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God who in Jesus calls us -
open hearts and minds to your invitation.
God of the pilgrim way - be our companion day by day.
God of the still, small voice - teach us to pray.
Grant that in our calling, our following, our pilgrimage, we may see your
kingdom of truth and peace -
and delight to bring others to your love.
We make this prayer through Jesus, the Lord.
(The “Follow” Prayer)
God of generosity, whose Son Jesus gathers us as one
around the table of rejoicing; be with us as we gather in his name.
Give us hope, encouragement, unity, expectancy,
and by our time together, draw us closer to one another and to you.
We make this prayer through Jesus,
the Lord.
(The “Gather” Prayer)
O come, O Holy Spirit:
come as holy fire and burn in us.
Come as holy wind and cleanse us.
Come as holy light and lead us.
Come as holy truth and teach us.
Come as holy forgiveness and free us.
Come as holy love and enfold us.
Come as holy life and dwell in us.
Hereford Archdeaconry Ludlow Archdeaconry The Deaneries
A Abbeydore I Bridgnorth B Bromyard J Clun Forest C & D Hereford K Condover E Kington & Weobley L Ludlow F Ledbury M Pontesbury G Leominster N Telford Severn Gorge H Ross & Archenfield
N Telford Severn Gorge
The Prayer Diary - October to December 2020
The main part of this Prayer Diary covers the quarter from Sunday 27th
September to Saturday 26th December, week by week, under the following
headings:
Anglican - Biddings for each day taken from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer
(adapted and updated where possible), so that we are praying with the
Anglican Church round the world.
Hereford - Again, a bidding for each day: each quarter these will feature half
of our deaneries and parishes, along with diocesan organisations, areas of
work, and officers;
Porvoo - This weekly bidding pairs the Lutheran churches of the Nordic and
Baltic areas and the Anglican churches of the British Isles and of Spain and
Portugal, which have signed the Porvoo Declaration recognising each others’
ministries. Also included is the Latvian Church, which has not yet taken a
decision on signing the Declaration, and the Church of Denmark, which has
not signed but wishes to develop links with the churches which have signed;
The Wider View - Biddings and promptings for prayer relating to world
mission and development, including our own World Church links, among
them our companion links with the Kirchenkreis Nürnberg in Germany, and
the Tanzanian dioceses of Tanga, Dar es Salaam, Masasi and Newala;
This Week - Focuses for prayer during the week, on themes and issues in
healthcare, the community, education and the changing seasons, along with
events, meetings, and activities within our Diocese and perhaps more widely.
Prayer - A prayer or reflection appropriate to the week.
Please send entries for the next edition which covers the quarter January to
March 2021 to me at [email protected] - clearly marked in the
subject area as Prayer Diary. The more I know about events and activities,
the more accurate and focused our prayer biddings can be. Please also let
me know if you spot any mistakes or omissions - they do happen, alas, but I
do my best to make sure this Diary is as accurate as possible!
You may find the following explanation of the initials used helpful:
MAP - Mission Action Plan
LMC - Ludlow Mascall Centre (formerly BMC)
CMD - Continuing Ministerial Development
CGH - Cuddeston in Gloucester & Hereford (formerly WEMTC)
IMD - Initial Ministerial Development
DAC - Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches
DDVO - Diocesan Director of Vocations and Ordinands
PAT - Post Admission Training for Readers
MDO - Mission (MAP) Development Officer
IM - Intergenerational Missioner
SUNDAY 27th September: 16th after Trinity Proper 21
Anglican The Episcopal Church of Sudan: The Most Revd Ezekiel Kumir Kondo - Archbishop.
Hereford Pray for all that encourages and nurtures vocation within our Diocese, and for those who advise, discern and mentor, helping people to take seriously their sense of being called to minister, and to access the training and experience they need.
Porvoo Wales: Swansea & Brecon, Archbishop John Davies; England: Leicester, Bishop Martyn Snow, Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani.
The Wider View
If even well equipped health-care systems in Europe have found handling Covid difficult, the Palestinian health-care service, burdened by budget shortages and fragmented administration, is bound to fare much worse. The Gaza Strip in particular is impacted by the ongoing blockade, making many treatments unavailable and meaning local health staff do not have up-to-date medical knowledge. Pray for these territories as cases there increase.
Today Pray for those who, all being well, will be ordained as deacons today, and for the parishes in which they will serve and train: Jo Burden (West Hereford), Lawrence Gittins (Ludlow), Tiffany Jackson (Ross), Joe Simons (Cleobury Mortimer), Katie Smith (Kingsland).
This Week 27th September is kept as World Tourism Day; economies that are very dependant on tourism have been among the most severely affected by Covid: pray we may re-start travel and tourism safely, and also be more aware of the potential environmental impact of international tourism. This week includes Michaelmas, the feast of Michael and All Angels. Michael is honoured as the great protector of Christians, and his day may inspire prayers for all who feel they are under attack as they seek to follow Christ, and for the Church where it is persecuted and abused. Wool Week this week reminds us to pray for the many sheep farmers of our Diocese, as the wool price continues to fall, leaving some farmers to burn or compost fleeces they can’t sell. Healthy Eating Week and Bike to School Week remind us how important the health of our children is, and to pray for all that is done by schools and communities to encourage healthy eating and good exercise in children. Lupus Awareness Month begins with October. This is a systemic auto-immune disease that occurs when your own body's immune system attacks tissues and organs: pray for research, understanding and care. This is also Pituitary Awareness Month: Pituitary disorders can be caused by tumours which block the production of essential hormones by the pituitary gland.
Monday 28th September
Anglican Patna (North India) - The Most Revd Dr Philip Marandih. Chandigarh (North India) - The Rt Revd Younas Massey.
Hereford The Parish Church: Pray today for those responsible for music in our churches, including organists, musicians, choirs and worship groups, particularly as
music and singing in our church worship continues to be restricted.
Tuesday 29th September: Michael & All Angels
Anglican Pelotas (Brazil) - The Rt Revd Renato Da Cruz Raatz. Chelmsford (England) - vacant; Area Bishops - The Rt Revd Peter Hill (Barking), the Rt Revd John Perumbalath (Bradwell), the Rt Revd Roger Morris (Colchester).
Hereford The Parish Church: Pray today for all who prepare our churches for worship, and who greet people as they arrive, and, at this time, for all who share in the task of ensuring our churches are kept clean and safe, and that those who come are carefully directed and seated.
Wednesday 30th September: Jerome, translator & teacher of the faith
Anglican Pennsylvania (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Daniel Gutierrez. Chester (England) - The Rt Revd Mark Tanner; Suffragan - The Rt Revd Keith Sinclair (Birkenhead). The Suffragan See of Stockport is presently vacant.
Hereford The Parish Church: Pray for tower captains and bell ringers.
Thursday 1st October: Remigius, bishop; Anthony Ashley Cooper, social reformer
Anglican Perth (Australia) - The Most Revd Kay Goldsworthy; Assistant Bishops - The Rt Revd Jeremy James, the Rt Revd Kate Wilmot. Chhattisgarh (North India) - The Rt Revd Robert Ali. Chicago (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Jeffrey Lee.
Hereford The Parish Church: Pray for all who work with children, young people and families in and from our churches, especially while Covid continues to restrict what we can offer.
Friday 2nd October [Applications close for the post of Archdeacon of Ludlow]
Anglican Peru (South America) - The Rt Revd Jorge Luis Aguilar. Chichester (England) - The Rt Revd Martin Warner;
Hereford The Parish Church: Pray for churchwardens, and for the officers and members of parochial church councils, particularly as Annual Meetings take place; give thanks also for all who help maintain our church buildings and churchyards.
Saturday 3rd October: George Bell, bishop & peacemaker
Anglican Peshawar (Pakistan) - The Most Revd Humphrey Peters. Chotanagpur (North India) - The Rt Revd B. B. Baskey (Note This diocese is at present in dispute with the Church of North India). Koforidua (West Africa) - The Rt Revd Felix Odei Annancy.
Hereford The Parish Church: Pray for all that enables the worship we offer to be joyful, attractive and relevant, and for all who help to plan and lead worship. Give thanks for the new opportunities opened up by the various forms of streamed and on-line worship begun while church buildings were closed.
Prayer Leo Stephens-Hodge
Lord of the heavenly hosts, your angels dwell always in your presence and do all that you command them.
Open our eyes to become aware of this great company, that encouraged by their example we may serve you faithfully
and advance your glory, till we rejoice in their fellowship.
SUNDAY 4th October: 17th after Trinity Proper 22
Anglican The Anglican Church of Tanzania: The Most Revd Dr Maimbo Mndolwa - Archbishop.
Hereford Give thanks for all who pray regularly for others, and pray for the development of prayer and spirituality across our Diocese, so all that we plan and do is grounded in a prayerful and joyous commitment to God.
Porvoo England: Liverpool, Bishop Paul Bayes, Bishop Beverley Mason; Wales: Monmouth, Bishop Cherry Vann; Denmark: Haderslev, Bishop Marianne Christiansen.
The Wider View
Saturday will be World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, making the voices heard of people around the world who have been impacted by a life-limiting illness, either personally or by supporting a loved one. The theme is “My Care, My Comfort”. Pray especially for the newly established palliative care teams in Lindi and Mtwara in Tanzania: may they continue to make a difference.
