Prayer diary
This diary has been compiled to guide us in praying for everyone right across our diocese, uniting us together in fellowship.
How do we compile the Prayer Diary?
Each chaplaincy, with the communities it serves, is remembered in prayer once a quarter, following this weekly pattern:
• Eastern Archdeaconry: Monday, Saturday
• Archdeaconry of France: Tuesday, Saturday
• Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Wednesday, Saturday
• Italy & Malta Archdeaconry: Friday
• Archdeaconry of North West Europe: Thursday
• Swiss Archdeaconry: Friday
• Archdeaconry of Germany and Northern Europe
• Nordic and Baltic Deanery: Monday
• Germany: Saturday
On Sundays, we pray for subjects which affect us all (e.g. reconciliation on Remembrance Sunday), or which have local applications for most of us (e.g. the local cathedral(s)). This will include Diocesan Staff, Churches in Communion and Ecumenical Partners. Sunday Intercessions should, by tradition, include prayer for Bishop Robert and the local Head of State by name. In addition, prayers may also include the heads of other states, His Majesty King Charles III and the leaders of other countries represented in the congregation.
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Prayer Diary: Updated monthly
November 2024
November
Friday 1
Naples: (Also serves Bari) Chaplain: Jules Cave. Pray for Jules in the role of Area Dean of Italy and Malta.
Saturday 2
Monte Carlo: Chaplain: Hugh Bearn We pray for Hugh’s ministry as our chaplain.
Strasbourg: Chaplain: Mark Barwick, Readers: David Cowley, Catherine Emezie. Pray for the growing partnership between St Alban’s and the Protestant church of Saint Pierre-le-Jeune under the Reuilly Agreement. May we live the unity that we seek and walk together with open hearts.
Sunday 3
Pray for the Greek Orthodox Church and for the Archbishop of Canterbury's Apokrisiarios to the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Leonard Doolan.
Ministry Team: Pray for: William Gulliford (DDO); our Director of Lay discipleship Clare Amos, Our Director of Reader Ministry Celia Paterson , for Jenni Pridmore and Geoff Reid as they take on their new roles looking after our training for curates and ministerial development and our Ministry Team Assistant, Polly Freeman and those training for ordained ministry.
Monday 4
Greater Athens (Includes Athens (St Paul), Kifissia, Andros, Nafplion, also serves Thessaloniki, Patras) Chaplain: Benjamin Drury, Assistant: Christine Saccali. Pray for the processes to find a new Chaplain for St. Paul’s Athens
Crete: Assistant Chaplain: Bruce Bryant-Scott. We give thanks for the success of our Late Summer Appeal to raise funds to cover the costs of certification and licensing of our church property. We are grateful for ongoing fundraising efforts to cover ordinary costs and outreach. We also give thanks for Fr Ian Brothwood and his nine years of ministry here as a priest with PTO as he and Katherine return to England. We invite your prayers for: our Small Group Bible Studies; for the safety of refugees in Greece; and for the replenishment of the aquifers of Crete with lots of winter rain!
Tuesday 5
Lyon: Chaplain: Ben Harding, Asst Curate: Craig Taylor, Reader: Keith Burrell There are several people going through gruelling cancer treatment in our community at present. Please pray for wisdom and gentleness for the medical staff who are alongside them, for the families and friends who support them and for God’s healing and peace in their situation.
Wednesday 6
Costa Brava: (Includes Madremanya, Pau, Sant Ampeli) Reader: Sharon Grant. Please pray for the position of House for Duty Chaplain to be filled in the Costa Brava Chaplaincy. Pray for our chuchwardens, as they continue to push forward in the second year of this vacancy. We thank God for all His blessings and for His loving care.
Costa del Sol West: (Includes San Pedro, Sotogrande) Chaplain: Anthony Carroll, Help us to implement the initiatives that our Chaplaincy Council is working on for the celebration of our 50th Anniversary as a chaplaincy which we will be celebrating in 2025.
Thursday 7
Tervuren: Chaplain: Dominic Newstead, Reader: Patrick Lambert and Bess Brookes. Pray for our small groups and commitment to these from new and existing members.
Ypres (Leper): Chaplain: Richard Clement. Please pray for St George’s Church, it’s chaplain, its churchwardens and small congregation, but also all those who are associated with the church and those many thousands of visitors who come here as individuals or groups or for memorial or dedication services. Pray for our life and ministry, and that we would be encouraged and supported and know God’s presence with us as we seek to move forward and to grow. We pray for the Remembrance events to be held in Ypres in the coming days.
