Diocese of Johannesburg
January
Prayer Diary 2015
LIST OF NEWLY APPOINTED ARCHDEACONS
 TREVOR PRINCE
LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR
ORDINATIONS 2015

Priesting
Dave Osburn
Fritz Hank
Gloria Mokwatle
Paul Ray
Clayton Moitsiwa

 SHONA FLEMING
 OUPAKI MORUTHANE
 DIANA THORBURN
-Northridng
-Rosebank
-Orlando
-Orange Grove
- Halfway Gardens
 RODGER LEKOKO
 MICHELE PILET
 KAGELELO MPHETOLANG
Deaconing
 JERRY DIBETSO
Barbara Schormann - Bryanston
Nigel Willis
- Parktown
Cookie Makaba
- Halfway Gardens
 DOUGLAS TORR
Please join me in praying for these
candidates in preparation for their
ordination.
 CHARLES MAY
 BASIL MATTHEWS
Diocese of Johannesburg January Prayer Diary 2015
04 January Sunday
01 January Thursday
Psalm: 96: 1,11-end
Isa. 52: 7-10
Kyushu - (Japan) The Rt Revd Luke Ken-ichi Muto
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We thank God for the gift of this New Year 2015.
02 January Friday
Psalm: 97: 1,8-end Isa. 53
Lafia - (Abuja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Miller Maza
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for those who have authority and
responsibility among the nations, that ruling with
wisdom and justice, they may promote peace and wellbeing in the world.
03 January Saturday
Psalm: 100
Isa. 60: 15-22
Lagos - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Most Revd Ephraim
Ademowo
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for our parishes, for our clergy and their
families and for all those who worship with us.
Christmas 3
Psalm: 149: 1-5 Phil. 3:1-16
Lagos West - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd James
Odedeji
Lagos Mainland - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Adebayo Akinde
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for everybody who is travelling from all
around the world for safe travel.
‘Lord of heaven and earth
We ask you to provide this Diocese in the coming year
With everything necessary for its spiritual growth:
Schools to educate children in your love and service
Ministers to do your work in this area
Churches in which to worship and glorify you.
Strengthen and confirm the faithful
Protect and guide the children
Comfort and heal the sick and afflicted
Turn the wicked to repentance
Rouse the careless
Restore the penitent
Remove every hindrance to the advancement of your truth
And bring us all to be of one heart and mind
Within the body of your holy Church
To the honour and glory of your Name;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.’
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Diocese of Johannesburg January Prayer Diary 2015
05 January Monday
08 January Thursday
Psalm: 9:1-11 Isa 61:8-11
Lahore - (Pakistan) The Rt Revd Irfan Jamil
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
As the Diocesan Office re-opens today we pray for all
those who work in parish offices remembering
especially those who staff our head office: Rodney
Taylor, Ivy Matthews, Terry Chamberlain, George
Boyce, Diana Madumo, Boitumelo Masemola, Nico
Palmer and Wilson (papa Willy) Baloyi.
Psalm: 72: 1,15-end Philemon 1:1-7
Lake Malawi - (Central Africa) The Rt Revd Francis
Kaulanda
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for those who have authority and
responsibility among the nations, that ruling with
wisdom and justice, they may promote peace and wellbeing in the world.
09 January Friday
06 January Tuesday
The Epiphany
Psalm: 72: 1-8 Eph. 3: 1-6
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife
O God, who revealed your only Son to the Gentiles by the
leading of a star, mercifully grant
that we, who know you now by faith, may after this life
enjoy the splendour of your gracious
Godhead, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
07 January Wednesday
Psalm: 72: 1,10-14 Eph. 3: 7-13
Lainya - (Sudan) The Rt Revd Peter AmidiPitia
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for those who have authority and
responsibility among the nations, that ruling with
wisdom and justice, they may promote peace and wellbeing in the world.
Psalm: 98 Philemon 1: 8-21
Lake Rukwa - (Tanzania) The Rt Revd
MathayoKasagara
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
10 January Saturday
Psalm: 138: 1-8 Gal. 1: 1-10
Lango - (Uganda) The Rt Revd John Charles Odurkami
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for those who have authority and
responsibility among the nations, that ruling with
wisdom and justice, they may promote peace and wellbeing in the world.
