DIOCESE IN EUROPE CALENDAR AND PRAYER DIARY, JULY TO DECEMBER 2010

This calendar has been compiled to help us to pray together for one another and for our common concerns. Each chaplaincy, with the communities it serves, is remembered in prayer once a year, according to the following pattern:

Eastern Archdeaconry - January, FebruaryArchdeaconry of France - March, AprilArchdeaconry of Gibraltar - May, JuneDiocesan Staff - JulyItaly & Malta Archdeaconry - JulyArchdeaconry of North West Europe - August, SeptemberArchdeaconry of Germany and Northern Europe

Nordic and Baltic Deanery - OctoberGermany - November

Swiss Archdeaconry - DecemberEach Archdeaconry, with its Archdeacon, is remembered on a Sunday. On the other Sundays, we pray for subjects which affect all of us (e.g. reconciliation, on Remembrance Sunday), or which have local applications for most of us (e.g. the local cathedral or cathedrals). Some chaplains might like to include prayers for the other chaplaincies in their deanery.

We also include the Anglican Cycle of Prayer (daily, www.aco.org), the Porvoo Cycle (weekly, marked ** in this leaflet, www.porvoochurches.org), and festivals and commemorations, which may be observed according to local custom,from the Common Worship Lectionary (www.cofe.anglican.org/ worship/liturgy/commonworship).

Sundays and Festivals, printed in bold type, have special readings in the Common Worship Lectionary. Lesser Festivals, printed in normal type, have collects in the Common Worship Lectionary. Commemorations, printed in italics, may have collects in Exciting Holiness, and additional, non-biblical, readings for all of these may be found in Celebrating the Saints (both SCM-Canterbury Press). (DEL) refers to the week of the Daily Eucharistic Lectionary.

SUNDAY INTERCESSIONS should, by tradition, include prayer for Bishop Geoffrey and the local Head of State by name. In addition, prayers may also include Bishop David (the Suffragan Bishop) and, among the heads of other states, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the leaders of other countries represented in the congregation.

CREATIONTIDE, HARVEST, ONE WORLD WEEK, WEEK OF PRAYER FOR WORLD PEACEThe booklet Time for God’s Creation, which contains background information and prayers for Creationtide, can be downloaded from the European Christian Environmental Network site www.ecen.org. One World Week (www.oneworldweek.org), which is in October, takes as its theme Peacing Together One World. It is preceded by the Week of Prayer for World Peace, with prayer leaflets available by post, and a focus on the Prayer for World Peace:

Lead me from death to life, from falsehood to truth.Lead me from despair to hope, from fear to trust.Lead me from hate to love, from war to peace.Let peace fill our heart, our world, our universe.

Barbara Moss, Priest in charge, St Andrew’s, Gothenburg, st.andrews.got@telia.comPlease send all comments and additions for the next issue to me, or to

The Bishop’s Chaplain: bishops.chaplain@dioceseineurope.org.uk

July 2010Thu 1 Henry, John and Henry Venn, priests, evangelical divines, 1797, 1813, 1873Diocesan Liturgical Officer: Paul Bradshaw, and Chaplaincy Worship CommitteesEast Carolina - (Province IV, USA) - Bp Clifton Daniel

Fri 2Diocesan Press & Communications Officer: Paul Needle, and Chaplaincy magazine editorsEast Kerala - (South India) - Bp Daniel

Sat 3 Thomas the ApostleDiocesan Webmaster: Simon Sarmiento, and Chaplaincy webmastersEast Tennessee - (Province IV, USA) - Bp Charles Glenn von Rosenberg

Sun 4 5th Sunday after TrinityThe Diocesan Office: Secretary: Adrian Mumford; Asst Secretary: Jeanne French; Assts: Bron Panter, Sylvia BrantinghamUnited Church of Pakistan - Samuel Azariah , Moderator, Church of Pakistan & Bp of Raiwind

Mon 5(DEL week 14)Bishop Geoffrey's Office: Chaplain and Office Manager: Kevin O'Brien; PA: Margaret Gibson; Secretary: Sue HiblingEastern Himalayas - (North India) - Bp Naresh Samuel Ambala**Newcastle (Church of England), Möre (Molde) (Church of Norway)

Tue 6 Thomas More, scholar, and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, Reformation Martyrs, 1535

Pray for all those whose faith brings them into conflict with government.Eastern Michigan - (Province V, USA) - Bp S Todd Ousley

Wed 7Bishop David's Office: Chaplain and PA: Frances HillerEastern Newfoundland & Labrador - (Canada, Canada) - Bp Cyrus Pitman

Thu 8Diocesan Finance Officer: Nick Wraight; Finance Asst: Andrew MaleDiocesan Board of Finance: Chair: Michael Hart, and the Finance and Property CommitteeEastern Oregon - (Province VIII, USA) Vacant

Fri 9General Synod meeting in York this weekend. Pray for our Synod members, Bishop Geoffrey, Jonathan Boardman and Debbie Flach, Roger Fry and Ann TurnerEastern Zambia - (Central Africa) - Bp William Mchombo

Sat 10Diocesan Chancellor: Mark HillDiocesan Registrar and Bishop's Legal Secretary: Aiden Hargreaves-SmithEaston - (Province III, USA) - Bp James Shand

Sun 11 6th Sunday after TrinitySea Sunday. The Mission to Seafarers. Secretary General: Tom HeflerThe Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea - James Simon Ayong, Abp of Papua New Guinea & Bp of Aipo Rongo

Mon 12(DEL week 15)All engaged in children's and youth work in our chaplainciesChild Protection Officer: Chris Lees; Office Asst: Verena ThimEau Claire - (Province V, USA) - Bp Keith Bernard Whitmore**Skara (Church of Sweden), Wakefield (Church of England)

Tue 13Assisi: Priest in charge designate: Bro Thomas Anthony SSFEdinburgh - (Scotland) - Bp Brian Arthur Smith