Friday 8
Padova: Chaplain: Amos Osaromkpe, Readers: Michael Udeagbara, Charles Onwukwe. Join us to thank God for His mercy that endures forever, especially for the pregnant women among us that they may deliver their babies safely. We also pray that God will be there for everyone in our life, home and work and pray for our chaplain and family and that God may supply all their needs and make their ministry here fulfilling and successful.
Palermo: We pray for Holy Cross Church as it enters a season of transition as we await our locum priest and begin the search process for our next chaplain. We pray for a priest that can challenge us to grow in spiritual maturity and can lead us in our ministry to the wider community.
Taormina: Pray for the seasonal locums who serve the community here.
Randazzo: May the Lord bless, consecrate and protect our Anglican Congregation of St. Albert so that we can care for people and creation with serenity.
Saturday 9
Madeira: O Lord we offer a prayer for our Churchwardens, and Congregational Worship Leader of Holy Trinty Church, Funchal, who through your love and guidance are dedicated to serving the needs of its resident population and visitors to the island. Through your teachings, we are committed to your service and strive to create an inclusive, welcoming, and faithful church so that we may walk as children of light.
Porto: (Includes Ponte de Lima) Chaplain: Colin Jones, Reader: Judith Murray. Prayers for St James Chaplaincy, Porto for candidates who are beginning to think of Confirmation and those planning their pilgrimage. Your prayers are also asked for the entire Chaplaincy as we face challenges for the future and for the appointment of a permanent chaplain.
Sunday 10
Pray for Bishop Robert and his chaplain Evelyn Sweerts
Ministry Team: Director of Reader Ministry: Celia Paterson.
Pray for all those training to be Readers in the diocese; for Clare Amos (Director of Lay Discipleship). Pray and give thanks for the work of the Friends of the Diocese in Europe (Secretary: Jeanne French)
Monday 11
Budapest: Chaplain: Frank Hegedus, Assistant Curate: John Wilson and Dan Culbertson. Your prayers are asked for John Wilson and Dan Culbertson - we are very grateful for their ministry. Also for the Ukrainian Space project working with refugee children and their families.
Ljubljana: Reader: Janet Berkovic We pray for those who minister to our congregation (Frank Hegedus, John Wilson, Janet Berković) and for the Anglican community in Slovenia.
Zalaszanto: Associate Chaplain: Denis Moss. Lord God, you sent your Son to save the world, and your Spirit to guide the church; we pray for this chaplaincy, for our homes and streets, our places of work and leisure, and ask that we each might shine as a light set upon a hill, for the glory of Jesus Christ.
Tuesday 12
Maisons Laffitte: Chaplain: Charlotte Sullivan, Reader: Richard Medcalf Assistant curate Vivian Sockett. Pray for our new weekly “Survival Suppers” starting in Advent (Wednesday nights 7-10pm at the vicarage), which are a chance for friendship, food and conversations about thriving amidst the busyness of the season: Crazy families (27/11), Crazy busy (4/12), Crazy money (11/12), Crazy story (18/12)
Marseille: (serves: Aix-en-Provence and Oppède in the Luberon) Chaplain: Jamie Johnston, Asst Chaplain: Roxana Tenea Teleman, Assistant clergy: Patrick Cassidy, David Pickering and John Smith, Readers: Jane Quarmby, Christine Portman.
Wednesday 13
Costa del Sol East: (Includes Calahonda, Fuengirola (Los Boliches), Alhaurín El Grande) Chaplain: William Small. Reader: Caroline MacFarlane. We continue to give thanks for our new Chaplain
Fuerteventura: Chaplain: Anne Brown, Reader: Ruth Brough. We pray for Chaplain Anne, Reader Ruth, Churchwardens, John and Robert, church council members and all who join with us for worship that, together, in union with Christ and in the power of the Spirit we may grow in love and service to one another and to our community.
Thursday 14
Luxembourg: Chaplain: Geoff Read, Curate: Rev Alison Heal, PTO: Rev Martin Calderbank. Please pray for: the renewal and flourishing of our church life rooted in prayer and an expectation of God at work in and through us; encouraging whole life discipleship for all ages; and our plans to celebrate the diversity of All Saints as we explore Advent Around the World
Friday 15
Rome: (Also serves Macerata) Chaplain: Robert Warren. Speaking God, you have told us that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control. We thank you for those in our own chaplaincies who have shown this fruit in their lives, and we pray for our chaplaincy, asking that all those marked in baptism may show forth the same fruit in their generation.
The Anglican Centre in Rome: Director and Archbishop of Canterbury's Representative to the Holy See: Archbishop Ian Ernest.
Saturday 16
Hamburg: Chaplain: Jules Ann Barnes. Pray with the Anglican Church in Hamburg, Germany today. For the growing discipleship of each person at St.Thomas with God, for the growing witness of our community and disciples in the city and region and for courage and humility for our church officers and council.
Heidelberg: Chaplain: Pearly Usha Walter. Please pray for the various ministries extended to young and old in the church. May the rich ecumenical experience in this University town be strengthened as we, as disciples of Christ demonstrate more love and respect for each other.
Sunday 17
Pray for the Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht, Archbishop Bernd Wallet. Pray for the Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Iceland, Latvia and Lithuania.
London: Pray for the legal experts who serve the Diocese from London - Chancellor: Mark Hill; Registrar: Aiden Hargreaves-Smith
Monday 18
Reykjavik: Chaplain: Bjarni Bjarnason Lord God, you sent your Son to save the world, and your Spirit to guide the church; we pray for this chaplaincy and their own sense of being sent into their world. We pray for their homes and streets, their places of work and leisure, and ask that each might shine as a light set upon a hill, for the glory of Jesus Christ.
Riga: Chaplain: Eliza Zikmane. Lord Jesus, child of an earthly home, we pray for our chaplaincy, our children and all who care for them. May they know you as their holy Lord, calling out fresh forms of service; and may they know you as a precious Saviour, sheltering in safety all who come to You.
Tuesday 19
Midi Pyrénées and Aude: (Includes Brens, Cahors, Carcassonne, Caylus, Toulouse, Vayrac): Clergy: June Hutchinson, Anthony Jewiss, Jacqueline Rodwell. Readers: Peter Gibbs, Malcolm Rigley. Pray for the recruitment of a new Chaplain, for growing the worshipping community in our 6 Worship Centres – Brens, Cahors, Carcassonne, Caylus, Toulouse and Vayrac and for healing & reconciliation
Wednesday 20
Ibiza and Formentera: We thank you God for the work of Adrian and Linda Green as they leave our chaplaincy and pray for the interregnum and the locums that will be coming to lead our services over the coming months. We continue to pray for the work of 24-7 Ibiza with the homeless and the hungry of the island and also visit those in prison.
Thursday 21
Amsterdam: (Includes Amsterdam City Centre, Amsterdam Zuidoost, Amsterdam South) Chaplain: David Macha, Asst Chaplain: Kerry Buttram. We give thanks for our growing Children and Youthwork, and new leaders. In the South we give thanks for the provision of a wonderful new space in which to gather and worship and pray for faithfulness as we work out God's call upon us in this new location. In the centre we give thanks for our new Ministry Leadership Team which seeks to oversee and organise the worshipping life of the congregation particularly new families and may our growing ministry be a catalyst to outreach. Thanks for our growing numbers at worship and, through the commitment of a few committed parents, the provision of Children's Church.
Amsterdam Community OZ100: Priest: Rik Florentinus. Pray for the chaplaincy, the people and those who serve it. Grant them a sense of hope where there are challenges give a sense of vision and courage, bind them together in love and let them know laughter and moments of joy.
Heiloo: Chaplain: Johannes van der Bijl. Pray for all our outreach provision – both with children and with all ages
Schiphol Airport: Mark Hafkenscheid and the chaplains’ ministry team.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to encounter passengers and staff who are open to hear and receive the Good News.
Friday 22
Venice: (Also serves Aviano, Trieste) Chaplain: Lucinda Laird. Pray for the Churchwardens, David Newbold and Geraldine Ludbrook who cared for the chaplaincy during the inter-regnum, for Castro Adieabah, an Anglican priest from Ghana, graduating from a three year course on Anglican/ Roman Catholic relations at the Franciscan Ecumenical Institute in Venice and the ongoing economic recovery of Venice severely hit by the lack of tourists during the pandemic.
Saturday 23
The Touraine: (Includes Savigny-en-Veron, Tours) Chaplain: John Neal, Asst Chaplain: Philip Edell. We give thanks for our continued growth in numbers and our deepening ecumenical relationships. We give thanks, too, for the ministry of our retiring churchwardens, Barry and Gilly, and pray for Charlotte and Louise who have taken their place.
The Vendée: (Also serves Puy de Serre, La Chapelle Palluau) Chaplain: Hazel Door, Reader: John Matthews. Lord Jesus, child of an earthly home, we pray for our chaplaincy, our children and all who care for them. May they know you as their holy Lord, calling out fresh forms of service; and may they know you as a precious Saviour, sheltering in safety all who come to you.
