1999 Friday-January 1: Agra, India, Morris Andrews, bishop Saturday-2: Amritsar, India, Anand Chandu Lal, bishop WEEK OF January 3, 1999 2 Christmas Give Thanks for The United Churches of Bangladesh, North India, Pakistan and South India. Monday-4: Andaman and Car Nicobar Islands, India, Edmond Matthew, bishop Tuesday-5: Barrackpore, India, Brojen Malakar, bishop Wednesday-6: Bhopal, India, L Maida, bishop Thursday-7: Bombay, India, Baiju Fulji Gavit, bishop Friday-8: Calcutta, India, Dinesh Gorai, bishop Saturday-9: Chandigarh, India, Joel Mal, bishop WEEK OF January 10, 1999 1 Epiphany GIVE THANKS for the Church of North India, Dhirendra Mohanty, Moderator. Country: India Dioceses: 24 (Agra, Amritsar, Andaman & Car Nicobar, Barrackpore, Bhopal, Bombay, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Chotanagpur, Cuttack, Delhi, Durgapur, Eastern Himalayas, Gujarat, Jabalpur, Kolhapur, Lucknow, Nagpur, Nasik, North East India, Patna, Phulbani, Rajasthan, Sambalpur) Moderator: The Most Rev. Dhirendra Mohanty Provincial mailing address: Bishop's House Madhusudan Road Cuttack 753001 Orissa, India Monday-11: 0111 the diocese of Chotanagpur, India, Zechariah Terom, 0111 bishop, Tuesday-12: 0112 the diocese of Cuttack, India, Dhirendra Mohanty, 0112 bishop, Wednesday-13: 0113 the diocese of Delhi, India, Karam Masih, bishop, Thursday-14: 0114 the diocese of Durgapur, India, Bishop to be chosen, Friday-15: 0115 the diocese of Eastern Himalayas, India, Gerald 0115 Andrews, bishop, Saturday-16: 0116 the diocese of Gujarat, India, Vinodkumar Mathushellah 0116 Malaviya, bishop, WEEK OF January 17, 1999 2 Epiphany Anglican Communion Sunday-PRAY for the Anglican Communion, the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), and for Secretary General John L. Peterson and the Anglican Communion Office staff. The Anglican Communion has developed in two stages. Beginning in the 17th century, Anglicanism was established by colonization in countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Southern Africa and the eastern part of the present USA. Colonial bishoprics were set up under the authority of Canterbury in many parts of the British Empire; in other parts (e.g. North America) the Bishop of London exercised a distant supervision of local churches. After the American colonies achieved independence, the Episcopal Church in the USA became in 1789 the first independent daughter church of the Church of England. The two churches were in full communion and had many informal relationships but no formal or legal ties, thus setting a pattern for the Anglican Communion of the future. The second stage of development was the result of missionary expansion in the 19th and 20th centuries to other countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America and the formation of independent Provinces of the church in what was to become the British Commonwealth. The growth of autonomy in various branches of Anglicanism and the need for consultation led to the first Lambeth Conference in 1867. 0117 we continue our prayers for the Church in North India Monday-18: 0118 the diocese of Jabalpur, India, Sunil Cak, bishop, Tuesday-19: 0119 the diocese of Kolhapur, India, Bathuel Ramchandra 0119 Tiwade, bishop, Wednesday-20: 0120 the diocese of Lucknow, India, Anil R. Stephen, bishop, Thursday-21: 0121 the diocese of Nagpur, India, Vinod Peter, bishop, Friday-22: 0122 the diocese of Nasik, India, George Ninan, bishop, Saturday-23: 0123 the diocese of North East India, India, Purely Lyngdoh, 0123 bishop, WEEK OF January 24, 1999 3 Epiphany 0124 we continue our prayers for the Church in North India, Monday-25: 0125 the diocese of Patna, India, Philip Phembuar Marandih, 0125 bishop, Tuesday-26: 0126 the diocese of Phulbani, India, bishop to be chosen, Wednesday-27: 0127 the diocese of Rajasthan, India, Emmanuel Anthony, 0127 bishop, Thursday-28: 0128 the diocese of Sambalpur, India, Lingaraj Tandy, bishop, Friday-29: 0129 the diocese of Arabian Gulf, Pakistan, Azad Marshall, 0129 bishop, Saturday-30: 0130 the diocese of Faisalabad, Pakistan, John Samuel, 0130 bishop, WEEK OF January 31, 1999 4 Epiphany 0131 for the Church in Pakistan, Samuel Azariah, Moderator, 0131 with its 8 dioceses, Country: Pakistan Dioceses: 8 (Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Raiwind, Sailkot) Moderator: The Rt. Rev. Samuel Azariah Provincial mailing address: 17 Warris Road P.O. Box 2319 Lahore 3, Pakistan Hyderabad, Pakistan. S. K. Dass, bishop Monday-February 1: 0201 the diocese of Karachi, Pakistan, Ijaz Inyat Masih, 0201 bishop elect, Tuesday-2 : 0202 the diocese of Lahore, Pakistan, Alexander Malik, 0202 bishop, Wednesday-3: 0203 the diocese of Multan, Pakistan, John Victor Mall, 0203 bishop, Thursday-4: 0204 the diocese of Peshawar, Pakistan, bishop to be chosen, Friday-5: 0205 the diocese of Raiwind, Pakistan, Samuel Azariah, 0205 bishop, Saturday-6: 0206 the diocese of Sialkot, Pakistan, Samuel Pervez, bishop, WEEK OF February 7, 1999 5 Epiphany GIVE THANKS for the Church of Bangladesh, Barnabas Mondal, Moderator, and Michael S Baroi, Deputy Moderator. PRAY for the Church education programme, our efforts to establish a multifunctional building at Mirpur Dhaka to be used as a place of worship by the local congregation, youth programme, women programme and hostels, for our ministry and social works. GIVE THANKS for publishing our new Prayer Book and new edition of our Hymnal. The Province was founded in 1971. Only 0.3 percent of the people in Bangladesh are Christian. There is a theological college in Dhaka for training young people for ministry. Bangladesh needs more presbyters both men and women and financial assistance for the children's education programme (37 primary schools) and for training in and development of the schools. This is a low-lying disaster prone country which faces many natural calamities almost every year. People are poor and illiterate and depend mostly on agriculture. In order to achieve self-reliance, a social development programme is involved in community development, income-generation, adult literacy, social forestry, vocational training, group formation savings and credit, youth development, women development, schools, hospitals, community health and nutrition. Country: Bangladesh Dioceses: 2 (Dhaka, Khustia) Geographical area: 55,126 square miles Population: 128.25 million Number of Anglicans: 13,000 Number of Christians: 350,000 Other faiths: Islam (Muslim) 87 percent; Hindu 12 percent; Buddhist, Christian, etc. 1 percent Number of parishes: 50 Number of clergy: 24 Primate: The Most Rev. Barnabas D. Mondal Provincial Secretary: Mr. S. Bayen Provincial mailing address: St. Thomas' Church 54 Johnson Road Dhaka, 1100 Bangladesh Monday-8: 0208 Dhaka, Bangladesh, Barnabas Mondal, bishop Tuesday-9: 0209 Kushtia, Bangladesh, Michael S. Baroi, bishop Wednesday-10: 0210 Coimbatore, India, William Moses, bishop Thursday-11: 0211 Dornakal, India, Rajarathnam Allu, bishop Friday-12: 0212 East Kerala, India, Joseph Kunnumpurathu, bishop Saturday-13: 0213 Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Subramaniam Jebanesan, bishop WEEK OF FEBRUARY 14, 1999 Last Epiphany GIVE THANKS for the Church of South India, William Moses, Moderator. 