Tuesday 1 

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. We pray for the Lord to continue to guard and guide us during the vacancy in the Chaplaincy.  We give thanks for the team of worship leaders throughout the Chaplaincy supporting our churches.

Wednesday 2

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. Pray for us as we work towards the construction of an accessible toilet, for the benefit of our congregation and many visitors to the cathedral.

Thursday 3

Archdeaconry of North-West Europe: Archdeacon Sam Van Leer 

Antwerp: Chaplain: Stephen Graham, Assistant: June Mark Yañez, Reader: Egbert van Groesen. We pray that the chaplaincy will flourish under our new chaplain. 

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 4

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 5

Berlin: (also serves Dresden) Chaplain:  Christopher Jäge-Bowler, Assistant: Joachim Reich, Pray for our celebrations this year of 140 years of St George´s ministry in Berlin and 75 years in our current building as we fund raise to renew our church to be CO2 neutral. Pray for our parish groups, our Summer retreat, for our youth and children´s ministry, and for God´s blessings on our partner parishes in Nablus and Isfahan.

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 6

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 7

Prague: (Includes Brno) Chaplain: Nathanial Nathanial, Assistant in Brno: Lea Williams. Please pray for the church to become a witness to Christ's resurrection throughout our Holy Week and Easter services, allowing people to experience the joy and grace of Easter and meet the risen Christ.

Tuesday 8

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 the vacancy.

Biarritz: Pray for the continuing reflections as to how the Chaplaincy can be best supported by a priestly presence

Wednesday 9

Casablanca: (includes Rabat) Chaplain: Titus Oluwalusi Please pray for our 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. With competing demands on our time and our small numbers, please pray for God's guidance in giving us the time and energy to start in earnest our search for a chaplain for Rabat. 

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 10

Brugge, Knokke, Ostend: Chaplain:  Augustine Nwaekwe.  Our church's Resolution for 2025 is to grow deeper and greater in our commitment to Christ. Please pray that our church holds fast to this resolution. Pray also that as we make endeavours to rebuild relationships with inconsistent members that our efforts will be rewarded and that we will see good fruit in our church. Pray for church members who have lost loved ones in the previous season. Finally, pray for the leaders of our church as they guide us, especially for our Chaplain Augustine.

Friday 11

Florence: (Also serves Bologna) Chaplain: Chris Williams.  Thank God for the many visitors we get each Sunday and that our encounter with them is meaningful and fruitful for us all. Thank God for our new organ (actually 145-years-old!) and David Elliott who dismantled it in Cornwall, transported, and rebuilt it in Florence. Pray for our ongoing need of committed, local people to share in the ministry and mission of the churches.

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 12 

Brittany: (Includes: Huelgoat, Ploërmel, Rostrenen) Chaplain: David McLeod, Readers: Alan Mason, Guy Barnard. Please pray for our chaplain and for his family as he continues his 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 churchwardens and deputies 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’’. Pray also for David in his role as Area Dean.

Cannes: Chaplain: Andy Brewerton, Readers: David Sinclair, Sylvia Epifanic, Claire Venon. 

Please give thanks for our Easter season of events and services, for the many guests and visitors coming to join us. Please uphold our Chaplain Andy and all the ministry team here in their work and ministry together.

Sunday 13

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; Fundraising Advisor: Juliet Evans. Pray for the financial needs of the Diocese and give thanks for God’s provision.

Monday 14

Copenhagen: (Also serves Aarhus) Chaplain: Tuomas Mäkipää, Readers: Graeme Lloyd-Roberts, Julian Simpson.  We pray for the ongoing mission of St Alban’s Church in Copenhagen. Please pray for our ordinands, Graeme and Owen, as they prepare for the next steps in their journey. Pray also for the Chaplaincy Council as they work to strengthen and develop our mission, especially our children’s and youth ministries. As the tourist season approaches, we pray for all who visit St Alban’s, that they may be touched by God’s presence in this place.

