Pray Daily: April 2022
Pray Daily
Find out our Diocese’s April daily prayer points and join our community in intercession this month

‘Pray Daily’ is a cycle of suggested daily prayer points for each month. The cycle covers parishes, schools and other entities across the Anglican Church Southern Queensland, as well as other Anglican Dioceses internationally.
Pray Daily can also be downloaded as a PDF or as a Word doc for easy printing.
Ongoing
- Parishes seeking new incumbents: Algester, Buderim, Centenary Suburbs, Coorparoo, Gayndah, Gold Coast North, Goondiwindi, Holland Park, Kangaroo Point, Leichhardt Chinchilla Anglican Mission Area (LCAMA), Lutwyche, Maranoa/Warrego Anglican Mission Area (MWAMA), Pittsworth, Rochedale, Sherwood, St Lucia, Strathpine.
Friday 1 April
- The Diocese of Kondoa – The Anglican Church of Tanzania
- The Diocese of Duk and the ongoing work of peace-making in South Sudan: †Daniel Deng Abot
- The Anglican Church of Australia: The Primate – †Geoff Smith; The General Secretary – Anne Hywood; The General Synod and the Standing Committee
- The Parish of Camp Hill – Norman Park: Chris Tyack
- Staff of the Archbishop’s Office: Ann Joseph & Howard Munro
- Anglican Schools Office, Church House: Executive Director – Sherril Butterworth & staff
Saturday 2 April
- The Diocese of Kongor – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
- The Diocese of Adelaide: †Geoff Smith; Assistant Bishops – †Timothy Harris, †Chris McLeod, †Denise Ferguson; Clergy & People
- The Parish of Carindale: Nicole Anderson, John Magee, Ron Paschke
- Staff of the Bishops’ Offices: Ann Armitage, Joanne Rose & Helen Briffa
- Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane: Headmaster – Alan Campbell; Chaplain – Bryan Gadd & Jessica Grant; Lay Chaplain – Stephanie Cotroneo; Chair of School Council – Daniel O’Connor, members of School Council; staff & students
Sunday 3 April
- The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Armidale: †Rodney Chiswell; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Centenary Suburbs: Lindsay Howie – Locum, John Coleman, Tom Wood, Bill Redman, Graham Oates
- Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital: Carol O’Ryan, Judy Shepherd & volunteers
- Cannon Hill Anglican College, Cannon Hill: Principal – Gary O’Brien; Chaplain – Br Nathan James; Chair of College Council – Bruce Moy; members of College Council; staff & students
Monday 4 April
- The Diocese of Kontagora – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Bathurst: †Mark Calder; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Chelmer-Graceville: Nic Denny-Dimitriou, Owen Strong, Robert Sutherland
- Queensland Children’s Hospital: Carol O’Ryan
- Canterbury College, Waterford: Principal – Daniel Walker; Chaplain – Melusi Sibanda; Chair of College Council – Jeff Thomas; members of College Council; staff & students
Tuesday 5 April
- The Diocese of Kootenay – The Anglican Church of Canada
- The Diocese of Ballarat: †Garry Weatherill; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Chermside: Daniel Jayaraj, Gay Nye, Canon Don Edwards
- Prince Charles & St Vincent’s Northside: Fiona Bennett and volunteers
- Coomera Anglican College, Coomera: Principal – Mark Sly; Chaplain – Vacant; Chair of School Council – Stephen Knott; members of College Council; staff & students
Wednesday 6 April
- The Diocese of Eastern Kowloon – Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
- The Diocese of Bendigo: †Matt Brain; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Chinchilla: Vacant
- Prison chaplaincy: all volunteers
- Fraser Coast Anglican College, Hervey Bay: Principal – Joe Wright; Chaplain – Jeff Jarvis; Chair of College Council – Kirsti Kee; members of College Council; staff & students
Thursday 7 April
- The Diocese of Western Kowloon – Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hu
- The Diocese of Brisbane: †Phillip Aspinall; Assistant Bishops – †Cameron Venables, †Jeremy Greaves, †John Roundhill; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Clayfield St Mark’s: Nicole Colledge, Allan Shephard, Peter Daugaard, Derek Allton
- Roslyn Lodge Pastoral Visitation Program, Mt Tamborine
- Hillbrook Anglican School, Enoggera: Principal – Maria Woods; Chaplain – David Adams; Chair of School Council – Robert Seljak; members of School Council; staff & students
Friday 8 April
- The Diocese of Krishna-Godavari – The (united) Church of South India
- The Diocese of Bunbury: †Ian Coutts; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Coolum: Cathy Laufer, Jocelyn Pitt, Carol Roth, Jim McPherson, Richard Bowie
- Emergency Relief Programs
- Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim: Principal – Stuart Meade; Chaplain – Kathrin Koning; Chair of College Council – Evan Gilbert; members of College Council; staff & students
Saturday 9 April
- The Diocese of Kubwa – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn: †Mark Short; Assistant Bishops – †Stephen Pickard, †Carol Wagner; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Cooroora: Kevin Lewis – Locum
- Churchwardens, Parish Councillors, Parish Nominators and Synod Representatives
- St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School, Corinda: Principal – Toni Riordan; Chaplain – Gillian Moses; Chair of School Council – Stephen Green; School Council members; staff & students
Sunday 10 April
- The Church of North India (United)
- Ministry to the Defence Force: †Grant Dibden; Chaplains & Members of the Defence Force
- The Parish of Coorparoo: Hugh Begbie– Locum, Alan Moore, Jim Stonier, Graham Stephens, Juliet Briner, Liam Carlton-Jones
- Liturgical Assistants in parishes and schools
- St Andrew’s Anglican College, Peregian Springs: Principal – Chris Ivey; Chaplain – Gary McClellan; Chair of College Council – Rosalyn Cheales; members of College Council; staff & students
Monday 11 April
- The Diocese of Kuching – The Church of the Province of South East Asia
- The Diocese of Gippsland: †Richard Treloar; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Crows Nest: Vacant
- Home Carers
- St Hilda’s School, Southport: Principal – Wendy Lauman; Chaplain – Patrick Duckworth; Chair of School Council – Susan Brandis; members of School Council; staff & students
Tuesday 12 April
- The Diocese of Kumasi – The Church of the Province of West Africa
- The Diocese of Grafton: †Murray Harvey; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Cunnamulla (Maranoa-Warrego Anglican Mission Area):
- Sudanese Congregations in Anglican Church Southern Qld (ACSQ)
- St Luke’s Anglican School, Bundaberg: Principal – Craig Merritt; Chaplain – Iain Furby; Chair of School Council – Hermina Conradie; members of School Council; staff & students
Wednesday 13 April
- The Diocese of Kumi – The Church of the Province of Uganda
- Ministry with the Aboriginal People of Australia: †Chris McLeod
- The Parish of Dalby: David Browne, Zoe Browne, Ken Hansen, Ian Harris
- Indigenous Leaders and Communities in the Diocese
- St John’s Anglican College, Forest Lake: Head of College – Maria McIvor; Chaplain – Juliana Bate; Chair of College Council – Carla Tromans; members of College Council; staff & students
Thursday 14 April
- The Diocese of Kurunegala – Extra Provincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury
- Ministry with the Torres Strait Island People of Australia
- The Parish of Drayton: Rick Gummow, Dorothy Daniels, Richard Penny
- Camp Hill Care and Concern Group
- St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, Ascot: Principal – Roslyn Curtis; Chaplains – Susan Crothers-Robertson & Jasmine Dow; Chair of School Council – Debbie Smith; School Council members; staff & students
Friday 15 April
- The Diocese of Kushtia – The (united) Church of Bangladesh
- The Diocese of Melbourne: †Philip Freier; Assistant Bishops – †Genieve Blackwell, †Bradly Billings, †Paul Barker, †Kate Prowd; Clergy and People
- The Parish of East Brisbane: Br Donald Campbell, Cecilie Lander, Mervyn Lander, Paul Bland, Mark Vincent
- St Andrew’s Care, Caloundra
- St Paul’s School, Bald Hills: Headmaster – Paul Browning; Chaplain – Mark Leam; Chair of School Council – David Ruthven; members of School Council; staff & students
Saturday 16 April
- The Diocese of Kutigi – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Newcastle: †Peter Stuart; Assistant Bishops – †Sonia Roulston, †Charlie Murry; Clergy and People
- The Parish of East Redland: Cameron Freese, Danni Clarke, Shan Vierow, Aubrey Pedwell, Allan Goodwin, Bill Guttormsen, George Roberts, Peter Moss, Bruce Henzell, David Lamont, Clive Cooper, Neville Knott, David Cox
- St Lawrence’s Parish Care Program, Caboolture
- The Glennie School, Toowoomba: Principal – Mary Anne Evans; Chaplain – Sharon Mitchell; Chair of School Council – Paddy Nicholls; members of School Council; staff & students
Sunday 17 April
- The Church of Pakistan (United)
- The Diocese of the Northern Territory: †Greg Anderson; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Ekibin: Timothy Nicholson, Denis Galloway
- St John’s Community Care Services, Burleigh Heads
- The Southport School, Southport: Headmaster – Andrew Hawkins; Chaplain – John Dougherty; Chair of School Council – Fraser Perrin; members of School Council; staff & students
Monday 18 April
