PRAYING TOGETHER

June 2020

Bishop of Leeds

Nick Baines - Bishop of Leeds

Bradford Episcopal Area/Bradford Archdeaconry

Toby Howarth - Area Bishop of Bradford

Andy Jolley - Archdeacon of Bradford Huddersfield Episcopal Area/Halifax Archdeaconry

Jonathan Gibbs - Area Bishop of Huddersfield

Anne Dawtry - Archdeacon of Halifax Leeds Episcopal Area/Leeds Archdeaconry

Paul Slater - Bishop of Kirkstall Paul Ayers - Archdeacon of Leeds

Ripon Episcopal Area/Richmond and Craven Archdeaconry

Helen-Ann Hartley - Area Bishop of Ripon

Jonathan Gough - Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven Wakefield Episcopal Area/Pontefract Archdeaconry

Tony Robinson - Area Bishop of Wakefield

Peter Townley - Archdeacon of Pontefract Diocesan Office Jonathan Wood - Diocesan Secretary Deans of the Cathedrals

Jerry Lepine - Bradford John Dobson - Ripon

Simon Cowling - Wakefield

Monday 1st June Justin, Martyr at Rome, c165

B: Normanton Ch: Normanton All Saints

C: Incumbent – Alan Murray R: Jo Reid, Andy Vanstan

S: Normanton All Saints C of E VA Infant School H: Amy Stone AC: Nebraska (The Episcopal Church) The Revd Scott Barker Akot (South Sudan) Isaac Dhieu Ater Irele - Eseodo (Nigeria) Vacant

Tuesday 2nd June B: North Wakefield

Ch: Alverthorpe St Paul Outwood St Mary Magdalene Wrenthorpe St Anne

C: Incumbent – Glen Coggins Assistant Curate -David Teece,

Associate Priest - Jo Kershaw Associate Priest - Joanthan Bish R: Victoria Wilson, David Greenwood-Haigh, Angela Coggins, Daniel Park S: Alverthorpe St Paul’s CofE (VA) Junior and Infant School Stanley St Peter’s Primary School

H: Lee Swift, J Fish AC: Nelson (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) Steve Maina Akure (Nigeria) Simeon Borokini Isial-Ngwa South (Nigeria) Isaac Nwaobia

Wednesday 3rd June The Martyrs of Uganda, 1885-7 and 1977

B: Northowram Ch: Northowram St Matthew

C: Incumbent – Vacant Associate Priest - James Allison

R: Simon Johnson AC: Nevada (The Episcopal Church) Dan Edwards Alabama (The Episcopal Church) John McKee Sloan

Thursday 4th June Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century

B: Oakworth Ch: Newsholme St John Oakworth Christ Church C: Incumbent – Vacant Associate Priest – Bryony Partridge R: Philip Cullingworth, Sharon Quinn AC: New Busa (Nigeria) Israel Amoo Alaska (The Episcopal Church) Mark Lattime Albany (The Episcopal Church) William Love

Friday 5th June Boniface (Wynfrith) of Crediton, Bishop, Apostle of Germany, Martyr, 754

B: Ossett and Gawthorpe Ch: Ossett Trinty Church C: Incumbent – Vacant R: Duncan Smith, Linda Musgrave, Katherine Brackley

S: Ossett Holy Trinity CofE (VA) Primary School H: Auriel Wray AC: New Guinea Islands, The (Papua New Guinea) Dennis Kabekabe Algoma (Canada) Anne Germond

Saturday 6th June Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945

B: Otley Ch: Otley All Saints C: Incumbent – Graham Buttanshaw R: Jackie Hird, Janet Buttanshaw

S: Otley All Saints Cof E VC Primary School H: Ian Thomson-Smith AC: New Hampshire (The Episcopal Church) Robert Hirschfeld All Saints Cathedral Diocese (Kenya) Jackson Ole Sapit (Primate) Isikwuato (Nigeria) Manasses Chijiokem Okere

Sunday 7th June

Please pray for our Retired Clergy and those holding Permission to Officiate across the Diocese, for the invaluable support they provide in our parishes. AC: Pray for La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico Francisco Moreno - Presiding Bishop of La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico & Bishop of Northern Mexico