Sunday 24
Pray for the Church of Norway and we give thanks for our local cooperation in ministry as part of the Poovoo Communion. Give thanks and pray for our fellowship with the French Lutheran and Reformed Churches (Reuilly Common Statement). Pray for our partnership with CMS.
Monday 25
Norway: (includes Bergen, Drammen, Kristiansand, Oslo, Stavanger, Tromsö, Trondheim) Chaplain: Joanna Udal, Asst Chaplain: Martin Chirume, Readers: Iris Evans-Bjørnø, Susan Boyd. Emeritus Reader: Priscilla Beck. Please pray for outreach in Stavanger where the congregation has started worshiping at St Petri Church in the city centre, for those supporting the ministry in Trondheim and Bergen; and for our outreach and ministry around Norway through the many traditional carol services held in English in different locations. We pray for our Children's ministry around the Chaplaincy and for leaders to help expand this.
Tuesday 26
Menton: Chaplain: Christopher Parkman. Please pray particularly the younger families loosely associated with our church, as we seek to grow in our connections with and support for them.
Nice: (serves Vence) Chaplain: Jeremy Auld. We ask for prayer for the newly formed Eco-Group as they explore ways to establish a pattern of life that better and more sustainably honours our stewardship of God's creation. We also pray for our young people exploring their faith and preparing for confirmation in 2025.
Wednesday 27
Lanzarote: (Includes: Playa Blanca, Puerto del Carmen) Pray for encouragement for our small number of members and for our witness in Playa Blanca as well as St Laurence as a whole during a difficult vacancy period.
Thursday 28
Arnhem-Nijmegen: Chaplain: Wim Kuiper, Assistant Chaplain: Dorienke de Vries. We pray for God’s blessing upon the continued ministry of our former curate Dorienke de Vries licensed as our assistant chaplain and for our two church wardens, Oliver (together with his wife Jodai) and Mariana, who will move to the UK and Portugal respectively. Pray that the Lord may bless their moves and help them to settle in and that he may call others from our chaplaincy to take over.
Eindhoven: Chaplain: Harrison Chinnakumar Ephraim. We humbly ask for your prayers for the five people who were recently baptised. Please pray that they find joy in growing in the knowledge of God and that they become deeply rooted in their faith in Jesus. We also request your prayers for the volunteers in our church, that they may be encouraged and equipped well for ministry both within and outside our congregation. Additionally, we seek your intercession for our youth ministry, along with our dedicated youth leaders, with a special mention of Pamela. May our youth cultivate deep and meaningful relationships with Jesus through their involvement. Lastly, please remember our church in your prayers, so that we may continue to be a powerful and effective witness of Jesus in Eindhoven and beyond.
Friday 29
Archdeaconry of Switzerland: Archdeacon: Peter Hooper. Pray for Peter with his responsibilities for Switzerland alongside those he holds in France.
Basel: Chaplain: Caroline Throup, Assistants: Anne Lowen, Russell Hilliard, Reader: Nigel Spencer. Bishop Robert will be in Basel for a confirmation service on 1 December. Pray for the diverse group of candidates, including adults for reception into the CofE. Our Alpha course will also be ending at the start of Advent, and pray that our carol service (15 December) attracts hundreds of people
Berne: (Also serves Thun and Neuchâtel) Chaplain: Helen Marshall, Asst Chaplain: David Marshall, Reader: Archana Jacob. We give thanks for James Morgan's ordination and pray for him in his new ministry and also for David Marshall's formal licensing as Assistant Chaplain and all he gives to the church. We pray for wisdom and patience as we seek new volunteers in many areas of church life, especially to oversee building and technical issues. We pray for our new House Groups and their leaders and for grace and patience in all our communication within the church.
Saturday 30
Las Palmas (Gran Canaria): (Also serves Playa del Ingles) Chaplain: David Brown. We ask for God's continuing support for our fundraising efforts to restore our historic church and for continued good health for Fr. David. We give thanks for our increasing congregation and especially the younger people and how greatly blessed we are by so many people of all ages being part of our growing Chaplaincy family
December 2024
Give thanks and pray for our fellowship with the German Protestant Churches (Evangelische Kirche Deutschland) (Meissen Declaration).
Diocesan Office in London: Locum Ministry Administrator: Emma Biaggi and for the Communications Team: Ruth Blanco and Susi Doherty.
