UNITED DIOCESES OF DUBLIN & GLENDALOUGH
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER 2019-2020
Archbishop’s visit to Holy Cross Theological College in Yangon, Myanmar
Remember each month one Diocese of the Church of Ireland
December: Limerick & KillaloeJanuary: ArmaghFebruary: ClogherMarch: Derry & RaphoeApril: Down & DromoreMay: ConnorJune: Kilmore, Elphin & ArdaghJuly: Tuam, Killala & AchonryAugust: Dublin & GlendaloughSeptember: Meath & KildareOctober: Cashel, Ferns & OssoryNovember: Cork, Cloyne & RossDecember: Limerick & Killaloe
FOREWORD
Through the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we are connected on a regular, rhythmic basis with people and priorities that matter to us and to the diocese. Not only are we connected with those whom we know; we are also connected with those whom we do not know. The advantage of prayer is that it makes caring for those we do not know possible in a powerful and a Godly way. In this discipline of prayer, we are able to fulfil one particular part of what it is to be a disciple of Christ, to be Christ-like. The Scriptures suggest to us that Jesus was constantly in touch with the Father through prayer. This was not only while he was active in his ministry of teaching and healing, but also when he needed to withdraw from all of its creative and destructive chaos to replenish his strength and his freedom. A ministry of perpetual giving is not sustainable without special relationships with others. A ministry of perpetual giving is not sustainable without withdrawal from such activity and without the openness to a type of receiving that replenishes hope first and foremost. A ministry of perpetual giving is not possible without the self-care that we find in the relationship of Father, Son and Spirit which, of course, is one that stretches back into the prophetic and psalmic life of the Jewish Scriptures. A relationship at ease with conversing with God and acting on this conversation with God is the divine gift to people of faith. Ministry and prayer are the work of all God’s people, lay and ordained, ordained and lay. Through this Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we are given the chance to pray to, pray for, pray with. The preposition is every bit as important as the verb. We pray to God the Trinity in all the personal diversity of that Trinity, conscious of relationship and individualism, conscious too of the loyalty of eternal connection. Through this we are made aware of our responsibility today in the care of creation. We pray for others and for ourselves. This is more enriching of us than it looks at first sight. It is we ourselves who pray with good intention for others. It is we ourselves who pray for ourselves along with others who are different from us. Too often we omit to pray for ourselves. This is a mistake. We pray with those who are present and with those who are absent. Such absence takes many forms, whether it be because of place or time, life or death. God draws in and shares out once again the good intention and the good faith of God’s praying people. It is always a delight and a duty to have the Diocese of Jerusalem feature in our Cycle as we feature in their Cycle. They are special partners in prayer and heralds of hope. Our link with them gives depth and urgency to our conversations with God.I thank, on behalf of all of us, the Reverend Canon Mark Gardner for his careful work of preparation and editing. I commend to you this publication and pray that in using it you will enjoy the sense of inclusion that God gives to all God’s children through prayer and intercession in praying to God and in praying for and with others and yourselves.