Monday 8th June Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Nonjuror, Hymn Writer, 1711

B: Ovenden Ch: Ovenden St George the Martyr

C: Priest in Charge – Alan Maxwell R: Darrell Bishop AC: New Jersey (The Episcopal Church) William Stokes Amazon (Brazil) Marinez Rosa Dos Santos Bassotto Jabalpur (North India) Dr Prem Chand Singh

Tuesday 9th June Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597 Ephrem of Syria, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Teacher of the Faith, 373

B: Oxenhope Ch: Oxenhope St Mary the Virgin

C: Incumbent – Cat Thatcher S: Oxenhope C of E Primary School

AC: New Westminster (Canada) Melissa Skelton Amichi (Nigeria) Ephraim Ikeakor Jaffna (South India) Daniel Selvaratnam Thiagarajah

Wednesday 10th June

B: Pannal with Beckwithshaw Ch: Beckwithshaw St Michael and All Angels Pannal St Robert of Knaresborough

C: Incumbent – John Smith Assistant Curate – Abbie Palmer

AC: New York (The Episcopal Church) Andrew Dietsche Amritsar (North India) Dr Pradeep Samantaroy

Thursday 11th June Barnabas the Apostle

B: Penhill Ch: Aysgarth St Andrew Bolton St Oswald Preston under Scar St Margaret Redmire St Mary Thornton Rust Mission Room West Witton St Bartholomew

C: Incumbent – Tom Ringland. Associate Priest – Penny Yeadon

R: Gillian Vyner, Ian Ferguson S: West Burton C of E Primary School

H: Charlotte Harper AC: Newala (Tanzania) Oscar Mnung'a Andaman & Car Nicobar Islands (North India) Christopher Paul Angola (Missionary Diocese) (Southern Africa) Andre Soares

Friday 12th June B: Pontefract

Ch: Pontefract All Saints Chequerfield St Mary Pontefract St Giles

C: Incumbent – June Lawson Associate Priest – Wayne Phillips Associate Priest – Mark Watkins Assistant Curate – Michael Taylor Assistant Curate – Rod Walker

R: Anita Hayes, David Brooks S: St Giles C of E Academy (Pontefract)

H: Richard Grace AC: Newark (The Episcopal Church) Carlye J Hughes Ankole (Uganda) Sheldon Frederick Mwesigwa

Saturday 13th June B: Potternewton with Little London

Ch: Leeds All Souls Potternewton St Martin

C: Incumbent – Nicholas lo Polito Associate Priest- Jane De Gay Associate Priest – Helen Banks

R: Anthony Jowitt, Ann Nicholl AC: Newcastle (Australia) Dr Peter Stuart Newcastle (England) Christine Hardman

Sunday 14th June Richard Baxter, Puritan Divine, 1691 Please pray for those cautiously emerging from homes and gardens and meeting with friends and families; that social distancing will be respected and there will continue to be understanding about the importance of keeping ourselves and each other safe. AC: Pray for the Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma) Stephen Than Myint Oo - Archbishop of Myanmar and Bishop of Yangon Monday 15th June Evelyn Underhill, Spiritual Writer, 1941

B: Pudsey Ch: Pudsey St Lawrence

C: Incumbent – Richard Dimery Assistant Curate – Sarah Harrison

R: John Taylor, Shirley Connell AC: Ngbo (Nigeria) Godwin A. Awoke Antananarivo (Indian Ocean) Samoela Jaona Ranarivelo Jalingo (Nigeria) Foreman Nedison

Tuesday 16th June Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253 Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Philosopher, 1752

B: Queensbury Ch: Queensbury Holy Trinity

C: Incumbent- Stephen Gott R: Carol Bower AC: Niagara (Canada) Susan Jennifer Anne Bell Antsiranana (Indian Ocean) Theophile Botomazava Jamaica & The Cayman Islands (West Indies) Howard Gregory

Wednesday 17th June Samuel and Henrietta Barnett, Social Reformers, 1913 and 1936

B: Rastrick Ch: Rastrick St John the Divine Rastrick St Matthew

C: Incumbent – Vacant R: Alan Hoggard, Glenn Tatton, John Motherdale AC: Niassa (Southern Africa) Vicente Msossa Aotearoa (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) Don Tamihere

