Focus for Prayer

Monday 1 March 2004

Birmingham-Aston - John Michael Austin

Senior Staff Meeting

RAMSGATE, ST. MARK
Clergy: Christopher Skingley
Reader: Prim Williamson


Tuesday 2 March 2004

Blackburn - Alan D Chesters

ST. PETER-IN-THANET Clergy: Brian Moore James Taylor Readers: Olive Blott John Cox Michael Hawthorne Richard Taylor Church Schools:

St. Peter-in-Thanet Junior
Head: Sharon Irvine

St. George's Foundation School
Head: Keith Rumblo


Wednesday 3 March 2004

Blackburn-Burnley - John William Goddard

WESTGATE-ON-SEA, ST.JAMES
Clergy: Robert Bashford


Thursday 4 March 2004

Blackburn-Lancaster - Geoffrey Stephen Pedley

WESTGATE-ON-SEA, ST.SAVIOUR
Clergy: John Richardson
Church School
:

St. Saviour's Junior
Head: Jarlath Medine


Friday 5 March 2004

Bloemfontein (Southern Africa) - E Patrick Glover

RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES
St. Mary's Abbey, West Malling
Sisters of the Love of God, Bede House
Sisters of the Church, Deal
Franciscan Brothers, Greyfriars, Canterbury


Saturday 6 March 2004

Bo Sierra Leone (West Africa) - Samuel Sao Gbonda

WEEKS OF ACCOMPANIED PRAYER
Co-ordinator: Anne Rees
Compass Rose Society


Sunday 7 March 2004 2 Lent

Church of the Province of Central Africa
Bernard Amos Malango, Primate

The Church of Sweden
Diocese: Lund Bishop: Christina Odenberg (Diocesan Bishop)

The Church of Ireland: Province of Dublin
Diocese: Cashel and Ossory,
consisting of Cashel, Waterford, Lismore, Ossory, Leighlin and Ferns) Bishop: PF Barrett (Diocesan)

People and clergy of SITTINGBOURNE deanery


Monday 8 March 2004

Boga (Congo) - Patrice Byankya Njojo

CLERGY WITH PERMISSION TO OFFICIATE

READERS EMERITI

ACCREDITED LAY MINISTERS


Tuesday 9 March 2004

Bolivia (Southern Cone) Frank Lyons

ORDINANDS, READERS & ALMS in Training


Wednesday 10 March 2004

Bondo (Kenya) - Johannes Otieno Angela

DIOCESAN COMMUNICATIONS UNIT
OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER
Editor: Bryan Harris
Assistant Editor: Steve Harris
NOTICEBOARD
Editor: Pat Donaldson


Thursday 11 March 2004

Bor (The Sudan) - Nathaniel Garang Angieth

BOARD OF MINISTRY AND TRAINING
Chairman: Archdeacon of Maidstone
Director of Training: Geoffrey Walker
Local Ministry Training Scheme Principal: Geoffrey Walker
Vice-Principal: Lesley Walker
Director of Studies: Helen Burn


Friday 12 March 2004

Botswana (Central Africa) Theophilus Tswere Naledi

DAC Meeting

Church in Society Partners Retreat Weekend

BOARD OF MINISTRY AND TRAINING
Authorised Lay Ministry Officer
& Events & Courses Manager: Sarah Solly
Secretary: Paul Burch
Continuing Ministerial Development Officer: Tim Ling


Saturday 13 March 2004

Bradford - David Charles James

BOARD OF MINISTRY AND TRAINING
Director of Post Ordination Training: Ed Condry
Bishops Officer for NSMS: Judy Muxlow
Advisor for Women's Ministry: Barbara Way
Bishops Officer for OLMS: Paul Cox
Ministry Leadership Teams: Rob Hudson


Sunday 14 March 2004
3 Lent

GIVE THANKS for The Anglican Church of the Central American Region
- The Most Rev'd Cornelius Joshua Wilson - Primate

Continental Europe
Geoffrey Rowell (Diocesan), David Hamid (Bishop in Europe)

The Church of Ireland: Armagh:
Robin Eames (Archbishop and Diocesan Bishop)

People and clergy of TENDERDEN deanery


Monday 15 March 2004

Brandon (Rupert's Land, Canada) - James Njegovan

Senior Staff Meeting

WEST BRIDGE DEANERY
Area Dean: John S. Richardson
Lay Chairman: Len Budd Synod Secretary: Caroline Spencer
T reasurer: Frances Pritchard


Tuesday 16 March 2004

Brasilia (Brazil) - Almir Dos Santos

CHARTHAM
Clergy: Clive Barlow
Reader: Fiona Clay


Wednesday 17 March 2004
St Patrick

PRAY for peace in Northern Ireland

Meeting of Senior Staff with Area Deans and Lay Chairmen

CHILHAM, CHALLOCK & MOLLASH
Clergy: Chris Duncan
Reader: Sylvia Barton
Church School
:

St. Mary's Primary
Head: Gail Spragg


Thursday 18 March 2004

Brechin (Scotland) - Neville Chamberlain

CRUNDALE & GODMERSHAM
Clergy: Ian Campbell
Reader: Eaen Templeton


Friday 19 March 2004
St Joseph

Brisbane (Queensland, Australia) - Phillip John Aspinall Arbp STONE STREET GROUP

ELMSTED, PETHAM, STELLING, UPPER HARDES & WALTHAM
Clergy: David Houston
Readers: Sylvia Geen , Gill Metcalf
Church Schools
:

