Thursday23 January 2025

Pray Daily: February 2025

Pray Daily

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

Thursday 23 January 2025

Thursday 23 January 2025

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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: Aspley-Albany Creek, Beaudesert, Beenleigh, Booval, Caloundra with Glasshouse Country, Carindale, Dalby, Gold Coast South, Hamilton, Hendra-Clayfield, Jimboomba, Maleny, Nambour, Roma, St Lucia, Waterloo Bay
• Schools seeking chaplains: Coomera Anglican College, Toowoomba Anglican School, The Glennie School

Saturday 1 February

• The Diocese of Lomega – Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
• 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 St Lucia: Bill Crossman – locum, Karol Misso, Hugh Begbie
• Diocesan Reconciliation Action Plan Co-ordinator: Sandra King
• State Chaplaincy Board: The Reverend Sue Barker

Sunday 2 February

• The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
• The Diocese of Adelaide: †Geoff Smith; Assistant Bishops – †Timothy Harris, †Chris McLeod, †Sophie Relf-Christopher; Clergy & People
• The Parish of Stafford: Steven Schwarzrock, Lee Gauld, Leisha Rule, Keith Foote, Heather Toon
• Youth, Children’s & Families Ministry: Elissa Cotroneo
• 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

Monday 3 February

• The Diocese of London – The Church of England
• The Diocese of Armidale: †Rod Chiswell; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Stanthorpe: Matthew Skelton
• Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital: Alex Chuc & 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

Tuesday 4 February – Anskar, missionary bishop in Sweden (d. 865)

• The Diocese of Long Island – The Episcopal Church
• The Diocese of Bathurst: †Mark Calder; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Strathpine: Daniel Sitaram, Beryl Nielsen
• Queensland Children’s Hospital: Alex Chuc
• Canterbury College, Waterford: Principal – Daniel Walker; Chaplain – Dan Talbot; Chair of College Council – Toni Bache; members of College Council; staff & students

Wednesday 5 February – Martyrs of Japan, crucified at Nagasaki (d. 1597)

• The Diocese of Los Angeles – The Episcopal Church
• The Diocese of Ballarat: †Garry Weatherill; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Sunnybank: Scott Windred, Simon Tang
• Prince Charles & St Vincent’s Northside: Judy Burt & volunteers
• Coomera Anglican College, Coomera: Principal – Patrick Innes-Hill; Lay Chaplaincy Team: Dom Fay and Rachael Stelzer; Chair of School Council – Mary-Anne Rulfs; members of College Council; staff & students

Thursday 6 February

• The Diocese of Louisiana – The Episcopal Church
• The Diocese of Bendigo: †Matt Brain; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Surfers Paradise: Jim Raistrick, Trevor Sketcher, Michael Uptin, Len Nairn, Lima Bray, George Stuart
• 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 

Friday 7 February

• The Diocese of Western Louisiana – The Episcopal Church
• The Diocese of Brisbane: †Jeremy Greaves; Assistant Bishops – †Cameron Venables, †John Roundhill, †Sarah Plowman; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Tamborine Mountain: Helen Paget, John Corner
• Church Missionary Society
• Hillbrook Anglican School, Enoggera: Principal – Mark Zietsch; Chaplain – David Adams; Chair of School Council – David Marsland; members of School Council; staff & students 

Saturday 8 February

• The Diocese of Luapula – The Church of the Province of Central Africa
• The Diocese of Bunbury: †Ian Coutts; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Tara:
• Anglican Aid Abroad
• Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim: Principal – Michelle Carroll; Chaplain – Kathrin Koning; Chair of College Council – Peta Grenfell; members of College Council; staff & students

Sunday 9 February

• The Anglican Church of Australia
• The Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn: †Mark Short; Assistant Bishop – †Vanessa Bennett; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Texas-Inglewood:
• Angligreen
• St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School, Corinda: Principal – Toni Riordan; Chaplain – Gillian Moses; Chair of School Council – Stephen Green; School Council members; staff & students

Monday 10 February

• The Diocese of Lucknow – The Church of North India (United)
• Ministry to the Defence Force: †Grant Dibden; Chaplains & Members of the Defence Force
• The Parish of The Gap: Ann Edwards, Robin Payne
• Mission to Seafarers
• St Andrew’s Anglican College, Peregian Springs: Principal – Karen Gorrie; Chaplain – Gary McClellan; Chair of College Council – Rosalyn Cheales; members of College Council; staff & students