Thursday 18th June Bernard Mizeki, Apostle of the MaShona, Martyr, 1896

B: Ravensthorpe and Thornhill Lees with Saville Town Ch: Ravensthorpe St Saviour

C: Priest in Charge – George Spencer S: Headfield CE (VC) Junior School Ravensthorpe CE (VC) Junior School Saville Town CE (VC) Infant and Nursery School Thornhill Lees CE (VC) Infant and Nursery School

H: Sheldon Parkin, Debbie Douglas, Louise Brown AC: Nicaragua (Central America) Sturdie Downs Argentina (South America) Gregory James Venables Argyll & The Isles (Scotland) Kevin Pearson

Friday 19th June Sundar Singh of India, Sadhu (holy man), Evangelist, Teacher of the Faith, 1929

B: Rawdon Ch: Rawdon St Peter

C: Incumbent – Mark Smith R: Carol Dearden

S: Rawdon St Peter C of E (VC) Primary School H: Caroline Sibson AC: Niger Delta North (Nigeria) Wisdom Buwu Ihunwo Niger Delta West (Nigeria) Emmanuel Oko-Jaja The Niger Delta (Nigeria) Ralph Ebirien Niger West (Nigeria) Johnson Ekwe

Saturday 20th June B: Richmond with Hudswell and Downholme and Marske

Ch: Downholme St Michael and All Angels Marske St Edmund Richmond St Mary C: Incumbent – Marin Fletcher

R: George Alderson, Scott Lunn S: Richmond C of E Primary School St Francis Xavier RC/CE Voluntary Aided School (Richmond)

H: L Hodges, Kate Williamson, Sharon Keelan-Beardsley AC: Nike (Nigeria) Christian Onyia Arizona (The Episcopal Church) Jennifer Reddall Jebba (Nigeria) Timothy Adewole

Sunday 21st June Please pray that, after Covid-19, there will be ‘no going back’ to normal levels of pollution and environmental damage, and that 2020 will be the year we do whatever it takes to look after our planet. AC: Pray for the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba - Metropolitan & Primate of all Nigeria & Bishop of Abuja

Monday 22nd June Alban, first Martyr of Britain, c250

B: Ripon Cathedral Ch: Bishop Monkton St John the Baptist Burton Leonard St Leonard Littlethorpe St Michael and All Angels Ripon Bondgate St John the Baptist Ripon St Peter and St Wilfrid (Cathedral) Sharow St John the Evangelist C: Associate Priest – Ruth Newton Assistant Curate – Caitlin Carmichael-Davis R: Michelle Dearlove, John Baldini, Yvonne Jefferies, Dorothy Taylor, John

Whelan, Loretta Williams, Ruth Grenfell S: Bishop Monkton C of E Primary School Burton Leonard C of E Primary School Ripon Cathedral C of E VA Primary School Sharow C of E VC Primary School

H: Sally Cowling, Steven Holmes, Jacqui Palmer, Amanda Townson AC: Nimule Area (South Sudan) Martin Abuni Arkansas (The Episcopal Church) Larry Benfield Jerusalem (Jerusalem & Middle East) Suheil Dawani

Tuesday 23rd June Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c678

B: Ripon Holy Trinity Ch: Ripon Holy Trinity

C: Incumbent – Chris Butler R: Jill Bailey, Jane Foster, Deborah Pitt, Peter Hitching

S: Holy Trinity C of E VC Infant School and Nursery (Ripon) Holy Trinity C of E VC Junior School (Ripon)

H: Paul Bowlas AC: Nnewi (Nigeria) Godwin Izundu Nmezinwa Okpala Armagh (Ireland) Vacant Johannesburg (Southern Africa) Stephen Mosimanegape Moreo

Wednesday 24th June The Birth of John the Baptist

B: Ripponden St Bartholomew Ch: Ripponden St Bartholomew

C: Priest in Charge – Stephen Southgate S: St John’s Church of England Primary School (Rishworth)

H: Joanna Wsyliw AC: Nord Kivu (Congo) Muhindo Isesomo Armidale (Australia) Richard Lewers

