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CYCLE OF PRAYER 2015-2016

Legend Major Feast days are typed in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS. Lesser Feasts and Fasts are typed in bold letters. b..........birthday o..........ordination anniversary

November 29—December 5 29......... FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT ............. Begin Eucharistic Lectionary Year C ............. Our Companion Diocese of East Tennessee, George D. Young, Bishop ............. St. Mark’s Church, Aberdeen—Lay ministers: Vicki Lust, Mark Marion, Maryan Salmi ............. St. Paul’s Church, Athens, TN 30......... ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE (tr) ............. Begin Daily Office Lectionary Year Two 1........... Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon,1637 2........... Channing Moore Williams, Missionary Bishop in China and Japan, 1910 3........... Francis Xavier, Missionary to the Far East, 1552 ............. The Rev. C. Parke Street, retired (b) 4........... John of Damascus, Priest, c. 760 ............. Pray for Self-Dedication (BCP p. 832) ............. Deacon John Keyes, Christ Church, Yankton (o) 5........... Clement of Alexandria, Priest, c. 210

December 6-12 6........... THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT ............. St. James’, Belle Fourche—Lay ministers: BG Arbuckle, Patrick Deering, Fay Hersey, Lorraine Klingler, Margaret Klipp, Willie Kunerth, Louise Readé, Mike Readé, Marie Subiate ............. St. John’s Church, Battle Creek, TN ............. The Rev. Kay Jennings, TX (b) 7........... Ambrose, Bishop of Milan 397 ............. The Rev. Richard Zephier, St. Mark’s, Aberdeen (b) 8........... Richard Baxter, Pastor and Writer, 1691 9........... Pray for Episcopal Schools, Colleges, and Universities 10......... Karl Barth, Pastor and Theologian, 1968 ............. Thomas Merton, Contemplative and Writer, 1968 ............. The Rev. Christina O’Hara, Sioux Falls (o) ............. International Human Rights Day 11......... The Rev. Cliff Moore, interim, St. Matthew’s, Rapid City (o) ............. Pray for All Sorts and Conditions of People (BCP p. 814) 12......... The Rev. Judy Flagstad, Trinity, Pierre (b) ............. Niobrara Council, Don Eagle, Itancan

December 13-19

13......... THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT ............. St. Paul’s, Brookings—Lay ministers: Arnold Appelt, Cynthia Appelt, Coral Bonnemann, Howard Bonnemann, April Brooks, Charles Clever, Ellen Hublou, Jennie Hublou, Bob Klein, Marsha Klein, Patty Kratochvil, Mark Kratochvil, Lee Kratochvil, Robert Lacher, Barb Murra ............. St. Columba’s Church, Bristol, TN ............. The Rev. John Spruhan, retired, Virginia (o) 14......... Juan de la Cruz (John of the Cross) Mystic, 1591 15......... John Horden, Bishop and Missionary in Canada, 1893 ............. Robert McDonald, Priest, 1913 ............. Deacon Tom Regan, All Angels, Spearfish (o) 16......... Ember Day—Pray for those in the ordination process ............. Ralph Adams Cram, 1942, and Richard Upjohn, 1878, Architects ............. John LaFarge, Artist, 1910 ............. The Rev. Michael Johnson, St. John’s, Deadwood (b) 17......... William Lloyd Garrison, 1879, and Maria Stewart, 1879, Prophetic Witnesses ............. The Rev. Michael Johnson, St. John’s, Deadwood (o) ............. The Rt. Rev. William Hobart Hare, 1st South Dakota Bishop 1883-1909 18......... Ember Day ............. Pray for Peace (BCP p. 815) ............. The Rev. Liz Powers, retired (o) ............. The Rev. Kim Fonder, Standing Rock Mission (o) 19......... Lillian Trasher, Missionary in Egypt, 1961 ............. Ember Day ............. Dioceses of Province I—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Western Massachusetts

December 20-26 20 ........ THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT ............. The Rev. Tom Campbell, retired (o) ............. The Rev. Linda Kramer, Hill City (o) 21......... ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE (tr) ............. St. John the Baptist, Deadwood—Lay ministers: Terri Brockmeyer, Linda Frederick, Shirlene Joseph, Donna Nelson, Catherine Polley, Anne Rogers ............. Christ Church, Chattanooga, TN ............. The Rev. Lyle Noisy Hawk, retired (o) ............. Deacon Judy Graves, Good Shepherd, Sioux Falls (o) ............. The Rev. Kay Jennings (o) ............. The Rev. Portia Corbin, Missioner for Youth & YA (o) 22......... Henry Budd, Priest, 1875 23......... Pray for Peace Among the Nations (BCP p. 816) 24......... The Eve of the Nativity of Our Lord ............. Altar Guilds of the Diocese and their ministry 25......... THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD: CHRISTMAS DAY 26......... ST. STEPHEN, DEACON AND MARTYR ............. The Rev. Conrad Ciesel, retired (b)

