The Diocesan Prayer Cycle has been developed in order to ensure that Anglican clergy, church workers and congregations are upheld in prayer around the Diocese. Wherever possible, congregations have been identified and placed on, preceding or close to the Feast Days with which they are associated. The Prayer Cycle has been organized on a weekly basis, especially for use within congregational Sunday worship. Where there are several churches with the same name, these have been grouped under the name and by district. ‘Vacant’ indicates that there is no priest in charge.
You are invited to pray weekly for the following:
– The Most Rev. Howard Gregory, Archbishop of the Church in the Province of the West Indies & Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
– Rt. Rev. Leon Golding, Suffragan Bishop of Montego Bay
– Rt. Rev. Garth Minott, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston
Retired Bishops:
– Rt. Rev. Harold Daniel
Visioning Prayer
Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and on earth, and by whose grace we have been called into a goodly fellowship of faith: Send down upon our bishops, other clergies, and all your faithful people an outpouring of your Holy Spirit for the renewal and mission of your Church. Give us a vision of where you would lead your Church, and so discern new things that you are doing in your Church and the world. By your grace, save us from unnecessary distractions, so that we may be able to determine your will for us, go forward perceiving that which is right, and have the courage to pursue the same, to the end that we may utilise the gifts which you have given to each of us for the furtherance of your will in simplicity, confidence and steadfastness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
DIOCESAN PRAYER CYCLE
SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2024
*Vacant means – No Rector or Priest-In-Charge or Curate-In-Charge, However in some cases, a SM – Supplementary Minister is assigned.
SM – Supplemental Minister, CA – Church Army
| SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost | ||
| School Boards, Administrators, Staff and students of Anglican Infant, Primary, Preparatory, Secondary, and Tertiary Schools; Chaplains and Volunteer Chaplains, Director of Schools – Ena Barclay; Division of Christian Education | ||
| Pray for Anglican Chaplains – Dwane Blackwood, Melrose Wiggan, Beverley Donald, Melvorn Stewart, Carlton Tulloch and all School Chaplains (Full-time and Lay) | ||
| Church of Reconciliation | Portmore | Robert Green |
| SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost | ||
| St. Cyprians churches in; | August Town | Franklyn Jackson, Melrose Wiggan (SM) |
| Highgate | Vacant, Seymour Hutchinson (SM), Rita White (SM) | |
| Holy Cross Mission | Mt. Salem | Andrew Reid, Melvorn Stewart (CA) |
| Pray for: | ||
| Diocesan Training Officer – Rev. Canon Dr. Georgia Jervis. | ||
| SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost | ||
| St. Matthew’s Churches in: | Allman Town | Craig Mears, Mary Smith (AE), Claudine Browne (AE), Angela Morgan-Kanhai (AE) |
| Aenon Town | Vacant | |
| Boscobel | Prince Ransford Taylor-Younge | |
| Catadupa | Don Lewis, Cleve Llewlyn (SM), Melvin Newsome (SM) | |
| Claremont | Rory Honeyghan, Icilda McDonald (SM) | |
| Jack’s Hill | Michael Allen, Seymour Blackwood (SM), Veront Satchell (SM) Christopher Givans (AE), Loraine Barnaby (AE), Brenton Barrett (AE) | |
| Jackson Town | Vacant, Curtis Barnett (AE) | |
| Mt. Moorland | Collin Reid, Charles Manderson, Andre Waugh (SD), Rupertia Smith (AE) Debra Ann Davidson (AE) | |
| Orange Grove | Marjorie Downer, Milton Russell (SM), Beulah Rowe (SM) | |
| Santa Cruz | Hilda Vaughan, Teddy Blake (SM) | |
| Wilmington | Ralph ‘Jim’ Parkes, Maria Samms (SD), Lorna Brown (AE) | |
| Mount Hermon | Vacant | |
| SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost | ||
