2021 DIOCESAN/ANGLICAN CYCLE of PRAYER January 3, 2021 Through May 16, 2021

2021 DIOCESAN/ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER January 3, 2021 through May 16, 2021

JANUARY 2021

3 - Second Sunday after Christmas St. Andrew’s, Shippensburg Psalm: 84 or 84: 1-8 Jeremiah 31: 7-14 Ephesians 1: 3-6,15-19a Pray for The Province of Sudan The Most Rev. Ezekiel Kondo, Archbishop; and for the Province of South Sudan The Most Rev. Justin Arama, Archbishop, and his wife, Joyce

10 - First Sunday after the Epiphany Church of the Resurrection Episcopal Mission – Mt. Carmel Psalm: 29 Genesis 1: 1-5 Acts 19: 1-7 Pray for the Diocese of San Joaquin Bishop Eric Menees and his wife, Florence

17 - Second Sunday after The Epiphany St. Andrew’s, State College Psalm: 139: 1-5, 12-17 Samuel 3: 1-10(11-20) 1 Corinthians 6: 12-20 Pray for the College of Bishops Meeting, January 6 – 10th.

24 - Third Sunday after The Epiphany St. Matthew’s, Sunbury Psalm: 62: 6-14 Jonah 3: 1-5, 10 I Corinthians 7: 29-31 Pray for the Anglican Network in Canada Bishop Charles Masters and his wife, Judy Bishop Don Harvey and his wife, Trudy Bishop Trevor Walters and his wife, Dede Bishop Malcolm Harding and his wife, Marylou Bishop Andy Lines and his wife, Mandy Bishop Stephen Leung and his wife, Nona Bishop Ron Ferris and his wife, Jan

31 - Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany St. Paul’s, Manheim Psalm 111 Deuteronomy 18: 15-20 1 Corinthians 8: 1-13 Pray for the Diocese of the Central States Bishop Peter Manto and his wife, Janice

FEBRUARY 2021

7 - Fifth Sunday after The Epiphany Holy Trinity, Hollidaysburg and St. Andrew’s, Tioga Psalm: 147: 1-12, 21c Isaiah 40: 21-31 1 Corinthians 9: 16-23 Pray for the Anglican Province of Tanzania The Most Rev. Maimbo Mndolwa, Archbishop and his wife, Frida

14 - Last Sunday after The Epiphany Trinity, Tyrone Psalm: 50: 1-6 2 Kings 2: 1-12 2 Corinthians 4: 3-6 Pray for the Anglican Province of Kenya The Most Rev. Jackson Ole Sapit, Archbishop

21 - First Sunday in Lent St. James, Mansfield Psalm: 25: 1-9 Genesis 9: 8-17 1 Peter 3: 18-22 Pray for the Diocese of New England Bishop Andrew Williams and his wife, Elena

28 - Second Sunday in Lent Church of the Good Shepherd, Upper Fairfield Psalm 22: 22-30 Genesis 17:1-7,15-16 Romans 4: 13-25 Pray for the United Kingdom Branch of the Global Anglican Future Conference Bishop Andy Lines, Bishop John Ellison, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, Bishop Wallace Benn, and Bishop Ken Barham

MARCH 2021

7 - Third Sunday in Lent St. Mary’s, Waynesboro Psalm 19 Exodus 20: 1-17 1 Corinthians 1: 18-25 Pray for the Diocese of the Rocky Mountains Bishop Kenneth Ross and his wife, Sallie

14 - Fourth Sunday in Lent St. John’s, Marietta and St. John’s, Westfield Psalm 107: 1-3, 17-22 Numbers 21: 4-9 Ephesians 2: 1-10 Pray for the Diocese of the Upper Midwest Bishop Stewart Ruch and his wife, Katherine

MARCH 2021 Cont’d.

21 - Fifth Sunday in Lent St. Luke’s, Mechanicsburg Psalm 51: 1-13 or Psalm 119: 9-16 Jeremiah 31: 31-34 Hebrews 5: 5-10 Pray for the Diocese of the Carolinas Bishop Steve Wood and his wife, Jacqueline Bishop David Bryan and his wife, Nancy, and Bishop Thad Barnum and his wife, Erilynne

28 - Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday St. Paul’s, Wellsboro Psalm 31: 9-16 Isaiah 50: 4-9a Philippians 2: 5-11 Pray for The Global Anglican Future Conference Branch in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Austrialia, The Right Rev. Dr. Richard Condie, Chair

APRIL 2021

4 - Easter Day All Saints, Williamsport and Christ Church, Milton Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24 Acts 10: 34-43 or Isaiah 25: 6-9 1 Corinithians 15: 1-11 or Acts 10: 34-43 Pray for the Diocese of the Southwest Greg Clark, Chair of the Standing Committee, Ecclesiastical Authority

11 - Second Sunday of Easter Church of Our Saviour – Montoursville and Hope Church, Mt. Hope Psalm 133 Acts 4: 32-35 1 John 1: 1-2:2 Pray for the Diocese of Mid-America (REC) Bishop Ray Sutton and his wife, Susan Bishop Walter Banek and his wife, Nelda Bishop Charles Dorrington and his wife, Claudia Jean

