Prayer DiaryOctober 2019 - December 2019

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The School for Ministry is a new name for the range of learning opportunities which the diocese offers to individuals and parish groups.

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

DIOCESE OF HEREFORD SCHOOL FOR MINISTRY

So there is support here for you whoever you are -

How does it work?• Open access: anyone may do any course• Free / minimal cost• Delivered as locally as possible• Practical & non-academic• Can be led by local experienced facilitators

Typically in small group settings, participants will be helped to ponder what it means to think, act and minister as a Christian; and so, in the company ofothers, become more reflective, better informed, and inspired with new ideas.

Topics available include:• Spirituality: My Story• Bible: God’s Story• Christian living: Living the

Story• Mission: Sharing our Story• In Spirit and in Truth –

leading worship from scratch

• Exploring Pastoral Care• Working Together Well• Exploring Intergenerational

Ministry• Parish administration• Church wardens’ ministry

If you wish, you can work towards a Framework for Christian Learning Certificate, made up of the four Core Topics plus any two optional topics.

Learn more: https://www.hereford.anglican.org/frameworkforchristianlearning/

What if I want to go further?You can find out more about licensed ministries, Readership & ordination, at:https://www.hereford.anglican.org/vocations/

What do I do next?

Why not talk to your incumbent about setting up a local group? Or contact:

John Daniels(Local Ministry Officer) j.daniels@hereford.anglican.org 01584 871084

Jacky Sewell(School for Ministry Support Officer) j.sewell@hereford.anglican.org

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God who in Jesus calls us -open hearts and minds to your invitation.

God of the pilgrim way - be our companion day by day.God of the still, small voice - teach us to pray.

Grant that in our calling, our following, our pilgrimage, we may see your kingdom of truth and peace -

and delight to bring others to your love.We make this prayer through Jesus, the Lord.

(The “Follow” Prayer)

God of generosity, whose Son Jesus gathers us as one around the table of rejoicing; be with us as we gather in his

name. Give us hope, encouragement, unity, expectancy, and by our time

together, draw us closer to one another and to you.We make this prayer through Jesus, the Lord.

(The “Gather” Prayer)

O come, O Holy Spirit:come as holy fire and burn in us.

Come as holy wind and cleanse us.Come as holy light and lead us.

Come as holy truth and teach us.Come as holy forgiveness and free us.

Come as holy love and enfold us.Come as holy life and dwell in us.

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The Prayer Diary - October to

December 2019

The main part of this Prayer Diary covers the quarter from Sunday 29th September to Saturday 28th December, week by week. The following entries are used:

The Wider View - Biddings relating in the main to our World Church links, including our links with the Kirchenkreis Nürnberg in Germany, and with the Tanzanian Dioceses of Tanga, Dar es Salaam, Masasi and Newala;

Anglican - Taken from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer (adapted and updated), so that we are praying with the Anglican Church round the world;

Hereford - Deaneries, parishes and diocesan organisations and officers;

Today - Meetings, events and prayer prompts;

Porvoo - Pairing the Lutheran churches of the Nordic and Baltic areas and the Anglican churches of the British Isles and of Spain and Portugal, which have signed the Porvoo Declaration recognising each others’ ministries. Also included is the Latvian Church, which has not yet taken a decision on signing the Declaration, and the Church of Denmark, which has not signed but wishes to develop links with the churches which have signed.

Please send entries for the next edition which covers the quarter January toMarch 2020 to: wkrowell@btinternet.com - clearly marked in the subject area as Prayer Diary. The more I know about events and activities, the more accurate and focused our prayer biddings can be. Please also let me know if you spot any mistakes or omissions - they do happen, alas, but I hope to ensure this Diary is as accurate as possible. You may find the following explanation of the initials used helpful: MAP - Mission Action PlanLMC - Ludlow Mascall Centre (formerly BMC) CMD - Continuing Ministerial Development

CGH - Cuddeston in Gloucester & Hereford (formerly WEMTC)IMD - Initial Ministerial DevelopmentDAC - Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches DDVO- Diocesan Director of Vocations and OrdinandsPAT - Post Admission Training for ReadersMDO - Mission (MAP) Development OfficerIM - Intergenerational Minister

SUNDAY 29th September: Michael & All Angels (15th after Trinity)The Wider View

Pray for all the students at St Marks College, Dar es Salaam, supported by parishes in Hereford Diocese and by Hereford Cathedral: may they be enabled to continue to pursue their vocation despite the problems presently faced by the college.

Anglican The Episcopal Church - The Most Revd Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop.Hereford Pray for all that encourages and nurtures vocation within our Diocese, and for

those who advise, counsel and direct, both in training and preparation for ministry, and within the various ministries we offer.

Today World Heart Day aims to raise awareness of cardio-vascular disease, and to encourage lifestyle and dietary choices that will reduce the risk and incidence of heart disease. Pray also for all churches dedicated to Michael and All Angels: may the praise of our lips and hearts be joined with the songs of the hosts of heaven.

Porvoo Church in Wales: Diocese of Swansea and Brecon, Archbishop John Davies; Church of England: Diocese of Leicester, Bishop Martyn Snow, Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani.

Monday 30th September: Michael & All Angels (if transferred)Anglican Pelotas (Brazil) - The Rt Revd Renato Da Cruz Raatz.

Chelmsford (England) - The Rt Revd Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell; Area Bishops:The Rt Revd Peter Hill (Barking), The Rt Revd Roger Morris (Colchester),The Rt Revd John Perumbalath (Bradwell).

Hereford The Parish Church: Pray today for those responsible for music in our churches, including organists, musicians, choirs and worship groups.

Today National Sporting Heritage Day aims to encourage awareness of past sporting achievements and the stories of sportsmen and women, particularly among the young who may be inspired to follow in their steps.

Tuesday 1st October: Remigius, bishop; Anthony Ashley Cooper (social reformer)Anglican Pennsylvania (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Daniel Gutierrez.

Chester (England) - vacant, following the retirement of The Rt Revd Peter Forster on 30th September; Suffragans: Stockport (vacant), The Rt Revd Keith Sinclair (Birkenhead).

Hereford The Parish Church: Pray today for those who clean and prepare our churches for worship; for vergers, flower arrangers, sidespeople, sacristans and servers.

Today Pray for today’s Bishop’s Staff meeting. Today is kept as World Vegetarian Day, and as the International Day of Older Persons.

Wednesday 2nd October: [Thomas (Cantilupe) of Hereford, bishop]Anglican Perth (Australia) - The Most Revd Kay Goldsworthy; Assistants: The Rt Revd

Jeremy James, The Rt Revd Kate Wilmot.Chhattisgarh (North India) - The Rt Revd Robert Ali.Chicago (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Jeffrey Lee.

Hereford The Parish Church: Pray today for tower captains and bell ringers, and that more may train to call the faithful to worship in this way.

Today Next year celebrates 700 years since the canonisation of St Thomas Cantilupe: pray for the events planned and arranged between October this year and October 2020.

Thursday 3rd October: George Bell, bishop, ecumenist and peace-makerAnglican Peru (South America) - The Rt Revd Jorge Luis Aguilar.

Chichester (England) - The Rt Revd Martin Warner; Suffragans: The Rt Revd Richard Jackson (Lewes), The Rt Revd Mark Sowerby (Horsham).

Hereford The Parish Church: Pray for all who work with children, young people and families in our churches; pray also for all who provide a ministry of welcome, especially to those who join us to mark significant life events.

Today Pray for Bishop Richard Jackson, and Deborah, as they prepare to move from Richard’s “home” diocese as a priest and bishop, to join us in Hereford, and in his continuing ministry as Bishop of Lewes until then. On National Poetry Day, pray for poets, and for the use and encouragement of poetry in our schools.

Friday 4th October: Francis of Assisi, friar and deaconAnglican Peshawar (Pakistan) - The Most Revd Humphrey Peters (Primate).

Chotanagpur (North India) - The Rt Revd B. B. Baskey.Koforidua (West Africa) - The Rt Revd Felix Odei Annancy.

Hereford The Parish Church: Pray for churchwardens, and for the officers and members of parochial church councils; and for all who help in practical ways to maintain our church buildings and churchyards.

Today Pray for all who follow the way of Francis today, and especially for the First, Second and Third Orders of the Society of St Francis within (and beyond) the Anglican Church. As “Creationtide” (1st September-4th October) draws to its close, pray we may take seriously our need to protect and conserve precious natural resources and fragile ecosystems, and that churches may lead the way. Pray for more to become “Eco-Churches”.

Saturday 5th October: [Raphael, archangel]Anglican Peterborough (England) - The Rt Revd Donald Allister; Suffragan: The Rt

Revd John Holbrook (Brixworth).Christ the King (Southern Africa) - The Rt Revd William Mostert.

Hereford The Parish Church: Pray that the worship we offer may be joyful, attractive and relevant, and for all who help to plan, resource and lead worship; pray for leaders of prayer or discussion groups, and for all who give their time and skills within the mission and pastoral work based within our churches.

Today Notice of a Harvest Supper at Yarkhill featuring music etc from ‘The Windfalls’ prompts prayer for harvest events at this time, and for all that brings people together in community celebration. Pray also for all who perform, produce and sponsor music events in our communities, as the Arcadia Music Festival takes place in Ludlow. Pray for the “parish buying” seminar at St Peter’s, Hereford.

A prayer of Most high and glorious God, enlighten the darkness of my heart,

Francis of Assisi

and give me a correct faith, a certain hope, a perfect charity, sense and knowledge, that I may carry out your true and holy command.

