UNITED DIOCESES OF DUBLIN & GLENDALOUGH
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER 2012-2013
Foreword to 2013 Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer enables all parishes and communities in the United Dioceses to uphold one another in prayer throughout the year. We are always conscious of the strength of prayer in our own lives and circumstances. This circle spreads outwards as we remember before Almighty God the people and the places where we and others gather for worship and for community life – young and old alike – in the service of our neighbours and of the church.
But prayer is about much more than the church and its preoccupations. Prayer is about the world which God has created and which God redeems daily by the infusion of grace and by the actions of people of faith, hope and love interacting with everyone else who shares life on earth with us. These characteristics are outlined by St Paul in 1 Corinthians 13 as being pivotal to the heartbeat of a community which dares to call itself Christian. Christian people need always to turn outwards in their generosity and in their carefulness of others. Improving our internal quality of life simply is not enough, neither was it what we were called by God to do.
I should like all clergy and parishes to use this Cycle of Prayer and through it to connect people to people in ways which, while often invisible, are powerful and binding. I should like once again to thank Canon Mark Gardner for compiling the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer and the members of staff in the Diocesan Office for all of their work in its production.
+MichaelLinks (live as of October 2012)
The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer (a weekly cycle) is online athttp://dublin.anglican.org/resources/cycle_of_prayer.php
The Porvoo Prayer Calendar (a weekly cycle) is online at http://www.porvoochurches.org/resources/output05.php
The Anglican Cycle of Prayer (a daily cycle) is online at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm
The Mothers’ Union Cycle of Prayer is online athttp://www.dublin.mothersunion.ie/prayerdiary.html
Christ Church Cathedral’s Sunday Intercessions are often on the website athttp://www.christchurchdublin.ie/Worship/Readings-and-Intercessions.htm
NoteThe Diocesan Cycle of Prayer is published by the Diocesan Office 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 2012-2013 YEAR C
Friday 30 November - (St Andrew the Apostle) Red
Preceded by the day of Intercession and Thanksgiving for the Missionary Work of the Church
2 December - (the First Sunday of Advent) Violet
the Parishes of Arklow, Inch & Kilbridethe Rector, Nigel Sherwood
Ordinands, and ordained staff of the Theological InstituteMaurice Elliott, Paddy McGlinchey, Katie Heffelfinger
and Patrick ComerfordStudents in Pastoral Placements and intern Deacons
9 December - (the Second Sunday of Advent) Violet
the Parishes of Athy, Kilberry & Fontstown with Kilkeathe Rector, Cliff Jeffers
The Diocesan Committee for Social Action
16 December - (the Third Sunday of Advent) Violet
the Parishes of Blessington, Manor Kilbride, Ballymore-Eustace & Hollywood
the Rector, Leonard RuddockThe Dublin University Far Eastern Mission
23 December - (the Fourth Sunday of Advent) Violet
the Parishes of Booterstown, Carysfort & Mount Merrionthe clergy, Gillian Wharton and Suzanne Harris
The United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
Tuesday 25 December - (Christmas Day) White
Sunday 30 December - (the First Sunday of Christmas) White
the Parish of Braythe Rector, Baden Stanley
Brabazon Housethe Chaplain, Adrian Empey
PACT (formerly the Protestant Adoption Society)
Sunday 6 January - (the Epiphany of our Lord) White
the Parishes of Castleknock & Mulhuddart with Clonsillathe clergy, Paul Houston and Victor Fitzpatrick
Uniformed Youth Organizations
13 January - (the First Sunday after the Epiphany) White- (the Baptism of Christ) White
the Parishes of Castlemacadam, Ballinatone & Aughrimthe Rector, George Butler
The Representative Church Body
Friday 18 January Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins
20 January - (the Second Sunday after the Epiphany) White
the Parishes of Celbridge & Straffan with Newcastle-Lyonsthe Rector, Sandra Hales
Ecumenical Councils of Churches in Ireland and abroad
27 January - (the Third Sunday after the Epiphany) White
the Parishes of Clondalkin & Rathcoolethe Rector, Alan Rufli
The Irish School of Ecumenics
3 February - (Option A, Creation) Green(the Second Sunday before Lent) Green
the Parish of Clontarfthe Priest-in-charge, John Marchant
We pray for Bishops’ Appeal funded responses to the Horn of Africa crisis. (We are thankful for the generous giving of the Church of Ireland which has helped save thousands of lives.) We pray for those who continue to work there, and for all efforts to make these communities drought resistant in the future.
10 February - (Option A, Transfiguration) White (The Sunday before Lent) Green
the people of Crinken Churchthe Chaplain, Trevor Stevenson
The "Fields of Life" project, teaching, providing education and care in East Africa
13 February - (Ash Wednesday) Violet
17 February - (The First Sunday in Lent) Violet
the Parishes of Crumlin & Chapelizodthe Rector, Adrienne Galligan
The King's Hospital (School)the Chaplain, Peter Campion
The Diocesan clergy conference
24 February - (the Second Sunday in Lent) Violet
the Parish of Dalkeythe Rector,
the Parish of Delganythe Rector, Nigel Waugh
We pray for Bishops’ Appeal supported literacy projects in Burundi, Sudan and Congo that are empowering thousands of women to read, write and subsequently start small businesses and savings scheme. (We pray for the Mother’s Union who is implementing the programme.)
3 March - (the Third Sunday in Lent) Violet
the Parishes of Donoughmore, Donard & Dunlavinthe Rector, Olive Henderson
CMS Ireland (formerly the Church Missionary Society)
the Parishes of Donnybrook & Irishtownthe Rector, Ted Ardis
St Vincent’s Hospital; Bernie Daly, and other Assistant Chaplains
10 March - (the Fourth Sunday in Lent) Violet(Mothering Sunday) White
the Parishes of Drumcondra, North Strand & St. Barnabasthe clergy, Roy Byrne and Aisling Shine
School Boards of Management
We pray for Bishops’ Appeal funded community development projects in Myanmar (Burma), helping returning refugees get re-established after the conflict. (We pray for lasting peace in the land.)
Sunday 17 March - (St Patrick) White(the Fifth Sunday in Lent) Violet
St Patrick's Cathedralthe clergy, Victor Stacey, Bob Reed,
Charles Mullen and Charles BakerThe Anglican Communion
the General Secretary, Kenneth Kearon
24 March - (Palm Sunday) Violet
the Parishes of Dunganstown, Redcross & Conarythe Rector, Roland Heaney
We pray for Bishops’ Appeal funded education and training projects for disadvantaged youth in Peru. May they become inspirational leaders and instruments of change and transformation in their communities
Monday 25 March - (Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary)(transferred to Monday 8 April) White
31 March - (Easter Day) White
the Parish of Dun Laoghairethe Bishop’s Curate,
Select vestries and parish officers
7 April - (the Second Sunday of Easter) White
the Parish of Greystonesthe Rector, David Mungavin
We pray for Bishops’ Appeal supported projects in Swaziland which focus on 26 rural Anglican schools and a HIV/AIDS programme. (Even as the media turns away from the plight of the Swazi’s, we are thankful that God remains faithful to them.)
14 April - (the Third Sunday of Easter) White
the Parish of Glenagearythe Rector, Gary Dowd
The Church of Ireland Marriage Council
21 April - (the Fourth Sunday of Easter) White
the Parish of Howththe Rector, Kevin Brew
Trinity College Dublinthe Dean of Residence and Chaplain
Crosslinks (formerly The Bible Churchmen’s Missionary Society)
28 April - (the Fifth Sunday of Easter) White
the Parishes & Churches of Holmpatrick, Balbriggan & Kenurethe Bishop’s Curate, Anthony Kelly
We pray for Bishops’ Appeal supported projects in Rwanda, providing essential training to 10,000 farmers that will enable them to lift themselves and their families out of poverty.
