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Diocesan Cycle of Prayer 2011-2012  (*about this cycle of prayer, see bottom of page)
Date - Parishes -  Wider witness and ministries - Companion Diocese of Colombia

Nov. 27, 2011 - 1 Advent       Christ Church, Ansonia; Christ Church, Avon; St. Paul’s, Bantam; Postulants and candidates for Holy Orders; the Commission on Ministry and its committees; The Rt. Rev. Francisco Duque, Bishop of the Diocese of Colombia

Dec 4      Christ Church, Bethany; St. Thomas’, Bethel; Christ  Church, Bethlehem; Old St. Andrew’s, Bloomfield; The Bishops’ Fund for Children; all ministries for children at risk; In the Diocese of Colombia: for staff, committee members, employees and volunteers at parishes and missions
Dec. 11      St. Stephen’s, Bloomfield; St. George’s, Bolton; Trinity, Branford; Those who advocate at the local, state, national, or global level for the poor, the lonely, and the oppressed; For all clergy and all lay ministers and evangelists in the Diocese of Colombia
Dec. 18      Calvary St. George’s, Bridgeport; St. Luke/St. Paul, Bridgeport; St. John’s, Bridgeport; For soup kitchens and food pantries in parishes; For peace and peacemakers in the Diocese of Colombia
Dec. 25      St. Mark’s, Bridgeport; St. Mark’s, Bridgewater; St. John’s, Bristol ; Ministries to the homeless, for parishes that offer a temporary or permanent shelter. For the Chapel on the Green, New Haven and the Bushnell Park ministry of Church Street Eats, Hartford. For the ministry of the Midnight Runs.; Santo Tomas Apóstol, Armenia, Colombia.

Jan 1, 2012      Grace Church, Broad Brook; St. Paul’s, Brookfield; Trinity, Brooklyn; Christ Church, Canaan; The Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS), New Haven, and those they serve.; Catedral san Pablo, Bogotá, Colombia.
Jan. 8  Week of prayer for Christian Unity: All ecumenical and interfaith endeavors involving our congregations and people; For peace and peacemakers everywhere.
Jan. 15      St. Peter’s, Cheshire; Holy Advent, Clinton; Trinity Church, Collinsville; St. James’, Danbury ; Wardens, treasurers, clerks, other vestry members, delegates and other elected lay leaders; annual parish meetings; El Divino Salvador, Bogotá, Colombia.
Jan. 22      St. Alban’s, Danielson; St. Luke’s, Darien; St. Paul’s, Darien; Ascension Mission of the Deaf, Darien; Ministry to, with, and for the deaf ; Espíritu santo, Bogotá, Colombia.
Jan. 29      Immanuel St. James, Derby; Epiphany, Durham; St. Gabriel’s, East Berlin; St. Stephen’s, East Haddam; Comite Hispano, Spanish-language Cursillo, Spanish-language radio ministry; San Pedro, Bogotá, Colombia.

Feb.5      All Saint’s, East Harford; St. John’s, East Hartford; Christ & the Epiphany, East Haven; St. John’s, East Windsor      The Haitian Ministry working group; San Pedro y San Pablo, Bucaramanga, Colombia.   
Feb. 12      Christ’s Church, Easton; Holy Trinity, Enfield; St. John’s, Essex; St. Paul’s, Fairfield; The Union of Black Episcopalians;    Santa María Virgen, Bucaramanga ,Colombia.
Feb. 19      St. Timothy’s, Fairfield; Trinity/St. Michael’s, Fairfield; St. James’, Farmington; Mission partnership networks: The Africa Connections Network, Haiti Connections Network, and Latin American Connections Network;  all parish mission partnerships; the Companions in Mission Committee; The mutual companion relationship of the Diocese of Connecticut and the Diocese of Colombia
Feb. 26      St. David’s, Gales Ferry; St. James’, Glastonbury; St. Luke’s, Glastonbury; Christ Church, Greenwich; Bishops, diocesan staff, and parish employees, and their families; Divino Maestro, Cali, Colombia.

March 4      St. Barnabas’, Greenwich; Bishop Seabury Church, Groton; Christ Church, Guilford; The Connecticut Episcopal Clergy Association, clergy peer groups,  and the Clergy Family Assistance Program; La Natividad de Cristo, Cali, Colombia.
March 11       St. John’s, Guilford; Grace & St. Peter’s, Hamden; Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford; Good Shepherd, Hartford; Prison ministry and prison chaplains; the diocesan Faith Behind Bars network; La Sagrada Familia, Cali, Colombia.
March 18      Grace Church, Hartford; St. James’, Hartford; St. Martin’s, Hartford; St. Monica’s, Hartford; The Program & Budget Committee; La Trinidad, Cali, Colombia.
March 25      Trinity, Hartford; St. Peter’s, Hebron; St. James’, Higganum; All Saints’, Ivoryton; Retirement communities, especially Seabury and Armsmear; chaplains at retirement communities.; La Santa Cruz, Cartagena, Colombia.

