Sunday 30 March
Almighty Father, you have given your only Son to die for our sins and to rise again for our justification: grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness that we may always serve you in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
The Most Revd Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
The Porvoo Churches - Diocese of Canterbury, England and Diocese of Tunsberg, Norway

Monday 31 March
The annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Northampton All Saints w St Katharine & St Peter
Rector: Simon Godfrey
Reader: Frederick Norton
All Saints CEVA Primary School
Head: Judith Emery
Busoga - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Michael Kyomya

Tuesday 1 April
Joseph of Nazareth
Northampton Christ Church
Priest in Charge: David Wiseman (Mary)
Assistant Priest (SSM) St Crispin Group: Alan March (Elizabeth)
Eternal God, we thank you for bringing freedom and hope. Come amongst us and breathe new life where faith is weakening, new light where vision is fading and new power to work together for the coming of the kingdom.
Butare - (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Venuste Mutiganda

Wednesday 2 April
Northampton Emmanuel
Team Rector: Margaret Johnson
Team Vicar: Hannah Jeffery (Tim)
Lay Workers: Tracy Barford, Mark Dowson
Pastoral Assistants: Mo Sherwood, Caroline Giles
Parish Evangelists: Karen Wilson-Slight, Keith Holland Delamere
Diocesan Advisory Committee
Butere - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Michael Sande

Thursday 3 April
Richard, Bishop of Chichester
Northampton Holy Sepulchre w St Andrew & St Lawrence
Vicar: Michael Hills
Assistant Priest (SSM) St Crispin Group: Alan March (Elizabeth)
Finance and Administration Committee
Glebe and Trust Committee
Buye - (Burundi) The Rt Revd Sixbert Macumi

Friday 4 April
Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
Family Care
Give thanks for the work of Family Care, its Chief Executive Alan Lord, its project workers, social workers, administrative staff, management committee, project committees, deanery representatives and all who give their support. May they be strengthened to love and care for all those who come for help and may the work continue to reflect God’s love in the world.
Byumba - (Rwanda) The Rt Revd Onesphore Rwaje

Saturday 5 April
Diocese of Bungoma: Nzoia Sugar Parish
Vicar in charge: Titus Ndalila
Pray for this parish that is looking for a link with the Peterborough Diocese. Pray for the furnishing of the parish centre and the construction of the clinic. Pray also for projects within the parish.
Diocesan Synod
Calabar - (Province of the Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Tunde Adeleye

Sunday 6 April
Almighty Father, who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples with the sight of the risen Lord: give us such knowledge of his presence with us, that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life and serve you continually in righteousness and truth; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Hong Kong Island - (Hong Kong) The Most Revd Paul Kwong
The Porvoo Churches - Diocese of Chelmsford, England, and Diocese of Karlstad, Sweden

Monday 7 April
Northampton Holy Trinity & St Paul
Vicar: Anthony McGowan
Assistant Priest (SSM) St Crispin Group: Alan March (Elizabeth)
Unity College CEVA Secondary School
Head: Sharron Goode
Bishop's Staff Meeting
Calcutta - (North India) The Rt Revd P S P Raju

Tuesday 8 April
Northampton St Alban the Martyr
Vicar: Ian Lowell (Lynn)
Pastoral Assistants: Jill Dale, Jill Kearns
Priest with permission to officiate: Keith Dally (Sue)
Please pray for us as we celebrate our seventieth birthday this year with a series of services and events, including a street party, the publication of our history and an exhibition. Give thanks for the huge increase in our hall usage and our developing links with the community, especially the Eastfield Neighbourhood Learning Project and the Inn Place community centre. Pray for greater involvement in local schools and our fellow Christians in the local Baptist, United Reformed and Roman Catholic Churches.
Almighty God, we thank you for the blessing you have given to this church and parish over its seventy years, and also for the life and witness of its priests and people.  Encourage us, by your Spirit, to develop and grow in our worship and service over the next generations of faith. We ask these things in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.  Amen. 
Caledonia - (British Columbia & the Yukon, Canada) The Rt Revd William John Anderson

Wednesday 9 April
Northampton St Benedict
Priest in Charge: Jonathan Kimber (Lynne)
Assistant Curate (SSM): Sylvia Coles (Tony)
Parish Evangelist and Community Development Officer: Paul Whiteley
Pastoral Assistant: David Bull
Give thanks for continuing gradual signs of encouragement. Pray for the members and work of two new groups - one to work at how we can be genuinely “good news” for our community, and the other to work at ways of encouraging all to grow in faith.
Houses Executive Sub-Committee
Houses Committee
Oakham Pastoral Committee
Calgary - (Rupert's Land, Canada) The Rt Revd Derek Hoskin, The Rt Revd Gary Woolsey

Thursday 10 April
William Law, Priest, Spiritual Writer, 1761
Diocese of Bungoma: St John’s Marono Webuye Parish
Vicar in charge: Michael O Oile
Pray for this parish, looking for a link in Peterborough Diocese. Pray for its primary school and for projects in the parish.
California - (Province VIII, USA) The Rt Revd Mark H Andrus

Friday 11 April
Rural Deans and Lay Chairs
Cameroon (Region Missionaire) - (West Africa) Vacant

Saturday 12 April
Scouts, Cubs and Beavers, for the Guides, Brownies and Rainbows
Pray for the leaders, children and young people involved in these organisations, especially at this time of planning for summer camps and outdoor activities.
Canberra & Goulburn - (New South Wales, Australia) The Rt Revd George Browning, The Rt Revd Allan Ewing, The Rt Revd Trevor Edwards, The Rt Revd Thomas Frame

