On 18 Aug, we celebrate our “Night of the Churches” in Halle, the oldest and biggest
ecumenical summer festival in Central Germany. In around 50 different locations people
can participate at services, workshops, exhibitions and speak about faith and God.
Please pray for our volunteers and chaplains. May this festival help inspire the faith of
all who participate.
Diocese of Freetown (Sierra Leone, West Africa): Bishop Thomas Wilson
Please pray for the entire benefice and surrounding villages. Give thanks that after a
year the benefice has settled into its new pattern of worship and pray we will continue
to welcome new people to our churches. Clergy: Bruce Rienstra, Diane Hayward-… Continue Reading
Give thanks for Church Holiday Clubs, Open the Book, two wonderful First Schools and
our local communities. Pray that the Gospel becomes alive for all through the witness
of our Church Families. Pray for John Liggitt training as an ALM Worship Leader. … Continue Reading
We take for granted our right to vote in national and local elections, whether we choose
to exercise our democratic right or not. A hundred years ago, only property-owning men
could do this.
The Representation of the People Act of 1918 enabled all men over twenty-one, and
8.5 million of the 15 million women of Britain to vote, as long as they were over the age
of thirty and owned property. Full parity for women came only in 1928.
Many people think that the campaign for women’s right to vote began with the
suffragettes of the 20th century, but it began much earlier. Groups of women and
men lobbied Parliament, spoke at public meetings, and raised awareness of injustice
throughout the 19th century.
One such group was the Church League for Women’s Suffrage. The Worcester branch
was led by a cathedral canon, James Maurice Wilson, who ran meetings from his home
with his wife, Georgina. The Dean of Worcester, William Moore Ede and his wife Sarah
were also active members, as was the Bishop.
The Church League shunned violent protest, but,
by connecting equality with Christian principle,
added to the tide of opinion that made the 1918
Act inevitable.
O God, the light of the nations,
we thank you for all who strive for justice and
challenge our complacency.
Grant that we may use our voices and our votes for the good
of all people,
and that our faithfulness to your all-embracing love may be known
not just in our words, but also in our deeds.
Through Jesus Christ, our hope and salvation. Amen.
Evesham Deanery – Rural Dean: Richard Thorniley; Lay Chair: Liz Booth
Church of the Province of South East Asia: Archbishop Ng Moon Hing
Diocese of Portsmouth: Bishop Christopher Foster
Diocese of Stockholm (Sweden): Bishop Eva Brunne
Pray for the community of Bengeworth For our youth group, Bengeworth CE Academy
and St Richard’s CE Primary. Clergy: Mark Binney, Nick Wright. Retired clergy: Michael
Grylls, Julian Bomyer; Readers: John Lynch, Elaine Major
Diocese of Fianarantsoa (Indian Ocean): Bishop Gilbert Rakotondravelo
Pray for Hampton w Sedgeberrow & Hinton on the Green. For St Andrew’s Primary
School & the Open the Book team and Sedgeberrow Primary School. For local ministry
to Austen Court care home. Clergy: Mark Binney, Nick Wright; Retired clergy: Patrick
Wooster, Leonard Burn; Readers: John Lynch, Elaine Major
Diocese of Esan (Nigeria): Bishop Friday Imaekhai
Please pray for Evesham, Norton & Lenchwick. For our growing children’s work team.
For ALMs Caroline Green, Lindsay Ladbrook, Rosie Grove, Gail Preece, Admins Katy
Tarplee, Carol Sheehan. For retired clergy: Bishop Robert Paterson, John Green, Nick
Wright, Peter Knight. Clergy: Andrew Spurr; Readers: Andy Green, Jayne Fleetwood
Diocese of Federal Ministries (USA): Bishop Carl Wright
Give thanks for the visit of Trustees of the Mission Morogoro Charity; for their support
in maintaining the tractor given to the Tunguli community through the combined efforts
of our Diocese, Mission Morogoro and Moreton Morrell Agricultural College. P… Continue Reading
Please pray for our preparations as we are joined by our new Curate, Timothy. Also, for
us as we discern the future for our new Benefice. Clergy: Philip Morton, Timothy Hupfield;
Readers: Alan Bache, Joyce Bache, Sue Cole, Margaret Pye; Mission Enabler: Emily D’Silva
Diocese of False Bay (South Africa): Bishop Margaret Vertue
Pray for our work with Mission Enabler Emily, giving thanks for the signs of new life that
this work is revealing, especially praying for the schools and Messy Church projects.
Clergy: Philip Morton; Readers: Alan Bache, Joyce Bache, Sue Cole, Margaret Pye;
Mission Enabler: Emily D’Silva
Diocese of Faisalabad (Pakistan): Bishop John Samuel