SUNDAY 6th October: 16th after TrinityThe Wider View

Fires raging out of control in the Amazon caused great concern in the late Summer. Some seem to have been caused deliberately to clear forest areas for agriculture. Pray for leadership and co-operation, to bring under control the present destruction of the “lungs of the world”, and for its reversal.

Anglican The Church in Wales - The Most Revd John Davies - Archbishop, and Bishop of Swansea & Brecon.

Hereford The Ledbury Deanery: Rural Dean – Robert Ward; Lay Co-Chair – Sheila Mullaney; Sub-Warden of Readers – Chris Blanchard and Linde Melhuish. Pray for the emerging Group Ministry, replacing the former Ledbury Team Ministry.

Today Pray for the work of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution and other organisations and charities providing help and support to farmers and their families at times of difficulty and stress.

Porvoo Church of England: Diocese of Liverpool, Bishop Paul Bayes, Bishop Beverley Mason; Church in Wales: Diocese of Monmouth, Bishop Richard Pain; Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark: Diocese of Haderslev, Bishop Marianne Christiansen.

Monday 7th October: [Katherine of Ledbury, recluse]Anglican Phulbani (North India) - The Rt Revd Bijay Nayak.

Christchurch (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) - The Rt Revd Peter Carrell.Kolhapur (North India) - The Rt Revd Sandeep Suresh Vibhute.

Hereford Ledbury with Eastnor – Keith Hilton-Turvey, William Simmonds, Tony Hodder; Local Ministry Team – Keith Hilton-Turvey, Tony Goodall, Tony Hodder, Tim Keyes, Heather Lucas, Christabel Panter, William Simmonds. John Masefield High School; Ledbury Primary School; Eastnor Parochial CE Primary School; Ledbury Community Health and Care Centre.

Today Dyslexia Awareness Week beginning today prompts prayer for all who live with this condition, and especially for the educational support of children. Today is also World Habitat Day - reflect on the loss and fragility of natural habitats.

Tuesday 8th OctoberAnglican Pittsburgh (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Dorsey W M McConnell.

Chubu (Japan) - The Rt Revd Peter Ichiro Shibusawa.Hereford The Hop Churches – Ashperton, Bosbury, Canon Frome, Munsley, Stoke

Edith, Stretton Grandison, Tarrington and Yarkhill: Mandy Williams, Nicky Seabright, SSM (rtd - PTO), David Good (rtd – PTO); Linde Melhuish, Lay Reader; Bosbury CE Primary School; Ashperton Primary Academy.

Today The Cantilupe celebrations at the Cathedral continue with a lecture by the present Chancellor of Oxford University, Lord Patten of Barnes, on previous holders of his office. Pray for support for education, research and scholarship.

Wednesday 9th October: Denys and his companions, martyrs; Robert Grosseteste, bishopAnglican Polynesia (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) - The Most Revd Fereimi Cama;

Assistants: The Rt Revd Henry Bull (Vanua Levu & Taveuni), The Rt Revd Gabriel Sharma (Viti Levu West), vacant (Tonga).Clogher (Ireland) - The Rt Revd John McDowell.

Cochin (South India) - The Rt Revd Baker Ninan Fenn.Hereford The Cider Churches – Aylton, Putley, Wellington Heath, Little Marcle, Much

Marcle and Yatton: vacant; Elizabeth Reed, John Rhodes; Readers – Hilary Underwood, Jonathan Andrew, Vince Taylor, Eric Porter; Local Ministry Team – Anne Blandford, John Rhodes, Jackie Sampson, Hilary Underwood; Much Marcle CE Primary School.

Today Pray for today’s meeting of the directors of the Diocese of Hereford Educational Trust. The Sixteen’s annual Choral Pilgrimage brings them today to the Cathedral: give thanks for the beauty and power of choral music.

Thursday 10th October: Paulinus, bishop and missionary; Thomas Traherne, priest and poetAnglican Popondota (Papua New Guinea) - The Rt Revd Lindsley Ihove.

Coimbatore (South India) - The Rt Revd Timothy Ravinder.Hereford Colwall with Upper Colwall & Coddington: Melanie Horton, Anne Lanyon-Hogg;

Readers: Andrew Richardson; Retired Ministers: Bernard Ingram, Ann Spargo, Rose Trafford-Roberts, Ken Withington, Tim Wright; Local Ministry Team – Melanie Horton, Anne Lanyon-Hogg, Barbara Ashton, Bill Clukas, Stuart Hands, Marian Paulson; Colwall CE Primary School; The Elms School; The Downs School.

Today Mothers’ Union Midday Prayers take place in the Cathedral. Pray for today’s meeting of the Diocesan Synod and Board of Finance, and for those attending a talk on medieval symbolism at the Cathedral. Give thanks also for the insight and inspiration of Thomas Traherne.

Friday 11th October: Ethelburga, abbess; James the Deacon, companion of PaulinusAnglican Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) - The Rt Revd Denny Bray Guka.

Colombia (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Francisco Duque.Kollam - Kottarakkara (South India) - The Rt Revd Dr Oommen George.

Hereford Cradley, Mathon & Storridge: Robert Ward; Local Ministry Group – Kevin Brewer, Robert Ward, Liz Lamb, Sue Ronan; Cradley CE Primary School; Retired minister: Nicholas Menon.

Today On the International Day of the Girl Child, pray for recognition in every place of an equal right to education and the freedom to choose.

Saturday 12th October: Wilfrid, bishop; Elizabeth Fry, social reformer; Edith Cavell, nurseAnglican Port Sudan (Sudan) - The Rt Revd Abdu Elnur Kodi.

Colombo (Ceylon) - The Rt Revd Dhiloraj Ranjit Canagasabey.Kondoa (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd Given Gaula.

Hereford Support Ministry: Anne Lanyon-Hogg, as Self-Supporting Ministers (SSM) Adviser, coordinating the network of SSMs within our Diocese.

Today Bishop Richard and Lord Williams of Oystermouth will be taking part in a Service of Faith & Reconciliation at the Cathedral. The “Big Apple Harvestime Weekend” at Much Marcle prompts prayer for our local fruit farmers.

A prayer of Thomas Traherne

Send forth thy beams, and let thy grace upon my spirit shine,that I may all thy works enjoy, revive, sing praises, be divine.

SUNDAY 13th October: 17th after TrinityThe Wider View

Give thanks for the success of the Intergenerational Retreat held at the beginning of August. Pray also for the Revd Paul Thomas and family, due to visit Schwabach in late October, within the Diocese of Nuremberg; he is hoping

to develop a link in the future.Anglican The Church of the Province of West Africa - The Most Revd Dr Daniel Sarfo -

Primate, also Archbishop of the internal province of Ghana & Bishop of Kumasi.Hereford Pray for all that is done to develop and resource the ministry offered in our

Diocese, including CMD, the School for Ministry, the resource centre at the Ludlow Mascall Centre. Give thanks for all that helps us share good practice, expand our horizons and develop collaborative ministry.

Today Pray for all involved in the Order of St Ethelbert presentations today, and particularly for the recipients of the Order past and present, giving thanks for their faith and service. On Homelessness Sunday, pray for our awareness of and response to the needs of those who lack access to affordable housing, and for better provision of such housing within the area of our Diocese.

Porvoo Church of England: Diocese of Truro, Bishop Philip Mounstephen, Bishop Chris Goldsmith; Church of Norway: Diocese of Tönsberg, Bishop Jan Otto Myrseth; Church of Sweden: Diocese of Strängnäs, Bishop Johan Dalman.

Monday 14th OctoberAnglican Portsmouth (England) - The Rt Revd Christopher Foster.

Colorado (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Kym Lucas.Kongor (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd Gabriel Thuch Agot.

Hereford Education: Andrew Teale, Interim Director of Education, Sian Lines, Deputy Director, Business and Premises, Mark Harrington, Development Officer.

Today Pray for today’s Mothers’ Union Council meeting; also for the visit to our Diocese of our Archbishop, the Most Revd Justin Welby, and for tonight’s “In Conversation” with Quentin Letts at the Courtyard Theatre, Hereford.

Tuesday 15th October: Teresa of Avila, teacher of the faithAnglican Pretoria (Southern Africa) - The Rt Revd Allan John Kannemeyer.

Concepcion (Chile) - The Rt Revd Enrique Lago Zugadi.Hereford Education: Hannah Coleman, Education Team Support Officer, Jenny Sykes,

Admin Assistant, along with all who serve as appointed or elected members of the Diocesan Board of Education.

Today Pray for today’s “Follow!” meeting at Ludlow, where the keynote address will be given by Archbishop Justin, and for all that enables and encourages the mission and outreach of our churches. The Global Wave of Light awareness week, concluding today, remembers babies who died too soon, and the grief of bereaved families.

Wednesday 16th October: Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer, bishops, Reformation martyrsAnglican Puerto Rico (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Rafael Morales.

Connecticut (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Ian Douglas; Suffragan: The Rt Revd Laura Ahrens.Connor (Ireland) - The Rt Revd Alan Francis Abernethy.

Hereford Education: The Diocese of Hereford Educational Trust, and the Bishop Anthony Educational Trust.

Today Today is World Food Day, sponsored by Action Against Hunger: pray that more may be done to enable all, and especially children, to have enough to eat and a healthy lifestyle. Pray for today’s Education Conference in our Diocese, at the Cathedral and the Left Bank, whose speakers include Archbishop Justin Welby.

Thursday 17th October: Ignatius, bishop and martyrAnglican Pune (North India) - The Rt Revd Sharad Yuvraj Gaikwad.

Cork, Cloyne & Ross (Ireland) - The Rt Revd William Colton.Hereford Education: Pray for all our church schools, for governors, head teachers and

staff, and for church-school links.Today International Credit Union Day today celebrates the work of Credit Unions with

the theme “Local Action, Global Reach”: give thanks for all that supports enterprise and enables people to lift themselves out of poverty.

