From the Vicar General

November 2007

Dear Reader,

This cycle of prayer covers the period for the Church Year 2007/2008 beginning on Advent Sunday 2007 and ending on the Sunday next before Advent Sunday 2008.

Comments and requests may be sent to me via email at the Diocesan Office.

Yours in Christ Jesus,

The Very Revd Damien Mead

DAILY INTERCESSIONS

Everyday   Archbishop Mark Haverland our Metropolitan. Bishop Rommie Starks our Episcopal Visitor. Fr Damien Mead our Vicar General. The Officers of the Diocese and members of Council of Advice.

Sunday  Our Parishes and Missions. The priests and people. All who will be joining us for worship today. For the work of "Anglican Catholics at Large".

Monday  For Benedict XVI the Western Patriarch. Our brothers and sisters in the Roman Catholic Church. For continued dialogue between ACC and the Roman Catholic Church.

Tuesday
For Bartholomew the Eastern Patriarch. Our brothers and sisters in the Eastern Church. For Dialogue and understanding between ACC and the Orthodox Churches.

Wednesday For The Anglican Communion and for its return to orthodoxy. For Traditionalists in the Anglican Communion struggling to maintain the faith. That the ACC may be willing to offer them the hand of friendship and welcome them into full communion.

Thursday  For the United Episcopal Church and the Anglican Province of Christ the King (our Sister Churches) For dialogue and understanding between ACC and other Traditional Anglicans and for unity.

Friday   For the "Non Conformist Churches". Thanking God for their witness and enthusiasm. That ACC may have a mutually respectful relationship with the "Free Churches"

Saturday  For the departed members of the ACC and for those who mourn them.

WEEKLY INTERCESSIONS

First Friday of the Month

At the XVII Provincial Synod in Cleveland Ohion USA the Church resolved that the first Friday of every month should be a day of prayer and fasting with particular intention for the growth and renewal of the ACC

2rd December Advent I
- The Original Province, The Archbishop and the Provincial Officers
- Diocese of Lucknow, India
- St Nicholas, Lydd - Father Damien Mead
- All ACC children, especially those in this Diocese
- For all Churches and institutions dedicated to St Nicholas

9th December Advent II
- For clergy and Parishes in the Patrimony of the Archbishop.
- St Albans, Salford - Father Charles Johnson, Father Jim Petty, Father Tim Perkins.
- All retired ACC Clergy
- For those who will be preparing to celebrate Christmas alone.
- For World Leaders and for Peace throughout the world

16th December Advent III
- Diocese of the South - Archbishop Mark Haverland, ArchBishop & Bishop LaCour Assistant Bishop
- Diocese of Aweil, Sudan, Africa, Bishop Wilson Garang
- St Bede's Thames Ditton - Father Don Walker
- All ACC Clergy wives
- For all Churches and institutions dedicated to St Thomas

23rd December Advent IV
- Missionary Diocese of Australia - Archbishop Bro. John-Charles FODC & Bishop Brian Iverach, Assistant Bishop
- Our Lady Star of the Sea & St Mildred, Thanet - Fr Damien Mead
- All ACC Church Wardens, Parish Officers and Councils.
- For those who travel on land, by sea and in the air.

25th The Nativity of our Lord
- The Province and its Diocese, the Archbishop, College of Bishops, Priest and People.
- Our Diocese and its Parishes, Priests and People
- For all those who will spend this Christmas Day alone
- For the Pro Life Movement, especially the work of The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children

30th December - Christmas I
- Missionary Diocese of New England - Bishop William McClean
- Diocese of Bombay, India
- St Mary and St Eanswythe, Dartford - Father Don Walker - Dr Roy Fidge (Warden)
- Anglican Catholics At Large -
- Thank God for His blessings during 2007. Ask His forgiveness for past failings and His blessing on 2008.