This Week Among those honoured in the lectionary this week are William Tyndale and Thomas Traherne. Pray for all that is done to ensure that people everywhere are able to access God’s word in their own tongue; and give thanks for the language of poetry as a means of expressing the glory of divine love. 4th October is Dyslexia Awareness Day - pray for all who live with this condition, and give thanks for advances in awareness and teaching. This is also National Braille Week: pray for all who live with blindness. Even though electronic aids can now help people with sight problems in new ways, Braille continues to be an important tool - give thanks for its invention. World Habitat Day and National Clean Air Day both happen this week - pray we may be ever more aware of the environmental impact of what we buy and use, and how we live; and pray for the many people who live with asthma and other conditions linked to air pollution and impurity. Baby Loss Awareness Week begins at the end of this week - hold before God all families living with the loss of a young child. Pray for all places of retreat, and for all that helps to rebalance busy lives and restore a sense of spirituality and Godly purpose. Pray for all who have had to cancel planned retreats because of the present pandemic. Pray for all who attend the Bishop’s Staff Meeting due to take place this week. Saturday is World Mental Health Day: pray for understanding and care, and for the proper resourcing of mental health treatment both here and across our world, and for an end to the stigma and exclusion faced by many who are passing through a time of mental illness.
Monday 5th October
Anglican Peterborough (England) - The Rt Revd Donald Allister; Suffragan - The Rt Revd John Holbrook (Brixworth). Christ the King (Southern Africa) - The Rt Revd William Mostert.
Hereford Education: Andrew Teale, Director of Education, Sian Lines, Deputy Director,
Business and Premises, Mark Harrington, Development Officer; and for support given to our church schools in this testing and demanding school year.
Tuesday 6th October: William Tyndale, translator & martyr
Anglican Phulbani (North India) - The Rt Revd Bijay Nayak. Christchurch (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) - The Rt Revd Peter Carrell. Kolhapur (North India) - The Rt Revd Sandeep Suresh Vibhute.
Hereford Education: Toni Enefer, Business & Governance Officer; appointed and elected members of the Diocesan Board of Education.
Wednesday 7th October
Anglican Pittsburgh (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Dorsey W M McConnell. Chubu (Japan) - vacant.
Hereford Education: The Diocese of Hereford Multi-Academy Trust (formerly the Bishop Anthony Educational Trust).
Thursday 8th October
Anglican Polynesia (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) - The Most Revd Fereimi Cama. Clogher (Ireland) - vacant. Cochin (South India) - The Rt Revd Baker Ninan Fenn.
Hereford Education: Pray for all our church schools, for governors, head teachers and staff, and that we may be able to retain and enhance our links between church and school over this time of restrictions and extra care.
Friday 9th October: Denys & companions, martyrs; Robert Grosseteste, bishop
Anglican Popondota (Papua New Guinea) - The Rt Revd Lindsley Ihove. Coimbatore (South India) - The Rt Revd Timothy Ravinder.
Hereford Education: Duncan Jones, SIAMS Officer. Pray for all that is involved in the regular inspection of church schools, for the team of SIAMS inspectors in our Diocese, and for all taking part in SIAMS training.
Saturday 10th October: Paulinus, bishop; Thomas Traherne, poet & spiritual writer
Anglican Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) - vacant. Colombia (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Francisco Duque. Kollam - Kottarakkara (South India) - The Rt Revd Dr Oommen George.
Hereford Education: Pray for all our schools at this challenging time in education, and for the safety of staff and students, and all involved in school life. Pray that rules to ensure safety will be maintained and respected, and for all that is being done to help those who may have fallen behind to catch up.
Prayer Thomas Traherne
O my God, revive my soul, and refresh it with the stream of living waters!
Life, sense, affection, zeal, these are the living waters flowing from thy throne.
Replenish me with these, and I shall no longer be a stony well of dust,
but a spring and fountain of living waters, enriching and reviving all thy works, satisfying the thirst of God himself.
SUNDAY 11th October: 18th after Trinity Proper 23
Anglican The Province of Uganda: The Most Revd Stephen Samuel Kaziimba - Archbishop.
Hereford Ledbury Deanery: Rural Dean – Robert Ward; Lay Co-Chair (retiring) – Sheila Mullaney; Sub-Wardens of Readers – Chris Blanchard and Clive Evans. Give thanks for Sheila Mullaney's time as Lay Co-Chair, and pray for the appointment of an appropriate successor.
Porvoo England: Truro, Bishop Philip Mounstephen, Bishop Hugh Nelson; Norway: Tönsberg, Bishop Jan Otto Myrseth; Sweden: Strängnäs, Bishop Johan Dalman.
The Wider View
Swarms of locusts are still rampaging through East Africa, leaving famine in their wake. Pray for all those who in this world who suffer food insecurity, especially in this week which ends with World Eradication of Poverty Day (Saturday). Pray for all who go to bed hungry, and for a generous response to their need from those of us who have more than enough.
This Week Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer, is remembered on Monday: pray for those in prison today, and particularly for prisoners and prison staff at risk from Covid infection. Pray too for the work of prison chaplaincy. The International Day of the Girl Child reminds us that in many parts of our world girls are still denied full access to education and opportunity; pray for all who work and campaign for these doors to be opened, and against exploitation and damaging practices. This week also includes World Food Day. It is a simple fact that we can feed the world; that we don’t has as much to do with greed and over-use as with shortages and crop failures. Pray we may learn to tread more lightly on our own patch of the earth, and to act responsibly and with thought for the future. Give thanks for the ministry of Readers in our Diocese, and pray for those to be admitted as Readers after training, all being well this week, as the annual Readers’ Assembly is due to take place.
Monday 12th October: Wilfrid, bishop: Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer; Edith Cavell, nurse
Anglican Port Sudan (Sudan) - The Rt Revd Abdu Elnur Kodi. Colombo (Ceylon) - vacant (consultation in progress after inconclusive vote). Kondoa (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd Given Gaula.
Hereford Ledbury with Eastnor – Keith Hilton-Turvey, William Simmonds, Tony Hodder; Local Ministry Team – Keith Hilton-Turvey, Tony Goodall, Tony Hodder, Tim Keyes, Heather Lucas, Christabel Panter, William Simmonds. John Masefield High School; Ledbury Primary School; Eastnor Parochial CE Primary School; Ledbury Community Health and Care Centre.
Tuesday 13th October: Edward the Confessor, king
Anglican Portsmouth (England) - The Rt Revd Christopher Foster. Colorado (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Kym Lucas. Kongor (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd Gabriel Thuch Agot.
Hereford The Hop Churches – Ashperton, Bosbury, Canon Frome, Munsley, Stoke
Edith, Stretton Grandison, Tarrington and Yarkhill: Mandy Williams, Nicky Seabright, SSM (rtd - PTO), David Good (rtd – PTO); Linde Melhuish, Lay Reader; Bosbury CE Primary School; Ashperton Primary Academy.
Wednesday 14th October
Anglican Pretoria (Southern Africa) - The Rt Revd Allan John Kannemeyer. Concepcion (Chile) - The Rt Revd Enrique Lago Zugadi.
Hereford The Cider Churches – Aylton, Putley, Wellington Heath, Little Marcle, Much Marcle and Yatton: Val Tait; Elizabeth Reed; Readers – Hilary Underwood, Jonathan Andrew, Vince Taylor, Eric Porter; Local Ministry Team – Anne Blandford, John Rhodes, Jackie Sampson, Hilary Underwood; Much Marcle CE Primary School.
Thursday 15th October: Teresa of Avila, teacher of the faith
Anglican Puerto Rico (The Episcopal Church) - The Revd Rafael Morales. Connecticut (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Ian Douglas; Suffragan - The Rt Revd Laura Ahrens. Connor (Ireland) - The Ven George Davison, Bishop-elect.
Hereford Colwall with Upper Colwall & Coddington: Melanie Horton; Readers: Andrew Richardson; Retired Ministers: Bernard Ingram, Anne Spargo, Ros Trafford-Roberts, Ken Withington, Tim Wright; Local Ministry Team – Melanie Horton, Barbara Ashton, Stuart Hands, Trish Hockett, Joy Conlon; Colwall CE Primary School; The Elms School; The Downs School.
Friday 16th October: Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer, bishops & martyrs
Anglican Pune (North India) - The Rt Revd Sharad Yuvraj Gaikwad. Cork, Cloyne & Ross (Ireland) - The Rt Revd William Paul Colton.
Hereford Cradley, Mathon & Storridge: Robert Ward; Local Ministry Group – Kevin Brewer, Robert Ward, Liz Lamb, Sue Ronan; Cradley CE Primary School; Retired minister: Nicholas Menon.
Saturday 17th October: Ignatius, bishop & martyr
Anglican Qu'Appelle (Canada) - The Rt Revd Robert Hardwick. Costa Rica (Central America) - The Revd Orlando Gomez. Kontagora (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Jonah Ibrahim.
Hereford Pray for the Self Supporting Ministers (SSMs) of our Diocese, giving thanks for the important ministry they offer, often very firmly rooted in the local community.