0214 the Church of South India, William Moses, Moderator, 0214 its 21 dioceses, PRAY the church will facilitate freedom of expression, dignity of women and lay ministries in society. Countries: India, Sri Lanka Dioceses: 21 (Coimbatore, Dornakal, East Kerala, Jaffna, Kanyakumari, Karimnagar, Karnataka Central, Karnataka North, Karnataka South, Krishna-Godavari, Madhya Kerala, Madras, Madurai- Ramnad, Medak, Nandyal, North Kerala, Rayalaseema, South Kerala, Tirunelveli, Trichy-Tanjore, Vellore) Moderator: The Most Rev. William Moses Provincial mailing address: Bishop's House 204 Race Course Road Coimbatore 641018 TN1, India Monday-15: 0215 Kanyakumari, India, Messiadhas Kesari, bishop Tuesday-16: 0216 Karimnagar, India, Sanki John Theodore, bishop Wednesday-17: Ash Wednesday Accept our repentance, Lord, for the wrongs we have done: for our blindness to human need and suffering, and our indifference to injustice and cruelty. Thursday-18: Karnataka Central, India, Vasanthakumar Suputhrappa, bishop Friday-19: Karnataka North, India, Vasant Dandin, bishop Saturday-20: Karnataka South, India, Christopher L. Furtado, bishop WEEK OF FEBRUARY 21, 1999 1 Lent Today we continue our prayers for the Church of South India. Monday-22: Krishna-Godavari, India, Prakasha Rao Thumaty, bishop Tuesday-23: Madhya Kerala, India, Sam Mathew, bishop Wednesday-24: Madras, India, Mazilimani Azariah, bishop Thursday-25: Madurai-Ramnad, India, Thavaraj David Eames, Bishop; David Pothirajulu, Bishop in Special Ministry. Friday-26: Medak, India, B. Peter Sugandhar, bishop Saturday-27: Nandyal, India, Abraham Gondi, bishop WEEK OF FEBRUARY 28, 1999 2 Lent Today we continue our prayers for the Church of South India. Monday-March 1: North Kerala, India, Pulakulam Kuruvilla, bishop Tuesday-2: Rayalaseema, India, Chowtipalle Bellam Moses Frederick , bishop Wednesday-3: South Kerala, India, John Gladstone, bishop Thursday-4: Tirunelveli, India, Jason S. Dharmaraj, bishop Friday-5: Trichy-Tanjore, India. Daniel J. Srinivasan, bishop Saturday-6: Vellore, India. R. Trinity Baskeran, bishop WEEK OF MARCH 7, 1999 3 Lent GIVE THANKS for the Church of Myanmar, Andrew Mya Han, Archbishop PRAY for peace, justice and democracy. Myanmar was formerly known as Burma. Country: Myanmar Dioceses: 6 (Hpa-an, Mandalay, Mytikyina, Sittwe, Toungoo, Yangon) Primate: The Most Rev. Andrew Mya Han Provincial mailing address: Bishopscourt 140 Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road Dagon PO (11191) Yangoon, Myanmar Monday-8: Hpa-an, Myanmar. Daniel Hoi Kyin, bishop Tuesday-9: Mandalay, Myanmar. Andrew Hla Aung, bishop Wednesday-10: Mytikyina, Myanmar. John Shan Lum, Bishop, Thursday-11: Sittwe, Myanmar. Barnabas Theaung Hawi, Bishop; Aung Tha Tun, Assistant. PRAY for effective leadership training. (Myanmar) Friday-12: Toungoo, Myanmar. John Wilme, bishop Saturday-13: Yangon (Rangoo), Myanmar, Archbishop Andrew Mya Han, Bishop; Joseph Than-Pe, Assistant. WEEK OF MARCH 14, 1999 4 Lent GIVE THANKS for the Church of South East Asia, Moses Tay, Archbishop PRAY for the economic crisis in Sout East Asia, for our mission to the people in the province and for the development of human resources to meet our current challenges and opportunities. Countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam Dioceses: 4 (Kuching, Saba, Singapore, West Malaysia) Population: 350,000,000 Primate: The Most Rev. Moses Tay Provincial mailing address: 4 Bishopsgate Singapore 249970 Monday-15: Kuching, Malaysia. Made Katib, bishop Tuesday-16: Sabah, Malaysia. Datuk Yong Ping Chung, Bishop; Yong Chen Fah, Assistant. PRAY for us to catch the vision of double and redouble through mission 113: one Anglican makes one new disciple every three years. (South East Asia) Wednesday-17: Singapore, Singapore. Archbishop Moses Tay, Bishop; John Tan, Assistant. PRAY for meaningful worship, exercising spiritual gifts, biblical preaching and teaching, prayerful dependence on God and evangelism and discipleship. (South East Asia) Thursday-18: West Malaysia, Malaysia. Datuk Lim Cheng Ean, Bishop; M. E. Ponniah, Assistant. Friday-19: PRAY for missionaries throughout the world. Saturday-20: GIVE THANKS for the Holy Catholic Church in China (Chung Hua Sheun Kung Hui). WEEK OF MARCH 21, 1999 5 Lent GIVE THANKS for the Episcopal Church in the Philippines (Iglesia Episkopal sa Pilipinas), Ignacio Soliba, Prime bishop PRAY we will be a truly self-supporting church, reaching out and proclaiming God's love. The Episcopal Church in the Philippines is an Autonomous Church and a Church Province in the Anglican Communion. It began in 1901 as the Missionary District of the Philippines in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA). On May 1, 1990 it was inaugurated as an Autonomous Province in the Anglican Communion with the name: The Episcopal Church in the Philippines. The first bishop of this Church was Charles Henry Brent-a great ecumenist and a great spokesman for the missionary case, social concerns and the Faith and Order Movement. As an ecumenist, he did not sign the Comity Agreement which divided the country as missionary areas of the various religious groups outside the Roman Catholic Church. Instead, he established and began his District in areas where there were no Christians. This explains why up to this time the predominant members of this Church are from the minority tribes. Brent's Philippine Missionary Policy centered on the consciousness that the mission of the Episcopal Church should be to preach the Gospel in areas where there are no active work of other Christian bodies. Finding the Roman Catholic Church already active and in widespread existence in the country, Bishop Brent rejected proselytizing as a strategy for mission and adopted of "not putting an altar over and against another altar." Bishop Brent targeted three major areas for mission: 1) The unchurched Chinese and growing Caucasian population in Manila; 2) The native Muslims and pagan tribes in Mindanao who were not subjugated by Spain nor converted to Christianity; and 3) The fierce pagan tribes of Northern Luzon who were also not subjugated by Spain nor converted to Christianity. Country: Philippines Dioceses: 5 (Central Philippines; Northern Philippines, Southern Philippines, Northern Luzon, North Central Philippines) Geographical area: 300,439 square kilometers Population: 65 million Number of Anglicans: 118,714 Other faiths: Muslim Number of Parishes: 1,042 Number of Clergy: 252 Presiding Bishop: The Most Rev. Ignacio C. Soliba Provincial Secretary: Rex RB Reyes, Jr. Provincial mailing address: P.O. Box 10321 Broadway Centrum Quezon City, 1112 Philippines Monday-22: Central Philippines, The Philippines. Benjamin Botengan, bishop Tuesday-23: North Central Philippines, The Philippines. Joel A. Pachao, bishop Wednesday-24: Northern Luzon, The Philippines, Renato Mag-Gay Abibico, bishop Thursday-25: Northern Philippines, The Philippines. Edward Pacyaya Malecdan, Bishop; Miguel Yamoyam, Suffragan. Friday-26: Southern Philippines, The Philippines, James B. Manguramas, bishop Saturday-27: GIVE THANKS for the Philippine Independent Church (Iglesia Filipina Independiente). WEEK OF MARCH 28, 1999 Palm Sunday GIVE THANKS for the Anglican Church of Korea, Matthew Chung, Archbishop PRAY for God's help in revising the Book of Common Prayer, developing the study of the Mission Strategy and Vitalizing Committees, resolving the financial deficiency of the provincial office. The Province was founded on the 16th of April 1992. Country: Korea Dioceses: 3 (Seoul, Taejon, Pusan) Geographical area: 81,000 square miles Population: 65,000,000 Number of Anglicans: 15,000 Number of Christians: 13,000,000 Other faiths: Buddhism, Confucianism, Chun-do Kyo Number of Parishes: 100 Number of Clergy: 120 Primate: The Most Rev. Matthew Chung Provincial Secretary: John Kim Provincial mailing address: 3 Chong-Dong Chung-ku, Seoul 100-120 Korea Monday-29: Pusan, Korea. Bundo Chae Hon Kim, Bishop Tuesday-30: Seoul, Korea. Archbishop Matthew Chung, bishop Wednesday-31: Taejon, Korea. Paul Yoon, bishop Thursday- April 1: Maundy Thursday Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in remembrance of Jesus Christ our Lord. Friday-2: Good Friday Jerusalem. Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal, bishop Saturday-3: LORD, help us understand the silence of your tomb. WEEK OF APRIL 4, 1999 Easter Day Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy, the day of the Lord's resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. 