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The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer (a weekly cycle)http://dublin.anglican.org/resources/cycle_of_prayer.php
The Porvoo Prayer Calendar (a weekly cycle)https://www.ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/Information/Resources/CCU/Porvoo/2017/
PorvooPrayerDiary2018.pdfThe Anglican Cycle of Prayer (a daily cycle)
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/resources/cycle-of-prayer/download-the-acp.aspxThe Mothers’ Union Cycle of Prayer
https://www.mothersunion.org/what-we-do/faith-and-prayer/midday-prayers-wave-prayer
The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer is published by the Diocesan Officein time for the Diocesan Synods in October, and edited by Canon Mark Gardner,
who will always be pleased to receive suggestions and corrections.email. [email protected] (or) mobile 087-2660228 & txt
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER 2019 -2020 YEAR A
1 December - the First Sunday of Advent Violet
the Parishes of Arklow, Inch and Kilbridethe clergy, Nigel Sherwood and Kevin Conroy
Ordinands, and staff of the Theological InstituteMaurice Elliott, Paddy McGlinchey,
Katie Heffelfinger and Bridget Nichols
Students in Pastoral Placements The Representative Church Body and the staff of Church House
8 December - the Second Sunday of Advent Violet
the Parishes of Athy, Kilberry and Fontstown with Kilkeathe Rector, Olive Donohoe
St Paul’s Arab-Anglican Church, West JerusalemThe Diocesan Committee for Social Action
15 December - the Third Sunday of Advent Violet
the Parishes of Blessington, Manor Kilbride, Ballymore-Eustace and Hollywood
the Rector, Leonard RuddockRedeemer Arabic-speaking Church, Jabal Amman, Jordan
The Church Army
22 December - the Fourth Sunday of Advent Violet
the Parishes of Booterstown, Carysfort and Mount Merrionthe clergy, Gillian Wharton and Suzanne Harris
St Paul’s Church, Amman, Jordan
USPG, United Society Partners in the Gospel
Wednesday 25 December - Christmas Day White
29 December - the First Sunday of Christmas White
the Parish of Braythe Rector, Baden Stanley
Brabazon House and the chaplain, Adrian EmpeyPACT (formerly the Protestant Adoption Society)
Sunday 5 January - the Second Sunday of Christmas White
the Parishes of Castleknock and Mulhuddart with Clonsillathe Rector, Paul Houston
St George's Cathedral, Jerusalem
12 January – the First Sunday after the Epiphany Whitethe Baptism of our Lord
the Parishes of Castlemacadam, Ballinatone and Aughrimthe Rector,
Theodore Schneller Chapel, School and Guesthouse, Amman, JordanUniformed Youth Organizations
Saturday 18 January Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins
19 January - the Second Sunday after the Epiphany White
the Parishes of Celbridge and Straffan with Newcastle-Lyonsthe Rector, Stephen Neill
St Luke’s Church, Marka, JordanEcumenical Councils of Churches in Ireland and abroad
26 January – the Third Sunday after the Epiphany White
the Parishes of Clondalkin and Rathcoolethe clergy, Alan Rufli and Martin O’Connor
Saviour Church, Al-Zarqa, JordanThe Irish School of Ecumenics in Dublin and Belfast
2 February – the Presentation of Christ in the Temple White
the Parish of Clontarfthe clergy, Lesley Robinson and Ann Lodge
The 2020 Diocesan Clergy Conference, Kilkenny
9 February – the Third Sunday before Lent Greenthe Parish of Crumlin and Chapelizod
the Rector, Ruth NobleCrinken Church,
the Pastor, Trevor StevensonCrosslinks, the international mission society
16 February – the Second Sunday before Lent Green
the Parish of Dalkeythe Rector, Bruce Hayes
The Virgin Mary Arab Episcopal Church and School, Irbid, JordanChristian Aid, and Bishops’ Appeal
23 February - the Sunday before Lent GreenTransfiguration Sunday White
the Parish of Delganythe clergy, Nigel Waugh and Harry Lew
The Good Shepherd Church, Salt, JordanCumann Gaelach na hEaglaise ~ The Irish Guild of the Church
26 February – Ash Wednesday Violet
1 March - the First Sunday in Lent Violetthe Parishes of Donoughmore, Donard and Dunlavin
the Rector, Neal O’Raw
The Church’s Ministry of Healing; Bruce Hayes, Diocesan chaplainSt John the Baptist Church, Husun, Jordan
8 March - the Second Sunday in Lent Violet