6th January Epiphany of Our Lord
- Missionary Diocese of New Granada
- Anglican Catholic Cathedral of Caracas, Venezuela - Bishop Roger Dawson, Bishop in the Patrimony
- St Albans, Northolt - Richard Mann (Warden)
- All ACC Archdeacons and Vicar Generals - especially Father Damien Mead our own.
- For hospitals and medical staff

13th January Epiphany I
- Diocese of the Midwest - Bishop Rommie Michael Starks
- St Edward's Procathedral, Indianapolis - Father Charles King the Dean
- St Augustine, Canterbury Father Damien Mead
- All ACC Church Cleaners and Flower Arrangers
- For the housebound members of the ACC

20th January Septuagesima
- The Province of India - Archbishop John Augustine
- The Monastery of Our Lady & St Cuthbert, Skelton, North Yorkshire
- Dom Philip James and Brother Peter.
- All ACC Religious, Benedictine, Franciscan, Dominican
- In thanksgiving for the Foundation of the Diocese of the United Kingdom (25th January 1992) - For teachers and educationalist

27th January Sexagesima
- Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic States Bishop William McClean
- Diocese of Amritsar, India
- St Charles, King & Martyr, Burnley & Fr Jim Petty
- In thanksgiving for the Bestowal of the Anglican Catholic Episcopate 1978 (28th)
- For the Aged

3rd February Quinquagesima
- Diocese of the Holy Trinity - Bishop Presley Hutchens
- St Therese of Lisieux, Northampton - Father Chris Bosworth
- For HM The Queen on the anniversary of her Accession (6th Feb 1952)
- For those who have left the ACC and joined other churches, and those who have ceased practicing their faith.
- Christians persecuted for their faith
- For our preparations for Lent

10th February Lent I
- The Diocese of Southern Africa - Archbishop Mark Haverland, Father Alan Kenyon Hoare, Vicar General
- Our Lady and St. Bernard, Retford. - Father Charles Johnson, Mr Paul Walker Warden
- All ACC Ordinands and Postulants for Holy Orders
- ACC Franciscan Orders of the Divine Compassion - Archbishop Br John Charles (Minister General)

17th February Lent II
- Missionary Diocese of the Resurrection -
- Diocese of Nagpur, India, Bishop Yakoob Santosh Sagar
- Our Lady of Walsingham & St Francis, Rochester, Fr Raymond Thompson
- All ACC Military Chaplains
- For our armed and uniformed Services.
- For the conversion and repentance of men and women of violence.
- For all churches and institutions dedicated to St. Matthias

24th February Lent III
- Missionary Diocese of the Caribbean - Archbishop Mark Haverland
- St Ninian's, Whitby - Dom Philip James French OSB
- All ACC Organists and Choir members
- For ACC Clergy in secular work and in those in reduced circumstances or who are ill.
- Wales and the Welsh people,
- for all Churches and institutions dedicated to St. Matthias and St David.

2nd March Lent IV
- The Original Province, The Archbishop and the Provincial Officers
- Diocese of Lucknow, India, Archbishop John Augustine
- St Nicholas, Lydd - Father Damien Mead
- All ACC children, especially those in this Diocese
- For all those who live in residential and nursing homes.

9th March Passion Sunday
- For clergy and Parishes in the Patrimony of the Archbishop.
- St Albans, Salford - Father Charles Johnson, Father Jim Petty, Father Tim Perkins.
- All retired ACC Clergy
- Northern Ireland and the Irish people
- For voluntary and community groups
- All foster parents - For all Churches and institutions dedicated to St. Patrick

16th March Palm Sunday
- Diocese of the South - Archbishop Mark Haverland, Bishop
- Diocese of Delhi, India
- St Bede's Thames Ditton - Father Don Walker
- All ACC Clergy wives
- The Diocesan Board of Ministry
- For all penitents and those who hear confessions.

23rd March Easter Day
- Missionary Diocese of Australia - Archbishop Bro. John-Charles FODC, Bishop Brian Iverach
- Our Lady Star of the Sea & St Mildred, Thanet - Fr Damien Mead
- Conversion of the United Kingdom
- All ACC Church Wardens, Parish Officers and Councils.
- For the Diocesan Synod to be held this coming Saturday

30th March Easter 1 (Low Sunday)
- Diocese of New Orleans - Bishop Presley Hutchens
- Our Lady and St Francis Rochester, and Father Raymond Thompson
- The Anglican Catholic Parishes Association
- Our Diocesan Anglican Catholic Bookshop
- Pray for all mothers and all expectant Mothers
- For all Churches and institutions dedicated to the Annunciation.