- The Diocese of Kwara – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of North Queensland: †Keith Joseph; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Everton Park: Andrew Peters
- Christ Church Caring Ministries, Bundaberg
- The Springfield Anglican College, Springfield: Principal – Steven Morris; Chaplain – Jonathan Kemp; Chair of College Council – Michael Willis; members of College Council; staff & students
Tuesday 19 April
- The Diocese of Kwoi – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of North West Australia: †Gary Nelson; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Fortitude Valley: Rodney Wolff, Quinn Humphreys, Thomas Brown, Stephen Redhead, Colin Roberts
- Christ Church Caring Ministries, Bundaberg
- Toowoomba Anglican School, Toowoomba: Head of School – Simon Lees; Chaplain – Vacant; Chair of School Council – Mac Drysdale; members of School Council; staff & students
Wednesday 20 April
- The Diocese of Kyoto – The Nippon Sei Ko Kai
- The Diocese of Perth: †Kay Goldsworthy; Assistant Bishops – †Kate Wilmot, †Jeremy James; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Freshwater: Claye Middleton, Masanja Ngweso, Les Monaghan, Doug Frith, Ken Suddick
- Bribie Anglican Cancer Support Group
- West Moreton Anglican College, Karrabin: Principal – Geoff McLay; Chaplaincy team – Louise Orpe and Brenda Davis; Chair of College Council – Ian Lupton; members of School Council; staff & students
Thursday 21 April
- The Diocese of Kyushu – The Nippon Sei Ko Kai
- The Diocese of Riverina: †Donald Kirk; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Gatton with Ma Ma Creek: Jennifer Colbrahams
- St John’s Crisis Centre
- All Saints Anglican School, Merrimac: Headmaster – Patrick Wallas; Chaplain – Ann McGuinness; Chair of School Council – John Fradgley; members of School Council; staff & students
Friday 22 April
- The Diocese of Lafia – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Rockhampton: †Peter Grice; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Gayndah: Vacant
- Abri Residential Aged Care – Gold Coast
- St John’s College UQ: Warden – Rose Alwyn; Chaplain – Vacant; Chair of Council – John Peden; members of College Council; staff & students
Saturday 23 April
- The Diocese of Lagos – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Sydney: †Kanishka Raffel; Assistant Bishops – †Peter Hayward, †Christopher Edwards, †Peter Lin, †Michael Stead, †Malcolm Richards, †Gary Siew Leong Koo; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Gold Coast North: Gary Smith – Locum, Don Campbell, Lynette Dunn, Bp Len Eacott, Roseanne Stower, Sidney Rogers, Bill Doak, Martin Hunnybun
- Edwin Marsden Tooth Residential Aged Care – Manly
- St Francis Theological College, Milton: Principal – †Jonathan Holland; Academic Dean – Peter Kline; staff; sessional lecturers & students
Sunday 24 April
- The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea
- The Diocese of Tasmania: †Richard Condie; Assistant Bishop – †Chris Jones; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Gold Coast South: Phillip Hardie, Arthur Savage, Greg McGrory
- Kirami Residential Aged Care – Hervey Bay
- Anglican Schools Australia Management Committee and Member Schools: President – Peter Laurence
Monday 25 April
- The Diocese of Lagos Mainland – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of The Murray: †Keith Dalby; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Goodna: Bronwyn Pagram
- Meilene Residential Aged Care – Bundaberg
- All Anglican Schools Business Managers/Bursars and Senior Leaders
Tuesday 26 April
- The Diocese of Lagos West – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Wangaratta: †Clarence Bester; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Goonaneman: Sue Barker
- Anglicare SQ Mission
- State School Teachers
Wednesday 27 April
- The Diocese of Lahore – The (united) Church of Pakistan
- The Diocese of Willochra: †John Stead; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Goondiwindi: Vacant
- Anglicare SQ West Community Care, Thomson House Overnight Respite (Longreach)
Thursday 28 April
- The Diocese of Lainya – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
- The Parish of Green Hills Anglicans: Bruce Boase
- Anglicare SQ Brisbane North – Nalingu Respite Centre
Friday 29 April
- The Diocese on the Lake – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Parish of Grovely: Stephen Briggs, Judy Shepherd, Deborah Hay, Robert Hay
- Anglicare SQ Emergency Relief Services
Saturday 30 April
- The Diocese of Lango – The Church of the Province of Uganda
- The Parish of Gympie: Shaji Joseph, Jane Trigg, Beverley Jane, Clifford Penniceard
- Anglicare SQ Brisbane North Community Services