Sunday 13 April
Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life: raise us, who trust in him, from the death of sin to the life of righteousness, that we may seek those things which are above, where he reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean, The Most Revd Gerald James (Ian) Ernest
The Porvoo Churches - Diocese of Lichfield, England; Diocese of St Davids, Wales; Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia

Monday 14 April
Northampton St Giles
Vicar: David Bird (Jennifer)
Assistant Curate: Naomi Hill
Lay Workers: Cara Witheyman, Jane Willis, Pete White, Geoffrey Waters
Readers: Peter Angus, Peter Scott, Simon Bridgens, Richard Beadon, Keith Davidson
Pastoral Assistants: Liz Kitwood, Val Archer
Please include for prayer our work alongside the town centre churches and especially a joint project to develop Street Pastors working in late evenings in the town centre.
Cape Coast - (West Africa) The Rt Revd Daniel Allotey

Tuesday 15 April
Northampton St James
Priest in Charge: Phillip Nixon (Hilary)
Reader: Peter Stiling
St James CEVA Primary School
Head: Julie Barke
We pray for our Church, Church school and community primary school set in a part of town that is increasingly multi-ethnic and with a variety of religious traditions. We ask our good Lord to bless the Guides and Brownies, and the Rainbows which is soon to be re-started. We thank God for the faithfulness of the established congregation.
South Africa - The Most Revd Njongonkulu Winston Hugh Ndungane, The Rt Revd Garth Quinton Counsell

Wednesday 16 April
Northampton St Mary the Virgin
Vicar: Ian Holdsworth (Liz)
Reader: Daniel Draper
Pastoral Assistant: Christine Inwood
Parish Evangelist: Liz Holdsworth
Carlisle - (York, England) The Rt Revd Geoffrey Dow, The Rt Revd James Newcome

Thursday 17 April
Diocese of Bungoma: Netima Parish
Vicar in charge: Maurice M Lukhale
Pray for the plans to construct a new church. Pray also for the link between Peterborough Diocese and this parish.
Cashel & Ossory - (Dublin, Ireland) The Rt Revd Michael Burrows

Friday 18 April
Pray for the newly baptised and confirmed
Defend, O Lord, these thy servants with thy heavenly grace, that they may continue thine forever; and daily increase in thy Holy Spirit, more and more, until they come into thy everlasting kingdom.
(Book of Common Prayer)
Central Buganda - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Jackson Matovu

Saturday 19 April
Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012
Church communications
Pray for all those involved in communications both within the Church and in communicating the gospel in the world; for Derek Williams the Bishop’s Press Officer and for Liz Hurst, Communications Officer
Communicating in your local area training morning
Central Ecuador - (Province IX, USA) Vacant

Sunday 20 April
Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ have overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: grant that, as by your grace going before us you put into our minds good desires, so by your continual help we may bring them to good effect; through Jesus Christ our risen Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
The Church of Ireland The Most Revd Alan Harper
The Porvoo Churches - Diocese of Lund, Sweden and Diocese of Cashel and Ossory, Ireland

Monday 21 April
Anselm, Abbot of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith, 1109
Northampton St Matthew
Vicar: Nicholas Setterfield (Helen)
Assistant Priest (SSM): Graham Rumbold (Jenny)
Reader: Malcolm Tyler
Education budget committee
Central Florida - (Province IV, USA) The Rt Revd John W Howe, The Rt Revd Hugo L Pina-Lopez

Tuesday 22 April
Northampton St Michael & All Angels w St Edmund
Vicar: Michael Hills
Assistant Priest (SSM) St Crispin Group: Alan March (Elizabeth)
Assistant Priest: Philip Munch
Clergy Leadership residential
Confirmation at St Mary's Rushden,
Central Gulf Coast - (Province IV, USA) The Rt Revd Philip Menzie Duncan

Wednesday 23 April
George, Martyr, Patron of England, c 304
Weston Favell St Peter
Rector: David Kirby (Sue)
Readers: Richard Pestell, Rosie Rushton
Weston Favell CEVA Primary School
Head: Jill Ramshaw
House of Bishops Theological Group
O Great Among the Saints and Glorious Martyr George, since you are a deliverer of captives and a defender of the poor, a doctor for the sick and a noble attendant to kings: intercede with us to Christ our God, that He may save our souls.
From the Orthodox Tradition (alt)
Royal Peculiars Chapels Royal, Religious Peculiars, and Westminster Abbey
Melanesia - The Most Revd Sir Ellison Leslie Pogo

Thursday 24 April
Diocese of Bungoma: Mateka Parish
Vicar in charge: Bernard Muliro Makhanu
Pray for the new link with this parish. Pray for construction of the new church and vicarage.
Board of Education
Central New York - (Province II, USA) The Rt Revd Gladstone Skip Adams

Friday 25 April
Mark the Evangelist
Northampton General Hospital
Chaplains: George Sarmezey, Jeff Gosden, Malcolm Beech
Please give thanks for work of the Chaplaincy Department and the new facilities that we have been provided with this year. Please remember the whole hospital community  at times of increased pressure as we seek best how to provide the healthcare to our local community.
Central Newfoundland - (Canada, Canada) The Rt Revd David Torraville

Saturday 26 April
Critical Mass
Pray for this special Eucharist with live music, video, pizza etc, for young people who have been confirmed in the last few years.
Critical Mass at Peterborough Cathedral
Central Pennsylvania - (Province III, USA) The Rt Revd Nathan D Baxter