Calendar of
Intercessions
October 2014
The Diocese
of Canterbury
Sunday 28 September • 15th Sunday after Trinity
Ramsgate: St Mark
Reader: Prim Williamson
Pray for all those who have been invited
‘back to church’ today.
Pray for the new Readers being licensed
this evening: Martin Lees, Barry Lock, Ann
McDonald and Gavin Netherton.
PRAY for The Episcopal Church The Most
Revd Dr Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding
Bishop of TEC
Clergy: Chris Skingley
Monday 29 September
St Andrew, Reading Street
Clergy: Philip Musindi
Reader: Michael Hawthorne
Pray for the meeting at the Creative
Mission Forum and for church communities
developing new mission opportunities.
Ideato - (Owerri, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Caleb Maduoma
Tuesday 30 September
St Laurence-in-Thanet
Clergy: Shola Aoko, Ken Cox
Reader: Mary Butcher
St Laurence-in-Thanet Junior Academy:
Michelle Palmer
Idoani - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Ezekiel Dahunsi
Wednesday 1 October
St Peter-in-Thanet: St Peter the Apostle
Clergy: Jonathan Cruickshank,
St George’s CE Foundation School:
Christine Arnold
Kim Stoner
St Peter in Thanet CE Junior School:
Sharon Irvine
Ife - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Oluwole
Odubogun
Thursday 2 October
Wantsum Group (Chislet: St Mary the Virgin, Minster: St Mary the Virgin, Monkton: St
Mary Magdalene, St Nicholas-at-Wade: St Nicholas)
Clergy: Richard Braddy, Jim Rosenthal
Reader: Sally Willins
Chislet CE and Hoath Primary School:
Andrea Noakes
Minster CE Primary School: Wendy Stone
Monkton CE Primary School: Janet Graham
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St Nicholas at Wade CE Primary School:
Heather Kemp
Ife East - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Oluseyi Oyelade
Friday 3 October
Westgate-on-Sea: St James
Clergy: Stephen Rae
Ifo - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Nathaniel
Oladejo Ogundipe
Saturday 4 October
Westgate-on-Sea: St Saviour
Clergy: Paul Worledge, Barbara Way
St Saviour’s CE Junior School: Jane Troth
Pray for churchwardens of Maidstone
Archdeaconry who meet today at the
Churchwardens’ Consultations.
Igbomina - (Kwara, Nigeria) The Most Revd
Michael Akinyemi
Igbomina - West - (Kwara, Nigeria) The Rt
Revd James Akinola
Sunday 5 October • 16th Sunday after Trinity
People & Clergy of WEST BRIDGE DEANERY
Area Dean: Paul Ratcliff
Lay Chair: John Willis
Secretary: Leonard Budd
Treasurer: Caroline Spencer
Clergy with Permission to Officiate
Pray for the County Harvest service for
farmers and those who work on the land.
Please pray for Sue Starkings as she joins
the King’s Wood Benefice as Associate
Priest. Pray that our new benefice structure
will help us meet the challenges of mission
and service. Also for the new Parish Upon
the Hills and Petham as they seek an
Associate Priest to work within the Wye
Benefice.
PRAY for The Church in Wales The Most
Revd Dr Barry Morgan Archbishop of Wales
& Bishop of Llandaff
Monday 6 October
Chartham and Upper Hardres with Stelling
Clergy: Philip Brown, Lynne Rogers,
Stelling Minnis CE Primary School:
Nick Ratcliffe, Phil Greig
John Gray
Ihiala - (Niger, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Ralph
Okafor
Tuesday 7 October
King’s Wood (Challock: St Cosmas & St Damian and Molash: St Peter, Chilham: St
Mary, Crundale: St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Godmersham: St Lawrence the Martyr)
Clergy: Paul Ratcliff
St Mary’s CE Primary School:
Richard Williams
Ijebu - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Ezekiel
Awosoga
Ijebu - North - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Solomon Kuponu
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Wednesday 8 October
The United Wye Benefice (Boughton Aluph and Eastwell, Brook: St Mary, Petham: All
Saints, Upon the Hills, Wye: St Gregory & St Martin with Hinxhill: St Mary)
Clergy: Ravi Holy, Linda Cross
Readers: Kevin Rall, Paul Burnham, Clare
Hiscock, Maureen Burnham, Sylvia Geen
Bodsham CE Primary School (Federated w
Saltwood): Liz Pettersen
Ijesa North East - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt
Revd Joseph Olusola
Thursday 9 October
Allington: St Nicholas w Maidstone: St Peter
Clergy: Chris Lavender
Readers: Mary Garrett, Dianne White
Ijesha North - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Titus Fajemirokun
Friday 10 October
Loose: All Saints
Clergy: Steven Price, Chris Thom
Reader: David Parry
Ijumu - (Lokoja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Ezekiel Ikupolati
Ikara - (Kaduna, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Yusuf
Janfalan
Saturday 11 October
Maidstone: All Saints w St Philip w St Stephen (Tovil)
Please pray for the benefice which is in
interregnum
Archbishop Courtenay School:
Pray for churchwardens of Canterbury
Archdeaconry who meet today at the
Churchwardens’ Consultations.