Wed 14 John Keble, priest, tractarian, poet, 1866Florence St Mark (serving Bologna and Siena St Peter): Chaplain: Lawrence MacLeanEdmonton - (Rupert's Land, Canada) - Bp Jane Alexander

Thu 15 Swithun, bishop of Winchester, c.862Bonaventure, friar, bishop, teacher of the faith, 1274 (Italy)

Genova Holy Ghost (serving Bordighera): Locum ChaplainEgba - (Lagos, Nigeria) - Bp Matthew Oluremi Owadayo

Fri 16 Osmund, bishop of Salisbury, 1099Milan All Saints (serving Cadenabbia The Ascension, Varese St John the Baptist): Chaplain: Vacant; Reader: Angela Mirani (Varese)Egba West - (Lagos, Nigeria) - Bp Samuel Olukunle Ajani

Sat 17Naples Christ Church (serving Bari, Capri, Sorrento): Chaplain: Kingsley JoyceEgbu - (Owerri, Nigeria) - Bp Emmanuel Uchechukwu Iheagwam

Sun 18 7th Sunday after TrinityItaly and Malta Archdeaconry: Archdeacon: Jonathan BoardmanThe Episcopal Church in the Philippines - Edward Pacyaya Malecdan, Prime Bp

Mon 19 Gregory, bishop of Nyssa, and his sister Macrina, deaconess, teachers of the faith, c.394 and c.379 (Turkey)

(DEL week 16)Bishop's Staff MeetingEha - Amufu - (Nigeria) - Bp Daniel Olinya**Church of Lithuania, Derry & Raphoe (Church of Ireland)

Tue 20 Margaret of Antioch, martyr, 4th century (Turkey)Bartolomé de las Casas, apostle to the Indies, 1566 (Spain, Haiti, Mexico)

Palermo Holy Cross: VacantEkiti - (Ondo, Nigeria) - Abp Samuel Adedaye Abe; Ekiti Kwara - (Ibadan, Nigeria) - Bp Andrew Ajayi

Wed 21Perugia (serving Città della Pieve ): Lay minister: Peter HurdEkiti West - (Ondo, Nigeria) - Bp Samuel Oludare Oke; Ekiti Oke - (Ondo, Nigeria) - Bp Isaac Olubowale

Thu 22 Mary Magdalene[Consecration of Bishop Edward Holland, 1986, Hon. Asst Bp]Rome All Saints (serving Macerata): Chaplain: Jonathan Boardman; Reader: Mary StylesNiagara - (Ontario, Canada) - Bp Michael Bird

Fri 23 Birgitta (Bridget), pilgrim, abbess of Vadstena, 1373 (Sweden)Taormina St George: Locum ChaplainsNiassa - (South Africa) - Bp Mark van Koevering

Sat 24Venice St George (serving Aviano, Padova, Trieste Christ Church): Priest in charge designate: Howard Levett; Asst Curate: Sampson AjukaEl Camino Real - (Province VIII, USA) - Bp Mary Gray-Reeves

Sun 25 James the Apostle or 8th Sunday after Trinity[Consecration of Bishop Ambrose Weekes,1977, Hon. Asst Bp]The Anglican Centre in Rome: Director and Archbishop’s Representative to the Holy See: David RichardsonL 'Eglise Episcopal du Rwanda - Emmanuel Musaba Kolini, Abp of Rwanda & Bp of Kigali

Mon 26 James the Apostle if not celebrated on Sunday, otherwiseAnne and Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

(DEL week 17)Holiday visitors and pilgrims in ItalyEl-Obeid - (Sudan) - Bp Ismail Abudigin Kawo Gibreil**Bristol (Church of England), Helsinki (Church of Finland)

Tue 27 Brooke Foss Westcott, bishop, teacher of the faith, 1901US Forces chapels at Aviano and Vicenze: US Foces Chaplain: Jack StanleyEldoret - (Kenya) - Bp Thomas Kogo

Wed 28People and government of ItalyEly - (Canterbury, England) - Bp Anthony John Russell; Ely - Huntingdon - Bp David Thomson

Thu 29 Mary, Martha and Lazarus, companions of Our LordMalta and Gozo (Valletta Pro-Cathedral of St Paul, serving Sliema and Gozo ): Senior Chaplain: Simon Godfrey; Chaplain: Jeffrey Williams; Reader: David FelgateEmbu - (Kenya) - Bp Henry Tiras Nyaga Kathii

Fri 30 William Wilberforce, social reformer, 1833The people and government of MaltaEnugu - (the Niger, Nigeria) - Bp Emmanuel O Chukwuma

Sat 31 Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556 (Spain)Spiritual directors and retreat conductors in the Ignatian traditionEnugu North - (Niger, Nigeria) - Bp Sosthenes Eze

August 2010Sun 1 9th Sunday after TrinityArchdeaconry of North-West Europe: Archdeacon: John de WitLinked with the Diocese of Luwero, Uganda: Bp Evans KisekkaThe Scottish Episcopal Church - Abp David Robert Chillingworth, Primus & Bp of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane

Mon 2(DEL week 18)Belgian Anglican-Roman Catholic GroupArmed Forces and Micronesia - (USA) - Bp George Elden Packard**Portsmouth (Church of England), Stockholm (Church of Sweden)

Tue 3Antwerp St Boniface: Chaplain: Andrew Wagstaff; Asst Curate: Ann Babb; Reader: John AttenboroughEsan - (Bendel, Nigeria) - Bp Friday John Imaekhai

Wed 4 Jean-Baptiste Vianney, Curé d'Ars, spiritual guide, 1859 (France)Antwerp, Missions to Seafarers: Lay Chaplain: John AttenboroughEtche - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) - Bp Precious Nwala