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 15

Chantilly: Chaplain: Ben Evans. Pray for the development of our mission and ministry, especially for our (relatively) new chaplain, church warden, and church council as together they work on our strategy.

Dinard: Chaplain: Richard Malone. Pray for the work to rationalise the current complicated legal structures and for healing across the community.

Wednesday 16

Barcelona: (Also serves Andorra) Chaplain: John Chapman, Assistant: Deborah Chapman. Curate: Massimo Radice. Pray for the continued provision of God for our church and community and for those members of our congregation who are considering ordination. We ask that wisdom and discernment for them and that God sets their path ahead. Pray for the youngest members of our congregation who are benefiting from the Youth Group ministry. We'd like God to touch their hearts and devoting their life to Christ. Pray for a spirit of servant heartedness among our brothers and sisters, so that they put their talents at Christ's service through St. George's Barcelona.

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 17 Maundy Thursday

Brussels: Chaplain: Arani Sen, Associate Chaplains: John Wilkinson, Jack McDonald; Asst Chaplains: Jean-Bosco Turahirwa, Annie Bolger; Readers: Ozichi Baron, Arttu Makipaa,  Heather Roy, Eric Sibomana, Grace West, Jacob Quick. We pray for our music ministry, currently led entirely by volunteers; in particular for the Good Friday service where the choir will sing Haydn's 'Seven Last Words from the Cross'; and for the other choirs and music groups at the other services.

Friday 18 Good Friday

Malta and Gozo: (Includes: Valletta, also serves: Gozo) Chancellor of the Pro-Cathedral: David Wright.  We pray for all those being crucified in our world today: the victims of others' lust for power or lack of courage, for the scapegoats, the powerless, the victims of violence, of torture, of unfounded accusations, and unjust imprisonment; for prisoners of conscience, and for all who stand up for peace and justice.

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 19

Algarve: (Includes: Praia Da Luz, Boliqueime and St Luke's) Chaplain: Rob Kean, Carla Vicencio-Prior, Reader: Chris Wells. Pray for our chaplain Carla who serves our central and east congregations and pray for the western Algarve congregation 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. Curate: Daleen Bakker, Please pray for our initiative 'A Year with Bible', for our new small groups, for work with young adults and for the development of our mission both in terms of the use of our grounds and resources and in how we support people in need. 

Sunday 20 Easter Sunday

Alleluia! We give thanks for new life and new beginnings, for living hope and renewed joy. Help us like Mary Magdalen to hasten to share the good news that the Lord is risen. On this ecumenical Easter Sunday, shared with our Catholic and Orthodox brothers and sisters, we pray for God's blessing on all Easter worship and a renewed recognition of our fundamental unity in Christ, that God may be glorified.

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 Nick Sherratt, pray for our care for children and vulnerable adults in all our chaplaincies.

Monday 21

Helsinki: (Also serves Tallinn, Tampere, Turku, Kuopio, White Nile) Assistant: Amos Manga, Mika Pajunen. Parvez Masih Gill Reader: Keith Battarbee.Please pray for the Anglican community in Finland - that we would continue to know the love of God and grow to be more Christ-like. In particular, we would appreciate prayer as we look to appoint a new Chaplain and seek God's guidance in this process. We also request prayer for the financial position of the Chaplaincy and our stewardship of God's provision. We give thanks for our thriving ministries in music, children's work and youth work and ask for blessings on all who support these ministries. We also give thanks for our ongoing partnership and co-operation with other Christian communities across Finland.

Tuesday 22

Fontainebleau: Chaplain: Donald MacFadyen.  Pray 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: John Gay, PTO: Alan Golton. Reader: Jane Oakes.  Pray for our new chaplain. We also pray for more people to help with our flourishing Children’s ministry. We thank God for our good relations with our fellow Christians who use St Marc's ecumenical centre and pray for the new Catholic priest and leadership team as we all work within the ongoing, building work.

