Diocese of Northern Michigan Cycle of Prayer 2022
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 2 2 All engaged in theological education including our
seminaries, covenant groups, ministry support teams, LifeCycle and other study groups
Ep1 9 Grace Church, Menominee [Bethel & Emmanuel;
Gethsemane, Wallace] Winter Talk (Indigenous Ministries of TEC), Jan. 14-16 Fond du Lac
Ep2 16 All Ecumenical partners during “Week of Christian Unity”
(Jan. 18-25)
Ep3 23 St. Paul’s Church. Marquette [Messiah, Prince of Peace]
Executive Council of The Episcopal Church Jan. 24-27
Ep4 30 “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.
February
Ep5 6 Diverse mission of Canterbury House at Michigan Tech
Ep6 13 Neighboring Diocese: Algoma (Ontario, Canada)
Ep7 20 Dioceses of Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and Western
Michigan
EpLast 27 Church of Transfiguration, Ironwood [Salem; Sharon,
Bessemer]
March
L1 6 Visitors, travelers and pilgrims among us and our ministries of
welcome
L2 13 Neighboring Diocese: Fond du Lac and Eau Claire (Wisconsin)
House of Bishops Meeting, March 14-22, Camp Allen
L3 20 Youth ministries of the diocese
L4 27 All diocesan outreach ministries, especially Justice and Peace,
ministries with prisoners, families and staff
April
L5 3 U.P. Wild Church – in collaboration with NGLS and ELCA
PalmS 10 Executive Council of The Episcopal Church Apr. 20-23
Easter 17 The Baptismal Ministry of every Episcopalian in the diocese
ES2 24 St. Mark’s Church, Crystal Falls [United; Bethany, Amasa]
Province V Gathering Apr 29-30; South Bend, Indiana
May
Es3 1 St. Ignace Spirit Group
MYSTIC Conf., May 3-5
Es4 8 NGLS ELCA Assembly May 12-14; Finlandia University
Partner organizations; Michigan Interfaith Power and Light;
Great Lakes Peace Center
Es5 15 Holy Trinity Church, Iron Mountain [Calvary, Quinnesec]
Es6 22 Trinity Church, Gladstone [First Bethany, Cavalry and
Trinity, Rapid River]
Es7 29 Trinity Church, Houghton [Good Sheppard: Gloria Dei,
Hancock
June
Pentecost 5 Grace Church, Ishpeming [Bethan, Bethel, Faith, Trinity]
Trinity 12 Trinity Church, Mackinac Island
Pr7 19 St. Alban’s Church, Manistique [Zion]
World Refuge Day, June 20
Pr8 26 Our Neighbors in Canada
St. Peter’s by the Sea, Eagle Harbor [Shepard of the Sea,
Copper Harbor]
July
Pr9 3 Our Nation
Pr10 10 80th General Convention, July 7-17, Baltimore
Pr11 17 Lambeth Conference, July 22-Aug. 8, UK
Pr12 24 St. James’ Church, Sault Ste. Marie [Faith]
Pr13 31 Canon Community of St. James the Just
August
Pr14 7 Church of the Transfiguration, Pte. Aux Pins (Bois Blanc
Island) ELCA National Assembly, Aug. 8-12, Columbus
Pr15 14 Work of the Church in private colleges, especially:
Finlandia University, Handcock
Pr16 21 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
Pr17 28 For students and teachers starting a new school year
September
Pr18 4 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
Pr19 11 “Exploring” communities; “Breaking Bread” at Jack’s, Rapid
River
Pr20 18 International Day of Prayer for Peace, Sept. 21
Pr21 25 Hospital chaplains and mutual care ministries
October
Pr22 2 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)
Pr23 9 Indigenous People’s Day, Oct. 10
Pr24 16 Executive Council, Oct. 17-20
Diocesan Convention, Oct. 21-22, Marquette
Pr25 23 All diocesan committees, especially Standing Committee,
Diocesan Council, Commission on Ministry
Pr26 30 All Saints’ Church, Newberry [Our Redeemer]
November
Pr27 6 For those serving in the armed forces
Pr28 13 St. John’s Church, Munising [Eden-on-the-Bay]
Pr29 20 Christ Church, Calumet [Faith; Bethany, Mohawk]
A1 27 St. Stephen’s Church, De Tour
December
A2 4 St. John’s Church, Iron River [First & Trinity]
A3 11 St. Stephen’s Church, Escanaba [Bethany, Christ the King,
and Immanuel]
A4 18 St. John’s Church, Negaunee [Bethany and Immanuel]
Christmas 25 Holy Innocents, Little Lake [Grace, Gwinn; Emanuel,
Skandia]