6th April Easter II (Good Shepherd Sunday)
- Missionary Diocese of New England - Bishop William McClean
- Diocese of Bombay, India
- St Mary and St Eanswythe, Dartford - Father Don Walker - Dr Roy Fidge (Warden)
- Anglican Catholics At Large
- For those who are persecuted for their faith.
- For the lapsed
- For all churches and institutions dedicated to St Joseph

13th April Easter III
- Archdeaconry of New Zealand - Bishop Dennis Hodges
- St Albans, Northolt - Richard Mann, Warden
- All ACC Military Chaplains
- ACC-UK The Diocesan Newsletter
- For all evangelists.
- For Missionary activity in this Country and abroad

20th April Easter IV
- Diocese of the Midwest - Bishop Rommie Michael Starks
- St Augustine, Canterbury Father Damien Mead
- All ACC Church Cleaners and Flower Arrangers
- England and the English people
- The Police, Fire Service, Ambulance Service, Coast Guards and Life Boat crews
- For all Churches and institutions dedicated to St Mark and to St George

27th April Easter V (Rogation Sunday)
- The Province of India - Archbishop John Augustine
- The Monastery of Our Lady & St Cuthbert, Skelton, North Yorkshire
- Dom Philip James and Brother Peter.
- All ACC Religious, Benedictine, Franciscan, Dominican
- For Missionary activity in this Country and abroad
- For God's blessing on the farms, fields and oceans of the world. That there may be responsible harvesting.

4th May Ascension Sunday
- Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic States Bishop William McClean
- Diocese of Amritsar, India
- St Charles, King & Martyr, Burnley & Fr Jim Petty
- The ACC Pension Board
- Victims of Holocaust
- Relief Agencies, the Red Cross and Disaster Appeals.
- Bereavement and Marriage Guidance agencies and counsellors

11th May Whitsunday
- Diocese of the Holy Trinity - Bishop Presley Hutchens
- St Therese of Lisieux, Northampton - Father Chris Bosworth
- All ACC Lay Readers
- The Churches of the Ancient Patriarchates -
- Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Rome.
- Ecumenical relationships, in particular with other Traditional Anglicans.

18th May Trinity Sunday (Collection to AC Bookshop for Trinitarian)
- The Diocese of Southern Africa Archbishop Mark Haverland, Father Alan Kenyon Hoare, Vicar General
- Our Lady and St. Bernard, Retford. - Father Charles Johnson, Mr Paul Walker Warden
- All ACC Ordinands and Postulants for Holy Order.
- The Trinitarian Newspaper, John Omwake the Editor and Paul Holmes Manager
- All Churches and Institutions dedicated to St Philip and St James

25th May Trinity I
- Diocese of the Aweil, Sudan, Africa, Bishop Wilson Garang
- Diocese of Nagpur, India
- St Augustines, Canterbury, Fr Damien Mead
- St Bedes, Thames Ditton, Fr Donald Walker
- Diocesan Council of Advice
- All ACC Archdeacons and Vicar Generals
- For Vocations to the Sacred Priesthood
- For pro life organisations and an end to Abortion

1st June Trinity II
- Missionary Diocese of the Caribbean - Archbishop Mark Haverland
- St Ninian's, Whitby - Dom Philip James French OSB
- All ACC Organists and Choir members
- For the Trinitarian Newspaper, John Omwake the editor
- For all churches and institutions dedicated to the Holy Trinity

8th June Trinity III
- The Original Province, The Archbishop and the Provincial Officers
- Diocese of Lucknow, India Archbishop John Augustine
- St Nicholas, Lydd - Father Damien Mead
- All ACC children, especially those in this Diocese
- For all churches and institutions dedicated to St. Barnabas

15th June Trinity IV
- For clergy and Parishes in the Patrimony of the Archbishop.
- All retired ACC Clergy
- For the Clergy of this Diocese: Bishop Rommie Starks, Fr Chris Bosworth, Fr Philip-James French, Fr Charles Johnson, Fr Damien Mead, Fr Tim Perkins, Fr Jim Petty, Fr Raymond Thompson and Fr Don Walker.

22nd June Trinity V
- Diocese of the South - Archbishop Mark Haverland,
- St Bede's Thames Ditton - Father Don Walker
- All ACC Clergy wives & children
- For all churches and institutions dedicated to St. John the Baptist

29th June St Peter
- Missionary Diocese of Australia - Archbishop Bro. John-Charles FODC & Bishop Brian Iverach
- Our Lady Star of the Sea & St Mildred, Thanet - Fr Damien Mead
- For the Work of Evangelism in the Anglican Catholic Church
- For all churches and institutions dedicated to SS Peter & Paul.

6th July Trinity VII
- Diocese of New Orleans - Bishop Presley Hutchens
- Our Lady and St Francis Rochester, and Father Raymond Thompson
- All ACC Church Wardens, Parish Officers and Councils.
- The Anglican Catholic Parishes Association
- Our Diocesan Anglican Catholic Bookshop

13th July Trinity VIII
- Missionary Diocese of New England - Bishop William McClean
- Diocese of Bombay, India
- St Mary and St Eanswythe, Dartford - Father Don Walker - Dr Roy Fidge (Warden)
- Anglican Catholics At Large
- For members of other religions that they may see the light of Christ

20th July Trinity IX
- Missionary Diocese of New Granada
- Anglican Catholic Cathedral of Caracas, Venezuela - Bishop Roger Dawson, Bishop in the Patrimony
- St Albans, Northolt - Father Desmond Spackman
- All ACC Military Chaplains
- For children and young people who have been adopted or fostered
- For all churches and institutions dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene and to St James the Apostle

27th July Trinity X
- Diocese of the Midwest - Bishop Rommie Michael Starks
- St Edward's Cathedral, Indianapolis - Fr Charles King the Dean
- St Augustine, Canterbury Father Damien Mead
- All ACC Church Cleaners and Flower Arrangers
- The Eastern Orthodox Churches.
- The United Nations and its Peace Keeping Forces internationally

3rd August Trinity XI
- The Province of India - Archbishop John Augustine
- The Monastery of Our Lady & St Cuthbert, Skelton, North Yorkshire
- Dom Philip James and Brother Peter.
- All ACC Religious, Benedictine, Franciscan, Dominican
- The Summer Camps of the ACC and all our young people;
- For a fair distribution of the worlds wealth

10th August Trinity XII
- Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic States Bishop William McClean
- Diocese of Amritsar, India
- St Charles, King & Martyr, Burnley & Fr Jim Petty
- The ACC Pension Board
- For a return to orthodoxy in the Church of England and throughout the Anglican Communion
- The unity of the Anglican Continuum

17th August Trinity XIII
- Diocese of the Holy Trinity - Bishop Presley Hutchens
- St Therese of Lisieux, Northampton - Father Chris Bosworth
- All ACC Lay Readers
- New Mission's in the Diocese
- Peace in the Holy Land and throughout the Middle East

24th August St Bartholomew
- The Diocese of Southern Africa - Archbishop Mark Haverland, Father Alan Kenyon Hoare, Vicar General
- Our Lady and St. Bernard, Retford. - Father Charles Johnson, Mr Paul Walker Lay Reader
- All ACC Ordinands and Postulants for Holy Orders
- For Credo Care Ltd - the Vicar General's Company and the disabled children and young people it cares for.

31st August Trinity XV
- Missionary Diocese of the Resurrection - Diocese of Nagpur, India
- Diocesan Council of Advice
- All ACC Archdeacons and Vicar Generals - especially Father Damien Mead our own.
- For the safeguarding and teaching of orthodox Christian faith and practice
- For our armed and uniformed Services.

7th September Trinity XVI
- Missionary Diocese of the Caribbean - Archbishop Mark Haverland
- St Ninian's, Whitby - Dom Philip James French OSB
- All ACC Organists and Choir members
- Victims of Terrorism
- For all churches and institutions dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary

14th September Trinity XVII
- The Original Province, The Archbishop and the Provincial Officers
- Diocese of Lucknow, India
- St Nicholas, Lydd - Father Damien Mead
- All ACC children, especially those in this Diocese

21st September St Matthew
- For clergy and Parishes in the Patrimony of the Archbishop.
- St Paul, Harlesden - Father Desmond Spackman
- All retired ACC Clergy
- For all churches and institutions dedicated to St Matthew.

28th September Trinity XIX
- Diocese of the South - The Rt. Rev. Mark Haverland, Bishop
- Diocese of Delhi, India
- St Bede's Thames Ditton - Father Don Walker
- All ACC Clergy wives
- For the blessing of a Good Harvest
- For all churches and institutions dedicated to to St. Michael and All Angels.

5th October Trinity XX
- Missionary Diocese of Australia - Archbishop Bro. John-Charles FODC, Bishop Brian Iverach
- Our Lady and St Francis Rochester, and Father Raymond Thompson
- All ACC Church Wardens, Parish Officers and Councils.
- For Bethlehem Priory, USA and Dom Benedict the Prior

12th October Trinity XXI
- Diocese of New Orleans - Bishop Presley Hutchens
- Our Lady Star of the Sea & St Mildred, Thanet - Fr Damien Mead
- The Anglican Catholic Parishes Association
- Our Diocesan Anglican Catholic Bookshop
- Victims of Holocaust
- Relief Agencies, the Red Cross and Disaster Appeals.
- For all churches and institutions dedicated to Our Lady of Walsingham and to St. Luke.

19th October Trinity XXII
- Missionary Diocese of New England - Bishop William McClean
- Diocese of Bombay, India
- St Mary and St Eanswythe, Dartford - Father Don Walker - Dr Roy Fidge (Warden)
- Anglican Catholics At Large
- The Queen and the Royal Family and all who exercise authority under her

26th October Christ the King
- Missionary Diocese of New Granada
- Anglican Catholic Cathedral of Caracas, Venezuela - Bishop Roger Dawson, Bishop in the Patrimony
- St Albans, Northolt
- All ACC Military Chaplains
- For all churches and institutions dedicated to SS Simon & Jude.
- For all churches and institutions dedicated to All Saints.

2nd November Trinity XXIV
- Diocese of the Midwest - Bishop Rommie Michael Starks
- St Edward's Procathedral, Indianapolis -
- St Augustine, Canterbury Father Damien Mead
- All ACC Church Cleaners and Flower Arrangers
- Our Diocesan Clergy Training Scheme - Those exploring their Vocations
- For the Faithful Departed, Clergy and Laity, of the Anglican Catholic Church.

9th November Trinity XXV (Remembrance Sunday)
- The Province of India - Archbishop John Augustine
- The Monastery of Our Lady & St Cuthbert, Skelton, North Yorkshire
- Dom Philip James and Brother Peter.
- All ACC Religious, Benedictine, Franciscan, Dominican
- The War Dead
- The Royal British Legion and associated Charities.

16th November Sunday Trinity XXVI
- Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic States Bishop William McClean
- Diocese of Amritsar, India
- St Charles, King & Martyr, Burnley & Fr Jim Petty
- The ACC Pension Board
- Ecumenical relationships, in particular with other Traditional Anglicans.

23rd November Sunday next before Advent
- Diocese of the Holy Trinity - Bishop Presley Hutchens
- St Therese of Lisieux, Northampton - Father Chris Bosworth
- All ACC Lay Readers.
- Thank God for the witness of the ACC Martyrs in Colombia (Nov 2000), Roque Parejo, Evert Rodriguez, Nestor Acosta Suarez, Armando Acosta Suarez, Jose Francisco, Alvarez Rodriguez, and Armando Castillo.

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