Prayer from Syrian liturgy
Lord God, you are the deep well of peace, the sea of love and the fountain of all blessings:
You send peace to those who will receive it. Open to us today the sea of your love,
and in your grace send upon us the sweet springs of your kindness. So make us children of quietness and heirs of peace:
kindle in us the fire of love, and sow within us holy fear; strengthen our weakness by your power,
and bind us closely to you and to each other, in a firm and indissoluble bond of unity.
SUNDAY 18th October: Luke, evangelist [or 19th after Trinity, Proper 24]
Anglican The Episcopal Church: The Most Revd Michael Curry - Presiding Bishop.
Hereford Pray for all that is done to develop and resource the ministry we offer within our Diocese, via courses and study days, the provision of resources, and all that helps stimulate ideas and share good practice.
Porvoo Sweden: Växjö, Bishop Fredrik Modéus; England: Oxford, Bishop Steven Croft, Bishop Olivia Graham, Bishop Colin Fletcher, Bishop Alan Wilson.
The Wider View
Many of the contacts between Hereford and Nuremberg have been put on hold because of the Covid situation, and it is difficult to plan ahead. Pray it may not be too long before exchanges and visits can happen again.
This Week At St Luke’s Tide give thanks for his distinctive telling of the story of Jesus and of the young Church; pray too for all who work as doctors and in medicine, and for all hospital chaplains. 18th October is also Anti-Slavery Day. Black Lives Matter has given this an extra sharpness and urgency this year, and we have been made more aware of the way in which the slave trade shaped our history and economy during that era. The formal ending of slavery across the world has not ended the actual practice, and people are still abused and exploited by others, and denied control over their own lives. Pray this week for the work and witness of the Mothers’ Union, within our Diocese and around the world. The Diocesan Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet this week. Pray for all that is being done to ensure our church buildings are in good repair, but also that they are able to provide for the ministry and worship needed today. Apple Day happens this week: many apples are grown in our Diocese, and a lot of cider is made. Pray for our fruit farmers and for the industries and markets they serve. The week also includes World Osteoporosis Day - pray for all who are living with this difficult and degenerative disease, and for treatment and care. Pray for our schools, as we approach the end of what will have been a very challenging first half term of the new school year; give thanks for the work of teachers and other staff, and pray for our schools to be safe and happy places. Interviews for the post of Archdeacon of Ludlow are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday of this week - pray for candidates and for the interview process and all involved.
Monday 19th October: Henry Martyn, missionary [or Luke, evangelist, transferred]
Anglican Quebec (Canada) - The Rt Revd Bruce Myers. Coventry (England) - The Rt Revd Christopher Cocksworth; Suffragan - The Rt Revd John Stroyan (Warwick). Krishna-Godavari (South India) - The Rt Revd George Cornelious Tantepudi.
Hereford Support for Ministry: Pray for the Ludlow Mascall Centre as a resource for the local and wider community, for the staff and for all who meet there regularly. Pray too for officers etc formerly located in the Eco-Park offices, as they adjust
to changes in the way they work and the way parish ministry is supported and resourced by them.
Tuesday 20th October
Anglican Raiwind (Pakistan) - The Rt Revd Azad Marshall. Cuba (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Griselda Delgado Del Carpio. Kubwa (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Duke Akamisoko.
Hereford Support for Ministry: Pray for John Daniels as Diocesan Warden of Readers, for Sub-Wardens and for the Hereford Diocesan Readers’ Association. Give thanks for the vital and distinctive contribution of Readers within the ministry and worship leadership we offer.
Wednesday 21st October
Anglican Rajasthan (North India) - The Rt Revd Darbara Singh. Cueibet (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd Elijah Matueny Awet.
Hereford Support for Ministry: Pray for all who make themselves available as spiritual directors, and for the caring, supportive and prayerful work they do. Give thanks for all that is done to respond to the additional stress of the present time, and to support and resource those in ministry.
Thursday 22nd October
Anglican Rayalaseema (South India) - The Rt Revd B D Prasada Rao. Cuernavaca (Mexico) - The Rt Revd Enrique Treviño Cruz. Curitiba (Brazil) - The Most Revd Naudal Alves Gomes.
Hereford Kingsland with Eardisland, Aymestrey & LeinthallEarles: Julie Read; Michael Denny; Nick Read, Associate Agricultural Chaplain; Reader - Rosemary Capon; Assistant Curate - Katie Smith; Kingsland Primary School.
Friday 23rd October
Anglican Recife (Brazil) - The Rt Revd João Cancio Peixoto. Cuttack (North India) - The Rt Revd Surendra Kumar Nanda.
Hereford Canon Pyon with Kings Pyon, Birley & Wellington: Jane Davies, David Wyatt; Clergy with PTO - John Thewlis, Jimmy Morrison; Canon Pyon CE Academy; Wellington Primary School.
Saturday 24th October
Anglican Rejaf (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd Edward Tombe. Cyangugu (Rwanda) - The Rt Revd Francis Karemera. Kuching (South East Asia) - The Rt Revd Danald Jute.
Hereford Leominster Team Ministry: Clergy - Matthew Burns, Paul Smith, Rufus Noy, Readers – Chris St Clair, Rob Walker; Reader-in-training Susannah Peppiatt, PTO – Michael Denny, Simon Richards, Richard Spencer, Jeanne Summers, Michael Walker, John Theaker, Pauline Rees, James Forrester, John Benson, Celia Rees, Andrew Mayes. Intergenerational Ministers - Kathy Bland and David Bland and Rural Chaplain - Des Hall.
Prayer
Lord Christ, when we are anxious and stressed, and our way is dark, help us to remember that darkness and light are both alike to you,
and that you promise never to fail us or forsake us.
SUNDAY 25th October: Last after Trinity Proper 25 / Bible Sunday
Anglican The Church in Wales: The Most Revd John Davies - Archbishop.
Hereford Leominster Deanery: Rural Dean – Jane Davies; Lay Co-Chair – Lydia Davies; Sub-Warden of Readers – vacant.
Porvoo England: Carlisle, Bishop James Newcome, Bishop Emma Ineson; Norway: Stavanger, Bishop Anne Lise Ådnøy.
The Wider View
As the situation with regards to Covid-19 in Tanzania remains very blurred, pray for all hospital workers and health workers in the community, and for the knowledge and skills to deal with the pandemic. Pray too that those who are working with the sick, in hospital or out in the field, may themselves be protected from the disease.
This Week As we celebrate Bible Sunday, pray for the Bible Societies and for all who encourage the reading, study and discussion of God’s word. Pray too for Bible study groups and meetings in our parishes, and now very often usingZoom and other social media platforms. Pray for all who work to translate the Scriptures, and to make them available to new eyes and hearts. Simon and Jude, whose shared day falls this week, may be “bit players” among the disciples, but they were among those present on the Day of Pentecost. Pray for the Church today to be bold in mission, and apostolic in faith and service. Martin Luther is commemorated this week: pray for the Lutheran churches of the world, giving especial thanks for the links fostered through the Porvoo Communion, bringing together Anglicans from these islands and the Lutheran churches of the Baltic, and also for our own links with Nuremberg. International Brain Tumour Awareness Week begins on Monday - this is the cancer most likely to kill those aged under forty. Pray for research and treatment, and give thanks for the advances made so far. Hallowe’en has become a major industry over recent years, promoted in high street shops and supermarkets. What should be a reminder of the dangers of the dark has instead become a celebration of them. Pray we may be effective and persuasive in our celebration of the light, and pray also for the safety of children, for example as they go “trick or treating”, particularly with regard to the present restrictions imposed by the Covid pandemic.
Monday 26th October: Alfred the Great, king & scholar; Cedd, abbot & bishop
Anglican Remo (Nigeria) - The Most Revd M. Olusina Fape. Cyprus & the Gulf (Jerusalem & Middle East) - The Most Revd Michael Lewis. Kumasi (West Africa) - The Most Revd Dr Daniel Sarfo.
Hereford Leominster Local Ministry Team: Priory Church– Helen Bricknell, Paul Scott, Sarah Chedgzoy, and Roger Pitblado.
Tuesday 27th October
Anglican Renk (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd Joseph Garang Atem. Daejeon (Korea) - The Most Revd Moses Nagjun Yoo. Kumi (Uganda) - The Rt Revd Okunya Charles Oode.
Hereford Leominster Team Ministry: Eastern Parishes – Pudleston-cum-Whyle, Hatfield, Docklow, Stoke Prior & Ford, Humber; Hope-under-Dinmore, Kimbolton with Hamnish, Middleton-on-the-Hill, Leysters, and Bockleton.
Wednesday 28th October: Simon & Jude, apostles
Anglican Rhode Island (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd W. Nicholas Knisely. Dallas (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd George R Sumner Jr; Assistant Bishop - The Rt Revd Michael Smith.
Hereford Leominster Team Ministry: Local Ministry Team – Robin Wilson, Carol Morgan, Andrew James, Francis Tandy, Molly Firth, Jane Morris, Joan Lloyd, and Elaine Tandy.
Thursday 29th October: James Hannington, bishop & martyr
Anglican Rift Valley (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd John Daudi Lupaa. Damaturu (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Yohannah Audu. Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd Jackson Sosthenes.
