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Parish Cycle of Prayer

2023-2024 Diocesan/Anglican Cycle of Prayer

Please keep these parishes in your Sunday prayers.

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December 2023

3

First Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 64:1-9
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18

Pray for Trinity Episcopal Church, Jersey Shore
The Church of North India (United)

10

Second Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 40:1-11
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13

Pray for St. James Episcopal Church, Lancaster
The Church of Pakistan (United)

17

Third Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
Psalm 126 or Canticle 15 (or 3)

Pray for St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lancaster
The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea

24

Fourth Sunday of Advent: Christmas Eve

2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
Romans 16:25-27
Canticle 3 or Canticle 15 or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26

Pray for Christ Episcopal Church, Williamsport
The Episcopal Church in the Phillippines

31

First Sunday After Christmas

Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7
Psalm 147 or 147:13-21

Pray for All Saints Episcopal Church, Selinsgrove
The Anglican Church of Rwanda

January 2024

7

First Sunday After the Epiphany

Genesis 1:1-5
Acts 19:1-7
Psalm 29

Pray for St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Shippensburg
The Scottish Episcopal Church

14

Second Sunday After the Epiphany

1 Samuel 3:1-10(11-20)
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17

Pray for Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Hollidaysburg
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Manheim
Church of the Province of South East Asia

21

Third Sunday After the Epiphany

Jonah 3:1-5, 10
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Psalm 62:6-14

Pray for St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, State College
The Church of South India (United)

28

Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany

Deuteronomy 18:15-20
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Psalm 111

Pray for St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Sunbury
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa

February 2024

4

Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany

Isaiah 40:21-31
1 Corinthians 9:16-23
Psalm 147:1-12, 21c

Pray for St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Tioga
The Anglican Church of South America

11

Last Sunday After the Epiphany

2 Kings 2:1-12
2 Corinthians 4:3-6
Psalm 50:1-6

Pray for Trinity Episcopal Church, Tyrone
Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan

18

First Sunday in Lent

Genesis 9:8-17
1 Peter 3:18-22
Psalm 25:1-9

Pray for St. James Episcopal Church, Mansfield
Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan

25

Second Sunday in Lent

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Romans 4:13-25
Psalm 22:22-30

Pray for Church of the Good Shepherd, Upper Fairfield
The Anglican Church of Tanzania

March 2024

3

Third Sunday in Lent

Exodus 20:1-17
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Psalm 19

Pray for St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Waynesboro
The Church of the Province of Uganda

10

Fourth Sunday in Lent

Numbers 21:4-9
Ephesians 2:1-10
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22

Pray for St. John’s Episcopal Church, Marietta
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Westfield
The Episcopal Church

17

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Jeremiah 31:31-34
Hebrews 5:5-10
Psalm 51:1-13 or Psalm 119:9-16

Pray for St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Mechanicsburg
The Church in Wales

24

Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

THE LITURGY OF THE PALMS

Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:12-16
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

Isaiah 50:4-9a
Philippians 2:5-11
Psalm 31:9-16

Pray for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Wellsboro
The Church of the Province of West Africa

31

Easter Day

Use one of the OT readings from the Vigil
Romans 6:3-11
Psalm 114

Pray for St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Lancaster
The Peace of Jerusalem
The Church in the Province of the West Indies

April 2024

7

Second Sunday of Easter

Acts 4:32-35
1 John 1:1-2:2
Psalm 133

Pray for All Saints Episcopal Church, Williamsport
Christ Episcopal Church, Milton
The Episcopal Church / Anglican Province of Alexandria

14

Third Sunday of Easter

Acts 3:12-19
1 John 3:1-7
Psalm 4

Pray for Church of our Saviour, Montoursville
Hope Episcopal Church, Mount Hope
The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia

21

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Acts 4:5-12
1 John 3:16-24
Psalm 23

Pray for Trinity Episcopal Pro Cathedral, Williamsport
The Anglican Church of Australia

28

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Acts 8:26-40
1 John 4:7-21
Psalm 22:24-30

Pray for St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, York
The Church of Bangladesh

May 2024

5

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Acts 10:44-48
1 John 5:1-6
Psalm 98

Pray for St. Johns the Baptist Episcopal Church, York
The Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil

12

Seventh Sunday of Easter

Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
1 John 5:9-13
Psalm 1

Pray for St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Northumberland
The Anglican Church of Burundi

19

Day of Pentecost—Whitsunday

Acts 2:1-21 or Ezekiel 37:1-14
Romans 8:22-27 or Acts 2:1-21
Psalm 104:25-35, 37

Pray for St. John’s Episcopal Church, Bellefonte
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Mount Joy
The Anglican Church of Canada

26

First Sunday After Pentecost—Trinity Sunday

Isaiah 6:1-8
Romans 8:12-17
Psalm 29 or Canticle 13 (or Canticle 2)

Pray for Calvary Chapel, Beartown
St. James Episcopal Church, Muncy
The Church of the Province of Central Africa

June 2024

2

Second Sunday After Pentecost

1 Samuel 3:1-10(11-20) or Deuteronomy 5:12-15
2 Corinthians 4:5-12
Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 or Psalm 81:1-10

Pray for The Church of the Nativity, Newport and St. Stephen’s, Thompsontown
The Anglican Church in Central America

9

Third Sunday After Pentecost

1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15) or Genesis 3:8-15
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 
Psalm 138 or Psalm 130 

Pray for Christ Episcopal Church, Berwick
The Anglican Province of the Congo

16

Fourth Sunday After Pentecost

1 Samuel 15:34-16: 13 or Ezekiel 17:22-24 
2 Corinthians 5:6-10, [11-13], 14-17
Psalm 20 or Psalm 92: 1-4, 11-14

Pray for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Bloomsburg
The Anglican Church of Chile

23

Fifth Sunday After Pentecost

1 Samuel 17: (1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 or 1 Samuel 17:57-18:5, 10-16
2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Psalm 9:9-20 or Psalm 133

or

Job 38:1-11
2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32

Pray for Church of the Transfiguration, Blue Ridge Summit
The Church of England

30

Sixth Sunday After Pentecost

2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Psalm 130

or

Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Lamentations 3:21-33 or Psalm 30

Pray for St. John in the Wilderness, Eagles Mere
The Anglican Church in Hong Kong and Macau

July 2024

7

Seventh Sunday After Pentecost

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 or Ezekiel 2:1-5
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Psalm 48 or Psalm 123

Pray for St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Lewisburg
The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean

14

Eighth Sunday After Pentecost

2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 or Amos 7:7-15
Ephesians 1:3-14
Psalm 24 or Psalm 85:8-13

Pray for Mt. Calvary Episcopal Church, Camp Hill
The Church of Ireland

21

Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

2 Samuel 7:1-14a or Jeremiah 23:1-6
Ephesians 2:11-22
Psalm 89:20-37 or Psalm 23

Pray for St. John’s Episcopal Church, Carlisle
The Anglican Communion in Japan

28

Tenth Sunday After Pentecost

2 Samuel 11:1-15 or 2 Kings 4:42-44
Ephesians 3:14-21
Psalm 14 or Psalm 145:10-19

Pray for Trinity Episcopal Church, Chambersburg
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East

August 2024

4

Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a or Exodus 16:2-4,9-15
Ephesians 4:1-16
Psalm 51:1-13 or Psalm 78:23-29

Pray for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Philipsburg
The Anglican Church of Kenya

11

Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost

2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 or 1 Kings 19:4-8
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
Psalm 130 or Psalm 34:1-8

Pray for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Columbia
The Anglican Church of Korea

18

Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost

1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 or Proverbs 9:1-6
Ephesians 5:15-20
Psalm 111 or Psalm 34:9-14

Pray for Christ Episcopal Church, Coudersport
The Church of Melanesia

25

Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost

1 Kings 8:[1, 6, 10-11], 22-30, 41-43 or Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18
Ephesians 6:10-20
Psalm 84 or Psalm 34:15-22

