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2019 Cycle of Prayer New Hampshire Council of Churches 2019 Cycle of Prayer PO Box 1087 140 Sheep Davis Road Concord, NH 03302-1087 Pembroke, NH 03275 [email protected] www.nhchurches.org (603) 219-0889 ABOUT THIS CYCLE Beloved, pray for us. (1 Thess. 5:25) The NH Council of Churches has ten member denominations: American Baptist Churches of Vermont and New Hampshire Catholic Diocese of Manchester Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, New England Synod Presbyterian Church (USA), Presbytery of Northern New England Religious Society of Friends, New England Yearly Meeting United Church of Christ, New Hampshire Conference United Methodist Church, New England Conference Unitarian Universalist Association, New England Region All together, there are about 475 congregations with membership in one (or more) of these denominations. This cycle groups congregations in sets of 9-10 for each week of the year. In using this in your congregation, you may wish to: Pray for the 9-10 congregations each Sunday in the Prayers of the People, General Intercessions, Universal Prayer or Pastoral Prayer as fits your own worship tradition. Pray for the congregations in smaller sets in daily or midweek prayer services. Find your town and see other churches in your town. Churches are listed by town, in alphabetical order. Highlight this fact in church on Sunday as you pray for your neighbors. Share these prayer needs on your social media as we share them online at facebook.com/nhcouncilofchurches Please send corrections on this list to [email protected] JANUARY January 6 United Church of Acworth (American Baptist, UCC) Alexandria United Methodist Church Orchard Hill Quakers-Alstead Third Congregational Church-Alstead Community Church of Alton (American Baptist) St. Katharine Drexel Parish-Alton Messiah Lutheran Church-Amherst Congregational Church of Amherst, UCC Antrim Baptist Church January 13 First Presbyterian Church-Antrim Ashland Community Church (American Baptist) New Life Church of the White Mountains (ABC)-Ashland St. Mark’s Episcopal Church-Ashland Ashland United Methodist Church Congregational Church-Atkinson St. Peter Parish-Auburn Longmeadow Congregational Church-Auburn Bartlett Congregational Church UCC January 20 St. Elizabeth Seton Parish-Bedford Bedford Presbyterian Church First Baptist Church-Belmont St. Joseph Parish-Belmont First Baptist Church-Berlin Good Shepherd Parish-Berlin Holy Family Parish-Berlin St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church-Berlin St. Paul Lutheran Church-Berlin January 27 Bath Congregational Church Durell Memorial United Methodist Church-Bethlehem Boscawen Congregational Church Crossroads Community Church (American Baptist)-Bow Bow Mills United Methodist Church Bradford Community Church (American Baptist) First Baptist Church-Brentwood Pilgrim United Church of Christ-Brentwood Bristol Baptist Church Bristol United Church of Christ Brookline Community Church FEBRUARY February 3 Campton Baptist Church Canaan United Methodist Church First Baptist Church-Candia United Community Church (ABC, UCC)-Canterbury Concord Friends Meeting-Canterbury Congregational Church of North Barnstead Center Conway United Methodist Church Congregational Church-Center Harbor St. Joseph Parish-Center Ossipee February 10 Moultonville United Methodist Church-Center Ossipee Community Church of Sandwich (ABC, UCC) Third Baptist Church-Center Strafford All Saints Parish-Charlestown South Parish Unitarian Church-Charlestown Congregational Church-Charlestown Chatham Congregational Church The Congregational Church of Chester (ABC, UCC) Asbury United Methodist Church-Chesterfield February 17 Chocorua Community Church (American Baptist) Union-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church-Claremont Grace & Hope Community Church (ABC)-Claremont Grace River: A Life-Giving Church (ABC)-Claremont St. Joseph Parish-Claremont St. Mary Parish-Claremont Trinity Episcopal Church-Claremont Prince of Peace Lutheran Church-Claremont First Congregational Church-Claremont February 24 First United Methodist Church-Claremont North American Martyrs Parish-Colebrook St. Stephen’s Episcopal Mission-Colebrook Congregational Church, Errol Trinity United Methodist Church-Colebrook United Baptist Church-Concord Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish-Concord Christ the King Parish-Concord Grace Episcopal Church-Concord St. Paul's Episcopal Church-Concord Concordia Lutheran Church-Concord MARCH March 3 Holy Trinity Church (Greek Orthodox)-Concord Unitarian Universalist Church of Concord East Congregational Church-Concord First Congregational Church-Concord South Congregational Church-Concord West Congregational Church-Concord Wesley United Methodist Church-Concord Contoocook United Methodist Church Conway Village Congregational Church March 10 United