December 27-January 2

27......... ST. JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST ............. THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS DAY ............. The Very Rev. Ward Simpson, Calvary Cathedral (o) ............. The Rev. Ellen Lang, retired, Sioux Falls (b) 28......... (THE HOLY INNOCENTS) ............. Grace Church, Huron, Lay ministers: Kelly Alford, Cheri Bjorke, Laura Blom, Ardie Freeman, Joanne Groves, Michael Mornard, Lyn Steen, Sherry Van Doren, Connie Vicuna, David Wheeler ............. Grace Church, Chattanooga, TN 29......... Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1170 30......... Francis Joseph-Gaudet, Educator and Prison Reformer, 1934 ............. The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate 31......... Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Bishop in the Niger Territories, 1891 1........... THE HOLY NAME OF OUR LORD (New Year's Day) ............. The Rev. Abraham Mayom, Holy Apostles (b) ............. Deacon John Mayen, Holy Apostles (b) 2........... Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, First Indian Anglican Bishop, Dornakal, 1945 ............. Pray for Joy in God’s Creation (BCP p. 814)

January 3-9 3........... THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS DAY ............. Christ Church, Lead, Lay ministers: Josephine Hartmann, Diana Mathisrud, Susan Medley, Evelyn Murdy, Bob Thrall ............. St. Martin’s Church, Chattanooga, TN ............. The Rev. Rob Schwarz, retired (b) 4........... Elizabeth Seton Founder of the American Sisters of Charity, 1821 5........... Deacon Linda Valandra, St. Luke’s, Hot Springs (b) 6........... THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 7........... The Rev. Kim Fonder, Standing Rock Mission (b) ............. Prayer for Times of Conflict (BCP p. 824) 8........... Harriet Bedell, Deaconness and Missionary, 1969 9........... Julia Chester Emery, Missionary, 1922

January 10-16

10......... THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY: The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ ............. St. Mary’s, Mitchell—Lay ministers: David Brooks, Val LaBreche, Deborah Olson, Jim Porter, Joyce Smetana, Linda Stokes, Denny Stokes, Dan Sudrla ............. Deacon James Voorhees, retired (b) 11......... St. Paul’s Church, Chattanooga, TN ............. Anglican Communion Sunday12......... Aelred, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 13......... Hilary, Bishop of Poiters, 367 14......... The Rev. Conrad Ciesel, retired (o) ............. The Rev. Chris Roussell, Emmanuel, Rapid City (b) ............. Nashotah House Seminary, Nashotah, WI 15......... Martin Luther King, Jr (alt. day to April 4) ............. Pray for the Mission of the Church (BCP p. 816) 16......... Richard Meux Benson, Religious, 1915

............. Charles Gore, Bishop of Worcester, Birmingham, Oxford, 1932

January 17-23 17......... THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY ............. St. James, Mobridge—Lay ministers: Patty Goodale, Billie Lewellen, MJ Schmaltz, Terry Walking Elk ............. St. Peter’s Church, Chattanooga, TN ............. The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia 18......... THE CONFESSION OF ST. PETER THE APOSTLE ............. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins (Jan 18-25) ............. Psalm 71: 18b-23 ............. Pray for the Association of Christian Churches in South Dakota 19......... The Rev. Tom Newman, retired, Oklahoma (b) ............. Psalm 133 ............. Deacon Tom Regan, All Angels, Spearfish (b) 20......... Fabian, Bishop and Martyr of Rome, 250 ............. Psalm 122 ............. Archdeacon Paul Sneve, St. Paul’s, Vermillion (b) ............. The Rev. Craig West, Mni Sose Cluster (o) 21......... Agnes, Martyr at Rome, 304 ............. Psalm 145: 8-12 ............. Pray for the Human Family (BCP p. 815) 22......... Vincent, Deacon of Saragossa and Martyr, 304 ............. Psalm 24 ............. Dioceses of Province VI—Colorado (Bishop O’Neill), Iowa (Bishop Scarfe), Minnesota (Bishop Pryor), Montana (Bishop Brookhart), Nebraska (Bishop Barker), North Dakota (Bishop Smith), South Dakota (Bishop Tarrant), Wyoming (Bishop Smylie) 23......... Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1893 ............. Psalm 126 ............. The Rev. Judy Spruhan, retired, Virginia (b) ............. The Rev. Tim Fountain, Sioux Falls (o)

