of Wrexham and
for Archdeacon Bob. Pray for the Dee Valley
Deanery: For Sue (AD) and the clergy and
laity. Pray for the parish of Lunyanwi (SWT),
twinned with Llangollen, and their priest Fr.
Mathiya Mtweve working with victims of
HIV/AIDS.
5th - Tuesday - Asaph (6th C), Bishop
Diocese of Niassa - [Southern Africa] - Bishop Mark
van Koevering & Manuel Ernesto, Suffragan Bishop
elect of Niassa
St Marcella’s and St Deiniol’s Church,
Marchwiel: Lynne Jones & Heather Rowland
(CWs), Give thanks for the successful “Coffee
& a Chat” and pray for clearer plans to restore
the building. Give thanks for links with
Marchwiel School, Jane Guy, (Acting HT)
6th - Wednesday
Diocese of Nicaragua - [Central America] - Bishop
Sturdie Downs
St Deiniol’s Church, Worthenbury: Peter
Chapman (CW), Clive Ward Williams (Rdr in
training). Give thanks for the care given to this
unique Georgian Church. Pray they may find
ways to serve young families in the village.
Give thanks for the Messy Church Group
praying they keep heart while numbers grow.
7th - Thursday
Diocese of Niger Delta North - [Niger Delta,
Nigeria] - Bishop Ignatius Kattey
Diocese of Niger Delta West - [Niger Delta,
Nigeria] - Bishop Emmanuel Oko-Jaja
Bishop Gregory presiding at the Mathrafal and Pool
Deaneries Confirmation Service, St Myllin’s Church,
Llanfyllin at 11am. Give thanks and pray for those
being confirmed.
11th - Monday - Rogation Day
Diocese of Nnewi - [Niger, Nigeria] - Bishop Dr
Godwin Izundu Nmezinwa Okpala
All Saints’ Church, Pen y Lan: Richard & Tish
Pickles, Jackie Pascoe, Chris & Helen Eardley,
Chris Lightbowne (WLs). Pray for the church
planning its future as part of a small rural
community
Chirk & Froncysyllte Group: Matt Wilkinson
(V), Hilary Prescott (PA and WL). Chirk, Pentre
VC School: Alison Heale (HT) and Ysgol Y
Waun: Kath Eccleston (HT) Give thanks for the
commitment of staff and governors. Pray for a
deepening of the church's relationship with both
schools.
Bishop Gregory attending the meeting about the
future of Ysgol Llanbedr. Please pray for the future of
this thriving church school currently under threat of
closure by Denbighshire CC. Also later Bishop
Gregory at the Installation of Rex Matthias as Canon
Precentor, St Asaph Cathedral at 7pm.
8th - Friday - Julian of Norwich (c.1417)
Diocese of North Central Philippines - Bishop Joel
Atiwag Pachao
Pray for the Bishop’s Staff ’s Strategy Meeting
Diocese of the Niger Delta - [Nigeria] - Bishop
Ralph Ebirien
9th - Saturday - Gregory of Nazianzus (390),
Bishop
Diocese of Niger West - [Niger, Nigeria] - Bishop
Anthony Nkwoka
St Mary's Church, Chirk: Marguerite Fisher,
Marlene Jones, Shirley Short & Ferelith Smith
(CWs), Lesley & James Brown (PS, job share),
Gaynor Parkinson (PT). Give thanks for all the
visitors to their church. Pray the Lord may make
tourists into pilgrims and pilgrims into disciples.
10th - Sunday - Sixth Sunday of Easter:
(Rogation Sunday)
Diocese of Nike - [Enugu, Nigeria] - Bishop Evans
Jonathan Ibeagha
Rhosymedre & Ruabon Group: Kate Tiltman
(V), Trish Owens (AC). St Mary’s Church,
Ruabon: Audrey Powell, Phil Davies, Pauline
Davies, Janet Okell, & Ann Wilkinson (WLs),
Berwyn Thomas (CW & WL) & Jean Audrey
Speare (CWs). Pray for the Youth Group, the
Choir & Junior Church and all their leaders.
Pray for the Parish discerning the way forward
in the light of 20/20 vision, and especially in its
work with the schools and with the young
people in the parish.
St John’s Church, Rhosymedre: Yvonne
Pryce (Ordinand), Rhona Roberts & Marcus
Pipes (WLs), Beulah Griffiths & Kath Jones
(CWs). Pray for links with Rhosymedre School,
Liz Edwards (HT). Pray for the Angorfa project
reaching out to those with mental health issues.
Bishop Gregory and the Diocesan Board of Finance
AGM in The Old School Berriew and later
Consecrating the Cemetery extension at Berriew
13th - Wednesday - Rogation Day
Diocese of North Dakota - [Province VII, Episcopal
Church, USA] - Bishop Michael Smith
Hanmer Group: Clive Hughes (V), David
Butterworth (PtO), Bill Barlow (Rdr),, Sue
Hughes (SC). Give thanks for the WLs who
serve across the parishes of the group. Pray
for expanding their close working as a Group
into the wider context of the Mission Area
Diocese of North Carolina - [Province IV, Episcopal
Church, USA] - Bishop Michael Curry, & William
Gregg, Assistant Bishop
Diocese of Western North Carolina - [Province IV,
Episcopal Church, USA] - Bishop Porter Taylor
Overton & Erbistock Group: David Child
(PinC). St Mary’s Church, Overton on Dee:
Please pray for their 12 new church members
who have made a major impact on their
worship and church life and who have done
much to help their outreach through their use of
social media sites.