Justine Brown
Ikeduru - (Owerri, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Emmanuel Maduwike
Sunday 12 October • 17th Sunday after Trinity
People & Clergy of MAIDSTONE DEANERY
Area Dean: Andrew Sewell
Lay Chair: Diane Enfield
Secretary: Anne Cole
Treasurer: Robert Lander
Clergy with Permission to Officiate
Give thanks that Maidstone Deanery is
now a Group Ministry, for the healthy
relationships underlying this structural
change and for our work in making the
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Gospel known. Pray for the growing crossdenominational links, bearing fruit in Street
Pastors, the Winter Shelter and Chaplaincy
to Fremlin Walk Shopping Centre. For
Ian Parrish, in the immense challenge of
becoming Parish Priest of All Saints, St
Philips and St Stephen’s; for St Martin’s and
St Faith’s as they look for new clergy.
PRAY for The Church of the Province of
West Africa Gambia - (West Africa) Vacant
Monday 13 October
Maidstone: St Andrew (Barming Heath)
Clergy: Chris Lavender
Reader: John Sweetman
Ikka - (Bendel, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Peter
Onekpe
Tuesday 14 October
Maidstone: St Faith
Clergy: Phil Sheldrake
Readers: Sue Shaw, Raymond Pinder,
Anne McVittie
Ikwo - (Enugu, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Kenneth Ifemene
Ikwerre - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Blessing Enyindah
Wednesday 15 October
Maidstone: St Luke the Evangelist
Clergy: Chris Key, Arthur Houston,
Reader: Chris Meigh
Robin Williamson
Ikwuano - (Aba, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Chigozirim Onyegbule
Thursday 16 October
Maidstone: St Martin w Parkwood: Christ Church
Clergy: Joyce Addison, Arthur Houston
Readers: Robin Fassenfelt, Marian Sidwell,
Linda Thatcher
Pray for the Archbishop’s Council who are
meeting tonight.
Ilaje - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Fredrick
Olugbemi
Friday 17 October
Maidstone: St Michael & All Angels
Clergy: Peter Rowe
Reader: Eleanor Relle
St Michael’s CE School’s Federation Infant
and Junior Schools: Lorna Priddle
Ile - Oluji - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Samson Adekunle
Saturday 18 October
Maidstone: St Paul
Clergy: Andrew Sewell, Ian Parrish
Readers: Katy Carter, Maureen Thomas
Ilesa - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Dr
Olubayu Sowale
Pray for churchwardens of Ashford
Archdeaconry who meet today at the
Churchwardens’ Consultations.
Ilesa South West - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt
Revd Samuel Egbebunmi
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Sunday 19 October • 18th Sunday after Trinity
People & Clergy of NORTH DOWNS DEANERY
Area Dean: Steve Hughes
Lay Chair: Bruce Rylands
Treasurer: Michael Taylor
Clergy with Permission to Officiate
incumbent. Nigel Fry at Hollingbourne and
his wife as they prepare for his retirement.
For Len Valley as they prepare for life
without their youth worker (at least short
term). For the Deanery, Lay Chair and
Area Dean as they prepare for the Deanery
Retreat and as they work more closely.
On St Lukestide, pray for those needing
healing.