Church of Cornish (American Baptist) Congregational Church-Dalton United Church of Danbury (American Baptist, UCC) Danville Baptist Church Deerfield Community Church, UCC Deering Community Church (UCC) First Baptist Church-Derry Holy Cross Parish-Derry St. Thomas Aquinas Parish-Derry March 17 Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration-Derry St. Luke's United Methodist Church-Derry Betel Primera Iglesia Bautista-Dover Assumption Parish-Dover St. George Church (Maronite)-Dover St. Thomas Episcopal Church-Dover Annunciation Church (Greek Orthodox)-Dover Dover Friends Meeting First Parish Church Congregational-Dover March 24 St. John's United Methodist Church-Dover Dublin Community Church (UCC) Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist-Dunbarton First Congregational Church (UCC)-Dunbarton St. Thomas More Parish-Durham St. George’s Episcopal Church-Durham Durham UU Fellowship Community Church of Durham, UCC First Parish Congregational Church, UCC-East Derry March 31 East Hampstead Union Church (American Baptist) East Kingston Community United Methodist Church Bethany United Methodist Church-East Rochester East Washington Baptist Church St. Helena Parish-Enfield Community Lutheran Church-Enfield Enfield United Methodist Church St. Joseph Parish-Epping Epping Community Federated Church The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 APRIL April 7 New Rye Union Congregational Church-Epsom Chichester United Methodist Church-Epsom First Baptist Church-Etna First Congregational Church, Hanover Center-Etna First Baptist Church-Exeter St. Michael Parish-Exeter Christ Episcopal Church-Exeter First Unitarian Universalist Society of Exeter The Congregational Church in Exeter, UCC April 14 Exeter United Methodist Church St. Peter Parish-Farmington First Congregational Church-Farmington Fitzwilliam Community Church, UCC Community Church, Francestown (UCC) Community Church of Christ (ABC, UCC)-Franconia The Baptist Church of Franklin St. Gabriel Parish-Franklin Transfiguration Church (Greek Orthodox)-Franklin April 21 Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Franklin Congregational Christian Church, W Franklin Franklin United Methodist Church People's United Methodist Church-Fremont Gilford Community Church (American Baptist) First United Methodist Church-Gilford Gilmanton Community Church (American Baptist) Gilsum Congregational Church Goffstown Christian Fellowship (American Baptist) April 28 First Spanish American Baptist Church-Goffstown St. Lawrence Parish-Goffstown St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church-Goffstown Hillside United Methodist Church-Goffstown St. Leo Parish-Gonic Gonic Friends Meeting Gorham Congregational Church, UCC Goshen Community Church (American Baptist) Grantham United Methodist Church Community Congregational Church, UCC-Greenland MAY May 5 Greenland United Methodist Church Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish-Greenville St. Marguerite d'Youville Parish-Groveton Groveton United Methodist Church Stark United Methodist Church-Groveton St. Anne Parish-Hampstead St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church-Hampstead Hampstead Congregational Church First Baptist Church-Hampton May 12 Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish-Hampton Trinity Episcopal Church-Hampton First Congregational Church of Hampton Hampton United Methodist Church St. Patrick Mission (Catholic)-Hampton Beach First Baptist Church-Hampton Falls First Congregational Society-Unitarian of Hampton Falls First Congregational Church-Hancock Trinity Baptist Church-Hanover May 19 St. Denis Parish-Hanover St. Thomas Episcopal Church-Hanover Our Savior Lutheran Church-Hanover Hanover Friends Meeting Kendal Worship Group-Hanover Church of Christ at Dartmouth College (UCC)-Hanover Community Church of Harrisville & Chesham (ABC, UCC) First Congregational Church-Haverhill Union Congregational Church-Hebron St. Theresa Parish-Henniker May 26 Weare Friends Meeting-Henniker Congregational Church-Henniker Smith Memorial Church (UCC)-Hillsboro Hillsboro United Methodist Church St. Mary Parish-Hillsborough Holderness Community Church (American Baptist) Congregational Church of Hollis, UCC Holy Rosary Parish-Hooksett Congregational Church of Hooksett St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church-Hopkinton JUNE June 2 First Congregational Church, UCC-Hopkinton First Baptist Church-Hudson St. Kathryn Parish-Hudson Community Church, UCC-Hudson Jackson Community Church (UCC) St. Patrick Parish-Jaffrey Monadnock Friends Meeting-Jaffrey First Church (UCC)-Jaffrey The United Church of Jaffrey (UCC) June 9 St. John's United Methodist Church-Jefferson First Baptist Church-Keene Mary, Queen of Peace Parish-Keene Parish of the Holy Spirit-Keene St. James’ Episcopal Church-Keene St. George
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