Friday 18th October: Luke, evangelistAnglican Qu'Appelle (Canada) - The Rt Revd Robert Hardwick.

Costa Rica (Central America) - The Rt Revd Orlando Gomez.Kontagora (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Jonah Ibrahim.

Hereford Education: Pray for all that is involved in the regular inspection of church schools, and for the team of SIAMS inspectors in our Diocese.

Today Our Diocesan calendar of events lists an evening of Sea Shanties with 'Hobson's Choice' Shanty Men, in aid of Weston Beggard Church. Give thanks for all who entertain others, especially in the many small communities of our Diocese. Pray also for the Adam Darnley Memorial Lecture today at the Cathedral.

Saturday 19th October: Henry Martyn, translator and missionaryAnglican Quebec (Canada) - The Rt Revd Bruce Myers.

Coventry (England) - The Rt Revd Christopher Cocksworth; Suffragan: The Rt Revd John Stroyan (Warwick).Krishna-Godavari (South India) - The Rt Revd George Cornelious Tantepudi.

Hereford Education: Pray for those schools or groups of schools that are facing challenge and change at this time, for staff and governors and for children and parents where schools face closure or amalgamation, or as new arrangements, for example federations, are settled into.

Today The Family Learning Festival, beginning today, aims to foster a love of learning in families through the involvement of schools, libraries, museums etc. Pray for all that encourages a culture of learning within our society.

A prayer from a Celtic service of healing

Come, Lord, into every heart, and fill our hearts with love.Come, Lord, into every mind, and flood our minds with peace.

Come, Lord, into every life, change what is dark to light.Come, Lord, into all our days, with the dawning of your glory.

Come, Lord, with your healing touch; come, Lord, with your saving grace.SUNDAY 20th October: 18th after TrinityThe Wider View

After the visit to Muheza of the young people from St Michael’s Hospice, pray that both the friendships made and the work begun to help youngsters in Muheza on their journey through bereavement will continue.

Anglican The Province of the West Indies - The Most Revd Howard Gregory, Archbishop, and Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

Hereford Leominster Deanery: Rural Dean – Mike Kneen; Lay Co-Chair – Lydia Davies; Sub-Warden of Readers – Mike Kneen.

Today World Osteoporosis Day today encourages awareness of the damage this condition does to many lives, as an underlying cause of bone fractures and

consequent disability.Porvoo Church of Sweden: Diocese of Växjö, Bishop Fredrik Modéus; Church of

England: Diocese of Oxford, Bishop Steven Croft, Bishop Colin Fletcher, Bishop Alan Wilson.

Monday 21st OctoberAnglican Raiwind (Pakistan) - The Rt Revd Azad Marshall.

Cuba (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Griselda Delgado Del Carpio.Kubwa (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Duke Akamisoko.

Hereford Kingsland with Eardisland, Aymestrey & Leinthall Earles: Julie Read; Michael Denny; Nick Read, Associate Agricultural Chaplain; Reader - Rosemary Capon; Reader in Training - Katie Smith; Kingsland Primary School.

Today Today is Apple Day. Give thanks for the fruitfulness of the land, and pray for commercial growers, conservation of old varieties, and the local cider industry.

Tuesday 22nd OctoberAnglican Rajasthan (North India) - The Rt Revd Darbara Singh.

Cueibet (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd Elijah Matueny Awet.Hereford Canon Pyon with Kings Pyon, Birley & Wellington: Jane Davies, David Wyatt;

Clergy with PTO - John Thewlis, Jimmy Morrison; Canon Pyon CE Academy; Wellington Primary School.

Today Polio is almost eradicated in the world, but many lives here and elsewhere are marred by Post-Polio Syndrome, causing a new weakness of muscles previously affected by the virus. Pray for those suffering from these symptoms, and for treatment and research.

Wednesday 23rd OctoberAnglican Rayalaseema (South India) - The Rt Revd B D Prasada Rao.

Cuernavaca (Mexico) - The Rt Revd Enrique Treviño Cruz.Curitiba (Brazil) - The Most Revd Naudal Alves Gomes (Primate).

Hereford Leominster Team Ministry: Michael Kneen, Matthew Burns, Paul Smith, Susannah Peppiatt, (Team Intern — Discover Scheme); Readers – Chris St Clair, Rob Walker; PTO – Michael Denny, Pat Harvey, John Lewis, Simon Richards, Richard Spencer, Jeanne Summers, Michael Walker, John Theaker, Pauline Rees, James Forrester, John Thewlis, John Benson, Celia Rees. Non-Parochial member of the Deanery Chapter: Nick Read (Bulmer Foundation).

Today Pray for today’s meeting of the Diocesan Advisory Committee, and pray for the care, preservation and development of our church buildings as places of worship and as points of focus and resource for the communities around them.

Thursday 24th OctoberAnglican Recife (Brazil) - The Rt Revd João Cancio Peixoto.

Cuttack (North India) - The Rt Revd Surendra Kumar Nanda.Hereford Leominster Priory Local Ministry Team – Michael Kneen, Helen Bricknell, Paul

Scott, Sarah Chedgzoy, Roger Pitblado, Susannah Peppiatt.Today Pray for a meeting today of the Diocesan Board of Education; also for a Life &

Learning @ Ludlow day on “Unravelling (the enigma of) John's Gospel”, and “Faith in Action in our Communities” at the Bishop’s Palace. There is also a Deanery Treasurers’ Forum at Ludlow, and a lecture at the St Thomas Shrine in the Cathedral, to be given by Dr Jan Graffius.

Friday 25th October: Crispin and Crispinian, martyrs; [Translation of Thomas Cantilupe]Anglican Rejaf (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd Enock Tombe.

Cyangugu (Rwanda) - The Rt Revd Francis Karemera.Kuching (South East Asia) - The Rt Revd Danald Jute; Assistants: The Rt Revd Solomon Cheong Sung Voon, The Rt Revd Nelson Ugas Bulang

Hereford Leominster Team Ministry – Pudleston-cum-Whyle, Hatfield, Docklow, Stoke Prior & Ford, Humber; Hope-under-Dinmore. Local Ministry Team – Robin Wilson, Carol Morgan, Andrew James, Francis Tandy, Molly Firth, Mary Marsden, Mike Kimbery, Jane Morris, Joan Lloyd, Elaine Tandy, Violet Legge; Rob Walker.

Today Pray for those in small rural communities who are greatly inconvenienced by the loss of services such as village shops and local bus services, and for Good Neighbours and similar schemes that aim to redress the balance.

Saturday 26th October: Alfred, king and scholar; Cedd, abbot and bishop; [Edfrith]Anglican Remo (Nigeria) - The Most Revd Michael Fape.

Cyprus and the Gulf (Jerusalem & Middle East) - The Rt Revd Michael Lewis.Kumasi (West Africa) - The Most Revd Dr Daniel Sarfo (Primate).

Hereford Leominster Team Ministry – Eyton, Ivington, Monkland, Dilwyn & Stretford; Eye, Croft with Yarpole & Lucton; Orleton and Brimfield.

Today Brain tumours end more young lives than any other cancer: pray for research into causes and treatments, and toward earlier diagnosis. The “Awayday” for an Alpha course in Pontesbury Deanery takes place today - pray for all that enables us to be confident in our faith, and open to the Spirit. Edfrith is remembered as the 7th century founder of Leominster.

A prayer for the day of Edfrith of Leominster

Almighty and eternal God, to whom we must all give account:

guide with your Spirit all who hold authority in our communities,that they may be faithful to the mind of Christ,

and seek in all their purposes to enrich our common life;through Jesus Christ our Lord.

SUNDAY 27th October: Last after Trinity or Bible SundayThe Wider View

Pray for a satisfactory outcome to Brexit and for all those affected by it. Give thanks for the resilience of the links we have with Nuremberg, and the strong mutual commitment to their development. Pray for the many EU citizens living and working in our communities, during this time of change and uncertainty.

Anglican The Church of Ceylon (Extra-Provincial) - The Rt Revd Dhiloraj Ranjit Canagasabey - Bishop of Colombo, The Rt Revd Keerthisiri Fernando - Bishop of Kurunegala.

Hereford Pray for the support for the work of ministry and mission within the churches of our Diocese, and all that is helps those in ministry address issues of pastoral ministry, outreach and mission and parish development, and to identify and access the resources they need.

Today On Bible Sunday, pray for the work of the Bible Societies around the world, for all who translate the scripture, and for all Biblical scholars and preachers.

Porvoo Church of England: Diocese of Carlisle, Bishop James Newcome, Bishop Emma Ineson; Church of Norway: Diocese of Stavanger, Bishop Anne Lise

Ådnøy.Monday 28th October: Simon & Jude, apostlesAnglican Renk (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd Joseph Garang Atem.

Daejeon (Korea) - The Most Revd Moses Nagjun Yoo (Primate).Kumi (Uganda) - The Rt Revd Edison Irigei.

Hereford Leominster Team Ministry – Kimbolton with Hamnish, Middleton-on-the-Hill, Leysters, Bockleton; and the Local Ministry Team: Chris St Clair, Des Hall.

Today Simon and Jude were supposed by legend to have taken the Gospel to Persia where they were martyred: pray for Christian communities today in Iran, Iraq and other parts of the Middle East, many of them small and vulnerable. Jude is regarded as patron of lost causes and hopeless situations.

Tuesday 29th October: James Hannington, bishop and martyrAnglican Rhode Island (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Nicholas Knisely.

