Partners in Prayer – May 2019

Each Sunday in May

Church of Ireland: The Diocese of Connor and Bishop Alan Abernethy.

5th May, The Third Sunday of Easter, White

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Anglican Church of Kenya and Most Revd Jackson Ole Sapit, Primate and Archbishop of All Kenya.

Diocese: We pray for our diocesan priests, that you may strengthen them in their pastoral care of your people.

12th May, The Fourth Sunday of Easter, White

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Anglican Church of Korea and Most Revd Moses Nagjun Yoo, the Primate of Korea and Bishop of Daejeon.

Diocese: We pray for our diocesan representatives at General Synod from Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th in Derry/Londonderry, that the Holy Spirit may guide their decisions.

19th May, The Fifth Sunday of Easter, White

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Anglican Church of Melanesia and Most Revd George Takeli, Archbishop of Melanesia and Bishop of Central Melanesia.

Diocese: We pray for those preparing to vote in the local and European elections on Thursday 24th May, that they may exercise their votes wisely.

26th May, The Sixth Sunday of Easter: Rogation Sunday, White

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Pray for all members of the Anglican Communion around the world, for the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby, and all primates and bishops, for members of the Anglican Consultative Council, for the Secretary General, The Most Revd Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon, and for the staff at the Anglican Communion Office in London and the UN offices in Geneva and New York.

Diocese: For Drumcliffe Union with Kilnasoolagh during their vacancy, for their priest-in-charge Very Rev Maurice Sirr, and for the congregations of St Columba’s Drumcliffe (Ennis), St Fachtnan’s Cathedral Kilfenora, Christ Church Kilfarboy (Spanish Point), and Kilnasoolagh church.

2nd June, The Seventh Sunday of Easter: Sunday after Ascension, White

Church of Ireland: The Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh and Bishop Ferran Glenfield.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico and Most Revd Francisco Moreno, Presiding Bishop and Bishop of Northern Mexico.

Diocese: For the Killaloe & Stradbally Union of parishes during their vacancy, for their priest-in-charge Rod Smyth and NSM Rev Lucy Green, and for the congregations of St Flannan’s Cathedral Killaloe, All Saints Castleconnell, St Senan’s Clonlara, St Caimin’s Mountshannon and St Cronan’s Tuamgraney.