Pray Daily: January 2023
Pray Daily
Find out our Diocese’s January 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: Beaudesert, Beenleigh, Bundaberg, Charleville, Cunnamulla, Coolum, Gayndah, Gold Coast North, Gold Coast South, Hendra-Clayfield, Leichhardt Chinchilla Anglican Mission Area (LCAMA), Lutwyche, Mitchell, Moggill-Mt Crosby, Palmwoods, Rosewood, Tamborine Mountain, The Lakes, Wishart.
Sunday 1 January
- The Diocese of Nyang – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
- 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 Zillmere: Helen Button, John Keyt, Marjorie Charrington, Sr Gillian SSA
- Anglicare Australia: Kasy Chambers & staff
- Anglican Schools Office, Church House: Executive Director – Sherril Butterworth & staff
Monday 2 January
- The Diocese of Ondo – The Church of Nigeria
- The Diocese of Adelaide: †Geoff Smith; Assistant Bishops – †Timothy Harris, †Chris McLeod, †Denise Ferguson; Clergy & People
- The Parish of Chinchilla: Vacant
- Staff of the Archbishop’s Office: Ann Joseph & Howard Munro
- Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane: Headmaster – Alan Campbell; Chaplain – Jessica Grant; Lay Chaplain – Stephanie Cotroneo; Chair of School Council – Russell Smith, members of School Council; staff & students
Tuesday 3 January
- The Diocese of Ontario – The Anglican Church of Canada
- The Diocese of Armidale: †Rodney Chiswell; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Clayfield St Mark’s: Nicole Colledge, Allan Shephard, Peter Daugaard
- Staff of the Bishops’ Offices: Ann Armitage, Joanne Rose & Helen Briffa
- 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 January
- The Diocese of Oregon – The Episcopal Church
- The Diocese of Bathurst: †Mark Calder; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Coolum: Bruce Sligo – locum, Jocelyn Pitt, Carol Roth, Jim McPherson, Richard Bowie
- Prison chaplaincy: all volunteers
- Canterbury College, Waterford: Principal – Daniel Walker; Chaplain – Melusi Sibanda; Chair of College Council – Jeff Thomas; members of College Council; staff & students
Thursday 5 January
- The Diocese of Eastern Oregon – The Episcopal Church
- The Diocese of Ballarat: †Garry Weatherill; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Cooroora: Beverley Jane
- Brisbane Correctional Centre: Kevin Bell
- Coomera Anglican College, Coomera: Principal – Patrick Innes-Hill; Chaplain – Vacant; Lay Chaplaincy Team: Dom Fay and Rachael Stelzer; Chair of School Council – Stephen Knott; members of College Council; staff & students
Friday 6 January
- The Diocese of Orlu – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Bendigo: †Matt Brain; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Coorparoo: Kesh Govan, Catherine Govan, Alan Moore, Jim Stonier, Graham Stephens, Bruce Pass, Juliet Briner, Erica Skerman
- Maryborough Correctional Centre:
- 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 January
- The Diocese of Oru – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Brisbane: †Phillip Aspinall; Assistant Bishops – †Cameron Venables, †Jeremy Greaves, †John Roundhill; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Crows Nest: Vacant
- Southern Queensland Correctional Centre:
- Hillbrook Anglican School, Enoggera: Principal – Maria Woods; Chaplain – David Adams; Chair of School Council – Robert Seljak; members of School Council; staff & students
Sunday 8 January
- The Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma)
- The Diocese of Bunbury: †Ian Coutts; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Cunnamulla: Vacant
- The Park – Centre for Mental Health, Wacol
- Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim: Principal – Stuart Meade; Chaplain – Kathrin Koning; Chair of College Council – Peta Grenfell; members of College Council; staff & students
Monday 9 January
- The Diocese of Osaka – The Nippon Sei Ko Kai
- The Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn: †Mark Short; Assistant Bishop – †Carol Wagner; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Dalby: David Browne, Zoe Browne, Ken Hansen, Ian Harris
- Ecumenical Tertiary Chaplaincy
- 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 January
- The Diocese of Osun – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- Ministry to the Defence Force: †Grant Dibden; Chaplains & Members of the Defence Force
- The Parish of Drayton: Rick Gummow, Dorothy Daniels, Richard Penny
- Retired clergy in the Diocese
- 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 January
- The Diocese of Osun North – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Gippsland: †Richard Treloar; Clergy and People
- The Parish of East Brisbane: Br Donald Campbell, Cecilie Lander, Paul Bland, Mark Vincent
- Ministry with the Medical Fraternity
- 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 January
- The Diocese of Osun North East – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Grafton: †Murray Harvey; 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
- Epic Employment Service Incorporated – Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, North Brisbane, Fraser Coast, Capricornia
- St Luke’s Anglican School, Bundaberg: Principal – Virginia Warner; Chaplain – vacant; Chair of School Council – Hermina Conradie; members of School Council; staff & students
Friday 13 January
- The Diocese of Ottawa – The Anglican Church of Canada
- Ministry with the Aboriginal People of Australia: †Chris McLeod
- The Parish of Ekibin: Timothy Nicholson, Denis Galloway
- Church Army
- 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 January
- The Diocese of Otukpo – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- Ministry with the Torres Strait Island People of Australia
- The Parish of Everton Park: Andrew Peters
- Goodna Anglican Welfare Ministries
- St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, Ascot: Principal – Roslyn Curtis; Chaplain – Jasmine Dow; Chair of School Council – Debbie Smith; School Council members; staff & students
Sunday 15 January
- The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Melbourne: †Philip Freier; Assistant Bishops – †Genieve Blackwell, †Bradly Billings, †Paul Barker, †Kate Prowd; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Fortitude Valley: Rodney Wolff, Thomas Brown, Stephen Redhead, Colin Roberts
- Retired Bishops
- 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 January
- The Diocese of Owerri – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of Newcastle: †Peter Stuart; Assistant Bishops – †Sonia Roulston, †Charlie Murry; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Freshwater: Claye Middleton, Les Monaghan, Doug Frith, Ken Suddick, Valerie Graydon, Anne Bottomley
- Green Hills Anglican Community Caring Ministries
- 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 January
- The Diocese of Owo – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of the Northern Territory: †Greg Anderson; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Gatton with Ma Ma Creek: Jennifer Colbrahams
- Cooloola Community Development Centre
- The Southport School, Southport: Headmaster – Andrew Hawkins; Chaplain – John Dougherty; Chair of School Council – Fraser Perrin; members of School Council; staff & students
Wednesday 18 January
- The Oxford – The Church of England
- The Diocese of North Queensland: †Keith Joseph; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Gayndah: Vacant
- Society of the Sacred Advent
- 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 January
- The Diocese of Oyo – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
- The Diocese of North West Australia: Archdeacon Paul Spackman – Administrator; 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
- Inala Careforce
- 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 January
- The Diocese of Pacong – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
- The Diocese of Perth: †Kay Goldsworthy; Assistant Bishops – †Kate Wilmot, †Jeremy James; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Gold Coast South: Bryan Gadd – Locum, Arthur Savage, Greg McGrory
- St Francis College Formation students
- West Moreton Anglican College, Karrabin: Principal – Geoff McLay; Chaplain – Louise Orpe; Chair of College Council – Bruce Sackson; members of School Council; staff & students
Saturday 21 January
- The Diocese of Pacong – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
- The Diocese of Riverina: †Donald Kirk; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Goodna: Bronwyn Pagram
- SAILS Anglican Sailing Adventures in Life Skills Ministry – Gold Coast, Bayside, Sunshine Coast
- 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 January
- The Church of North India (United)
- The Diocese of Rockhampton: †Peter Grice; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Goonaneman: Sue Barker
- 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
Monday 23 January
- The Diocese of Diocese of Pankshin – 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 Goondiwindi: John Rolley
- Edwin Marsden Tooth Residential Aged Care – Manly
- St Francis Theological College, Milton: Principal – Ruth Mathieson; Academic Dean – Peter Kline; staff, sessional lecturers & students
Tuesday 24 January
- The Diocese of Panrieng – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
- The Diocese of Tasmania: †Richard Condie; Assistant Bishop – †Chris Jones; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Green Hills Anglicans: Bruce Boase
- Kirami Residential Aged Care – Hervey Bay
- Anglican Schools Australia Management Committee and Member Schools: President – Peter Laurence
Wednesday 25 January
- The Diocese of Panyana – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
- The Diocese of The Murray: †Keith Dalby; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Grovely: Stephen Briggs, Judy Shepherd, Deborah Hay, Robert Hay
- St John’s Home for Aged Men – Toowong
- All Anglican Schools Business Managers/Bursars and Senior Leaders
Thursday 26 January
- The Diocese of Paraguay – The Anglican Church of South America
- The Diocese of Wangaratta: †Clarence Bester; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Gympie: Shaji Joseph, Beverley Jane, Clifford Penniceard
- Anglicare SQ Brisbane North Community Services – Staff and clients (Strathpine)
- State School Teachers
Friday 27 January
- The Diocese of Paraná (Curitiba) – Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil
- The Diocese of Willochra: The Reverend Martin Bleby – Administrator; Clergy and People
- The Parish of Hamilton: Patrick King
- Anglicare SQ – A Place to Belong – Mental Health Inclusion
Saturday 28 January
- The Missionary Diocese of Pathein – The Church of the Province of Myanmar
- The Parish of Hendra-Clayfield:
- Anglicare SQ Children & Families, Foster & Kinship Care (Roma)
Sunday 29 January
- The Church of Pakistan (United)
- The Parish of Hervey Bay: Greg Loumeau, Manuor Kunpeter, Vic Burgess, Lorraine Dawson, Michael Nixon
- Anglicare SQ Children & Families, Foster & Kinship Care (Gold Coast)
Monday 30 January
- The Diocese of Patna – The (united) Church of North India
- The Parish of Charleville: Vacant
- Anglicare SQ Mental Health & Wellbeing (Beenleigh)
Tuesday 31 January
- The Diocese of São Paulo – Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil
- The Parish of Chermside: Daniel Jayaraj, Gay Nye, Canon Don Edwards
- Anglicare SQ Mental Health & Wellbeing, Riverview (Booval)