0405 the diocese of Taiwan, John Chieh-T Sung Chien, bishop, 0406 the diocese of Chubu (Japan) Francis Toshiaki Mori, bishop, 0407 the diocese of Hokkaido (Japan) Nathaniel Uematsu, bishop, 0408 the diocese of Kita Kanto (Japan) James Uno, bishop, 0409 the diocese of Kobe (Japan) John Furumoto, bishop, 0410 the diocese of Kyoto (Japan) Barnabas Mutsuji Muto, bishop, WEEK OF APRIL 11, 1999 2 Easter 0411 the Church of Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Anglican Communion in 0411 Japan), John Takeda, Archbishop, 0412 the diocese of Kyushu (Japan) Joseph Iida, bishop, 0413 the diocese of Okinawa (Japan) David Shoji Tani, bishop, 0414 the diocese of Osaka (Japan) Koichi Takano, Bishop, 0415 the diocese of Tohoku (Japan) John Tadao Sato, bishop, 0416 the diocese of Tokyo (Japan) Archbishop John Takeda, bishop, 0417 the diocese of Yokohama (Japan) Raphael Shiro Kajiwara, 0417 bishop, WEEK OF APRIL 18, 1999 3 Easter 0418 the province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the 0418 Anglican Church of Canada, David P Crawley, Metropolitan, 0419 the diocese of British Columbia (Canada) R Barry Jenks, 0419 bishop, 0420 the diocese of Caledonia (Canada) John Hannen, bishop, 0421 the diocese of Cariboo (Canada) James D Cruickshank, bishop, 0422 the diocese of Kootenay (Canada) David Perry Crawley, 0422 bishop, 0423 the diocese of New Westminster (Canada) Michael Colin 0423 Ingham, bishop, 0424 the diocese of Yukon (Canada) Terrence Owen Buckle, bishop, WEEK OF APRIL 25, 1999 4 Easter 0425 province VIII (West and Pacific Rim) of the Episcopal Church in 0425 the United States of America, Bishop Richard L Shimpfky, 0425 President, 0426 the diocese of Alaska (USA) Mark MacDonald, bishop, 0427 the diocese of Arizona (USA) Robert Reed Shahan, bishop, 0428 the diocese of California (USA) William E Swing, bishop, 0429 the diocese of Eastern Oregon (USA) Rustin R Kimsey, bishop, 0430 the diocese of El Camino Real (USA) Richard L Shimpfky, 0430 bishop, 0501 the diocese of Hawaii (USA) Richard S O Chang, bishop; 0501 Jackson E Gilliam, assistant bishop, WEEK OF MAY 2, 1999 5 Easter 0502 province VIII (West and Pacific Rim) of the Episcopal Church in 0502 the United States of America, Bishop Richard L Shimpfky, 0502 President, 0503 the diocese of Idaho (USA) Harry R Bainbridge, bishop, 0504 the diocese of Los Angeles (USA) Frederick H Borsch, bishop, 0504 Chester L Talton, suffragan bishop, Robert M Anderson, 0504 assistant bishop, 0505 the diocese of Navajoland Area Mission (USA) Steven T 0505 Plummer, bishop, 0506 the diocese of Nevada (USA) Stewart C Zabriskie, bishop, 0507 the diocese of Northern California (USA) Jerry A Lamb, 0507 bishop, 0508 the diocese of Olympia (USA) Vincent W Warner, bishop, 0508 Sanford Z K Hamptom, assistant bishop, WEEK OF MAY 9, 1999 6 Easter 0509 province VIII (West and Pacific Rim) of the Episcopal Church in 0509 the United States of America, Bishop Richard L Shimpfky, 0509 President, 0510 the diocese of Oregon (USA) Robert L Ladehoff, bishop, 0511 the diocese of San Diego (USA) Gethin Hughes, bishop, 0512 the diocese of San Joaquin (USA) John-David Schofield, bishop, 0513 the diocese of Spokane (USA) Frank Jeffrey Terry, bishop, 0514 the diocese of Utah (USA) Carolyn Irish, bishop, 0515 all church councils WEEK OF MAY 16, 1999 7 Easter 0516 the Anglican Church in Mexico, Samuel Espinoza, archbishop, 0517 the diocese of Cuernavaca (Mexico) Martiniano 0517 Garcia-Montiel, bishop, 0518 the diocese of Mexico, Sergio Carranza-Gomez, bishop, 0519 the diocese of Northern Mexico (Mexico) German Martinez- 0519 Márquez, bishop, 0520 the diocese of Southeast Mexico (Mexico) Claro Huerta Ramos, 0520 bishop, 0521 the diocese of Western Mexico (Mexico) Archbishop Samuel 0521 Espinoza, bishop, 0522 the diocese of Arkansas (USA) Larry Maze, bishop, WEEK OF MAY 23, 1999 Pentecost 0523 province VII (Southwest) of the Episcopal Church of the 0523 United States of America, Bishop William E Smalley, 0523 President. GIVE THANKS for province VII (Southwest) of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Bishop William E. Smalley, President. PRAY as we seek to affirm the teachings and traditions of the Episcopal Church while honoring the diversity of views and cultures within the province. We support the ministries of our dioceses and their congregations. Monday-24 the diocese of Dallas (USA) James Stanton, bishop Tuesday-25 the diocese of Fort Worth (USA) Jack Leo Iker, bishop Wednesday-26: Augustine of Canterbury PRAY for George L. Carey, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Thursday-27: Kansas (USA) William Smalley, bishop Friday-28: Northwest Texas (USA) C. Wallis Ohl Jr., bishop Saturday-29: Oklahoma (USA) Robert Manning Moody, bishop WEEK OF MAY 30, 1999 Trinity Sunday Today we continue our prayers for province VII of The Episcopal Church. Monday-31: Rio Grande (USA) Terence Kelshaw, bishop Tuesday- June 1: Texas (USA) Claude E. Payne, Bishop; Leopoldo Alard, Suffragan. Wednesday-2: West Missouri (USA) John Clark Buchanan, Bishop; Barry Robert Howe, Coadjutor. Thursday-3: West Texas (USA) James Edward Folts, Bishop; Robert Boyd Hibbs, Suffragan. PRAY that we may continue to reclaim our spiritual heritage as a missionary people. (province VII, The Episcopal Church) Friday-4: Western Kansas (USA) Vernon Edward Strickland, bishop Saturday-5: Western Louisiana (USA) Robert Hargrove Jr., bishop WEEK OF JUNE 6, 1999 2 Pentecost GIVE THANKS for province VI (Northwest) of The Episcopal Church of the United States of America, James E. Krotz, President. PRAY that we may support one another in the development of local ministries for our remote and isolated communities. Country: United States of America Dioceses: 8 (Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming) Number of Episcopalians: 121,596 Number of clergy: 1,304 Head of province: The Rt. Rev. James E. Krotz Internal province mailing address: Dr. Kathleen Russell Box 1632 Kearney, NE 68848 USA Monday-7: Colorado (USA) William J. Winterrowd, bishop Tuesday-8: Iowa (USA) C. Christopher Epting, bishop Wednesday-9: Minnesota (USA) James Louis Jelinek, Bishop; Daniel Swenson, Assistant. PRAY that all in the diocese may invest themselves in our plan for mission. (province VI, The Episcopal Church) Thursday-10: Montana (USA) Charles Irving Jones, bishop Friday-11: Nebraska (USA) James Krotz, bishop Saturday-12: North Dakota (USA) Andrew Fairfield, bishop WEEK OF JUNE 13, 1999 3 Pentecost GIVE THANKS for the Anglican Observer to the United Nations Bishop James Ottley and his staff. PRAY for their minstry of peace and justice for all God's people. Today we continue our prayers for province VI of The Episcopal Church. Monday-14: South Dakota (USA) Creighton L. Robertson, bishop Tuesday-15: Wyoming (USA) Bruce Caldwell, bishop Wednesday-16: The Arctic (Canada) Christopher Williams, Bishop; Paul O. Idlout, Suffragan. PRAY we may build up an indigenous ministry wherever appropriate, strengthen spiritual life and achieve financial self-sufficiency. (Rupert's Land, Canada) Thursday-17: Athabasca (Canada) John R. Clarke, bishop Friday-18: Brandon (Canada) Malcolm Harding, bishop Saturday-19: Calgary (Canada) J. Barry Curtis, Bishop; Gary Frederick Woolsey, Assistant. PRAY we will be alive to God, caring for one another, and a sign of God's healing presence. (Rupert's Land, Canada) WEEK OF JUNE 20, 1999 4 Pentecost GIVE THANKS for the province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada, J. Barry Curtis, Metropolitan. Country: Canada Dioceses: 10 (The Arctic, Athabasca, Brandon, Calgary, Edmonton, Keewatin, Qu'Appelle, Rupert's Land, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon) Number of Anglicans: 126,758 Number of Parishes: 421 Number of Congregations: 610 Metropolitan: The Most Rev. J. Barry Curtis Provincial mailing address: Diocese of Calgary 3015 Glencoe Rd. SW Calgary AB T2S 2L9 Canada 0621 the diocese of Edmonton (Canada), Victoria 0621 Matthews, bishop, 0622 the diocese of Keewatin (Canada), Gordon Beardy, 0622 bishop, 0623 the diocese of Qu’Appelle (Canada), Duncan 0623 Wallace, bishop, 0624 the diocese of Rupert’s Land (Canada), Patrick 0624 V Lee, bishop, 0625 the diocese of Saskatchewan (Canada), Anthony 0625 Burton, bishop, Charles J Arthurson, suffragan, 0625 bishop among the Cree Indians, 0626 the diocese of Saskatoon (Canada), Thomas Morgan, 0626 bishop, WEEK OF JUNE 27, 1999 5 Pentecost 0627 province V (Midwest) of the Episcopal Church of the 0627 United States of America, Janet Lewis Andersen, 0627 president, GIVE THANKS for province V (Midwest) of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Janet Lewis Andersen, President. GIVE THANKS for the diverse range of interest and viewpoints within the province and that we are sound enough financially to meet our administrative and program expenses. PRAY that we may creatively respond to the current trend of decreasing National Church program funding and direction. The General Convention of 1901 adopted the present article of the Constitution, providing for the division of the church into the provinces. The 1919 convention gave increased powers to the provincial synods and in 1922 the election of a provincial president was authorized. The elected President of Province V has been a Bishop until 1997 when the Synod meeting elected a female from