Diocesan Cycle of Prayer – Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan

Ep1 7 Grace Church, IMenominee [Bethel, Emmanuel; Gethsemane, Wallace]
Ep2 14 All Ecumenical partners during “Week for Christian Unity” (Jan. 18-25)
Ep3 21 St. Paul’s Church, Marquette [Messiah, Prince o f Peace]
Executive Council of The Epis Church, Jan. 26-29, Louisville, KY
Ep4 28 All engaged in theological education including our seminaries, covenant groups, ministry support teams, LifeCycle and other study groups [add local groups]
World Interfaith Harmony Week, Feb. 1-7 (UN); Inter-faith partners in the U.P.–Buddhist comm., Jewish comm., Moslem comm. Native Amer. Tradition, Unitarian Univ. congregations.

L3 3 TEC House of Bishops Mtg, March 8-13, Alabama. U.P. Wild Church–in collaboration with NGLS of ELCA
L4 10 Neighboring Dioceses: Fond du Lac & Eau Claire (Wisconsin)
L5 17 Youth ministries of the diocese [add local names]
PalmS 24 All diocesan outreach ministries, especially: Justuce & Peace, ministries with prisoners, families and staff ; [add others]
Easter 31 The Baptismal Ministry of every Episcopalian in the diocese

Es2 7 Sacred Space (on-line community – Facebook)
Es3 14 Diverse mission of Canterbury House @ MTU TEC Exec Council, Apr 18-20, Raleigh, NC
Es4 21 Province 5 Synod & Gathering, South Bend IN, Apr 26-27
Es5 28 St. Mark’s Church, Crystal Falls [United; Bethany, Amasa]

Es6 5 Breaking Bread at Jack’s (Rapid River)
Partner organizations: MI Interfaith Power & Light; Grt Lakes Peace Center
Es7 12 Trinity Church, Houghton [Good Shepherd; Gloria Dei, Hancock]
NGLS ELCA Assembly May 18; Marquette
Pentecst 19 Grace Church, Ishpeming [Bethany, Bethel, Faith, Trinity]
Trinity 26 Trinity Church, Mackinac Island

Pr4 2 Holy Trinity Church, Iron Mountain [Calvary, Quinnesec]
Lac Vieux Dessert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Pr5 9 Trinity Church, Gladstone [First ; Bethany, Calvary & Trinity–Rapid River]
Pr6 16 World Refugee Day June 20, (U.N.)
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Pr7 23 St. Alban’s Church, Manistique [Zion]
TEC General Convention, Jun 23-28, Louisville, KY
Pr8 30 Our nation & our neighbors in Canada
St. Peter’s by the Sea, Eagle Harbor [Shepherd of Sea, Copper Harbor]

Pr13 4 Church of the Transfiguration, Pte. Aux Pins (Bois Blanc Island)
Bay Mills Inidan Community
Pr14 11 Work of the Church in Community Colleges, especially: Gogebic Community College, Ironwood; Bay de Noc Community College, Escanaba & Iron Mountain; Bay Mills, Brimley
Pr15 18 Work of the Church in Private Colleges
Pr16 25 FFor students and teachers beginning a new school year

Pr17 1 Work of the Church in State Universities, especially: Northern Michigan University, Marquette; Michigan Technological University, Houghton (especially Canterbury House); Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie; University of Wisconsin, Marinette
Pr18 8 Hospital chaplains & mutual care ministries [add local names]
Pr19 15 International Day for Peace, Sept. 21 (U.N.)
Pr20 22 Episcopal Religious Communities, especially: Monks of St. Gregory’s Abbey [Three Rivers, MI]; Sisters of the Community of St. Francis; Brothers of the Society of St. Francis; Sisterhood of St. John Divine, [Toronto]
Pr21 29 National Day for Truth & Reconcilliation, Sept. 30

Pr22 6 All diocesan committees, especially Standing Committee, Diocesan Council, Commission on Ministry
Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 10 (U.S.)
Pr23 13 Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Pr24 20 Diocesan convention, Oct. 25-26, Marquette
Pr25 27 All Saints’ Church, Newberry [Our Redeemer]

Every week we pray for the various congregations, organizations and concerns of the diocese.

Note: Names in brackets are Lutheran congregations [ELCA]