APRIL JULY JANUARY The Salvation Army Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, For the ministries and leadership Divisional Headquarters Seventh Episcopal District of the Massachusetts Council of Churches: Major David B. Davis, Divisional Commander Bishop James B. Walker The Rev. Laura E. Everett, Executive Director African Methodist Episcopal Church, The Eastern Diocese of the The Rev. Kenneth Young, Conference Armenian Church of America Director of External Relationships Presiding Prelate Rev. Gregory G.M. Ingram The Very Rev. Fr. Daniel Findikyan, Primate The Rev. Meagan Manas, Presiding Elder Rev. Jocelyn Hart Lovelace Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, Director of Internal Relationships Diocesan Legate and Ecumenical Director

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MAY the Northeast FEBRUARY His Grace, Bishop David

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Church of God in Christ ❖ Boston District Bishop Bryant Robinson, Jr. Rev. Lloyd McKenzie, Presiding Elder Jurisdictional Prelate, Greater MA Jurisdiction AUGUST Bishop Dr. Samuel B. Hogan, Sr. United Church of Christ, Jurisdictional Prelate, MA First Jurisdiction The Church of the New Jerusalem Massachusetts Conference (Swedenborgian), The Rev. Donald Remick, Transitional Interim The Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester Massachusetts Association Conference Minister The Most Rev. Robert J. McManus, Bishop The Religious Society of Friends, The Northeast American Diocese of the The Evangelical Covenant Church New England Yearly Meeting Indian Orthodox Church East Coast Conference Frederick Weiss, Presiding Clerk His Grace Metropolitan Zachariah Mar The Rev. Howard Burgoyne, Superintendent Noah Baker Merrill, Secretary Nicholovos ❖ ❖

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MARCH The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Northeast Region The Most Rev. Edgar M. daCunha, Bishop American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts The Rev. Mary Day Miller, Executive Minister The Rev. Thaddaeus Burwell Allen The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),

Acting Transitional Regional Minister Synod of the Northeast Council of Christian Churches within the The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Rev. Dr. Harold Delhagen, Synod Leader Unitarian Universalist Association

The Most Rev. Mitchell T. Rozanski, Bishop The United Baptist Church The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston His Eminence Sean Cardinal O’Malley, OFM Cap Independent churches in the state of , , and Archbishop of Boston Massachusetts and their leadership Massachusetts Rev. Samuel Campbell OCTOBER A PRAYER FOR UNITY The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts The Rt. Rev. Alan Gates, Bishop Diocesan The Rt. Rev. Gayle Harris, Bishop Suffragan Lord Jesus, you continue to pray that your disciples may be one Melkite Diocese of Newton in a unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Bishop Nicholas J. Samra, Eparchial Bishop ECUMENICAL We your people long to be one in you. ❖ May your prayer for unity open the hearts PRAYER CALENDAR NOVEMBER and minds of all Christians.

Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts Guide us, Lord, in your way, 2019 The Rt. Rev. Douglas John Fisher, Bishop that we may be one in the Apostles’ teaching,

fellowship, breaking of bread and prayer, Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston His Eminence Metropolitan to the glory of your name. Methodios of Boston, Presiding Hierarch We remember especially this day The Mar Thoma Church Christian individuals and

Diocese of North America and Europe congregations ---- Name of Church & Leader ----- Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaac Mar Philoxenos within and beyond the Diocesan Bishop Bless them and their congregations. Commonwealth ❖ are invited to pray regularly

DECEMBER We give thanks for the spiritual gifts for each other, that these sisters and brothers in Christ for Christian unity, United Methodist Church share with all your people. and for human community. New England Conference

Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar Remind us that these ministries The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are for your whole church in your whole world. New England Synod Bishop James Eric Hazelwood May the God of peace give us peace

at all times in all ways. This monthly prayer calendar includes by name churches that are members of the Massachusetts Council of Churches, and churches that have an established This we pray in the name of the One who calls us to 138 Tremont Street relationship with others through the Council. Your prayers be one, Your Son our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. for reconciliation are invited for all Christian congregations Boston, MA 0211 in and beyond the Commonwealth. For an online copy of Phone: 617-523-2771 the 2018 prayer calendar, visit the council’s website at www.masscouncilofchurches.org, under the “About” tab.