Cycle of Prayer

The Cycle of Prayer includes those ministries, congregations and people who have enriched our diocese in the past and in the present. We ask your prayers as we strive to do the Lord’s work through these diocesan entities and in memory of those who came before us. This Cycle of Prayer if for use through 2019.

DECEMBER 2023

December 9 – Advent 2

For the ministry of food banks and meal programs throughout the diocese

December 16 – Advent 3

For the clergy and people of St. Mark’s Cathedral, Salt Lake City

December 23 – Advent 4

For the clergy and people of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Clearfield

For Bishop Carl Wright, formerly of Utah, Bishop Suffragan for Armed Services and Federal Ministries, and all those in the military serving here or overseas

December 30 – Christmas 2

For the clergy and people of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Logan

For the safety of first responders everywhere

Please Remember at Each Service:

The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry,
our Presiding Bishop, and for the Episcopal Branch of the Jesus Movement
 
Our bishop, The Rt. Rev. Bishop Phyllis Spiegel and her family
 
Our clergy, spouses and companions, and family
 
Our companion diocese, The Diocese of Mexico, and their Bishop, Carlos
 
Our companion diocese, The Diocese of Myanmar
 
Our retired bishops, The Rt. Rev. Scott Hayashi and The Rt. Rev. Carolyn Tanner Irish

JANUARY 2024

January 6 – Epiphany

For the Standing Committee, Diocesan Council and the Commission on Ministry

January 13 – Epiphany 1

For the Chaplain at St. Mark’s Towers

JANUARY 20 – EPIPHANY 2

For the clergy and people of St. James Episcopal Church, Midvale

For the soul of Martin Luther King, Jr. and all those who continue to fight for racial equality

January 27 – Epiphany 3

For the members of the state legislature of Utah and Arizona as they convene and make decisions about issues important to our peoples

February 2024

February 3 – Epiphany 4

For congregational administrators, vestries, bishop committees and wardens

February 10 - Epiphany 5

For the clergy and people of St. David’s Episcopal Church, Page, AZ

February 17 – Epiphany 6

For residents of Senior Housing Units within the diocese

February 24 – Epiphany 7

For the Chaplains of St. Mark’s

MARCH 2024

March 3 – Last Sunday after Epiphany

For the ministries of sharing food with the community on Shrove Tuesday

March 10 – First Sunday in Lent

For the clergy and people of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City

March 17 – Second Sunday in Lent

For the clergy and people of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Brigham City

March 24 – Third Sunday in Lent

For the clergy and people of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Provo

March 31 – Fourth Sunday in Lent

For the chaplains of the YWCA

APRIL 2024

April 7 – Fifth Sunday in Lent

For all those in reflection and preparation for the upcoming Diocesan Convention, especially delegates.

April 14 – Palm Sunday

For the clergy and people of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Park City

April 21 – Easter Day

For those about to be Baptized or to renew their Baptismal Covenant 

For the clergy and people of Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, Centerville

April 28 – Second Sunday of Easter

For the Bishop’s staff at the diocese as they fulfill the ministry of convention resolutions

MAY 2024

May 5 – Third Sunday of Easter

For the clergy and people of Ascension St. Matthews, Price

May 12 – Fourth Sunday of Easter

For all mothers and mother figures 

For the souls of the women missionaries

For the ministry of Family Promise

May 19 – Fifth Sunday of Easter

For parish and ministry gardens as they are planted, may they flourish

May 26 – Sixth Sunday of Easter

For the men and women who have died faithfully serving our country

JUNE 2024

June 2 – Seventh Sunday of Easter

For the diocesan youth ministry and especially Camp Tuttle

For Social Justice

June 9 – Pentecost

For all parish and diocesan volunteers who support the mission of the church

June 16 – First Sunday after Pentecost

For all fathers and father figures

June 23 – Pentecost 2

For the ministry of Presiding Bishop Michael Bruce Curry on the fourth anniversary of his election at the 78th General Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah

June 30 – Pentecost 3

For our nation, its leaders and its people

For Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle, First Bishop of Utah, his ministry and legacy 

JULY 2024

July 7 – Pentecost 4

For the clergy and people of St. Stephen’s and San Esteban Episcopal Church, West Valley

July 14 – Pentecost 5

For retired clergy of this diocese

July 21 – Pentecost 6

For the laity pioneers

July 28 – Pentecost 7

For the clergy and people of Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd and El Buen Pastor, Ogden

AUGUST 2024

August 4 – Pentecost 8

For the Sudanese ministry at All Saints, Salt Lake City

August 11 – Pentecost 9

For the clergy and people of Grace Episcopal Church, St. George

August 18 – Pentecost 10

In observance of the Feast Day of Jonathan Daniels, who gave his life to protect a young African American woman from gunfire during the Civil Rights Movement

August 25 – Pentecost 11

For schools, colleges and universities, and our heritage with Rowland Hall at the beginning of a new school year

SEPTEMBER 2024

September 1 – Pentecost 12

For the laborers

For Bishop Paul Jones, Fourth Bishop of Utah, in the week of his Feast Day

September 8 – Pentecost 13

For retired clergy of this diocese

September 15 – Pentecost 14

For the clergy and people of Spirit of The Desert Episcopal Church Community, Ivins

September 22 – Pentecost 15

For the clergy and people of Church of the Holy Spirit, Randlett

September 29 – Pentecost 16

For the clergy and people of St. Francis Episcopal Church, Moab in the week of The Feast Day of St. Francis

OCTOBER 2024

October 6 – Pentecost 17

For the Sudanese ministry at All Saints, Salt Lake City

October 13 – Pentecost 18

For the clergy and people of St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, Whiterocks

October 20 – Pentecost 19

For the clergy and people of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Vernal

October 27 – Pentecost 20

For the ministry of our bishop, The Rt. Reverend Scott B. Hayashi, on the ninth anniversary of his consecration

NOVEMBER 2024

November 3 – Pentecost 21

For the clergy and people of All Saints Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City in the week of All Saints Day

November 10 – Pentecost 22

For Veterans and their families

November 17 – Pentecost 23

For the clergy and people of St. Jude’s Episcopal Church, Cedar City

November 24 – Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King

For the chapels of the diocese of Utah: Good Samaritan at Saint Mark’s Hospital, Saint Margaret’s at Rowland Hall, Christ the King at Camp Tuttle

DECEMBER 2024

December 1 – First Sunday of Advent

For diocesan committees and officers as they begin the new church year

December 8 – Advent 2

For the ministry of food banks and meal programs throughout the diocese

December 15 – Advent 3

For congregational administrators, vestries, bishop committees and wardens

For the clergy and people of St. Mark’s Cathedral, Salt Lake City

December 22 – Advent 4

For Bishop Carl Wright, formerly of Utah, Bishop Suffragan for Armed Services and Federal Ministries, and all those in the military serving here or overseas

December 29 – Christmas 2

For the clergy and people of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Logan

For the safety of first responders everywhere

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