the laity. The Province of the Midwest until the late sixties consisted of thirteen dioceses divided over the five states that are around and south of Lake Michigan. The Diocese of Missouri, which is the St. Louis area, left Province VII to join Province V. In January 1995, the Diocese of Eastern Michigan was carved out of the Diocese of Michigan. Geographically the dioceses within the province can be traveled in a one to two day drive. Within the province there are two Episcopal seminaries: Nashotah House and Seabury-Western. Country: The United States of America Population: 15,332,000 Other faiths: Muslim, Jewish, etc. Dioceses: 15 (Chicago, Eastern Michigan, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Indianapolis, Michigan, Milwaukee, Missouri, Northern Indiana, Northern Michigan, Ohio, Quincy, Southern Ohio, Springfield, Western Michigan ) Parishes: 952 Clergy: 1,968 Head of province: Janet Lewis Andersen Provincial mailing address: 2702 W Old State Road Lizton, IN 46149 USA 0628 the diocese of Chicago (USA) William D Persell, 0628 bishop, 0629 the diocese of Eastern Michigan (USA) Edwin Leidel 0629 Jr, bishop, 0630 the diocese of Eau Claire (USA) William C Wantland, 0630 bishop, 0701 the diocese of Fond du Lac (USA) Russell E Jacobus, 0701 bishop, 0702 the diocese of Indianapolis (USA) Catherine 0702 Elizabeth Maples Waynick, bishop, 0703 the diocese of Michigan (USA) R Stewart Wood Jr, 0703 bishop, WEEK OF JULY 4, 1999 6 Pentecost 0704 the Episcopal Church of the United States of 0704 America, Frank T Griswold III, Presiding Bishop, GIVE THANKS for the Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Frank T. Griswold III, Presiding bishop Gracious God, Bless the Church in the USA, with its diverse peoples of many lands, races and languages. May the Spirit of your justice reign among us, so that all enjoy the fruits of its freedom and peace. Guide us in our several ministries, especially those of our bishops, our Primate, the Most Rev. Frank Griswold and his wife Phoebe, and our President of the House of Deputies, Dr. Pamela Chinnis. Give us the grace to listen to each other and help us to work together, so that your people are encouraged, formed and led by your Holy Spirit. This we pray in the name of your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. 0705 the diocese of Milwaukee (USA) Roger John White, 0705 bishop, 0706 the diocese of Missouri (USA) Hays H Rockwell, 0706 bishop, 0707 the diocese of Northern Indiana (USA) Francis C 0707 Gray, bishop, 0708 the diocese of Northern Michigan (USA) Thomas K 0708 Ray, bishop, 0709 the diocese of Ohio (USA) Joseph Clark Grew II, 0709 bishop, Arthur Williams Jr, suffragan, 0710 the diocese of Quincy (USA) Keith Lynn Ackerman, 0710 bishop, WEEK OF JULY 11, 1999 7 Pentecost 0711 province V (Midwest) of the Episcopal Church of the 0711 United States of America, Janet Lewis Andersen, 0711 president, Today we continue our prayers for province V of The Episcopal Church. 0712 the diocese of Southern Ohio (USA) Herbert Thompson 0712 Jr, bishop, Kennneth Lester Price Jr, suffragan, 0713 the diocese of Springfield (USA) Peter Hess 0713 Beckwith, bishop, 0714 the diocese of Western Michigan (USA) Edward L Lee, 0714 Jr, bishop, 0715 the diocese of Alabama (USA) Robert Miller, bishop, 0715 Henry Nutt Parsley, coadjutor, 0716 the diocese of Atlanta (USA) Frank K Allan, bishop, 0716 Onell A Soto, assistant, 0717 the diocese of Central Florida (USA) John W Howe, 0717 bishop, Hugo L Pina-Lopez, assistant, PRAY that we will hunger and thirst for God's righteousness, his Word, and his Spirit's infilling. (province IV, The Episcopal Church) WEEK OF JULY 18, 1999 8 Pentecost 0718 province IV (Southeast) of the Episcopal Church of 0718 the United States of America, Bishop Edward Salmon 0718 Jr, president, GIVE THANKS for province IV (Southeast) of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Bishop Edward Salmon Jr., President. PRAY for fidelity to the faith of the church and for congregational development to strengthen witness, proclamation, and outreach in Christ. Country: United States of America Dioceses: 20 (Alabama, Atlanta, Central Florida, Central Gulf Coast, East Carolina, East Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Lexington, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Southeast Florida, Southwest Florida, Tennessee, Upper South Carolina, West Tennessee, Western North Carolina) Number of Episcopalians: 500,000 Number of parishes: 1,352 Number of clergy: 2,776 Head of province: The Rt. Rev. Edward L. Salmon Jr. Internal provincial mailing address: c/o Diocese of South Carolina P.O. Box 20127 Charleston, SC 29413-0127 USA 0719 the diocese of Central Gulf Coast (USA) Charles 0719 Farmer Duvall, bishop, 0720 the diocese of East Carolina (USA) Clifton Daniel, 0720 bishop, 0721 the diocese of East Tennessee (USA) Robert G Tharp, 0721 bishop, 0722 the diocese of Florida (USA) Stephen Jecko, bishop, 0723 the diocese of Georgia (USA) Henry Louttit Jr, 0723 bishop, 0724 the diocese of Kentucky (USA) Edwin F Gulick Jr, 0724 bishop, WEEK OF JULY 25, 1999 9 Pentecost GIVE THANKS for the extra-provincial Diocese of Puerto Rico, David Andres Alvarez, bishop PRAY for a level of excellency in organization, education and communication with the participation of the whole team of lay and clergy to serve the spiritual and social needs of our people. Today we continue our prayers for province IV of The Episcopal Church. 0726 Lexington (USA) Don Wimberly, bishop 0727 Louisiana (USA) Charles E. Jenkins III, bishop 0728 Mississippi (USA) Alfred Clark Marble Jr., Bishop; Victor Scantlebury, Assistant. 0729 North Carolina (USA) Robert Johnson Jr, Bishop; James Gary Gloster, Suffragan. PRAY we may serve in Christ's name, establish new and strengthen existing congregations, practice sacrificial stewardship, and celebrate life! (province IV, The Episcopal Church) 0730 South Carolina (USA) Edward Salmon Jr., Bishop; William J. Skilton, Suffragan. PRAY we may empower our people and all of our congregations for mission and gospel witness. (province IV, The Episcopal Church) 0731 Southeast Florida (USA) Calvin Schofield Jr., Bishop; John L. Said, Suffragan. PRAY that as a diocesan family we will represent cultural diversity living in harmony in Christ Jesus. (province IV, The Episcopal Church) WEEK OF AUGUST 1, 1999 10 Pentecost GIVE THANKS for the extra-provincial Episcopal Church of Cuba (Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba), Jorge Perera Hurtado, bishop PRAY we may create a new diocese in East Cuba. Today we continue our prayers for province IV of The Episcopal Church. Monday-2: Southwest Florida (USA) John B. Lipscomb, bishop Tuesday-3: Tennessee (USA) Bertram Nelson Herlong, bishop Wednesday-4: Upper South Carolina (USA) Dorsey Felix Henderson Jr., bishop Thursday-5: West Tennessee (USA) James M. Coleman, bishop Friday-6: Western North Carolina (USA) Robert Johnson, bishop Saturday-7: GIVE THANKS for the Mar Thoma Syrian Church. WEEK OF AUGUST 8, 1999 11 Pentecost GIVE THANKS for the Anglican Church of the Central American Region (La Iglesia Anglicana de la Regi—n Central de America [IARCA]), Cornelius J. Wilson, Archbishop PRAY that we will be able to develop a pension fund for our workers, including clergy and laity, and a capital fund for the maintenance of our ministry. On the 18th of April 1998 the Anglican Church of Central American became an autonomous Province. The origins of the Episcopal Churches in Central America and Panama have their base in the Church of England and the Episcopal Church of the United States. In the eighteenth century, England had two colonies in Central America, Belize and Miskitia, occupying a region between Nicaragua and Honduras. The natives of this region were evangelized mainly by the Church of England through missionary societies, in particular the Evangelical Propagation Society. From the 19th century the United States has had economic interests in Central America, although it's consolidation, influence, and commercial monopoly came after WWII. The construction of the Panama Canal promoted a strong presence of the Episcopal Church of the USA. This created the Missionary Diocese of the Canal Zone in 1919. In January 1947 jurisdiction was transferred from the Church of England to the Episcopal Church for the chaplaincies