Thu 5 Oswald, king of Northumbria, martyr, 642Brussels Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity: Chaplain: Robert Innes; Associate Chaplain: Gary Wilton; Asst Chaplains: Augustine Nwaekwe, James Day; Readers: David Fieldsend, David WhiteEtsako - (Bendel, Nigeria) - Bp Jacob Bada

Fri 6 Transfiguration of Our LordHiroshima Day"Lord, brighter than a thousand bombs, look on us and shine on us" (Ernesto Cardenal)Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe - (Province II, USA) - Bp Pierre Welté Whalon

Sat 7 John Mason Neale, priest, hymn writer, 1866Charleroi Christ Church: Priest in charge: VacantEvo - (Nigeria) - Bp Innocent Ordu

Sun 8 10th Sunday after TrinityThe European Union. Gary Wilton's work as Church of England Representative.The Church of the Province of South East Asia - John Chew, Abp of South East Asia & Bp of Singapore

Mon 9 Mary Sumner, founder of the Mothers' Union, 1921Edith Stein, teacher of the faith, religious and martyr, 1942 (Poland, Germany)

(DEL week 19)Mothers’ Union work within the Diocese. Diocesan President: Barbara WoodsThe Anglican Indigenous Network (AIN), gathering the voices and lifting up the concerns of indigenous minority Anglicans.Exeter - (Canterbury, England) - Bp Michael Laurence Langrish; Exeter - Crediton - Bp Robert Evens; Exeter - Plymouth - Bp John Frank Ford**Ripon & Leeds (Church of England), Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh (Church of Ireland)

Tue 10 Laurence, Deacon at Rome, Martyr. 258 (Italy)International Old Catholics Congress meeting this week in ZurichEzo - (Sudan) - Bp John Kereboro Zawo

Wed 11 Clare of Assisi, founder of the Minoresses (Poor Clares), 1253 (Italy)John Henry Newman, priest, 1890

Ghent St John the Evangelist & Missions to Seafarers, serving Knokke: Priest in charge: Peter TilleyFaisalabad - (Pakistan) - Bp John Samuel

Thu 12Leuven SS Martha and Mary: Priest in charge: VacantThe International Anglican Youth Network (IAYN), linking provincial youth officers and young people across the CommunionFalse Bay - (South Africa) - Bp Merwyn Edwin Castle

Fri 13 Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down and Connor, teacher of the faith, 1667Florence Nightingale, nurse, social reformer, 1910Octavia Hill, social reformer, 1912

Liège: Priest in charge: Paul YiendFianarantsoa - (Indian Ocean) - Bp Gilbert Rateloson Rakotondravelo

Sat 14 Maximilian Kolbe, friar, martyr, 1941 (Poland)People and government of BelgiumFlorida - (Province IV, USA) - Bp Samuel Johnson Howard

Sun 15 The Blessed Virgin Mary or 11th Sunday after TrinityAll travellers and tourists visiting our chaplainciesChurch of South India (United) - John Wilson Gladstone, Moderator, Church of South India & Bp of South Kerala

Mon 16 The Blessed Virgin Mary if not celebrated on Sunday(DEL week 20)Mons International Chapel Centre: The Senior ChaplainFond du Lac - (Province V, USA) - Bp Russell Edward Jacobus**Turku (Church of Finland), Edinburgh (Episcopal Church of Scotland)

Tue 17Ostend, serving Brugge: Priest in charge: Clifford OwenFort Worth - (Province VII, USA)

Wed 18Tervuren St Paul, also serving 'The Link' at St Dominic's, Woluw: Chaplain: Christopher Edwards; Asst Chaplains: Gillian Wilton, Charlie NewcombeFredericton - (Canada, Canada) - Bp Claude Miller

Thu 19Ypres St George: Priest in charge: Brian LLewellynFreetown - (West Africa) - Bp Julius Olotu Prince Lynch

Fri 20 Bernard, abbot of Clairvaux, teacher of the faith, 1153 (France)William and Catherine Booth, founders of the Salvation Army, 1912, 1890

Luxembourg: Chaplain: Christopher Lyon; Asst Chaplain: Joan LyonGahini - (Rwanda) - Bp Alexis Bilindabagabo

Sat 21The people and government of LuxembourgGambia - (West Africa) - Bp Solomon Tilewa Johnson

Sun 22 12th Sunday after TrinityThe churches in the countries where we live, and the development of ecumenical relations with them Local church leadersAnglican Church of Southern Africa - Thabo Cecil Makgoba, Abp of Capetown

Mon 23Amsterdam Christ Church (serving Schipol Airport and Heiloo): Chaplain: Mark Collinson; Asst Chaplains: Alistair MacDonald (city centre), Joop Albers, (Schipol Airport), Roy Ball (Heiloo); Asst Curate: Rik FlorentinusGboko - (Nigeria) Bp Emmanuel Nyitsse**York (Church of England), Espoo (Church of Finland)

Tue 24 Bartholomew the Apostle(DEL week 21)East Netherlands Group (Arnhem St Willibrord, Nijmegen, Twente St Mary the Virgin, with Weldam and Goor): Chaplain: Sam Van Leer; Asst Curate: Ank Robinson-MullerGeorge - (South Africa) - Bp Donald Frederick Harker

Wed 25Eindhoven Trinity Church: Chaplain: Francis Noordanus; Asst Chaplain: Barbara NoordanusGeorgia - (Province IV, USA) - Bp Henry Irving Louttit

Thu 26Haarlem St Anna & St Mary: Priest in charge: Vacant; Reader: Jaap TheuniszGippsland - (Victoria, Australia) - Bp John McIntyre

Fri 27 Monica, mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387Maastricht: Temporary Acting Chaplain: Jennifer PridmoreGitega - (Burundi) - Bp Jean W Nduwayo

Sat 28 Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, teacher of the faith, 430The Old Catholic Church in the Netherlands: Abp Joris VercammenCUAC (Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion), working to enhance international/intercultural understanding through education; Glasgow & Galloway - (Scotland) Bp elect Gregor Duncan