the Parishes of Donnybrook and Irishtownthe Vicar, John Marchant
The King's Hospital (School) and the Chaplain, Peter Campion
15 March – the Third Sunday in Lent Violet
St Patrick's Cathedralthe clergy, William Morton and Charles Mullen
The Anglican Communion
22 March – the Fourth Sunday in Lent VioletMothering Sunday
the Parishes of Drumcondra, North Strand and St Barnabasthe Rector, Garth Bunting
St Peter's & St. Paul's Church, Aqaba, JordanThe Church of Ireland Centre, DCU Institute of Education
29 March – the Fifth Sunday in Lent Violet
the Parishes of Dunganstown, Redcross & Conarythe Rector, Roland Heaney
St Andrew’s Anglican Episcopal Church, Ramallah, West BankMothers Union Ireland, providing Christian care for families
5 April – the Sixth Sunday in Lent (Palm Sunday) Violetthe Parish of Dún Laoghaire
the Rector, Ása Björk Ólafsdóttir
Dún Laoghaire Life Boats, of which she is Chaplain, and the RNLISt Peter’s Church, Birzeit, Ramallah, West Bank
12 April – Easter Day – the First Sunday of Easter Whitethe Parish of Greystones
the clergy, David Mungavin, and Rebecca Gildea
Good Shepherd Church, Rafidia, Nablus, West BankThe Church of Ireland Marriage Council
19 April – the Second Sunday of Easter Whitethe Parish of Glenageary
the Rector, Gary Dowd
St Phillip Church, Nablus, West BankSunday Schools, teachers and volunteers
26 April - the Third Sunday of Easter Whitethe Parishes & Churches of Holmpatrick, Balbriggan & Kenure
the clergy, Anthony Kelly and Tom O’Brien
the Parish of Howth, and the Rector, Kevin Brew Trinity College Dublin, and the Dean of Residence, Steve Brunn
3 May - the Fourth Sunday of Easter Whitethe Parish of Killiney, Ballybrack
the Rector, William Olhausen
the Parish of Killiney, Holy Trinitythe Rector, Gary Hastings
CMS Ireland and worldwide
General Synod 2020 Croke Park, Dublin, Thursday 7 – Saturday 9 May
10 May – the Fifth Sunday of Easter White
the Parish of Kill o'the Grange,the Rector, Alan Breen
Christian Aid Week begins
17 May – the Sixth Sunday of Easter White
the Parish of Kilternanthe Rector, Rob Clements
Glebe House, Kilternan (incorporating Glenindare,
Harcourt Home and Alexandra Guild House)
21 May – the Ascension Day White
24 May – the Seventh Sunday of Easter White
the Parishes of Leixlip & Lucanthe Rector, Scott Peoples
Youth Ministry,Greg Fromholz, coordinator of Ministry to Young AdultsSusie Keegan, Diocesan Youth Ministry Development Officer
31 May - the Day of Pentecost (Whit Sunday) Red
St Catherine’s Church, Thomas Street
City Outreach through Renewal and Evangelismthe Minister, Eoghan Heaslip
The Solas Project, Dublin 8
Hospices and home-care services
7 June – Trinity Sunday White
Christ Church Cathedralthe clergy, Dermot Dunne and Abigail Sines
Non-stipendiary ministers, and clergy with permission to officiate
The Cathedral Group of Parishesthe clergy, David Pierpoint and Ross Styles
Technological University (TU) Dublin, and the chaplain, Robert Jones
14 June – the First Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parishes of Malahide, Portmarnock, & St Doulagh’s Balgriffinthe Rector, Norman Gamble
SPCK, the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
21 June- the Second Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parish of Monkstownthe Rector, Roy Byrne
St Matthew’s Anglican Episcopal Church, Zebabdeh, West Bank
The Diocesan Communications officer, Lynn Glanville
28 June – the Third Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parishes of Narraghmore, Timolin, Castledermot & Kinneaghthe clergy,
St Paul’s Church, Shefa’amr, Northern Israel
The mission partners of all mission societies linked to Parishes
5 July – the Fourth Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parishes of Newcastle & Newtownmountkennedy with Calarythe Rector, William Bennett
Diocesan Youth Camps
12 July - the Fifth Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parishes of Powerscourt with Kilbride (Bray)the Rector, Cathy Hallissey
The Church Music Committee Holy Family Church, Reineh, Israel
19 July - the Sixth Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parishes of Raheny & Coolockthe clergy, Norman McCausland and Aisling Shine
Hospital chaplainsHilda Plant, and Olwen Lynch