of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Bocas del Toro and Chiriqui in Panama and the north of Columbia. In 1956 Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador transferred. This formed the Missionary District of the Episcopal Church in Central America in 1957, formed by the existing churches in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Up until 1957, the Episcopal/Anglican presence in Central America was set up in chapels that tended to immigrants and their descendants. But there was no pastoral evangelization for the Central American natives, nor was there any interest to create national or local churches with the local culture. With the support of the Lambeth Conferences in 1958 and 1968, there was an effort in Central America to change from a chapel system (strangers in a foreign land) to an indigenous, national and autonomous church. As a consequence in 1967 the missionary dioceses of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica were created, with the purpose of extending the kingdom of God in each nation, and to present the Anglican Spirit in the local culture and form a native Anglicanism. IARCA (la Iglesia Anglicana de la Regi—n Central de America) has established a financial and program covenant with the Episcopal Church. This covenant contemplates the development of a financial plan and a forty-year appropriation reduction. This financial project implies a gradual reduction process for subsidies and growth from the diocesan contribution for the budget that will allow the sustained development of the Church's ministry. Countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama Dioceses: 5 (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama) Primate: The Most Rev. Cornelius J. Wilson Provincial mailing address: Iglesia Episcopal Costarricense Apartado 2773 100 San Jose, Costa Rica Monday-9: Costa Rica. Archbishop Cornelius Wilson, bishop Tuesday-10: El Salvador. Martin Barahona Pascasio, bishop Wednesday-11: Guatemala. Armando Guerra Soria, bishop Thursday-12: Nicaragua, Sturdie Downs, bishop Friday-13: Panama, Clarence Wallace Hayes, bishop Saturday-14: Central Ecuador, Ecuador, Jose Neptali Larrea-Moreno, bishop WEEK OF AUGUST 15, 1999 12 Pentecost 0815 province IX (Caribbean, Latin America, Northern South 0815 America) of the Episcopal Church of the United States 0815 of America, Bishop Jose Neptali Larrea-Moreno, 0815 President, GIVE THANKS for province IX (Caribbean, Latin America, Northern South America) of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Bishop Jose Neptali Larrea-Moreno, President. PRAY that as we grow we may find the funds to become autonomous, for our work among the very poor and for the international debt. In 1964, by resolution of ECUSA's General Convention, the IX province of the Episcopal Church was formed, from the dioceses of Central America. The Provincial Synod held in Panama in 1981 put forth the subject of autonomy, as a goal of the IX province, in order for the regions churches to govern, sustain and propagate themselves, a goal that was presented to the 1982 General Convention in New Orleans. This convention approved that province IX be autonomous in its entirety in 1985 with a three-year grace period, until 1988, "if it was not yet prepared." Since that time Mexico and the dioceses in the Province of Central America have become separate Provinces, while five dioceses have chosen to remain affiliated with the Episcopal Church. The autonomy project and self-support is underfoot as an historical challenge. Countries: Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras Dioceses: 5 (Central Ecuador, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Litoral) Number of Episcopalians: 43,733 Number of clergy: 192 President: The Rt. Rev. Jose Neptali Larrea-Moreno Internal province mailing address: Apartado 17-03-353-A Quito, Ecuador 0816 the diocese of Colombia, Bernardo Merino-Botero, 0816 bishop, 0817 the diocese of Dominican Republic, Julio Holguin 0817 Khoury, bishop, 0818 the diocese of Honduras, Leo Frade, bishop, 0819 the diocese of Litoral, Ecuador, Alfredo 0819 Morante-Arevalo, bishop, 0820 the diocese of Argentina, David Leake, bishop, 0821 the diocese of Bolivia, Gregory Venables, bishop, WEEK OF AUGUST 22, 1999 13 Pentecost 0822 the Church of the Southern Cone (Iglesia Anglicana del 0822 Cono Sur de America), Maurice Sinclair, Archbishop, GIVE THANKS for the Church of the Southern Cone (Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de America), Maurice Sinclair, Archbishop Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay Dioceses: 7 (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Northern Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay) Primate: The Most Rev. Maurice Sinclair Provincial mailing address: Bishop of Northern Argentina Church of the Southern Cone Iglesia Anglicana, Casilla de Correo 187 4400 Salta, Argentina 0823 the diocese of Chile, Colin F Bazley, bishop; Hector 0823 Zavala, coadjutor; Abelino Apeleo, assistant, 0824 the diocese of Northern Argentina, Argentina, 0824 Archbishop Maurice W Sinclair, bishop; Mario L Mario 0824 and Humberto Edmundo Axt, assistants 0825 the diocese of Paraguay, John Ellison, bishop, 0826 the diocese of Peru, Harold Godfrey, bishop, 0827 the diocese of Uruguay, Miguel Tamayo, bishop, 0828 the diocese of Brasilia, Brazil, Almir dos Santos, 0828 bishop, WEEK OF AUGUST 29, 1999 14 Pentecost 0829 the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil (Igreaja 0829 Episcopal Anglicana Do Brasil), Glauco Soares de Lima, 0829 archbishop, GIVE THANKS for the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil (Igreaja Episcopal Anglicana Do Brasil), Glauco Soares de Lima, Achbishop The starting of the Brazilian mission belongs to the students of the Theological Seminary of Virginia. James Watson Morris and Lucien Lee Kinsolving arrived in 1889. Just one year after their appointment, on Trinity Sunday, June 1, 1890, the first service was held in the parlor of their rented house where they had improvised a crude chapel. In the following years came three more American missionaries: John Gaw Meem, William Cabell Brown and Mary Packard. Since then the missionary work has developed in such a way that the church transformed herself into an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion in 1965. Country: Brazil Dioceses: 7 (Southern Brazil, Southwestern Brazil, S‹o Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Brasilia, Pelotas) Geographical area: 8,547,403 km2 Population: 155,822,440 Number of Anglicans: 42,670 (communicants), 103,021 (baptised) Number of clergy: 131 Primate: The Most Rev. Glauco Soares de Lima Provincial Secretary: Maur’cio JosŽ Araœjo de Andrade Provincial mailing address: Av. Eng. Ludolfo Bohel 256 Teres—polis, CEP 90841-970 Poreto Alegre, RS, Brasil 0830 the diocese of Pelotas, Brazil, Luiz Prado, bishop, 0831 the diocese of Recife, Brazil, Edward de Barros 0831 Cavalcanti, bishop, 0901 the diocese of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sydney Alcoba 0901 Ruiz, bishop, 0902 the diocese of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Archbishop Glauco 0902 Soares de Lima, bishop, 0903 the diocese of Southern Brazil, Brazil, Orlando Santos 0903 de Oliveira, bishop, 0904 the diocese of Southwestern Brazil, Brazil, Jubal 0904 Pereira Neves, bishop, WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5, 1999 15 Pentecost 0905 the Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, Peter Kwong, 0905 archbishop, GIVE THANKS for the Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, Peter Kwong, Archbishop PRAY for church development, spiritual growth, and our response to the problems of recession and unemployment. Countries: Peoples Republic of China, Macao Dioceses: 3 (Eastern Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, Western Kowloon) Primate: The Most Rev. Peter Kwong Provincial mailing address: Province of Hong Kong 1 Lower Albert Road Hong Kong 0906 the diocese of Eastern Kowloon, China, Louis Tsui, 0906 bishop, 0907 the diocese of Hong Kong Island, China, Archbishop 0907 Peter Kwong, bishop, 0908 the diocese of Western Kowloon, China, Thomas Yee-po 0908 Soo, bishop, 0909 the diocese of Bethlehem (USA) Paul Victor Marshall, 0909 bishop, 0910 the diocese of Central Pennsylvania (USA) Michael W 0910 Creighton, bishop; Benoni Y