Friday23 February 2024

Pray Daily: March 2024

Pray Daily

Find out our Diocese’s March daily prayer points and join our community in intercession this month

Friday 23 February 2024

Friday 23 February 2024

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‘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.

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Ongoing

• Parishes seeking new incumbents: Beaudesert, Beenleigh, Booval, Camp Hill – Norman Park, Coolum, Everton Park, Gayndah, Gold Coast South, Hendra-Clayfield, Jimboomba, Kenmore-Brookfield, Manly, Moggill-Mt Crosby, Nambour, Redcliffe, Rosewood
• Schools seeking chaplains: Coomera Anglican College, Toowoomba Anglican School, The Glennie School

 Friday 1 March – David, bishop of Menevia, Wales (d.601)

• The Diocese of Christ the King – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa
• The ongoing work of peace-making in Sudan & South Sudan
• The Anglican Church of Australia: The Primate – †Geoff Smith; The General Secretary – Anne Hywood; The General Synod and the Standing Committee
• The Parish of Fortitude Valley: Rodney Wolff, Edward Starr, Thomas Brown, Stephen Redhead, Colin Roberts
• Diocesan Reconciliation Action Plan Co-ordinator: Sandra King
• Anglican Schools Office, Church House: Executive Director – Sherril Butterworth & staff

 Saturday 2 March – Chad, bishop of Lichfield, missionary (d.672)

• The Diocese of Christchurch – The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
• The Diocese of Adelaide: †Geoff Smith; Assistant Bishops – †Timothy Harris, †Chris McLeod, †Denise Ferguson; Clergy & People
• The Parish of Freshwater: Claye Middleton, Les Monaghan, Doug Frith, Ken Suddick, Anne Bottomley
• Director of Discernment and Formation: Sarah Plowman, Ray Clifton & Prue Conaghan
• Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane: Headmaster – Alan Campbell; Chaplain – Sharon Mitchell; Lay Chaplain – Stephanie Cotroneo; Chair of School Council – Paul de Jersey, members of School Council; staff & students

 Sunday 3 March

• The Church of the Province of Uganda
• The Diocese of Armidale: †Rod Chiswell; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Gatton with Ma Ma Creek: Jennifer Colbrahams, Imelda O’Loughlin
• Brisbane hospital chaplaincy: Cheryl Selvage & 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 March

• The Diocese of Chubu – The Nippon Sei Ko Kai
• The Diocese of Bathurst: †Mark Calder; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Gayndah: Vacant
• N Gold Coast hospital chaplaincy: Michelle Philp & volunteers
• Canterbury College, Waterford: Principal – Daniel Walker; Chaplain – Dan Talbot; Chair of College Council – Jonathan Waterworth; members of College Council; staff & students

 Tuesday 5 March

• The Diocese of Clogher – The Church of Ireland
• The Diocese of Ballarat: †Garry Weatherill; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Gold Coast North: Stephan Prabu, Gary Smith, Don Campbell, Lynette Dunn, †Len Eacott, Roseanne Stower, Sidney Rogers, Bill Doak, Martin Hunnybun
• Sunshine Coast hospital ministry: Mary Coates-Kavanagh & volunteers
• Coomera Anglican College, Coomera: Principal – Patrick Innes-Hill; Chaplain – Vacant; Lay Chaplaincy Team: Dom Fay and Rachael Stelzer; Chair of School Council – Mary-Anne Rulfs; members of College Council; staff & students

Wednesday 6 March

• The Diocese on the Coast – The Church of Nigeria
• The Diocese of Bendigo: †Matt Brain; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Gold Coast South: Mary-Anne Rulfs – Locum, Bryan Gadd, Arthur Savage, Greg McGrory
• Toowoomba hospital chaplaincy: Peter Mayan & 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 March – Perpetua and her companions, martyrs at Carthage (d.203)

• The Diocese of Cochin – The Church of South India (United)
• The Diocese of Brisbane: †Jeremy Greaves; Assistant Bishops – †Cameron Venables, †John Roundhill, Locum Bishop – †Bill Ray; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Goodna: Bronwyn Pagram
• St Andrew’s Care, Caloundra
• Hillbrook Anglican School, Enoggera: Acting Principal – Mark Herriman; Chaplain – David Adams; Chair of School Council – David Marsland; members of School Council; staff & students

 Friday 8 March – John of God, worker among the sick and poor, Spain (d. 1550)

• The Diocese of Coimbatore – The Church of South India (United)
• The Diocese of Bunbury: †Ian Coutts; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Goonaneman: Vacant
• St Lawrence’s Parish Care Program, Caboolture
• Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim: Principal – Michelle Carroll; Chaplain – Kathrin Koning; Chair of College Council – Peta Grenfell; members of College Council; staff & students

