Diocese of Northern Michigan Cycle of Prayer 2024
Every week we pray for the various congregations, organizations and concerns of the diocese.
You can find a copy to print HERE, or they are listed below for 2022
Note: Names in brackets are Lutheran congregations [ELCA]
January
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.
February
Ep5 4 Neighboring Diocese: Algoma (Ontario)
EpLast 11 Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood [Salem; Sharon, Bessemer]
L1 18 Dioceses of Michigan, Eastern Michigan & Western Michigan
L2 25 Visitors, travelers & pilgrims among us & our ministries of welcome
March
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
April
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]
May
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
June
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]
July
Pr9 7 Hannahville Indian Community
Pr10 14 St. Ignace Spirit Group
Pr11 21 Canon Community of St. James the Just
Pr12 28 St. James’ Church, Sault Ste. Marie [Faith]
August
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
September
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
October
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]
November
Pr26 3 TEC Exec Council, Nov. 7-11
Pr27 10 For those serving in the armed forces
Pr28 17 Christ Church, Calumet [Faith; Bethany, Mohawk]
Pr29 24 St. John’s Church, Negaunee [Bethany & Immanuel]
December
A1 1 St. Stephen’s Church, DeTour
A2 8 St. John’s Church, Munising [Eden-on-Bay]
A3 15 St. Stephen’s Church, Escanaba [Bethany, Christ the King & Immanuel]
A4 22 St. John’s Church, Iron River [First & Trinity]
Xmas 1 29 Holy Innocents, Little Lake [Grace, Gwinn; Emanuel, Skandia]
Diocese of Northern Michigan Cycle of Prayer 2023
Every week we pray for the various congregations, organizations and concerns of the diocese.
You can find a copy to print HERE, or they are listed below for 2022
Note: Names in brackets are Lutheran congregations [ELCA]
January
Xmas 1 1 All
engaged in theological education
including our seminaries, covenant groups,
ministry support
teams, LifeCycle and other study groups.
[Add local groups]
Ep1 8 Grace
Church, Ishpeming [Bethany, Bethel, Faith,
Trinity]
Ep2 15 All
Ecumenical partners during “Week of Christian
Unity” (Jan. 18-25)
Winter Talk (Indigenous Ministries of TEC),
Jan. 21-23,
Oneida, Wisconsin
Ep3 22 St.
Paul’s Church. Marquette [Messiah, Prince of Peace]
Province 5 House of Bishops, Jan. 25-26
Ep4 29 “World
Interfaith Harmony Week” (Feb. 1-7); Inter-
faith partners in the U.P. –Buddhist
community,
Jewish community, Moslem
community,
Native American traditions, and
Unitarian
Universalist Congregations (U.N.).
February
Ep5 5 Executive Council of The Episcopal
Church (Feb. 9-12).
Ep6 12 Neighboring Diocese: Algoma (Ontario,
Canada)
EpLast 19 Dioceses of Michigan, Eastern Michigan,
and Western
Michigan
EpLast 26 Church of Transfiguration, Ironwood
[Salem; Sharon,
Bessemer]
March
L2 5 Visitors, travelers
and pilgrims among us and our ministries of
Welcome. TEC House of Bishops Meeting
(March 8-13, Alabama)
L3 12 Neighboring Diocese: Fond du Lac and
Eau Claire
(Wisconsin)
L4 19 Youth ministries of the diocese [Add
local names]
L5 26 All diocesan outreach ministries,
especially; Justice and Peace,
ministries with prisoners, families and
staff
April
Palm S 2 U.P.
Wild Church – in collaboration with NGLS and ELCA
Easter 9 The
Baptismal Ministry of every Episcopalian in the diocese
ES2 16 Diverse Mission of Canterbury House at
Michigan Tech
ES3 23 St.
Mark’s Church, Crystal Falls [United; Bethany, Amasa]
Es4 30 Sacred
Space (on-line community – Facebook)
May
Es5 8 Breaking Bread at Jack’s (Rapid River)
Partner
organizations; Michigan Interfaith Power and Light;
Great Lakes Peace Center
Es6 15 Trinity Church, Gladstone [First
Bethany, Cavalry and
Trinity, Rapid River]
NGLS ELCA Assembly, May 18-20, Marquette
Visitor’s Weekend, May 19-21
Es7 22 Trinity Church, Houghton [Good Sheppard:
Gloria Dei,
Hancock
Pentecost 29 Grace Church, Menominee [Bethan &
Emmanuel;
Gethsemane, Wallace]
June
Trinity 4 Trinity
Church, Mackinac Island Grace Church,
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa Indians
Pr5 11 Holy Trinity Church, Iron Mountain
[Calvary, Quinnesec]
Executive Council of TEC, June 12-15
Pr6 18 World Refuge Day, June 20
Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community
Pr7 25 Our
Neighbors in Canada
Trinity Church, Mackinac Island
July
Pr8 2 Our Nation
St. Peter’s by the Sea, Eagle Harbor
[Shepard of Sea,
Copper Harbor]
Family Peace Camp, July 7-9, Clear Lake
Pr9 9 Province
V Gathering, July 10-13, Kalamazoo
Hannahville Indian Community
Pr10 16 St.
Ignace Spirit Group
Pr11 23 St.
James’ Church, Sault Ste. Marie [Faith]
Pr12 30 Canon
Community of St. James the Just
August
Pr13 6 Church of the Transfiguration, Pte.
Aux Pins (Bois Blanc
Island) Bay Mills Indian Community
Pr14 13 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
Pr15 20 Work of the Church in community
college, especially:
Gogebic Community College, Ironwood; Bay de Noc Community
College, Escanaba and Iron Mountain; Bay Mills Community College, Brimley
Pr16 27 For students and teachers starting a new
school year
September
Pr17 3 Work of the Church in private
colleges, especially:
Finlandia
University, Handcock
Pr18 10 MYSTC
Conference, September 15-17
Pr19 17 International
Day of Peace, Sept. 21 (U.N.)
House of Bishops of TEC,
September 15-17
Pr20 24 Hospital
chaplains and mutual care ministries
National Day for Truth and
Reconciliation, September 30
October
Pr21 1 Episcopal Religious Communities,
especially: Monks of St.
Gregory’s Abby (Three Rivers, MI); Sisters of the Community of
St. Francis; Brothers of the Society of St. Francis; Sisterhood of St. John
Divine (Toronto)
Pr22 8 Indigenous People’s Day, Oct. 10
(U.S.)
Pr23 15 Diocesan
Convention, Oct. 20-21, Escanaba
Pr24 22 All diocesan committees, especially
Standing Committee,
Diocesan Council, Commission on Ministry
Executive Council of TEC, Oct.
24-27
Pr25 29 All Saints’ Church, Newberry [Our
Redeemer]
November
Pr26 5 Sault
Ste. Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians
Pr27 12 For
those serving in the armed forces
Pr28 19 St.
John’s Church, Iron River [First & Trinity]
Pr29 26 Christ
Church, Calumet [Faith; Bethany, Mohawk]
December
A1 3 St. Stephen’s Church, Escanaba [Bethany,
Christ the King,
and Immanuel]
A2 10 St. John’s Church,
Negaunee [Bethany and Immanuel]
A3 17 St. Stephen’s Church, De Tour
A4 24 St.
John’s Church, Munising[Eden-on-Bay]
Christmas 31
Holy Innocents, Little Lake [Grace, Gwinn; Emanuel,
Skandia]