The Diocesan Intercession Paper.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XV, Issue 4, 1 October 1924, Page 451

The Diocesan Intercession Paper.

Let us pray for — The Church throughout the world. Tho Church m New Zealand. The Bishops and Clergy. The Board of Missions. The Church m this Diocese. The Bishop and Clergy. The Lay Readers m the Dfoeese. The Synod of the Diocese. The Women Workers. The Dean and Chapter. The Standing Committee and all Boards of Trustees. The Board of Nomination. The ..S chools- Established m this ■^■DiacieEe;-- '■:■■■■■ Te Aute College. Hukarere School. . Waerenga-a-hika. St. ; . Winifred's School. . . Heretaunga School.' . • ■'..,- Tho .''Mission. House®. Whakarewarewa '■• (Miss • Seth : Smith). .V. ;; Ruatoki (Miss Hare). Tokomaru (Mrs Hughes). ■'■Manutuke' (Miss'Kewman)." ' .Te Hauke (Miss Aplin)V • '

' Porangahau (Miss BuTstrode). Whaliatane (Miss Clayton). The Diocecan Institutions. St. Mary's Home, Napier (Nurse Carter and helpers). . St. Hilda's Home,. Otane (Miss Waller and helpers). G.F.S. Lodge, Napier. Organisations Established m the Diocese. • .The Church of England's Men's Society. The Girls' Friendly Society. The Mothers' Union. The N.Z. Anglican Bible . Class Union. The Officials of the Diocese. The Archdeacons. The Organising Secretary. The Diocesan Secretary. SPECIAL PAROCHIAL INTER/ CESSIONS FOR OCTOBER. Opotaki. Tolaga Bay. Wairda (Maori). Te Puke (Maori). Requests for Intercessions to be included m the Dioeesan. lnter cessioii paper should be sent to, Archdeacon Simkin, P^O. Box 22J, Nap;ie^ ; .not:

latter than the 18th day of each month. SPECIAL INTERCESSIONS. N.B. I.— During the Session the Prayer fox t3ie Gwefenor 1 and Parliamont should be used daily. \. For the Rev. Alfred Hodge, Vicar designate of Taradale. ; For the Rev. Eric Dudley Rice, M.A., Canon, Vicar designate of Waipukurau. : For the Rev. Joseph Broadhurst Br.ccklehurst, Vicar, designate of Otane. For the Rev. Gerard Walkinshaw Davidson, yicar designate of Woodville. ; . • : ..: -.:. For the Rev. John William Chapman, Vicar designate of Clive. . For the Rev. Horace Weston Klingender, Vicar designate of St. Augustine's, Napier. , ._ For the Rev. Alexander William Crawley Stace, Vicar designate of Waitaki, Diocese of Dunedin; . For the new Principal of St. Winifred's School, Miss . Stanwell. v . . For the Rev. Alfred Pickering Clarke, that he may be granted restoration to health. „ . FOR THE UNITY OF ■■. ..Christendom: .: ;• , O-God of peace, give Thy. Blessing

to all Thy people who are striving to draw nearer to Thee and to each other; and strengthen them not to shrink from any endeavour for the place and unity of Thy Church, if it be m accordance with Thy Will. Save us, 0 Lord, from deadness to the evils of a divided Christendom, and from self-centredness m our own Parish life. From the shame of differences m the Mission Field, and from failure to recognise the Work of Thy Holy Spirit, wherever He may dwell. -Girant, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord, That : Christians may dwell more on the points m which they agree, than on: T those m- which they differ. That we may have insight to understand the differences of those who are separated' from us, and readiness to appreciate the truths for which they stand/ FOR THE GIRLS' FRIENDLY . SOCIETY. .Gbra.nt,. we beseech Thee, 0 Lord, That the work of the GJ\S. may be more and more consecrated to the glory of God.

That it may strive by grace and the help of the Holy Spirit for purity of womanhood. That its members may be: more constant m prayer for each other~ especially for the lonely and the tempted. • FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS. That the efforts to promote the efficiency of our Sunday Schools may be guided and blessed. That Sunday School ■; teachers may be strengthened to be faithful m the study of their work and to realise . the importance of giving time to prayer. ... That parents may be led to do all m their power to co-operate m the work of the. Sunday Schools by maintaining 'regular attendance of their- -children;-.- .-'■ ■ That the- endeavor to help children who are out of reach of - Sunday Schools may be guided and, blessed. Grant, we beseech: Thee, 0 Lord, That Thy blessing may rest upon the T Bible Instruction given m our

day schools that there may be imprinted m the souls of the children a deep sense of the love and. fear that is due to Thee their Creator. FOR THOSE IN GREAT TEMPTATIONS. 0 Lord Jesus Christ, most compassionate and gracious Saviour, Who didst deign for us to be- tempted of Satkn, make speed to aid those who are assaulted by the enemy to give Avay to intemperance; be Thou a very present help, and m all their dangers and trials stretch forth Thy right, hand to help and defend them; arid as Thou knowest their several infirmities, let each one find Thee mighty to save. Who .'liv'est! and reignestwith the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world, without end. FOR WOMANHOOD. 0 Blessed Jesus> Who by Thy Holy Incarnation, didst- consecrate womanhood to Thy glory, strengthen them,, we beseech Thee by the vision of "Tiiy piility and show them how to use all Thy gifts to Thy service. For THine own Name's sake.