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Day 1

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Mary’s Cathedral: Graham and Jane Forbes; Jane and Geoff Millard; Dean Fostekew; Paul Foster; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: St Mary’s Music School. St Mary’s Cathedral Workshop.

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Margaret’s, Easter Road: Lorna Mortis; and all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Our witness in the local community and outreach to those moving into the new housing being built. Mannafields Christian School. Solas Centre (HIV-AIDS alternative therapy and counselling centre).
 

Day 2

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Mungo’s, Balerno: Malcolm and Sue Round; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: For a strategy for ongoing and effective evangelism and faith-sharing, including “Alpha” Courses and invitation services. For integration and spiritual formation of new Christians. For the growing young people’s work, particularly with teenagers and students. For continued co-operation with Balerno High School, where we meet for most of our services. For the ministry link with Holy Trinity Church of Scotland, Wester Hailes.

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Ninian’s, Comely Bank: Andrew Bain; Pat Treherne Lay Pastoral Assistant; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Broughton School and Flora Stevenson School; our outreach to young people through Sunday School and weekday activities; For our new choir; Western General Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital. Ecumenical relationships with local churches. Give thanks for the community outreach through the Hazel Hall.
Fettes College: David Campbell
 

Day 3

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Mary’s, Grangemouth, and St Catharine’s, Bo’ness:  David and Anne Bunyan, Mary Pat Lennard and for all involved in ministry in both churches. Gifts discovery and the continuing building up of our church communities across all ages.
Local Concerns: Chaplaincy to Dundas Special Unit and contact with High School (both Grangemouth). Understanding and serving our communities better. Opportunities, for local churches working together for Christ.

Month B
Bishop Brian
The Priory Church of St Mary of Mount Carmel, South Queensferry: Terry and Jane Harkin; Iain MacRobert; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Pray for the many young families in this town with little apparent awareness of God, that His love would be seen in the lives of the people of the Priory and other churches.  Pray for our ongoing plans to develop the building as a bridge between Church and community.
 

Day 4

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Mary’s, Dalmahoy: Deryck and Christine Collingwood; Janet and Adrian Dyer; Jane and John Helliwell; the Pastoral Visiting Team and those involved with other ministries, particularly with children.
Local Concerns: the ministry to wedding couples and visitors; the ‘Dalmations’ group; future opportunities and implications with major expansion of housing planned around East Calder and Kirknewton..

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Paul’s and St George’s, York Place: David and Cathy Richards; Duncan and Jane MacLaren; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Seeker service, ICON.  Development of community work/local schools. Use of new accommodation. Youth and children’s work. Families/parenting. Redevelopment plans. Preparation for church plant. New Associate Rectors settling in. Alpha courses.
 

Day 5

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Thomas’, Corstorphine: Ian and Fee Hopkins; Dean and Elizabeth Norby; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: We aim to know God and to make him known, and our priority is to teach the Bible clearly and practically. Please pray for our impending building projects as we review our community life and be more contemporary for our Christianity Explored and Alpha courses.

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Vincent’s, Stockbridge: Rodney Grant; and all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Renewal outreach, open church policy. Young families' services. Consolidation of what has been achieved.
 

Day 6

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Martin of Tours, Tynecastle:  John Conway and Susie Gibbs; Sarah and Brian Kilbey; Sophia Marriage and Jonathan Pryce; and for all involved in ministry there
Local Concerns: Pray for St Martin’s congregation, in its involvement in the local community. For the strengthening of ecumenical links. Pray for Sarah’s work with deaf and hard of hearing people.

Month B
Bishop Brian
Cathedral Chapter:  Graham Forbes, Provost;  Jane Millard, Vice Provost;  Kevin Pearson, Dean;  Fred Tomlinson, Synod Clerk;  Peter Allen; John Lindsay;  Michael Fuller;  Ian Paton.
Honorary Canons:  Philip Crosfield;  Donald Cole; Rodney Grant;  Brian Hardy;  Bill Brockie; David Rimmer;  Jim Wynn-Evans;  Alex Black;  Michael Maudsley;  John Richardson;  Pam Skelton; Tim Morris.
Dean Emeritus: Jim Mein
 

Day 7

Month A
Bishop Brian
The Diocesan Centre:
Sarah Wolffe, Diocesan Chancellor
Robin Morton, Diocesan Registrar
David Palmer, Diocesan Secretary
Kate Clements, Diocesan Treasurer
Anna Howard, Bishop’s Secretary
Christine Shepherd, Diocesan Administrator
Morag Buxel, Youth and Children’s Officer
David Treherne, IT
Allan Maclean, Editor EDGE
The General Synod Office: The Secretary General; All who serve on Committees and Boards; All members of the General Synod.

