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Diocesan Cycle of Prayer for May 2020 May 1 May 2 Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Curry, Our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Our Presiding Bishop Gay Jennings, President of the House of Deputies Gay Jennings, President of the House of Deputies Gregory O. Brewer, our Bishop Gregory O. Brewer, our Bishop John W. Howe, our Bishop Retired John W. Howe, our Bishop Retired William H. Folwell, our Bishop Retired William H. Folwell, our Bishop Retired Hummingfield Ndwandwe, Bishop of Mthatha - formerly St. John’s – Cranmer Mugisha, Bishop of Muhabura (Uganda); John Nyari, Bishop of (South Africa); Hilary Luate, Bishop of Yei (South Sudan) Yeri (South Sudan); Paul Ojo, Bishop of Ijumu (Nigeria) Gail Abbott, Retired Associate, St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Inverness Edmondson Asgill, Deacon, St. Timothy’s Church, Daytona Beach Helen Adams, Retired Deacon, Non-Parochial Phillip Freier, Primate, Anglican Church of Australia Orlando Addison, Vicar, Holy Faith Church, Port St. Lucie William Austin, Priest, Non-Parochial Matt Ainsley, Missioner, All Souls Mission Plant, Horizons West Samuel Azariah, Primate, The Church of Pakistan (United) Kristi Alday, Archdeacon, Diocese of Central Florida Cheryl Bakker, Deacon, St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Crystal River Soner Alexandre, Associate, Church of the Messiah, Winter Garden Joshua Bales, Canon, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Orlando Lloyd Allen, Bishop, Diocese of Honduras Jabriel Ballentine, Priest, Non-Parochial Roy Allison, Rector, St. James Episcopal Church, Ormond Beach Thomas Bankowski, Deacon, St. Mary’s, Daytona Beach Julie Altenbach, Deacon, Church of the Messiah, Winter Garden John Barrett, Chaplain, St. Edward’s School, Vero Beach Robert Anderson, Interim Rector, Holy Child, Ormond Beach William Barrett, Priest-in-Charge, Church of the Advent, Dunnellon Francisco Da Silva, Primate, Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil Muffett Barry, Retired Associate, Holy Faith, Port St. Lucie George Andrews, Retired Priest, Non Parochial Edward Bartle, Retired Associate, St. George, The Villages Mouneer Anis, Primate, Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East Kevin Bartle, Rector, St. Mary of the Angels, Orlando Mary Ellen Appleton, Retired Deacon, Non-Parochial Phyllis Bartle, Rector, St. Jude’s Episcopal Church, Orange City Herbert Arrunategui, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Diocesan Cycle of Prayer for May 2020 May 3 May 4 Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Curry, Our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Our Presiding Bishop Gay Jennings, President of the House of Deputies Gay Jennings, President of the House of Deputies Gregory O. Brewer, our Bishop Gregory O. Brewer, our Bishop John W. Howe, our Bishop Retired John W. Howe, our Bishop Retired William H. Folwell, our Bishop Retired William H. Folwell, our Bishop Retired James Ssebaggala, Bishop of Mukono (Uganda); Michael Oluwarohunbi, Patty Behnstedt, Deacon, Holy Trinity, Bartow Bishop of Yewa -formerly Egbado- (Nigeria); Yususf Janfalan, bishop of Paula Beikirch, Deacon, All Saints’, Lakeland Ikara (Nigeria) John Bender, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Ernie Bennett, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Dee Bright, Rector, Church of Our Savior, Palm Bay Jeremy Bergstrom, Rector, St. Peter’s, Lake Mary Sharon Britcher, Deacon, St. Andrew’s, Fort Pierce Carolyn Biggs, Priest-in-Charge, Christ the King, Lakeland Ronald Brokaw, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial John Birtch, Retired Associate, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Lakeland Hugh Bromiley, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Susan Blake, Priest, Non-Parochial Sarah Bronos, Retired Associate, Church of the Ascension, Orlando Virginia Bolton, Deacon, St. Peter’s, Lake Mary Henry Brown III, Deacon, St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Crystal River James Booker, Jr., Priest, Non-Parochial Robert Bruckart, Chaplain, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne Amanda Bordenkircher, Vicar, Corpus Christi, Okahumpka Susie Bruno, Deacon, Church of the Resurrection, Longwood William Boyer, Retired Associate, St. James Episcopal Church, Leesburg Nancy Bryson, Deacon, St George, The Villages Skip Brady, Retired Deacon, Non-Parochial Thomas Buchan III, Priest, Assoc. Prof of Church History, Nashotah House Robert Brandt, Retired Associate, Nativity, Port St. Lucie Deborah Buechner, Deacon, Church of the Ascension, Orlando Christopher Brathwaite, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial David Bumsted, Rector, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Orlando Joan Brawley, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Diocesan Cycle of Prayer for May 2020 May 5 May 6 Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Curry, Our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Our Presiding Bishop Gay Jennings, President of the House of Deputies Gay Jennings, President of the House of Deputies Gregory O. Brewer, our Bishop Gregory O. Brewer, our Bishop John W. Howe, our Bishop Retired John W. Howe, our Bishop Retired William H. Folwell, our Bishop Retired William H. Folwell, our Bishop Retired Leo Paul, Bishop of Multan (Pakistan); David Angong, Bishop of Yirol; Prakash Patole, Bishop of Mumbai – formerly Bombay- (North India); Paul Lual, Bishop of Nyang; Isaac Aleth, Bishop of Aluakluak (South Ignatius Irie, Bishop of Yokohama (Japan) Sudan); Emmanuel Maduwike, Bishop of Ikeduru (Nigeria) Joan Clark, Retired Deacon, Non-Parochial William Buracker, Priest, All Saints Church, Chevy Chase, Maryland John Clark, Deacon, St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, Titusville Daniel Deng Bul Yak, Primate, Episcopal Church of the Sudan Janet Clarke, Deacon, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Eustis Rick Burhans, Rector, Grace Episcopal Church, Port Orange Richard Clarke, Primate, Church of Ireland Pauline Butler, Deacon, St. Jude’s Church, Orange City Donald Clawson, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Carl Cannon, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Alfred Cole, Jr., Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Richard Casto, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial James Coleman, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Reinel Castro, Chaplain, United States Navy Victoria Collins, Retired Deacon, Non-Parochial Albert Chama, Primate, The Church of the Province of Central Africa George Conger, Rector, Shepherd of the Hills Church, Lecanto Richard Chandler, Rector, St. Anne’s Crystal River Albert Connelly III, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Rebecca Chapman, Deacon, St. Francis, Bushnell Robert Coon, Jr., Assistant, St. Francis in the Fields, Harrods Creek, Kentucky David Chillingworth, Primate, The Scottish Episcopal Church Miles Cooper, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Jacob Chimeledya, Primate, Anglican Church of Tanzania Richard Costin, Retired Deacon, Non-Parochial Ron Chrisner, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Linda Coulter, Deacon, All Saints' Episcopal Church, Enterprise Jane Alice Clark, Retired Associate, St. Matthias, Clermont Diocesan Cycle of Prayer for May 2020 May 7 May 8 Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Curry, Our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Our Presiding Bishop Gay Jennings, President of the House of Deputies Gay Jennings, President of the House of Deputies Gregory O. Brewer, our Bishop Gregory O. Brewer, our Bishop John W. Howe, our Bishop Retired John W. Howe, our Bishop Retired William H. Folwell, our Bishop Retired William H. Folwell, our Bishop Retired Joseph Wandera, Bishop of Mumias (Kenya); Markus Ibrahim, Bishop Avokaya Azumu, Bishop of Mundri (South Sudan); Ellison Quity, of Yola (Nigeria); John Sentamu, Bishop of York (England) Bishop of Ysabel (Melanesia) John Crandall, Retired Associate, St. Edward's Church, Mount Dora Neville Crichlow, Priest-in-Charge, St. Timothy’s Church, Daytona Beach Joseph Dewey, Deacon, Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, TX Christine Croskey, Deacon, Non-Parochial James Dorn III, Rector, St. Mathias Episcopal Church, Clermont Edward Damon, Deacon, St. Edward’s Church, Mount Dora Dalton Downs, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Kathleen Dancer, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Thomas Downs, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Stephen Dass, Priest, São Paulo Mercy Ministries, São Paulo, Brazil Sean Duncan, Assistant, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Shreveport, LA Jon Davis, Fresh Expressions, Oviedo Tracy Dugger, Rector, Church of the Nativity, Port St. Lucie Peg Davis, Deacon, St. George Episcopal Church, The Villages Philip Dunbar, Deacon, All Saints' Episcopal Church, Enterprise Karen Davenport, Deacon, St. Agnes Episcopal Church, Sebring Pamela Easterday, Rector, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melbourne Tyrrel Dear, Retired Associate, Church of the Holy Child, Ormond Beach Stephen Easterday, Rector, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melbourne Luis de la Cruz, Co-Rector, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Kissimmee Deirdre Eckian, Priest, Non-Parochial Maytie de la Torre Diaz, Associate, Iglesia Jesus de Nazaret, Orlando Leander Ecola, Retired Pastor, ELCA Mary Delancey, Deacon, Grace Episcopal Church, Ocala Garry Edwards, Rector, St. Sebastian by the Sea, Melbourne Beach Norm Desrosiers, Retired Priest, Non-Parochial Karen Egerton, Priest, Non-Parochial Gnanasigamony Devakadasham, Primate, Church of South India (United) Barbara Eldridge, Retired Deacon, Non-Parochial Diocesan Cycle of Prayer for May 2020 May 9 May 10 Michael Curry, Our Presiding Bishop Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Curry, Our Presiding Bishop Gay Jennings, President of the House of Deputies Gay Jennings, President of the House of Deputies Gregory O. 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