Dallas (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd George R. Sumner, Jr.Hereford Leominster Team Ministry - Leominster Community Hospital; Dilwyn CE Primary

School; Ivington CE Primary School; St James CE Primary School, Kimbolton; Leominster County Primary School; Earl Mortimer College; Luston Primary School; Orleton CE Primary School; Westfield School, Leominster; Stoke Prior Primary School; Lucton School.

Today Pray for university and college chaplaincy, for young Christians beginning courses of study away from home, and for all who live and share the Gospel within higher education institutions.

Wednesday 30th OctoberAnglican Rift Valley (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd John Daudi Lupaa.

Damaturu (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Yohannah A Audu.Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd Jackson Sosthenes.

Hereford Wigmore Abbey – Brampton Bryan, Downton, Burrington, Aston, Elton, Leintwardine, Adforton, Wigmore, Leinthall Starkes: Michael Catling; Readers – Alastair Gloag, Carole Gloag, Culain Morris; Wigmore High School; Wigmore Primary School; Leintwardine Endowed Primary School.

Today Deanery Lay Co-Chairs in Hereford Archdeaconry meet at Hereford today - give thanks for all who serve in this way. Pray for all who use the Cathedral Quiet Hour, on the last Wednesday of each month at 9 am. Pray also for Herefordshire’s Family Festival at The Courtyard.

Thursday 31st October: Martin Luther, reformerAnglican Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - The Rt Revd Eduardo Coelho Grillo.

Davao (Philippines) - The Rt Revd Jonathan Labasan Casimina.Hereford Support Ministry: Pray for the Ludlow Mascall Centre as a resource for the

local and wider community, for the staff and for all who meet there regularly.Today Hallowe’en, increasingly commercialised as a significant autumn festival: pray

we may speak confidently of the light of Christ at this dark season of the year, for “light is stronger than darkness”. On the day we were due to leave the European Union, pray for our links across Europe, and especially for our Diocesan link with Nuremberg as we commemorate Martin Luther.

Friday 1st November: ALL SAINTSAnglican Rio Grande (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Michael Buerkel Hunn.

Delaware (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Kevin S. Brown.Kurunegala (Ceylon) - The Rt Revd Keerthisiri Fernando.

Hereford Support Ministry: Pray for John Daniels as Diocesan Warden of Readers, for Sub-Wardens and for the Hereford Diocesan Readers’ Association.

Today Pray for those attending the first of a short series of lectures by Revd Dr Maureen Palmer on “Prophetic Justice”, at the Reading Room in the Cathedral. Give thanks for the courageous and loving and Christ-centred witness of those we honour as saints.

Saturday 2nd November: All Souls (Commemoration of the Faithful Departed)Anglican Rochester (England) - The Rt Revd James Langstaff; Suffragan: The Rt Revd

Simon David Burton-Jones (Tonbridge).Rochester (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Prince Singh.Kushtia (Bangladesh) - The Most Revd Samuel Sunil Mankhin (Primate).

Hereford Support Ministry: Pray for all that aims to encourage and enrich prayer life and spirituality in our Diocese, and for Nick Helm in his present and future roles.

Today Pray for all who have lost loved ones in the year past, and for the practical and pastoral care we offer within the pain of bereavement, and for memorial services today and around this time.

A prayer for reconciliation

God of all truth and reconciliation,breathe in us the grace to trust your way of forgiving love,

and guide us to work with courage, sensitivity and commitmenttoward the healing of our divided nation,

acknowledging the hurt and pain felt by many,and choosing to walk with gentleness the path of justice and understanding.

SUNDAY 3rd November: All Saints Sunday or 4th before AdventThe Wider View

Richard and Karilyn Collins will be visiting Lindi and Mtwara in Southern Tanzania to start a new palliative care training programme in November. Pray for safe travel for them, for the success of the project, and for the many patients with life limiting diseases who will benefit from it.

Anglican The Church of Bermuda (Extra-Provincial) - The Rt Revd Nicholas Dill – Bishop of Bermuda.

Hereford Ludlow Deanery: Rural Dean – Ashley Buck; Lay Co-Chair – Sadie Chalkley; Sub-Warden of Readers – John Beesley.

Today On “All Saints Sunday”, give thanks for the stories of Christian courage, commitment and faith that continue to inspire us. Many people will be attending bonfire events this weekend: pray for their safety, and also give thanks for all that draws communities together especially at this darkening time of the year.

Porvoo Church of England: Diocese of Winchester, Bishop Timothy Dakin, Bishop David Williams, Bishop Debbie Sellin; Church of Norway: Diocese of Agder and Telemark, Bishop Stein Reinertsen.

Monday 4th NovemberAnglican Rockhampton (Australia) - The Rt Revd David Robinson.

Delhi (North India) - The Rt Revd Warris K. Masih.Kutigi (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Jeremiah Kolo.

Hereford Tenbury Team Ministry - Burford, Clee Hill, Coreley with The Knowle, Greete, Hope Bagot, Little Hereford, Nash & Boraston, Tenbury St Mary’s, Tenbury St

Michael’s & Whitton: Mark Inglis, Sian Harris, Sue Foster; Church Army Evangelists: Sr Kathleen Boyland, Capt Norris Boyland; Reader - Kevin Bryant.

Today Pray for today’s meetings of the Bishop’s Staff and the Mothers’ Union Trustees. National Pathology Week beginning today highlights the important contribution this work makes to healthcare.

Tuesday 5th November:Anglican Rokon (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd Francis Loyo Mori.

Derby (England) - The Rt Revd Libby Lane; Suffragan: The Rt Revd Janet McFarlane.

Hereford Tenbury Local Ministry Group - clergy, Kathleen Bills, Michael Holmes, Mary Thomas and Ros Plested; Tenbury CE Primary School; Burford CE Primary School; Clee Hill Community Academy; Tenbury High Ormiston Academy; Saint Michael’s College; Tenbury District Hospital: Chaplaincy Team.

Today Pray for the safety of those attending bonfire events today and around this time. In part, our bonfires commemorate a past time when deep divisions scarred our nation: pray for healing and reconciliation within our land today.

Wednesday 6th November: Leonard, hermit; William Temple, archbishop, teacherAnglican Rorya (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd John Adiema.

Derry & Raphoe (Ireland) - The Ven Andrew Forster, Bishop-elect.Dhaka (Bangladesh) - The Rt Revd Paul Shishir Sarker.

Hereford Ludlow (Ludlow St Laurence & Ludlow St John): Kelvin Price; Associate Minister (rtd) - Ann Barge; Readers - Stephen Ashford, Roger Hall, Geoffrey Adams; Lay Missioner - Wayne Davies; Reader Emeritus - John Robson. Ludlow Community Hospital; Ludlow CE Secondary School, St Laurence CE Primary School, Ludlow Infants School, Ludlow Junior School, Ludlow College.

Today Pray for today’s “Setting God's People Free” Incumbents' meeting, for a CMD on “Preaching on the Gospel of Matthew” with Nick King SJ, and for “The Dark Art of Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale,” a talk at College Hall. Today is kept as National Stress Awareness Day - pray for all who suffer from stress-related illness, and for greater understanding. On Engineering Day, pray for more young people to train as engineers.

Thursday 7th November: Willibrord, bishop; [John Kyrle]Anglican Ruaha (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd Joseph Mgomi.

Diocese in Europe (England) - The Rt Revd Robert Innes; Suffragan: The Rt Revd David Hamid.Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Eureope (TEC) - The Rt Revd Mark Edington.

Hereford Bromfield Group: Bitterley with Middleton; Stoke St Milborough & The Heath; Clee St Margaret & Cold Weston; Onibury; Bromfield; Stanton Lacy: Justin Parker. Bitterley CE Primary School, Onny CE Primary School.

Today Pray for meetings today of the Hereford Archdeaconry Mission and Pastoral Sub-Committee, Rural Deans, and the Hereford Diocesan Readers’ Association Committee.

Friday 8th November: Saints and Martyrs of EnglandAnglican Rumbek (South Sudan) - The Most Revd Alapayo Manyang Kuctiel; Suffragan:

The Rt Revd Elizabeth Awor Ngor.The Bahamas & the Turks and Caicos Islands (West Indies) - The Rt Revd

Laish Boyd.Kwara (Nigeria) - The Most Revd Olusegun Adeyemi.

Hereford Ashfords Group: Ludford, Ashford Carbonell, Ashford Bowdler, Caynham, Knowbury, Richards Castle: Lin Money; Reader - Stephen Treasure; Lay leaders - Rob Downes, Susannah Hall. Bishop Hooper CE Primary School.

Today Pray for those attending the opening talk this evening of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion Conference at St Peter’s, Hereford. Pray for the ongoing work of rebuilding in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian.

Saturday 9th November: Margery Kempe, mysticAnglican The Free State (formerly Bloemfontein) (Southern Africa) - The Rt Revd Dintoe

Letloenyane.Hereford Ludlow Clergy with Permission to Officiate.Today Pray for the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion Conference today, and

for a day led by John Bell just outside our Diocese at Welshpool.A prayer after William Temple

As we worship you, almighty God, and bow before you,quicken our conscience by your holiness, nourish our minds with your truth,

purify our imagination of your beauty, and open our hearts to your love,that we may surrender our will to your purpose.

SUNDAY 10th November: Remembrance Sunday or 3rd before AdventThe Wider View

On this Remembrance Sunday, and as we call to mind those who have fallen on the field of battle, pray for the peacemakers and bridge-builders of our world, and for all who are caught up today in the ravages of war. Pray for the work of the United Nations and other international organisations. Give thanks too for the friendships established through our links with Nuremberg.

Anglican The Lusitanian Church (Extra-Provincial) - The Rt Revd Jorge Pina Cabral, Bishop.

Hereford Give thanks for the ecumenical, interfaith and international links that are part of what defines and locates us as a diocese; pray for a sense of connection to a wider vision of faith, call and service in every local church.

Today Pray today for all serving members of our armed forces, wherever in the world they may be; for forces chaplains; for the Royal British Legion, service organisations and all who have served; for those damaged or bereaved by war; and for all today’s Remembrance services, parades and events, including the County Remembrance Service at the Cathedral.

Porvoo Church of England: Diocese of Norwich, Bishop Graham Usher, Bishop Alan Winton, Bishop Jonathan Meyrick; Church of Sweden: Diocese of Luleå, Bishop Åsa Nyström.

Monday 11th November: Martin, bishop; Armistice DayAnglican Rumonge (Burundi) - The Rt Revd Pedaculi Birakengana.

On the Coast (Nigeria) - The Ven Seyi Pirisola, Bishop-elect.Kwoi (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Paul Zamani.

Hereford Cleobury Mortimer with Hopton Wafers, Neen Sollars & Milson, Neen Savage with Kinlet; Doddington: Ashley Buck, Mark Daborn, Sue Barrett, David Eve; Reader - Charles Houston; Lacon Childe School; Cleobury Mortimer Primary School; Kinlet CE Primary School; St Mary’s Youth Project: Mark Greaves.

Today In silence we remember the cost of peace and the demands of justice, and

those who have fallen defending our rights and freedoms, and those of the world.

Tuesday 12th NovemberAnglican Rupert's Land (Canada) - The Rt Revd Geoffrey J Woodcroft.

Dogura (Papua New Guinea) - The Rt Revd Tennyson Bogar.Hereford Corvedale Group: Culmington, Diddlebury, Munslow with Broadstone,

Holdgate, Tugford, Abdon: John Beesley; Corvedale CE Primary School.Today Pray for today’s Ludlow Archdeaconry Mission & Pastoral Sub-Committee

meeting, and for the IKnowChurch event planned for today. This is Anti-Bullying Week: pray for all who are hurt and damaged by bullying, and especially for effective action against cyber-bullies.

Wednesday 13th November: Charles Simeon, priest, evangelical divineAnglican Rutana (Burundi) - The Rt Revd Pontien Ribakare.

Doko (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Uriah Kolo.Dominican Republic (TEC) - The Rt Revd Moisés Quezada Mota.

Hereford Support Ministry: David Roberts, Interfaith Officer, furthering links with and encouraging awareness of other faiths and cultures.

Today Today is World Kindness Day - small and simple acts of kindness can often have an impact well beyond themselves. “Do not neglect to show hospitality - by doing this, some have entertained angels unawares” (Hebrews 13.2).

Thursday 14th November: Samuel Seabury, bishop; [Dubricius, missionary]Anglican Ruwenzori (Uganda) - The Rt Revd Reuben Kisembo.

Dornakal (South India) - The Rt Revd Vadapalli Prasada Rao.Hereford Ministry Resourcing: Pray for all that assists parish and ministry development

within our Diocese; also for curates in training and their training incumbents.Today Pray for today’s Ludlow Office Meeting, for Bishop’s Council, and for Mothers’

Union Midday Prayers at the Cathedral. Pray for those attending today’s Life & Learning @ Ludlow lecture by Fr Timothy Radcliffe: “How can we keep on hoping?”, and a talk in College Hall on 12th century women of faith.

Friday 15th NovemberAnglican Sabah (South East Asia) - The Rt Revd Melter Jiki Tais; Assistant: The Rt Revd

John Yeo.Down & Dromore (Ireland) - vacant.

Hereford Ministry Resourcing: Kathy Bland, Intergenerational Church Enabler, and all that resources the outreach of our churches to families and young people.

Today Homelessness may be less obvious within our Diocese than on the streets of our cities, but nonetheless it exists, and it can be hard to find a way back. Pray for all who lack safe and secure shelter and space of their own.

Saturday 16th November: Margaret, queen, philanthropist; Edmund Rich, archbishopAnglican Sabongidda Ora (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Augustine Ohilebo.

Dublin & Glendalough (Ireland) - The Most Revd Michael Jackson.Hereford Support Ministry: David Morris, Programme Manager based at Hereford, and

helping to design and deliver strategic projects to support the achievement of the Diocesan Strategy.

Today Pray for all who live with HIV, giving thanks for the treatments and therapies now available: National HIV Testing Week begins today. Pray for the

Shropshire Churches Conference today at Holy Trinity, Meole Brace, taking the theme of “Everyday Faith”.

A prayer of Charles Simeon

Creator and Preserver of all things, we live by you, and our whole dependence is upon you,

for all the good that we either have or hope for. We now desire to bless your name for those mercies

which in so large a measure you have generously given us. Worthy are you, O Lord our God, to receive all honour and glory,

all thanks and praise, all love and obedience, as in the courts of heaven,

so in all the assemblies of your servants upon earth; for you are great, and you do wondrous things; you are God alone.

SUNDAY 17th November: 2nd before AdventThe Wider View

Pray for the teachers from Maramba school in Tanga Region, Tanzania, visiting partner schools in Tenbury, Leominster and Wigmore this month, and that this visit may be a blessing to all concerned.

Anglican The Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain (Extra-Provincial) - The Rt Revd Carlos López-Lozano, Bishop.

Hereford Pontesbury Deanery: Rural Dean – Giles Tulk; Lay Co-Chair – Mike Kirk; Sub-Warden of Readers – Nancy Cleaton; Deanery Secretary - Ann Jones.

Today Today is the Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, also known as Roadpeace Sunday. Pray for all bereaved in this way, for those living with injuries or trauma, and for the members of the emergency services who attend accidents. Pray for Roadpeace services happening today in various places, including the service at the Cathedral, and those who will attend them.

Porvoo Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church: Archbishop Archbishop Urmas Viilma, Bishop Tiit Salumäe, Bishop Joel Luhamets; Church of England: Diocese of Rochester, Bishop James Langstaff, Bishop Simon Burton-Jones.

Monday 18th November: Elizabeth, princess, philanthropistAnglican Saldanha Bay (Southern Africa) - The Rt Revd Raphael Hess.

Duk (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd Daniel Deng Abot.Hereford The Chirbury Hills Group: Chirbury, Marton-in-Chirbury, Trelystan, Leighton,

Middleton-in-Chirbury with Corndon Marsh: William Rowell; PTO - Eric Brazier; Chirbury VC School, Leighton CP School.

Today Pray for today’s meeting of the Council for World Partnership, and give thanks for all the links, formal and informal, that connect us with friends, colleagues and partners around the world, and enable us to hear their stories.

Tuesday 19th November: Hilda, abbess; Mechtild, mysticAnglican Salisbury (England) - The Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam; Suffragans: The Rt Revd

Karen Gorham (Sherborne), The Rt Revd Andrew Rumsey (Ramsbury).Dunedin (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) - The Rt Revd Steven Benford.

Hereford Ford; Alberbury with Cardeston & Wattlesborough; Great Wollaston, including Middletown: Val Tait, Maxine Neal; Reader – Susan Gaulton; Local Ministry Development Group – Val Tait, Maxine Neal, Sue Hill, Jane Weston, Helen Lowrie-Herz, Sue Roberts, Alison Lewis, Elvire Mortimer, Jane Shaw. Trinity CE Primary School, Ford; Brynhafren County Primary School, Crew Green.

Today Pray for today’s meeting of the DBF Executive. World Toilet Day today invites us to reflect on the need for improvements in sanitation and safety in many parts of our world, and those who lack access to safe toilet facilities.

Wednesday 20th November: Edmund, king and martyr; Priscilla Lydia Sellon, religiousAnglican Sambalpur (North India) - The Rt Revd Pinuel Dip.

Dunkwa-on-Offin (West Africa) - The Rt Revd Edmund Dawson Ahmoah.Durgapur (North India) - The Rt Revd Probal Kanto Dutta.

Hereford Great Hanwood, Longden & Annscroft with Pulverbatch: Graham Phillips; OLM - Sheila Dawson-Campbell, PTO: Emma Phillips, Retired Clergy: Colin Hurford, Ian Ross, Graham Earney; Reader Emeritus - Liba Taconis, Paul Charlesworth; Local Ministry Development Group in Hanwood – Margaret Nichols, Fran Burgess, Margaret Hill, Ros Packer, David Moss, Keith Packer.

Today Pray for today’s “Setting God's People Free” incumbents' meeting at Ludlow.Thursday 21st NovemberAnglican San Diego (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Susan Brown Snook.

Durham (England) - The Rt Revd Paul Butler; Suffragan: The Rt Revd Sarah Clark (Jarrow).

Hereford Youthchurch Fresh Expression of Church for 11 to 18’s; Longden CE School, St Thomas and St Anne’s CE School, Hanwood.

Today Pray for those attending the Life & Learning @ Ludlow lecture today, ”The Four Last Things: What Happens When We Die?” given by the Revd Canon Anna Matthews. Pray for all who care for elderly or disabled relatives, whose needs can often go unnoticed and are not responded to.

Friday 22nd November: Cecilia, martyrAnglican San Joaquin (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd David Rice.

Dutse (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Markus Yohanna Danbinta.Kyoto (Japan) - The Rt Revd Stephen Takashi Kochi.

Hereford Stiperstones Group: Minsterley & Snailbeach, Habberley, Hope with Shelve: Giles Tulk; Retired Clergy – Pam Bickley, Caroline Chadwick; Schools - Long Mountain School, Minsterley School, Stiperstones School.

Today Pray for musicians, for church and community choirs, and for the gift of music to enable and enhance our worship and praise.

Saturday 23rd November: Clement, bishop and martyrAnglican Santiago (Chile) - The Rt Revd Hector Zavala Muñoz.

Santiago (Philippines) - The Rt Revd Frenzel Ray Piluden.Hereford Pontesbury: vacant; Retired Clergy – Shirley Small, Christopher Cooke;

Families Worker – Mark Hackney; Pontesbury CE Primary School, Mary Webb School and Science College.

Today We give special thanks for the ministry of Bishop Richard Frith as the 105th Bishop of Hereford, and on this day of his farewell service we pray for him and Kay as a new phase of their life begins. Pray also for today’s Medieval Market and Christmas Fair, Ludlow, and similar events around our Diocese, as we draw closer to Christmas.

A Prayer for musicians and singers

Creator God, you hear us in prayer, in our silent thoughts and each note or melody we sing and play.

May the gifts of our voices and melodies of our instruments

move with the work of your Holy Spirit. In the music we offer may we bring light into dark places, restore hope and vision to all who need encouragement,

and bring well-being and health to any who suffer.We give you our worship, that it may be a platform for you, Father God,

to touch our lives afresh and bring new life to your church.SUNDAY 24th November: Christ the King or Next before AdventThe Wider View

Give thanks for the part Bishop Richard has played in our international diocesan links. Pray that the links we have may continue to flourish and develop, and that Bishop Richard and Kay may enjoy the memories of their visits in retirement.

Anglican The Falkland Islands (Extra-Provincial) - The Rt Revd Timothy Thornton - also Bishop to the Forces.

Hereford Pray for effective communication within and as outreach from our Diocese, and for those who at every level of church life are helping to share our stories of faith, discipleship and practice.

Today “Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.” (St Patrick’s Breastplate). May the love of Christ be visible and active in every part of his Church.

Porvoo Church of England: Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Bishop Martin Seeley, Bishop Mike Harrison; Scottish Episcopal Church: Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney, Bishop Anne Dyer.

Monday 25th November: Catherine, martyr; Isaac Watts, hymn writerAnglican Sao Paulo (Brazil) - The Rt Revd Flavio Augusto Borges Irala.

East Carolina (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Robert Skirving.Hereford Westbury, Yockleton & Worthen: David Moss; Retired Clergy: Clive Devonish,

Phillip Harratt; Readers - Christine Jones, Ian Williams, Ruth Leigh; Lay Leaders of Worship – Ann Jones, Rosemary Williams, Gill Jones; The Long Mountain School, Worthen, Trinity School, Ford.

Today General Synod meets today if required to. Give thanks for all hymn writers, whose words can inspire and move us in the expression of our faith. White Ribbon Day today campaigns against violence in the home: pray for all who suffer from domestic violence, especially behind a curtain of silence.

Tuesday 26th NovemberAnglican Sapele (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Blessing Erifeta.

East Kerala (South India) - The Rt Revd Kayalakkakathu George Daniel.Hereford Finance and Giving: Stephen Herbert, Director of Finance, Kate Bayliss,

Financial Controller, Lorraine Aitken and Sallyann Hales, Financial Assistants.Today Pray for all who find this dark time of the year particularly difficult: elderly

people, those who don’t see so well or walk so well; those who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder; those who live in isolated places. Pray for the training sessions planned for today and tomorrow regarding the planned changes to marriage registration.

Wednesday 27th NovemberAnglican Saskatchewan (Canada) - The Rt Revd Michael Hawkins; The Rt Revd Adam

Halkett, Diocesan Indigenous Bishop.East Ruwenzori (Uganda) - The Rt Revd George Turyasingura.East Tennessee (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Brian Lee Cole.

Hereford Finance and Giving: Pray for faithful and generous giving, and for our commitment to mutual support and sharing in mission via the Parish Offer.

Today Pray for children practising for nativity plays and other pre-Christmas events and concerts, in schools, communities and in our churches.

Thursday 28th November: [Edward Steere, bishop]Anglican Saskatoon (Canada) - The Rt Revd Christopher Harper.

Eastern Himalayas (North India) - vacant.Hereford Finance and Giving: Pray for all members of the Diocesan Board of Finance,

its Executive and advisory bodies: for careful and prudent administration of our finances to provide a base for outreach and mission.

Today Pray for today’s meeting of the Diocesan Advisory Committee. On Thanksgiving Day, pray for the churches and people of the United States.

Friday 29th November: Day of Intercession for the Missionary Work of the ChurchAnglican Sebei (Uganda) - The Rt Revd Paul Masaba.

Eastern Kowloon (Hong Kong) - The Rt Revd Timothy Kwok.Kyushu (Japan) - The Rt Revd Luke Ken-ichi Muto.

Hereford Finance and Giving: Give thanks for the opportunities provided by the Parish Giving Scheme and pray for its continued update, and for the use of materials from Giving for Life and elsewhere to encourage generous giving.

Today Pray for CMS (including SAMS), USPG, Crosslinks and other mission agencies, for the work of partnership in mission as a worldwide endeavour (including inwards mission to the UK), and for its effective support from within our churches.

Saturday 30th November: Andrew, apostleAnglican Sekondi (West Africa) - The Rt Revd Alexander Asmah.

Eastern Michigan (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Cate Waynick, Bishop-provisional.

Hereford Finance and Giving: Pray for churches to adopt the “Giving for Life” principles of giving 5% of income to and through the church, and a further 5% to other organizations that help to build God’s kingdom.

Today Pray for today’s “Time to Think” study morning at the Cathedral with Canon Chris Pullin. Pray for the churches and people of Scotland on their patronal day.

A prayer of Isaac Watts

Arise, O King of grace, arise, and enter to thy rest; lo, thy Church waits, with longing eyes,

thus to be owned and blest. Here, mighty God, accept our vows, here let thy praise be spread:

bless the provisions of thy house, and fill thy poor with bread.

Here let the Son of David reign, let God’s Anointed shine; justice and truth his court maintain,

with love and power divine. Here let him hold a lasting throne, and as his kingdom grows,

fresh honours shall adorn his crown,

and shame confound his foes.SUNDAY 1st December: 1st of AdventThe Wider View

Pray for the work of Green Pastures Hospital in Nepal and for the INF’s ear centre, started by Mike and Fiona Smith from Hereford. The centre serves over sixty people per day who have hearing problems.

Anglican Pray for mission agencies and their work throughout the Anglican Communion.Hereford Ross and Archenfield Deanery: Rural Dean – Mark Johnson; Lay Co-Chair –

Patrick Darling; Sub-Warden of Readers – Rev Chris Blanchard.Today As Advent begins, pray that we may use this holy season as a time for serious

preparation, penitence and prayer, despite the bustle and glitter of the commercial Christmas as it gathers momentum around us. Today is also World AIDS Day - pray for the continuing work to counter the spread of this disease, and to ensure sufferers receive treatment.

Porvoo Scottish Episcopal Church: Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, Bishop Ian Paton; Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland: Diocese of Porvoo, Bishop Björn Vikström.

Monday 2nd DecemberAnglican Seoul (Korea) - The Rt Revd Peter Lee.

Eastern Newfoundland & Labrador (Canada) - The Rt Revd Geoffrey Peddle.Hereford Ross with Walford and Brampton Abbotts: Sean Semple; Caroline Pascoe,

Associate Priest; Chris Blanchard, Associate Priest; Canon Freda Davies, Reader; Colin Leggate, Chaplain to Commerce, Industry and Business; Christine Cattanach, Intergenerational Missioner. Brampton Abbotts CE School; Ashfield Park Primary School; St Joseph’s RC Primary School; Walford Primary School; John Kyrle High School; Ross Community Hospital.

Today Today is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: pray for those still held in forms of real or virtual slavery in every part of our world, even in the UK, and for their freedom.

Tuesday 3rd December: Francis Xavier, missionaryAnglican Seychelles (Indian Ocean) - The Most Revd James Richard Wong Yin Song.

Eastern Oregon (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Patrick Bell.Hereford StowCaple Benefice – Sellack, Kings Caple, Bridstow, Peterstow, Foy, How

Caple, Sollershope: Crispin Pemberton; Curate Tim Starling; Bridstow CE Primary School, Kings Caple Primary School.

Today Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities: though our nation is more open and aware than it was, situations of discrimination still arise, while in too many parts of the world those living with disabilities are still shunned and neglected, and forced to beg.

Wednesday 4th December: John of Damascus, monk; Nicholas Ferrar, deaconAnglican Sheffield (England) - The Rt Revd Pete Wilcox; Suffragan: vacant (Doncaster).

Eastern Zambia (Central Africa) - The Rt Revd William Mchombo.Easton (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Santosh Marray.

Hereford Ariconium – Aston Ingham, Hope Mansel, Linton, The Lea, Upton Bishop & Weston-under-Penyard: David Howell; Reader – Tony Morgan; Weston-under-Penyard CE Primary School; The Lea CE Primary School.

Today Pray for tonight’s Ex Cathedra concert of Christmas Music by Candlelight at

the Cathedral, and for all choirs preparing Christmas music at this time.Thursday 5th DecemberAnglican Shinyanga (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd Johnson Chinyong'ole.

Eau Claire (The Episcopal Church) - The Revd William Jay Lambert.Hereford Wye Reaches Group - Dixton & Wyesham, Whitchurch & Ganarew,

Bishopswood: Vacant, Assistant Curates Penny Powdrill and Jill Stephens; Whitchurch CE Primary School; Kymin View Primary School, Wyesham.

Today Pray for the Bishop’s Staff, due to meet today, and, on World Top Soil Day, pray we may protect the stability and fertility of the land, which in many places (including parts the UK) is under threat.

Friday 6th December: Nicholas of Myra, bishopAnglican Gasabo (Rwanda) - The Most Revd Laurent Mbanda (Primate).

Edinburgh (Scotland) - The Rt Revd John Armes.Hereford Goodrich w Welsh Bicknor, Marstow, Llangarron, Llangrove, Welsh Newton w

Llanrothal: Ben Bentham; Associate Minister Richard Jones; Assistant Curates Penny Powdrill and Jill Stephens; Goodrich CE Primary School; Llangrove CE Primary School; and the Benefice LMDG.

Today The generosity and kindness of Nicholas is partly what lies behind our modern Santa Claus figure. That he is also a patron of pawnbrokers may remind us to pray for those who will be tempted to spend too much by the commercial razzamatazz of the modern Christmas, and may struggle to meet their debts.

Saturday 7th December: Ambrose, bishopAnglican Shyira (Rwanda) - The Rt Revd Samuel M Mugisha.

Edmonton (Canada) - The Rt Revd Jane Alexander.Hereford Archenfield Group Ministry: St Weonards Benefice and Wormelow Hundred

Benefice. St Weonards Benefice: St Weonards, Orcop, Garway, Tretire w Michaelchurch & Pencoyd, Hoarwithy & Hentland: Elizabeth Cathie, Associate Minister Frances Phillips; St Weonards Primary School; Garway Primary School. Wormelow Hundred Benefice: Much Birch, Little Birch, Much Dewchurch, Llanwarne, Llandinabo, Dewsall with Callow: Mark Johnson, Reader Emeritus – Alwyn Bulbeck; Much Birch CE Primary School; Hereford Steiner Academy, Much Dewchurch.

Today Pray for pre-Christmas events like the Kington Winter Food and Drink Festival and the Much Wenlock Christmas Fair, also for pre-Christmas fairs and sales organised by our churches. Pray also for the Hereford Choral Society “Messiah by Candlelight” this evening at the Cathedral.

A prayer of Ambrose

Lord teach me to seek thee, and reveal thyself to me when I seek thee: for I cannot seek thee unless thou teach me,

nor find thee except thou reveal thyself. Let me seek thee in longing, let me long for thee in seeking;

let me find thee in love, and love thee in finding.SUNDAY 8th December: 2nd of AdventThe Wider View

Discrimination against women and girls happens in all cultures and societies worldwide. Focus 9/99 is a programme of the Church of South India (CSI) to try and ‘assure the future’ of the girl child. Pray for the success of this programme in its aim to reduce female foeticide.

Anglican Pray for the work of the Mothers’ Union around the world - Sheran Harper - Worldwide President, Bev Jullien - Chief Executive.

Hereford Pray that we may maintain the highest standards of safeguarding across our churches, within our work with children the elderly and vulnerable adults, in our response to disclosure and in the making of appointments. Pray for Mandy McPhee Safeguarding Officer, those with whom she works, and those holding a safeguarding responsibility in each church.

Today As we prepare for Christmas, pray we may be mindful of the needs of those who live alone and perhaps have no close family, who often feel excluded from (or even by) the celebration of Christmas.

Porvoo Church of England: Diocese of Chester, vacant, Bishop Keith Sinclair; Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland: Diocese of Kuopio, Bishop Jari Jolkkonen.

Monday 9th DecemberAnglican Shyogwe (Rwanda) - The Rt Revd Jered Kalimba.

Egba (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Emmanuel Adekunle.Lafia (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Godwin A Robinson.

Hereford Church governance: Pray for members of Parochial Church Councils and office holders in each local church, and for their training and resourcing.

Today Pray for the bishops of our Church and for their leadership and vision, as the House of Bishops meets from today at Lambeth. On International Anti-Corruption Day, reflect on the damage done by corrupt practices in many parts of our world, and on those who are exploited or denied true justice as a result of the misuse of power or influence.

Tuesday 10th DecemberAnglican Sialkot (Pakistan) - The Rt Revd Alwin John Samuel.

Egba West (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Samuel Ogundeji.Hereford Church governance: Pray for all who staff, visit and use the diocesan office

facilities in Hereford and Ludlow.Today On World Human Rights Day, pray that the rights and freedoms of all may be

respected, and pray for all exploited, ill-used or stateless people.Wednesday 11th December: Ember DayAnglican Singapore (South East Asia) - The Rt Revd Rennis Ponniah; Assistant: The Rt

Revd Low Jee King.Egbu (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Geoffrey Okoroafor.Egypt (Jerusalem & Middle East) The Rt Revd Mouneer Hanna Anis; Area Bishop: The Rt Revd Samy Fawzy (North Africa); The Rt Revd Kuan Kim Seng, Commissary Bishop for the Horn of Africa.

Hereford Church governance: Pray for all involved with the conservation and care of our church buildings, and for their development to meet changing needs and opportunities. Pray for DAC members, church architects, skilled craftspeople, and for all who offer advice and direction.

Today Pray for all preparing for baptism or confirmation, for all training for various forms of ministry, and for all who sense God is calling them in some particular way to a new role within his Church.

Thursday 12th December:

Anglican Sittwe (Myanmar) - The Rt Revd James Min Dein; Suffragan: The Rt Revd Moses Tun Pa.Eha Amufu (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Daniel Olinya.

Hereford Church governance: Pray for all members of Deanery Synods, for Rural Deans and Lay Co-Chairs, for Deanery Treasurers and Secretaries, and for the deanery as a unit and resource for mission.

Today Pray for today’s Mothers’ Union midday prayers at the Cathedral; give thanks for all who take the time to pray for others and for the work of the Gospel, and for prayer and study groups within our churches.

Friday 13th December: Lucy, Martyr; Samuel Johnson, moralist; Ember DayAnglican Ekiti (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Christopher Tayo Omotunde.

Ekiti Kwara (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Andrew Ajayi.Ekiti Oke (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Isaac Olubowale.Ekiti West (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Rufus V A Adepoju.

Hereford Church governance: Pray for the members and officers of Diocesan Synod and Bishop’s Council.

Today Pray for today’s Friends’ Christmas Party at the Cathedral; on St Lucy’s Day, pray for the churches and people of Sweden on a day that is special in their pre-Christmas traditions. Pray for all attending this year’s conference for Directors of Ordinands beginning today at Swanwick, especially our DDVO Neil Patterson, and the two Assistant DDOs, Mark Daborn and Rachel Robertson.

Saturday 14th December: John of the Cross, poet and teacher of the faith; Ember DayAnglican Sodor & Man (England) - The Rt Revd Peter Eagles.

El Camino Real (The Episcopal Church) The Revd Canon Lucinda Ashby, Bishop-elect.

Hereford Church governance: Pray for those who represent our Diocese on General Synod and other provincial or national bodies.

Today Give thanks for poets, and especially those who use poetry as a way of expressing their sense of Christ’s presence and call.

A prayer of John of the Cross

O Blessed Jesus,give me stillness of soul in you.

Let your mighty calmness reign in me.Rule me, O King of gentleness,

King of peace.SUNDAY 15th December: 3rd of AdventThe Wider View

Pray for all those suffering around the world from the impact of climate change. May we who are able to make a difference examine our lives, and make the necessary changes.

Anglican Sokoto (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Augustin Omole.El Salvador (Central America) - The Rt Revd Juan David Alvarado Melgar.

Hereford Telford Severn Gorge Deanery: Rural Dean – Ian Naylor; Lay Co-Chair – CarilynSimkin; Sub-Warden of Readers – Garry Ward.

Today Today is kept as International Tea Day: pray for all who work on tea plantations, and for a fair return for the labour of those who produce not only tea but all the range of imported foodstuffs on which we depend.

Porvoo Church of England: Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, Bishop Paul Williams, Bishop Tony Porter; Church of Norway: Diocese of Borg, Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt.

Monday 16th DecemberAnglican South Ankole (Uganda) - The Rt Revd Nathan Ahimbisibwe.

Eldoret (Kenya) - The Rt Revd Christopher Ruto.Hereford Broseley with Benthall, Jackfield, Linley with Willey & Barrow: Christopher

Penn; Readers – Rebecca Wood; Local Ministry Development Group: Ann Wall, Sheila Whittles, Mary Kendal, Rebecca Wood, Brian Allaway, Margaret Taylor; Barrow 1618 Free School; Broseley CE Primary School; John Wilkinson Primary School.

Today Pray for the work of the Children’s Society, and for churches organising Christingle Services in support of the Society in this 50th anniversary year of the first UK Christingle.

Tuesday 17th December: O Sapientia; Eglantyne Jebb, founder of “Save the Children”Anglican South Dakota (The Episcopal Church) - The Revd Jonathan Folts, Bishop-elect.

El-Obeid (Sudan) - The Rt Revd Ismail Gabriel Abudigin.Hereford Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge & Little Wenlock: Ian Naylor, Samuel Mann (Curate)

Reader – Carilyn Simkin; Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CE Primary School.Today “O Wisdom of our God Most High, guiding creation with power and love: come

to teach us the path of knowledge.” Antiphon for O SapientiaPray for today’s meeting of the Safeguarding Working Group, and also for the work around the world of Save The Children.

Wednesday 18th DecemberAnglican South Kerala (South India) - The Rt Revd Dharmaraj Rasalam.

Ely (England) - The Rt Revd Stephen Conway; Suffragan: The Rt Revd Dagmar Winter (Huntingdon).Embu (Kenya) - The Rt Revd David Muriithi Ireri.

Hereford Madeley: St Michael’s Madeley –Alan Walden, Iain McIntyre, Dawn Taffinder, Rosemary Freeman; Reader – Jan Holt

Today “O Leader of the House of Israel, giver of the Law to Moses on Sinai: come to rescue us with your mighty power.” Antiphon for O AdonaiOn International Migrants Day, pray for all who taking the risky decision to migrate, some escaping persecution and injustice, some hoping for a better life, many exploited by “brokers” and finding themselves turned back.

Thursday 19th DecemberAnglican South Rwenzori (Uganda) - The Rt Revd Jackson Nzerebende.

Enugu (Nigeria) - The Most Revd Emmanuel Chukwuma.Enugu North (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Sosthenes Eze.

Hereford Madeley: Sutton Hill and Woodside – Linda Cronin; Reader – Steve Cronin.Today “O Root of Jesse’s stem, sign of God’s love for all his people: come to save us

without delay.” Antiphon for O Radix JesseFriday 20th DecemberAnglican South West Tanganyika (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd Matthew Mhagama.

Esan (Nigeria) - The Most Revd Friday Imaekhai.Hereford John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School; William Reynolds Primary School;

Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School; Haughton Special Primary School; John Randall Primary School; St Mary’s RC Primary School; Woodlands Primary School; Abraham Darby Academy; Madeley Academy.

Today “O Key of David, opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom: come and free the prisoners of darkness.” Antiphon for O Clavis DavidAs Christmas approaches, pray for all who face persecution for their faith, including many millions of Christians. May they find comfort and hope, receive justice, and hold firmly to their faith.

Saturday 21st DecemberAnglican Etche (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Precious Nwala.

Etsako (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Jacob Bada.Hereford Pray for all who exercise a ministry of praying for others, and who by this

service underpin the life and activity of our churches.Today “O Radiant Dawn, splendour of eternal light, sun of justice: come and shine on

those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death.” Antiphon for O OriensPray for all who work in the retail trade, on the final shopping Saturday before Christmas, including those taken on as temporary staff for the season.

A prayer at the end of Advent

Almighty Father, as this season of preparation draws to its closewe remember Mary and Joseph,

and give thanks for their faithfulness, courage and obedience.They stepped out into the unknown in the strength of your Spirit,

to play their part in the fulfilment of your planto bring your prodigal people home again.

May their example be a pattern for our living,so that when the gentle whisper of your call

breaks through the clamour of this world and into our small corner,we might be ready to listen,and having listened, to act.

SUNDAY 22nd December: 4th of AdventThe Wider View

Our companion links are an important part of what defines us as a Diocese, and the contacts and friendships built by visits, exchanges and other communication with our partners in Germany and Tanzania expand our vision and inform our ministry. As this year draws towards its close, give thanks for the years of companionship so far, and for the friendships made and the sense of belonging together in Christ that derive from our links with Nuremberg, Tanga, Dar es Salaam, Masasi and Newala. The New Year will bring changes and perhaps challenges: pray for resilient faith and clarity of vision.

Anglican Pray for Christians in other denominations and the work of the ecumenical movement: His Holiness Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome; His All Holiness Archbishop Bartholomew of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch; The Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches; Bishop Ivan M Abrahams, General Secretary World Methodist Council; The Reverend Chris Ferguson, General Secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.

Hereford Pray we may affirm the rights, abilities and participation of all, regardless of

age, gender or background within the life and work of our Diocese, and for all that encourages and supports gender inclusive ministry.

Today “O King of all nations and keystone of the Church: come and save your human creation, whom you formed from the dust!” Antiphon for O Rex GentiumPray for crib services and other services and events at Christmas that involve and reach out to children and families.

Porvoo Church of Norway: Diocese of Oslo, Bishop Kari Veiteberg; Church of England: Diocese of Durham, Bishop Paul Butler, Bishop Sarah Clark; Scottish Episcopal Church: Diocese of Moray Ross and Caithness, Bishop Mark Strange.

Monday 23rd DecemberAnglican Evo (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Innocent Ordu.

Exeter (England) - The Rt Revd Robert Atwell; Suffragans: The Rt Revd Nick McKinnel (Plymouth), The Rt Revd Jackie Searle (Crediton).

Hereford Outreach and mission: Pray for those who are “on the fringe” of our churches, and for creative outreach to the wider community.

Today “O Emmanuel, our King and giver of law: come to save us, Lord our God.”Antiphon for O EmmanuelPray for safety of all who are travelling to be with friends or family at Christmas, and also for members of our armed forces and others who will be far away from loved ones.

Tuesday 24th December: Christmas EveAnglican Ezo (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd John Zawo.

Faisalabad (Pakistan) - The Rt Revd John Samuel.Hereford Outreach and mission: Pray for our support of the World Church via mission

and aid associations and through local contacts and links.Today Pray for all who will attend our church services today and tomorrow, and

perhaps rarely if at all through the rest of the year: may the welcome we offer and the joy of our Christmas worship help them to draw closer to the Christ who waits to be invited in to the whole of our lives.

Wednesday 25th December: CHRISTMAS DAYAnglican Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and the people of Bethlehem.

Falkland Islands - The Rt Revd Timothy Thornton.False Bay (Southern Africa) - The Rt Revd Margaret Brenda Vertue.Federal Ministries (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Carl Wright.

Hereford Outreach and mission: Pray for all new members of our congregations, for Alpha, Emmaus and similar courses, and for any who are considering a next stage in their journey of faith and response.

Today May the peace of the Christ child break through into every heart this Christmas time, and may his light dawn in every dark and hopeless place. Pray for all who will spend Christmas Day on their own.

Thursday 26th December: Stephen, deacon and first martyrAnglican Fianarantsoa (Indian Ocean) - The Rt Revd Gilbert Rakotondravelo.

Florida (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Samuel Johnson Howard.Hereford Support Ministry: Christine Pepler, Church and Society Link Officer, and all

that encourages and supports social responsibility, care and action within our

Diocese.Today Pray for all who suffer for their faith today, and also for those who speak boldly

against the voices that would deny and pervert the justice of God.Friday 27th December: John, apostle and evangelistAnglican Fond du Lac (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Matthew A. Gunter.

Fort Worth (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Scott Mayer.Hereford Support Ministry: David Gwatkin, Nick Read, and all who work within the

Borderlands Rural Chaplaincy and with the farming community.Today Give thanks for the witness of John, and especially for his great image of

Christ the incarnate Word of God, given as Light to the world.Saturday 28th December: The Holy InnocentsAnglican Fredericton (Canada) - The Rt Revd David Edwards.

Freetown (Sierra Leone) (West Africa) - The Rt Revd Thomas Wilson.Hereford Pray for all who are training for any sphere of ministry, including curates in

training, and for those who teach, train, encourage and supervise.Today Pray for the child and innocent victims of war, civil disorder and tyranny in our

world today, and for all who seek to rescue them from danger and provide places of healing and peace.

A prayer for the persecuted Church

Lord, we praise you for your eternal and constant compassion and care, and ask that you would comfort with your grace

all who experience hatred and intolerance because of their faith in you. Give them the grace and strength to hold firm in the face of injustice,

and to bear true witness to the love of Christ.Curates in Training:

Sam Mann (year 3 - Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge & Little Wenlock)

Clive Munday (year 3 - Bridgnorth & Morville)Rachel Robertson (year 3 - Tupsley with Hampton

Bishop) Sue Jelleyman (year 2 - Ape Dale)Tom King (year 2 - Severn Valley)David Poyner (year 2 - Severn Valley)Tim Starling (year 2 - Stow Caple)Elliot Swattridge (year 2 - Ss Peter & James,

Hereford)Alison Walker (year 2 - Wenlock Team)Linda MacDermott (year 1 - Kington)David Wyatt (year 1 - Canon Pyon)Iain McIntyre (year 1 - Madeley)

Ordinands in Training:

Lauren Bell (Queen's, Birmingham)Lois Beynon (Cranmer Hall, Durham)Jo Burden (Cranmer Hall, Durham)

Interns (“Discover”):

Theo Newnham (St Martin’s, Hereford)Susannah Peppiatt (Leominster)Darcy Allen (StowCaple)

Warden and Sub-Wardens of Readers:

Warden: Rev Preb Dr John Daniels

Sub-Wardens:

Abbeydore - vacantBromyard – vacantHereford - Malcolm Robertson Kington & Weobley - Henry VerweyLedbury - Chris Blanchard / Linde Melhuish Leominster - Michael Kneen Ross & Archenfield - Christopher BlanchardBridgnorth - Garry Ward Clun Forest - Jonathan KempCondover - Nancy Cleaton Ludlow - John BeesleyPontesbury - Nancy CleatonTelford Severn Gorge - Garry Ward

Readers in Training:

Sam Burgoyne (Queen’s, Birmingham)Joe Chipper (CGH)Wayne Davies (CGH)Laurence Gittins (CGH)Seamus Hargrave (St Stephen’s House)Lucy Henderson (Wycliffe Hl, Oxford)Ruth Leigh (CGH)Joe Simons (CGH)Katie Smith (CGH)Lizzie Womack (CGH)

Intergenerational Missioners:

Kate King, working in BridgnorthGeri Miller - BromyardWayne Davies - LudlowChristine Cattanach - RossDavid Bland and Jo Child - South WyeBeckie Dotson - Sutton Hill & Woodside

Interns (“Discover”):

Theo Newnham (St Martin’s, Hereford)Susannah Peppiatt (Leominster)Darcy Allen (StowCaple)

Warden and Sub-Wardens of Readers:

Warden: Rev Preb Dr John Daniels

Sub-Wardens:

Abbeydore - vacantBromyard – vacantHereford - Malcolm Robertson Kington & Weobley - Henry VerweyLedbury - Chris Blanchard / Linde Melhuish Leominster - Michael Kneen Ross & Archenfield - Christopher BlanchardBridgnorth - Garry Ward Clun Forest - Jonathan KempCondover - Nancy Cleaton Ludlow - John BeesleyPontesbury - Nancy CleatonTelford Severn Gorge - Garry Ward

Readers in Training: