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Praying round the Province

The Middle East, home to the three Abrahamic faiths,
heart of the world's conflicts, needs your prayers
Day by day take a break. To focus prayer.
For some of the world’s bravest people and some of the most troubled.
 1st

The Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East and The Most Revd. Dr. Mouneer Anis, Presiding Bishop

The Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East

 2nd

The Bishop, Rt. Revd Suheil Dawani and his wife, Shafeeqa. For wisdom and courage as he leads the church in five troubled countries.

The Cathedral staff led by Canon Bob Edmunds and the Rev Emad Daibes chaplain to the Arab congregation.

 3rd

The clergy serving 27 parishes in Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon and the congregations who keep the faith and sustain the churches in troubled times.

 4th

The hospitals and centres that tend the sick: St. Luke’s Nablus, Alhi Arab hospital Gaza, Penman Clinic Zebabdeh.

 5th

The schools that teach the young: St. George’s Jerusalem, the International School Jerusalem, Arab Episcopal School Ramallah, Vocational Training Centre Ramallah, Christ’s School Nazareth, St. John’s School Haifa, The Ahliyyah School for Girls, the Bishop’s Kindergarten and the Bishop’s School for Boys Amman, The Theodore Schneller Vocational Training Institute Amman, St. Saviour’s School Zerqa, St. John Baptist School for Integration of the Blind Irbid, St. George’s School Lod.

 6th

The centres that give hope to the hurt: Princess Basma Centre for Disabled Children Jerusalem, Holy Land Institute for the Deaf Salt, The Jofeh Community Rehabilitation Centre Jordan Valley, The Father Andeweg Institute for the Deaf Beirut, St. Luke’s Centre for the Mentally Disabled Beirut, the Home for the Elderly Amman, The Episcopal Home for Children Ramallah.

 7th

The work of the guest houses, St. George’s Jerusalem and St. Margaret’s Nazareth that they may be centres of hospitality and refreshment for pilgrims and all guests.

 8th

The Kids 4Peace work, the Peace and Reconcilaition Movement, Sabeel and the people from all sides who seek peace and pursue it.

 9th

The leaders of the nations: King Abdullah II of Jordan, Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine, Dr. Bashar Assad of Syria, Fouad Siniora of Lebanon and Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel.

For the healing of the nations
Lord we pray with one accord,
For a just and equal sharing
of the things that Earth affords
To a life of love in action
Help us rise and pledge our word.

The Diocese of Iran

10th

The Bishop, Rt. Revd. Azad Marshall and his wife, Lesley and for his pastoral visits to Iran.

11th

Revd. Canon Nosratullah Sharifian and Mr. Baba Mohammadi in Ishafan, Revd. Christopher Edgar in Tehran, Mr. Ashrafi in Shiraz, and their faithful people.

12th

The wisdom and strength of those who worship in Ishafan, Tehran and Shiraz that they may contribute well to Iranian society.

13th

That plans to develop an Inter-faith Centre for dialogue in Tehran may be fruitful.

14th

The Government, the Supreme Leader, the President, the Governors and all in authority.

We find thee, Lord, in other’s need
We see thee in our brothers
By loving word and kindly deed
We serve the Man for Others.

The Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf

15th

The Bishop, Rt. Revd. Michael Lewis and his wife, Julia, and his Administrative staff.

16th

The Dean of St.Paul’s Cathedral Nicosia, Very Revd.John Tyrrell and his wife Carol.
The Dean of St.Christopher’s Cathedral Bahrain, Very Revd. Christopher Butt and his wife Tricia.

17th

The Archdeacon of the Gulf, Ven. Bill Schwartz and his wife Edith.

18th

The clergy of Cyprus serving the people of Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Ayia Nape, Paphos, Famagusta and for the faithful who serve those churches. Also for Katafiyio Retreat House.

19th

The clergy of the Gulf, serving the people of Dubai, Sharjah, Oman, Jebel Ali, Ras al Khaimeh, Aden, and the scattered congregations of the Arabian Peninsular who keep the faith privately.

20th

The building of the church in Qatar, and for Archdeacon Bill Schwartz who leads the work and the appeal for funding.

21st

The Ecumenical congregation of Baghdad, led by Canon Andrew White, the people of Iraq, of all faiths, and all the Christians who are sheltering in other lands.

22nd

The political leaders of the ten jurisdictions, in Cyprus, in Iraq and in the Gulf States, seeking just and stable government.

Speak to us and every nation, bid our jarring discords cease
To the starving and the homeless may we bring a full release.

Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and The Horn of Africa

23rd

The Bishop, the Most Revd. Dr. Mouneer Anis and his wife, Nancy, and the Interim Dean of the Cathedral, Rt.Revd Derek Eaton and his wife, Alice.

24th

The Bishop in the Horn of Africa, Rt. Revd Andrew Proud and his wife, Janice, with those who are establishing a centre at Gambella.

25th

The Bishop in North Africa, Revd Bill Musk and his wife, Hillary.

26th

The clergy who serve the church day by day in Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Ethiopia and Eritrea, and the congregations who sustain them.

27th

The Institutions that serve the community: The Harpur Hospital in Cairo, Health Centre in Sadat City, the Episcopal School Menouf, the work with the deaf, with refugees and in areas of welfare and social need.

28th

The Theological School in Alexandria with its Principal Revd. Emad Azmi, all his staff and students, that it may be a place of sound learning and good fellowship.

29th

The leaders of the many and diverse nations that form the diocese, that Government may be just and sound.

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30th

The Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Association, its Chairman Mr. Richard Owens, the chair of Trustees Mr. John Clark, and all those whose gifts, past and present, sustain the work.

Bring to our world of strife
The sovereign word of peace
That war may haunt the earth no more
And desolation cease


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