Hereford Leominster Team Ministry: Western Parishes – Eyton, Ivington, Monkland, Dilwyn & Stretford; Eye, Croft with Yarpole & Lucton; Orleton and Brimfield.
Friday 30th October
Anglican Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - The Rt Revd Eduardo Coelho Grillo. Davao (Philippines) - The Rt Revd Jonathan Labasan Casimina.
Hereford Leominster Team Ministry - Leominster Community Hospital; Dilwyn CE Primary School; Ivington CE Primary School; St James CE Primary School, Kimbolton; Leominster County Primary School; Earl Mortimer College; Luston Primary School; Orleton CE Primary School; Westfield School, Leominster; Stoke Prior Primary School; Lucton School.
Saturday 31st October: Martin Luther, reformer
Anglican Rio Grande (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Michael Buerkel Hunn. Delaware (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Kevin S. Brown. Kurunegala (Ceylon) - The Rt Revd Keerthisiri Fernando.
Hereford Wigmore Abbey – Brampton Bryan, Downton, Burrington, Aston, Elton, Leintwardine, Adforton, Wigmore, Leinthall Starkes: Michael Catling; Readers – Alastair Gloag, Carole Gloag, Culain Morris; Wigmore High School; Wigmore Primary School; Leintwardine Endowed Primary School.
Prayer Morning Prayer of Martin Luther
I thank you, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, your dear Son,
that you have kept me this night from all harm and danger;
and I pray that you would keep me this day also from sin and every evil,
that all my doings and life may please you. For into your hands I commend myself,
my body and soul, and all things. Let your holy angel be with me,
that the evil foe may have no power over me.
SUNDAY 1st November: All Saints
Anglican Province of West Africa: The Most Revd Dr Jonathan Bau-Bau Bonaparte Hart - Primate & Metropolitan.
Hereford Ludlow Deanery: Rural Dean – Ashley Buck; Lay Co-Chair – Sadie Chalkley; Sub-Warden of Readers – John Beesley.
Porvoo England: Winchester, Bishop Timothy Dakin, Bishop David Williams, Bishop Debbie Sellin; Norway: Agder and Telemark, Bishop Stein Reinertsen.
The Wider View
As the presidential election campaign in the United States draws towards its close, pray for honesty, openness and justice, and that the increasingly divided communities of the USA may find a measure of healing.
This Week Pray for all who will attend this week’s Visitations at St Laurence’s, Ludlow on Tuesday, and for all elected to serve as church wardens. Pray for all members of Diocesan Synod, which is due to meet this Thursday, and for the governance and direction of our diocese through testing times; pray also for this week’s meetings of the Board of Finance Executive and Bishop’s Staff, and also for all undertaking Safeguarding C2 training this Autumn. At All Souls’ Tide, pray for services of remembrance where they can take place, and for the many bereaved families and friends who have in many cases been unable yet to attend a service of memorial for their loved one. Movember this month challenges men to do something (including growing a moustache) to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues, including prostate and testicular cancers: pray for better awareness and for men to come forward more readily to be tested. This month also raises awareness of Mouth Cancers, where early testing is very effective in enabling control and cure, and also Lung Cancer and Pancreatic Cancer. Pray for effective support, testing, treatment and care. Bonfires on or around November 5th will not be large community events this year, but pray that where they do happen they do so safely, and also without harm to pets and wild creatures. November 6th is National Stress Awareness Day: this has been a uniquely stressful year for many, and as Winter approaches there will be an additional impact on mental health and wellbeing. Give thanks for all who are there for others at stressful times, and for counsellors and psychotherapists, and for places of refuge and healing.
Monday 2nd November: All Souls (Commemoration of the Faithful Departed)
Anglican Rochester (England) - The Rt Revd James Langstaff; Suffragan - The Rt Revd Simon Burton-Jones (Tonbridge). Rochester (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Prince Singh. Kushtia (Bangladesh) - The Rt Revd Hemen Halder.
Hereford Tenbury Team Ministry - Burford, Clee Hill, Coreley with The Knowle, Greete, Hope Bagot, Little Hereford, Nash & Boraston, Tenbury St Mary’s, Tenbury St Michael’s & Whitton: Mark Inglis, Sian Harris, Sue Foster; Church Army Evangelists: Sr Kathleen Boyland, Capt Norris Boyland; Reader - Kevin Bryant.
Tuesday 3rd November: Richard Hooker, priest & teacher of the faith; Martin of Porres, friar
Anglican Rockhampton (Australia) - The Very Reverend Peter John Grice, Bishop-elect. Delhi (North India) - The Rt Revd Warris K. Masih. Kutigi (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Jeremiah Kolo.
Hereford Tenbury Local Ministry Group – clergy, Kathleen Bills, Michael Holmes, Mary Thomas and Ros Plested; Tenbury CE Primary School; Burford CE Primary School; Clee Hill Community Academy; Tenbury High Ormiston Academy; Saint Michael’s College; Tenbury District Hospital: Chaplaincy Team.
Wednesday 4th November
Anglican Rokon (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd Francis Loyo Mori. Derby (England) - The Rt Revd Libby Lane (the Suffragan see of Repton is vacant).
Hereford Ludlow (Ludlow St Laurence & Ludlow St John): Kelvin Price, Laurence Gittins; Associate Minister (rtd) - Ann Barge; Readers - Stephen Ashford, Roger Hall; Lay Missioner - Wayne Davies; Reader Emeritus - John Robson. Ludlow Community Hospital; Ludlow CE Secondary School, St Laurence CE Primary School, Ludlow Infants School, Ludlow Junior School, Ludlow College.
Thursday 5th November
Anglican Rorya (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd John Adiema. Derry & Raphoe (Ireland) - The Rt Revd Andrew Forster. Dhaka (Bangladesh) - The Most Revd Samuel Sunil Mankhin.
Hereford Bromfield Group: Bitterley with Middleton; Stoke St Milborough & The Heath; Clee St Margaret & Cold Weston; Onibury; Bromfield; Stanton Lacy: Justin Parker. Bitterley CE Primary School, Onny CE Primary School.
Friday 6th November: Leonard, hermit; Wiliam Temple, archbishop & teacher of the faith
Anglican Ruaha (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd Joseph Mgomi Diocese in Europe (England) - The Rt Revd Robert Innes; Suffragan - The Rt Revd David Hamid. The Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe - The Rt Revd Mark Edington.
Hereford Ashfords Group: Ludford, Ashford Carbonell, Ashford Bowdler, Caynham, Knowbury, Richards Castle: Lyn Money, Nick Helm; Reader - Stephen Treasure; Lay leaders - Rob Downes, Susannah Hall. Bishop Hooper CE Primary School.
Saturday 7th November: Willibrord, bishop
Anglican Rumbek (South Sudan) - The Most Revd Alapayo Manyang Kuctiel. Bahamas & Turks and Caicos Islands (West Indies) - The Rt Revd Laish Boyd. Kwara (Nigeria) - The Most Revd Olusegun Adeyemi.
Hereford Ludlow Clergy with Permission to Officiate.
Prayer William Temple
O blessed Jesus, who knowest the impurity of our affection, the narrowness of our sympathy, and the coldness of our love,
take possession of our souls and fill our minds with the image of thyself; break the stubbornness of our selfish wills
and mould us into the likeness of thine unchanging love, O thou who only could, our Saviour, our Lord and God.
SUNDAY 8th November: 3rd before Advent / Remembrance Sunday
Anglican Province of the West Indies: The Most Revd Howard Gregory - Primate.
Hereford Give thanks for the ecumenical, interfaith and international links that help define and locate us as a diocese. Pray we may develop and value the connections we have to a wider vision of call, service and world mission.
Porvoo England: Norwich, Bishop Graham Usher, Bishop Alan Winton, Bishop Jonathan Meyrick; Sweden: Luleå, Bishop Åsa Nyström.
The Wider View
USPG’s “Journey with us” is one of a number of schemes enabling people of faith - many of them young - to spend time in another part of the world, sharing in work, ministry and community life. Many who had hoped to travel this year will have been unable to do so because of the pandemic, and opportunities for growth, sharing and partnership have been missed.
This Week Remembrance services will be different this year from the usual; pray for all who will attend, that services and events can be held safely, and for the work and witness of the Royal British Legion and other forces charities. Pray too for serving members of our armed forces, and for forces chaplains, and for all whose lives are damaged or destroyed by the experience of war. Alcohol and Sugar awareness weeks, both of which begin this week, prompt thought and prayer about diet and self-care. Saturday 14th November is World Diabetes Day - this is one of fastest growing illnesses in this country - pray for all who live with diabetes, and especially for children who are diabetic, and their parents and carers. World Kindness Day on Friday reminds us to be thoughtful and considerate towards one another, in a world where simple kindness can sometimes seem to be in short supply. Pray also for all who will attend the Visitations this week on Tuesday at Bridgnorth. This year’s visitations are episcopal - as we pray for those to be sworn in as wardens, pray also for Bishop Richard has he continues to get to know the Diocese and its parishes and people. This week is also kept as Talk Money Week, organised by the Money and Pensions Service. There is often a stigma around talking about money, and particularly admitting to problems and issues. This year Covid will have had a major impact on many household budgets, especially now the Furlough Scheme has ended, and high unemployment rates will continue for some time. Pray we may be attentive and aware where people are struggling, and for help schemes offering advice and support, some of which are initiated and supported by churches and localcommunities.
