7th November
Yaxley St Peter
Vicar: Jon Randall
Rtd Priest: Gordon Limbrick
LLM: Joyce Shotton
ALM: Pauline Salmon
Link: St Andrews, Maseru, Lesotho
8th November
Remembrance Sunday
Men and Women of our Armed Services and all organisations supporting ex-service personnel, and for the Chaplains to all the Armed and Emergency Services. For World Peace. Meeting this week of Schools Executive.
Uyo (Nigeria) - The Most Revd Emmanuel E Nglass
9th November
Waterbeach St John
P.I.C.: Lucy Cleland
Associate Priest: Pam Thorn
Rtd Priest: Canon Brian Macdonald-Milne
LLMs: Paul Cooper; Trevor Thorn; Ray Gambell
Link: The Melanesian Mission
We give thanks for strong relationships with our ecumenical partners. We pray for candidates from Waterbeach preparing for confirmation. Also for the deepening of our links with The Melanesian Mission.
Margery Kempe, Mystic, c.144o (born in Kings Lynn)
Vanuatu (Melanesia) - The Rt Revd James Marvin Ligo
10th November
Landbeach All Saints
P.I.C.: Lucy Cleland
Associate Priest: Pam Thorn
Rtd Priest: Canon Brian Macdonald-Milne
LLMs: Paul Cooper; Trevor Thorn; Ray Gambell
Link: The Melanesian Mission
We give thanks for the Sunday worship and midweek gatherings that take place in All Saints Church each week. We pray for the growth of our worshipping congregation. Also for our outreach to the local community of Landbeach.
Vellore (South India) - The Rt Revd Yesuratnam William
11th November
Fen Drayton St Mary the Virgin
Vicar: John-David Yule
LLM: Geoff Dodgson
Give thanks for the completion of a further stage of the church restoration scheme. Pray for the continuing witness of the Parish Church in the community.
Venezuela (USA) - The Rt Revd Orlando Guerrero
12th November
Conington St Mary
Vicar: John-David Yule
LLM: Geoff Dodgson
Give thanks that the Parish Church stands at the heart of the village community. Pray that our fellowship may bear effective witness to our faith.
Confirmation, Yaxley Deanery
Vermont (USA) - The Rt Revd Thomas C Ely
13th November
Lolworth All Saints
Vicar: John-David Yule
LLM: Geoff Dodgson; Byron Bache
Give thanks for the rich heritage of the Parish Church in the life of this small village. Please pray that in the present day we may minister more visibly within the community.
Confirmation, General Cathedral
Charles Simeon, Priest, Evangelical Divine, 1836 (Vicar of Holy Trinity, Cambridge, Fellow of King's College)
Victoria Nyanza (Tanzania) - The Rt Revd Boniface Kwangu
14th November
Swavesey St Andrew
Vicar: John-David Yule
LLM: Geoff Dodgson
Give thanks for the contributions to church life of Choir, Musicians and Bell ringers, the Sunday School and the Baby And Toddlers Service (BATS). Please pray for the work of our friends in African International Christian Ministry (AICM) in Uganda and Congo
Virgin Islands (USA) - The Rt Revd Edward Ambrose Gumbs
15th November
The Council for Mission and Ministry and all the developments through Fresh Expressions and the Mission Action Plans of the Parishes. Meetings this week of the Houses Committee and Readers Board.
Prisons week and Persecuted Christians
Virginia (USA) - The Rt Revd Peter James Lee: Coadjutor Bishop - The Rt Revd Shannon Sherwood Johnston: Suffragan Bishop - The Rt Revd David Colin Jones
16th November
HMP Whitemoor
Prayer please for inmates and their families and all the staff
Waiapu (New Zealand) - The Rt Revd David Rice
17th November
HMP Littlehey
Chaplain: David Kinder
The visit of the Archbishop of York to the prison on 21 November; the recruitment of new Chaplaincy Team members. Thanks for all those who visit prisoners.
Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200 (lived at Buckden)
Waikato (New Zealand) - The Most Revd David John Moxon: Waikato - Taranaki Region - The Rt Revd Philip Richardson
18th November
Cambridge Theological Federation
As part of the University of Cambridges anniversary celebration, give thanks for 800 years of studying theology and training for ministry in Cambridge. Pray for the Theological Federation, the Universitys slogan Transforming Tomorrow stands for our work too.
Wakefield - The Rt Revd Stephen Platten: Wakefield - Pontefract - The Rt Revd Anthony William Robinson
19th November
Cambridge Theological Federation
Pray for Revd Dr Ian McIntosh, as incoming President of the Federation, for the Federation Registrar, Mrs Rowena Small, and for Sir Brian Heap, Chair of the Governing Council as they plan the work of the Federation.
Wangaratta (Australia) - The Rt Revd Ralph David Farrer
20th November
Cambridge Theological Federation
Pray for the completion of the Federation Strategic Review. Our Churches and culture are changing rapidly and the Federation must plan carefully how to respond to new demands, as it prepares women and men for ministry. Pray for those who must make hard choices to implement the Review.
Warri (Nigeria) - The Rt Revd Christian Ideh
21st November
Cambridge Theological Federation
Pray for all staff and students of the Federation. For its Member institutes representing Anglican, United Reformed, Catholic, Orthodox and Methodist Churches; and for Members concerned with the Study of Mission and Inter-Faith Relations; and for the many other Christian bodies represented by individual students.
