Prayer diary
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This diary has been compiled to help us pray together for one another and our common concerns.
It is available on the diocesan website below, via PrayerMate and on the diocesan social media accounts @DioceseinEurope.
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.
June/July
June
Friday 28
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 interregnum.
Swiss seasonal chaplaincies: Interlaken, Kandersteg, Mürren, St Moritz, Wengen, Zermatt. Pray for our seasonal chaplains
Saturday 29
Istanbul Christ Church: Chaplain: Ian Sherwood. Pray for Ian Sherwood, the congregation, Church Council and Church Wardens. Pray for the Chaplaincy ministry to refugees and to the British Consulate.
Izmir: (Also serves Bornova, Didim, Mission to Seafarers Izmir) Chaplain: James Buxton. Pray for James Buxton, Chaplain and Area Dean of Turkey, for the Church Wardens Alan and Jonell, for the Church Council and the congregation. We pray for our ministry to visitors who love the peace and simplicity of our church and often leave with a copy of the gospels. We ask God’s blessing as we re-start a weekly weekday service at St Mary Magdalene, Bornova, Izmir after a period of restoration works. We pray for the congregation of St Mary’s, Didim, 100 miles south of Izmir on the Aegean coast.
Sunday 30
Pray for Bishop Robert as he leads the diocese.
Pray for the Bishop's Office in Brussels, Alan Strange (Bishop's Chaplain), Gail Wilmet (Bishop’s PA), Barbara Omoro (Appointments Secretary) and Caroline Gaumy (Administrative Assistant).
July
Monday 1
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. We pray forthe council planning day in September, the Africa Night at Christ Church, the shop kitchen and Christ Church shop volunteers, the new heating to be installed in the autumn, and for the scheduled thorough cleaning of the organ after too many years
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 2
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 during the summer months. Pray for our ministry team summer gathering over a picnic lunch. All worship leaders are invited, along with our Administrator, giving us a chance to get to know one another better, become stronger as a team during the period of vacancy and have some fun together!
Wednesday 3
Archdeaconry of Gibraltar: Archdeacon: David Waller.
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Gibraltar: (Also serves Gibraltar (Port)) Dean: Ian Tarrant. Port Chaplains: Chris Rushton, Hugh Ellis, Readers: Pam Baker & Sally Barton. Please pray for our Cathedral Council, especially the five members who are on the Council for the first time, that they may contribute fresh insights and wise choices.
Thursday 4
Archdeaconry of North-West Europe: Archdeacon Sam Van Leer.
Antwerp: Assistant: June Mark Yañez, Reader: Egbert van Groesen. We give thanks for the appointment of our new senior chaplain and pray that the chaplaincy will flourish with their guidance and care.
Antwerp Mission to Seafarers: Port Chaplain: June Mark Yanez. Pray for June Yañez and his ministry in the parish and with MtS in the port of Antwerpen
Friday 5
Archdeaconry of Italy and Malta: Archdeacon: David Waller.
Assisi: We want to thank God for our Churchwarden as together we seek the way ahead for the small but enthusiastic congregation at St Leonard’s and the important work it does in welcoming English-speaking pilgrims to Assisi.
Bordighera: We pray for a resolution to the tasks of maintenance and management of the cemetery there.
Saturday 6
Berlin: (also serves Dresden) Chaplain: Christopher Jage-Bowler, Assistants: Joachim Reich, Martin George. Pray for us as we make decisions on replacing the church gas heating with a CO2 neutral alternative, as we seek to plan an Eco friendly Christmas Fair (a very British green Christmas), and rejoice in proclaiming the saving love of God in Creation Season. Also pray for our inter faith prayers for peace.
Dresden: Ricky Yates (PTO). 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.
Bonn with Cologne: Chaplain: Richard Gardiner, Reader: Jenny Knudsen. 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 chaplaincy who have shown this fruit in their lives, and we pray that all those marked in baptism may show forth the same fruit in their generation.