April 1      St. Andrew’s, Kent; Emmanuel, Killingworth; Trinity, Lime Rock; St. Michael’s, Litchfield; Diocesan Executive Council; the Standing Committee; Nuestro Salvador, Cartagena, Colombia.
April  8 (Easter)      St. Andrew’s, Madison; St. Mary’s, Manchester; St. Andrew’s, Marble Dale; All Saints’, Meriden; Clergy whose work is not in parishes, bi-vocational priests; La Natividad de Cristo, Cucuta, Colombia.
April 15      St. Andrew’s, Meriden; Christ Church, Middle Haddam; St. George’s, Middlebury; Holy Trinity, Middletown; Parishes in transition, search committees, and interim clergy; La Anunciación, El Bagre, Colombia.
April  22      St. Andrew’s, Milford; St. Peter’s, Milford; Trinity, Milton; The 14 deaneries in the Diocese and their ministries; other regional groupings; grassroots networks; Santa Marta de Betania, Facatativá, Colombia
April 29      St. Peter’s, Monroe; St. Mark’s, Mystic; St. Michael’s, Naugatuck ; Hospital chaplains; Stephen Ministers; other pastoral care groups;  ministries of healing; parish nurses; wellness programs,  Recovery ministries      San Jan Bautista, Ibagué, Colombia.

May 6      St. Mark’s, New Britain; St. Mark’s, New Canaan; Christ Church, New Haven; Parish prayer groups; intercessory prayer chains; Nuestra Señora De Monte Carmelo, Malambo, Colombia.
May 13      St. Andrew’s, New Haven; St. James’, New Haven; St. John’s, New Haven; St. Luke’s, New Haven; Church Missions Publishing Company; missionaries; San Lucas, Medellín, Colombia.
May 20      St. Paul & St. James, New Haven; St. Thomas’, New Haven; Trinity, New Haven; St. James, New London; Education for Ministry leaders and students; Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Palizada-Zaragoza, Colombia.
May 27      St. John’s, New Milford; Grace Church, Newington; Trinity, Newtown; St. John’s, Niantic; Students of all ages who are graduating; Cristo Rey, Quibdó, Colombia.

June 3      Zion, North Branford; St. John’s, North Haven; St. Andrew’s, Northford; Christ Church, Norwalk; Camp Washington: staff, counselors, and campers; Santo Tomas Apóstol, Armenia, Colombia.
June 10      Grace Church, Norwalk; Iglesia Betania, Norwalk; St. Paul’s, Norwalk; Christ Episcopal, Norwich; Ministry of Creation; environmental stewardship committees; eco-justice work; community gardens;Catedral san Pablo, Bogotá, Colombia.
June 17      All Saints’, Oakville; St. Saviour’s, Old Greenwich; St. Ann’s, Old Lyme; Grace Church, Old Saybrook; Curates; seminary interns; parish assistants and  associates; El Divino Salvador, Bogotá, Colombia.
June 24      Good Shepherd, Orange; St. Peter’s, Oxford; Christ Church, Oxford; St. John’s, Pine Meadow; Summer chapels in Norfolk and  Fenwick;  outdoor worship services; Espíritu santo, Bogotá, Colombia.

July 1      St. Paul’s, Plainfield; Church of Our Saviour, Plainville;  Christ Church, Pomfret; Trinity, Portland; Military chaplains, for the men and women who serve our country; San Pedro, Bogotá, Colombia.
July 8      St. James’, Poquetanuck; St. Philip’s, Putnam; Christ Church, Redding; Committees on investments, stewardship, finance, planned giving, insurance, and personnel policy; San Pedro y san Pablo, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
July 15      St. Stephen’s, Ridgefield; St. Paul’s, Riverside; St. Andrew the Apostle, Rocky Hill; Christ Church, Roxbury; Committees, staff, and volunteers who oversee and maintain buildings and grounds; Santa María Virgen, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
July 22      St. John’s, Salisbury; St. John’s, Sandy Hook; Trinity, Seymour; Christ Church, Sharon; Parish office volunteers; Divino Maestro, Cali, Colombia.
July 29      Good Shepherd, Shelton; St. Paul’s, Shelton; St. Alban’s, Simsbury; The Cathedral’s ministry in Hartford; the Cathedral Chapter; honorary canons of the Cathedral; La Natividad de Cristo, Cali, Colombia.