Thursday 25th June B: Rothwell, Lofthouse, Methley with Mickletown and Oulton with

Woodlesford Ch: Lofthouse Christ Church Methley St Oswald Oulton St John the Evangelist Rothwell Holy Trinity

C: Team Rector – Arun John Team Vicar – Mandy Rhodes Team Vicar – Sarah Hancox

R: Joyce Blakey, Christopher Singh, Ann Whitfield S: Holy Trinity C of E Primary School (Rothwell)

H: Darren Foulke AC: North Ankole (Uganda) Stephen Namanya Arochukwu/Ohafia (Nigeria) Johnson Onuoha Aru (Congo) Georges Titre Ande

Friday 26th June B: Roundhay St Edmund

Ch: Roundhay St Edmund C: Incumbent – Nigel Wright Assistant Curate - Clare Corley Assistant Curate – Chris Balding

R: Maureen Williams, Peter Marles, Sarah Meredith AC: North Carolina (The Episcopal Church) Samuel Rodman Asaba (Nigeria) Justus Mogekwu

Saturday 27th June Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 444

B: Royston and Felkirk Ch: Felkirk St Peter Royston St John the Baptist

C: Incumbent –Craig Tomlinson S: St John the Baptist CE (VA) Primary School Royston

H: Lee Spencer AC: North Central Philippines (Philippines) Joel Atiwag Pachao North Central Philippines (Philippines) Nestor D Poltic Asante-Mampong (West Africa) Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith Jos (Nigeria) Benjamin Kwashi

Sunday 28th June Iranaeus, Bishop of Lyons, Teacher of the Faith, c200 Please pray for the Property Team within the Diocese and for all the work they do in looking after clergy housing, particularly in these unusual circumstances. AC: Pray for the united Church of North India Dr Prem Chand Singh - Moderator of CNI & Bishop of Jabalpur

Monday 29th June

Peter and Paul, Apostles

B: Ryburn

Ch: Norland St Luke Cottonstones St Mary Sowerby St Peter

C: Incumbent – Jeanette Roberts S: Norland CE School St Mary’s C of E (VC) Junior and Infant School Sowerby Village C of E (VC) Primary School Trinangle C of E (VC) Primary School

H: Janet Clayton, Matthew Hopkins, Gavin Davies, Lynsey Mitchell AC: North Dakota (The Episcopal Church) Michael Smith Athabasca (Canada) Fraser Lawton Juba (South Sudan) Justin Badi Arama

Tuesday 30th June

B: Ryhill Ch: Ryhill St James

C: Priest in Charge – Paul Cartwright AC: North East India (North India) Michael Herenz Atlanta (The Episcopal Church) Robert Wright Kabba (Nigeria) Steven Akobe

PLEASE PRAY REGULARLY FOR OUR DIOCESAN OVERSEAS LINKS THE CHURCH OF CEYLON (Sri Lanka) Diocese of Colombo Bishop Dhiloraj Canagasabey Diocese of Kurunagala Bishop Keerthisiri Fernando THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Southwestern Virginia Bishop Mark Bourlakas CHURCH IN PAKISTAN Diocese of Faisalabad Bishop John Samuel THE CHURCH OF THE PROVINCE OF THE SUDAN Diocese of El Obeid Bishop Ismail Gibreil Diocese of Kadugli Bishop Andudu Adam Elnail Diocese of Kadugli Suffragan Bishop Hassan Osman James

Diocese of Khartoum Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo Diocese of Port Sudan Bishop Abdu Al-Nur Kodi Diocese of Wad Medani Bishop Saman Farjalla

THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF TANZANIA Diocese of Mara Bishop George Okoth Diocese of Rorya Bishop John Adiema Diocese of Tarime Bishop Mwita Akiri THE PORVOO COMMUNION- THE CHURCH OF SWEDEN

Diocese of Skara Bishop Ake Bonner

THE MEISSEN AGREEMENT - THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN GERMANY

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ABBREVIATIONS

B: Benefice Ch: Church

C: Clergy R: Readers S: School

H: Headteacher AC: Anglican Cycle of Prayer

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