Sunday 7
Give thanks for our relationship with the Lutheran Churches of the Porvoo Agreement. Pray for the Porvoo Contact Group and the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. Pray for our partnership with USPG.
Monday 8
Prague: (Includes Brno) Chaplain: Nathanial Nathanial. As our chaplains Nathanial in Prague and Lea in Brno travel with their families for the summer, please pray for them so they can find
some time to relax, rest, and refresh.
Tuesday 9
Archdeaconry of France: Archdeacon: Peter Hooper. Pray for the work to have the Church of England officially recognised at a national level in France
Beaulieu-sur-Mer: We ask for prayers for all those who will support our congregation during this time of interregnum.
Biarritz: Pray for the continuing reflections as to how the Chaplaincy can be best supported by a priestly presence
Wednesday 10
Casablanca: (includes Rabat) Chaplin: Titus Oluwalusi Please pray for our new Chaplain, his wife Patience, and their three children. Pray for the churches in Morocco, of all denominations, as they also try to assist the most vulnerable. Please continue to pray for the advancement of Rabat chaplaincy towards official status, with our very own chaplain, and for a faithful congregation to support his development. We also pray for someone to come forward to initiate a children's ministry.
Tangier: Please pray for St Andrew’s Tangier as we live through a vacancy and for all those working to appoint a new chaplain.
Thursday 11
Brugge, Knokke, Ostend: Chaplain: Augustine Nwaekwe. Please join us in praying for our Church Away Day on 14 September, that members from all three churches will eagerly participate. We are also seeking new service times and locations for our Brugge location. Pray that we find a place and time that will allow more members and visitors to attend consistently. Pray especially for our elderly and sick members for healing and God's peace.
Friday 12
Florence: (Also serves Bologna) Chaplain: Chris Williams. In Florence we often have more visitors in our services than regulars and our challenge is to make sure we are meeting the needs of this demographic well, and how we can better do so. We are also opening our doors through the week so we pray for more helpers so we can be open longer. Also, we give thanks for the long-awaited arrival of our ‘new’ organ – actually, 125 years old! Give thanks for the Franciscans who give us free access to their church in Bologna. Our challenge is to see how we can grow and be more outward-looking.
Genova: We pray for official approval for our new church constitution: the first revision since 1899, for swift progress towards the appointment of a resident chaplain and for the locum chaplains who will be filling the gap meanwhile.
Saturday 13
Brittany: Chaplain: David McLeod (Includes: Huelgoat, Ploërmel, Rostrenen) Readers: Alan Mason, Guy Barnard. Please pray for our new chaplain and for his family as he begins his new work in North West France and especially as he leads the four congregations. Also please pray for the plans to extend further our mission into this part of France by contacting those who wish to worship Our Father in the Anglican family of churches. Pray for our new churchwardens and deputies as they take up their new roles and for all of us that we will be outward looking and determined to welcome those who approach us and “Know Christ and make Him known’’.
Cannes: Chaplin: Andy Brewerton, Readers: David Sinclair, Christopher Walley. We are truly grateful for the locums who have served us so well during our vacancy.. Please pray that our plans to redecorate and improve the chaplain's accommodation will be guided and blessed by God. We pray for our new chaplain Andrew Brewerton and his wife Amanda and pray that visas are offered swiftly.
Sunday 14
Pray for the Lusitanian Church, Bishop Jorge Pina Cabral. Pray for the Church of Denmark and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia.
Diocesan Office in London: Pray for the Operations and Finance departments: Diocesan Secretary (COO): Andrew Caspari; Office Manager: Bron Panter; Finance: Susan Stelfox, Nick Wraight; Board of Finance Chair: Mike Fegan. Pray for the financial needs of the Diocese (and give thanks for God’s provision).
Monday 15
Copenhagen: (Also serves Aarhus) Chaplain: Tuomas Mäkipää, Readers: Graeme Lloyd-Roberts, Julian Simpson. Christ bursts into our lives breathing peace. We rejoice in the life burst of resurrection at a time when many fear change and would rather weep or run away. Please pray for the Ministry Team and Council as we strive for renewal and growth in faith and number and see the green blade rising in our midst. We pray for Tuomas in his role as Area Dean.
