Pray Daily: May 2022
Pray Daily
Find out our Diocese’s May 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, Wynnum.
Sunday 1 May
- The Episcopal Church in the Philippines
- 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 Hamilton: Patrick King
- Anglicare SQ Children & Families, Brisbane Residential & Foster Kinship Care
- Anglican Schools Office, Church House: Executive Director – Sherril Butterworth & staff
Monday 2 May
- The Diocese of West Lango – The Church of the Province of Uganda
- The Diocese of Adelaide: †Geoff Smith; Assistant Bishops – †Timothy Harris, †Chris McLeod, †Denise Ferguson; Clergy & People
- The Parish of Hendra-Clayfield: Iain Moore
- Anglicare SQ Children & Families, Morayfield Residential & Foster Kinship Care
- Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane: Headmaster – Alan Campbell; Chaplains – Bryan Gadd & Jessica Grant; Lay Chaplain – Stephanie Cotroneo; Chair of School Council – Daniel O’Connor, members of School Council; staff & students
Tuesday 3 May
- The Diocese of Langtang – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Armidale: †Rodney Chiswell; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Hervey Bay: Greg Loumeau, Vic Burgess, Lorraine Dawson, Michael Nixon
- Anglicare SQ Multicultural Program
- 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
Wednesday 4 May
- The Diocese of Lebombo – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa
- The Diocese of Bathurst: †Mark Calder; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Holland Park: Richard James – Locum, Bernard Thomas
- Anglicare SQ Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Canterbury College, Waterford: Principal – Daniel Walker; Chaplain – Melusi Sibanda; Chair of College Council – Jeff Thomas; members of College Council; staff & students
Thursday 5 May
- The Diocese of Leeds – The Church of England
- The Diocese of Ballarat: †Garry Weatherill; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Inala: Jonathan Brook, Bev Bell, Bob Walsh, Lindsay Howie, Alex Gater
- Anglicare SQ Brisbane South Community Services
- Coomera Anglican College, Coomera: Principal – Mark Sly; Chaplain – Vacant; Chair of School Council – Stephen Knott; members of College Council; staff & students
Friday 6 May
- The Diocese of Leicester – The Church of England
- The Diocese of Bendigo: †Matt Brain; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Indooroopilly: Sue Grimmett, Mervyn Thomas, Howard Munro, Valerie Hoare
- Anglicare SQ Living Well Program
- Fraser Coast Anglican College, Hervey Bay: Principal – Joe Wright; Chaplain – Jeff Jarvis; Chair of College Council – Kirsti Kee; members of College Council; staff & students
Saturday 7 May
- The Diocese of Lesotho – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa
- The Diocese of Brisbane: †Phillip Aspinall; Assistant Bishops – †Cameron Venables, †Jeremy Greaves, †John Roundhill; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Ipswich North: Stephen Monseigneur
- Anglicare SQ The Glebe retirement village (Toowoomba)
- Hillbrook Anglican School, Enoggera: Principal – Maria Woods; Chaplain – David Adams; Chair of School Council – Robert Seljak; members of School Council; staff & students
Sunday 8 May
- Eglise Anglicane du Rwanda
- The Diocese of Bunbury: †Ian Coutts; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Ipswich: Selina McMahon, Stephen Monsiegneur, Lorraine Lynch, Michele Knight, Simon Arok, Elizabeth Chol, Dianne Leitch, Gavin Ott, Julie Craig-Leaves
- Anglicare SQ Remote and Rural Community Services
- Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim: Principal – Stuart Meade; Chaplain – Kathrin Koning; Chair of College Council – Evan Gilbert; members of College Council; staff & students
Monday 9 May
- The Diocese of Lexington – The Episcopal Church
- The Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn: †Mark Short; Assistant Bishops – †Stephen Pickard, †Carol Wagner; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Ithaca-Ashgrove: Margaret Wesley, Pam Hynd, Jack Hammer, Kathy Hammer
- St John’s Home for Aged Men – Toowong
