Diocesan Cycle of Prayer

Legend

Major Feast days are typed in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS

Lesser Feasts and Fasts are typed in bold letters.

b.....birthday

o.....ordination anniversary

July 25-31

25........ THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 12)

........... Gethsemane, Sisseton—Lay ministers: Brendon DuMarche, Bazil Murray, Shilo Renville, Adam Robertson

........... Church of the Good Shepherd, Lookout Mountain, TN

........... The Scottish Episcopal Church

26........ SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE (tr)

........... The Rev. Cordelia Red Owl, Pine Ridge Mission (b)

........... Deacon Arlene Pearsall, Ph.D., Calvary Cathedral (b)

27........... William Reed Huntington, Priest, 1909

28........ United Thank Offering, Sharon Van Doren, diocesan coordinator

29........ Mary and Martha of Bethany

........... The Rev. Douglas Nelson, non-parochial (o)

30........... William Wilberforce, 1833

........... “Partners with God” Strategy Initiatives

........... Men’s Retreat at TEC

31........... Ignatius of Loyola, 1556

........... Deacon Susan Lyman, Vermillion, Diocesan Council (b)

........... Deacon Judy Graves, Calvary Cathedral (b)

August 1-7

1......... THE TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 13)

........... St. Paul’s, Vermillion—Lay ministers: Sharon Andrews, Maxine Johnson, Karen Lipp, Royce Miller, Jon Robertson, John Sanborn, Stephen Yarbrough

........... Church of the Resurrection, Loudon, TN

........... Church of the Province of South East Asia

2......... The Eastern Deanery

3......... St. Mary’s Scholarship Committee

4......... The Most Rev. Dr. Rowen D. Williams, 104^th Archbishop of Canterbury

5........... Diocesan Archives, Dr. Harry Thompson, Director

6......... THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

7......... John Mason Neale, Priest, 1866

August 8-14

8......... THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 14)

........... St. Mary’s, Webster—Lay minister: Monte Rougemont

........... St. Andrew’s Church, Maryville, TN

........... The United Church of South India

9......... Virginia Slechta, Calvary Cathedral, Sioux Falls, Commission on Ministry secretary (b)

10........... Laurence, Deacon and Martyr at Rome, 258

........... The Rev. Les Campbell, retired (b)

11........ Clare, Abbess at Assisi, 1253

........... Deacon Mary Husby, Canon, retired (b)

12........... Florence Nightingale, Nurse, Social Reformer, 1910

13........ Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down, Connor, and Dromore, 1667

........... The Rt. Rev. Lyman C. Ogilby, Bishop Coadjutor, 1964-1970

14........... Jonathan Myrick Daniels, 1965

........... The Pine Ridge Deanery

August 15-21

15........ THE TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 15)

........... Cheyenne River Mission; Senior Catechists Andrew LeBeau, Earlwin Red Bird, Timothy Red Dog, Darlene Traversie          

........... St. Andrew’s, Cherry Creek

........... Emmanuel, White Horse — Lay minister: Darlene Traversie

........... St. Thomas, On-The-Tree — Lay minister: Iva  Traversie

........... St. John the Evangelist, Eagle Butte — Lay ministers: Valerie Curley, Earlwin Red Bird, Carol Traversie, Iva Traversie, Doris White, Tyrone White

........... St. Philip’s, Dupree — Lay ministers:  Cece Baumeister, Duane  Mandan

........... Church of the Ascension, Blackfoot – Lay minister: Louella Marshall

........... St. Peter’s, Thunder Butte

........... St. Mary’s, Promise

........... St. James, Bear Creek

........... St. Luke’s, Iron Lightning

........... All Saints Church, Morristown, TN

........... The Church of the Province of Southern Africa

........... Deacon Charlie King, Calvary Cathedral (b)

16........ ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, MOTHER OF OUR LORD JESUS (tr)

........... The Rev. Canon C.E.B. Harnsberger, retired (b)

........... The Rev. Kathy Monson Lutes, St. Andrew’s, Rapid City (b)

17........ Bishop Hare Center, Rosebud Mission

18........... William Porcher DuBose, Priest, 1918

........... Deacon Bitsey Ciesel, retired (b)

19........ Church Periodical Club, Deacon Judy Graves, diocesan officer

20........... Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, 1153

........... Mary Armin, Bishop’s Secretary/Administrative Assistant (b)

21........... Episcopal Relief & Development, The Rev. Kathryn Costas, Diocesan Representative

August 22-28

22........ THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 16)

........... Lower Brule & Crow Creek Missions; Senior Catechist John Estes

........... Holy Comforter/Messiah, Lower Brule — Lay ministers: Shirley Crane, Perry Estes

........... Church of the Annunciation, Newport, TN

........... Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de America

23........ Deacon Mary Husby, Canon, retired (o)

24........ ST. BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE

25........ Louis, King of France, 1270

26........ School of Theology, The University of the South, Sewanee, TN

27........ Thomas Gallaudet, 1902 and Henry Winter Syle, 1890

28........... Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, 430

........... Randy “Barney” Barnhardt, Diocesan Administrator (b)

August 29—September 4

29........ THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Prop 17)

........... St. John the Baptist, Crow/Creek/Pukwana — Lay minister: Ramona Taylor

 .......... Christ Church, Ft. Thompson — Lay ministers: Audrie Jones, Red Olson, Terry Quilt

........... St. Francis Church, Norris, TN

........... The Episcopal Church of the Sudan

........... The Rt. Rev. Walter H. Jones, VII Bishop of South Dakota, 1970-1983

30........ Diocese of Province VIII—Alaska, Arizona, California, Eastern Oregon, El Camino Real, Hawaii, Los Angeles, Navajo Missions, Nevada, Northern California, Olympia, Oregon, San Diego, San Joaquin, Spokane, Utah