Tallinn: Chaplain: Gustav Piir. 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 16
Chantilly: Chaplin: Ben Evans. As our new chaplain continues to settle in, pray that the building blocks of ministry would be well established. In physical things like a new chaplaincy car to visit people, in ministry activities like communicating the gospel and preaching the Bible, and in the intangibles of love and service.
Dinard: Pray for the work to rationalise the current complicated legal structures and for healing across the community.
Wednesday 17
Barcelona: (Also serves Andorra) Chaplain: John Chapman, Assistant: Deborah Chapman. Often this month is one of saying good-byes as people leave Barcelona after studies or at the conclusion of their work contract. We give thanks for all those who are with us, even if it is for a short time.
Nerja and Almuñécar: Please pray for the chaplaincy, wardens and Council as we work through a vacancy and for God’s guidance in appointing a new chaplain.
Thursday 18
Brussels: Associate Chaplains: John Wilkinson, Jack McDonald; Asst Chaplains: Jean-Bosco Turahirwa, Annie Bolger; Readers: Ozichi Baron, Arttu Makipaa, David Mitchell, Heather Roy, Eric Sibomana, Grace West, Jacob Quick. Pray for the Holy Trinity community as we look forward to a new phase in our life and mission.
Friday 19
Malta and Gozo: (Includes: Valletta, also serves: Gozo) Chancellor of the Pro-Cathedral: David Wright, Assistant: Francois Mifsud, Reader: Michael Collins.
Sliema: Chaplain: Clem Upton. 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.
Saturday 20
Algarve: (Includes: Praia Da Luz, Boliqueime and St Luke's) Chaplains: Rob Kean, Reader: Chris Wells. Praythat the right applicant may be moved to respond to our advertisement for a chaplain to serve our central and east congregations and guide our decision-makers in the selection process. For the western Algarve congregation pray that our plans to start a children’s church come to fruition.
Lisbon: (Includes: St Paul Estoril, St George Lisbon) Chaplain: Beth Bendrey. Assistant Iain Bendrey. Please pray for our new curate, Daleen Bakker, as she begins her ministry with us. Prayer for our focus on mission and the development of our grounds to engage with more visitors, for growth in our St Paul´s congregation as we hold a community Open Day to better advertise our presence and in St George´s for our work with young adults and new arrivals to grow.
Sunday 21
Pray for the Spanish Episcopal Reformed Church, Bishop Carlos López-Lozano. Pray for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
Diocesan Office in London: Pray for the Safeguarding team: Grace Fagan, Andy Munro, Bridgett Fenton, Craig Norman and Nicholas Sherratt, pray for our care for children and vulnerable adults in all our chaplaincies.
Monday 22
Helsinki: (Also serves Tallinn, Tampere, Turku, Kuopio, White Nile) Assistant: Amos Manga, Mika Pajunen. Reader: Keith Battarbee. Please pray for our congregation and for all who walk through our doors, that they may know the limitless love of God. In particular we pray for those who come to us in need, that they will find support and strength in our community and prayers. We give thanks for our growing music ministry, the outreach of our All-Age Services, for the children and our Sunday School leaders, and for our church council. We continue to pray for peace in the Baltic region and for the thousands of refugees who have been adapting to a different life in Finland. Please pray for our work in support of the Vallila Help Center for Ukrainian Refugees and for all their employees and volunteers, many of whom are refugees themselves. We kindly ask you to pray for our continued mission, and co-operation with different churches, The Porvoo Communion and for our participation with the Ecumenical Council of Finland on tackling racism in Finland.
Tuesday 23
Fontainebleau: Chaplain: Donald MacFadyen. Pray for the new Chaplain, Revd Dr Donald McFadyen and his wife Netta, as they settle into new surroundings amongst a wonderfully welcoming congregation, for wisdom to discern God’s ways as we look deeply into the significance of the church’s logo: a flourishing tree with a deep root system
and for unity as together we seek to flourish in Fontainebleau in this fresh chapter in the life of the church.
Grenoble: Chaplain: Nick Finlay. Pray for Funmi and her team who have relaunched Sunday School, which is already growing. We especially pray that parents who bring the children will be more consistent in their attendance, so that the children will not miss out on Sunday School teaching. Also pray for Ernest and his team as they launch our new Youth Fellowship. We also pray for wisdom and creativity as we begin seeking additional funding for this growing ‘missionary congregation’, to enable us to recruit a stipendiary chaplain in the coming year.
Wednesday 24
Costa Almeria and Costa Calida: (serves Mojácar, Llanos and Aljambra) We are currently in an interregnum and welcome prayers for a successful appointment for a priest in charge and that we will support and welcome them. We also pray for unity within our church community.
Costa Azahar: Although the chaplaincy has closed we pray for the ongoing Prayer Group
Thursday 25
Ghent: Also serves Ghent (Port)) Asst Chaplain: Oluwakayode Adeyemi Sopeju, Readers in Training: Lizzie Brawley and Colin de Pelsmaker, PTO Jo Jan. We give thanks for the successful recruitment of a new chaplainand ask for prayer for their new ministry with our congregation and the city of Ghent.
Belgium and Luxembourg Deanery: Area Dean: Stephen Murray
Friday 26
Milan: (Also serves Cadenabbia (Lake Como)) Asst Curate: Robert Morley, Locum (Lake Como): Roger Williams. All Saints' rejoices in our answered prayers and look forward to welcoming our new chaplain. We look forward to a renewed service to God and our community outreach.
Saturday 27
Düsseldorf: (Also serves Essen) Chaplain: Stephen Walton. Give thanks for a very good weekend away on "A Praying Life" and pray that we will be a praying people
Freiburg-im-Breisgau: Chaplain: Vinod Victor. As ACF initiates the Fragrance in Freiburg programme, pray that we would be able to reach out to the marginalised communities around us in a meaningful way radiating the love of Christ. Pray that this engagement will transform the heart of hospitality of the members of the congregation.
Sunday 28
Pray for The Episcopal Church in Europe (TEC), Bishop Mark Edington.
Pray for our partnership with ICS, the Intercontinental Church Society.
Monday 29
Corfu: Chaplain: Jules Wilson, Reader: Jackie Dallos. We are so thankful for the wonderful celebrations with Bishop Robert and the opening of Cafe Logos and were moved at the confirmations please pray for their daily growth in Jesus and his works. Praise The Lord that Cafe logos is open every weekday morning and people are coming We pray for ongoing inspiration so that people will be drawn into our fellowship with Jesus. In August we take a break from weekday activities so pray for rest and refreshment.
Tuesday 30
La Manche: (Includes Gratot Hommëel, Virey) Chaplain: Retired priest Chris Probert Readers: Donna Derrick, Mary Jackson, Adrian Grange. Please pray for our Chaplaincy as we enter our ninth year in a vacancy. Especially we pray for our guiding Priest Chris Probert as he takes a three month sabbatical to recover his health and strength after a series of health problems. Pray for our Leadership team as they continue to work steadfastly to ensure our church continues to do the Lord’s work.
Le Gard: 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.
Lille: (serves Arras) Chaplain: Debbie Flach, Reader: Suzanne Bray. Prayers of thanks for locum Reverend Elizabeth Dean who leads with discernment and zeal as she shepherds our flock during our chaplains vacation period. May the many visitors during this time find solace in our church's embrace, discovering faith's warmth and fellowship. Grant wisdom to guide, hearts to welcome, and unity to flourish in God’s divine presence.
Wednesday 31
Costa Blanca: (Includes Albir, Calpe, El Campello, Dénia, Jávea, Gandia, La Fustera) Chaplains: David Paul Dean, James Booker, Rodney Middleton; Readers: Ken Cornforth, Stephen Carden. Pray for all those pilgrims and travellers we encounter in our day to day lives.