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Anglican Cycle of Prayer, Liturgical Calendar, and Worship Times



Week of Pentecost

Anglican Cycle of Prayer
In the Anglican Communion: see below
In Our Diocese:
Please pray for all academic graduates, all educational institutions and their specialized chaplaincies. Remember especially Breck School and Shattuck-St. Mary's School and their chaplains, and all who work with campus ministries, especially the University Episcopal Center and Canterbury House in Northfield. Please pray also for Holy Apostles Parish in St. Paul.
In Our Parish: Please pray for our Episcopal Church Women, Pat Pickering, President. 

Daily Office Readings for this week


Sunday, May 11. Day of Pentecost - Whitsunday

Collect: Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Psalm 134, Isaiah 30:15-22. PRAY for: Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and The Middle East

Worship Times:
7:30 a.m.
Early Riser's Holy Eucharist
9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist for Children and Families
10:30 a.m. Choral Holy Eucharist

 

Monday, May 12  First Book of Common Prayer

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Ps. 84:1-7, Revelation 11:15-19. PRAY for: Diocese of Chotanagpur - (North India)

 

Tuesday, May 13

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Psalm 101, Exodus 33:1-10. PRAY for: Diocese of Christ the King - (South Africa)

 

Wednesday, May 14

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Psalm 124, Exodus 34:1-10. PRAY for: Diocese of Christchurch - (New Zealand)

Worship Times:
7:00 p.m.
Holy Eucharist

 

Thursday, May 15

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Psalm 122, Exodus 40:1-16. PRAY for: Diocese of Chubu - (Japan)

 

Friday, May 16  Martyrs of Sudan

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Psalm 128, Exodus 40:17-33. PRAY for: Diocese of Clogher - (Armagh, Ireland)

 

Saturday, May 17

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Exodus 40:34-38. PRAY for: Diocese of Coimbatore - (South India)

 

Trinity Sunday, May 18

Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Psalm 1, Acts 3:1-9. PRAY for: Anglican Church of Kenya

Worship Times:
7:30 a.m.
Early Riser's Holy Eucharist
9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist for Children and Families
10:30 a.m. Choral Holy Eucharist

 

Notes
Each day's border is the liturgical color of the day. Liturgical colors of white are rendered light gold.

Click on the graphic below for an overview of the Church Year:

The cycle of the church year

The Sacrament of Unction is also offered at each regular Sunday service
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