The Diocesan Prayer Cycle has been developed in order to ensure that Anglican clergy, church workers and congregations are upheld in prayer around the Diocese. Wherever possible, congregations have been identified and placed on, preceding or close to the Feast Days with which they are associated. The Prayer Cycle has been organized on a weekly basis, especially for use within congregational Sunday worship. Where there are several churches with the same name, these have been grouped under the name and by district. ‘Vacant’ indicates that there is no priest in charge.
You are invited to pray weekly for the following:
– The Most Rev. Howard Gregory, Archbishop of the Church in the Province of the West Indies & Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
– Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston
– Rt. Rev. Leon Golding, Suffragan Bishop of Montego Bay
Retired Bishops:
– Rt. Rev. Harold Daniel
– Rt. Rev. Alfred Reid
Visioning Prayer
Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and on earth, and by whose grace we have been called into a goodly fellowship of faith: Send down upon our bishops, other clergy, and all your faithful people an outpouring of your Holy Spirit for the renewal and mission of your Church. Give us a vision of where you would lead your Church, and so discern new things that you are doing in your Church and the world. By your grace, save us from unnecessary distractions, so that we may be able to determine your will for us, go forward perceiving that which is right, and have the courage to pursue the same, to the end that we may utilise the gifts which you have given to each of us for the furtherance of your will in simplicity, confidence and steadfastness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
DIOCESAN PRAYER CYCLE
November 2019 – January 2020
*Vacant means – No Rector or Priest-In-Charge or Curate-In-Charge, However in some cases, a SM – Supplementary Minister is assigned
| SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 | |||
| All Saints’, Churches in: | Bellas Gate | Paul Bogle | |
| Chester Castle | Don Lewis, Cleve Lewellyn(SM), Melvin Newsome(SM) | ||
| Crofts Hill | Vacant, William Willis (SM) | ||
| Fellowship | Vacant | ||
| Guy’s Hill | Vacant, Richard Anderson (SM) | ||
| Meylersfield | Leroy Johnson | ||
| Mt. Providence | Larius Lewis, Myrel Moss (CA), Stephanie Barrett (AE) | ||
| Newell | Vacant, Milton Russell (SM), Beulah Rowe (SM) | ||
| Richmond Park | Winston Thomas, Alverine Roberts(CA) | ||
| The Abbey | Jean Fairweather-Wilson | ||
| West Street | Abner Powell | ||
| All Souls’, | Brompton | David Reid | |
| St. Elizabeth’s | Mason Hall | Charles Manderson | |
| St. Leonard’s, | Blue Hole | Vacant, Zelphya McLaren (SM) | |
| Pray for the Brotherhood of St. Andrew as they have their | |||
| convention at the end of the week | |||
| SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 | |||
| St. Martin’s churches in: | Bull Bay | Barrington Jones | |
| Martin | Vacant, Seymour Hutchinson (SM), Rita White (SM) | ||
| Mt. Trinity | Vacant, Winston Blake (SM) | ||
| Padmore | Edward Jennings, Melvin Carey (SM), Paul Sharp (SM), Fiona Simpson (SM) | ||
| St. Margaret’s churches in: | |||
| Clifton Lodge | Ransford Taylor-Younge | ||
| Liguanea | Franklyn Jackson, Melrose Wiggan (SM) | ||
| Long Road | Vacant | ||
| Middlesex | David Reid | ||
| SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 | |||
| St. Clement’s, | Kencot | Sirrano Kitson, Mark Jones, Craig Mears, Andrea Taylor-Smith (CA.) | |
| Pray for the Chaplain of the Jamaica Defense Force – Lt Col. The Rev. Denston Smalling. | |||
| SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 | |||
| Churches named for St. Andrew in: | Half Way Tree | Sirrano Kitson, Mark Jones, Andrea Taylor-Smith(CA), Craig Mears | |
| Golden Grove | Vacant | ||
| Rocky Point | Vacant | ||
| Albert Town | Cleverton Beckford | ||
| Bamboo | Garfield Campbell, Judith Atkinson-Linton (SM) | ||
| Caymanas | Michael Elliott, O’Dayne Plummer (AE) Dawn Ledgister (AE) | ||
| Gilnock | Dwane Blackwood | ||
| Harmons | Shawn Nisbeth, Charles Danvers (SM) | ||
| Labyrinth | Ransford Taylor-Younge | ||
| Marle Hill | Paul Bogle | ||
| Prickly Pole | Vacant, Icilda McDonald (SM) | ||
| Cathedral Sunday – pray for Collin Reid, Howard Walters, Rupertia Smith (AE) and the staff of the Cathedral Church and the Cathedral Chapter; | |||
| DECEMBER | |||
| Sunday, December 1 | Pray for retired Bishops and Clergy of the Diocese; Clergy in special assignments. | ||
| Sunday, December 8 | Church musicians – Choirs and Choir Directors, Organists and instrumentalists; Diocesan Festival Choir | ||
| Sunday, December 15 | |||
| Church of the Holy Spirit, | Cumberland | Michael Elliott, O’Dayne Plummer (AE) Dawn Ledgister (AE) |
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| Pepper | Dwane Blackwood | ||
| St. Thomas the Apostle | Kingston | Louis Hurst | |
| Church of St. Thomas in: | Bath | Vacant | |
| Bluefields | Vacant | ||
| Bog Walk | Ronald Keane-Dawes, Richard Anderson (SM), Carol Howard (AE) | ||
| Kings | Vacant | ||
| Lacovia | David Reid, | ||
| Majesty Gardens | Sirrano Kitson, Mark Jones, Craig Mears, Andrea Taylor-Smith (SM) | ||
| Manchioneal | Vinton Greene | ||
| Race Course | Vacant | ||
| Stewart Town | Garfield Campbell, Judith Atkinson-Linton (SM) | ||
| Sunday, December 22 | |||
| St. Stephen’s Churches in: | Arlington | Vacant, Wesley Wiggan (SM) | |
| Cambridge | Don Lewis, Cleve Lewellyn (SM), Melvin Newsome (SM) | ||
| Chantilly | Shawn Nisbeth, Charles Danvers (SM) | ||
| Cornwall Mountain | Isaac Nugent | ||
| Litchfield | Basil McLoed | ||
| Maryland | Vacant, Ranford Campbell (AE) | ||
| Nain | Dwane Blackwood | ||
| St. Margaret’s Bay | Rory Honeyghan | ||
| Thornton | Vacant | ||
| St. John’s Churches in: | Cooper’s Hill | Vacant | |
| Darliston | Hartley Perrin | ||
| Gayle | Ransford Taylor-Younge | ||
| Grace Hill | Vacant | ||
| Merrivale | Melvin Carey (SM), Paul Sharp (SM), Fiona Simpson (AE) | ||
| Ocho Rios | Richard Tucker, Jacqueline Bramwell (SM) | ||
| Palmers Cross | Winston Thomas, Alvarine Roberts(CA) | ||
| Portland Cottage | Vacant | ||
| Sligoville | Collin Reid, Howard Walters, Rupertia Smith (AE) | ||
| Windsor Forrest | Vacant | ||
| Woburn Lawn | Jean Fairweather-Wilson | ||
| SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 | Pray for all Diocesan Church organisations | ||
| That their plans for the coming year will be fulfilled and lives changed | |||
| DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER – JANUARY 2020 | |||
| SUNDAY, JANUARY 5 | |||
| Pray for the Anglican Communion worldwide: | |||
| The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev. Justin Welby; | |||
| Secretary-General of the Anglican Communion; Most Rev. Josiah Idowu-Fearon; | |||
| Chair of the Anglican Consultative Council, Most Rev. Paul Kwong; | |||
| We pray for the Bishop’s Commissaries in: | |||
| England … Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin | |||
| Wales … Rev. Canon Denzil Huw Mosford | |||
| Canada … Rev. Anthony Jemmott | |||
| USA … Rev. Donovan Leyes, Very Rev. Horace Ward | |||
| Churches named for The Epiphany: | |||
| Richmond | Vacant, Seymour Hutchinson (SM), Rita White (SM) | ||
| Bigwoods | Milton Russell (SM), Beulah Rowe (SM) | ||
| SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 | Pray for the work of the World Council of Churches; The Jamaica Council of Churches led by The Rev. Merlyn Hyde-Riley – President, Rev. Gary Harriott – General Secretary; and all leaders of the Christian Church. | ||
| SUNDAY, JANUARY 19 | |||
| St. Agatha’s Church | Bromley | Vacant, Seymour Hutchinson (SM), Rita White (SM) | |
| St. Agnes’ Churches in: | Salisbury | Richard Tucker, Jacqueline Bramwell (SM) | |
| Grange | Vacant | ||
| Priory | Monique Campbell | ||
| Today we pray for the Anglican Communion and our Churches in all the countries of the world. | |||
| January 18-25 is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and we pray for the Jamaica Council of Churches and all those who work for the spread of the gospel of Jesus Christ including the Jamaica Church Missionary Society. We pray for all Ecumenical partnerships and missionary endeavors around the world. | |||
| SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 | |||
| Conversion of St. Paul | Portmore | Colleen Tinker-Whyte(AE), Reilette Allen (AE), Sanchia Bent (AE), Rohan Dawkins (AE), James Oliver (AE) |
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| Pray for all Diocesan Boards and Committees; | |||