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Columba’s, Bathgate and St Peter’s, Linlithgow: Philip and Kate Blackledge; Peter and Elizabeth Kirk; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Local Homes for the Elderly. Mission to the community. Ministry to young people. Developing lay ministry and ecumenical relationships.
 

Day 8

Month A
Bishop Brian
Church of the Good Shepherd, Murrayfield: Tim and Irene Morris; Brenda and David Johnson; Nicola Moll;  Hilary and Walter Naish; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Development of the mission and ministry of the congregation; The Murrayfield Churches Together ecumenical partnership and the work of the Murrayfield Club Dementia Project. Work among children and young people and the establishment of an effective pattern of children’s worship.  The Christianity for Adults discussion group.

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Salvador’s, Stenhouse: Nicola Moll; Tim and Irene Morris; Brenda and David Johnson; Hilary and Walter Naish; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: The ministry team working with the congregations of both St Salvador's and the Church of the Good Shepherd, that we'll model a healthy, collaborative style of ministry. Making significant contact with the new community facilities in the area, especially the Carrickvale Community Centre, and with new local residents in the recently built housing developments. Our growing ecumenical relationships with neighbouring churches.
Youth work in the district. The matching of future ministry with mission in an area and time of transition.
 

Day 9

Month A
Bishop Brian
Emmanuel Church, Clermiston:  for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: That together we would grow in knowing and loving Jesus Christ. That we would seek to reach out with the Gospel in appropriate ways to local people. Pray for greater outreach to students on our doorstep.

Month B
Bishop Brian
Christ Church, Falkirk: John Penman; Ann and Mike Smith; Timothy Njuguna; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Pray for the work of Falkirk Churches Together (FCT) and for the joint Church Office; for the ecumenical Chaplaincy at Graeme High School and the new Chaplaincy at Forth Valley College and for the Falkirk Homeless Project. Pray for the work of the Diocese of Kinkezi in Uganda and our link parish of St Peter's Nyakinoni.
 

Day 10

Month A
Bishop Brian
Old St Paul’s, Jeffrey Street: Ian and Catherine Paton;  Charles and Hilary Davis-Cole; Carol and Neil Naismith; Anderson Jeremiah; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Pray for The Ark and its ministry to the homeless in Edinburgh.  For the changes taking place in the Old Town and Holyrood. For the Scottish Parliament.

Month B
Bishop Brian
Livingston Ecumenical Parish: Eileen Thompson; Colin Douglas; Suzanna Bates; Glenda Wilson; and for all involved in ministry there. 
Local Concerns: That the union of our four denominations in Livingston will spread to a partnership with other local churches. That the ongoing sharing and dialogue of the two congregations in the Lanthorn (Ecumenical Parish and St Philip’s RC) will continue to bear fruit. For God’s mission in the local community of Murieston.
For ecumenical relations with other churches
 

Day 11

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Barnabas’, Moredun: David and Margaret Dixon; Alice Anderson; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Kids Art and Craft After-School Club.   Chaplaincy to Erskine Home. Mission and Pastoral Work.  Social Club. Ecumenical Developments in Ministry, Mission and Education.

Month B
Bishop Brian
Diocesan Supernumerary Chaplaincy Team: John Pelham; Joe Roulston; Geoff Hart.
Robin Chapel Chaplaincy: Thomas and Irena Coupar
Industrial Mission throughout the Diocese
Cursillo
Air Training Corps Chaplains
The Coracle Trust: Kenny and Bridget Macaulay.
 

Day 12

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Columba’s by the Castle: Alison J. Fuller;  John and Joan Richardson; Alison and Howard Wagstaff; John Whitley; Robert and Sheila Gould; for our Vestry members and directors of the Resources Company Limited; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: for our children and families; for our Local Ecumenical Partnership with Augustine United, Greyfriars Tolbooth and Highland Kirk; for the Christian Fellowship of Healing and Jenny Williams, Chaplain..