Sun 29 13th Sunday after TrinityFor new arrivals in our chaplainciesIglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de America - Gregory James Venables, Presiding Bp of the Southern Cone & Bp of Argentina

Mon 30 John Bunyan, spiritual writer, 1688(DEL week 22)Rotterdam St Mary: Chaplain: Steve Axtell; Reader: Kees BakkerGloucester - (Canterbury, England) - Bp Michael Francis Perham; Gloucester - Tewkesbury - (Canterbury, England) - Bp John Stewart Went**Salisbury (Church of England), St Asaph (Church in Wales)

Tue 31 Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, missionary, 651Rotterdam and Schiedam Missions to Seafarers: Chaplain: Steve AxtellGombe - (Jos, Nigeria) - Bp Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba

September 2010Wed 1 Giles of Provence, hermit, c.710 (France)Start of a month of prayer "A Time for God's Creation"Grafton - (New South Wales, Australia) - Bp Keith Slater

Thu 2 Martyrs of Papua New Guinea, 1901, 1942The Hague St John & St Philip: Chaplain: Anthony Roake; Asst Chaplains: Howie Adan, Roland Price; Reader: Astrid TiesemaGrahamstown - (South Africa) - Bp Ebenezer Ntlali

Fri 3 Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, teacher of the faith, 604 (Italy)Utrecht Holy Trinity (serving Zwolle): Chaplain: John de Wit; Asst Curate: Chris NichollsGuatemala - (Central America) - Bp Armando Roman Guerra Soria

Sat 4 Birinus, Bishop of Dorchester, Apostle of Wessex, 650The people and government of the NetherlandsGuildford - (Canterbury, England) - Bp Christopher John Hill; Guildford - Dorking - (Canterbury, England) - Bp Ian James Brackley

Sun 5 14th Sunday after TrinityTeachers and pupils as they begin a new school yearEpiscopal Church of the Sudan - Daniel Deng Bul Yak, Abp of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan & Bp of Juba

Mon 6 Allen Gardiner, missionary, founder of the South American Missionary Society, 1851(DEL week 23)Vlissingen, Missions to Seafarers: Chaplain: Jan van HandenhovenGuinea - (West Africa) - Bp Albert D Gomez**Tuam Killala & Achonry (Church of Ireland), Bath & Wells (Church of England)

Tue 7Voorschoten St James: Chaplain: Andrew Ison; Youth Ministers: Brad and Marissa KeldermanGujarat - (North India) - Bp Vinodkumar Mathushellah Malaviya

Wed 8 Birth of the Blessed Virgin MaryThe Church's Ministry of Deliverance. Diocesan Advisor: Michael SelmanGusau - (Kaduna, Nigeria) - Bp John Garba Danbinta

Thu 9 Charles Fuge Lowder, priest, 1880The Churches European Rural NetworkGuyana - (West Indies) - Bp Randolph Oswald George

Fri 10The honorary assistant bishops and their pastoral ministry in the dioceseGwagwalada - (Abuja, Nigeria) - Bp Tanimu Samari Aduda

Sat 11For all involved in inter-faith conversations, especially between Christians and MuslimsHaiti - (Province II, USA) - Bp Jean Zache Duracin

Sun 12 15th Sunday after TrinityRacial Justice Sunday

For peace, harmony and understanding between neighbours of different racesAnglican Church of Tanzania - Valentino Mokiwa, Abp of Tanzania & Bp of Dar-es-Salaam

Mon 13 John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, teacher of the faith, 407 (Turkey)(DEL week 24)Give thanks for the Creation and its fruits maintaining us in lifeHanuato'o - (Melanesia) - Bp Alfred Karibongi**Sheffield (Church of England), Sodor & Man (Church of England)

Tue 14 Holy Cross DayPray for the renewal of Creation towards its fulfilmentHarare - (Central Africa) - Bp Chad Nicholas Gandiya

Wed 15 Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, martyr, 258Reflect on the responsibility of human beings towards CreationHawaii - (Province VIII, USA) - Bp Robert L Fitzpatrick

Thu 16 Ninian, Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts, c.432Edward Bouverie Pusey, priest, tractarian, 1882

For those concerned with drafting and debating environmental legislationHereford - (Canterbury, England) - Bp Anthony Martin Priddis; Hereford - Ludlow - Bp Alistair James Magowan

Fri 17 Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, visionary, 1179 (Germany)A deeper vision of the love of GodHighveld - (South Africa) - Bp David Hugh Bannerman

Sat 18Council of Anglican Episcopal Churches in Germany meeting in HamburgHo - (West Africa) - Bp Matthias Medadues-Badohu

Sun 19 16th Sunday after TrinityEastern Archdeaconry Synod meeting this weekend (16-20)Anglican Church of the Province of Uganda - Henry Luke Orombi Abp of Uganda & Bp of Kampala

Mon 20(DEL week 25)All clergy and readers holding a Permission to Officiate in the DioceseHpa-an - (Myanmar) - Bp Saw Stylo**Swansea & Brecon (Church in Wales), Leicester (Church of England)

Tue 21 Matthew, apostle and evangelist[Consecration of Bishop Richard Garrard, 1994, Hon. Asst Bp]For all who make the Gospel available to those who have not heard itThe Anglican Peace and Justice Network (APJN). Huron - (Ontario, Canada) - Bp Robert Bennett

Wed 22 Ember DayFor those exploring their vocationHyderabad - (Pakistan) - Bp Raffique Masih

Thu 23For those rebuilding their lives after natural disastersIbadan - (Ibadan, Nigeria) - Abp Joseph Akinfenwa

Fri 24 Ember DayNew clergy in trainingDiocesan Director of Training: Ulla MonbergIbadan North - (Ibadan, Nigeria) - Bp Segun Okubadejo; Ibadan South - (Ibadan, Nigeria) - Bp Jacob Ademola Ajetunmobi