Diocese of Johannesburg January Prayer Diary 2015
11 January Sunday
Epiphany 1
Psalm: 111: 1-6 Gal. 1: 11-24
Langtang - (Jos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Stanley Fube
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for Archbishop Thabo Makgoba our
Metropolitan and ask that God bless, keep and guide
him in the coming year.
We pray too for the Dioceses that make up our
Province: Angola, Cape Town, Christ the King, Free
State, George, Grahamstown, Highveld, Kimberly and
Kuruman,
Lebombo,
Lesotho,
Matlosane,
Mpumalanga, Mbhashe, Mthata, Namibia, Natal,
Niassa, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Saldanha Bay, St
Helena, St Mark the Evangelist, Swaziland, Table Bay,
Ukhahlamba, Umzimvubu and Zululand and for their
Bishops.
12 January Monday
Psalm: 117 Gal. 2: 1-10
Lebombo - (Southern Africa) The Very Revd Carlos
SimaoMatsinhe
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
As teachers and lecturers return to work we pray for
them, thanking God for their vocation and asking for
His blessings on them in the year ahead.
‘Heavenly Father
the riches of your glory are infinite
and your love endures for ever:
bless and guide those who teach and those who learn;
deepen their love
strengthen their faith
that Christ may dwell in their hearts;
to the glory of your Name.’
13 January Tuesday
Psalm: 111: 4-10 Gal. 2: 11-21
Leicester - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd
Timothy John Stevens
Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Leicester (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd Christopher
John Boyle
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
14 January Wednesday
Psalm: 105: 1-7 Gal. 3: 1-14
Lesotho - (Southern Africa) The Rt Revd Adam
MallaneTaaso
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for those who have authority and
responsibility among the nations, that ruling with
wisdom and justice, they may promote peace and wellbeing in the world.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Diocese of Johannesburg January Prayer Diary 2015
15 January Thursday
Psalm: 113 Isa. 46
Lexington - (IV, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd
Douglas Hahn
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for those who have authority and
responsibility among the nations, that ruling with
wisdom and justice, they may promote peace and wellbeing in the world.
16 January Friday
Psalm: 119: 41-48 Isa. 47: 1-9
Liberia - (West Africa) The Rt Revd Dr Jonathan BauBau Bonaparte Hart
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for the safe arrival of Bishop Dom Timothy
Bavin to our Diocese.
17 January Saturday
Psalm: 139: 1-10 Gal. 3: 15-22
Lichfield - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd
Jonathan Michael Gledhill
Lichfield - Shrewsbury - (Canterbury, England) The Rt
Revd Mark James Rylands
Lichfield - Stafford - (Canterbury, England) The Rt
Revd Geoffrey Peter Annas
Lichfield - Wolverhampton - (Canterbury, England)
The Rt Revd Clive Gregory
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for the Anglicare meeting where +Timothy
will give a talk on the monastic life, its structure,
purpose and role in the spiritual life of the church and
world.
We also pray for the RSCM Festival Service devised by
+Timothy, at St Martin's in the Veld today.
18 January Sunday
Epiphany 2
Psalm: 1 Gal.. 3: 23-29
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
London - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd &Rt Hon
Richard John Carew Chartres
London - Edmonton - (Canterbury, England) The Rt
Revd Peter William Wheatley
London - Fulham - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd
Jonathan Mark Richard Baker
London - Kensington - (Canterbury, England) The Rt
Revd Paul Gavin Williams
London - Stepney - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd
Adrian Newman
London - Willesden - (Canterbury, England) The Rt
Revd Peter Allan Broadbent
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray too for all our Diocesan officials: Ronnie
Bracks, Tholoana Makhu, Mark Franklin, Joel Dikgole,
Jill Oliphant and Rodney Taylor. We thank God for the
gift of their time and wisdom and ask that He grant
them clarity and discernment in their decision making.