26 July - the Seventh Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parish of Rathfarnhamthe Rector, Adrienne Galligan
Eco-Congregation Ireland, an ecumenical project of the Irish Inter-Church Meeting
2 August - the Eighth Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parishes of Rathdrum & Derralossary with Glenealythe Rector, Brian O’Reilly
The Leprosy Mission (TLM) Ireland
9 August - the Ninth Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parish of Rathmichaelthe clergy,
Immanuel Church (formerly Irish Church Missions)and the Director, David Martin
16 August - the Tenth Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parish of Rathmines with Harold’s Crossthe Rector, Robert Jones
Schools under Church of Ireland managementEmmanuel Church, Ramleh, Israel
23 August – the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parishes of St Ann with St Mark and St Stephenthe clergy, David Gillespie and Yvonne Ginnelly
The Mission to Seafarers, Willie Black, Dublin Port Chaplain
30 August - the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parishes of St Bartholomew and Christ Church Leeson Parkthe Vicar, Andrew McCroskery
Growing in covenant relationship with the Methodist Church
6 September - the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity Green
The Parish of St Catherine & St James with St Audoenthe Rector, Mark Gardner
The Dublin congregation of the Church of South IndiaSt John’s & St Luke’s, Haifa, Israel
13 September - the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity Green
the Church of St John the Evangelist, Sandymountthe chaplain, Fr Paul Barlow
St John’s House, Merrion Road the chaplain, Andrew McCroskery
All Saints Episcopal Church, Beirut, Lebanon
20 September - the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parishes of Sandford & Milltownthe clergy, Sonia Gyles and Anne-Marie O’Farrell
The Mageough - independent living complex, and the chaplain, Robert Kingston
27 September - the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parishes of Santry, Glasnevin & Finglasthe Rector, David Oxley
The Church of Ireland Association of Deaf PeopleSt Peter’s Church, Jaffa, Israel
4 October - the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity Greenthe Parish of Taney
the clergy, Robert Warren, and Nigel Pierpoint
The Diocesan Synods, meeting Tuesday 6 October The Diocesan Councils, the Diocesan office and staff
11 October - the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity Greenthe Parishes of Stillorgan & Blackrock
the clergy, Ian Gallagher and Robert Marshall
The Dublin University Mission to Chota Nagpur
18 October - the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity Green
the Parishes of Swords, Clonmethan, Kilsallaghan, Donabate & Lusk
the Rector, Neal Phair
The South American Missionary SocietyChrist Church, Nazareth
25 October - the Fifth Sunday before Advent GreenBible Sunday
the Parish of Tallaghtthe clergy, William Deverell and Avril Bennett
The Adelaide, Meath & the National Childrens’ Hospital (Tallaght)and the chaplains
The Dublin University Far Eastern Mission
1 November – the Fourth Sunday before Advent GreenAll Saints Sunday White
the Parish of Tullowthe Rector, John Tanner
Diocesan Lay Readers, Parish Readers, and Lay Ministers
Saviour Church, Kufr-Yasif, Israel
8 November – the Third Sunday before Advent GreenRemembrance Sunday Violet
the Parish of Whitechurchthe clergy, Horace McKinley, and Michael Heaney
St Columba's Collegeand the chaplain, Daniel Owen
15 November – the Second Sunday before Advent Green
the Parishes of Wicklow & Killiskeythe clergy, Jack Kinkead, and Ken Rue
Musicians, singers, instrumentalists and ringers
22 November - the Kingship of Christ White
the Parish of Zion (Rathgar)the Rector, Stephen Farrell
'Come & C' an initiative centred around the Five Marks of Mission of the Anglican Communion
29 November - the First Sunday of Advent Violet
the Parishes of Arklow, Inch & Kilbridethe clergy, Nigel Sherwood and Kevin Conroy
Ordinands, and staff of the Theological InstituteMaurice Elliott, Paddy McGlinchey,
Katie Heffelfinger and Bridget Nichols
Students in Pastoral PlacementsThe Representative Church Body and the staff of Church House