Ogwal-Abwang, assistant, 0911 the diocese of Delaware (USA) Wayne P Wright, bishop, WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 16 Pentecost GIVE THANKS for province III (Mid-Atlantic) of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Bishop Robert D. Rowley Jr., President. PRAY for our concern for the environment, children and youth, the elderly, racism, and stewardship. Country: United States of America Dioceses: 13 (Bethlehem, Central Pennsylvania, Delaware, Easton, Maryland, Northwestern Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Southern Virginia, Southwestern Virginia, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia) Geographical area: 120,550 square miles Population: 26,020,130 (1990) Number of Episcopalians: 384,791 (1995) Number of parishes: 1,148 Number of clergy: 3,224 (1995) President: The Rt. Rev. Robert D. Rowley Jr. Internal province mailing address: 145 West Sixth Street Erie, PA 16501-1001 USA Monday-13: Easton (USA) Martin Gough Townsend, bishop Tuesday-14: Maryland (USA) Robert Wilkes Ihloff, Bishop; John Leslie Rabb, Suffragan. PRAY that we may share more generously our resources and develop more ministries to the unchurched. (province III, The Episcopal Church) Wednesday-15: Northwestern Pennsylvania (USA) Robert Rowley Jr., bishop Thursday-16: Pennsylvania (USA) Charles E. Bennison Jr., Bishop, Franklin Turner, Suffragan. PRAY for miraculous numerical and spiritual growth in our 162 congregations by welcoming the isolated and dispossessed. (province III, The Episcopal Church) Friday-17: Pittsburgh (USA) Robert W. Duncan Jr., bishop Saturday-18: Southern Virginia, USA, David C. Bane Jr., Bishop; Donald P. Hart, Assistant. PRAY that we use our baptismal covenant with Christ as the foundation of our lives. (province III, The Episcopal Church) WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19, 1999 17 Pentecost GIVE THANKS for the extra-provincial Diocese of Venezuela, Orlando Guerrero, bishop PRAY for the development of a national church. Today we continue our prayers for province III of The Episcopal Church. Monday-20: Southwestern Virginia (USA) Frank Neff Powell, bishop Tuesday-21: Virginia (USA) Peter James Lee, Bishop; David C. Jones, Suffragan. Wednesday-22: Washington (USA) Ronald H. Haines, Bishop; Jane Holmes Dixon, Suffragan. PRAY the baptised in their ministries will become a faith community where all are accepted and none despised. (province III, The Episcopal Church) Thursday-23: West Virginia (USA) John H. Smith, bishop Friday-24: Algoma (Canada) Ronald C. Ferris, bishop Saturday-25: Huron (Canada) Percival O'Driscoll, Bishop; Robert Townshend, Suffragan. PRAY that new, locally based, co-operative forms of ministry may renew us for God's mission. (Ontario, Canada) WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26, 1999 18 Pentecost GIVE THANKS for the province of Ontario of the Anglican Church of Canada, Percival R. O'Driscoll, Metropolitan. Country: Canada Dioceses: 7 (Algoma, Huron, Moosonee, Niagara, Ontario, Ottawa, Toronto) Number of Anglicans: 284,010 Number of parishes: 792 Number of congregations: 941 Metropolitan: The Most Rev. Percival R. O'Driscoll Provincial mailing address: Diocese of Huron One London Place 903-255 Queens Ave. London ON N6A 5R8 Canada Monday-27: Moosonee (Canada) Caleb James Lawrence, bishop Tuesday-28: Niagara (Canada) D. Ralph Spence, bishop Wednesday-29: Ontario (Canada) Peter R. Mason, bishop Thursday-30: Ottawa (Canada) John A. Baycroft, bishop Friday- October 1: Toronto (Canada) Terence Finlay, Bishop; Taylor Pryce, Douglas Blackwell, Michael Bedford-Jones and Ann Tottenham, Area Bishops. Saturday-2: PRAY for all in religious orders. WEEK OF OCTOBER 3, 1999 19 Pentecost GIVE THANKS for the Church in the Province of the West Indies, Archbishop to be chosen. Countries: Antiqua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Tabago, Trinidad, Windward Islands Dioceses: 6 (Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Nassau and the Bahamas, North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba, Trinidad and Tobago, Windward Islands) Retired Primate: The Most Rev. Orland U. Lindsay Provincial mailing address: Bishop's Lodge P. O. Box 23 St. John's Antigua Monday-4: Barbados. Rufus Theophilus Brome, bishop Tuesday-5: Belize. Sylvestre Romero-Palma, bishop Wednesday-6: Guyana. Randolph George, bishop Thursday-7: Jamaica. Neville Wordsworth de Souza, Bishop; Herman Spence (Kingston); Aldred Reid (Montego Bay); Bishop to be chosen (Mandeville). Friday-8: Nassau and the Bahamas, Bahamas. Drexel Wellington Gomez, Bishop; Michael Eldon, Assistant. Saturday-9: North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba. Leroy Errol Brooks, Bishop; Alfred Jeffery, Assistant. WEEK OF OCTOBER 10, 1999 20 Pentecost 1010 the extra-provincial Diocese of Bermuda, Alexander Ewen 1010 Ratteray, bishop, GIVE THANKS for the extra-provincial Diocese of Bermuda, Alexander Ewen Ratteray, bishop PRAY for healing, reconciliation and unity, so that the church may effectively proclaim Christ's good news. Today we continue our prayers for the Church in the West Indies. 1011 the diocese of Trinidad and Tobago, Rawle E Douglin, bishop, 1012 the diocese of Windward Islands, Sehon S Goodridge, bishop, 1013 the diocese of Haiti, J Zache Duracin, bishop, 1014 the diocese of Virgin Islands, Theodore Daniels, bishop, 1015 the diocese of Albany (USA), Daniel W Herzog, bishop, 1016 the diocese of Central New York (USA), David Joslin, bishop, WEEK OF OCTOBER 17, 1999 21 Pentecost 1017 province II (New York and New Jersey) of The Episcopal 1017 Church of the United States of America, Stephen T Lane, 1017 President, and its eleven dioceses, their bishops, GIVE THANKS for province II (New York and New Jersey) of The Episcopal Church of the United States of America, the Rev. Stephen T. Lane, President. PRAY we may embrace our great diversity and provide support and encouragement for the dioceses in their differing concerns and for our numerous program networks which assist the diocese. Countries: Europe, Haiti, Virgin Islands, United States of America Dioceses: 11 (Albany, Central New York, Convocation of American Churches in Europe, Haiti, Long Island, New Jersey, New York, Newark, Rochester, Virgin Islands, Western New York) Head of province: The Rev. Stephen T. Lane Provincial mailing address: 120 E Main St. Palmyre, NY 14522 USA 1018 the diocese of Long Island (USA), Orris G Walker, bishop, 1018 Rodney Michel, Suffragan, 1019 the diocese of New Jersey (USA), Joe Morris Doss, bishop, 1020 the diocese of New York (USA), Richard F Grein, bishop, Mark 1020 S Sisk, coadjutor, Catherine S Roskam, suffragan, E Don 1020 Taylor, assistant, 1021 the diocese of Newark (USA), John Shelby Spong, bishop, John 1021 P Croneberger, coadjutor, Jack Marston McKelvey, suffragan, 1022 the diocese of Rochester (USA), William Burrill, bishop, 1023 the diocese of Western New York (USA), Bishop to be chosen, WEEK OF OCTOBER 24, 1999 22 Pentecost 1024 the province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada, 1024 Arthur Peters, metropolitan, its 7 dioceses, their bishops, GIVE THANKS for the province of Canada of the Anglican Church of Canada, Arthur Peters, Metropolitan. Country: Canada Dioceses: 7 (Central Newfoundland, Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, Fredericton, Montreal, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Western Newfoundland) Number of Anglicans: 271,435 Number of parishes: 424 Number of congregations: 817 Metropolitan: The Most Rev. Arthur Peters Provincial mailing address: Diocese of Nova Scotia 5732 College St. Halifax NS B3H 1X3 Canada 1025 the diocese of Central Newfoundland (Canada), Edward Marsh, 1025 bishop, 1026 the diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada), 1026 Donald F Harvey, bishop, 1027 the diocese of Fredericton (Canada), George Lemmon, bishop, 1027 William J Hockin, coadjutor, PRAY for a clearer vision of our mission, and the renewal and strengthening of our local congregations. (Canada, Canada) 1028 the diocese of Montreal (Canada), Andrew Sandford Hutchison, 1028 bishop, G Russell Hatton, assistant, 1029 the diocese of Nova Scotia (Canada), Arthur Gordon Peters, 1029 bishop, Frederick James Hiltz, suffragan, 1030 the diocese of Quebec (Canada), A Bruce Stavert, bishop, WEEK OF OCTOBER 31, 1999 23 Pentecost 1031 the Anglican Church of Canada (L'Eglise anglicane du 1031 Canada), Michael Peers, Archbishop, its 30 dioceses, their 1031 bishops, GIVE THANKS for the Anglican Church of Canada (L'Eglise anglicane du Canada), Michael Peers, Archbishop PRAY for a renewed spirit in our ministry among indigenous peoples and the urban multicultural communities. The first Anglican Communion service in what is now Canada took place on 22 July 1578 aboard the ship "Judith" in the waters near Baffin Island. It was celebrated by the English priest, Robert Wolfall. Settlement and church growth in Canada began to flourish from the mid-eighteenth century onward. The Anglican episcopate in Canada began in 1787 with the consecration of Charles Inglis as Bishop of Nova Scotia. The first General Synod (i.e. national legislative body) of the Canadian Church met in 1893. General Synod now meets every three years and comprises the archbishops, bishops, and elected clergy and lay representatives of all thirty dioceses. The church is organized into four internal ecclesiastical provinces, each with an elected metropolitan archbishop The work of General Synod is carried out between sessions under the authority of the Council of General Synod which meets twice a year. The Anglican Church of Canada wrestles with the issue of proclaiming the gospel in a world very different from that in which her parishes were established. Rural depopulation means many buildings with few people; urban immigration from Asia, Africa and Latin America means people of other faiths and no faith towards whom we must address an appropriate message of the good news in Christ. Aboriginal people, whose increasing self-consciousness often expresses itself in resentment against a faith seen as imposed by Europeans, press us to make the gospel good news. We remain in good heart. Country: Canada Dioceses: 30 (British Columbia: British Columbia, Caledonia, Cariboo, Kootenay, New Westminster, Yukon; Canada: Central Newfoundland, Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, Fredericton, Montreal, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Western Newfoundland; Rupert's Land: The Arctic, Athabasca, Brandon, Calgary, Edmonton, Keewatin, Qu'Appelle, Rupert's Land, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon; Ontario: Algoma, Huron, Moosonee, Niagara, Ontario, Ottawa, Toronto) Geographical area: 9,970,610 square kilometres Population: 29.6 million Number of Anglicans: 2,188,110 Number of Christians: 22,503,360 Other faiths: 1,093,680 Number of parishes: 2,390 Number of clergy: 3,306 Primate: The Most Rev. Michael G. Peers Provincial Secretary: The Ven. James B. Boyles Provincial mailing address: 600 Jarvis Street Toronto ON Canada M4Y 2J6 1101 the diocese of Western Newfoundland (Canada), Leonard 1101 Whitten, bishop, 1102 the Old Catholic churches, their bishops, 1103 the diocese of Connecticut (USA), Clarence Nicholas 1103 Coleridge, bishop, Andrew D Smith, suffragan, 1104 the diocese of Maine (USA), Chilton Abbie Richardson 1104 Knudsen, bishop, 1105 the diocese of Massachusetts (USA), M Thomas Shaw SSJE, 1105 bishop, Barbara Harris, suffragan, PRAY that we can accomplish our mission to youth and the urban life of our diocese and to the development of leadership. (province I, The Episcopal Church) 1106 the diocese of New Hampshire (USA), Douglas Edwin Theuner, 1106 bishop, WEEK OF NOVEMBER 7, 1999 24 Pentecost GIVE THANKS for province I (New England) of The Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Bishop Douglas E. Theuner, President. PRAY we will continue to deepen and strengthen our ties across diocesan boundaries in program, administration, communication and mission and to serve the leadership of our seven dioceses through networking, resource sharing and mutual support. Country: United States of America Dioceses: 7 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Western Massachusetts) Parishes: 680 Clergy: 1,447 President: The Rt. Rev. Douglas E. Theuner Provincial Office: Province of New England 63 Green Street Concord, NH 03301 USA Monday-8: Rhode Island (USA) Geralyn Wolf, bishop Tuesday-9: Vermont (USA) Mary Adelia McLeod, bishop Wednesday-10: Western Massachusetts (USA) Gordon Scruton, bishop Thursday-11: Convocation of American Churches in Europe. Jeffery Rowthorn, Bishop; John Hind, Carlos Lopez-Lozano, Henry Scriven and Fernando Soares, Assistants. Friday-12: Europe. John William Hind, Bishop; Henry Scriven, Suffragan. Saturday-13: PRAY for all bishops, priests and deacons. WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14, 1999 25 Pentecost GIVE THANKS for the province of Armagh of the Church of Ireland, Robert H. A. Eames, Archbishop PRAY for Christian witness in a divided society, reconciliation between two opposing communities, and our search for Anglican identity where the Church of Ireland is a minority church. St. Patrick's mission to Ireland centered on his stone church at Armagh in 445 ad. Countries: Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland Dioceses: 7 (Armagh; Clogher; Connor; Derry and Raphoe; Down and Dromore; Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh; Tuam, Killala and Achonry) Internal provincial mailing address: See House Cathedral Close Armagh BT61 7EE Northern Ireland Monday-15: Armagh, Ireland. Archbishop Robert Eames, bishop Tuesday-16: Clogher, Ireland. Brian Hannon, bishop Wednesday-17: Connor, Ireland. James Edward Moore, bishop Thursday-18: Derry and Raphoe, Ireland. James Mehaffey, bishop Friday-19: Down and Dromore, Ireland. Harold Miller, bishop Saturday-20: Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh, Ireland. Michael Mayes, bishop WEEK OF NOVEMBER 21, 1999 Last Pentecost GIVE THANKS for the Church of Ireland, Robert H. A. Eames, Archbishop PRAY for our response to a declining rural population which is leading to amalgamation of parishes and less funds for country parishes. Countries: The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Dioceses: 12 (Armagh: Armagh; Clogher; Connor; Derry and Raphoe; Down and Dromore; Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh; Tuam, Killala and Achonry. Dublin: Cashel and Ossory; Cork, Cloyne and Ross; Dublin and Glendalough; Limerick and Killaloe; Meath and Kildare.) Geographical area: 32,000 square miles Population: 4.5 million Number of Anglicans: 400,000 Number of parishes: 450 groups Number of clergy: 500 Primate: The Most Rev. Robert H. A. Eames Provincial Secretary: Ms. Valerie Beatty Provincial mailing address: Church of Ireland House Church Avenue Rathmines, Dublin, 6, Ireland Monday-22: Tuam, Killala and Achonry, Ireland. Richard Henderson, bishop Tuesday-23: Blackburn, England. Alan Chesters, Bishop; Martyn Jarrett (Burnley); Stephen Pedley (Lancaster). Wednesday-24: Bradford, England. David Smith, bishop Thursday-25: Carlisle, England. Ian Harland, Bishop; Richard Garrard (Penrith). Friday-26: Chester, England. Peter Forster, Bishop; Geoffrey Turner (Stockport); Michael Langrish (Birkenhead). Saturday-27: Durham, England. Michael Turnbull, Bishop; Alan Smithson (Jarrow). WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28, 1999 1 Advent 1128 the province of York in the Church of England, David 1128 Michael Hope, Archbishop, its 14 dioceses, its bishops, 1128 clergy and people, GIVE THANKS for the province of York in the Church of England, David Michael Hope, Archbishop PRAY that Christians today would build on the example of our saints persevering in prayer, showing zeal in mission to both rural and urban areas, being concerned for the powerless and a prophetic witness to kingdom values. The Northern province of the Church of England comprises parishes in towns and cities formed by the industrial revolution as well as in deeply rural areas. It was a meeting place for the Celtic and Roman church and has produced remarkable saints such as Aidan, Hilda, Paulinus, Cuthbert and Caedmon. Country: England Geographical area: 15,414 Population: 15,332,000 Other faiths: Islam, Hinduism; Buddhism; Judaism; Sikhism Dioceses: 14 (Blackburn, Bradford, Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Ripon, Sheffield, Sodor and Man, Southwell,Wakefield, York) Parishes: 3,182 Clergy: 2,945 Head of province: The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. David Michael Hope Provincial Office: Bishopthorpe Palace Bishopthorpe, York Great Britain 1129 the diocese of Liverpool, England, James Jones, bishop, 1129 John Packer, suffragan (Warrington), its clergy and 1129 people, 1130 the diocese of Manchester, England, Christopher 1130 Mayfield, bishop, David Bonser (Bolton), Colin Scott 1130 (Hulme) and Stephen Venner (Middleton), its clergy and 1130 people, 1201 the diocese of Newcastle, England, Martin Wharton, 1201 bishop, Paul Richardson, assistant, its clergy and 1201 people, its clergy and people, 1202 the diocese of Ripon, England, vacant, Frank Weston 1202 (Knaresborough), its clergy and people, 1203 the diocese of Sheffield, England, Jack Nicholls, 1203 bishop, Michael Gear, suffragan (Doncaster), 1204 the diocese of Sodor and Man, England, Noel Jones, 1204 bishop, its clergy and people, WEEK OF DECEMBER 5, 1999 2 Advent 1205 the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church, Carlos 1205 Lopez-Lozano, bishop, GIVE THANKS for the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church, Carlos Lopez-Lozano, bishop PRAY we will have six new parishes, will grow as a diocese in quantity and quality and will develop as a diocese. Today we continue our prayers for the province of York in the Church of England. 