Aug 5      St. Peter’s, South Windsor; Epiphany, Southbury; St. Paul’s, Southington; Liturgical assistants serving in parishes: lectors, lay readers, Eucharistic ministers, Eucharistic visitors, lay evangelists; La Sagrada Familia, Cali, Colombia.
Aug. 12      Trinity, Southport; Grace Church, Stafford Springs; Church of Christ the Healer, Stamford; Church musicians: organists; choirs and choir directors; bands; community chorister programs; committees on liturgy, music, and worship;  La Trinidad, Cali, Colombia.
Aug. 19      Fresh expressions of the church in Connecticut; Students preparing to enter schools, colleges, universities, and seminaries;  school, college, and university chaplains; all campus ministries; the Committee on Higher Education      Centro de Estudios Teológico, Colombia.
Aug. 26      Authentic ways to bring our ancient spiritual practices into our digital culture; Kent School; South Kent School, Pomfret School, Salisbury School, Wooster School, Rectory School; St. Thomas Day School, New Haven, Trinity School  on the Hill, Hartford;  the Episcopal Church at Yale; the Episcopal Church at UCONN, Storrs; Trinity College chapel, Hartford; Berkeley Divinity School, New Haven; La Santa Cruz, Cartagena, Colombia.

Sept. 2      L’Eglise de L’Epiphanie, Stamford; St. Andrew’s, Stamford; St. Francis’, Stamford; Those involved in the ministry of education for Christian formation in parishes;  church school and youth group directors, teachers, and mentors; for adult education leaders; Nuestro Salvador, Cartagena, Colombia.
Sept. 19      St. John’s, Stamford; Calvary, Stonington; St. Mark’s, Storrs; The Province of New England: the Dioceses of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Western Massachusetts; their bishops, clergy, parish and diocesan staff, and congregations; Provincial Synod; all Provincial Networks; La Natividad de Cristo, Cucuta, Colombia.
Sept. 16      Christ Church, Stratford; Trinity, Tariffville; St. Peter’s/Trinity, Thomaston; Trinity, Torrington; The Girl’s Friendly Society., the Brotherhood of St. Andrew; La Anunciación, El Bagre, Colombia.
Sept. 23      Christ Church, Trumbull; Grace Church, Trumbull; Trinity, Trumbull ; Children and Children’s ministries; Rhythms of Grace and other ministries for children with special needs; Santa Marta de Betania, Facatativá, Colombia.
Sept. 30      St. John’s, Vernon; St. Paul’s, Wallingford; St. John’s, Washington; Youth and youth ministries. J2A, Confirm Not Conform, and all other confirmation classes and other programs that challenge youth to grow in their  faith; San Jan Bautista, Ibagué, Colombia.

Oct. 7      Christ Church, Waterbury; St. John’s, Waterbury; Christ Church congregation, Watertown; Young adults, young adult ministries, and the diocesan Young Adult Ministry Network. The Young Adult Service Corps. St. Hilda’s House; New Haven; Ascension House, New Haven; Nuestra Señora De Monte Carmelo, Malambo, Colombia.
Oct. 14            The Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut      
Oct. 21      All Saint’s, West Cornwall; St. James’s, West Hartford; St. John’s, West Hartford; St. Paul’s Mission of the Deaf, West Hartford; Ministries with older adults; San Lucas, Medellín, Colombia.
Oct. 28      Holy Spirit, West Haven; St. Paul’s, Westbrook; Emmanuel, Weston; Diocesan Episcopal Church Women Diocesan Altar Guild; local ECW chapters and parish altar guilds; Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Palizada-Zaragoza, Colombia.

Nov. 4      Christ & Holy Trinity, Westport; Trinity, Wethersfield; St. Paul’s, Willimantic; St. Matthew’s, Wilton; All permanent deacons; the Deacons’ Council; For all clergy and all lay ministers and evangelists in the Diocese of Colombia
Nov. 11      St. Paul’s, Windham; Grace Church, Windsor; St. James’, Winsted; All Saints’, Wolcott; Clergy of the Diocese whose ministries are carried out ministries in other countries or states; missionaries; young adults in the Young Adult Service Corps and Episcopal Service Corps; For peace and peacemakers in the Diocese of Colombia
Nov. 18      St. Paul’s, Woodbury; St. John the Evangelist, Yalesville; Grace Church, Yantic; The health and well-being of all persons employed by the Episcopal Church;  Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori; Bishop Francisco Duque and the staff, committee members, employees and volunteers at parishes and missions in the Diocese of Colombia.
Nov. 25      Faithful participation in God’s mission; Online communities; Communication and connections with our companion diocese
Dec. 2, 2012 - 1 Advent   New cycle begins       

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* About this cycle of prayer: A new revised diocesan cycle of prayer started officially on 1 Advent 2011 to coincide with the church year. It includes the first significant revisions in more than 15 years.  There have always been three parts: a cycle of the individual parishes, now updated; a cycle of wider witness and ministries, now expanded; and a cycle of prayer for our official mission partner/s, which is now the Companion Diocese of Colombia, and that was also updated. This cycle was posted for 2010-2011 for trial use and comments invited; no comments were received. The cycle used to begin in late August only because that was when a print directory was mailed and diocesan staff wanted to combine the mailings. A transition series of prayers from late August to 1 Advent were included here.