Parish Cycle of Prayer

2023-2024 Diocesan/Anglican Cycle of Prayer

Please keep these parishes in your Sunday prayers.

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November 2023

Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost — All Saints' Day

Joshua 3:7-17 or Micah 3:5-12
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13
Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 or Psalm 43

Pray for All Saints Episcopal Church, Hershey
The Anglican Church of Mexico

Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Psalm 78:1-7

Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 or Amos 5:18-24
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20 or Psalm 70

Pray for St. John’s Episcopal Church, Huntingdon
The Anglican Church of Mozambique and Angola

Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost

Judges 4:1-7 or Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Psalm 123 or Psalm 90:1-8, (9-11), 12

Pray for St. Andrew’s in the City Episcopal Church, Harrisburg
The Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma)

Last Sunday After Pentecost: Christ the King

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Ephesians 1:15-23
Psalm 100 or Psalm 95:1-7a

Pray for St. Edward’s Episcopal Church, Lancaster
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

December 2023

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sixth Sunday After Pentecost

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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