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Mary’s, Dalkeith and St Leonard’s, Lasswade: Peter and Fiona Harris; Liz and Mike Jones; Jennie Godfrey; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Give thanks with us for the blessings we have received. Pray with us for new opportunities in mission and evangelism in the growing and fast developing town of Dalkeith. Pray that we may be ready to take on new works in the church community and in the local communities of Dalkeith and Lasswade which we serve.
Care For Mission at Carberry
The Mothers’ Union in the Diocese
 

Day 13

Month A
Bishop Brian
Educational Chaplaincies:  University of Edinburgh, Di Williams, Frances Burberry ; Heriot-Watt University, Malcolm Round; Napier University, Marion Chatterley.
All School Chaplains in primary and secondary schools.
Youth Work and Sunday School workers

Month B
Bishop Brian
Holy Trinity, Haddington:   Paul and Carolyn Keown; Janet and Duncan McKinnell; John and Sheena Wood; Sari and Robin Salvesen; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Young people struggling with addiction and unemployment. The Trinity Centre as an “open door” to the local community.
 

Day 14

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Mark’s, Portobello:  Ruth Innes, Bishop Alan and Jean Smithson; and for all involved with ministry there.
Local Concerns: Please pray than more people will come forward to help with our growing Sunday School. Pray that young and old will come together and learn from one another. Pray for our community and for our ministry to the housebound and elderly.

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Baldred’s, North Berwick: John Lindsay; Alex and Anne Black; Michael and Rosemary Hill; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Celebrating in 2008 St Baldred 1400 to raise the profile of St Baldred’s (the church) in the community and St Baldred (the saint) in the church.
St Adrian’s, Gullane: John Lindsay; Alex and Anne Black; Michael and Rosemary Hill; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Rising to meet the financial challenges using Charis, to broaden and deepen our membership base
 

Day 15

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Peter’s, Lutton Place: Fred and Anne Tomlinson; Frances Burberry ; and for all involved with ministry there.
Local Concerns: Outreach to children and families through music. Newington Churches Together. Ministry to students and staff through Edinburgh University Chaplaincy.

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Anne’s, Dunbar: Paddy and Bruce Allen; Stephen Bunyan; Joan Scott.
Local concerns: Give thanks for the new initiatives in study and faith-sharing, and pray for continued strength and confidence in service within the parish and the community.
 

Day 16

Month A
Bishop Brian
Christ Church, Morningside:  Michael Paterson; Hendy and Rosemary Procter; John and Jean Williams; Margaret Raven; Mary Little; and for all involved with ministry there.
Local Concerns: The Eric Liddell Centre and Holy Corner community.  Napier University. Developing the ministries of the congregation.

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Peter’s, Musselburgh and St Andrew’s, Prestonpans: Roger and Sarah Cooke; Nicola Steven; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: For our growing Youth and Children’s Ministry. For the work of our Outreach Worker and Youth Worker. That we might continue to grow in prayerfulness and Godliness.
Loretto School Andy Keulemans
 

Day 17

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Fillan’s, Buckstone: Martin and Alison Robson; Anthea Griggs and Church of Scotland ministers Gillean Maclean, John Munro and Peter Millar.
Local Concerns: Stewardship, especially becoming financially independent after the closure of St Hilda’s. Pentlands Ecumenical Ministry Group and especially relationships with Fairmilehead and St John’s Church of Scotland.

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Ebba’s, Eyemouth: Jennifer and Harry Edie; David and Sian Smout; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Pray for our shared ministry of the whole people of God and for deeper sharing between all Christians. Pray for our fishing community in these desperate times.
For the work of Mission to Seafarers (Scotland) and the Royal National Mission for Deep Sea Fishermen
 

Day 18

Month A
Bishop Brian
St John’s, Princes Street: John and Clare Armes; Donald Reid; Kenneth and Pat Boyd; Clephane Hume; Jamie Sutherland (youth co-ordinator); Amanda Wright (Lay Reader); Freda Alexander (Lay Assistant); Stephen Doughty (director of music); Graeme Glover (executive manager); Andrew Wright (church administrator); Matthew Newman, Kevin Williamson, Leslie Hodgson, Patrick Watson, (Vergers); and for all involved in ministry there.
The Terrace Community: Cornerstone Cafe; Peace and Justice Resource Centre; Cornerstone Bookshop; One World Shop; Mural ministry; Festival of Spirituality and Peace.
Local Concerns: Developing Ecumenical Parish grouping with Church of Scotland neighbours; Plans to extend buildings and refurbish the churchyard (Peace Garden); Exploring ecological themes (sustainability pavilion).

Month B
Bishop Brian
Lambeth Conference Preparations
Pray for our link Dioceses around the world
Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand
Diocese of Connor, Northern Ireland
Diocese of Cape Coast, Ghana
Pray for Mission Partners serving around the world.
For ecumenical relations with other churches through: Scottish Churches House; Action of Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS); Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI); World Council of Churches (WCC),

Day 19

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Michael and All Saints: Kevin Pearson and Elspeth Atkinson;  Bill and Lorna Robertson; Marion and Stephen Chatterley; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Pray for God's blessing on the last phase of the building restoration programme. Give thanks for the development of the children's work through Godly Play. Pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit as new patterns of ministry emerge.


Month B
Bishop Brian
The partner congregations of St Andrew, Kelso and St Mary and All Souls, Coldstream; Malcolm Lockey; John and Jean Evans; Dale and Barbara Gray; Gordon and Alison Tams; Alan and Pam Hall; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Please pray for the two congregations and for all that has been achieved in and through the partnership. Pray especially for outreach to young people in Kelso in association with Kelso Churches Together: development of links with Cape Coast, Ghana, and for ongoing work that has grown out of the joint congregational conference. Pray also for the building up of pastoral life in St Andrew’s through the recent Full Measure Project.
 

Day 20

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Cuthbert’s, Colinton:  Stephen and Frances Parsons; Douglas and Rosemary Yeoman; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Development of work with children. Creative ministry to the elderly and to people with dementia. The management of change creatively.

Month B
Bishop Brian
Christ Church, Duns: Ken and Carol Webb.
Local Concerns: For the church building to be perceived as a place open for contemplative prayer and for people to feel that our congregation is a safe place in which to ask questions that have no easy answers; For a fruitful partnership in mission with other local churches.
 

Day 21

Month A
Bishop Brian
St James’, Penicuik: Robert Warren; Tony and Lorna Bramley; Philip and Sue Crosfield; Neville and Tilly Suttle; Frances McLean; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Living out the Vision Statement we prepared. Outreach to the community. Developing variety in worship options.
St Mungo’s, West Linton: Robert Warren; Tony and Lorna Bramley; Philip and Sue Crosfield; Neville and Tilly Suttle; Frances McLean; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns:  Thanksgiving for renovated Church interior. Working with other Churches in outreach. Work with children.

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Peter’s, Galashiels: Duncan and Rosemary McCosh; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: For the expansion of the Ecumenical Youth Project GATE. For the Chaplaincy contact with The Boys’ Brigade, ATC and St Peters Primary School. For the proposed refurbishment project at the church that hopes to make the building more user friendly and usable for community use.
 

Day 22

Month A
Bishop Brian
Collegiate Church of St Matthew, Roslin, (Rosslyn Chapel): Joe and Jacqui Roulston; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Ministry of welcome and prayer to visitors. Restoration of the Chapel and renewal of the worshipping community. Ministry to younger parents and their children. The management and staff of the Visitor Centre.

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Cuthbert’s, Hawick: Ian and May Walter; Doreen and David Maybury; Peter Newcombe; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Strengthening links with more tenuous adherents, following on from Mission 21, and with the wider community through school, industry, local festivals, and other churches.
Borders Area Council
Whitchester Retreat Centre
Church Army: Grafted Project, Newcastleton; Paul Little; Andy Walker.
 

Day 23

Month A
Bishop Brian
Hermitage of the Transfiguration in Roslin and Loanhead: Roland Walls;  John Halsey; Patty Burgess.
Local Concerns: The Divine Office. The Ministry of prayer. The unity of God’s people. The homeless. Local concern for the mentally and physically handicapped.
Community at L’Arche

Month B
Bishop Brian and Lissa
For leadership within our Province.
For the College of Bishops
+Robert, Aberdeen and Orkney t
+Martin, Argyll and The Isles
+John, Brechin
+Idris, Glasgow and Galloway
+Mark, Moray, Ross and Caithness
+David, St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
Retired Bishops
+Richard and Jean Holloway; +Bob and Gena Halliday; +Douglas and Pat Cameron; +Bruce and Elaine Cameron; +Kenneth and Edna Gill; +Alan and Jean Smithson.
For the Anglican Communion, the Anglican Consultative Council and Primates’ Meetings.
 

Day 24

Month A
Bishop Brian
The Theological Institute:  Michael Fuller and Elspeth Strachan, Provincial Ministry Development Officers.
Students across the Province
Lay Learning Officer: David Liddle
The work of Local Collaborative Ministry: Anne Tomlinson
Provincial Director of Ordinands: Kevin Pearson
Diocesan Director of Ordinands: Marion Chatterley

Month B
Bishop Brian
St Andrew’s, Innerleithen and St Peter’s, Peebles: Robin and Anita Lee; Charles and Margaret Aitchison; Colin and Maureen Chaplin; Derek and Margaret Jupe; and for the ministry of the congregations there.
Local Concerns: The development of a creative ministry in a diverse community, the outreach to young families, our working relationships with local churches and other faith communities, the development and use of our “sacred space” and open church.
 