January 24-30 24......... THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY ............. Psalm 100 ............. Trinity, Pierre—Lay ministers: Kelli Buscher, Becky Gruba, Pat LeBeau, Carol Logan, Dick McEntaffer, Sharon McEntaffer, Deb Sheffield, Cindy Snow, Richard Thompson Jr., Ellen Walker ............. St. Thaddaeus’ Church, Chattanooga, TN ............. The Anglican Church of Australia 25......... CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE ............. Psalm 30 ............. The Rev. Evelyn Weaver, St. James, Belle Fourche (b) 26......... The Conversion of St Paul the Apostle ............. The Rev. Charley Chan, Sisseton Mission (b) 27......... Lydia, Dorcas, and Phoebe, Witnesses to the Faith 28......... Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Theologian, 1274 29......... Andrei Rublev, Monk and Iconographer, 1430

............. The Rt. Rev. Frederick Foote Johnson, II Bishop of SD, 1910-1911 30......... Church School Teacher

January 31-February 6

31......... THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY ............. Deacon George Medicine Eagle, Rosebud Mission (b) 1........... Brigid (Bride), 523 ............. Emmanuel, Rapid City—Lay ministers: Kent Bryant, Donna Burnap, Mary Helen Flanery, Stewart Flanery, Nyle Hedin, Rebecca Katus, Lynn Lafferty, Laura Lewandowski, Laura Orville, Sande Hammerquist, MaryLou Riggs, Karyl Shanahan, Vicki Sweet ............. Thankful Memorial Parish, Chattanooga, TN 2........... THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ............. Deacon Barry Pitt-Hart, M.D., retired (o) 3........... The Dorchester Chaplains, 1943 ............. The Rev. Webster Two Hawk, Rosebud Mission (o) 4........... Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary to Denmark and Sweden, 865 ............. The Rev. Webster Two Hawk, Rosebud Mission (b) 5........... Roger Williams, 1683, and Anne Hutchinson, 1643, Prophetic Witnesses ............. Historical Society of the Episcopal Church ............. Diocesan and National Archives 6........... The Martyrs of Japan, 1597 ............. Wopila House, Young Adult Community, Mission, SD ............. Pray for your Congregation (BCP p. 817)

February 7-13 7........... THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY ............. St. Andrew’s, Rapid City—Lay ministers: Cheryl Benham, Susan Braun, Carolyn Ellington, Thom Helmer, Barry Johnson, Connie Lane, Rick Lutes, Charles Mickel, Harold Oberlander, Vaud Oberlander, Jan Tippett, Pam Veazey, Kim York, Mark York ............. World Mission Sunday 8........... St. Luke’s Church, Cleveland, TN ............. The Church of Bangladesh 9........... St. Augusta’s Cathedral Bookstore, Mary Jane Ceretto, Manager ............. Pray for the Unity of the Church (BCP p. 818) 10......... ASH WEDNESDAY 11......... Frances Jane (Fanny) Van Alstyne Crosby, Hymnwriter, 1915 ............. Waawanyanka Oti Shelter (Watchful Home), Rosebud Mission ............. Clergy widows in the Diocese 12......... Charles Freer Andrews, Priest and “Friend of the Poor” in India, 1940 ............. The Rev. Evelyn Weaver, St. James, Belle Fourche (o) ............. The Rev. Sandy Williams, St. James, Belle Fourche (o) 13......... Absalom Jones, Priest, 1818 ............. Deacon Hazel Red Bird (b)

February 14-20

14......... THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT ............. Calvary Cathedral, Sioux Falls—Lay ministers: Bonnie Bunch, Mary Jane Ceretto, Chris Clem, Robyn Shores Foster, Julie Gehm, Cam Gundrum, Lynnette Gundrum, Lori Hoop, Mark Kopejtka, Brenda Lewis, Ellen Medicine Horn, Emmy Neustrom, Jeff Noisy Hawk, Mary Potter, Bill Schuler, Rita Schwab-Parcel, Lydia Simmons, Ray Slechta, Virginia Slechta, Charlotte Stinger, Nancy Thum-Thomas, Robin Tischler, Millie Tisland, Jerry VanderLee, Joe Wurtz, