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A Month of Prayer for the Church in the Middle East
Diocese of Jerusalem
Diocese of Jerusalem

1. The Diocese of Jerusalem
Bishop in Jerusalem Bishop's cross graphicSuheil and Shafiqa Dawani
Director of Diocesan Offices Nichola Akel
Manager of Finance in Jerusalem Haleem Bashlawi
Internal Auditor Mirabo Shammas
Diocesan Accountants Abla Arjab, Issa Kiriakos
Diocesan Communication, Development, and Arts Officer in Jerusalem Janina Zang
Diocesan Music Teacher Johannes Zang
Diocesan Secretary in Jerusalem Rana Mriebe
Properties Manager Nabil Zumot
Bishop's Coordinator for Health Care Institutions and Services Hisham Nassar
Diocesan Executive Secretary Fayeq Haddad
Vice Finance Director in Amman Hanna Azar
Diocesan Secretary in Amman Muna Halabi
The Retired Bishops, Clergy and their families
For vocations to the Sacred Ministry
The Bishop’s Commissaries in Australia, Canada, UK and USA
The members of the Majma (Synod)
2. The Cathedral Close
Acting Dean, Canon
in Residence		 Hosam and Rafa Naoum
Members of the Arabic and Expatriate congregations and all who share in the welcome to visitors
The Pilgrim Guest House Jeries Arbeed
St George’s College, Dean Stephen and Gill Need
3. Ministry in Jerusalem
Christ Church and Hostel, Jaffa Gate Murray Dixon
St George’s School Eid Sader
The Anglican School Phil Billing
CMJ Israel Trust of the Anglican Church
Princess Basma Centre for Disabled Children Betty Majaj
East Jerusalem YMCA Andre Batarseh
4. Ministry in the West Bank and Gaza
St Philip’s Church, Nablus, Church of the Good Shepherd, Rafidia Ibrahim and Vera Nairouz
St Matthew’s Church, Zababdeh Fadi and Ruba Diab
St Luke's Hospital and the Primary School, Nablus Mazen Kawa, Ibrahim and Vera Nairouz
Penman Clinic, Zabadeh Fadi and Ruba Diab
St Andrew’s Church, Ramallah with St Peter’s, Bir Zeit Nael Abu Rahmoun
The Evangelical Home for Children, Ramallah Najah Rantisi
The Arab Evangelical School, Ramallah Iyad Rafidi
Technological and Vocational Training Centre, Ramallah Giovanni Anbar
Ahli Arab Hospital, Gaza Suhaila Tarazi, Sumira Farah, Maher Ayyad
5. The Ministry in Galilee
Christ Church, Nazareth Zahi and Muna Nasser
Christ Church School and Bishop Riah High School, Nazareth Hanna and Dina Abu El-Assal
St Margaret’s Hostel, Nazareth Amin and Hela Abu Hanna
EMMS Nazareth Hospital - Chaplain Zahi and Muna Nasser
St Saviour's Church, Kuffer Yassif Bilal and Lina Habiby
Church of the Holy Family, Raineh Samuel and Susan Barhoum
St Paul’s Church, Shefa Amr Fuad and Hana Dagher
6. Ministry in the Coastal Region of Israel
Church of St John the Evangelist and St Luke's, Haifa Hatem and Elizabeth Shehadeh
St John's School, Haifa Aziz D'eem
St Luke’s Student Hostel, Haifa Emil Daher
St Peter’s, Jaffa with St George’s, Lod Samuel Fanous
Emmanuel Church, Ramla Samuel Fanous
Emmanuel House and Tabitha School, Jaffa
The Chaplaincy, Herzliya
7. Ministry in Jordan (I)
Church of the Redeemer, Amman Victor Diab, Hanna and Anita Daleh
Pastor to the English Congregation James and mary Higbee
St Paul’s, Ashrafiyyah Imad and Dina Duaibis
Bishop’s School, Amman Luay Shomally
Ahliyyah Girls’ School, Amman Haifa and Mulham Najjar
Palestine Hospital, Amman Nasri Khoury
Home for the Elderly, Amman Farideh Shakarah
St Luke’s Episcopal Church, Marka Imad and Dima Duaibis
Theodor Schneller Chapel, Vocational School and Guest House Hanna and Firval Mansour
8. Ministry in Jordan (II)
St Peter and St Paul's, Mission to Seafarers, Aqaba Cameron Macdonald
St John the Baptist Church, Irbid Samir and Sabah Esaid
St John the Baptist School for the Integration of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Irbid Samir and Sabah Esaid
Church of the Good Shepherd, Salt Louai Haddad
Holy Land Institute for the Deaf, Salt Andrew de Carpentier
Church of the Saviour, Zerka Fayeq and Du’aa Haddad
St Saviour Primary School, Zerka Dua'a Bisharat
Salem Inn Rehabilitation Centre, Jofeh, Jordan Valley Yousef Risk and Andrew de Carpentier
9. Ministry in Lebanon and Syria
All Saints’ Church, Beirut , English speaking congregation Nabil and Sarah Shehadeh
All Saints’ Church, Beirut , Arabic congregation George and Mary Kopti
St Luke’s Centre for the Mentally Handicapped, Beirut Imad and Hind Zu'rob
Father Andeweg Institute for the DeafGeorge and Mary Kopti, Krikor Khasholian
Near East School of Theology, Beirut Mary Mikhael
All Saints’ Sudanese Community Church, Damascus Butros and Monica Satimon
All Saints’ Expatriate Community
Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf
Diocese of Cyprus
and the Gulf