Sat 25 Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, spiritual writer, 1626Sergei of Radonezh, monastic reformer, teacher of the faith, 1392 (Russia)Ember Day

All who are to be ordained at MichaelmasIbba - (Sudan) - Bp Levi Hassan Nzakara

Sun 26 17th Sunday after TrinityArchdeaconry of Germany and Northern Europe: Archdeacon: Jonathan LLoydThe Episcopal Church (US Based) - Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bp

Mon 27 Vincent de Paul, founder of the Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists), 1660 (France)(DEL week 26)Area Dean, Nordic and Baltic Countries: Nicholas HoweIdah - (Abuja, Nigeria) - Bp Joseph Musa**Liverpool (Church of England), Monmouth (Church in Wales)

Tue 28Italy and Malta Archdeaconry Synod (28-1)Idaho - (Province VIII, USA) - Bp Brian J Thom

Wed 29 Michael and All Angels[Consecration of Bishop Michael Turnbull, 1988, Hon. Asst Bp]Copenhagen St Alban (serving Aarhus): Chaplain: Jonathan LLoydIdeato - (Owerri, Nigeria) - Bp Caleb Maduoma

Thu 30 Jerome, translator of the scriptures, teacher of the faith, 420 (Croatia)[Consecration of Bishop Eric Devenport, 1980, Hon. Asst Bp]The Church of Denmark. Bp of Copenhagen: Peter Skov-JakobsenIfe - (Ibadan, Nigeria) - Bp Oluranti Odubogun

October 2010Fri 1 Gregory the Enlightener, bishop, apostle of Armenia, c. 332 (Armenia)

Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, apostle to the Franks, 533 (France)Anthony Ashley Cooper (Earl of Shaftesbury), social reformer, 1885 Thérèse of Lisieux, religious, 1897 (France)

The country and people of DenmarkIfe East - (Ibadan, Nigeria) - Bp Rufus Okeremi

Sat 2The Old Catholic Church in Denmark and Sweden: Bishop Dick Schoon (Haarlem)Ifo - (Lagos, Nigeria) - Bp Joseph Akinyemi Odejide

Sun 3 18th Sunday after TrinityFor a responsible use of our environment. Our new Diocesan Environment Officer, appointed at Diocesan Synod (see web site for name) and for Chaplaincy Environment OfficersThe Church in Wales - Barry Cennydd Morgan, Abp of Wales & Bp of Llandaff

Mon 4 Francis of Assisi, friar, deacon, founder of the Friars Minor, 1226 (Italy)(DEL week 27)Helsinki St Nicholas, (also serving Kerava, Kuopio, Mikkeli, Oulo, Pori, Tampere, Turku): Chaplain: Rupert Moreton; Asst Chaplain: Mika Pajunen; Asst Curates: Tuomas Mäkipää, Amos Manga ; Readers: Emmanuel Eneh, John Mills, Geoffrey PhillipsIgbomina - (Ibadan, Nigeria) - Bp Michael Oluwakayode Akinyemi**Nidaros (Church of Norway), London (Church of England)

Tue 5The government and people of FinlandEvangelical-Lutheran Church of Finland: Abp Kari MäkinenIhiala - (Niger, Nigeria) - Bp Ralph Okafor

Wed 6 William Tyndale, translator of the scriptures, Reformation martyr, 1536Bruno, founder of the Carthusian order, 1101 (France)

The Church's Ministry to Refugees;Work among Sudanese Anglicans throughout Finland: Amos MangaIjebu - (Lagos, Nigeria) - Bp Joseph Akinyele Omoyajowo; Ijebu - North - (Lagos, Nigeria) - Bp Solomon Kuponu

Thu 7NW Europe Archdeaconry Synod (7-9)Ijesha North - (Nigeria) - Bp Titus O B Fajemirokun

Fri 8Oslo St Edmund (serving Drammen, Moss, Sandefjord, Tromsö; see below for other worship centres in Norway): Oslo St Edmund: Janet Heil; Asst Chaplains: see below; Reader: Connie TellmanIjumu - (Abuja, Nigeria) - Bp Ezekiel Ikupolati

Sat 9 Denys, Bishop of Paris, and his companions, martyrs, c.250 (France) Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, philosopher, scientist, 1253

Assistant chaplains in Stavanger (serving also congregations in Bergen and Kristiansand) and Trondheim: Asst Chaplains: Peter Hogarth (Stavanger); Mary Strømmen (Trondheim); Readers: Priscilla Beck (Trondheim); Iris Evans-Bjørnø (Bergen)Ikara - (Nigeria) - Bp Yusuf Ishaya Janfalan

Sun 10 19th Sunday after TrinityThanksgiving for local initiatives during the season of Creationtide (see 1 September)Church of the Province of West Africa - Justice Ofei Akrofi, Abp of West Africa & Bp of Accra

Mon 11 Ethelburga, Abbess of Barking, 675 James the Deacon, companion of Paulinus, 7th cent.

(DEL week 28)Evangelical- Lutheran Church of Norway: Bp Olav Skjevesland, President, Bps’ ConferenceIkeduru - (Nigeria) - Bp Emmanuel Maduwike**Truro (Church of England), Tönsberg (Church of Norway), Strängnäs (Church of Sweden)

Tue 12 Wilfrid of Ripon, bishop, missionary, 709Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer, 1845 Edith Cavell, nurse, 1915

Diocesan Vocations Seminar at Woking this week (12-15)People & Government of NorwayIkka - (Bendel, Nigeria) - Bp Peter Onekpe

Wed 13 Edward the Confessor, king of England, 1066Gothenburg St Andrew (serving also Halmstad, Jönköping and Uddevalla, and Gothenburg and Chalmers Universities): Priest in charge and University Chaplain: Barbara MossIkwerre - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) - Bp Blessing Chiinyere Enyindah

