October

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. 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 coming months.

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. Give thanks that a number of concerts and other public events are taking place in the cathedral this autumn, bringing people over our threshold for the first time.  Pray for the CCC as it deliberates options for installing an accessible toilet in our heritage building.

Thursday 3

Archdeaconry of North-West Europe: Archdeacon Sam Van Leer and the Synod being held this weekend

Antwerp: Chaplain: Stephen Graham, 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 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 Jage-Bowler, Assistant: Joachim Reich, Please pray for our Church Heating Appeal, as we seek to replace the gas boiler with an ecological alternative and for the new Gospel Choir, as well as the Church Choir, for the new partnerships we are developing eg with Tear Fund and our well building programme and for our ministry to children and youth, young adults, the Womens Group and Senior Citizens.
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. Pray for our chaplains asking God to encourage and inspire them to work in new ways reaching out to people and to show the love of Christ to everyone they encounter

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 this time of interregnum.

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. Pray also for wisdom in determining the best formula to continue to exist in a Moslem country. May the Almighty open doors where some seem firmly closed. We constantly see people choosing other worship options because we have no children's ministry - pray for the right people to come our way to fill this gap. 

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.  Give thanks for repairs to the church building in Knokke especially the tower and the new garden in Ostend.

Friday 11

Florence: (Also serves Bologna) Chaplain: Chris Williams.  We thank God for our 'new' organ (actually 125 years old!) which is about to be completed and our application for the tax allowance from the state which has been successful. We ask for prayers for a new Director of Music to oversee the choir and play our new organ and for the success of our monthly cultural events which are an opportunity to get to know the local residents and traders

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: Chaplain: David McLeod (Includes: Huelgoat, Ploërmel, Rostrenen) Readers: Alan Mason, Guy Barnard. Please pray for our new chaplain and his family as he begins his new work in North West France 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 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: Chaplain: Andy Brewerton, Readers: David Sinclair, Sylvia Epifanic, Claire Venon. Please pray for our leaders as we work through a process to refresh our vision of mission and ministry. Church leaders met on the 9th for the second vision day. Pray for the Lord’s guidance as we seek His will. Pray for Holy Trinity that we would grow deeper a family of believers. Please pray for our plans for Christmas as the season approaches. Pray for our ministry team - for those who lead and preach at Sunday services; for our midweek Bible fellowship and our plans to restart some in-person groups in 2025.

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.  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.  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 15

Chantilly: Chaplain: Ben Evans.  The Rentrée is over and everyone is settled into normal life. Pray for the development of our mission and ministry, especially for our (relatively) new chaplain, churchwarden, 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. We praise God for the new students and families that have joined us over the summer. Pray that we may be blessed by them, and they by us, that we quickly become one.

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

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 Peace and Conflict Transformation Ministry as a new course begins this month. Pray for a new senior chaplain.

Friday 18

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 19

Algarve: (Includes: Praia Da Luz, Boliqueime and St Luke's) Chaplain: Rob Kean, Reader: Chris Wells. Pray that 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 and in St George´s for our work with young adults and new arrivals to grow. 

Sunday 20

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 21

Helsinki: (Also serves Tallinn, Tampere, Turku, Kuopio, White Nile) Assistant: Amos Manga, Mika Pajunen. Parvez Masih Gill 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 22

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 (PTO) Pray for our continued search for a chaplain and locums and pray that those carrying the burden in the meantime will be preserved from burnout. 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) 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 24

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 chaplain and ask for prayer for their new ministry with our congregation and the city of Ghent.  

Belgium and Luxembourg Deanery: Area Dean: Stephen Murray

Friday 25

Milan: Also serves Cadenabbia (Lake Como) Chaplain: James Hadley.

We give thanks for the successful conclusion of the search process for our next priest,and pray God's wisdom and strength upon Fr James as he takes up his ministry among us.  We pray for the successful conclusion of our fundraising for our disabled accessible toilets project, and for the start of construction.  We continue to pray for our growing children's ministry that we may continue to connect with families and help them know Christ. In Como there is much construction work going on that has affected us with hotels closed for major refurbishment and as hotel guests make up the majority of our visitors this has had a negative impact on our finances this year – we offer prayers for our finances to remain buoyant and for more permanent local residents to join the church. 

Saturday 26

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. Pray for our elderly congregation, for our regular gatherings of the ‘Wise Ones’ and our engagement with them so we can keep the church as near to them as possible.

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 encouragement of visitors and the ICS chaplains ministry and help with cafe and for the unplanned sessions we had together. Pray for increased openness to the Holy Spirit and opportunities to use our spiritual gifts to the common good and witness to the glory to God.  We give thanks for the newer people who are joining in the prayer course and we pray for their growth and blessing. 

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. 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) Chaplain: Debbie Flach, 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. 

Thursday 31

Leuven: Chaplain: Sarah Jane King.  We pray for our new Chaplain and for her family: Rutger, Max and Bram. Pray that they may be rooted and grounded in Christ as they seek to serve him in Leuven, and for wisdom to discern his leading. We also welcome prayers for the finding of a permanent home for our community here in Leuven and for the setting up of a charity to support the work of our chaplaincy.

Liège: Chaplain: Guy Diakiese.  Pray for our attendance at the three day Christian Forum here in Liege for all churches in Wallonia.

Mons International Chapel Centre at SHAPE: Chaplain to the Forces: Brian Phipps.  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. 

November

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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