Diocese of Newcastle
Prayer Diary
July 2015
Please pray throughout this month for those to be ordained on July 5th
To be made deacon:
Fraser Charlton (Wallsend St John)
Steve Dixon (Gosforth All Saints)
Neil Heslop (Fenham St James & St Basil)
Aaron Kennedy (Newcastle St Gabriel)
Alan Meighen (Killingworth St John)
Anthony O’Grady (Newcastle, Christ Church
with St Ann)
Christine Shield (Warkworth with Acklington)
Beth Tash (Morpeth)
To be ordained priest:
Jane Anderson (Woodhorn with Newbiggin)
Tom Birch (Gosforth St Nicholas)
Emma Duff (Willington Team Ministry)
Pat Moran (Monkseaton St Mary)
Osaro Omobude (African communities)
Jane Penn (St John Lee and Warden with
Newbrough)
David Twomey (Cullercoats St George)
Please pray also for the Right Revd Jonathan Frost, Bishop of Southampton, who will conduct the
Ordination Retreat and preach at the Ordination service in St Nicholas’ Cathedral,
and for the Revd David Bryan, who will preach at the Ordination Service for the Revd Jane Penn
in St Michael & All Angels’ Parish Church, Warden
1
Wednesday
Henry, John and Henry Venn, priests,
evangelical divines, 1797, 1813, 1873
 Otukpo (Nigeria) Bp David Bello
 Newcastle Diocese:
Hon. Assistant Bishops: Glyn Webster,
John Packer, Stephen Pedley,
John Richardson and Stephen Platten
2
Thursday
 Owerri (Nigeria) Bp Cyril Okorocha
 Newcastle Diocese:
Geoff Miller, Archdeacon of
Northumberland, and Peter Robinson,
Archdeacon of Lindisfarne
3
THOMAS THE APOSTLE
 Owo (Nigeria) Bp James Olandunjoye
 Newcastle Diocese:
The Chancellor: Euan Duff
and Deputy Chancellor: Simon Wood
We pray today for Canon Alison White, who is to
be consecrated as Bishop of Hull in York Minster
today. We give thanks for all her work in our
diocese and rejoice in her new calling.
4
Saturday
 Oxford Bp Colin Fletcher (Acting Bp) and
Bps Alan Wilson & Andrew Proud
 Newcastle Diocese:
Diocesan Registrar: Jane Lowdon
This Prayer Diary can be downloaded each month from the Newcastle diocesan website
www.newcastle.anglican.org/prayerdiary
5
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
 Porvoo Communion:
Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Härnösand (Church of Sweden)
Diocese of Lappo (Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Finland)
 Oyo (Nigeria) Bp William Aladekugbe
 Newcastle Diocese:
We pray today for all being ordained by
Bishop Frank as deacons and priests (see
page 1 for details)
11
6
Monday
Thomas More, scholar, and John Fisher,
bishop of Rochester, martyrs, 1535
 Pacong (Sudan) Bp Joseph Atot
 Newcastle East Deanery:
Area Dean: Martin Lee
Lay Chair: Matthew King
12
7
Tuesday
 Panama (Central America)
Bp Julio Murray
 Newcastle East Deanery:
Deanery Secretary: Paul Corrigan
Finance Officer: Les Hodson
8
Wednesday
 Pankshin (Nigeria)
Bp Olumuyiwa Ajayi
 Newcastle East Deanery:
Benefice of Byker St Anthony
Priest-in-Charge: Stephen Herbert
9
Thursday
 Paraguay (South America)
Bps Peter Bartlett & Andrés Erben
