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]