1206 the diocese of Southwell, England, Patrick Burnet 1206 Harris, bishop, Alan Morgan, suffragan, its clergy and 1206 people, PRAY for the promotion of Jubilee 2000 for regular bible reading and for Southwell as a centre for spirituality. (York, England) 1207 the diocese of Wakefield, England, Nigel Simeon 1207 McCulloch, bishop, David James, sufragan (Pontefract), 1207 its clergy and people, PRAY that under God faith be taught, congregations grow, giving increase and communities be served. (York, England) 1208 the diocese of York, England, Archbishop David Hope, 1208 bishop, Humphrey Taylor, suffragan (Selby), Gordon 1208 Bates, suffragan (Whitby), Richard Frith, suffragan 1208 (Hull), John Scott Gaisford, provincial episcopal 1208 visitor (Beverley), its clergy and people, 1209 the diocese of Bangor, Wales, Barry Morgan, bishop, its 1209 clergy and people, 1210 the diocese of Llandaff, Wales, Roy T Davies, bishop, 1210 its clergy and people, 1211 the diocese of Monmouth, Wales, Rowan Williams, bishop, 1211 its clergy and people, WEEK OF DECEMBER 12, 1999 3 Advent 1212 the Church in Wales (Yr Eglwys Yng Nghymru), Rowan 1212 Williams, Archbishop-elect, and David Thomas, Provincial 1212 Assistant, its six dioceses, its bishops, clergy and 1212 people, GIVE THANKS for the Church in Wales (Yr Eglwys Yng Nghymru), Alwyn Rice Jones, Archbishop, and David Thomas, Provincial Assistant. Country: Wales Dioceses: 6 (St. Asaph, Bangor, St. Davids, Llamdaff, Swansea and Brecon, Monmouth) Geographical area: 8,019 square miles Population: 2,900,000 Number of Anglicans: 95,000 Number of parishes: 578 Number of clergy: 765 Primate: The Most Rev. Alwyn Rice Jones Provincial Secretary: J.W.D. McIntyre Provincial mailing address: 39 Cathedral Road Cardiff, CF1 9XF Wales 1213 the diocese of St Asaph, Wales, bishop to be chosen, its 1213 clergy and people, 1214 the diocese of St David’s, Wales, Huw Jones, bishop 1214 its clergy and people, 1215 the diocese of Swansea and Brecon, Wales, vacant, its 1215 clergy and people, 1216 the diocese of Cashel and Ossory, Ireland, John Neill, 1216 its clergy and people, bishop, 1217 the diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Ireland, Robert 1217 its clergy and people, Alexander Warke, bishop, 1218 the diocese of Dublin and Glendalough, Ireland, Walton 1218 Empey, bishop, its clergy and people, WEEK OF DECEMBER 19, 1999 4 Advent 1219 the province of Dublin of the Church of Ireland, Walton 1219 Empey, Archbishop, its five dioceses, its bishops, clergy and 1219 people, GIVE THANKS for the province of Dublin of the Church of Ireland, Walton Empey, Archbishop PRAY we may explore ever more deeply in what ways our tiny minority may proclaim the gospel in a society which is rapidly becoming more secular. Dublin's dioceses are all in the Irish Republic where we number only about 3 percent of the total population. Country: Republic of Ireland Dioceses: 5 (Cashel and Ossory, Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Dublin and Glendalough, Limerick and Killaloe, Meath and Kildare) Head of province: The Most Rev. Walton Empey Provincial mailing address: See House Temple Rd. Dublin Ireland 1220 the diocese of Limerick and Killaloe, Ireland, Edward 1220 Darling, bishop, 1221 the diocese of Meath and Kildare, Ireland, Richard 1221 Clarke, bishop, its clergy and people, 1222 the diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney, Scotland, Andrew 1222 Bruce Cameron, bishop, its clergy and people, 1223 the diocese of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Douglas 1223 Cameron, bishop, its clergy and people, 1224 the diocese of Brechin, Scotland, Neville Chamberlain, 1224 bishop, its clergy and people, Saturday-25: Christmas Day O God, you make us glad by the yearly festival of the birth of your only son Jesus Christ: Grant that we, who joyfully receive him as our Redeemer, may with sure confidence behold him when he comes to be our Judge; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. WEEK OF DECEMBER 26, 1999 1 Christmas 1226 the Scottish Episcopal Church, Richard Holloway, Primus, 1226 its seven dioceses, its bishops, clergy and people, GIVE THANKS for The Scottish Episcopal Church, Richard Holloway, Primus. PRAY for the success of the Scottish Churches Initiative for Union and for the development of our church's mission 21 programme for church growth for the 21st Century. The church in Scotland traces its history back to the earliest known Christian communities in Scotland about 400ad, maintaining that form of church order of bishops, priests and deacons. In the late 1600s the reformed Church of Scotland broke into two. The story is complex. The Scottish Episcopal Church espoused the Jacobite cause and suffered the consequences. Though it has long since relinquished its Jacobite dreams it sadly remains separate from its sister church (the Church of Scotland) though relationships with one another are happily cordial, with prayers that the break with Rome may be healed. There too there is much goodwill and cooperation as there is with the other Churches in Scotland especially through its common membership of ACTS (Action of Churches Together in Scotland). Country: Scotland Geographical area: 1,750 square miles (approx.) Population: 5,500,000 (approx.) Number of Anglicans: 53,553 Number of Christians: 35 percent of population Number of parishes: 320 Number of clergy: 420 Dioceses: 7 (Aberdeen and Orkney; Argyll and the Isles; Brechin; Edinburgh; Glasgow and Galloway; Moray, Ross, and Caithness; St. Andrews, Dunkeld, and Dunsblane) Primus: The Most Rev. Richard Holloway Provincial Secretary: J. F. Stewart Provincial Address: 21 Grosvenor Crescent Edinburgh, EH12 5EE Scotland 1227 the diocese of Edinburgh, Scotland, Richard Frederick 1227 Holloway, bishop, its clergy and people, 1228 the diocese of Glasgow and Galloway, Scotland, bishop to 1228 be chosen, its clergy and people, 1229 the diocese of Moray, Ross, and Caithness, Scotland, 1229 Gregor Macgregor, bishop, its clergy and people, 1230 the diocese of St Andrew’s, Dunkeld, and Dunblane, 1230 Scotland, Michael Henley, bishop, its clergy and people, PRAY for the growth of the Mission 21 Programme and the development of new ministry patterns. (Scotland) Friday-31: GIVE THANKS for the year of our Lord 1999. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity On the Sunday of the Week: PRAY for the World Council of Churches and all institutions and organizations promoting Christian unity and for the healing of all schisms within the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. Day One: PRAY for the Orthodox churches in communion with the Patriarch of Constantinople. Day Two: PRAY for all churches in communion with the Bishop of Rome. Day Three: PRAY for churches whose roots are in the Protestant Reformation. Day Four: PRAY for the Coptic, Oriental Orthodox, and other autonomous and independent churches. Day Five: PRAY for churches in communion with the churches of the Anglican Communion. Day Six: PRAY for all churches in dialogue with the churches of the Anglican Communion. Day Seven: PRAY for other worshiping communities who seek to follow Christ.