Monday 9th November: Margery Kempe, mystic
Anglican The Free State (Southern Africa) - The Rt Revd Dintoe Letloenyane.
Hereford Cleobury Mortimer with Hopton Wafers, Neen Sollars & Milson, Neen Savage with Kinlet; Doddington: Ashley Buck, Sue Barrett, David Eve, Joe Simons; Reader - Charles Houston; Lacon Childe School; Cleobury Mortimer Primary School; Kinlet CE Primary School; St Mary’s Youth Project: Mark Greaves.
Tuesday 10th November: Leo the Great, bishop & teacher of the faith
Anglican Rumonge (Burundi) - The Rt Revd Pedaculi Birakengana. Diocese on the Coast (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Seyi Pirisola. Kwoi (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Paul Zamani.
Hereford Corvedale Group: Culmington, Diddlebury, Munslow with Broadstone, Holdgate, Tugford, Abdon: John Beesley; Corvedale CE Primary School.
Wednesday 11th November: Martin of Tours, bishop; Armistice Day
Anglican Rupert's Land (Canada) - The Rt Revd Geoffrey J Woodcroft. Dogura (Papua New Guinea) - The Rt Revd Tennyson Bogar.
Hereford Support for Ministry: David Roberts, Interfaith Officer, furthering links with and encouraging awareness of other faiths and cultures.
Thursday 12th November
Anglican Rutana (Burundi) - The Rt Revd Pontien Ribakare. Doko (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Uriah Kolo. Dominican Republic - (TEC) The Rt Revd Moisés Quezada Mota.
Hereford Support for Ministry: Pray for all that supports and informs parish and ministry development within our Diocese; pray too for curates in training and for training incumbents.
Friday 13th November: Charles Simeon, priest & Evangelical divine
Anglican Ruwenzori (Uganda) - The Rt Revd Reuben Kisembo. Dornakal (South India) - The Rt Revd Vadapalli Prasada Rao.
Hereford Support for Ministry: Lizzie Hackney (Lead Intergenerational Missioner), and Kathy Bland (Intergenerational Church Enabler & Messy Church Regional Co-ordinator). Pray for the development of this work in new ways, as Covid impacts on our ministry with young people and families, and in schools.
Saturday 14th November: Samuel Seabury, bishop
Anglican Sabah (South East Asia) - The Rt Revd Melter Jiki Tais. Down & Dromore (Ireland) - The Rt Revd David A McClay.
Hereford Support for Ministry: Pray for all that is done to help our parishes and local churches to plan and develop projects, and to find ways of using buildings more effectively, to enhance worship, to facilitate teaching and training, and to be a resource in the community.
Prayer Reinhold Niebuhr
Grant us grace, O Lord, to learn of your judgements which overtake us
when we set brother against brother and nation against nation.
Give us wisdom and strength to fashion better instruments for our common life,
so that we may dwell in concord under your providence;
and may your kingdom come among us as we dedicate ourselves to you, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
SUNDAY 15th November: 2nd before Advent
Anglican The Church of Ceylon (Extra-Provincial).
Hereford Pontesbury Deanery: Rural Dean – William Rowell; Lay Co-Chair – Mike Kirk; Sub-Warden of Readers – Nancy Cleaton; Deanery Secretary - Ann Jones; Deanery Treasurer - Richard Jones; Intergenerational Missioner - Mark Hackney.
Porvoo Estonia: Archbishop Urmas Viilma, Bishop Tiit Salumäe, Bishop Joel Luhamets; England: Rochester, Bishop James Langstaff, Bishop Simon Burton-Jones.
The Wider View
Pray for all who teach around the world, and for the teachers, other staff and students in our Tanzania link schools. Covid has halted or greatly impaired education in many parts of the world, and many children and young people will be unable to catch up or replace what they have lost.
This Week This Sunday is kept as Roadpeace Sunday. The usual Roadpeace service at the Cathedral will not be happening this year, but the day remains an important opportunity to remember the many who are killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents. Pray for all who have been bereaved or whose lives have been changed because of a road accident, and for all that aims to improve the safety of our roads. Road Safety Week runs from Monday. Pray for Rural Deans and Lay Co-Chairs, due to meet this week. Pray too for all who will attend the Visitation on Wednesday at Ross-on-Wye. Anti-Bullying Week takes place this week: pray for all who experience bullying, at school or college, or in the workplace, or, increasingly, on-line. Many suffer in silence, and their misery goes unnoticed. Nursery Rhyme Week reminds us of the importance of rhymes and songs within child development, and perhaps also prompts prayers for the play groups and nurseries within our communities. World Toilet Day on Thursday reminds us that around a third of the world’s population still lack access to safe and sanitary toilet facilities - pray for improvements in health and hygiene for the world’s poorest communities. COPD Day this Saturday prompts prayer for all who live with the range of respiratory conditions, grouped as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, that are both life-limiting and life-threatening.
Monday 16th November: Margaret, queen & philanthropist; Edmund Rich, archbishop
Anglican Sabongidda-Ora (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Augustine E Ohilebo. Dublin & Glendalough (Ireland) - The Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson.
Hereford The Chirbury Hills Group: Chirbury, Marton-in-Chirbury, Trelystan with Leighton, Middleton-in-Chirbury with Corndon Marsh: William Rowell; PTO - Eric Brazier; Worship Leaders - Kay Yeates, Ann Rowell; Chirbury VC School (within the Shropshire Hills Federation); Leighton CP School.
Tuesday 17th November: Hugh of Avalon, bishop
Anglican Saldanha Bay (Southern Africa) - The Rt Revd Raphael Hess. Duk (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd Daniel Deng Abot.
Hereford Ford; Alberbury with Cardeston & Wattlesborough; Great Wollaston, including Middletown: vacant; SSM - Maxine Neal; Reader – Susan Gaulton; Local Ministry
Development Group – Maxine Neal, Sue Hill, Jane Weston, Sue Roberts, Alison Lewis, Elvire Mortimer, Jane Shaw. Trinity CE Primary School, Ford; Brynhafren CP School, Crew Green. Pray for the Group as they seek their new incumbent.
Wednesday 18th November: Elizabeth of Hungary, princess & philanthropist
Anglican Salisbury (England) - The Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam; Suffragans - The Rt Revd Andrew Rumsey (Ramsbury), The Rt Revd Karen Gorham (Sherborne). Dunedin (Aotearoa NZ & Polynesia) - The Rt Revd Steven Benford.
Hereford Great Hanwood, Longden & Annscroft with Pulverbatch: Graham Phillips; OLM - Sheila Dawson-Campbell; PTO: Emma Phillips; Retired Clergy: Graham Earney, Colin Hurford; Readers Emeritus - Paul Charlesworth, Liba Taconis; Local Ministry Development Group in Hanwood – Margaret Hill, Tracy Jones, Margaret Nichols, Keith Packer, Ros Packer.
Thursday 19th November: Hilda of Whitby, abbess; Mechtild, béguine, mystic
Anglican Sambalpur (North India) - The Rt Revd Pinuel Dip. Dunkwa-on-Offin (West Africa) - The Rt Revd Paul Appiah-Sekyere. Durgapur (North India) - The Rt Revd Sameer Isaac Khimla
Hereford Youthchurch Fresh Expression of Church for 11 to 18’s; Longden CE School, St Thomas and St Anne’s CE School, Hanwood.
Friday 20th November: Edmund, king & martyr; Priscilla Lydia Sellon, religious reformer
Anglican San Diego (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Susan Brown Snook. Durham (England) - The Rt Revd Paul Butler; Suffragan - The Rt Revd Sarah Clark (Jarrow).
Hereford Stiperstones Group: Minsterley & Snailbeach, Habberley & Hope with Shelve: vacant; Retired Clergy – Pam Bickley, Carolyn Chadwick, Greg Forster; Schools - Long Mountain School, Minsterley School, Stiperstones School. Pray for the group as it prepares for its new incumbent and a new link with Pontesbury.
Saturday 21st November
Anglican San Joaquin (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd David Rice. Dutse (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Markus Yohanna Danbinta. Kyoto (Japan) - The Rt Revd Stephen Takashi Kochi.
Hereford Pontesbury: vacant, Retired Clergy – Shirley Small, Christopher Cooke, Charmian Beech; Pontesbury CE Primary School, Mary Webb School & Science College. Pray for the parish as it prepares for its new incumbent and a new link with the Stiperstones Group.
Prayer RoadPeace
Almighty God, you have put into our hearts that our human duty is to love you and our neighbour as ourself.
Give to us and all who use the roads consideration and care for other road users. Grant to those who drive vehicles consideration for others
and a determination to avoid driving in ways which could cause danger. Give to those who walk or cycle on the roads and those who play beside them
thoughtful caution and care. Give all who are travelling today, by whatever means,
protection on the way and a safe arrival at their destination.
SUNDAY 22nd November: Christ the King [Sunday Next before Advent]
Anglican The Church of Bermuda (Extra-Provincial).
Hereford Pray for all the ways in which we communicate our faith and news about our churches at every level of church and community life, and for communications staff of our diocese in the work they do and the support and resourcing they offer. Give thanks for all who have ensured worship has been offered and effective communication maintained through lockdown and beyond.
Porvoo England: St Edmundsbury & Ipswich, Bishop Martin Seeley, Bishop Mike Harrison; Scotland: Aberdeen and Orkney, Bishop Anne Dyer.
The Wider View
Pray that the impetus and momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement may continue to impact on hate and prejudice throughout our world; pray too for all who are abused, excluded or exploited by others because of their race or their faith.
This Week St Cecilia’s Day would normally fall on 22nd, prompting prayer for all who sing or make music in our churches and communities. Covid has had a huge impact on church and community choirs that would normally be learning music for Christmas services and concerts at this time. Some choirs will probably not survive the crisis. Pray that we will soon arrive at a point at which those who sing and play may be able to meet and practise and perform. Wednesday of this week celebrates Isaac Watts, arguably one of our greatest hymn writers: pray for all whose hymns and worship songs enable and enhance our worship. Mothers’ Union Trustees meet this week - pray for MU members and branches in our Diocese, and for the organisation as a force for mission and development throughout our Communion. Pray too for members of Bishop’s Council and for those who will attend this Saturday’s Visitations at St Peter’s, Hereford. White Ribbon Day, on Wednesday, aims to stop the cycle of domestic violence in our society. Pray for all who live in the shadow of a violence often hidden from view, and also for the work of refuges and counsellors. Carers’ Rights Day, on Thursday, reminds us that a huge amount of caring is done by relatives and friends, that this can often isolate them from the wider community and that frequently they feel unsupported and unheard. Pray for all that is done to make carers aware of their rights and of sources of help. At Thanksgiving, pray for the government and people of the United States, and for a time of healing and reconciliation after a troubled year and following the presidential election at the beginning of this month.
Monday 23rd November: Clement of Rome, bishop & martyr
Anglican Santiago (Chile) - The Most Revd Hector (Tito) Zavala. Santiago (Philippines) - The Rt Revd Frenzel Ray P Piluden.
Hereford Westbury, Worthen & Yockleton: David Moss; Retired Clergy: Clive Devonish; Readers - Christine Jones, Ian Williams, Ruth Leigh; Lay Leaders of Worship – Ann Jones, Rosemary Williams, Gill Jones, Dave Stone; The Long Mountain
School, Worthen & Trinity School, Ford.
Tuesday 24th November
Anglican Sao Paulo (Brazil) - The Rt Revd Francisco Cezar Fernandes. East Carolina (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Robert Skirving.
Hereford Finance and Giving: Stephen Herbert, Director of Finance, Kate Bayliss, Financial Controller, Lorraine Aitken and Sallyann Hales, Financial Assistants.
Wednesday 25th November: Catherine, martyr; Isaac Watts, hymn writer
Anglican Sapele (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Dr Blessing Erifeta. East Kerala (South India) - The Rt Revd V S Francis.
Hereford Finance and Giving: Pray for faithful and generous giving, and that we may be able to narrow the funding gap that Covid has opened. Pray for parishes as they review the Parish Offers made earlier in the year.
Thursday 26th November
Anglican Saskatchewan (Canada) - The Rt Revd Michael Hawkins; Suffragan - The Rt Revd Adam Halkett (Missinippi). East Ruwenzori (Uganda) - The Rt Revd George Turyasingura. East Tennessee (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Brian Lee Cole.
Hereford Finance and Giving: Pray for all members of the Diocesan Board of Finance, its Executive and advisory bodies: for careful and prudent administration of our finances to provide a base for outreach and mission, even in these testing times.
Friday 27th November
Anglican Saskatoon (Canada) - The Rt Revd Christopher Harper. Eastern Himalayas (North India) - vacant.
Hereford Finance and Giving: Give thanks for the opportunities provided by the Parish Giving Scheme, and pray that many will choose to give in this way.
Saturday 28th November
Anglican Sebei (Uganda) - The Rt Revd Paul Kiptoo Masaba. Eastern Kowloon (Hong Kong) - The Rt Revd Timothy Kwok. Kyushu (Japan) - The Rt Revd Luke Kenichi Muto.
Hereford Finance and Giving: Pray that our churches may continue to maintain their commitment to home and world mission through this time. Give thanks for new ideas and initiatives to ensure effective fundraising when many traditional fundraising events are unable to take place.
Prayer Roger Tomes (adapted)
Lord, we pray for your Church in today’s world: may it be true to the Gospel and responsive to the needs of all;
may it conserve what is good in its tradition, and reach out boldly to the future;
may it give care and refuge to the individual, and help to change society; and may it have a growing and purposeful unity
while treasuring the variety of human response to your grace. This we ask
in the name and for the mission of Jesus Christ our Lord.
SUNDAY 29th November: 1st of Advent
Anglican The Lusitanian Church (In Portugal - Extra-Provincial).
Hereford Ross and Archenfield Deanery: Rural Dean – Mark Johnson; Lay Co-Chair – Patrick Darling; Sub-Warden of Readers – Rev Chris Blanchard.
Porvoo Scotland: St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane, Bishop Ian Paton; Finland: Porvoo, Bishop Bo-Göran Åstrand.
The Wider View
While visits and exchanges continued to be limited and prevented by the Covid pandemic, pray we may continue to value our diocesan and other links, and make use of social media and streaming networks to maintain contact and friendship, to share information and to be made aware of issues and needs.
This Week As Advent begins, pray for our keeping of this season, as a time of preparation and prayer. This Sunday would also be kept as a day of intercession and thanksgiving for the missionary work of the Church - pray for our mission agencies and societies, and for the work of mission both from and into our land. St Andrew’s Day tomorrow prompts prayer for the churches and the people of Scotland. Andrew is also the national saint of Russia. Francis Xavier, whose day is Thursday, was one of the greatest of Catholic missionaries and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus. Pray for the work of the Jesuits today and for our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters. Decembeard encourages sponsored beard growing across the UK, but with the good aim of promoting awareness of bowel cancer. Pray we may continue to improve testing, so that we can also improve recovery rates. December 2nd is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. Slavery still affects immense numbers of people in the modern world, albeit in hidden and subversive forms - pray for all who are abused or imprisoned in this way. National Grief Awareness Week begins this week, and this year may focus our attention on those who have lost loved ones to the Covid virus, and on the many whose ability to travel through the grieving process has been hampered or halted by the restrictions imposed by the present pandemic. World Soil Day falls on Saturday. In many parts of our world - and here at home - soil is becoming depleted. Pray for the sustainable management of our soil resources, so that soil remains vital and biodiverse.
Monday 30th November: Andrew, apostle
Anglican Sekondi (West Africa) - The Rt Revd Alexander Kobina Asmah. Eastern Michigan (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt. Rev. Whayne M. Hougland (presently suspended from ministry); The Rt Revd Todd Ousley, TEC Bishop for Pastoral Development.
Hereford Ross with Walford and Brampton Abbotts: Sean Semple, Tiffany Jackson, Curate, Caroline Pascoe, Associate Priest, Chris Blanchard, Associate Priest; Canon Freda Davies, Reader, Colin Leggate, Chaplain to Commerce, Industry and Business, Christine Cattanach, Intergenerational Missioner. Brampton Abbotts CE School; Ashfield Park Primary School; St Joseph’s RC Primary
School; Walford Primary School; John Kyrle High School; Ross Community Hospital.
Tuesday 1st December: Charles de Foucault, hermit
Anglican Seoul (Korea) - The Rt Revd Peter Lee. Eastern Newfoundland & Labrador (Canada) - The Rt Revd Geoffrey Peddle.
Hereford StowCaple Benefice – Sellack, Kings Caple, Bridstow, Peterstow, Foy, How Caple, Sollershope: Crispin Pemberton; Curate - Tim Starling; “Discover” Intern - Darcy Allen; Bridstow CE Primary School, Kings Caple Primary School.
Wednesday 2nd December
Anglican Seychelles (Indian Ocean) The Most Revd James Wong. Eastern Oregon (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Patrick Bell.
Hereford Ariconium Benefice – Aston Ingham, Hope Mansel, Linton, The Lea, Upton Bishop & Weston-under-Penyard: David Howell; Reader –Tony Morgan; Weston-under-Penyard CE Primary School; The Lea CE Primary School.
Thursday 3rd December: Francis Xavier, missionary
Anglican Sheffield (England) - The Rt Revd Pete Wilcox: Suffragan - The Rt Revd Sophie Jelley (Doncaster). Eastern Zambia (Central Africa) - The Rt Revd William Mchombo. Easton (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Santosh Marray.
Hereford Wye Reaches Group - Dixton & Wyesham, Whitchurch & Ganarew, Bishopswood: vacant, Associate Priest - Penny Powdrill, Assistant Curate - Jill Stephens; Whitchurch CE Primary School; Kymin View Primary School, Wyesham.
Friday 4th December: John of Damascus, monk; Nicholas Ferrar, deacon
Anglican Shinyanga (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd Johnson Chinyong'ole. Eau Claire (The Episcopal Church) - The Revd William Jay Lambert.