| Pray for The Communications Board, The Anglican Editorial Team, and all other Groups in charge of Planning and implementing various items for the Diocese The “Think on These Things” Committee, The Cathedral Sunday Committee and all other Groups in charge of Planning and implementing various items for the Diocese | ||
| SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost | ||
| St. Michael’s Churches in: | New Forest | Michael Elliott, Monnecia Duncan, Basil Grant (SM), Agnes Hall (AE), Clarence Hall (AE) |
| Victoria Ave | Vacant | |
| Arthur’s Seat | William Willis (SM) | |
| Belfield | Vacant, Seymour Hutchinson (SM), | |
| Clark’s Town | Errol Dyer (SM) | |
| John’s Hall | Vacant | |
| Kew Park | Isaac Nugent | |
| Mavis Bank | Vacant, Ranford Campbell (AE) | |
| Fruitfulvale | Vacant | |
| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost | ||
| St. Francis Churches in: | Glendevon | Denston Smalling, Erica Kerr-DeSilva (AE), Nicole Billings (AE) |
| Hiattsfield | Richard Tucker, Perline Smalling (SM), Jacqueline Bramwell (SM) | |
| St. Faith’s | Faith’s | Vacant |
| Pray for the Archbishop and the Provincial House of Bishops | ||
| Pray for the staff of Church Teachers College, Boards and Staff of Diocesan Homes for the elderly and our Children’s Homes | ||
| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost | ||
| St. Luke’s Churches in: | Vaughnsfield | Vacant |
| Aboukir | Garfield Campbell, Judith Atkinson-Linton (SM) | |
| Balaclava | Carlton Tulloch | |
| Bonny Gate | Vacant, Rhonda Barrett (AE) | |
| Cessnock | Michael Solomon | |
| Comfort Castle | Vacant | |
| Cross Roads | Patrick Cunningham, kamar Prendergast, Beverley Donald (D), Elaine Cunningham (Dss), Marcia Hamilton (AE), Claudette Marshall (AE) | |
| Juan-de-Bolas | Vacant | |
| Mitchell Town | Ulric Wilson | |
| Sanguinetti | Vacant | |
| Smithfield | Owen Lambert (SM) | |
| Wood Hall | Patrick Coulthirst (SD), Myrel Moss (CA), Stephanie Barrett(AE) | |
| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost | ||
| Pray for all Churches without a Clergy/Priest-in-Charge. That God will inspire more persons to answer the call to Leadership. | ||
| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost | ||
| Church of Sts. Simon and Jude in: | Ewarton | Richard Anderson (SM), Carol Howard (AE) |
| Churches named for St. Jude in: | Battersea | Mark Jones |
| Bourbon, C/E | Vacant | |
| Pratville | Owen Lambert (SM), Doreen Hall (SM) | |
| Slipe | David Reid | |
| Stony Hill | Khan Honeyghan, Rose Bramwell (SM) | |
| Churches named for St. Simon in: | Comfort Hall | Ulit Brackett (SM) |
| Top Hill | Vacant | |
| SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | ||
| All Saints’, Churches in: | Bellas Gate | Vacant |
| Chester Castle | Don Lewis, Cleve Lewellyn (SM), Melvin Newsome (SM) | |
| Crofts Hill | Vacant | |
| Fellowship | Vacant | |
| Guy’s Hill | Vacant, Richard Anderson (SM) | |
| Meylersfield | Vacant | |
| Mt. Providence | Patrick Coulthrist (SM), Myrel Moss (CA), Stephanie Barrett (AE) | |
| Newell | Marjorie Downer, Milton Russell (SM) | |
| Richmond Park | Leroy Johnson | |
| The Abbey | Jean Fairweather-Wilson | |
| West Street | Rudolf Forsythe (SD) | |
| All Souls’, | Brompton | David Reid |
| St. Elizabeth’s | Mason Hall | Vacant |
| St. Leonard’s, | Blue Hole | Vacant, Zelphya McLaren (SM) |
| SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost | ||
| St. Martin’s churches in: | Bull Bay | Kirk Brown |
| Martin | Vacant, Seymour Hutchinson (SM), Rita White (SM) | |
| Mt. Trinity | Vacant, Winston Blake (SM) | |
| Padmore | Edward Jennings, Melvin Carey (SM), Fiona Simpson (AE) | |
| St. Margaret’s churches in: | ||
| Clifton Lodge | Ransford Taylor-Younge | |
| Liguanea | Franklyn Jackson, Melrose Wiggan (SM), Lorna Lowe (AE), Donald Rhodd (AE), Russell Chatoor (AE), Nadine Hurditt-Baker (AE) | |
| Long Road | Vacant, Dahlia Brown (AE) | |
| Middlesex | David Reid | |
| SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | ||
| St. Clement’s, | Kencot | Sirrano Kitson, Bertram Gayle, Andrea Taylor-Smith (CA.) Claude Campbell (SM), |
| SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Last Sunday after Pentecost: | THE FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING | |
| Churches named for St. Andrew in: | Half Way Tree | Sirrano Kitson, Bertram Gayle, Andrea Taylor-Smith(CA), Claude Campbell (SM) |
| Golden Grove | Vacant | |
| Rocky Point | Ulric Wilson | |
| Albert Town | Courtney Carridice | |
| Bamboo | Garfield Campbell, Judith Atkinson-Linton (SM) | |
| Caymanas | Paul Sharp, Dawn Ledgister (AE) | |
| Gilnock | Hilda Vaughan, Teddy Blake (SM) | |
| Harmons | Charles Danvers (SM) | |
| Labyrinth | Ransford Taylor-Younge | |
| Marle Hill | Vacant | |
| Prickly Pole | Icilda McDonald (SM) | |
| Cathedral Sunday – pray for Collin Reid, Charles Manderson, Desland McKenzie (SM) Rupertia Smith (AE) and the staff of the Cathedral Church and the Cathedral Chapter | ||
| We for our young people growing up in an unstable world; give them strength to hold their faith in you | ||
| SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 | FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT | |
| Pray for retired Bishops and Clergy of the Diocese; Clergy in special assignments. | ||
| SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 | SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT | |
| Church musicians – Choirs and Choir Directors, Organists and instrumentalists; Diocesan Festival Choir, Digital Media Teams | ||
| SUNDAY, DECEMEBR 15 | THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT | |
| St. Thomas the Apostle | Kingston | Louis Hurst |
| Church of St. Thomas in: | Bath | Vacant |
| Bluefields | Vacant | |
| Bog Walk | Richard Anderson (SM), Carol Howard (AE) | |
| Kings | Vacant | |
| Lacovia | David Reid, | |
| Majesty Gardens | Sirrano Kitson, Bertram Gayle, Andrea Taylor-Smith (CA) Claude Campbell (AE) | |
| Manchioneal | Vinton Greene | |
| Race Course | Ulric Wilson | |
| Stewart Town | Garfield Campbell, Judith Atkinson-Linton (SM) | |
| SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 | FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT | |
| St. Stephen’s Churches in: | Arlington | Vacant, Wesley Wiggan (SM), Barrington Buchanan |
| Cambridge | Don Lewis, Cleve Lewellyn (SM), Melvin Newsome (SM) | |
| Chantilly | Charles Danvers (SM) | |
| Cornwall Mountain | Isaac Nugent | |
| Litchfield | Vacant, Errol Dyer | |
| Maryland | Vacant, Ranford Campbell (AE) | |
| Nain | Hilda Vaughan, Teddy Blake (SM) | |
| St. Margaret’s Bay | Vacant | |
| Thornton | Vacant | |
| St. John’s Churches in: | Cooper’s Hill | Vacant |
| Darliston | Hartley Perrin | |
| Gayle | Ransford Taylor-Younge | |
| Grace Hill | Vacant | |
| Merrivale | Melvin Carey (SM), Fiona Simpson (AE) | |
| Ocho Rios | Richard Tucker, Jacqueline Bramwell (SM) | |
| Palmers Cross | Leroy Johnson | |
| Portland Cottage | Ulric Wilson | |
| Sligoville | Colin Reid, Andre Waugh (SD), Rupertia Smith (AE), Dedra-Ann Davidson (AE) | |
| Windsor Forrest | Vacant | |
| Woburn Lawn | Jean Fairweather-Wilson | |
| Auchtembeddie | Vacant | |
| Black River | Vacant | |
| Guanaboa Vale | Richard Anderson (SM), Carol Howard (AE) | |
| Alston | Mark Jones | |
| SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 | THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS | |
| Pray for the Healing of this nation and the world. | ||
| Pray for a Healing of this nation and the world. | ||
| Pray for the Anglican Communion worldwide: | ||
| The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev. Justin Welby; | ||
| Secretary-General of the Anglican Communion; Most Rev. Josiah Idowu-Fearon; | ||
| Chair of the Anglican Consultative Council, Most Rev. Paul Kwong; | ||
| We pray for the Bishop’s Commissaries in: | ||
| England … Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin | ||
| Wales … Rev. Canon Denzil Huw Mosford | ||
| Canada … Rev. Anthony Jemmott | ||
| USA … Rev. Donovan Leyes, Very Rev. Horace Ward | ||