18 - Third Sunday of Easter Trinity, Williamsport Psalm 4 Acts 3: 12-19 1 John 3: 1-7 Pray for the Diocese of South Carolina: Bishop Mark Lawrence and his wife, Allison

25 - Fourth Sunday of Easter St. Andrew’s, York Psalm 23 Acts 4: 5-12 1 John 3: 16-24 Pray for the Anglican Province of West Africa The Most Rev. Jonathan Hart, Archbishop

MAY 2021

2 - Fifth Sunday of Easter St. John the Baptist, York Psalm 22: 24-30 Acts 8: 26-40 1 John 4: 7-21 Pray for the Anglican Province of Bangladesh The Most Rev. Samuel Mankhin, Moderator

9 - Sixth Sunday of Easter St. Mark’s, Northumberland Psalm 98 Acts 10: 44-48 1 John 5: 1-6 Pray for The Global Anglican Future Conference Branch in Ireland

16 - Seventh Sunday of Easter St. Luke’s, Mt. Joy and St. John’s, Bellefonte Psalm 1 Acts 1: 15-17, 21-26 1 John 5: 9-13 Pray for the Anglican Church of Chile The Most Rev. Tito Zavala, Archbishop, and his wife, Miriam

NOTE: The remaining prayer cycle has not been published. We will complete the prayer cycle when it becomes available. Thank you.

23 - Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday Calvary Chapel, Beartown and St. James Muncy Psalm 104: 25-35, 37 Acts 2: 1-21 or Acts 2: 1-21 or Ezekiel 37: 1-14 Romans 8: 22-27 or Acts 2: 1-21

30 - First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday St. Lukes, Altoona Psalm 29 or Canticle 13 or Canticle 2 Isaiah 6: 1-8 Romans 8: 12-17

JUNE 2021

6 - Second Sunday after Pentecost Church of the Nativity, Newport and St. Stephen’s, Thompsontown Psalm 138 or Psalm 130 1 Samuel 8: 4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11: 14-15) or Genesis 3: 8-15 2 Corinthians 4: 13-5:1

JUNE 2021 Cont’d.

13 - Third Sunday after Pentecost Christ Church, Berwick and All Saints, Selinsgrove Psalm 20 or Psalm 92: 1-4, 11-14 1 Samuel 15: 34-16: 13 or Ezekiel 17: 22-24 2 Corinthians 5: 6-10, (11-13), 14-17

20 - Fourth Sunday after Pentecost St. Paul’s, Bloomsburg Psalm 9: 9-20 or Psalm 133 (Alternate: Psalm 107: 1-3, 23-32) 1 Samuel 17: (1a, 14-11, 19-23) 32-49 or 1 Samuel 17: 57-18: 5, 10-16 (Alternate: Job 38: 1-11) 2 Corinthians 6: 1-13

27 - Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Church of the Transfiguration, Blue Ridge Summit Psalm 130 (Alternate: Lamentations 3: 21-33 or Psalm 30) 2 Samuel 1: 1, 17-27 (Alternate: Wisdom of Solomon 1: 13-15, 2: 23-24) 2 Corinthians 8: 7-15

JULY 2021

4 - Sixth Sunday after Pentecost All Saints, Brookland Psalm 48 (Alternate: Psalm 123) 2 Samuel 5: 1-5, 9-10 (Alternate: Ezekiel 2: 1-5) 2 Corinthians 12: 2-10

11 - Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Mt. Calvary, Camp Hill Psalm 24 (Alternate: Psalm 85: 8-13) 2 Samuel 6: 1-5, 12b-19 (Alternate: Amos 7: 7-15) Ephesians 1: 3-14

18 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost St. John’s, Carlisle Psalm 89: 20-37 (Alternate: Psalm 23) 2 Samuel 7: 1-14a (Alternate: Jeremiah 23: 1-6) Ephesians 2: 11-22

25 - Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Trinity, Chambersburg Psalm 14 (Alternate: Psalm 145: 10-19) 2 Samuel 11: 1-15 (Alternate: 2 Kings 4: 42-44) Ephesians 3: 14-21

AUGUST 2021

1 - Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Bangor Church, Churchtown Psalm 51: 1-13 (Alternate: Psalm 78: 23-29) 2 Samuel 11: 26-12: 13a (Alternate: Exodus 16: 2-4, 9-15) Ephesians 4: 1-16

8 - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost St. Paul’s, Philipsburg Psalm 130 (Alternate: Psalm 34: 1-8) 2 Samuel 18: 5-9, 15, 31-33 (Alternate: 1 Kings 19: 4-8) Ephesians 4: 25-5: 2

15 - Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost St. Paul’s, Columbia Psalm 111 (Alternate: Psalm 34: 9-14) 1 Kings 2: 10-12, 3: 3-14 (Alternate: Proverbs 9: 1-6) Ephesians 5: 15-20