Hereford Wye Brooks Benefice - Goodrich w Welsh Bicknor, Marstow, Llangarron, Llangrove, Welsh Newton w Llanrothal: Ben Bentham; Associate Minister -Richard Jones; Assistant Curates - Penny Powdrill and Jill Stephens; Goodrich CE Primary School; Llangrove CE Primary School; and the Benefice LMDG.
Saturday 5th December
Anglican Gasabo (Rwanda) - The Most Revd Laurent Mbanda. Edinburgh (Scotland) - The Rt Revd John Armes.
Hereford Archenfield Group Ministry: St Weonards Benefice and Wormelow Hundred Benefice. St Weonards Benefice: St Weonards, Orcop, Garway, Tretire w Michaelchurch & Pencoyd, Hoarwithy & Hentland: Elizabeth Cathie; Associate Minister - Frances Phillips; St Weonards Primary School; Garway Primary School. Wormelow Hundred Benefice: Much Birch, Little Birch, Much Dewchurch, Llanwarne, Llandinabo, Dewsall with Callow: Mark Johnson; Much Birch CE Primary School; Hereford Steiner Academy, Much Dewchurch.
Prayer John Kingsnorth
O God, you call us together to be a holy nation and a royal priesthood: unite us in mutual love across the barriers of race and culture,
and strengthen us to be Christ and show Christ to the world he came to save.
SUNDAY 6th December: 2nd of Advent
Anglican The Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain (Extra-Provincial).
Hereford Pray for all that ensures and enables the protection and safe care of children and vulnerable adults in all aspects of our work and ministry, and as we select and appoint. Pray for Mandy McPhee, Safeguarding Officer, those with whom she works, and for safeguarding officers in local churches and benefices.
Porvoo England: Chester, Bishop Mark Tanner, Bishop Keith Sinclair; Finland: Kuopio, Bishop Jari Jolkkonen.
The Wider View
Give thanks for new partnerships and developing links between Hereford and Nuremberg dioceses, even though at present it is difficult to progress these through exchange visits. May we continue to support one another in prayer, not least as the UK’s exit from the EU moves to its completion with or without agreement.
This Week On the traditional day of St Nicholas, pray for all children looking forward to Christmas, and especially for those whose home situations have been greatly changed by Covid; pray for families not sure how they can afford Christmas. Pray for the Bishop’s Staff and the Safeguarding Working Group, due to meet this week. Pray for our schools, as they come towards the close of what will have been a uniquely testing and stressful term. Many if not all will have had to cancel their normal pre-Christmas events. International Civil Aviation Day falls this week, and prompts prayer for all who work in this industry, and for the many made redundant from it, as air travel remains a major casualty of the Covid pandemic. Awareness days this week prompt thought and prayer for the many in our world who are denied basic human rights, among them minority and tribal populations, as well as the many who find themselves accused of crimes because of their political dissent or opposition; and also for animals exploited and abused and treated with cruelty and disregard. One measure of our humanity has to do with how we treat those who are within our power, whether fellow men and women or other living things. December 12th is kept as the national day of Remembrance in the Workplace: a time to remember all who have lost their lives at work, as well as to pray for all that is done to make the workplace a safe place.
Monday 7th December: Ambrose, bishop
Anglican Shyira (Rwanda) - The Rt Revd Samuel M Mugisha. Edmonton (Canada) - The Rt Revd Jane Alexander.
Hereford Church governance: Pray for members of Parochial Church Councils and office holders in each local church, especially those who have newly joined their PCC or taken office, and for their training and resourcing.
Tuesday 8th December: Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Anglican Shyogwe (Rwanda) - The Rt Revd Jered Kalimba. Egba (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Emmanuel Adekunle.
Lafia (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Godwin A Robinson.
Hereford Church governance: Pray for all who staff, visit and use our diocesan office facilities at this time of change and reorganisation.
Wednesday 9th December: Ember Day
Anglican Sialkot (Pakistan) - The Rt Revd Alwin John Samuel. Egba West (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Dr Samuel Oludele Ogundeji.
Hereford Church governance: Pray for all involved with the conservation and care of our church buildings, and for their development to meet changing needs, via faculty legislation. Pray for DAC members, church architects, skilled craftspeople, and for all who offer advice and direction to the local church.
Thursday 10th December
Anglican Singapore (South East Asia) - The Rt Revd Dr Titus Chung. Egbu (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Geoffrey Okoroafor. Egypt (Alexandria) - The Most Revd Mouneer Hanna Anis: Coadjutor - The Rt Revd Samy Fawzy.
Hereford Church governance: Pray for all members of Deanery Synods, for Rural Deans and Lay Co-Chairs, for Deanery Treasurers and Secretaries, for the development of deanery MAPs, and for our deaneries in mission.
Friday 11th December: Ember Day
Anglican Sittwe (Myanmar) - The Rt Revd James Min Dein. Eha - Amufu (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Daniel Olinya.
Hereford Church governance: Pray for the members and officers of Diocesan Synod / Board of Finance, and for members of Bishop’s Council.
Saturday 12th December: Ember Day
Anglican Ekiti (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Dr Christopher Tayo Omotunde. Ekiti Kwara (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Andrew Ajayi. Ekiti Oke (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Isaac Olubowale. Ekiti West (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Rufus V A Adepoju.
Hereford Church governance: Pray for those who represent our Diocese on General Synod and other provincial or national bodies, and within our ecumenical and partnership links.
Prayer Richard Baxter
Keep us, O Lord, while we tarry on this earth,
in a serious seeking after thee, and in an affectionate walking with thee,
every day of our lives; that, when thou comest,
we may be found not hiding our talent, nor serving the flesh,
nor yet asleep with our lamp unfurnished, but waiting and longing for our Lord,
our glorious King, for ever and ever.
SUNDAY 13th December: 3rd of Advent
Anglican The Falkland Islands (Extra-Provincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury).
Hereford Telford Severn Gorge Deanery: Rural Dean – Ian Naylor; Lay Co-Chair – Carilyn Simkin; Sub-Warden of Readers – Garry Ward.
Porvoo England: Southwell & Nottingham, Bishop Paul Williams, Bishop Tony Porter; Norway: Borg, Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt.
The Wider View
Pray for the many families worldwide who have lost loved ones as a consequence of Covid 19, and for all, here and elsewhere, who are isolating as winter increases the risk of infection. Pray for those countries least able to cope with the pandemic, and for every place where infection rates are continuing to increase. May the fruits of research and development, and especially a vaccine, be shared widely across our world.
This Week Monday remembers John of the Cross: give thanks for all who express their faith in poetry, and pray for the Christian poets of our own time. December 18th is International Migrants’ Day: in a world of enormous gaps between poverty and wealth, and where war and oppression impact directly on those with no wish to be combatants, there are inevitably huge movements of people, often thought of as threatening. Many migrants are themselves exploited by those they pay for passage, or find themselves in a situation almost as bad as what they left. This United Nations day aims to foster understanding and to ensure respect for human rights; pray for all who feel driven to leave what they know in search of safety or a better life. On 17th December 1903 the Wright brothers achieved the first powered human flight; pray for all who today strive to achieve something new, and to push the boundaries of human achievement. This is a week of Ember Days, by tradition days of fasting and prayer, and also a time to pray for all in ministry, and for vocations. The traditional “Great O’s” begin with O Sapientia (“O Wisdom”) on Thursday - antiphons to the Magnificat in the last days before Christmas that encourage a solemn preparation for the feast, by reflecting each day on one of the traditional titles for the Messiah. Pray we may be spiritually ready to welcome the Christ-child and to mark his birth. Pray for shop owners and all who work in the retail trade in our towns and villages, in this run-up to Christmas which is normally such a busy time. Pray too for our local farmers’ markets and for specialist food producers. Pray for all who work in the health service within our Diocese, that as the cold and flu season gathers pace alongside Covid, we may not overwhelmed.
Monday 14th December: John of the Cross, poet & teacher of the faith
Anglican Sodor & Man (England) - The Rt Revd Peter Eagles. El Camino Real (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Lucinda Ashby.
Hereford Broseley with Benthall, Jackfield, Linley with Willey & Barrow: Christopher Penn; Readers – Rebecca Wood; Local Ministry Development Group: Ann Wall, Sheila Whittles, Mary Kendal, Rebecca Wood, Brian Allaway, Margaret
Taylor; Barrow 1618 Free School; Broseley CE Primary School; John Wilkinson Primary School.
Tuesday 15th December
Anglican Sokoto (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Augustine Omole. El Salvador (Central America) - The Rt Revd Juan David Alvarado.
Hereford Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge & Little Wenlock: Ian Naylor; Reader – Carilyn Simkin; Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CE Primary School.
Wednesday 16th December
Anglican South Ankole (Uganda) - The Rt Revd Nathan Ahimbisibwe. Eldoret (Kenya) - The Rt Revd Christopher Ruto.
Hereford Madeley: St Michael’s Madeley – Alan Walden, Iain McIntyre, Dawn Taffinder, Rosemary Freeman; Reader – Jan Holt.
Thursday 17th December: O Sapientia; Eglantyne Jebb, social reformer
Anglican South Dakota (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Jonathan Folts. El-Obeid (Sudan) - The Rt Revd Ismail Gabriel Abudigin.