Bodsham Primary
Head: Jennifer Reeves

Stelling Minnis Primary
Head: Beverley Norman


Saturday 20 March 2004

Brisbane-Northern Region (Queensland, Australia)
Richard Franklin Appleby

WYE, BROOK & HASTINGLEIGH
Clergy: John S. Richardson, Steve Lillicrap, Dickie Cleveland
Readers: Maureen Burnham, Paul Burnham, Clare Hiscock
John Orr-Ewing, Kevin Rall


Sunday 21 March 2004
4 Lent
Mothering Sunday

The Anglican Church of Canada
Most Rev'd Michael Geoffrey Peers, Primate

Coventry: Colin Bennetts (Diocesan Bishop),
Anthony Priddis (Bishop of Warwick)

The Church of Ireland:
Province of Armagh Down and Dromore
Bishop: Harold Miller (Diocesan)

People and clergy of CANTERBURY deanery</p>


Monday 22 March 2004

Brisbane-Southern Region (Queensland)
Ronald John Chantler Williams

ASHFORD DEANERY
Area Dean: Sheila McLachlan
Lay Chairman: Jennie Burgess
Synod Secretary: Bob Charnley
Treasurer: Shirley Leslie


Tuesday 23 March 2004

Brisbane-Western Region (Queensland, Australia) - Raymond Bruce Smith

ASHFORD, ST. MARY Clergy: Colin Preece, Peter Rowe
Church School
:

St. Mary's Primary
Head: Sue Parkin


Wednesday 24 March 2004

Bristol - Michael Arthur Hill

ASHFORD SOUTH, CHRIST CHURCH
Clergy: David Kirkwood


Thursday 25 March 2004 The Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary

PRAY for the Mothers' Union

Bristol-Swindon - Michael David Doe

DIOCESAN MOTHERS UNION
President: Brenda Lawson
Deputy President: Joan Day
Diocesan Secretary: Carole Gabriel


Friday 26 March 2004

British Columbia (British Columbia and The Yukon,Canada) R Barry Jenks

ASHFORD SOUTH, ST. FRANCIS
Clergy: Ian Garrett , Celia Garrett
Church School
:

Christ Church High
Head: John Mulrenan


Saturday 27 March 2004

Bujumbura (Burundi) - Pie Ntukamazina

CHARING, CHARING HEATH & LITTLE CHART Clergy: Brian Chalmers, Philip Cox
Readers: Alan Duncan, Raymond Williams
Church School
:

Charing Primary
Head: Rosemary Olley


Sunday 28 March 2004
5 Lent
Passion Sunday

Province de L'Eglise Anglicane du Congo
Patrice Byankya Njojo - Primate

Diocese: Derby
Bishop(s): Jonathan Bailey (Diocesan), David Hawtin (Repton)

The Church of Ireland:
Province of Armagh

Diocese: Clogher - Michael Jackson

People and clergy of DOVER deanery


Monday 29 March 2004

Bukedi (Uganda) - Nicodemus Engwalas-Okille

Senior Staff Retreat

EGERTON & PLUCKLEY
Clergy: Lindsay Hammond
Church Schools:

Egerton Primary
Head: Chrs Dale

Pluckley Primary
Head: Richard Rule


Tuesday 30 March 2004

Bunbury (Western Australia) - William David McCall

Church in Society AGM

GREAT CHART, ST. MARY w SINGLETON
Clergy: Timothy Wilson
Readers: George Faulks, Derek Goodwin


Wednesday 31 March 2004
John Donne Priest and Poet

Bungoma (Kenya) - Eliud Wabukala

KINGSNORTH & SHADOXHURST
Clergy: Sheila McLachlan, Tim Hall
Reader: Lesley Jordan
Church School
:

Kingsnorth Primary:
Head: Claire Foinette

 

Saint for the 1st March 2004

St. David


David, the patron saint of
Wales, was born at the end of the fifth century at Henfynyw, Cardigan. His father was a prince named Sant; his mother was Saint Non. Legends of David frequently allude to the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove. It was recalled that as he learned to read the psalms, a dove hovered at his lips, teaching him to praise God.


He was credited with founding twelve monasteries, after being educated at Ty Gwyn, by Saint Paulinus. Elected abbot of the monastery of Ty Gwyn, he later moved to Mynyw, at the south west corner of
Wales, where he set up a community who lived lives of incredible hardship -- deliberately undertaken to discipline their souls. Only under extreme necessity were they allowed to speak. They never ate meat or fish -- only bread, salt, and vegetables and they tilled the land without the help of oxen. They stayed awake in prayer from dusk on Friday till day break on Sunday.


Saint David may well have been present at a synod called at Brefi in Cardigan to condemn the heresy of Pelagius. It was here, not only is the Holy Spirit said to have alighted on his shoulder as he spoke; the earth to rose in a hillock, to ensure that all could see and hear him. David won a great victory over the Saxons, instructing the Welsh soldiers to wear a leek in their headgear for ease of recognition by their fellows on the battle field.


At the synod of Brefi, David is reputed to have been recognised as Primate of Wales. Saint Debricius resigned so that David could take his see and the saint’s one, on condition in replacing Debricius, was that he could move the see   from Carleon to Mynyw (now known as St Davids). There he died, saying to his fellow-Christians, ' Rejoice. Hold fast to the faith. And remember to fulfil those small tasks that you have learned while you were with me.'


DAVID PATRON SAINT OF
WALES

                                                                       
Richard F Sibley March 2004

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