5 May - (the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Rogation Sunday) White
the Parish of Killiney, Ballybrackthe clergy, William Olhausen and Niall Stratford
the Parish of Killiney, Holy Trinitythe Rector, Niall Sloane
Christian Aid
The General Synod, meeting in Armagh fromAscension Thursday 9 May to Saturday 11 May
12 May - (the Seventh Sunday of Easter) White
the Parish of Kill o'the Grangethe Rector
Primary Schools, Sunday Schools and teachers
19 May - (Pentecost) (Whitsunday) Red
City Outreach through Renewal and Evangelism, atSt Catherine’s Church, Thomas Street,
the Chaplain, Craig Cooney
Prison chaplains
26 May - (Trinity Sunday) White
Christ Church Cathedralthe clergy, Dermot Dunne, Garth Bunting and Robert Lawson
Non-stipendiary ministers, retired clergy, and clergy with permission to officiate
the Cathedral Group of Parishesthe clergy, David Pierpoint and David MacDonnell
SPADE (St Paul's Area Development Enterprise)
2 June - (the First Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parish of Kilternanthe Rector, David Moynan
Glebe House, Kilternan (incorporates Glenindare, Harcourt Home and Alexandra Guild House)
Sunday 9 June - (St Columba) White(the Second Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parishes of Leixlip & Lucanthe Rector, Scott Peoples
The Church of Ireland Youth Department,Greg Fromholz, the Diocesan Youth Officer
and 3Rock Youth, the diocesan youth project
16 June - (the Third Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parishes of Malahide, Portmarnock, & St Doulagh’s the clergy, Norman Gamble and Ken Sherwood
SPCK, the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
The Diocesan Communications officer, Lynn Glanville
23 June - (the Fourth Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parish of Monkstownthe clergy, Pat Lawrence and Yvonne Ginnelly
The mission partners of all mission societies linked to Parishes
30 June - (the Fifth Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parishes of Narraghmore, Timolin, Castledermot & Kinneagh
the Rector, Isaac Delamere
We pray for Bishops’ Appeal supported projects in Haiti, for the dairy farmers who have joined cooperatives there and are now able to provide a better life for their families.
7 July - (the Sixth Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parishes of Newcastle, Newtownmountkennedy & Calarythe Vicar, William Bennett
Diocesan Youth Camps
14 July - (the Seventh Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parishes of Powerscourt with Kilbride (Bray)the clergy, Ricky Rountree, Terry Lilburn,
and Kevin DaltonThe Church Music Committee
21 July - (the Eighth Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parishes of Raheny & Coolockthe clergy, Jim Carroll and Martha Waller
Beaumont Hospital and the chaplain Desireé Prole
28July - (the Ninth Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parish of Rathfarnhamthe clergy, Ted Woods and Anne Taylor
Vocations and Selection Conferences
4 August - (the Tenth Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parishes of Rathdrum & Derralossary with Glenealythe Rector, John McCullagh
The Leprosy Mission
We pray for Bishops’ Appeal funded projects in India; for the ‘sustainable agriculture’ projects and the schools for orphans and vulnerable children. May they continue to flourish and to enhance the lives of the society’s poorest and most vulnerable people.
11 August - (the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parish of Rathmichaelthe Rector, Fred Appelbe
Irish Church Missionsthe Superintendent, Edmond Coulter
18 August - (the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parish of Rathmines with Harold’s Crossthe Rector, Neil McEndoo, and the Vicar, Robert Jones
The Church of Ireland College of Education
The Mageough Home & Gascoigne House, and Cowper Carethe Chaplain, Bill Heney
25 August - (the Thirteenth 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
We pray for Bishops’ Appeal funded projects in Kenya, particularly those that are educating young Maasai girls and helping them stay in education.
1 September - (the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parishes of St Ann & St Mark with St Stephenthe Vicar, David Gillespie
The Mission to Seafarers, Willie Black (Dublin Port Chaplain)
8 September - (the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity) Green
The Parish of St Catherine and St James with St Audoenthe Rector, Mark Gardner
the Parish of St George & St Thomasthe Bishop’s Curate, Obinna Ulogwara
Discovery (Immigrant) Ministry
We pray for Bishops’ Appeal funded projects in Ethiopia which extend from food security projects to literacy projects.