Monday 2
Warsaw: (also serves Kracow, Gdansk) Chaplain: Kasta Dip. Reader: Elizabeth Turek Pray for Kasta Dip and Elizabeth Turek and their team of worship leaders as they cater to various spiritual needs of their parishioners and that the congregations will benefit from the gifts and talents of the newcomers. Pray for 15 Ukrainian refugees receiving training through the Love Thy Neighbour project run by the Chaplaincy in Warsaw to support their life and livelihood in Poland. Also, pray for the Stewardship Campaign.
Tuesday 3
Paris St George: Chaplain: Mark Osborne, Assistant Chaplain Jeffrey John. Assistant: Nicolas Razafindratsima. Pray for the Chaplaincy Council and Finance Committee as we have to make decisions about our staffing going forward and pray for all those who lead areas of work here in the Chaplaincy. Pray too for France – giving thanks for the renewed interest in the Faith and praying that we might live out liberté, égalité et fraternité as Christians to build God’s kingdom.
Paris St Michael: Chaplain Jay Colwill Readers: Andrew Wallace-Burnett, Debbie Orleach. Pray for our Alpha course, as it draws towards its close, that attendees may find a spiritual home in a small group or that we might be able to establish new ones. Pray also for our Christmas carols and other seasonal services.
Wednesday 4
Madrid: Chaplain: Sally-Anne McDougall, Assistant Curate Solomon Uche Ike, Reader: Celia Paterson. We give thanks for the growing numbers at regular services. Pray for the chaplaincy as we prepare to celebrate our centenary in 2025.
Thursday 5
Haarlem: Chaplain: Bruce Elliot Rienstra. Pray for our Chaplaincy Council. Pray for those who we have welcomed in the last few months and for all of us as we continue to look for new ways to reach out to others in the next few weeks.
The Hague: Chaplain: Michael Roden, Curate: Jonathan Halliwell, Assistant Chris Nicholls. Readers: Katherine Fortier, Jan Huber. Pray for the Ministry Team, our outreach ministry to international students in universities and colleges in The Hague and Delft, that we can be a spiritual 'home away from home', our work with children and youth, that it will grow and flourish and our provision of hot meals and warm, friendly atmosphere for unhoused and vulnerable adults at the Straatpastoraat Meal for homeless.
Friday 6
Geneva: Chaplain: Daphne Green, Assistant Curate: Glen Ruffle. We give thanks for the recent licensing of our Reader, Elizabeth Brown and we pray for our Ordinand, Humberto Henderson and for Eleanor Catterrall, our intern who is currently with us on the Ministry Experience Scheme. We pray for the mission and outreach of our chaplaincy and particularly that through our services and events in Advent, we may share widely the good news of Christ, the light coming into the world. We pray for our choir and our musical director, Mark Charles and also for our Community choir and its director Claire Charles during this very busy season. We give thanks and pray for all our volunteers who help so generously in many areas of our chaplaincy life and pray that through their example, they may encourage others to become involved.
La Côte: (Includes Divonne-les-Bains (France)) Chaplain: Carolyn Cooke, Assistant Chaplain: Julia Chambeyron, Assistant Curate: Betty Talbot. We give thanks for renewed direction and hope for our community. We ask for a listening spirit to discern how our founding story “Who is my neighbour?” can be embodied in our worship and service. Please pray for our children and youth, and how best we can support them in faith. Pray too for our involvement in supporting the local refugee community.
Saturday 7
Leipzig: Chaplain: Jonathan Haines. Pray for a deepening love for Jesus to overflow in all our conversations, particularly with non-Christians.
Stuttgart: Chaplain: Antonio Ablon. Lord Jesus, child of an earthly home, we pray for our chaplaincy our children and all who care for them. May they know you as their holy Lord, calling out fresh forms of service; and may they know you as a precious Saviour, sheltering in safety all who come to you.
British Army Garrison Churches and their Chaplains.
Sunday 8
Pray for the Serbian Orthodox Church, for Robin Fox as Archbishop of Canterbury's Apokrisiarios to the Patriarch of Serbia. Pray for the autocephalous Orthodox churches of Eastern Europe and the Baltic.
Monday 9
Bucharest: Chaplain: Nevsky Everett. Pray for the chaplaincy's spiritual growth and community outreach; its continued work with Ukrainian refugees; and for our relationships with our ecumenical partners, especially the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Sofia: Reader: Bob Hall. Pray for our very small, faithful community, for our Reader Bob and for our occasional visiting priests.
Belgrade: Chaplain: Robin Fox. Speaking God, you have told us that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control. We thank you for those in our own chaplaincies who have shown this fruit in their lives, and we pray for our chaplaincy, asking that all those marked in baptism may show forth the same fruit in their generation.
Kyiv: Please pray for the people of Ukraine, for wisdom for political and military leaders; for people under shelling and for refugees; for the defenders of Ukraine, and for families waiting for them at home; pray for a just end to this war.
Tuesday 10
Pas de Calais: (Includes Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Hesdin) Reader: Mary Wood. We ask for prayers for the growing number of sick within the 3 congregations who cannot attend our services anymore - let us pray that the Church will provide them with more pastoral care. We also pray for the House of Duty project.
Pau: Chaplain: David Harrison, Reader: John Errey. Pray for wisdom and encouragement for the Chaplaincy Council as they look to make decisions around the potential new Chaplain’s post and tackle the reconstruction of the damaged floor of their historic building.
Wednesday 11
Malaga: (Includes: Velez-Málaga, Salinas) Chaplain: Louis Darrant, PTO: Doreen Cage, Sheila Mitchell, Philip Williamson, Hilary Oakley & Mark Pudge. Pray for Louis in his role as Area Dean. Pray for the work of the Healthy Churches process that it would help bring clarity and inspiration to our mission, for the training of the new pastoral care team in our desire to care for every person in need of support and for efforts to build a stronger relationship with the English Cemetery of Malaga Foundation.
Menorca: Chaplain: Paul Strudwick. Pray for Santa Margarita, serving the island of Menorca, and for the chaplain in his additional role as Area Dean; for a resumption of worship at the west end of the island and for a renewal of family and youth ministry.
Thursday 12
Rotterdam: Chaplain: Jenni Pridmore, Asst Chaplain: Markus Hafkenscheid. We pray for all war torn areas in our world; The needy, the homeless and the destitute and for Refugees, risking their lives, on a dangerous journey across the Seas to Europe. Help us to improve our relationship with the Mission to Seafarers, in the Ports of Rotterdam. Pray for your infinite wisdom, to lead and guide us, as we embark on a major Fundraising to finance our planned Restoration and Refurbishing work on the Church Building. Help us to reach and encourage the younger generation, and the new incoming Expatriates to fill your Church, to promote and increase our Discipleship and to proclaim the Gospel to the inhabitants of Rotterdam and the surrounding Areas.
Missions to Seafarers Rotterdam and Schiedam: Chaplain: Dennis Woodward. Pray for all those who work at sea and please protect them.
Friday 13
Lausanne: Chaplain: John Tomlinson, Reader: Angela Fall. Please pray for our new chaplain as he settles into his role, helping the church to be renewed in ministry and mission, building on over 200 years of our Anglican presence in Lausanne. Pray for our outreach to the various English-speaking communities, including the many short-term residents from across the world. At this time in particular, pray for our work with other churches in the city in preparation for Christmas, our joint ecumenical services and support for different charities. Come, Lord Jesus, guide us and equip us.
Lugano: Chaplain: Pawel (Paul) Hrynczyszyn, Reader: Angela Mirani. We pray for our new Chaplain and him guiding our community in the future and give thanks for all that has been achieved in the past, giving thanks for all who care for the young in our community. We thank you for all the trees in our life, for creating the Earth and all living things and for the oxygen we breathe and for the protection trees provide.
Saturday 14
Vernet-les-Bains: Chaplain: Roy Cole, PTO: Roger Smith We give thanks for the completion of the project, led by Archdeacon Peter, to recruit a chaplain for the three chaplaincies of All Saints, Hérault (based at St Pargoire), St George's, Vernet-les-Bains and St Michael's in the Gard. Please pray for his acclimatisation to both the Church of England and the South of France.
Versailles: (Also serves Gif sur Yvette (Chevry)) Chaplain: Benjamin Johnson-Frow, Reader: Sophie Manson. Pray for Wardens Geoff and Alan and Reader Sophie that ministry and mission may thrive.
Sunday 15
Pray for the Russian Orthodox Church, Pray for the head of the Orthodox Department for external church relations, Metropolitan Anthony.
Pray for the Persecuted Church worldwide and the role of Open Doors in providing information about this.
Pray for our Diocesan Deliverance Ministry Team - pray for the members of the team; grant them your grace to bring hope, health and well-being to all whom they serve in the name of Jesus
Monday 16
Moscow: Chaplain: Arun John. We pray for our new chaplain. We pray for all projects planned in the coming months wherever they might be, that they may shine in the glory of the Lord.
St Petersburg: We thank God for good relations with the Lutherans, who are our hosts. Please pray for Maria, our churchwarden and for Annes who helps with services. We pray for growth in depth and numbers, and faithful witness to the truth of Christ.
Tuesday 17
Poitou-Charentes: (Includes Champagne Mouton, Chef Boutonne, Cognac, St Jean d'Angély) Chaplain: Heather Aston, Readers: Catherine Chambers, Geoffrey Cornwall, Richard Beech, Martin Sewell, John Matthews, Elisabeth Barnett, Carolyn Carter, Joan Mason. We pray for our new chaplain as she begins her ministry here. And we ask for God's blessing on our special services this month, some of them ecumenical, that we may welcome a wider community into our congregations and share with them the hope of Advent and the peace and joy of Christmas.
Wednesday 18
Mallorca: (includes Palma-de-Mallorca, Puerto Pollensa) Chaplain: Ishanesu Gusha (Palma) Readers: Adrian Peter Welsh, David Pattinson, Vicky Pacey, Kenneth Prudhoe. Pray for St Andrews in Pollensa as they deliberate on the appointment of the next chaplain.
Thursday 19
Twente: (Weldam, Goor) Chaplain: Jacqueline Williams, Reader: Simone Yallop. We pray for eyes to see, ears to hear and a spirit of innovation, as we continue to seek new ways of expressing ourselves, as People of the Way, in this ever-growing secular society. We pray for an empowering awareness of how our personal and local context is also a global context.
Missions to Seafarers Vlissingen: Chaplain: Pascal Handschin (from the Dutch Reformed Church). Pray for the chaplaincy, the people and those who serve it. Grant them a sense of hope where there are challenges give a sense of vision and courage, bind them together in love and let them know laughter and moments of joy.
Voorschoten: Chaplain: Matt Thijs. We give thanks for a successful Christingle service (8th Dec) as we welcomed school children from the British School in the Netherlands. Pray for all the parents, carers, children and teachers. Pray also for the Carol service (22nd Dec) – an opportunity to reach out to our community in Voorschoten.
Friday 20
Montreux: (Also serves Villars-sur-Ollon) Give thanks that we are raising the profile of the chaplaincy in the community in various ways. Pray for Seth Barker in training for ordination. Pray for guidance as the church restoration project continues. Give thanks that we are building up the social life of the chaplaincy.
Vevey: (Also serves Château D'Oex,) Chaplain: Mark Fletcher. Many generations meet together over the Christmas season, and we pray the message of Christ's salvation reach them. We pray for the leadership of our Chaplain, Mark, and for the locum, Matt Johnson.
Saturday 21
Torrevieja: (Includes Lago Jardín, La Siesta, Los Balcones) Chaplain: Fr. Richard Seabrook. We give thanks for the new members of our Eucharistic community who have started to come to Mass in our Chaplaincy; for the conversations and outreach through our churches being open during the week; for the increasing stabilisation of our financial situation through the generous and sacrificial giving for the work of the church here; for the social events that build up our fellowship; for those who work so hard for the good of this Chaplaincy and who give of their time and talents so freely, willingly and generously; or our new PTO priest, Father Martin Ennis, enabling our Chaplain, Father Richard, to have assistance when he is away. We pray for the continued and strengthening witness of our Chaplaincy in the Torrevieja area and for God´s guidance and Our Lady´s prayers in all things.
Sunday 22
Pray for the Church of Sweden. Pray for the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (Turkey), for Patriarch Bartholomew and the autocephalous Orthodox Churches and their leaders.
Monday 23
Gothenburg: Chaplain: Alida Tollefsen-van der Lans. We thank God for the return of people to church post-Covid.Bless us with a continuing growth and support from the people involved in order to work for your kingdom of justice and peace on earth and continue to inspire us with your love as we so often experience your presence with us.
Stockholm: Chaplain: Nicholas Howe, Reader: Pamela Henderson. Pray for Nicholas in his role as Area Dean.
Ankara: We thank God for the new members who visit us every Sunday. We pray for those who don’t come regularly but always keep in touch with the parish through our mobile network.
Tuesday 24 Christmas Eve
Saint Pargoire (Hérault): Chaplain: Roy Cole, PTO : Roger Smith, Reader: Julie Johnson. We give thanks for the completion of the project, led by Archdeacon Peter, to recruit a chaplain for the three chaplaincies of All Saints, Hérault (based at St Pargoire), St George's, Vernet-les-Bains and St Michael's in the Gard. Please pray for their acclimatisation to both the Church of England and the South of France.
St Raphaël: Chaplain: Tom Wilson. We ask prayers for our continued growth and outreach to a wide variety of people in our area on the Cote d'Azur. We ask for prayers for a resolution to the visa 90/180 regulations that have limited so many of our congregation's attendance since Brexit. We ask that our video service ministry to our "swallows" who cannot be
with us or are house-bound in France continues to flourish and provide continued stewardship of our congregation's ministry.
Wednesday 25 Christmas Day
Holy Jesus by being born one of us and lying humbly in a manger you show how much God loves the world. Let the light of your love always shine in our hearts until we reach our home in heaven and see you on your throne of glory. Amen.
Tenerife South: (Includes Playa de Las Americas, Los Gigantes, San Blas) Chaplain: John Poole, Readers: David Horton, Paul Ganney, Christine Elliott, Maryrissa Carter. Lord Jesus, child of an earthly home, we pray for the chaplaincy, our children and all who care for them. May they know you as their holy Lord, calling out fresh forms of service; and may they know you as a precious Saviour, sheltering in safety all who come to you.
Tenerife North: (includes Puerto de la Cruz, La Palma) Chaplain: Fiona Jack. Pray for the success of our new Friendship café and the continued growth of our Messy Church ministering to children and families.
Thursday 26
Amersfoort: Chaplain: Grant Crowe, Assistant Chaplain: David Phillips. Pray for Ascension Anglican Church Hilversum. All Saints is supporting. Pray for fruitful outreach in the Amersfoort (by All Saints) and Hilversum (Ascension Church) area - that more people may get to know Jesus and that we are all ready to meet Him when He returns.
Utrecht: (Also serves Groningen, Zwolle) Chaplain: Ruan Crew Assistant Chaplain (Groningen): Sam Van Leer. We continue to be blessed with newcomers most weeks, and overfull pews. As we continue to discern the best way forward, pray for spiritual and practical wisdom, and for greater resources (harvest workers) to match the need.
Friday 27
Zurich: (Also serves Turgi, Zug, St Gallen) Chaplain: Jacqueline Sellin. Pray for the reinvigoration of our work with children, youth and families, after the detrimental impact of Covid. Pray for the increasing ministry of our choir and music director. Pray for our worshipping community in seeking God's guidance during the interregnum.
Swiss seasonal chaplaincies: Interlaken, Kandersteg, Mürren, St Moritz, Wengen, Zermatt. Pray for our seasonal chaplains
Saturday 28
Istanbul Christ Church: Chaplain: Ian Sherwood. Prayers for confirmands, catechumens, ordinands being raised up by God and for those that are sick in our parish
Izmir: (Also serves Bornova, Didim, Mission to Seafarers Izmir) Chaplain: James Buxton. Please pray for Fr James’ ministry with pilgrimage groups
Sunday 29
Pray for Bishop Robert as he leads the diocese.
Pray for the Bishop's Office in Brussels, Evelyn Sweerts (Bishop's Chaplain), Gail Wilmet (Bishop’s PA), Barbara Omoro (Appointments Secretary) and Caroline Gaumy (Administrative Assistant).
Monday 30
Archdeaconry of Germany and Northern Europe: Archdeacon: Leslie Nathaniel.
Eastern Archdeaconry: Archdeacon: Leslie Nathaniel.
Christ Church Vienna: (Also serves Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Bratislava), Chaplain: Patrick Curran Asst Chaplain, Michael Dormandy, Robert Kinney, Reader Frank Sauer. We pray for the employment of a youth worker and/or a group of volunteers to lead the youth work at Christ Church and we give thanks for the Series on St Francis of Assisi as part of our autumn Adult Education Programme and for the new heating system
City Kirche Vienna: Chaplain: Christian Hofreiter. Pray for the Chaplaincy, our people and those who serve us. Grant us a sense of hope; where there are challenges, give us a sense of vision and courage and bind us together in love
Tuesday 31
Aquitaine: (Includes Bertric Burée, Bordeaux, Condom, Doudrac, Dondas, Eymet, Limeuil, Monteton, Chancelade, Ste Nathalene, Negrondes) Readers Sheila Marshall, Anne Penfold, Nellie Salvi, Patrick Sturges, Roger Verrall. As we begin the vacancy period following our Chaplain Tony's retirement, we pray for the Lord to guard and guide us at this time of waiting. We give thanks for the team of worship leaders throughout the Chaplaincy supporting our churches.