18-24 Jan

Week 3 Epiphany 2
Sunday 18 January
Birmingham Churches
Winter Night Shelter
Please pray for the
Birmingham Churches
Winter Night shelter which
began on 12th January and
runs for eight weeks. The
shelter is an ecumenical
project which sees churches offering shelter, friendship,
dignity and hope to those who find themselves sleeping
rough on the streets of Birmingham this winter. It is a
collaboration that includes local churches, outreach
teams, Thrive Together Birmingham, Housing Justice
and Sifa Fireside.
Please pray for all those involved in the shelter; for the
churches offering their buildings; for all those volunteering
their time; for the outreach teams, and for the work of the
homeless charity Sifa Fireside as they provide referrals and
ongoing support to the guests.
Please pray most particularly for these guests, that they
may they find rest and peace, friendship and compassion,
and hope for a future where they are valued and loved, and
where each of them have a home.
For more information email [email protected]
MON 19
Bishop David is visiting St Alban’s Academy today. Please pray for
the staff and students in this place of learning, where students
are enabled to explore and develop issues of faith whilst making
remarkable progress both academically and personally.
TUE 20
Please pray for Captain Adrian Prescott, Children and Family
worker at Christ Church, The Quinton, and all who serve their
children and young people. Please pray for Sunday groups, Messy
Church, Parent and Toddler groups, Monday Club, the Uniformed
organisations, and the bible clubs in their Church school.
WED 21
Please pray for the Area Deans, they serve in a wide diversity
of areas – part of the richness of this diocese. May they be
encouraged in their work.
THU 22
Richard Tucker, Malawi Partnership Officer, writes: Pray for the
Malawi Task Group meeting today. It meets two-monthly to direct
all aspects of our partnership with the Anglican Church in Malawi.
Pray also for Alinafe Kalemba, Bishop of Southern Malawi.
FRI 23
Mthr Josephine Houghton, The Ascension, Stirchley, writes that
together with others from the area, they are hoping to open a Place
of Welcome in January. Please pray for God’s blessing; on those
helping to co-ordinate it and all who will come, that they may
recognise the presence of Christ in each other and build community.
SAT 24
‘One Christ: Many Voices’, a 24 hour ecumenical prayer event, is
taking place at Birmingham Cathedral today to launch its 300th
birthday celebrations. The Dean writes: Please join in prayer with
and for all the people of our city, diocese and region. Pray that the
worship, celebration and events planned may be a great blessing
and encouragement to us all.
Anglican Communion
Sunday 18 January: London (Canterbury, England): The Rt Revd & Rt
Hon Richard John Carew Chartres. London, Edmonton (Canterbury,
England): The Rt Revd Peter William Wheatley. London, Fulham
(Canterbury, England): The Rt Revd Jonathan Mark Richard Baker.
London, Kensington (Canterbury, England): The Rt Revd Paul Gavin
Williams. London, Stepney (Canterbury, England): The Rt Revd Adrian
Newman. London, Willesden (Canterbury, England): The Rt Revd Peter
Allan Broadbent
Monday 19 January: Lincoln (Canterbury, England): The Rt Revd
Christopher Lowson. Lincoln, Grantham (Canterbury, England):
The Rt Revd Timothy William Ellis. Lincoln, Grimsby (Canterbury,
England): The Rt Revd David Eric Court
Tuesday 20 January: Litoral Ecuador (IX, The Episcopal Church):
The Rt Revd Alfredo Morante
Wednesday 21 January: Liverpool (York, England): The Rt Revd Paul
Bayes. Liverpool, Warrington (York, England): The Rt Revd Richard
Finn Blackburn
Thursday 22 January: The Most Revd Dr Barry Morgan Archbishop of
Wales & Bishop of Llandaff. Assistant Bishop of Llandaff (Wales):
The Rt Revd David Wilbourne
Friday 23 January: Lokoja (Lokoja, Nigeria): The Most Revd
Emmanuel Sokowamju Egbunu
Saturday 24 January: Limerick & Killaloe (Dublin, Ireland):
The Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon

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