 Newcastle East Deanery:
The Franciscan Friary at St Anthony’s,
Byker
10
Friday
 Pelotas (Brazil) Bp Renato Da Cruz Raatz
 Newcastle East Deanery:
Benefice of Byker St Mark and
Walkergate St Oswald
Vicar: Kenneth Moulder
Saturday
Benedict of Nursia, abbot of Monte Cassino,
father of western monasticism, c.550
 Perth (Western Australia)
Abp Roger Herft and Bp Tom Wilmot
 Newcastle East Deanery:
Benefice of Byker St Martin
Priest-in-Charge: Stephen Herbert
Curate: Chantal Noppen
Reader: Margaret Temple
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
 Porvoo Communion:
Diocese of St Albans
Diocese of Linköping (Church of Sweden)
 Peru (South America) Bps Harold Godfrey
& Michael Chapman
 Newcastle East Deanery:
Byker St Michael with St Lawrence
Priest-in-charge: Phil Medley
Curate: Chantal Noppen
13
Monday
 Peshawar (Pakistan)
Bp Humphrey Peters
 Newcastle East Deanery:
Benefice of Byker St Silas
Priest-in-Charge: Diana Macnaughton
NSM: Avril Taylor
14
Tuesday
John Keble, priest, poet, 1866
 Peterborough
Bps Donald Allister & John Holbrook
 Newcastle East Deanery:
Mission Initiative North East (MINE)
Coordinator: Stephen Herbert
Staff Member: Diana Macnaughton
Community Engagement Leader:
Phil Medley
15
Wednesday
Swithun, bishop of Winchester, c.862
Bonaventure, friar, bishop, teacher of the
faith, 1274
 Phulbani (North India) Bp Bijay Nayak
 Newcastle East Deanery:
Benefice of Longbenton St Bartholomew
Vicar: Martin Lee
NSM Curate: Ann McGivern
Reader: Jennifer Brown
 Longbenton St Bartholomew’s C of E
First School
16
Thursday
Osmund, bishop of Salisbury, 1099
 Pittsburgh (USA) Bp Dorsey McConnell
 Newcastle East Deanery:
Benefice of Longbenton St Mary
Magdalene
Vicar: Pat Craighead
17
Friday
 Polynesia (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia)
Abp Winston Halapua
Vanua Levu and Taveuni
Bp Apimeleki Qiliho
Viti Levu West Bp Apimeleki Qiliho
 Newcastle East Deanery:
Benefice of Newcastle St Francis
Vicar: vacant
Readers: Gloria Cadman and Mary Lillie
18
Saturday
Elizabeth Ferard, first deaconess of the
Church of England, founder of the community
of St Andrew, 1883
 Popondota (Papua New Guinea)
Bp Lindsley Ihove
 Newcastle East Deanery:
Benefice of Newcastle St Gabriel
Vicar: Jonathan Lawson
Curate: Aaron Kennedy
Reader: Vincent Spencer
19
SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
 Porvoo Communion:
Diocese of Newcastle
Diocese of Møre (Church of Norway)
 Port Elizabeth (South Africa)
Bp Nceba Nopece
Pretoria (South Africa)
Bp Johannes Seoka
 Newcastle East Deanery:
Benefice of Walker Christ Church
Vicar: Timothy Foreman
Reader: Tom Cowen
 Central Walker C of E First School
 Walker Technology College
Please pray today for Canon Leo Osborn, our
first Ecumenical Canon, who marks the end of his
ministry as Chair of the Newcastle Methodist
District at a service of Celebration and Farewell
in St Nicholas’ Cathedral this afternoon.
20
Monday
Margaret of Antioch, martyr, 4th cent.
