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. markgardner@eircom.net (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