10. The Diocese of Cyprus and The Gulf

Bishop Bishop's cross graphicMichael and Julia Lewis
Archdeacons Stephen and Kath Collis (Cyprus), Alan and Pam Hayday (Gulf)
Archdeacon Emeritus Ian Young
Bishop’s Secretary/PA Georgia Katsantonis
Diocesan Secretary/Treasurer Vacant
Diocesan Secretary’s PA Anetta Stylianou
Diocesan Accountant Vacant
Administrative Assistant Savvas Demetriou
11. Churches in Cyprus
St Paul’s Cathedral, Nicosia Steve and Kath Collis (Dean/Archdeacon)
Canons of the Cathedral Peter Delaney, Ian Young, Jonathan Gough
St Andrew’s, Kyrenia Michael and June Houston
Ayia Napa/Protaras Michael and Jacqueline Crawford
St Helena’s, Larnaca Douglas Cockbill
St Barnabas, Limassol Rod and Beryl Price
Ayia Kyriaki, Paphos; St Stevens, Stephanie; St Luke's, Prodromi Anthony and Irene Jeynes
St Mark's Chaplaincy, Famagusta Robin and Val Brookes
Mission to Seafarers, Limassol Marvin and Sue Bamforth
12. Churches in the Gulf (1)
St Christopher’s Cathedral, BahrainAlan and Pam Hayday (Dean/Archdeacon)
Ian Young (Canon Emeritus)
Bahrain International Seafarers Society Victor and Ruby Salve (Associate Chaplain in Bahrain)
Canons of the Cathedral Ian Young, Peggy McGinley, Ben Chase
St Andrew’s, Abu Dhabi Clive and Marian Windebank
Canterbury Group Vacant
St George’s, Baghdad Andrew and Caroline White
St Paul’s, Kuwait Andy and Navina Thompson
13. Churches in the Gulf (2)
Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates
Holy Trinity, Dubai John and Henelle Weir
St Martin’s, Sharjah Ernest and Lalitha Victor
St Luke’s, Ras al Khaimeh Nelson and Sudha Fernandes
Christ Church, Jebel Ali Stephen and Jo Wright
Missions to Seamen, DubaiStephen and Catherine Miller
Protestant Church in Oman Vacant
Qatar William and Edith Schwartz
Christ Church, AdenPeter and Nancy Crooks
14. Congregations without resident clergy

This diocese has very few ordained clergy, usually serving capital centres. There are a great many Christian congregations in all the countries of the Arabian peninsula, maintaining worship and fellowship in house churches in many scattered and isolated places. Please pray for them.
Episcopal/Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa
Episcopal/Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and
the Horn of Africa

15. The Diocese of Egypt

Bishop Bishop's cross graphicMouneer and Nancy Anis
Assistant Bishop Bishop's cross graphicDerek and Alice Eaton
Bishop of the New Episcopal Area Bishop's cross graphicAndrew and Janice Proud
Retired Bishop Bishop's cross graphicGhais and Fawzia Malik
Diocesan Administrator Bahig and Nadia Ramzy
Diocesan Development Office Vacant
Canons of the CathedralMedhat Sabry, Gabriel Yanni, Samy Fawzy, Andrew Wheeler, Rajkumar Sathyaraj, Anthony Ball
Retired Canon Aziz and Amathel Wasif
Bishop’s PA Joanna Mikhail
Guest House Wardens Mike and Anne Potter
Bishop’s Commissaries Philip Southby, Huw Thomas, Bishop's cross graphicDerek Eaton
Diocesan Training Officer Selim Wasif
Diocesan Youth Officer Adel and Clare Salah
16. All Saints’ Cathedral, Cairo
Interim Dean Bishop's cross graphicDerek and Alice Eaton
Arabic Speaking Congregation Bahig Ramzy (Deacon), Seleem Foad (Lay Minister),
Sudanese Congregation Peter Ayor, Emmanuel Sapana
17. Church in Egypt
St John's, Maadi Paul-Gordon and Lynne Chandler (English Speaking) Yessua and Manal Bekheet (Arabic Speaking)
All Saints’, Alexandria, Stanley Bay Samy and Madeleine Fawzy, Luka Boulus Kuku (Sudanese Cong)
St Mark's, Alexandria Emad Azmi and Michelle Mikhail
Ras El Soda, Alexandria Emil and Gigi Nabih
Jesus Light of the World, Old Cairo Michel and Yvonne Milad
Church of the Good Shepherd, Giza Yessua and Manal Bekheet
St Michael’s and All Angels, Heliopolis Medhat and Amal Sabry
St Mark’s, Menouf Medhat and Amal Sabry (Interim)
Church of the Epiphany, Port Said Rajkumar and Premila Sathyaraj
St Saviour’s, Suez Hany and Miriam Shenouda, Ehab Ayoub (Lay Minister)
18. Chaplaincies
St Matthew’s, Addis Ababa Michael and Margaret Starr
St Luke's, Gambella and congregations in Western Ethiopia Lay Ministers and Deacons
Holy Trinity, Algiers Rulinda and Josephine Augustin
Christ the King, Tripoli with All Saints, Benghazi,Samuel and Honey Iskander (Arabic Speaking), Robbie Prakasam (English Speaking)
St George’s, Tunis Emil and Reem Bourizik (Arabic Speaking), Kwame Busumbru (English Speaking)
St George’s, AsmaraCrimson and Gladys Ambrose (Lay Reader)
Episcopal Church, Somaliland Vacant
19. Arabic Speaking Congregations
Sadat City, Menoufia Taki Senada (Lay Reader)
Ghamrene, Menoufia Samy Habib
Hawamdiyya, Giza Yessua Bekheet
Spiritual Ministries in the Social Centres in Medinet el Salaam and Ain Shams Hamdy and Yvonne Sedky
20. Church Institutions
Alexandria School of Theology Emad Azmi Mikhail
Menouf Hospital Samir Riskallah
Village medical work Adel Aziz, Taki Senada
Episcopal School, Menouf George Girgis
Menara Centre for Special Needs Jeanette Riskallah
Harpur Community Health Centre, Sadat City Under Construction
Deaf Unit, Old Cairo Clair Ghais
The Boulac Social Centre Suzanne Anwar, Mme Ansaf
Ain Shams Social Centre Adel Toma
The Episcopal Publisher Maurice Benyameen (Acting)
Prison Ministry Niveen Fawzy
Refuge EgyptDavid Maganda (Acting), Eman Kamal
Medinet El Salam Social CentreMoheb Fahmy
Menouf Community Service CentreRina Sobhy
Diocese of Iran
Diocese of Iran