- St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School, Corinda: Principal – Toni Riordan; Chaplain – Gillian Moses; Chair of School Council – Stephen Green; School Council members; staff & students
Tuesday 10 May
- The Diocese of Liberia – The Church of the Province of West Africa
- Ministry to the Defence Force: †Grant Dibden; Chaplains & Members of the Defence Force
- The Parish Ithaca-Red Hill: Bill Colbrahams
- St Martin’s Residential Aged Care – Taigum
- 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
Wednesday 11 May
- The Diocese of Lichfield – The Church of England
- The Diocese of Gippsland: †Richard Treloar; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Jimboomba: Dan Talbot, Ken Spreadborough, Maurice Collins, Jillian Crawford, David Lunniss, Ian Turnbull
- St Margaret’s Home Assist, Secure, Sandgate
- St Hilda’s School, Southport: Principal – Wendy Lauman; Chaplain – Patrick Duckworth; Chair of School Council – Susan Brandis; members of School Council; staff & students
Thursday 12 May
- The Diocese of Limerick & Killaloe – The Church of Ireland
- The Diocese of Grafton: †Murray Harvey; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Kangaroo Point: Bp Bill Ray – Locum, Jane Mitchell, Colin Cussen, Sandy Marshall
- Refugee & migrant settlement
- St Luke’s Anglican School, Bundaberg: Principal – Craig Merritt; Chaplain – Iain Furby; Chair of School Council – Hermina Conradie; members of School Council; staff & students
Friday 13 May
- The Diocese of Lincoln – The Church of England
- Ministry with the Aboriginal People of Australia: †Chris McLeod
- The Parish of Kawana Waters: Steven Wockner, Ron Robins, Allen Neil, Kevin Lewis, Harry Sharman, David Pettett
- Men’s Sheds
- 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
Saturday 14 May
- The Diocese of Litoral Ecuador – The Episcopal Church
- Ministry with the Torres Strait Island People of Australia
- The Parish of Kenmore-Brookfield: Jan Crombie, David Dean, Geoffrey Reeder, Josie Yarham, Colin Nicholson, Sandra Kjellgren
- Chermside Anglican Welfare Ministries
- 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
Sunday 15 May
- The Scottish Episcopal Church
- The Diocese of Melbourne: †Philip Freier; Assistant Bishops – †Genieve Blackwell, †Bradly Billings, †Paul Barker, †Kate Prowd; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Kilcoy: Jilleen Chambers
- Congregations in communion with the Anglican Church
- St Paul’s School, Bald Hills: Headmaster – Paul Browning; Chaplain – Mark Leam; Chair of School Council – David Ruthven; members of School Council; staff & students
Monday 16 May
- The Diocese of Liverpool – The Church of England
- The Diocese of Newcastle: †Peter Stuart; Assistant Bishops – †Sonia Roulston, †Charlie Murry; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Kingaroy: Ian Bailey, Gerald Greaves
- Oratory of the Good Shepherd
- The Glennie School, Toowoomba: Principal – Mary Anne Evans; Chaplain – Sharon Mitchell; Chair of School Council – Paddy Nicholls; members of School Council; staff & students
Tuesday 17 May
- The Diocese of Liwolo – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
- The Diocese of the Northern Territory: †Greg Anderson; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Laidley: Bob Blackburn – Locum, Bill Ross
- Mathew Hale Public Library
- The Southport School, Southport: Headmaster – Andrew Hawkins; Chaplain – John Dougherty; Chair of School Council – Fraser Perrin; members of School Council; staff & students
Wednesday 18 May
- The Diocese of Llandaff – The Church in Wales
- The Diocese of North Queensland: †Keith Joseph; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Leichhardt-Chinchilla Anglican Mission Area (LCAMA): Vacant
- Anglican MU Australia
- The Springfield Anglican College, Springfield: Principal – Steven Morris; Chaplain – Jonathan Kemp; Chair of College Council – Michael Willis; members of College Council; staff & students
Thursday 19 May
- The Missionary Diocese of Lodwar – The Anglican Church of Kenya
- The Diocese of North West Australia: †Gary Nelson; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Logan: Geoff Hoyte, Robyn Cairns, Ian Chevis, Peter Grevett, Carol Hebron, Dianne Murphy, Mary Smith, Peter Moore, Kevin Bell
