<p>UNITED DIOCESES OF DUBLIN & GLENDALOUGH</p><p>DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER 2008-2009</p><p>Foreword</p><p>One of the important things about the Anglican understanding of the Church is that the Diocese is the local unit of the Universal Church of God. As such the diocese is like a family, where each member has their place, and where each matters to the other. As Christians, this special relationship is nurtured and deepened through prayer for each another. A parish then becomes rather like a household in the family, and this involves keeping in touch with the other households and the individual members of that household. </p><p>The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer highlights our relationships to each other as parishes, our concern for the task that each parish or congregation, or chaplaincy, or indeed special ministry undertakes. It is a joy and privilege to hold up before God in prayer each parish, its laity and clergy, and each wider ministry of the diocese.</p><p>Canon Mark Gardner prepares the Cycle of Prayer for us each year and we thank him for this labour of love. It is used in the Cathedral each day, and I hope in our parishes each week, and by individuals as frequently as possible.</p><p>+John, Archbishop</p><p>Links</p><p>The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer (a weekly cycle) is online at http://dublin.anglican.org/resources/cycle_of_prayer.php</p><p>The Porvoo Cycle of Prayer (a weekly cycle) is online at http://www.porvoochurches.org/diary/index.htm</p><p>The Anglican Cycle of Prayer (a daily cycle) is online at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm</p><p>The Mothers’ Union Cycle of Prayer is online at http://www.dublin.mothersunion.ie/prayerdiary.html</p><p>Christ Church Cathedral’s Sunday Intercessions are online at http://cccdub.ie/dean/interces/interces.html Note The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer is published by the Diocesan Office and edited by Canon Mark Gardner, Dean’s Vicar, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin 8, who will always be pleased to receive suggestions and corrections. [email protected] DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER 2007-2008</p><p>30 November - (the First Sunday of Advent) Violet the Parishes of Arklow, Inch & Kilbride the Rector, Nigel Sherwood</p><p>Ordinands, and staff of the Theological Institute Maurice Elliott, Patrick Comerford, Lindsey Hall and Tom Gordon </p><p>Student Readers in Parish Placements</p><p>1 December World AIDS Day</p><p>7 December - (the Second Sunday of Advent) Violet the Parishes of Athy, Kilberry & Fontstown with Kilkea the Rector, Cliff Jeffers</p><p>The Diocesan Committee for Social Action</p><p>14 December - (the Third Sunday of Advent) Violet the Parishes of Blessington, Manor Kilbride, Ballymore-Eustace & Hollywood the Rector Leonard Ruddock</p><p>The Dublin University Far Eastern Mission 21 December - (the Fourth Sunday of Advent) Violet the Parishes of Booterstown, Carysfort & Mount Merrion the Rector, Gillian Wharton</p><p>The United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel</p><p>Thursday 25 December - (Christmas Day) White</p><p>28 December - (the first Sunday of Christmas) White the Parish of Bray the clergy, Baden Stanley and Alan Barr</p><p>Brabazon House the chaplain, Harry Lew</p><p>Thursday 1 January - (the naming of Jesus) White</p><p>4 January - (the second Sunday of Christmas) White the Parishes of Castleknock & Mulhuddart with Clonsilla the clergy, Andrew Orr and Elaine Dunne</p><p>PACT (formerly the Protestant Adoption Society)</p><p>Uniformed Youth Organizations</p><p>Tuesday 6 January - (the Epiphany of our Lord) White 11 January - (the First Sunday after the Epiphany) White - (the Baptism of Christ) White the Parishes of Castlemacadam, Ballinatone & Aughrim the Rector, George Butler</p><p>General Synod Board of Education the Secretary, John McCullagh</p><p>The Representative Church Body</p><p>Sunday 18 January Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins</p><p>18 January - (the Second Sunday after the Epiphany) White the Parishes of Celbridge & Straffan with Newcastle-Lyons the clergy, Sandra Hales and Robert Lawson</p><p>Ecumenical Councils of Churches in Ireland and abroad</p><p>25 January - (the Third Sunday after the Epiphany) White the Parishes of Clondalkin & Rathcoole the clergy, Paul Houston and Aisling Shine</p><p>The Irish School of Ecumenics</p><p>Monday 26 January - (the Conversion of St Paul) White</p><p>(if transferred) Christian Unity 1 February - (the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany) White the Parish of Clontarf the Rector, Derek Sargent the people of Crinken Church the Chaplain, Edward Vaughan</p><p>The "Fields of Life" project, teaching, providing education and care in East Africa, and the Director, Trevor Stevenson</p><p>8 February - (the Third Sunday before Lent) Green the Parishes of Crumlin & Chapelizod the Rector, Adrienne Galligan </p><p>The King's Hospital (School) the Chaplain, Peter Campion</p><p>The Diocesan clergy conference 9-11 Feb at Rosses Point</p><p>15 February - (the Second Sunday before Lent) Green the Parish of Dalkey the Rector, Ben Neill the Parish of Delgany the Rector, Nigel Waugh</p><p>The Bishops' Appeal and projects that Bishops' Appeal supports 22 February - (the Sunday before Lent) Green - (Transfiguration) White the Parishes of Donoughmore, Donard & Dunlavin the Rector, Declan Smith</p><p>Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) the Chaplain, Neal Phair</p><p>CMS Ireland (formerly the Church Missionary Society)</p><p>25 February - (Ash Wednesday) Violet</p><p>1 March - (the First Sunday in Lent) Violet the Parishes of Donnybrook & Irishtown the Rector, Ted Ardis </p><p>St Vincent’s Hospital, and the Assistant Chaplains</p><p>The Lenten project of the Bishops’ Appeal aims to support Christian Aid and Tearfund in their work in the area of HIV and AIDS in Africa</p><p>8 March - (the Second Sunday in Lent) Violet the Parishes of Drumcondra, North Strand & St. Barnabas the Rector, Roy Byrne</p><p>School Boards of Management Bishops’ Appeal supports CMSI’s project to extend the activities of the West Nile Vocational Training Centre 15 March - (The Third Sunday in Lent) Violet</p><p>St Patrick's Cathedral the clergy, Robert MacCarthy, Bob Reed, and Charles Mullen and the Cathedral Group of Parishes the clergy, John Crawford and Charles Baker</p><p>The Anglican Communion the General Secretary, Kenneth Kearon</p><p>Tuesday 17 March - (St Patrick) White</p><p>22 March - (The Fourth Sunday in Lent) Violet - (Mothering Sunday) White the Parishes of Dunganstown, Redcross & Conary the Rector, Roland Heaney</p><p>Bishop’s Appeal supports the Millennium Development Goal 5 to Improve Maternal Health and reduce the number of women (500,000) who die in childbirth every year</p><p>25 March - (Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary) White 29 March - (the Fifth Sunday of Lent) Violet the Parish of Dun Laoghaire the Rector, Victor Stacey</p><p>Those preparing for marriage, those recently married and the Interchurch Marriage Preparation Group Bishops’ Appeal supports the Realt African Teaching Programme, which sends students from the Church of Ireland College of Education and other teacher training colleges to Uganda.