Tuesday 11 February

• The Diocese of Lui – Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
• The Diocese of Gippsland: †Richard Treloar; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Toowong: Michael Faragher, Tom Sullivan, Alan Dale, Elsie Clack
• Anglican Overseas Aid
• St Hilda’s School, Southport: Principal – Virginia Warner; Chaplain – Patrick Duckworth; A/g Chair of School Council – Nick Ryan; members of School Council; staff & students

Wednesday 12 February

• The Diocese of Lusaka – The Church of the Province of Central Africa
• The Diocese of Grafton: †Murray Harvey; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Toowoomba West: Pauline Harley, Andrew Baldwin, John Tyler, Ron Spindler, Terry Frewin, Crystal Spindler
• Anglican Cursillo Movement in Australia
• 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 13 February

• The Diocese of Lusitanian Church – (Extra Provincial)
• Ministry with the Aboriginal People of Australia: †Chris McLeod
• The Parish of Toowoomba, St Bartholomew’s: Adam Lowe, Peter Mayen, Daniel Rouhead, Bettrys Lowe, Amy Norman, Hannah De Dilly, Patrick Doulin, Andrew Osborne, Robert Perry
• Anglican Men’s Society
• St Luke’s Anglican School, Bundaberg: Principal – Matthew Hughes; Chaplain – Erika Williams; Chair of School Council – Darren Hart; members of School Council; staff & students

Friday 14 February – Cyril (d. 869) and Methodius, bishop (d. 885) missionaries to the Slavs

• The Diocese of Luwero – The Church of the Province of Uganda
• Ministry with the Torres Strait Island People of Australia – Rose Elu
• The Parish of Toowoomba, St James: Mark Carlyon, Melissa Conway, Bev Thorogood, John Pryce-Davies, Garth Shaw, David Snape, Laurel Raymond, Matthew Weatherley, Graheme Baldock
• Bush Ministry Fund
• St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, Ascot: Principal – Roslyn Curtis; Chaplain – Jasmine Dow; Chair of School Council – Lisa Worner; School Council members; staff & students

Saturday 15 February

• The Diocese of Northern Luzon – The Episcopal Church in the Philippines
• The Diocese of Melbourne: †Philip Freier; Assistant Bishops – †Genieve Blackwell, †Bradly Billings, †Paul Barker, †Kate Prowd; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Toowoomba, St Luke’s: Neil Fernando, Terry Leonard, Bill Watson, †Clyde Wood, Malcolm Twine, John Coleman, Phillip Ward
• Domestic Violence Task Force
• St Paul’s School, Bald Hills: Principal – John O’Sullivan Williams; Chaplain – Mark Leam; staff & students

Sunday 16 February

• The Church of Bangladesh
• The Diocese of Newcastle: †Peter Stuart; Assistant Bishops – †Sonia Roulston, †Charlie Murry; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Torres Strait Islander Parish:
• CMS
• The Glennie School, Toowoomba: A/g Principal – Emma Lowry; Chaplain – vacant; Chair of School Council – †Cameron Venables; members of School Council; staff & students

Monday 17 February

• The Diocese of Lweru – The Anglican Church of Tanzania
• The Diocese of the Northern Territory: †Greg Anderson; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Warwick: Lizzie Gaitskell, Barbara Diery, Julie Simpson, Rosemary Peterson, Stephanie Frances, Heather Dearden, Richard Butler
• The Park – Centre for Mental Health, Wacol
• The Southport School, Southport: Headmaster – Andrew Hawkins; Chaplain – John Dougherty; Chair of School Council – Adam Twemlow; members of School Council; staff & students

Tuesday 18 February

• The Missionary Area of Macau – Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hu
• The Diocese of North Queensland: †Keith Joseph; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Waterloo Bay: Keith Dean-Jones – locum, John Bretz, James Cosgrove
• Ecumenical Tertiary Chaplaincy
• The Springfield Anglican College, Springfield: Principal – Steven Morris; Chaplain – Jonathan Kemp; Chair of College Council – Michael Willis; members of College Council; staff & students 

Wednesday 19 February

• The Diocese of Machakos – The Anglican Church of Kenya
• The Diocese of North West Australia: †Darrell Parker; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Wilston: Max Lambourne
• Anglicare SQ Symes Thorpe Residential Aged Care – Toowoomba (Rangeville)
• Toowoomba Anglican School, Toowoomba: A/g Principal – Trina Faint; Chaplaincy team; Chair of School Council – Mac Drysdale; members of School Council; staff & students

Thursday 20 February – William Grant Broughton, first bishop of Australia (d. 1853)

• The Diocese of Maciene – Igreja Anglicana de Mocambique e Angola
• The Diocese of Perth: †Kay Goldsworthy; Assistant Bishops – †Kate Wilmot, †David Bassett, †Hans Christiansen; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Wishart: Michael Calder, Christopher Boyce, Graeme Goldsworthy
• Anglicare SQ Nalingu Respite Centre (Zillmere)
• West Moreton Anglican College, Karrabin: Principal – Andrew Peach; Chaplain – Jane Markotsis; Chair of College Council – Bruce Sackson; members of School Council; staff & students

Friday 21 February

• The Diocese of Madhya Kerala – The Church of South India (United)
• The Diocese of Riverina: †Donald Kirk; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Woolloongabba: Rosemary Gardiner
• Anglicare SQ Homelessness Services – Women & Families
• All Saints Anglican School, Merrimac: Headmaster – Matthew Corbett; Chaplain – Ann McGuinness; Chair of School Council – John Fradgley; members of School Council; staff & students

Saturday 22 February

• The Diocese of Madi and West Nile – The Church of the Province of Uganda
• The Diocese of Rockhampton: †Peter Grice; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Wynnum: Sam Sigamani, Keith Dean-Jones, Keith Colbert
• Anglicare SQ Insync (Beenleigh, Mt Gravatt, Cleveland)
• St John’s College UQ: Warden – Rose Alwyn; Chaplain – Samuel Dow; Chair of Council – John Peden; members of College Council; staff & students

Sunday 23 February

• Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil
• 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 Yeronga: Rebecca King
• Anglicare SQ Out of Home Care, Moreton Region – Brisbane Foster & Kinship Care
• St Francis Theological College, Milton: Principal – Ruth Mathieson; Academic Dean – Adam Couchman; staff, sessional lecturers & students

Monday 24 February

• The Diocese of Madras – The Church of South India (United)
• The Diocese of Tasmania: †Richard Condie; Assistant Bishop – †Chris Jones; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Zillmere: Helen Button, John Keyt, Marjorie Charrington, Sr Gillian SSA
• Anglicare SQ Out of Home Care, South East Region – Gold Coast Foster & Kinship Care
• Anglican Schools Australia Management Committee and Member Schools: President – Peter Laurence

Tuesday 25 February

• The Diocese of Madurai-Ramnad – The Church of South India (United)
• The Diocese of The Murray: †Keith Dalby; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Alexandra Hills: Jonathan Bright, Rod Wood
• Anglicare SQ Out of Home Care, South East Region – Logan Foster & Kinship Care and Family Intervention
• All Anglican Schools Business Managers/Bursars and Senior Leaders

Wednesday 26 February

• The Diocese of Magwi – Province of the Episcopal Church of South Suda
• The Diocese of Wangaratta: †Clarence Bester; Clergy and People
• The Parish of Algester: Christopher Bate, Juliana Bate
• Archbishop’s Examining Chaplains
• Anglicare SQ Out of Home Care, South East Region – Gold Coast & Logan Residential

Thursday 27 February – George Herbert, parish priest, poet (d. 1633)

• The Diocese of Mahajanga – The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
• The Diocese of Willochra: †Jeremy James; Clergy and People
• The Parish of All Saint’s, Brisbane: Duncan Gorwood, Patrick King, Andrew Gilbert, Robert Long
• Anglicare SQ Out of Home Care, South East Region – Logan Residential

Friday 28 February

• The Diocese of Maiduguri – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
• The Parish of Allora-Clifton: Courtney Smith
• Anglicare SQ Out of Home Care, South West Region – Ipswich Residential