 Saturday 9 March – Sister Emma SSA, superior of the Society of the Sacred Advent, Queensland (d. 1939)

• The Diocese of Colombia – The Episcopal Church
• The Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn: †Mark Short; Assistant Bishop – †Carol Wagner; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Goondiwindi: John Rolley
• St John’s Community Care Services, Burleigh Heads
• St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School, Corinda: Principal – Toni Riordan; Chaplains – Gillian Moses & Julia Van Den Bos; Chair of School Council – Stephen Green; School Council members; staff & students

 Sunday 10 March

• The Episcopal Church
• Ministry to the Defence Force: †Grant Dibden; Chaplains & Members of the Defence Force
• The Parish of Green Hills Anglicans: Bruce Boase
• Christ Church Caring Ministries, Bundaberg
• 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 March

• The Diocese of Colombo – The Church of Ceylon (Extra Provincial)
• The Diocese of Gippsland: †Richard Treloar; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Grovely: Stephen Briggs, Judy Shepherd, Deborah Hay, Robert Hay
• Bribie Anglican Cancer Support Group
• St Hilda’s School, Southport: Principal – Virginia Warner; Chaplain – Patrick Duckworth; Chair of School Council – Catherine O’Sullivan; members of School Council; staff & students

 Tuesday 12 March

• The Diocese of Colorado – The Episcopal Church
• The Diocese of Grafton: †Murray Harvey; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Gympie: Shaji Joseph, Clifford Penniceard
• St John’s Crisis Centre
• St Luke’s Anglican School, Bundaberg: Principal – Matthew Hughes; Chaplain – Erika Williams; Chair of School Council – Darren Hart; members of School Council; staff & students

 Wednesday 13 March

• The Diocese of Congo Brazzaville – Province de L’Eglise Anglicane Du Congo
• Ministry with the Aboriginal People of Australia: †Chris McLeod
• The Parish of Hamilton: Patrick King, †Phillip Aspinall
• St Margaret’s Home Assist, Secure, Sandgate
• St John’s Anglican College, Forest Lake: Principal – Maria McIvor; Chaplain – Juliana Bate; Chair of College Council – Carla Tromans; members of College Council; staff & students

 Thursday 14 March

• The Diocese of Connecticut – The Episcopal Church
• Ministry with the Torres Strait Island People of Australia – Rose Elu
• The Parish of Hendra-Clayfield: Allan Shephard – Locum
• Refugee & migrant settlement
• St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, Ascot: Principal – Roslyn Curtis; Chaplain – Jasmine Dow; Chair of School Council – Debbie Smith; School Council members; staff & students

 Friday 15 March

• The Diocese of Connor – The Church of Ireland
• The Diocese of Melbourne: †Philip Freier; Assistant Bishops – †Genieve Blackwell, †Bradly Billings, †Paul Barker, †Kate Prowd; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Hervey Bay: Greg Loumeau, Manuor Kun peter, Vic Burgess, Lorraine Dawson
• Men’s Sheds
• St Paul’s School, Bald Hills: Leadership Team; Chaplain – Mark Leam; staff & students

 Saturday 16 March

• The Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross – The Church of Ireland
• The Diocese of Newcastle: †Peter Stuart; Assistant Bishops – †Sonia Roulston, †Charlie Murry; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Holland Park: Morris Rangiwai
• Chermside Anglican Welfare Ministries
• The Glennie School, Toowoomba: Principal – Mary Anne Evans; Chaplain – Vacant; Chair of School Council – Paddy Nicholls; members of School Council; staff & students

Sunday 17 March

• The Church in Wales
• The Diocese of the Northern Territory: †Greg Anderson; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Inala: Jonathan Brook, Bev Bell, Bob Walsh, Lindsay Howie, Alex Gater
• Congregations in communion with the Anglican Church
• The Southport School, Southport: Headmaster – Andrew Hawkins; Chaplain – John Dougherty; Chair of School Council – Adam Twemlow; members of School Council; staff & students

Monday 18 March – Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and teacher (d. 386)

• The Diocese of Costa Rica – Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America
• The Diocese of North Queensland: †Keith Joseph; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Indooroopilly: Sue Grimmett, Lauren Martin, Mervyn Thomas, Howard Munro, Valerie Hoare, †Rob Nolan, Richard Browning
• Abri Residential Aged Care – Gold Coast
• 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 March

• The Diocese of Coventry – The Church of England
• The Diocese of North West Australia: †Darrell Parker; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Ipswich North: Lorraine Lynch
• Edwin Marsden Tooth Residential Aged Care – Manly
• Toowoomba Anglican School, Toowoomba: Principal – Simon Lees; Chaplaincy team; Chair of School Council – Mac Drysdale; members of School Council; staff & students

 Wednesday 20 March – Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, bishop and missionary (d. 687)

• The Diocese of Cuba – The Episcopal Church
• The Diocese of Perth: †Kay Goldsworthy; Assistant Bishops – †Kate Wilmot, †David Bassett, †Hans Christiansen; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Ipswich: Lorraine Lynch, Michele Knight, Simon Arok, Elizabeth Chol, Dianne Leitch, Gavin Ott, Brenda Davis
• Kirami Residential Aged Care – Hervey Bay
• West Moreton Anglican College, Karrabin: Principal – Geoff McLay; Chaplain – Jane Markotsis; Chair of College Council – Bruce Sackson; members of School Council; staff & students

 Thursday 21 March – Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, martyr & liturgist (d. 1556)

• The Diocese of Cueibet – Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
• The Diocese of Riverina: †Donald Kirk; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Ithaca-Ashgrove: Margaret Wesley, Pam Hynd, Jack Hammer, Kathy Hammer
• Anglicare SQ Services, Children and Families Leadership
• 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 March – Thomas Ken, bishop of Bath and Wells, teacher (d. 1711)

• The Diocese of Cuernavaca – La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico
• The Diocese of Rockhampton: †Peter Grice; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Ithaca-Red Hill: Bill Colbrahams
• Anglicare SQ Services, Residential Aged Care and Retirement Villages
• St John’s College UQ: Warden – Rose Alwyn; Chaplain – Samuel Dow; Chair of Council – John Peden; members of College Council; staff & students

 Saturday 23 March

• The Diocese of Cuttack – The Church of North India (United)
• 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 Jandowae:
• Anglicare SQ Mission
• St Francis Theological College, Milton: Principal – Ruth Mathieson; Academic Dean – Peter Kline; staff, sessional lecturers & students

 Sunday 24 March

• The Church of the Province of West Africa
• The Diocese of Tasmania: †Richard Condie; Assistant Bishop – †Chris Jones; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Jimboomba: Lindsay Howie – Locum, Ken Spreadborough, Maurice Collins, Jillian Crawford, David Lunniss, Ian Turnbull
• Anglicare SQ West Community Care, Thomson House Overnight Respite (Longreach)
• Anglican Schools Australia Management Committee and Member Schools: President – Peter Laurence

 Monday 25 March

• The Diocese of Cyangugu – Eglise Anglicane du Rwanda
• The Diocese of The Murray: †Keith Dalby; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Kangaroo Point: Richard James, Jane Mitchell, Sandy Marshall, Carol Palmer
• Anglicare SQ Brisbane North – Nalingu Respite Centre
• All Anglican Schools Business Managers/Bursars and Senior Leaders

 Tuesday 26 March

• The Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf – The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and The Middle East
• The Diocese of Wangaratta: †Clarence Bester; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Kawana Waters: Steven Wockner, Ron Robins, Allen Neil, Kevin Lewis, Harry Sharman, David Pettett
• Anglicare SQ Emergency Relief Services
• State School Teachers

Wednesday 27 March

• The Diocese of Daejeon – The Anglican Church of Korea
• The Diocese of Willochra: †Jeremy James; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Kenmore-Brookfield: Jane Markotsis, David Dean, Geoffrey Reeder, Josie Yarham, Colin Nicholson, Sandra Kjellgren
• Anglicare SQ Brisbane North Community Services

Thursday 28 March

• The Diocese of North Dakota – The Episcopal Church
• The Parish of Kilcoy: Jilleen Chambers
• Anglicare SQ Children & Families, Brisbane Residential & Foster Kinship Care

Friday 29 March

• The Diocese of South Dakota – The Episcopal Church
• The Diocese of Christ the King – Igreja Anglicana de Mocambique e Angola
• The Parish of Kingaroy: Ian Bailey, Gerald Greaves
• Bush Church Aid Qld & Nth NSW: Michael Uptin

 Saturday 30 March

• The Diocese of Dallas – The Episcopal Church
• The Diocese of Willochra: †Jeremy James; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Laidley: Bob Blackburn, Bill Ross
• Oratory of the Good Shepherd

Sunday 31 March

• The Church in the Province of the West Indies
• The Diocese of Willochra: †Jeremy James; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Leichhardt: Vacant
• Mathew Hale Public Library