21. The Diocese of Iran

Bishop Bishop's cross graphicAzad and Lesley Marshall
Administrator Albert Fazeli
Retired Bishops Bishop's cross graphicIraj and Minoo Mottahedeh Bishop's cross graphicHassan and Margaret Dehqani-Tafti
22. The Churches in Iran
St Paul's, Tehran Christopher Edgar
St Luke's, Isfahan Nosrat Sharifian
St Paul's, Jolfa Lay Preacher Joura Zakoorian
Shiraz and Kerman

Pray for the raising up of shepherds and the recognition of the Church Association. For the registration process of the Episcopal Church in Iran which has been started with the government. For the clergy and people of other Christian congregations.

23. The Church in the Diaspora
Pray for the Persian Speaking Christian Fellowship in London and Persian speaking Christians throughout the world.  
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24. The Central Synod
The President Bishop Bishop's cross graphicMouneer Hanna Anis
The Provincial Secretary Hanna Mansour
The Provincial Treasurer William Schwartz
The Standing Committee and Diocesan representatives
25. Other Christian Churches, their clergy and congregations in the Province
The Orthodox Churches The Churches of South India
The Roman Catholic Church The United Church of Pakistan
The Greek Catholic Church Church The Mar Thoma Church
The Reformed Church in AmericaThe Chaldean Church
The Middle East Council of ChurchesThe Maronite Church
The Armenian Orthodox ChurchThe Coptic Orthodox Church
The Assyrian Churches
Protestant Churches and Maglis El Milli in Egypt
Fellowship of Middle Eastern Evangelical Churches
26. The Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Association
Chairman Richard Owens
The Jerusalem and the East Mission Trust Limited
Chairman Richard Owens
Secretary to the Trust Mary Knight
Directors of the Trust, Members of Council and Diocesan representatives
27. Provincial and Diocesan Partners in Mission
The Province The Church of England, E.C.U.S.A.
Cyprus and The Gulf Dioceses of Exeter and Thika
Egypt Diocese of Central New York, Diocese of Nelson, N.Z., and Milwaukee, U.S.A.
Jerusalem The Anglican Consultative Council
28. Affiliated Associations
BibleLands, Allah Kariem, Holland and Switzerland, The Church’s Ministry among the Jews, Christoffel Blinden Mission, Germany, The Church Mission Society, Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., All Anglican Boards of Mission, Church of Scotland, The American Friends and the UK Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, United Methodist Church, U.S.A., The Friends of Cyprus and the Gulf, The Egypt Diocesan Association, The Friends of the Diocese of Iran,
29. Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Pilgrims and their Leaders. Hostels and pilgrimage operators. Those who care for the Holy Places
30. Peace and Reconciliation
For unity and reconciliation in Cyprus. For unity and peace in Iraq. For the ending of suffering in Ethiopia and Sudan. For reconciliation in Lebanon. For a just settlement in Palestine. For Christians in Iran. For all refugees. For Service and UN chaplains and congregations. For interfaith dialogue and ecumenical relations.
31. All who have loved God and served him in the Middle East and now rest in His peace
'In their lives they were lovely and pleasant and in their death they were not divided.'
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