22 - Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Christ Church, Coudersport Psalm 84 (Alternate: Psalm 34: 15-22) 1 Kings 8 (1, 6, 10-11), 22-30, 41-43 (Alternate: Joshua 24: 1-2a, 14-18) Ephesians 6: 10-20

29 - Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost St. James, Bedford Psalm 45: 1-2, 7-10 (Alternate: Psalm 15) Song of Solomon 2: 8-13 (Alternate: Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 6-9) James 1: 17-27

SEPTEMBER 2021

5 - Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Christ Memorial Church, Danville Psalm 125 (Alternate: Psalm 146) Proverbs 22: 1-2, 8-9, 22-23) (Alternate: Isaiah 35: 4-7a) James 2: 1-10, (11-13), 14-17

12 - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost St. James, Exchange and St. John in the Wilderness, Eagles Mere Psalm 19 or Wisdom of Solomon 7: 26 – 8: 1 (Alternate: Psalm 116: 1-8) Proverbs 1: 20-33 (Alternate: Isaiah 50: 4-9a) James 3: 1-12

19 - Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Memorial Church of the Prince of Peace, Gettysburg Psalm 1 (Alternate: Psalm 54) Proverbs 31: 10-31 (Alternate: Wisdom of Solomon 1: 16 – 2: 1, 12-22) or Jeremiah 11: 18-20 James 3: 13 – 4: 3, 7-8a

SEPTEMBER 2021 Cont’d.

26 - Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost All Saints, Hanover and St. Andrew’s in the City, Harrisburg Psalm 124 (Alternate: Psalm 19: 7-14) Esther 7: 1-6, 9-10, 9: 20-22 (Alternate: Numbers 11: 4-6, 10-16, 24-29) James 5: 13-20

OCTOBER 2021

3 - Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost St. Andrew’s in the Valley, Harrisburg Psalm 26 (Alternate: Psalm 8) Job 1:1; 2: 1-10 (Alternate: Genesis 2: 18-24) Hebrews 1: 1-4, 2: 5-12

10 - Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost St. Paul’s, Harrisburg Psalm 22: 1-15 (Alternate: Psalm 90: 12-17) Job 23: 1-9, 16-17 (Alternate: Amos 5: 6-7, 10-15) Hebrews 4: 12-16

17 - Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost St. Stephen’s Episcopal Cathedral, Harrisburg Psalm 104: 1-9, 25, 37b (Alternate: Psalm 91: 9-16) Job 38: 1-7, (34-41) (Alternate: Isaiah 53: 4-12) Hebrews 5: 1-10

24 - Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Church of the Good Shepherd, Hawk Run Psalm 34: 1-8, (19-22) (Alternate: Psalm 126) Job 42: 1-6, 10-17 (Alternate: Jeremiah 31: 7-9) Hebrews 7: 23-28

31 - Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost St. Paul’s, Lock Haven and Christ Church, Williamsport Psalm 146 (Alternate: Psalm 119: 1-8) Ruth 1: 1-18 (Alternate: Deuteronomy 6: 1-9) Hebrews 9: 11-14

NOVEMBER 2021

7 - Twentry-fourth Sunday after Pentecost All Saints, Hershey Psalm 127 (Alternate: Psalm 146) Ruth 3: 1-5, 4: 13-17 (Alternate: 1 Kings 17: 8-16) Hebrews 9: 24-28

14 - Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost St. John’s, Huntingdon Psalm 1 Samuel 2: 1-10 (Alternate: Psalm 16) 1 Samuel 1: 4-20 (Alternate: Daniel 12: 1-3) Hebrews 10: 11-14 (15-18) 19-25

NOVEMBER 2021 Cont’d.

21 - Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King St. Edward’s, Lancaster Psalm 132: 1-13 (14-19) (Alternate: Psalm 93) 2 Samuel 23: 1-7 (Alternate: Daniel 7: 9-10, 13-14) Revelation 1: 4b-8

28 - First Sunday of Advent Trinity, Jersey Shore Psalm 25: 1-10 Jeremiah 33: 14-16 1 Thessalonians 3: 9-13

DECEMBER 2021

5 - Second Sunday of Advent St. James, Lancaster Psalm: Canticle 4 or 16 – The Song of Zechariah (Luke 1: 68-79) Baruch 5: 1-9 or Malachi 3: 1-4 Philippians 1: 3-11

12 - Third Sunday of Advent St. John’s, Lancaster Psalm: Canticle 9 – The First Song of Isaiah (Isaiah 12: 2-6) Zephaniah 3: 14-20 Philippians 4: 4-7

19 - Fourth Sunday of Advent St. Thomas, Lancaster Psalm: Canticle 15 – The Song of Mary (Luke 1: 46-55) or Psalm 80: 1-7 Micah 5: 2-5a Hebrews 10: 5-10

26 - First Sunday after Christmas St. Andrew’s, Lewisburg and St. Mark’s, Lewistown Psalm 147 or 147: 13-21 Isaiah 61: 10 – 62: 3 Galatians 3: 23-25; 4: 4-7