15 September - (the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Church of St John the Evangelist, Sandymountthe Chaplain, Paul Barlow
St John’s House, Merrion Road and the Chaplain, Joan Kirk
22 September - (the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parishes of Sandford & Milltownthe clergy, Sonia Gyles and Anne-Marie O’Farrell
The Royal Hospital Donnybrook, and the Chaplain, Carolyn O’Laoire
We pray for the Irish agencies with whom Bishops’ Appeal partners: CMSI, USPGI, Tearfund, Christian Aid, SAMS and Mother’s Union. May they know the strength and the blessing of God as they carry out His work tirelessly across the globe.
29 September - (the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity) Green(St Michael and All Angels) White
the Parishes of Santry, Glasnevin & Finglasthe clergy, David Oxley and Elaine Dunne
The Church’s Ministry of Healing
6 October - (the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parishes of Stillorgan & Blackrock
the clergy, Ian Gallagher, Robert Marshall and Jack Black
The South American Missionary Society
We pray for all those who have received support from Bishops’ Appeal over the past 40 years. (We pray that the projects go from strength to strength and the affects of the Church of Ireland’s giving is multiplied.) Even as three cows donated to a project can multiply to 43 cows within a few years, may the support be extended beyond our capacity to give and reach others in need.
13 October - (the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parishes of Swords, Clonmethan, Kilsallaghan, Donabate & Luskthe Rector, Robert Deane
The Diocesan Synods, meeting on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 October
We pray for Bishops’ Appeal supported projects in Cambodia. For the local NGOs that work tirelessly with people who are victims of trafficking.
20 October - (the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity) Green
the Parish of Taneythe Rector, Robert Warren
The Diocesan Councils, the Diocesan office and staff
27 October - (the Fifth Sunday before Advent) Green(Bible Sunday)
the Parish of Tallaghtthe clergy, William Deverell and Avril Bennett
The Adelaide and Meath Hospitals, Dublin, incorporating the National Childrens’ Hospital (Tallaght)
the Chaplains, Mark Wilson and Terry Alcock
Friday 1 November - (All Saints’ Day) White
3 November - (the Fourth Sunday before Advent) Green(All Saints’ Sunday) White
the Parish of Tullowthe clergy, John Tanner and Cecily West
Lay readers, Parish readers, and Lay Ministers
The Dublin University Mission to Chota Nagpurand the Dublin University Far Eastern Mission
10 November - (the Third Sunday before Advent) Green(Remembrance Sunday) Violet
the Parishes of Wicklow & Killiskeythe clergy, John Clarke and Ken Rue
East Glendalough Schoolthe Chaplain, Sheila Zietsman
The Church Army
Thursday 14 November - (St Laurence O’Toole) White
17 November - (the Second Sunday before Advent) Green
the Parish of Whitechurchthe clergy, Horace McKinley, and Michael Heaney
St. Columba's Collegethe Chaplain, Nigel Crossey
We pray for the poor, the forgotten, the oppressed and the marginalised. May the work of Bishops’ Appeal always remain focused on ministering to their needs and responding to God’s call and His heart for the poor.
24 November - (the Kingship of Christ) White(the Sunday before Advent) Green
the Parish of Zion (Rathgar)the Rector, Stephen Farrell
Musicians, singers and choirs (Traditionally, 22 November is St. Cecilia's Day)
Friday 30 November - (St Andrew the Apostle) Red
Preceded by the day of Intercession and Thanksgiving for the Missionary Work of the Church
1 December - (the First Sunday of Advent) Violet
the Parishes of Arklow, Inch and Kilbridethe Rector, Nigel Sherwood
Ordinands, and staff of the Theological InstituteMaurice Elliott , Paddy McGlinchey, Katie Heffelfinger
and Patrick Comerford
Students in Pastoral Placements and intern Deacons