Wednesday 23

Costa Almeria and Costa Calida: (serves Mojácar, Llanos and Aljambra) Chaplain: Denis Bradshaw. In April our new Priest took up his official post with his licensing next week. We ask for heartfelt prayers that with this new leadership our 3 churches can come together as one chaplaincy, to grow both in spirituality and numbers and that the chaplaincy becomes a safe and enjoyable haven for all to share.

Costa Azahar: Although the chaplaincy has closed we pray for the ongoing Prayer Group

Thursday 24

Ghent: Also serves Ghent (Port)) Chaplain: Myron Penner, 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 our new chaplain, Myron Penner, and ask for prayer for his ministry with our congregation and the city of Ghent.  

Friday 25

Milan: (Also serves Cadenabbia (Lake Como)) Chaplain: James Hadley, Locum (Lake Como): Roger Williams. We give thanks for the many visitors over the Easter season for whom we were able to be a witness to the love and light of Christ.  We pray that the seeds of the Word of God planted yield fruit.  We pray for the gifts of the Spirit that we may grow in discipleship and personal holiness. As we move forward into the future with our new pastor Fr James we pray for insight and wisdom as we consider what it means that our chaplaincy is 'a place to belong', and 'a place to become'.  We pray for an ample participation in our Mission Action Planning process in the coming months as we seek to renew our vision and identify and articulate the practical steps we must take. 

Saturday 26

Düsseldorf: (Also serves Essen) Chaplain: Stephen Walton. Pray that we will stay faithful to God's word, that God will give us the people needed to take leadership and responsibility and that we will continue to grow.

Freiburg-im-Breisgau: Chaplain: Vinod Victor. Pray for our Parish Weekend Away next month where we will look at what it means to a fragrant community carrying the aroma of Christ to those who are pushed to the peripheries. Pray for the speakers and the participants, specially the young people and children who will attend the sessions.

Sunday 27 

Pray for The Episcopal Church in Europe (TEC), Bishop Mark Edington.   

Pray for our partnership with ICS, the Intercontinental Church Society.

Monday  28 

Corfu: Chaplain: Jules Wilson, Reader: Jackie Dallos. We give thanks for the Lord’s provision. In May we hold our A.G.M. and give thanks for our long term Wardens Pauline and Anne who are stepping down. Pray that the Lord will prepare new wardens with a love for him, our church and our people. Pray for a helper for our Reader in her ministry both pastoral and community work on the island of Lefkada. We welcome our ICS short term ministry chaplains and pray for a fruitful time as we welcome summer visitors. Please pray that we will have sufficient water. 

Tuesday 29

La Manche: (Includes Gratot Hommëel, Virey) Chaplain: Retired priest Chris Probert; Readers: Donna Derrick, Mary Jackson, Adrian Grange. Give thanks for nearing the end of a 15 year mortgage, and also a 9 year Chaplain vacancy. We are exploring the implications of our Vision Statement 'Walking together with Christ: companions on the Way' through our online house group 'Something More' and our monthly 'Picnics with the Parson'. 
Pray for our plans for a chaplain to deepen discipleship, to restore finances through a new emphasis on Stewardship, and to explore the planting of one or two new worshipping communities in areas currently not served.

Le Gard: 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.

Lille: (serves Arras) Reader: Suzanne Bray. We give thanks for our chaplain, Reverend Canon Debbie Flach, for her 17 years of dedicated service at Christ Church, Lille. As she retires from her role as Parish Priest we pray the Lord blesses her with renewed strength and joy in her continued diocesan work, guiding and inspiring her in all her future endeavours. May His peace be with her always.

Wednesday 30

Costa Blanca: (Includes Albir, Calpe, El Campello, Dénia, Jávea, Gandia, La Fustera) Clergy team: David Paul Dean, James Booker, Rodney Middleton; Readers: Ken Cornforth, Stephen Carden. We pray for those women locally who believe they have no option but to work in the sex industry. Help us to support them and their families.