PRAY for The Church in the Province of the
West Indies The Most Revd & The Hon Dr
John Holder Archbishop of West Indies &
Pray for Boxley, Detling and Grove Green as
Bishop of Barbados
they begin the process of appointing a new
Monday 20 October
Bearsted: Holy Cross w Thurnham: St Mary the Virgin
Clergy: John Corbyn, Alan Pinnegar
Readers: Virginia Corbyn, James Gibson
Thurnham CE Infant School: Chris James
Indianapolis - (V, The Episcopal Church)
The Rt Revd Catherine Waynick
Iowa - (VI, The Episcopal Church) The Rt
Revd Alan Scarfe
Tuesday 21 October
Boughton Monchelsea: St Peter
Clergy: Geoff Davis
Iran - (Jerusalem & Middle East) The Rt
Revd Azad Marshall
Wednesday 22 October
Boxley: St Mary the Virgin & All Saints w Detling: St Martin
Please pray for the benefice which is in
interregnum
St John’s CE Primary School:
Irele - Eseodo - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt
Revd Felix Akinbuluma
Tim Harrington
Thursday 23 October
Hollingbourne: All Saints & Hucking: St Margaret w Leeds: St Nicholas & Broomfield:
St Margaret
Clergy: Nigel Fry
Leeds & Broomfield CE Primary School:
Steve McGill
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Isial-Ngwa South - (Aba, Nigeria) The Rt
Revd Isaac Nwaobia
Isiala-Ngwa - (Aba, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Owen Azubuike
Friday 24 October
Len Valley Benefice (Boughton Malherbe: St Nicholas, Harrietsham: St John the
Baptist, Lenham: St Mary, Ulcombe: All Saints)
Clergy: Dick Venn, Millie Hart
Ulcombe CE Primary School:
Reader: Joan Drury
Emma Hickling
Harrietsham CE Primary School: Julie Silk
Isikwuato - (Aba, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Manasses Chijiokem Okere
Saturday 25 October
Otham: St Nicholas w Langley: St Mary
Clergy: Steve Hughes
Jabalpur - (North India) The Rt Revd Dr
Prem Singh
Sunday 26 October • Last Sunday after Trinity
People & Clergy of OSPRINGE DEANERY
Area Dean: Steve Lillicrap
Lay Chair: Bob Sutton
Secretary: Jean Hewett
Treasurer: Hilary Tulett
Clergy with Permission to Officiate
We give thanks for new people coming to
faith in Jesus. Please pray for those who
will be confirmed in the Deanery, later this
Autumn.
Please pray for God given direction
and wisdom for those parishes who are
considering Pastoral Re-organisation which
is affecting a number of Benefices in the
Deanery. Pray for the Deanery Synod,
in its new triennium, as we support and
encourage one another in God’s Mission in
the Deanery.
PRAY for The Church of Ceylon (E-P to the
Archbishop of Canterbury)
Colombo - (Ceylon) The Rt Revd Dhiloraj
Ranjit Canagasabey
Kurunagala - (Ceylon) The Rt Revd Greg
Shantha Kumar Francis
Monday 27 October
Boughton-under-Blean: St Peter & St Paul & St Barnabas w Dunkirk & Hernhill: St
Michael
Clergy: Jean Burrows
Hernhill CE Primary School:
Reader: Keith Clark
Brenda Windsor
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk MP
School: Hugh Greenwood
Jaffna - (South India) The Rt Revd Dr Daniel
Selvaratnam Thiagarajah
Tuesday 28 October
Brents & Davington: St Mary Magdalene
Clergy: Simon Rowlands, Tracey Bateson
Jalingo - (Jos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Timothy
Yahaya
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Wednesday 29 October
Downsfoot (Badlesmere: St Leonard w Leaveland: St Laurence, Selling: St Mary the
Virgin, Sheldwich: St James)
Clergy: Lorraine Apps-Huggins
Selling CE Primary School (The Village
Academy): Ian Fidge and Kristina Dyer
Jamaica & The Cayman Islands - (West
Indies) The Rt Revd Dr Howard Gregory
Jamaica - Kingston - (West Indies) The Rt
Revd Dr Robert Thompson
Jamaica - Mandeville - (West Indies) Vacant
Jamaica - Montego Bay - (West Indies) The
Rt Revd Leon Paul Golding
Thursday 30 October
Faversham: St Mary of Charity
Clergy: Simon Rowlands, Tracey Bateson
St Mary of Charity CE Primary School:
Pauline Hann
Jebba - (Kwara, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Timothy Adewole
Friday 31 October
Goodnestone w Graveney
Clergy: Gillian Reed
Johannesburg - (Southern Africa) The Rt
Revd Stephen Mosimanegape Moreo
Saturday 1 November
High Downs (Eastling: St Mary, Stalisfield: St Mary, Throwley: St Michael & All
Angels)
Clergy: Donald Lawton
Readers: Hugh Perks, Norman Fowler
Jos - (Jos, Nigeria) The Most Revd
Benjamin Kwashi
Daily prayer for the month
Please pray for Archbishop Justin, for Bishop Trevor, Dean Robert and the Cathedral,
Provincial Episcopal Visitor Bishop Norman and for the people and clergy of the diocese.
Please pray for the Diocese as we seek to:
• grow the church numerically and spiritually
• re-imagine ministry
• build partnerships that enrich communities
Pray for our overseas partners in Anglican Church in Madagascar and the Province of the
Indian Ocean, for the Diocese of Arras, for our partnership with the Lutheran church in
Markgraflerland and Zossen Flaming, and the Diocese of Bodø (Norway).
Prayers in italic are from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer.