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Intercessions, May 2016

Sunday 29th: Second Sunday after Pentecost

– 9th Sunday of the Year

Pray for the Servers’ Guild in the diocese, for

Warren Bada the Chaplain and Noluthando

Gixana the Deputy Chaplain

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for Toronto East

Deanery.

Monday 30th

Pray for the retired clergy in the Archdeaconries of

Kidd’s Beach, East London South and Scenery

Park: Bill Domeris, Lindikaya Macingwane and

Feziwe his wife, Phakamile Masola and Nolwandle

his wife, Mteteli Mhlauli and Nontlobo his wife

and Aida Esprey.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Monica.

.Friday 27th

Pray for St John, Gwaba, for Temba Skweyiya and

Nontlalo his wife with Permanent Deacon Sidima

Siyokwana and Maruntla his wife.

Servers’ conference begins until Sunday the 29th

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Luke, East

York.

Saturday 28th

Pray for St Peter, Zozo, for Temba Skweyiya and

Nontlalo his wife with Permanent Deacon Sidima

Siyokwana and Maruntla his wife.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Matthew,

First Avenue.

Archdeaconries of

Albany and

Grahamstown, have

you sent your prayer

requests? It is not too

late to phone, fax or

email them, to arrive

by 17 May.

Birthday: Tim Fisher

Tuesday 31st: The Visitation of the Blessed

Virgin Mary

Pray for the widowed clergy spouses in the

Archdeaconries of Kidd’s Beach, East London

South and Scenery Park: Denise Boucher, Mavis

Brown and Ntombomzi Bonani.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Nicholas,

Birch Cliff.

St John. Gwaba

Diocese of Grahamstown

Intercessions and Thanksgivings

This month we pray for the

Archdeaconries of Kidd’s Beach,

Scenery Park and East London

South. Next month’s intercessions

are for the Archdeaconries of

Grahamstown and Albany.

Please send intercessions by 16 May

2016 to

Beverley Isaacs

P O Box 181

GRAHAMSTOWN, 6140

Tel: 046 636 1996 Fax 046 622 5231

Email:

bishop@grahamstowndiocese.org.za

Sunday 1st: 5th Sunday after Easter or St

Joseph

Pray for the Archdeaconry of Kidd’s Beach, for

James Rusch the Archdeacon and Lorraine his

wife.

In our Link Diocese of Toronto, pray for the New

Curates of the Diocese.

Monday 2nd: St Joseph

Pray for St Mary and St Andrew, Kidd’s Beach, for

James Rusch the Rector and Lorraine his wife.

Pray for the churchwardens Coral Gates and Sue

Taylor and Doreen Gibson the Treasurer.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for San Lorenzo-

Dufferin

Birthday: Sandy Nyakatya

St Mary & St Andrew Kidd’s Beach

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Intercessions, May 2016

.Friday 6th: St John

Prayer for Synod is said.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St John,

Weston

Tuesday 3rd: St Philip and St James

Pray for St Barnabas Tsholomnqa, for Kazeka

Somhlahlo, and the leadership of the parish.

In the Diocese of Toronto pray for St David,

Lawrence Ave

Wednesday 4th: Monica, Mother of Augustine

of Hippo

Prayer for Synod (to be prayed for the

duration of the Synod)

Lord God

you have given your Holy Spirit to the Church

that he may lead us into all truth:

bless with his grace and presence

the members of Synod

keep us/them steadfast in faith and united in love

that we/they may advance your glory

and the peace and unity of your Church;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St George on-

the-Hill

Thursday 5th: The Ascension

Prayer for Synod is said.

Birthday: Barry Wittstock

and Melany Adonis

Birthday: Penrose

Mpumlwana

Diocesan

Synod

begins

until the

Saturday,

the 7th

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Intercessions, May 2016

Monday 23rd

Pray for Capraway, the Diocesan development

agency, for Lesley-Anne Foster the Chairperson

and all its projects.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Bede.

Tuesday 24th

Pray for St Paul, Qumrha, for Phumza Tiso with

Permanent Deacon, Erica Notsolo and the

leadership of the parish.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St David,

Donlands.

Wednesday 25th: The Venerable Bede,

Teacher of the Faith, 735 Africa Day

Pray for the St Cyprian, Qumrha, for Phumza Tiso

with Permanent Deacon Erica Notsolo and the

leadership of the parish.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for the Clergy

Conference.

Thursday 26th: Corpus Christi

Pray for St James, Mooiplaas, for Penrose

Mpumlwana the newly appointed Rector and

Lungiswa his wife, for Robert Helwana the

Permanent Deacon and Nontobeko his wife and

the leadership of the parish. Pray for the

churchwardens Nomasonwabe Mqokozo, Babalwa

Seyibokwe and Nonzame Tini the alternate.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St John the

Baptist, Norway.

Birthday: William Seku

Birthday: Bukhosi

Mabandla

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Intercessions, May 2016

Thursday 19th: Dunstan, Archbishop of

Canterbury, 988

Pray for the Archdeaconry of Scenery Park, for

Zamile Dlanjwa the Archdeacon and Lilitha his

wife.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Aiden,

Toronto.

Friday 20th: Ember Day

Pray for Bernard Mizeki, Scenery Park, for Zamile

Dlanjwa and Lilitha his wife with Permanent

Deacon Lungiswa Kolisi and Aaron her husband.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Andrew,

Japanese.

Saturday 21st: Helena, Mother of the

Emperor Constantine, 4th Century

Pray for the Diocesan Development Trust, for

Bubele Mfenyana. Pray for God’s blessing on its

work of raising funds for education of the clergy

and church leadership, improving the condition of

buildings belonging to the Diocese, and looking

after the welfare of the clergy.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Barnabas,

Chester.

Sunday 22nd: Trinity Sunday Ember Day

Pray for institution service of Vic Graham at

Christ Church, Grahamstown.

In the Diocese of Toronto pray for Ecumenical and

Interfaith Office of the Diocese.

Ordination Anniversary:

Freedom Makhubu

Birthday: Mzinzisi

Dyantyi

Ordination Anniversary

(Deacon): Siphokazi

Njokweni

Wedding Anniversary:

Mvuleni and Nombeko

Mvula

Birthday: Noluthando

Gixana

Scenery Park

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Intercessions, May 2016

Saturday 7th

Prayer for Synod is said.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Margaret,

New Toronto

Sunday 8th: Sixth Sunday after Easter

Pray for St David Ncerha, for Kazeka Somhlahlo,

and the leadership of the parish.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for Etobicoke-

Humber Deanery

Monday 9th

Pray for St Mary Pumlani, for Zamuxolo Kilana

and his wife Nandipha.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for Wycliffe

College.

Tuesday 10th

Pray for the Chapelry of St Thomas, Mncotsho and

all those who minister there.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for Trinity College.

Wedding Anniversary:

Monwabisi and Nokulunga

Peter

Birthday: Bongani Booi

St Mary. Pumlani

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Wednesday 11th

Pray for the Archdeaconry of East London South,

for Simphiwe Magxwalisa the Archdeacon and

Nzuki his wife.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Hugh and St

Edmund.

Thursday 12th: Simon of Cyrene

Pray for St Andrew, Mdantsane, for Simphiwe

Magxwalisa and his wife Nzuki, with Assistant

Priest Tamsanqa Magadla and his wife Nocawe

and the Permanent Deacons: Mninawa Qoshe and

his wife Hambeka, and Mlandeli Tekile and his

wife Victoria.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Matthew,

Islington.

Friday 13th: Elizabeth Paul

Pray for St Peter, West Bank, for Lorraine Rusch

and James her husband with Assistant Priest

Tyronne Boucher.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Paul the

Apostle, Rexdale.

Saturday 14th: St Matthias

Pray for Bishop Ebenezer and his wife Noncedo.

Pray for good health for the Bishop and his family,

and for safe travel around the Diocese

In the Diocese of Toronto pray for St Matthias,

Etobicoke.

Birthdays: Thami Mhlana,

Lindile Somandi

Wedding Anniversary:

Thanduxolo and Mandisa

Bada

Simon of Cyrene

St Peter, West Bank

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Intercessions, May 2016

Sunday 15th: Day of Pentecost

Pray for All Saints, Greenfields, for Noelene

Arends with Deacons Isaac Hardnick and

Mathilda his wife and Alice Barlow-Zambodla and

Vuyo her husband.

In the Diocese of Toronto pray for the Bishop’s

Working Group on Intercultural Ministry.

Monday 16th

Pray for AIDS ministries of the Diocese, for

Noelene Arends and all the programmes at

diocesan and parish level.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Philip,

Etobicoke.

Tuesday 17th

Pray for clergy Canons on the Cathedral Chapter:

Lawrence Nzwana, Lulama Ntshingwa, Sam Beja,

Randall Gallant, Godfrey Walton and Noluthando

Gixana.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for St Stephen,

Downsview.

Wednesday 18th: Ember Day

Pray for lay Canons on the Cathedral Chapter:

Stephanie Lee, Nontsikelelo Lubelwana,

Nontobeko Moletsane and Paul Walters.

In the Diocese of Toronto, pray for Resurrection.

Birthday: Sidima

Siyokwama