Day 25

Month A
Bishop Brian
St Philip’s and St James’, Inverleith and Logie Green Road:  for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Children, education and worship. Local evangelism. Outreach at Canonmills. Braeburn House.

Month B
Bishop Brian
St John’s, Jedburgh: Denise Herbert; John and Margaret Grover; Gordon and Marion Anderson; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Work with children and families. Mission and pastoral care in the community. Development of study groups and quiet days to encourage spiritual growth
For the development of Local Collaborative Ministry and Continuing Ministerial Development within the Diocese and the Province.
 

Day 26

Month A
Bishop Brian
Holy Cross, Davidson’s Mains: Douglas and Arabella Kornahrens; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Pray for the programme of Alpha courses we are beginning, and for our mission in our local setting.

Month B
Bishop Brian
Pray for the work of our Area Councils
Borders
Edinburgh East
Edinburgh Forth
Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South West
Mid & East Lothian
West Forth
 

Day 27

Month A
Bishop Brian
St David’s, Pilton: David Durie and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Our developing work amongst young families and our youth work with children on the margins of society.

Month B
Bishop Brian
Holy Trinity, Melrose:  Maurice and Anne Houston; Dennis and Sheila Wood; David Dalglish training for ministry and for all involved in ministry here.
Local Concerns: Pray for the development and use of the Trinity Centre for church and community activities, particularly groups of older people and work with young people. The Borders General Hospital, Melrose Grammar school, St Mary’s school and local study groups and Ecumenical events.
 

Day 28

Month A
Bishop Brian
St James’, Leith: Steve and Anne Butler; Michael and Jill Northcott; Colin and Christine Finlayson; Jolyon and Clare Mitchell; and for all involved in ministry there.
Local Concerns: Outreach among families and young people. Development of Children’s Liturgy and All Age Worship. Queen Margaret College. Co-operation with other local churches. Use of church halls by local community/arts groups.
Soul Mark Trust

Month B
Bishop Brian
St John’s, Selkirk: David and Heather Sceats; Bernard and Christine Hill; and for all involved in enabling the church’s mission and ministry there.
Local Concerns: The continuing work of the Vestry in developing collaborative ministry-leadership for the future. The ministry of the Prayer Circle and the Pastoral Visiting Team. The adult discipleship course. ‘Travelling On’. Development of participation with the other churches of the Central Borders ‘Triangle’ in mission.
 

Day 29

Month A
Bishop Brian
Diocesan Standing Committee Convener, Bishop Brian
Finance and Management Committee Convener, David Palmer
Buildings Advisory and Property Convener, Alex Stewart
Congregational Accounts Review Convener, Kenneth Ramage
Information and Communications Convener, Kevin Pearson
Personnel and Management Committee, Convener Kevin Pearson

Month B
Bishop Brian
Special Intentions: All who serve on Diocesan Committees.
Mission and Ministry Committee Convener, John Armes
International Convener, Anne Pankhurst
Justice, Peace and Creation Network, Donald Reid
Pray for those who work with the Ministry Development Service:
Elspeth Strachan, Adventures in Faith
Dean Fostekew, Congregational Development
Jim Mein, Initial Ministerial Education
Michael Fass, Continuing Ministerial Development
Ruth Innes, Continuing Ministerial Development Years 1 - 3
Diocesan Retreats Secretary Fred Tomlinson
 

Day 30

Month A
Bishop Brian
Social Responsibility in the Diocese.
Pray for all who work and minister to those who are affected by Homlessness, Urban and Rural Poverty, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Pray for all who work and minister to those are affected by HIV/AIDS, Alzheimers/Dementia and Mental Health issues.
Faith in Older People Project

Month B
Bishop Brian
All clergy with permission to officiate in the Diocese; Retired Clergy.
Clergy widows; All retired and elderly people and all agencies concerned with their well-being.
 

Day 31

Month A and B
Bishop Brian
For all who work in healthcare occupations
Carrie Upton, Sick Children’s Hospital; Marion Chatterley, Waverley Care; Timothy Njuguna Forth Valley NHS Trust.
Please pray for the generic ecumenical chaplaincy teams that serve most of our hospital trustsanf for our chaplains in hospitals, hospices and all places of healing.
Pray for frail elderly people and for all those who care for and support them at home.