31........ Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 651

........... Pray for those who visit and care for the sick and shut ins

1......... David Pendleton Oakerhater, Deacon and Missionary, 1931

........... Pray for those who travel

2......... The Martyrs of New Guinea, 1942

3......... The Rev. Claude Vershure, St. Luke’s, Hot Springs (b)

4......... Paul Jones, Bishop and Peace Advocate, 1941

September 5-11

5......... THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 18)

........... Pine Ridge Mission, Western Christian Union—Lay ministers: Archie Hopkins, Ben Leonard

........... St. Stephen’s Church, Oak Ridge, TN

........... The Anglican Church of Tanzania

6......... Labor Day—Give thanks for all workers, bless the labors of their hands, and pray for the unemployed and underemployed

7......... The Northeast Deanery & the Northwest Deanery

8........... Diocesan Ecumenical Relations Officers, The Rev. John Spruhan and Marge Gross

9........... Constance, Nun and her Companions, 1878

10........... Alexander Crummell, 1898

11........ The Rt. Rev. William P. Remington, Suffragan Bishop, 1918-1922

September 12-18

12........ THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 19)

........... Holy Cross Church, Pine Ridge

........... Church of the Advent, Calico

........... St. Francis’ Church, Ooltewah, TN

........... The Church of the Province of Uganda

........... The Rt. Rev. George Biller, Jr., III Bishop of SD 1912-1915

........... Deacon Beatrice Skinner, St. Peter’s, McLaughlin (b)

13........... Cyprian, Bishop and Mdartyr of Carthage, 258

........... Deacon Virginia Bird, St. Andrew's, Rapid City (o)

........... Deacon Charles Walker, Pierre (b)

........... The Rev. John Spruhan, Rosebud Mission (b)

14........ HOLY CROSS DAY

15........ Ember Wednesday—pray for those in the ordination process

........... Diocesan Board of Examining Chaplains/Theological Education Committee

........... Deacon Barry Pitt-Hart, M.D., Calvary Cathedral, Sioux Falls (b)

........... The Rev. Liam Muller, St. Mary’s, Mitchell (o)

16........ Ninian, Bishop in Galloway, c.430

........... House of Bishops Fall Meeting

17........... Hildegard of Bingen, 1179

........... Ember Friday—pray for discernment of God’s call to ministry

18........ Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, 1882

........... Ember Day—pray for all Postulants and Candidates for Holy Orders

September 19-25

19........ THE SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Prop 20)

........... Pine Ridge Mission, Eastern Christian Union—Lay ministers: Benjamin Conquering Bear, Bernard Little White Man, Wilma Standing Bear

 .......... Christ Church, Rugby, TN

........... The Episcopal Church in the United States

........... UN International Day of Peace

........... The Rev. Mercy Hobbs, Trinity, Pierre (b)

20........ John Coleridge Patteson, Bishop of Melanesia, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1871

21........ ST. MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST

........... U.N. International Day of Peace

22..........Philander Chase, Bishop of Ohio, and of Illinois, 1852

23........ Ministry Teams of Belle Fourche and Hot Springs ...........

24.........Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Native American Day

25.........Sergius, Abbot of Holy Trinity, Moscow, 1392

........... Pray for those who minister in the non-profit field

September 26—October 2

26........ THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Prop 21)

........... St. Michael’s, Batesland

........... St. Julia’s, Porcupine

........... St. Joseph’s Church, Sevierville, TN

........... The Church in Wales

27........ The Rosebud Deanery

28........ Pray for a bountiful harvest

29........ ST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS

........... The Rev. Warren Shoberg, retired, Sioux Falls (o)

30........... Jerome, Priest and Monk of Bethlehem, 420

1........... Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, c. 530

2........... Nashotah House Seminary, Nashotah, Wisconsin

October 3-9

3......... THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Prop 22)

........... Pine Ridge Mission, Corn Creek District—Lay ministers: Darrell Brown Bull, Sr., Gwyneth Bullman, Anthony Ferguson, Ben Leonard, Darrell Little White Man, Anne Montileaux, Lavina Red Owl, Mona Vocu; Senior Catechists Orville Reddest, Willard One Horn, Bernard Little Whiteman

........... St. Timothy’s Church, Signal Mountain, TN

........... The Church of the Province of West Africa

........... Deacon James Voorhees, All Angels, Spearfish (o)

4......... Francis of Assisi, Friar, 1226

........... Child Health Day

5......... Diocese of Iowa, The Rt. Rev. Dr. Alan Scarfe, Bishop

6........... William Tyndale, Priest, 1536

7......... The Rt. Rev. W. Blair Roberts, V Bishop of SD 1931-1954

8......... Pray for good stewardship of all God’s gifts

9......... Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, 1253

........... The Rev. Canon David Hussey, Canon to the Ordinary (b)

October 11-16

10........ THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 23)

........... Gethsemane Church, Wanblee

........... Church of the Mediator, Kyle

........... St. Timothy’s Church, Signal Mountain, TN

........... The Church in the Province of the West Indies

11........ Philip, Deacon and Evangelist

........... The Rev. James Pearson, Christ Church, Yankton (b)

........... Columbus Day (US); Native American Day (SD)

12........ The Rev. Stanley Woolley, Trinity, Winner (b)

13........... Vancouver School of Theology’s Native Ministries Program

14........ Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, Bishop of Shanghai, 1906

........... Deacon Nancy Donovan, St. Matthew’s, Rapid City (b)

15........ Teresa of Avila, Nun, 1582

........... Children’s Sabbath begins

16........ Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, Bishops, 1555, and Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1556

........... The Rev. Linda Kramer, Borderlands (b)

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