Thu 14Stockholm St Peter and St Sigfrid (serving also Västerås): Chaplain: Nicholas HoweIkwo - (Niger, Nigeria) - Bp Kenneth Ifemene

Fri 15 Teresa of Avila, religious, teacher of the faith, 1582 (Spain)Evangelical- Lutheran Church of Sweden: Abp Anders WejrydIkwuano - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) - Bp Chigozirim Onyegbule

Sat 16 Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, and Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Reformation martyrs, 1555

People & Government of SwedenIlaje - (Nigeria) – Bp Fredrick Idowu Olugbemi

Sun 17 20th Sunday after Trinity[Consecration of Bishop David Hamid, 2002];[Consecration of Bishop David Hope 1985, Hon. Asst Bp]Week of Prayer for World PeaceThe Church in the Province of the West Indies – Abp John Walder Dunlop Holder, Primate

Mon 18 Luke the Evangelist(DEL week 29)[Bishop Geoffrey's Commissioning, 2001]All involved in the medical professionSt Luke's Hospital for the ClergyIle - Oluji - (Nigeria) - Bp Samson Adekunle**Växjö (Church of Sweden), Oxford (Church of England)

Tue 19 Henry Martyn, translator of the scriptures, missionary in India and Persia, 1812Reykjavik: Contact: Bjarni Þór BjarnasonNetwork for Inter Faith Concens Across the Anglican Communion

Wed 20Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Iceland: Bp Karl SigurbjörnssonThe government and people of IcelandIlesa - (Ibadan, Nigeria) - Bp Olubayu Samuel Sowale; Ilesa South West - (Ibadan, Nigeria) - Bp Samuel Egbebunmi

Thu 21Nordic and Baltic Chapter and Synod meeting in Talinn this weekendIndianapolis - (Province V, USA) - Bp Catherine Elizabeth Maples Waynick

Fri 22The Porvoo Contact Group, Diocesan Representative Rupert Moreton, and the Church of England Porvoo Panel; chair: David HamidIowa - (Province VI, USA) - Bp Alan Scarfe

Sat 23The governments and peoples of the Baltic republicsIran - (Middle East) - Bp Azad Marshall

Sun 24 Last Sunday after Trinity or Dedication Festival or Bible SundayUnited Nations Day: For the work of the United Nations, and the Anglican Communion ObserverThe office of the Anglican Observer at the United Nations, New York, and the Anglican UN Advisory team in GenevaOne World Week. Theme: "Peacing Together One World"

Mon 25 Crispin and Crispinian, martyrs at Rome, c.287 (Italy)(DEL week 30)Tallinn St Timothy and St Titus: Priest in charge: Gustav PiirEvangelical-Lutheran Church of Estonia: Abp Andres PöderIrele - Eseodo - (Nigeria) - Bp Felix O Akinbuluma**Carlisle (Church of England), Stavanger (Church of Norway)

Tue 26 Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, scholar, 899Cedd, Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664

Bishop's Staff MeetingIsial-Ngwa South - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) - Bp Isaac Nwaobia

Wed 27Friends of the Diocese, meeting today for their annual service: Sec: Philip WarnerIsiala - Ngwa - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) - Bp Owen Nwankujuobi Azubuike

Thu 28 Simon and Jude, ApostlesBishop's Council (28-29)Isikwuato - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) - Bp Samuel Chukuka

Fri 29 James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, martyr in Uganda, 1885Riga St Saviour: Chaplain: Juris CalitisEvangelical-Lutheran Church of Latvia: Abp Janis VanagsJabalpur - (North India) - Bp Prem Chand Singh

Sat 30Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Lithuania: Bp Mindaugas SabutisJaffna - (South India) - Bp Daniel Thiagarajah

Sun 31 4th Sunday before Advent or All Saints DayThanksgiving for all those by whom the Christian faith has been passed down to usThe Church of Ceylon

November 2010Mon 1 All Saints' Day may be celebrated today instead of or in addition to Sunday(DEL week 31)[Bishop Geoffrey's Enthronement, 2001]Thanksgiving for the saints of our own generationJalingo - (Jos, Nigeria) - Bp Timothy Yahaya**Winchester (Church of England), Agder & Telemark (Church of Norway)

Tue 2 Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day)Former clergy and lay leaders of our chaplaincies, and of the diocese. Those who have died during the past year, especially Lindy Jordan, deaconJamaica & The Cayman Islands - (West Indies) - Bp Alfred Charles Reid; Jamaica - Kingston - Bp Robert McLean Thompson; Jamaica - Mandeville - Bp Harold Benjamin Daniel; Jamaica - Montego Bay - Bp Howard Kingsley Ainsworth Gregory

Wed 3 Richard Hooker, priest, teacher of the faith, 1600Martin of Porres, friar, 1639

Area Dean of Germany: Christopher Jage-BowlerThe Anglican Legal Advisers' Network (ACLAN) as it examines shared legal problems and possible solutions in the Provinces of the CommunionJebba - (Ibadan, Nigeria) - Bp Sunday Adewole

Thu 4Parishes and missions in Germany of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in EuropeJohannesburg - (South Africa) - Bp Brian Charles Germond

Fri 5Berlin St George: (also serves Dresden): Chaplain: Christopher Jage-Bowler; Asst Chaplain: Irene AhrensJuba – (Sudan) – Abp Daniel Deng Bul Yak; Asst Bp of Juba - Bp Joseph Makor Atot

Sat 6 Leonard, hermit, 6th cent.William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, teacher of the faith, 1944

Bonn St Boniface with Cologne All Saints: Chaplain: Simon Hobbs; Readers: Richard Gardiner, Mary WirthsKabba - (Ondo, Nigeria) - Bp Samuel Olayanju

Sun 7 3rd Sunday before AdventOur Bishops Geoffrey and David: May God give them a right judgment in all thingsIglesia Episcopal de Cuba

Mon 8 Saints and martyrs of England(DEL week 32)Düsseldorf Christ Church: Chaplain: Stephen SeamerKano - (Kaduna, Nigeria) - Bp Zakka Lalle Nyam**Norwich (Church of England), Luleå (Church of Sweden)

Tue 9 Margery Kempe, mystic and pilgrim, c. 1440Freiburg-im-Breisgau: Priest in charge: Robin Stockitt; Reader: Keith CampbellKansas - (Province VII, USA) - Bp Dean Elliott Wolfe

Wed 10 Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, teacher of the faith, 461 (Italy)Hamburg St Thomas of Canterbury: Chaplain: Roger White , Asst Chaplain: Erika AndersKanyakumari - (South India) - Bp G Davakadasham

Thu 11 Martin, Bishop of Tours, c.397 (France)Heidelberg: Locum Chaplains; Reader: Rosemary SelleKarachi - (Pakistan) - Bp Saddiq Daniel

Fri 12Leipzig: Chaplain: Martin Reakes-WilliamsKaramoja - (Uganda) - Bp Peter Lomongin

Sat 13 Charles Simeon, priest, evangelical divine, 1836Stuttgart St Catherine: Priest in charge: Kenneth DimmickKarimnagar - (South India) - Bp P Surya Prakash

Sun 14 2nd Sunday before Advent; Remembrance SundayFor reconciliation, between nations and within nationsKatsina - (Kaduna, Nigeria) - Bp Jonathan Sani Bamaiyi

Mon 15General Synod. Pray for our Synod members at the first meeting of a new Synod. (See web site for names.)Karnataka Central - (South India) - Bp Suputhrappa Vasantha Kumar; Karnataka North - (South India) - Bp J Prabhakara Rao; Karnataka South - (South India) - Bp Devaraj Bangera**Church of Estonia, Rochester (Church of England)

Tue 16 Margaret, Queen of Scotland, philanthropist, reformer of the church, 1093Edmund Rich of Abingdom, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1240

(DEL week 33)British Forces Churches in Germany: The Asst Chaplain General, GermanyKatakwa - (Kenya) - Bp Zakayo Iteba Epusi

Wed 17 Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200Development of Anglican-Evangelical Church of Germany relations. The Evangelical Church of Germany: Praeses Nikolaus Schneider, Chairman, EKD Council.Katanga - (Congo) - Bp Muno Kasima

Thu 18 Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess of Thuringia, philanthropist, 1231 (Hungary)[Consecration of Bishop Pierre Whalon 2001, Hon. Asst Bishop]Work of the Meissen Commission, co-chairs bishops Nicholas Baines and Freidrich WeberKebbi - (Kaduna, Nigeria) - Bp Edmund Efoyikeye Akanya

Fri 19 Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680Mechtild, béguine of Magdeburg, mystic, 1280 (Germany)

The contributions of women to the life of the church.Adèle Kelham, Advisor for Women's Ministry in the DioceseKeewatin - (Rupert's Land, Canada) - Bp David Ashdown

Sat 20 Edmund, King of the East Angles, martyr, 870Priscilla Lydia Sellon, a restorer of the religious life in the Church of England, 1876

Old Catholic Church in Germany: Bp Matthias RingKentucky - (Province IV, USA) - Bp Edwin Funsten Gulick

Sun 21 Christ the King: Sunday next before AdventConvocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe: Bp Pierre Whalon, and the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris. American members of our congregations celebrating Thanksgiving this weekBermuda - Bp Patrick White

Mon 22 Cecilia, martyr at Rome, c.230 (Italy)(DEL week 34)Thanks for the authors and composers of our hymns, and for our choirs who sing themKhartoum - (Sudan) - Bp Ezekiel Kondo**St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (Church of England), Lapua (Church of Finland), Aberdeen & Orkney (Episcopal Church of Scotland)

Tue 23 Clement, Bishop of Rome, martyr, c. 100 (Italy)People & Government of GermanyKibungo - (Rwanda) - Bp Josias Sendegeya

Wed 24For chaplaincies and worship centres seeking new leadersKigezi - (Uganda) - Bp George Katwesigye

Thu 25 Catherine of Alexandria, martyr, 4th cent. Isaac Watts, hymn writer, 1748

For chaplaincies with church buildings in disrepairKigeme - (Rwanda) - Bp Augustin Mvunabandi

Fri 26For university departments of theologyNorth Kigezi - (Uganda) - Bp Edward Muhima

Sat 27For those teaching religious studies in schoolsKilmore, Elphin & Ardagh - (Armagh, Ireland) - Bp Kenneth Herbert Clarke

Sun 28 1st Sunday of AdventFor all those attending Advent services todayKimberley & Kuruman - (South Africa) - Bp Oswald Peter Patrick Swartz

Mon 29St Andrewstide prayers for the mission of the churchKindu - (Congo) - Bp Zacharie Masimango Katanda**St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane (Episcopal Church of Scotland), Porvoo (Church of Finland)

Tue 30 Andrew, apostleEpiscopal Church in Scotland; Churches Together in Scotland; the people of Scotland and the Scottish ParliamentKinkizi - (Uganda) - Bp John Ntegyereize

December 2010

Wed 1 World AIDS DayCharles de Foucauld, hermit in the Sahara, 1916 (France)

For those living with HIV/AIDSKinshasa - (Congo) Vacant

Thu 2The Bishop's Advent AppealKirinyaga - (Kenya) - Bp Daniel Munene Ngoru; Suffragan Bp of Kirinyaga - (Kenya) Vacant

Fri 3 Francis Xavier, missionary, Apostle of the Indies,1552 (Spain)Old Catholic Church in Switzerland: Bp Harald Rein. The Anglican Old Catholic International Coordinating Committee: Co-chairs: Jonathan Gledhill, Joachim VobbeKisangani - (Congo) - Bp Lambert Funga Botolome

Sat 4 John of Damascus, monk, teacher of the faith, c.749Nicholas Ferrar, deacon, founder of the Little Gidding community, 1637

Seasonal chaplaincies in Switzerland: Interlaken, Kandersteg, Murren, St Moritz, Wengen, ZermattKita Kanto - (Japan) - Bp Zerubbabel Katsuichi Hirota

Sun 5 2nd Sunday of AdventSwiss Archdeaconry: Archdeacon: Peter PotterThe Lusitanian Church of Portugal) - Bp Fernando Soares

Mon 6 Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c.326 (Turkey)The people and government of SwitzerlandKitale - (Kenya) - Bp Stephen Kewasis Nyorsok**Chester (Church of England), Kuopio (Church of Finland)

Tue 7 Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, teacher of the faith, 397Basle St Nicholas (serving Freiburg, Germany): Chaplain: Geoffrey Read; Asst Chaplains: Robin Stockitt (Freiburg), Russell Hilliard, Anne LowenKitgum - (Uganda) The Revd Benjamin Ojwang

Wed 8 Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ember Day

Vocations to the ministryDiocesan Director of Ordinands William Gulliford and his assistants, and all who share the work of encouraging vocationsKitui - (Kenya) - Bp Josephat Vundi Mule

Thu 9Berne St Ursula (serving Neuchatel): Chaplain: Peter Potter; Asst chaplain: Linda Bisig; Reader: David LowKobe - (Japan) - Bp Andrew Yutaka Nakamura

Fri 10 Ember DayUN Human Rights Day Those involved in training ordinands; our ordinands in trainingKoforidua - (West Africa) - Bp Francis Quashie

Sat 11 Ember DayReaders in the Diocese. Warden of Readers: Bishop David HamidModerator for Reader Training: Colin BrownKolhapur - (North India) - Bp Bathuel Ramchandra Tiwade

Sun 12 3rd Sunday of AdventChaplains and other church members attending carol services in schools, hospitals and other non-church settingsThe Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain - Bp Carlos López-Lozano

Mon 13 Lucy, martyr at Syracuse, 304 (Italy)Samuel Johnson, moralist, 1784

Geneva Holy Trinity: Chaplain: Roy Taylor; Asst Chaplain: Maree Wilson; Reader: Roy DamaryKondoa - (Tanzania) - Bp Yohana Zakaria Mkavu**Southwell (Church of England), Borg (Church of Norway)

Tue 14 John of the Cross, poet, teacher of the faith, 1591 (Spain)La Côte: Priest in charge: Vacant; Asst Curate: Julia ChambeyronKontagora - (Abuja, Nigeria) - Bp Jonah Ibrahim

Wed 15Lausanne Christ Church: Priest in charge: Adèle KelhamKootenay - (British Columbia & the Yukon, Canada) - Bp John Elswood Privett

Thu 16Lugano St Edward the Confessor: Priest in charge: Andrew Horlock; Reader: Robert GebhardtKrishna-Godavari - (South India) - Bp Dr. G Dyvasirvadam

Fri 17 O Sapientia: the Great O Antiphons Eglantyne Jebb, social reformer, founder of "Save the Children", 1928

Montreux (serving Anzere, Gstaad, Monthey, Villars): Priest in charge: VacantKubwa - (Abuja, Nigeria) - Bp Duke Akamisoko

Sat 18Vevey All Saints (serving Chateau D'Oex): Chaplain: Clive Atkinson; Asst Chaplain: Penny Frank Kuching - (South East Asia) - Bp Bolly Anak Lapok

Sun 19 4th Sunday of AdventFor those offering hospitality and care to the homeless this ChristmasFalkland Islands - Revd Dr Richard Hines

Mon 20Zürich St Andrew ( serving Baden, St Gallen, Zug): Chaplain: John Newsome; Asst Chaplain: Daniel Morrow; Readers: Charles Whitehouse, Br Marcel BenedictKumasi - (West Africa) - Bp Daniel Yinka Sarfo**Oslo (Church of Norway), Durham (Church of England), Moray Ross & Caithness (Episcopal Church of Scotland)

Tue 21For all those attending carol servicesKumi - (Uganda) - Bp Thomas Edison Irigei

Wed 22For those facing their first Christmas aloneKurunagala - (Ceylon) - Bp Kumara Illangasinghe

Thu 23For those in hospital over ChristmasKushtia - (Bangladesh) - Paul Sishir Sarkar, Moderator, Church of Bangladesh & Bp of Kushtia

Fri 24 Christmas EveFor all those who cannot share the joy of ChristmasKutigi - (Abuja, Nigeria) - Bp Jeremiah Ndana Kolo

Sat 25 Christmas DayThat our hearts may always be open to the joy and wonder of God's mighty worksKwara - (Ibadan, Nigeria) - Bp Segun Adeyemi

Sun 26 Stephen, deacon, martyrThe Church's solidarity with the persecutedThe Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia - Abp William Brown Turei

Mon 27 John, apostle and evangelistFor blessings of peace in the New Year to comeKwoi - (Abuja, Nigeria) - Bp Paul Zamani**Uleåborg (Church of Finland), Coventry (Church of England)

Tue 28 Holy Innocents DayFor children in dangerKyoto - (Japan) - Bp Stephen Takashi Kochi

Wed 29 Thomas Becket, archbishop, martyr, 1170For the families of clergy in the dioceseKyushu - (Japan) - Bp Gabriel Shoji Igarashi

Thu 30"For all that has been, Thanks. To all that shall be, Yes" (Dag Hammarskjöld)Lafia - (Abuja, Nigeria) - Bp Miller Kangdim Maza

Fri 31 John Wyclif, ReformerFor bible translators and interpretersLagos - (Lagos, Nigeria) - Abp Ephraim Adebola Ademowo; Lagos West - (Lagos, Nigeria) - Bp Peter A Adebiyi; Lagos Mainland - (Lagos, Nigeria) - Bp Adebayo Akinde