Washington (USA) - The Rt Revd John Bryson Chane: Assisting Bishop - The Rt Revd Allen Lyman Bartlett
22nd November
The Director of Ordinands and Director of Ministerial and Adult Learning and all helping to foster vocations to ministry and the Religious Orders of Friars, Monks and Nuns. Meetings this week of the Bishops Council, Board of Education and Training, Royal School of Church Music and Diocesan Advisory Committee
Confirmation Parish - Downham Market
Clive Staples Lewis, Spiritual Writer, 1963 (Professor of Mediaeval and Renaissance English at Cambridge)
Wau (Sudan) - The Rt Revd Henry Cuir Riak
23rd November
Cambridge St Andrew the Less
Vicar: Steve Midgley
Curate: Chris Lowe
Staff: Richard Newman; Tarita Rumford
Give thanks for the completion of the first phase of our building project marked by a service of thanksgiving with Bishop Anthony and Mark Ashton last month. Pray that this will help develop our links with the local community and provide opportunities for evangelism. Pray for preparations for the nationwide mission, A Passion for Life, and especially for Tim Keller speaking in Cambridge in March 2010.
Algy Robertson, co founder of the Society of St Francis, 1955 (vicar of Saint Ives, 1931 37)
Wellington (New Zealand) - The Rt Revd Dr Thomas John Brown
24th November
Chesterton St Andrew
Vicar: Nick Moir
Curate: Alasdair Coles
Hon Asst Priest: Dorothy Peyton-Jones (Pastoral Co-ordinator)
Rtd Priest: Lorna Dazeley
ALMs: Pam Lumsden; Mick Lumsden; Helen Druiff; Caroline Lamaison
Overseas links: Azula Wasi (Blue House) Orphanage in Peru
Give thanks for a great summer; the Chesterton Festival and stronger community links, our 'Showstoppers' holiday club, those confirmed and admitted to Communion. Pray for our Alpha course, our deepening sense of common prayer, St Andrew's Hall celebrating its 4th birthday next week, various building projects either just finished or about to be begun!
Confirmation, Bourn Deanery
St Andrews Community Church of England Primary School
West Ankole (Uganda) - The Rt Revd William Magambo
25th November
Chesterton St George
Vicar: Stephen Bowring
Curate: Sheila Cameron
LLMs: David Berkley; Lesley Bowring
Links: Gorakhpur Childrens Nurseries Project; Love Russia; Gabonamag al (Hungary)
Give thanks for the growth in numbers in our congregation, and pray for continuing outreach and spiritual growth. Pray for our increasing ecumenical activity, and our partnership with the other Chesterton Anglican churches.
West Buganda (Uganda) - The Rt Revd Samuel Cephas Kamya
26th November
Chesterton the Good Shepherd
Vicar: David Maher
Curate: Anthony Lees-Smith
Priests: John Polkinghorne; Lionel Rose; Eomore Moyo
LLM: Linda Dean
ALMs: Liz Collinson; Ruth Bangor; Dorothy Holliday; Ruth Reid
Thanks for the growth of Church and prayers for reaching out on the new estate at Orchard Park.
West Malaysia (South East Asia) - The Rt Revd Ng Moon Hing
27th November
Cambridge St Clement
In Interregnum
The parish is not likely to get any replacement priest. Nevertheless, wed be grateful for your prayers as would the Greek Orthodox congregation with whom we share the church.
West Missouri (USA) - The Rt Revd Barry Robert Howe
28th November
Cambridge St Matthew
P.I.C.: Frank Price
Rtd Priest: Julia Popp
ALMs: Rose Thomas-Carr (Community); Andy Liggins (Youth);
Ian Somasundram (Young Adults)
Links: Tim and Shireen Ettrick (Azerbaijan); Andy and Sarah Perrett (China); Luke Wilson (Columbia); Barton and Mariane Wylie (Friends International)
Give thanks that 75 new members from St Andrew the Great, Cambridge were so warmly welcomed and for the greater links with local community that have resulted. Pray for unity and growth as we serve our neighbourhood and our networks of contacts.
Confirmation, St Neots Deanery
West Tennessee (USA) - The Rt Revd Don E Johnson
29th November
As we give thanks for 900 years of Diocesan life so we pray for our Bishops Anthony (who will soon be retiring) and David facing fresh responsibilities in the coming Interregnum together with the Senior Staff praying and planning for the years ahead. Meeting this week of Council for Mission and Ministry
Confirmation, Wisbech Lynn Marshland Deanery - Wisbech St Peter and St Paul
West Texas (USA) - The Rt Revd Gary Lillibridge: Suffragan Bishop - The Rt Revd David Mitchell Reed
30th November
Orwell Group: Arrington St Nicholas, Barrington All Saints, Croydon with Clopton All Saints, Orwell St Andrew and Wimpole St Andrew
Rector: Neil Brice
ALMs: Hilda Tattersall; Mary Stapleton; Wayne Talbot
The benefice give thanks for the increasing sense of support and fellowship in the benefice and the willingness to share so many things together.
St Andrew
West Virginia (USA) - The Rt Revd Willam Mitchie Klusmeyer