Pray for the Bishop’s Staff Meeting
14th - Thursday - Ascension Day
A hymn of glory let us sing, New songs throughout
the world shall ring, Christ, by a road before untrod,
Ascendeth to the throne of God. Alleluia
St Hilary’s Church, Erbistock: Pray for this
small church as it tries to reach out to its small
and scattered community.
Evans (Deputy Wardens), Malcolm Aird (PT),
Fiona Churton (PS & WL), Judith Barlow, &
Alison Moser (WLs). Give thanks for the grant
financing roof repairs. St.Chad’s Hanmer VA
School, Gaynor Purcell (HT). Borderbrook VC
School, Tallarn Green, Fay Green (HT). Pray
for smooth transition into federation with
St.Paul’s VA School, Isycoed
Bishop Gregory and the Provincial Human Resources
Committee
16th - Saturday - Edmwnd Prys (1624), Priest 20th - Wednesday - Chad (672), Bishop
Poet & Translator and John Davies
(1644), Priest & Translator
Diocese of North East India - [North India] Bishop Dr Purely Lyngdoh
Hanmer Group Joint Standing Committee:
Edward Wardle (PT), Cerys Bennett (PS). Give
thanks for the growth of Fresh Expressions of
Church across the Group: eXalt! (women’s
church), Messy Church, Film Church.
17th - Sunday - Seventh Sunday of Easter
Sunday after Ascension Day
Diocese of North Eastern Caribbean & Aruba [West Indies] - Bishop Leroy Brooks
St.John the Baptist’s Church, Bettisfield:
Phil Jones (CW) & Mary Millington (CW & PA),
Sue Jones (PT), Frank Simkiss (Rdr), Maggie
Shaw (PS & WL). Give thanks for the small
band of dedicated volunteers who care for this
church, and also for the close links with the
Methodist chapel
May
St. David's Church, Froncysyllte: Dawn
Jones (CW), Moyra Parkes (PT), Sylvia
Johnson (PS). Pray their links with the
community of Froncysyllte may be strengthed
12th - Tuesday - Rogation Day
15th - Friday - Matthias, Apostle
18th - Monday
Diocese of North Karamoja - [Uganda] - Bishop
James Nasak
Holy Trinity Church, Bronington: Monica
Davies and Christine Henderson (CWs),
Edward Wardle (PT), Cerys Bennett (PS),
Christine Henderson, Sue Hughes & Cerys
Bennett (WLs), Sue Hughes (PA). Give thanks
for the ministry of retiring and newly appointed
parish officers. Bronington VA School, Angie
Birkinshaw (HT), give thanks for the close links
between the church and the school.
Bishop Gregory at the Induction of Quentin Bellamy
as Rector of Old Colwyn and Llanelian in the Church
of St Catherine & St John the Baptist, Old Colwyn at
7pm
19th - Tuesday - Dunstan (988), Bishop
Diocese of North Queensland - Bishop William Ray
& Saibo Mabo, Assistant Bishop
St.Mary Magdalene’s Church, Penley: Viv
Richardson (CW), Phyllis Williams (CW WL &
PA), Stuart Richardson (PT), Clive Richardson
(WL), Lisa Richardson (PA). Penley Madras VA
School, Lynda Houston (HT). Pray as they
prepare to appointment a new HT in September
21st - Thursday
Diocese of North West Australia - Bishop Gary
Nelson
Parishes of Rhosllanerchrugog & Penycae:
Jackie Carter (V), Gordon Thomas, Jeff
Thomas & Val Williams (Rdrs). Pray for Phil
Carey (AC this June). Pray for Gods blessing
on their ministry to young people. For their
work with neighbouring Parish of Ruabon and
Rhosymedre. For a good and fruitful Christian
witness to the communities in which their
churches are placed.
22nd - Friday
Diocese of Northern Argentina - [South America] Bishop Nicholas James Quested Drayson
St Mary's Church, Johnstown: Roger LLoyd
& Bruce Jones (CWs), Sylvia Evans & Margaret
Thomas (WLs). Messy Church, Chatterboxes,
Sunday School; the Infants & Junior Schools
23rd - Saturday
Diocese of Northern Indiana - [Province VI,
Episcopal Church, USA] - Bishop Edward Little
Eglwys Dewi Sant, Rhosllanerchrugog:
Patrick Williams & Eirlys Evans (CWs & WLs).
Pray for Maes Y Mynydd & Ysgol I.D. Hoosen
Primary Schools, Ysgol Y Grango Secondary
School.
24th - The Day of Pentecost
Diocese of North Mbale - [Uganda] - Bishop Samuel Diocese of Northern Luzon - [Philippines] - Vacant
Gidudu
St Thomas’ Church, Penycae: Bill Ellis (CW)
St.Chad’s Church, Hanmer: Lady Hanmer &
& Val Williams (CW & WL), Des Roberts (WL).
Anne Aird (CWs), Bill Barlow, Stuart Tole, & Jim Messy Church & Penycae Primary School