</p><p>5 April - (Palm Sunday) Violet the Parish of Glenageary the Rector, Gary Dowd</p><p>Dublin City University, Santry the Chaplain, John Marchant </p><p>12 April - (Easter Day) White the Parish of Greystones the Rector, Edgar Swann </p><p>Select vestries and parish officers</p><p>19 April - (the Second Sunday of Easter) White the Parish of Howth the Rector, Kevin Brew</p><p>Trinity College Dublin Dean of Residence and Chaplain, Darren McCallig 26 April - (the Third Sunday of Easter) White the Parishes & Churches of Holmpatrick, Balbriggan & Kenure the clergy, Alan Rufli and Kingsley Long</p><p>Crosslinks (formerly The Bible Churchmen’s Missionary Society) The Team Leader, Tim Silk</p><p>Bishops’ Appeal supports ‘Motivation’ which has been working with the Association of People with Disability (APD) in Bangalore</p><p>3 May - (the Fourth Sunday of Easter) White the Parish of Killiney, Ballybrack the Rector, Ian Poulton the Parish of Killiney, Holy Trinity the Rector,, Cecil Mills</p><p>The General Synod, meeting in Armagh, Friday 8 to Sunday 10 May</p><p>10 May - (the Fifth Sunday of Easter) White the Parish of Kill o'the Grange the clergy, Ferran Glenfield and Stephen McElhinney</p><p>Christian Aid</p><p>17 May - (the Sixth Sunday of Easter) White the Parish of Kilternan the Rector, David Moynan</p><p>Glebe House, Kilternan (incorporates Glenindare, Harcourt Home and Alexandra Guild House) Thursday 21 May - (the Ascension Day) White</p><p>24 May - (the Seventh Sunday of Easter) White the Parishes of Leixlip & Lucan the Rector, Scott Peoples</p><p>The Church of Ireland Youth Department, Greg Fromholz, the Diocesan Youth Officer and 3Rock Youth, the diocesan youth project</p><p>Religious broadcasting Garrett Casey, the Communications officer</p><p>31 May - (Pentecost) (Whit sunday) Red</p><p>City Outreach through Renewal and Evangelism (CORE) St Catherine’s Church, Dublin the clergy, Jon (Jonathan) Kissell and Rob Jones</p><p>7 June - (Trinity Sunday) White</p><p>Christ Church Cathedral the clergy, Dermot Dunne and Mark Gardner the Cathedral Group of Parishes the Vicar, David Pierpoint</p><p>Non-stipendiary ministers, retired clergy, and clergy with permission to officiate</p><p>Tuesday 9 June - (St Columba) White</p><p>Friday 12 June World Day Against Child Labour 14 June - (the First Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parishes of Malahide, Portmarnock, & St Doulagh’s the clergy, Norman Gamble and Ken Sherwood</p><p>SPCK, the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge</p><p>21 June - (the Second Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parish of Monkstown the clergy</p><p>The mission partners of all mission societies linked to Parishes Those to be ordained Deacon</p><p>Wednesday 24 June - (the Birth of St John the Baptist) White</p><p>28 June - (the Third Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parishes of Narraghmore, Timolin, Castledermot & Kinneagh the Rector, Isaac Delamere</p><p>Bishops’ Appeal supports the Vuleka Trust, an ecumenical charity of the Anglican, Methodist and Roman Catholic churches in KwaZulu-Natal Those to be ordained Priest</p><p>Monday 29 June - (Peter the Apostle) Red</p><p>5 July - (the Fourth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parishes of Newcastle, Newtownmountkennedy & Calary the Rector, William Bennett</p><p>Diocesan Youth Camps 12 July - (the Fifth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parishes of Powerscourt with Kilbride (Bray) the clergy, Ricky Rountree and John Marchant</p><p>Lay readers, Parish readers, and lay ministries</p><p>19 July - (the Sixth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parishes of Raheny & Coolock the Rector, Jim Carroll</p><p>Beaumont Hospital and the chaplain Desireé Prole</p><p>SPADE (St Paul's Area Development Enterprise)</p><p>26 July - (the Seventh Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parishes of Rathdrum & Derralossary with Glenealy the clergy</p><p>The Leprosy Mission</p><p>2 August - (the Eighth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parish of Rathfarnham the clergy, Ted Woods and Anne Taylor</p><p>Vocations and Selection Conferences</p><p>Thursday 6 August - (the Transfiguration of our Lord) White</p><p>9 August - (the Ninth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parish of Rathmichael the Rector, Fred Appelbe</p><p>Irish Church Missions the clergy Edmond Coulter and Sean Martin</p><p>16 August - (the Tenth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parish of Rathmines with Harold’s Cross the Rector, Neil McEndoo</p><p>The Church of Ireland College of Education</p><p>The Mageough Home & Gascoigne House, and Cowper Care the Chaplain, Bill Heney</p><p>23 August - (the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parishes of St Bartholomew and Christ Church Leeson Park the Vicar Andrew McCroskery</p><p>Growing in covenant relationship with the Methodist Church</p><p>30 August - (the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parishes of St Ann & St Mark with St Stephen the clergy, and Joyce Rankin</p><p>The Mission to Seafarers 6 September - (the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parish of St George & St Thomas the Bishop’s Curate, Katharine Poulton</p><p>Prison chaplains</p><p>13 September - (the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Church of St John the Evangelist, Sandymount the Priest in charge, Tim Irvine</p><p>Rathdown School, of which he is the Chaplain</p><p>St John’s House, Merrion Road and the chaplain, Joan Kirk</p><p>20 September - (the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parishes of Sandford & Milltown the clergy, Sonia Gyles and Anne-Marie O’Farrell</p><p>The Royal Hospital Donnybrook, and the chaplain, Carolyn O’Laoire</p><p>Primary Schools, Sunday Schools and teachers</p><p>27 September - (the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parishes of Santry, Glasnevin & Finglas the Rector, David Oxley</p><p>The Church’s Ministry of Healing 4 October - (the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parishes of Stillorgan & Blackrock the clergy, Ian Gallagher and Robert Marshall</p><p>The South American Missionary Society</p><p>11 October - (the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parishes of Swords, Clonmethan, Kilsallaghan, Donabate & Lusk the clergy, Robert Deane and Kingsley Long</p><p>The National Bible Society, which Bishops' Appeal supports</p><p>18 October - (the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity) Green the Parish of Taney the clergy, Desmond Sinnamon, Niall Sloane and Stephen Farrell</p><p>The Diocesan Councils, the Diocesan office and staff Keith Dungan, the Diocesan Secretary</p><p>The Diocesan Synods, meeting on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21</p><p>25 October - (the Fifth Sunday before Advent) Green the Parish of Tallaght the clergy, William Deverell and Avril Bennett</p><p>The Adelaide and Meath Hospitals, Dublin, incorporating the National Childrens’ Hospital (Tallaght) the chaplains, Mark Wilson and Susan Green 1 November - (the Fourth Sunday before Advent) Green the Parish of Tullow the clergy, John Tanner and Cecily West</p><p>The Dublin University Mission to Chota Nagpur and the Dublin University Far Eastern Mission</p><p>Monday 2 November - (All Saints’ Day) White (if transferred)</p><p>8 November - (the Third Sunday before Advent) Green - (Remembrance Sunday) Violet the Parish of Whitechurch the clergy, Horace McKinley and Obinna Ulogwara</p><p>St. Columba's College the Chaplain, Michael Heaney</p><p>Discovery (Immigrant) Ministry </p><p>Saturday 14 November - (St Laurence O’Toole) White</p><p>15 November - (the Second Sunday before Advent) Green the Parishes of Wicklow & Killiskey the clergy, John Clarke and Patricia Taylor</p><p>East Glendalough School the Chaplain, Sheila Zietsman The Church Army 22 November - (the Sunday before Advent) Green the Parish of Zion (Rathgar) the Rector, Wilbert Gourley</p><p>Musicians, singers and choirs (Traditionally, 22 Nov is St. Cecilia's Day)</p><p>29 November - (the First Sunday of Advent) Violet the Parishes of Arklow, Inch and Kilbride the Rector, Nigel Sherwood</p><p>Ordinands, and staff of the Theological Institute Maurice Elliott, Patrick Comerford, Lindsey Hall and Tom Gordon </p><p>Student Readers in Parish Placements</p><p>Monday 30 November - (St Andrew the Apostle) Red</p><p>Preceded by the day of Intercession and Thanksgiving for the Missionary Work of the Church.</p>