Pray for St. James Episcopal Church, Bedford
The Anglican Church of Mexico

September 2024

1

Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Song of Solomon 2:8-13 or Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9
James 1:17-27
Psalm 45:1-2, 7-10 or Psalm 15

Pray for Christ Memorial Episcopal Church, Danville
The Anglican Church of Mozambique & Angola

8

Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 or Isaiah 34:4-7a
James 2:1-10, [11-13], 14-17
Psalm 125 or Psalm 146

Pray for St. James Episcopal Church, Exchange
The Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma)

15

Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost

Proverbs 1:20-33 or Isaiah 50:4-9a
James 3:1-12
Psalm 19 or Psalm 116:1-8

Pray for Memorial Church of the Prince of Peace, Gettysburg
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

22

Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Proverbs 31:10-31
James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a
Psalm 1

or

Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 12-22 or Jeremiah 11:18-20 Psalm 54

Pray for All Saints Episcopal Church, Hanover
The Church of North India (United)

29

Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 or Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29
James 5:13-20
Psalm 124 or Psalm 19:7-14

Pray for St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Altoona
The Church of Pakistan (United)

October 2024

6

Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost

Job 1:1; 2:1-10 or Genesis 2:18-24
Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12
Psalm 26 or Psalm 8

Pray for St. Andrew’s in the Valley Episcopal Church, Harrisburg
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Lewistown
The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea

13

Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost

Job 23:1-9, 16-17 or Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
Hebrews 4:12-16
Psalm 22:1-15 or Psalm 90:12-17

Pray for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Harrisburg
The Episcopal Church in the Philippines                                         

20

Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost

Job 38:1-7, (34-41) or Isaiah 53:4-12
Hebrews 5:1-10
Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b or Psalm 91:9-16

Pray for St. Stephen’s Episcopal Cathedral, Harrisburg
The Anglican Church of Rwanda

27

Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost

Job 42:1-6, 10-17 or Jeremiah 31:7-9
Hebrews 7:23-28
Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22) or Psalm 126

Pray for St. Stephen’s Episcopal Cathedral, Harrisburg
The Anglican Church of Rwanda

November 2024

3

Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost—All Saints' Day

Ruth 1:1-18 or Deuteronomy 6:1-9
Hebrews 9:11-14
Psalm 146 or Psalm 119:1-8

Pray for All Saints Episcopal Church, Hershey
Church of the Province of South East Asia

17

Twenty-Sixth Sunday After Pentecost

1 Samuel 1:4-20 or 1 Samuel 2:1-10
Hebrews 10:11-14(15-18) 19-25
Psalm 16

or

Daniel 12:1-3
Hebrews 10:11-14(15-18)
Psalm 16

Pray for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Lock Haven
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa

10

Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost

Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 or 1 Kings 17:8-16
Hebrews 9:24-28
Psalm 127 or Psalm 146

Pray for St. John’s Episcopal Church, Huntingdon
The Church of South India (United)

24

Last Sunday After Pentecost—Christ The King

2 Samuel 23:1-7 or Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14
Revelation 1:4b-8
Psalm 93

Pray for St. Edward’s Episcopal Church, Lancaster
The Anglican Church of South America

December 2024

1

First Sunday of Advent

Jeremiah 33:14-16
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
Psalm 25:1-9

Pray for Trinity Episcopal Church, Jersey Shore
Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan    

8

Second Sunday of Advent

Baruch 5:1-9 or Malachi 3:1-4
Philippians 1:3-11
Canticle 4 or 16

Pray for St. James Episcopal Church, Lancaster
Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan

15

Third Sunday of Advent

Zephaniah 3:14-20
Philippians 4:4-7
Canticle 9

Pray for St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lancaster
The Anglican Church of Tanzania

22

Fourth Sunday of Advent: Christmas Eve

Micah 5:2-5a
Hebrews 10:5-10
Canticle 15 (or 3) or Psalm 80: 1-7

Pray for Christ Episcopal Church, Williamsport
The Church of the Province of Uganda

29

First Sunday After Christmas

Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7
Psalm 147
Psalm 147:13-21

Pray for All Saints Episcopal Church, Selinsgrove
The Episcopal Church

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