Bartolomé de las Casas, apostle to the Indies,
1566
 Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)
Bp Denny Guka
 Newcastle Diocese:
Development Officer for
Communications: Martin Sheppard
21
Tuesday
 Port Sudan (Sudan) Bp Abdu Elnur Kodi
 Newcastle Diocese:
Team Leader, Children’s and Young
People’s Work Support Team, and
Development Officer in the SE of the
Diocese: Judith Sadler
22
MARY MAGDALENE
 Portsmouth Bp Christopher Foster
 Newcastle Diocese:
Inter-Faith and Ethnic Relations Adviser:
Lesley Hillary
23
Thursday
Bridget of Sweden, abbess of Vadstena, 1373
 Puerto Rico (USA) Bp David Alvarez
 Newcastle Diocese:
The Crown Nominations Commission
meets today and tomorrow to move
towards the appointment of the 12th
Bishop of Newcastle
24
Friday
 Pune (North India) Bp Andrew Rathod
 Newcastle Diocese:
Partners in Community Action (PICA)
Development Officer: Frances Wilson
25
JAMES THE APOSTLE
 Qu’Appelle (Canada) Bp Robert Hardwick
 Newcastle Diocese:
Bishop’s Chaplain and Director of
Ordinands: Ian Flintoft
Assistant DDOs: Nick Chamberlain and
Jane Scott
26
EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
 Porvoo Communion:
Diocese of Skara (Church of Sweden)
Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales
 Quebec (Canada) Bp Dennis Drainville
 Newcastle Diocese:
The Diocesan Secretary: Shane Waddle
27
Monday
Brooke Foss Westcott, bishop of Durham,
teacher of the faith, 1901
 Ruaha (Tanzania) Bp Joseph Mgomi
 Newcastle Diocese:
Parish Giving Officer: Richard Gascoyne
28
Tuesday
 Rajasthan (North India) Bp Warris Masih
 Newcastle Diocese:
Officer for Continuing Ministry
Development: Catherine Pickford
29
Wednesday
Mary, Martha and Lazarus, companions of
Our Lord
 Rayalaseema (South India)
Bp Prasada Rao
 Diocese of Newcastle:
The ministry of Readers
Warden of Readers: +Frank White
30
Thursday
William Wilberforce, social reformer,
Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson, antislavery campaigners, 1833, 1797 and 1846
 Recife (Brazil)
Bp João Cancio Peixoto
 Newcastle Diocese:
Development Officer for Children’s and
Youth Work (West): Rachel Scheffer
(being licensed by Bishop Frank today)
Please pray also for the people of Stamfordham
and Matfen, as Rachel Scheffer is licensed by
Bishop Frank as their new Priest-in-Charge this
evening.
31
Friday
Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of
Jesus, 1556
 Rejaf (Sudan) Bp Enock Tombe
 Newcastle Diocese:
Development Officer for Children’s and
Youth Work (North): James Harvey
About this Prayer Diary
SUNDAYS
For each Sunday, we follow a well-established pattern:
 First are intercessions from the Porvoo website – www.porvoocommunion.org. The
Porvoo Declaration commits the churches which have signed it to “share a common
life” and “to pray for and with one another”.
 Second are intercessions from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, available at
www.anglicancommunion.org. In 2014 we pray each Sunday for a Province of the
Anglican Communion, together with its Archbishop, Primate or Presiding Bishop.
 Lastly we pray for churches, people, and organisations, including Church Schools, from
the Newcastle Diocesan Year Book.
WEEKDAYS
The pattern is similar on weekdays, but without the Porvoo Communion:
 Firstly, dioceses from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer
 Secondly, parishes, churches, schools and other groups and areas of work from our
own Diocese of Newcastle
I am continuing, for the time being, to include prayer for our Link Dioceses as follows:
Botswana during January, May and October.
Møre during March, June and September.
Winchester during April, August and November
The Deaneries will be incorporated in the Prayer Diary in such a way as to include the Benefices
(with names of ordained and lay ministers) and also, for benefices with more than one church, the
churches, in order that every congregation – and the local community in which it is set - can be
remembered at least once during the year.
February
March
April
May
June
July
Bedlington
Bellingham
Corbridge
Hexham
Newcastle Central
Newcastle East
August
September
October
November
December
January 2016
Newcastle West
Tynemouth
Alnwick
Bamburgh & Glendale
Newcastle Central
Norham
I try to mark important days in the life of the Diocese (e.g. Diocesan Synods, Institutions and
Licensings, ecumenical occasions) with a special note, but can only do so if I have the information
early in the previous month. Please don’t hesitate to send me information and prompts in good
time.
Richard Hill
0191 261 2648
07597 933 367
collis.rick@gmail.com