- EPIC Assist
- Toowoomba Anglican School, Toowoomba: Head of School – Simon Lees; Chaplain – Vacant; Chair of School Council – Mac Drysdale; members of School Council; staff & students
Friday 20 May
- The Diocese of Lokoja – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Perth: †Kay Goldsworthy; Assistant Bishops – †Kate Wilmot, †Jeremy James; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Lutwyche: Bob Davidson – Locum, Gary Blundell, Jenny Simson
- Trinity Centre Pantry, Fortitude Valley
- 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
Saturday 21 May
- The Diocese of Lomega – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
- The Diocese of Riverina: †Donald Kirk; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Maleny: Deborah Bird, Ann Shepperson, Kaye Pitman, Ron Grigg, Derek Barrett, Ingrid Busk
- Brisbane Correctional Centre: Kevin Bell
- All Saints Anglican School, Merrimac: Headmaster – Patrick Wallas; Chaplain – Ann McGuinness; Chair of School Council – John Fradgley; members of School Council; staff & students
Sunday 22 May
- The Church of the Province of South East Asia
- The Diocese of Rockhampton: †Peter Grice; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Manly: Daniel Hobbs, Dianne Black, Judith Phillipps
- Maryborough Correctional Centre: Rimaati Skyner, William Skyner & Melissa Marshall
- St John’s College UQ: Warden – Rose Alwyn; Chaplain – Vacant; Chair of Council – John Peden; members of College Council; staff & students
Monday 23 May
- The Diocese of London – The Church of England
- 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 Mitchell: Gerry Bahre
- Southern Queensland Correctional Centre: Sue Barker
- St Francis Theological College, Milton: Principal – †Jonathan Holland; Academic Dean – Peter Kline; staff; sessional lecturers & students
Tuesday 24 May
- The Diocese of Long Island – The Episcopal Church
- The Diocese of Tasmania: †Richard Condie; Assistant Bishop – †Chris Jones; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Milton Anglican: Ceri Wynne, Illtyd Loveluck
- Maroochydore: Tania Eichler, Philip Robinson, Robert Davidson, John Barnes, James Hall
- Wolston Correctional Centre: David Lunniss
- Anglican Schools Australia Management Committee and Member Schools: President – Peter Laurence
Wednesday 25 May
- The Diocese of Los Angeles – The Episcopal Church
- The Diocese of The Murray: †Keith Dalby; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Maryborough: Sue Wilson, Jeff Balnaves, Godfrey Gilmour, Andrea Maslin
- Office of Professional Standards: Greg Milles and staff
- All Anglican Schools Business Managers/Bursars and Senior Leaders
Thursday 26 May
- The Diocese of Louisiana – The Episcopal Church
- The Diocese of Wangaratta: †Clarence Bester; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Millmerran: David Snape – Missioner Locum
- Diocesan Reconciliation Action Plan Co-ordinator: Sandra King
- State School Teachers
Friday 27 May
- The Diocese of Western Louisiana – The Episcopal Church
- The Diocese of Willochra: †John Stead; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Moggill-Mt Crosby: +Rob Nolan, Angela McNeill, Kevin Booth, John Cuffe
- Director of Discernment and Formation: Sarah Plowman, Ray Clifton & Prue Conaghan
Saturday 28 May
- The Diocese of Luapula – The Church of the Province of Central Africa
- The Parish of Morningside: Martyn Hope, Warwick Humphries
- Youth, Children’s & Families Ministry: Erica Skerman
Sunday 29 May
- The Church of South India (United)
- The Parish of Mt Gravatt: Michael Stalley, Gary Tognola, Cheryl Selvage, Trevor Butler
- Anglicare Anglican Church Southern Qld (ASCQ): Sue Cooke & staff
Monday 30 May
- The Diocese of Lucknow – The (united) Church of North India
- The Parish of Mudgeeraba: Andrew Schmidt, David Heussler, Geoffrey Bransgrove, Desmond Pritchard
- Anglicare Australia: Kasy Chambers & staff
Tuesday 31 May
- The Diocese of Lui – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
- The Parish of Mundubbera-Eidsvold-Monto: Visiting clergy
- Finance and Diocesan Services Commission: Joanne Segond von Banchet & staff