We pray for the two services at the Cathedral that
+Timothy and +Steve will be celebrating today. We
also pray for the Talk given by +Timothy entitled "The
place of music in worship" at St Stephen's, Sunninghill.
Diocese of Johannesburg January Prayer Diary 2015
19 January Monday
22 January Thursday
Psalm: 33: 1-6,12 Gal. 4: 1-11
Lincoln - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd
Christopher Lowson
Lincoln - Grantham - (Canterbury, England) The Rt
Revd Timothy William Ellis
Lincoln - Grimsby - (Canterbury, England) The Rt
Revd David Eric Court
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for the start of the ordination retreat which will
be lead by +Timothy.
20 January Tuesday
Psalm: 8 Gal. 4: 12-20
Litoral Ecuador - (IX, The Episcopal Church) The Rt
Revd Alfredo Morante
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for the ordination retreat.
We pray for those who have authority and
responsibility among the nations, that ruling with
wisdom and justice, they may promote peace and wellbeing in the world.
21 January Wednesday
Psalm: 100 Gal. 4: 21-5:1
Liverpool - (York, England) The Rt Revd Paul Bayes
Liverpool - Warrington - (York, England) The Rt Revd
Richard Finn Blackburn
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for the ordination retreat.
Psalm: 85: 7-end Gal. 5: 2-12
The Most Revd Dr Barry Morgan Archbishop of Wales
& Bishop of Llandaff
Assistant Bishop of Llandaff - (Wales) The Rt Revd
David Wilbourne
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for the ordination retreat.
23 January Friday
Psalm: 24: 1-6 Gal. 5: 13-25
Lokoja - (Lokoja, Nigeria) The Most Revd Emmanuel
SokowamjuEgbunu
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for the ordination rehearsal taking place at the
Cathedral.
24 January Saturday
Psalm: 98: 1-4 Gal. 6: 1-10
Limerick &Killaloe - (Dublin, Ireland) The Revd
Canon Kenneth Kearon
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for those to be ordained today and we also
pray for all the archdeacons who will be licensed at the
ordination service.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Diocese of Johannesburg January Prayer Diary 2015
25 January Sunday
28 January Wednesday
Epiphany 3 Psalm: 34: 4-10 Gal. 6: 11-18
Long Island - (II, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd
Lawrence Provenzano
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for the parish of Meadowlands who will be
celebrating Eucharist with +Timothy and +Steve and
also the Evensong which +Steve and +Timothy will be
leading at St Martin’s in-the-Veld
Psalm: 145: 10-17 Col. 2: 1-15
Luapula - (Central Africa) The Rt Revd Robert
MumbiWe pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his
wife.
We pray for those who have authority and
responsibility among the nations, that ruling with
wisdom and justice, they may promote peace and wellbeing in the world.
29 January Thursday
26 January Monday
Psalm: 34: 11-18 Col. 1: 1-14
Los Angeles - (VIII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt
Revd Jon Bruno
1. Suffragan bishop of Los Angeles - (VIII, The
Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Mary Glasspool
2. Suffragan Bishop of Los Angeles - (VIII, The
Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Diane JardineBruce
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
27 January Tuesday
Psalm: 33: 12-14,19-end Col. 1: 15-29
Louisiana - (IV, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd
Morris Thompson
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
Psalm: 62 Col. 2: 16-3:11
Lucknow - (North India) The Rt Revd Maurice Dan
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for the safe departure for +Timothy who
returns home today.
30 January Friday
Psalm: 37: 3-8 Col. 3: 12-25
Lui - (Sudan) The Rt Revd Stephen Dokolo Ismail
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for those who have authority and
responsibility among the nations, that ruling with
wisdom and justice, they may promote peace and wellbeing in the world.
Diocese of Johannesburg January Prayer Diary 2015
31 January Saturday
Psalm: 145: 17-end Col. 4
Lusaka - (Central Africa) The Rt Revd David Njovu
We pray for Steve our Bishop and for Liziwe his wife.
We pray for those who have authority and
responsibility among the nations, that ruling with
wisdom and justice, they may promote peace and wellbeing in the world.
Diocese of Johannesburg January Prayer Diary 2015