PRAYER DIARY 2016
“I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and 31-46
Prayers
Prayer for those Caught up in Tragedy and Disaster
O Lord our God,
Source of all goodness and love,
accept the fervent prayers of your people;
in the multitude of your mercies look with compassion
upon all who turn to you for help;
for you are gracious, O lover of souls,
and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
now and for ever.
Amen.
A Prayer for Family Life
God of compassion,
whose Son Jesus Christ, the child of Mary,
shared the life of a home in Nazareth,
and on the cross drew the whole human family to himself:
strengthen us in our daily living
that in joy and in sorrow
we may know the power of your presence
to bind together and to heal;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Prayer for those in pain
Lord God, whose Son, Jesus Christ,
understood people’s fear and pain
before they spoke of them,
we pray for those in hospital;
surround the frightened with your tenderness;
give strength to those in pain;
hold the weak in your arms of love,
and give hope and patience
to those who are recovering;
we ask this through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen
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January
Fri 1 Naming and Circumcision of Jesus For the Church’s worldwide ministry with seafarers
Sat 2 Aberdeen & Moray Coast Scotland Revd Stephen Palmer (Honorary Chaplain)
Sun 3 Airdrie Scotland Revd Lorna Mortis (Honorary Chaplain)
Mon 4 Ajman, Ajman Dry Dock,
Al Hamriya, Al Jazira UAE
For all involved in port welfare
Tues 5 Albany Western Australia Revd Alan Taylor (Chaplain), Mr Norm Stevens (Centre Manager)
and Mrs Jane Stevens (Centre Manager)
Wed 6 Epiphany For all seafarers from MtS Region Australia
Thurs 7 Amazon Brazil Bishop Mauricia De Barros (Liaison Bishop)
Fri 8 Worldwide ICMA Members Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest (England) and
Royal Sailors’ Rest (England)
Sat 9 Antwerp Belgium Revd Brian Millson (Port Chaplain)
Sun 10 Aqaba Jordan Mr Raied Tashtoosh (General Manager)
Mon 11 Arklow Ireland Revd Nigel Sherwood (Honorary Chaplain)
Tues 12 Auckland New Zealand Captain Chris Barradale (Chairman Oceania Regional Council and
Auckland) and Revd Khaw Chenge Cheen (Port Chaplain)
Wed 13 Worldwide All involved in ministering to seafarers
Thurs 14 Australia Ms Robyn Hern (Admin Officer, Australian Council), Mr Daine
Burton (Australian Council)
Fri 15 Bahrain Revd Stephen Thanapaul (Honorary Chaplain)
Sat 16 Worldwide To all who work at the
Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO)
Sun 17 Baltimore USA Revd Mary Davisson (Executive Director and Port Chaplain)
Mon 18 Bangkok Thailand John Bell (Honorary Chaplain)
Tues 19 Barrow-in-Furness England Vacant
Wed 20 Worldwide To all who work at the Baltic Exchange
Thurs 21 Barry Wales Revd Ben Andrews (Honorary Chaplain)
Fri 22 Batam Indonesia Revd Ferry Tumelap (Chaplain)
Sat 23 Belem Brazil Vacant
Sun 24 Belfast Northern Ireland Revd Colin Hall-Thompson (Chaplain and Provincial Secretary), Mrs
Ann Hill (Staff), Mrs Christine McAllister (Staff), Mrs Gillian McBride
(Staff), Mr Hugh McComb (Staff), Ms Zoe Patterson (Secretary)
Mon 25 Belfast Northern Ireland Mrs Doreen Salters (Appeals Secretary), Mr Trevor Hill (Staff), Mrs
Esther Graham (Staff), Mr Robert Fitzpatrick-Sykes (Ship-visitor), Geoff
Launchbury (Ship-visitor) and Vivek Sarawegi (Ship-visitor)
Tues 26 Bell Bay Tasmania Mr Garry Jones (Co-ordinator)
Wed 27 Bermuda Revd Canon Norman Linus
Thurs 28 Bird Port Gwent Wales Vacant
Fri 29 Bloemfontain South Africa Ds Jaco Dreyer (Africa Region Ministry lead)
Sat 30 Bridport England Revd D Wilson (Honorary Chaplain)
Sun 31 Worldwide ICMA Member Seamen’s Mission of Estonia
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February
Mon 1 Brisbane Australia Mr Adrian Willes (Manager) and Revd Bill Pearson
(Honorary Chaplain)
Tues 2 Presentation of Christ in the Temple For all seafarers who have been injured or are in hospital
Wed 3 Worldwide ICMA: Bruno Ciceri (Chairman) and Council Members
Thurs 4 Conversion of Paul For all Seafarers from MtS Region Oceania
Fri 5 Broadstairs England Revd Jonathan Cruikshank (Honorary Chaplain)
Sat 6 Bunbury Australia Mr John Jones (Manager) and Mr Graeme Weaver (Chaplain)
Sun 7 Burnie Australia Mr Doug Couzins (Manager) and Mr Kirby Cunningham
(Lay Chaplain)
Mon 8 Worldwide ICMA Members Dansk Somandskirkei Fremmede Havne
(Denmark) and Danskindenlandsk Somandsmission (Denmark)
Tues 9 Busan South Korea Ms Monica Park, Ms Mariana Kim, Friends of the Flying Angel
(Supporter Organisation) and The Flying Angels (Ship-visiting Group)
Wed 10 Ash Wednesday For the spiritual needs of seafarers
Thurs 11 Canada The Most Revd Fredrick James Hiltz (Liaison Bishop)
Fri 12 Cape Lambert Australia Revd Richard Goscombe (Honorary Chaplain)
Sat 13 Cape Town South Africa Revd Charles Langa (Chaplain) and Mr Mike Magee (Chairman and
Africa Region Operations Lead)
Sun 14 Cardiff Wales Revd Canon Graham Francis (Honorary Chaplain)
Mon 15 Chennai India Revd Krubha Lily Elizabeth
Tues 16 Colombo Sri Lanka Revd Chandran Crispus (Honorary Chaplain), Wing Commander Noel
Fernando (Chairman) and Ravi Jayawickreme (Centre Manager)
Wed 17 Worldwide The Honourable Company of Master Mariners
Thurs 18 Connecticut USA Right Revd Ian T Douglas (Liaison Bishop)
Fri 19 Cork Ireland Vacant
Sat 20 Dampier Western Australia Revd Ian McGilvray (Chaplain) and Mr Joel Zanich (Manager)
Sun 21 Dar es Salaam Tanzania Revd Amani Chitemo (Chaplain) and Mr Nicholas Mgaya (Chairman)
Mon 22 Worldwide ICMA Member Indonesian Ministry to Seafarers (Indonesia)
Tues 23 Darwin Australia The Very Revd Keith Joseph (Honorary Chaplain)
Wed 24 Devonport Tasmania Captain Dick Burgess (Co-ordinator)
Thurs 25 Dover England Revd David Ridley (Honorary Chaplain)
Fri 26 Drogheda Ireland Vacant
Sat 27 Dubai UAE Revd Dr Paul Burt (Senior Chaplain and Regional Director,
The Gulf and South Asia)
Sun 28 Dubai UAE Father Olmes (AOS) and Ms Lily Nebria (Office Manager)
Mon 29 Dubai Dry Dock UAE For all involved in port welfare
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March
Tues 1 Dubai Maritime City UAE Theresa Dommett, The Angel Appeal, Development Manager
Wed 2 Dublin Ireland Revd William Black, Mr Willie Black, Mr Dermot Desmond, Mr
Edward Taylor
Thurs 3 Dublin Ireland Revd John Clarke and Ms Noeleen Hogan
Fri 4 Dublin and Glendalough Ireland Bishop Michael Jackson (Liaison Bishop Primate of Ireland and
Metropolitan Archbishop)
Sat 5 Worldwide ICMA Member Association for Seamen’s Mission (Japan)
Sun 6 Mothering Sunday For the families of seafarers
Mon 7 Dundee Scotland Rt Revd Dr Nigel Peyton (Liaison Bishop)
Tues 8 Dunfries Scotland Revd Dr Steven Ballard (Honorary Chaplain)
Wed 9 Dunkerque France Revd Ben Humphries (Port Chaplain)
Thurs 10 Dunoon Scotland Revd Canon Andrew Swift (Honorary Chaplain)
Fri 11 Durban South Africa Bishop Brian Marajh (Liaison Bishop), Revd Dr Mark Marais
(Africa Region Theology, Formation and Training lead) and
Mr John Appalasamy
Sat 12 Durban South Africa Ms Glenda Duval, Revd Cedric Rautenbach, Ds Jaco Dreyer,
Mr Peter Cottrell, Mrs Theresa Clarke,
Sun 13 Durban South Africa Mr Ken Lowes and Mr Terry Whitfield (Chairman Durban
Seafarers’ Centre)
Mon 14 Durban South Africa Mrs Nokuthula Majola and Revd Thami Tembe (Africa Region
Development Lead and Chaplain)
Tues 15 Eden Australia Mrs Mahada Lund (Co-ordinator)
Wed 16 Eden Australia Mr Andrew Lund (Co-ordinator)
Thurs 17 Edinburgh Scotland Mr Robert Harley (Chairman MtS Scotland)
Fri 18 Edinburgh Scotland Mr Martin Clark (Vice Chairman MtS Scotland)
Sat 19 Joseph of Nazareth For all seafarers who have been injured or are in hospital
Sun 20 Palm Sunday For all seafarers’ rights at work and for those facing work place
stress and harassment
Mon 21 Worldwide ICMA Member Deutsche Seemannsmission (Germany)
Tues 22 Esperance Western Australia Mr Fred Lochowicz (Manager)
Wed 23 Falkland Islands UK Revd Maurice Lake (Honorary Chaplain)
Thurs 24 Maundy Thursday For all seafarers who suffer from poverty and financial distress
Fri 25 Good Friday For Shipowners
Sat 26 Falmouth England Revd Stephen Tudgey (Honorary Chaplain)
Sun 27 Easter Sunday For the witness of all Christian seafarers
Mon 28 Falmouth England Mrs Penny Phillips (Chairman)
Tues 29 Fawley Southampton Oil Terminal The ship-visiting team
Wed 30 Felixstowe and Haven Ports England Revd Val White (Honorary Chaplain)
Thurs 31 Felixstowe and Haven Ports England Revd Peter Paine (Honorary Chaplain)
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April
Fri 1 Felixstowe and Haven Ports England Revd Brian Percy (Honorary Chaplain)
Sat 2 Fishguard Wales Vacant
Sun 3 Worldwide ICMA Member LIFE International Seafarers
Christian Missions (Bulgaria)
Mon 4 The Annunciation For Shipowners
Tues 5 Fremantle Western Australia Revd Canon Dennis Claughton (Western Region Liaison Chaplain;
Chaplain and Manager), Mr Michael Kitafuna (Co-ordinator),
Ms Penny Blaskett (Ship-visitor) and Ms Jodi Craig(Ship-visitor)
Wed 6 Fort Vancouver USA Mr Kent Williams (Executive Director)
Thurs 7 Fujairah UAE Revd Nelson Fernandez (Chaplain)
Fri 8 Worldwide ICMA Member African Seafarers’ Assistance Network
(The Netherlands)
Sat 9 Galle Sri Lanka Revd Maxie Doss
Sun 10 Gauteng South Africa Mr John Edwards (Chairman)
Mon 11 Geelong Australia Revd Noah Park (Chaplain)
Tues 12 Worldwide ICMA Member Nederlandse Zeemanscentrale (The Netherlands)
Wed 13 George South Africa Bishop Brian Marajh (Liaison Bishop)
Thurs 14 Geraldton Western Australia Revd Bill Ross (Honorary Chaplain)
Fri 15 Ghent Belgium Revd Stephen Murray (Honorary Chaplain)
Sat 16 Gibraltar UK Bishop Robert Innes (Liaison Bishop)
Sun 17 Gibraltar UK Peter Ford (Honorary Chaplain)
Mon 18 Gibraltar UK John Paddock (Dean and Honorary Chaplain)
Tues 19 Gisborne New Zealand Revd Stephen Donald (Honorary Port Chaplain)
Wed 20 Gladstone Australia Mr Dennis Anderson (Manager) and Revd Russell Cunningham
(Chaplain)
Thurs 21 Worldwide Her Majesty The Queen (MtS Patron) on her birthday
Fri 22 Gladstone Australia Right Revd John Stead (Liaison Bishop and Australian Council Chair)
Sat 23 Glasgow Scotland Revd Canon James Milne (Honorary Chaplain)
Sun 24 Worldwide ICMA Member Stichting Pastoraat Werkers Overzee
(The Netherlands)
Mon 25 Mark the Evangelist For seafarers who come from MtS Region USA
Tues 26 Glasson Dock England Vacant
Wed 27 International Headquarters Mr William MacLachlan (Trustee)
Thurs 28 Glenrothes Scotland Revd Gareth Benson (Honorary Chaplain)
Fri 29 Grand Cayman The Cayman Islands All involved in ministering to seafarers
Sat 30 Grangemouth Scotland To all who minister to seafarers at the centre7
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May
Sun 1 Philip and James Apostles For those who minister as Cruise Chaplains
Mon 2 Great Yarmouth England Revd Peter Paine (Chaplain with Great Yarmouth Industrial Mission)
Tues 3 International Headquarters Mr Stephen Lyon (Trustee)
Wed 4 Halifax Canada Revd Maggie Whittingham-Lamont (Senior Chaplain)
Thurs 5 Ascension Day For all seafarers who come from Central and South America
Fri 6 Halifax Canada Ms Sandra (Attersley Chair)
Sat 7 Hamilton Canada Revd Robert Hudson (Chaplain)
Sun 8 Hartlepool England Revd Leon Rogers (Honorary Chaplain)
Mon 9 Harwich England Revd Canon Peter Mann (Honorary Chaplain)
Tues 10 Worldwide ICMA Members North American Maritime Ministry Association
(NAMMA)
Wed 11 Hastings Australia Mr Eddie Tearle (Chairman)
Thurs 12 Hereford England Bishop Richard Frith (Trustee)
Fri 13 Hobart Tasmania Revd Bruce Mitchell (Chaplain)
Sat 14 Hobart Tasmania Mr Lorentz Lossius (Ship-visitor)
Sun 15 Pentecost For all seafarers from MtS Region Southern Africa
Mon 16 Holyhead Wales Revd Kevin Ellis (Honorary Chaplain)
Tues 17 Worldwide ICMA Member Seafarers’ Welfare Board for New Zealand
Wed 18 Honduras All involved in ministering to seafarers
Thurs 19 International Headquarters Ms Dagnija Bierande (Accounts Supervisor)
Fri 20 Hong Kong SAR China Mr Justin Davis (Assistant Chaplain)
Sat 21 Hong Kong SAR China Revd Canon Stephen Miller (Senior Chaplain/RD East Asia)
Sun 22 Trinity Sunday and Visitation
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
For those who work in fishing
Mon 23 Honiara Soloman Islands Revd Hillary Anisi (Port Chaplain)
Tues 24 Houston USA Revd Lacy Largent
Wed 25 International Headquarters Mrs Julie Brodie (Office Administrator)
Thurs 26 International Headquarters Mrs Patricia Daniels (Development Manager)
Fri 27 Immingham England Mrs Geraldine Pearce Humber (Port Chaplain/
Volunteer Development Manager)
Sat 28 International Headquarters Mr Chris Burke (Trustee)
Sun 29 Trinity Sunday and Visitation
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
For those who work in fishing
Mon 30 International Association of
Classification Societies
To all who work at the International Association of
Classification Societies
Tues 31 International Chamber
of Shipping
To all who work at the International Chamber
of Shipping
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June
Wed 1 Worldwide ICMA Member The Apostleship of the Sea
Thurs 2 International Labour
Organization
To all who work at the International Labour
Organization
Fri 3 International Maritime
Organization
To all who work at the International Maritime
Organization
Sat 4 International Transport
Workers’ Federation
To all who work at the International Transport
Workers’ Federation
Sun 5 Ipswich England Revd Gordon Green (Honorary Chaplain)
Mon 6 Isle of Dogs London England Revd Tom Pyke (Honorary Chaplain)
Tues 7 Izmir (Smyrna) Turkey Vacant
Wed 8 Jamaica and the Caymen Islands Bishop Howard Gregory (Liaison Bishop)
Thurs 9 Jebel Ali UAE For all involved in port welfare
Fri 10 Jersey Channel Islands UK Revd Lawrence Turner (Honorary Chaplain)
Sat 11 Barnabas the Apostle For those who work on inland waterways
Sun 12 Jersey Channel Islands UK Mr David Capps (Chairman)
Mon 13 Jerusalem and the Middle East Vacant
Tues 14 Khalifa UAE For all involved in port welfare
Wed 15 International Headquarters Captain Neale Rodrigues (Trustee)
Thurs 16 International Headquarters Mrs Rosemary Alexander (Trustee)
Fri 17 Khor Fakkan UAE For all involved in port welfare
Sat 18 Kinsale Ireland Revd Peter Rutherford (Honorary Chaplain)
Sun 19 Kirkwall Scotland Revd David Dawson (Honorary Chaplain)
Mon 20 Kobe Japan Revd Paul Tolhurst (Chaplain and Centre Manager)
Tues 21 Kobe Japan Bishop Andrew Nakamura (Liaison Bishop)
Wed 22 Kobe Japan Mr Ken McCleave (Chair of the Management Committee)
Thurs 23 Kobe Japan Rika Kono (Office Manager), James Rose (Chaplain’s Assistant)
and all the volunteers
Fri 24 Birth of John the Baptist For all MtS Fundraisers
Sat 25 Kuwait Revd Harrison Chinnakumar (Honorary Chaplain)
Sun 26 Lae Papua New Guinea Revd Moses Tarokonjam (Honorary Chaplain) and Father Sido