Hereford Madeley: Sutton Hill and Woodside – vacant. Intergenerational Worker - Beckie Dotson. Pray for these parishes as they welcome their new incumbent.
Friday 18th December: O Adonai
Anglican South Kerala (South India) - The Rt Revd Dharmaraj Rasalam. Ely (England) - The Rt Revd Stephen David Conway; Suffragan - The Rt Revd Dr Dagmar Winter (Huntingdon). Embu (Kenya) - The Rt Revd David Muriithi Ireri.
Hereford John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School; William Reynolds Primary School; Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School; Haughton Special Primary School; John Randall Primary School; St Mary’s RC Primary School; Woodlands Primary School; Abraham Darby Academy; Madeley Academy.
Saturday 19th December: O Radix Jesse
Anglican South Rwenzori (Uganda) - The Rt Revd Jackson Nzerebende. Enugu (Nigeria) - The Most Revd Dr Emmanuel Chukwuma. Enugu North (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Sosthenes Eze.
Hereford Pray for all whose ministry of prayer is vital to the life, work and mission of each local church.
Prayer Syrian Orthodox
Open to us, Lord, your great door, O Fountain of all mercy, hear our prayer and have mercy on our souls.
Lord of the morning, and ruler of al seasons, have mercy on our souls. Shine upon me, Lord, and I shall be light like the day;
I will sing your praise in light while I marvel; may the morning awaken me to the praise of your Godhead,
and I will pursue the study of your Word all the day long. With the day may your light shine on our thoughts
and may it drive away the shadows of error from our souls. The creation is full of light, give light also to our hearts that they may praise you with the day and the night.
SUNDAY 20th December: 4th of Advent O Clavis David
Anglican Pray for mission agencies and their ministry throughout the Anglican Communion, including the work and witness of the Mothers’ Union.
Hereford Pray that the ministry we offer at every level within our Diocese may affirm the rights, abilities and value of all, without regard to age, gender, ethnicity or background, and that our planning, decisions and appointment processes may reflect this as a priority in mission.
Porvoo Norway: Oslo, Bishop Kari Veiteberg; England: Durham, Bishop Paul Butler, Bishop Sarah Clark; Scotland: Moray, Ross & Caithness, Bishop Mark Strange.
The Wider View
Refugees and homeless people have been particularly vulnerable to Covid 19, and it is often difficult to get the help they need to them. Pray for refugees and displaced people throughout our world, and for the homeless on city streets.
This Week Give thanks for the beauty of the countryside around us in this par of the world, even in Winter. The annual Ramblers Festival of Winter Walks begins this Sunday and continues over Christmas and the New Year - give thanks for all that encourages us to get out and about. December 20th is kept as International Human Solidarity Day. Pray that in a world that seems increasingly divided, we may persist in recognising our brothers and sisters as part of ourselves, even across the boundaries of race and culture and faith that we so readily turn into barriers. As we enter the week of Christmas, pray for all who will be travelling - some returning home, some visiting friends and family - and that they may travel well and safely. Pray too for all those unable this Christmas to be where they would wish to be and with those they would want to be with. Give thanks for all those who have been working hard in our communities this year to make sure those who are isolated and at risk are looked after and provided for, via foodbanks, community angels schemes etc. Many will still be doing this on Christmas Day and onwards. Pray that our Christmas worship, affected though it will undoubtably be by the Covid pandemic, will nonetheless be attractive, compelling, and worthy of our Lord, as we celebrate divine love born in human form among us. And pray throughout this week that there may be peace in the holy places, and for all those who are actively and genuinely working to build bridges of understanding, co-operation and peace wherever in our world communities are divided and at odds. The Christ is born under the shadow of Herod and Rome: pray for all who campaign against oppression and tyranny today.
Monday 21st December: O Oriens
Anglican South West Tanganyika (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd Matthew Mhagama. Esan (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd G.O. Elabor.
Hereford Outreach and mission: Pray for people “on the fringe” of our churches, and for each church in its outreach to the wider community as Christmas approaches.
Tuesday 22nd December: O Rex Gentium
Anglican Etche (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Precious Nwala.
Etsako (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Felix Olorunfemi.
Hereford Outreach and mission: Pray for all that provides support for the World Church via mission and aid associations and through local contacts and links, and give thanks for all we learn and receive from the faith and ministry of others.
Wednesday 23rd December: O Emmanuel
Anglican Evo (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Innocent Ordu. Exeter (England) - The Rt Revd Robert Atwell; Suffragans - The Rt Revd Jackie Searle (Crediton), The Rt Revd Nick McKinnel (Plymouth).
Hereford Outreach and mission: Pray for all new members of our congregations, and for Alpha, Emmaus, Life on the Frontline and all courses designed to lead people into faith or help them in turn to be sharers of faith. Pray all who feel called to travel further or offer more as Christian disciples.
Thursday 24th December: Christmas Eve
Anglican Ezo (South Sudan) - The Rt Revd John Kereboro Zawo. Faisalabad (Pakistan) - The Rt Revd John Samuel. Falkland Islands (parish) - The Rt Revd Timothy Thornton, Bishop to the Forces, and Bishop for the Falkland Islands.
Hereford Support for Ministry: Christine Pepler, Church and Society Link Officer, and all that encourages and supports social responsibility, care and action within our Diocese. This will be a strange and unusual Christmas - may we be aware of those who are struggling within our communities.
Today Ordination retreat begins.
Friday 25th December: CHRISTMAS DAY
Anglican Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and the People of Bethlehem.
Hereford Pray that in our churches and communities the peace of the Christ child may be offered to all, despite the restrictions and risks of Covid. Pray for those visiting families and friends, and those unable to do so.
Saturday 26th December: Stephen, deacon & first martyr; Boxing Day
Anglican Fianarantsoa (Indian Ocean) - The Rt Revd Gilbert Rateloson Rakotondravelo. Florida (The Episcopal Church) - The Rt Revd Samuel Johnson Howard. False Bay (Southern Africa) - The Rt Revd Margaret Brenda Vertue.
Hereford Support for Ministry: David Gwatkin, Nick Read, and all who work within the Borderlands Rural Chaplaincy and with the farming community.
Today Ordination of Priests.
Prayer Bernard of Clairvaux
Let your goodness, Lord, appear to us, that we, made in your image, conform ourselves to it.
In our own strength, we cannot imitate your majesty, power and wonder; nor is it fitting for us to try.
But your majesty reaches from the heavens, through the clouds, to the earth below. You have come to us as a small child,
but you have brought us the greatest of all gifts, the gift of eternal love. Caress us with your tiny hands, embrace us with your tiny arms,
and pierce our hearts with your soft, sweet cries.
Curates in Training: Clive Munday (year 4 - Bridgnorth & Morville) Rachel Robertson (year 4 - Tupsley with Hampton Bishop) Sue Jelleyman (year 3 - Ape Dale) Tom King (year 3 - Bridgnorth & Morville)) David Poyner (year 3 - Severn Valley) Tim Starling (year 3 - Stow Caple) Elliot Swattridge (year 3 - Ss Peter & James, Hfd) Alison Walker (year 3 - Wenlock Team) Linda MacDermott (year 2 - Kington) David Wyatt (year 2 - Canon Pyon) Iain McIntyre (year 2 - Madeley) Jo Burden (year 1 - West Hereford) Lawrence Gittins (year 1 - Ludlow) Tiffany Jackson (year 1 - Ross) Joe Simons (year 1 - Cleobury Mortimer) Katie Smith (year 1 - Kingsland) Ordinands in Training: Lauren Bell (Queen's, Birmingham) Lois Beynon (Cranmer Hall, Durham) Sam Burgoyne (Queen’s, Birmingham) Jo Child (CGH) Joe Chipper (CGH) Wayne Davies (CGH) Seamus Hargrave (St Stephen’s House) Fiona Honeysett (CGH) Ruth Leigh (CGH) Rosie Roberts (Queen’s, Birmingham) Lizzie Womack (CGH) Intergenerational Missioners:
Kate King, working in Bridgnorth Geri Miller - Abbeydore Wayne Davies - Ludlow Christine Cattanach - Ross David Bland and Jo Child - South Wye Beckie Dotson - Sutton Hill & Woodside Mark Hackney - Pontesbury Deanery
Interns (“Discover”): Michael Aylmer (Bartestree & Maund) Peter Greenfield (Kingsland) Warden and Sub-Wardens of Readers: Warden: Rev Preb Dr John Daniels Sub-Wardens: Abbeydore - vacant Bromyard – vacant Hereford - Malcolm Robertson Kington & Weobley - Henry Verwey Ledbury - Chris Blanchard / Linde Melhuish Leominster - vacant Ross & Archenfield - Christopher Blanchard Bridgnorth - Garry Ward Clun Forest - Jonathan Kemp Condover - Nancy Cleaton Ludlow - John Beesley Pontesbury - Nancy Cleaton Telford Severn Gorge - Garry Ward Readers in training and completing training: Alex Daborn - Stottesdon Christopher Evans - Greater Whitbourne Mark Simmons - Orleton Deborah Hartland – Tupsley Jennifer White - Bucknell Claire Williams – Westbury
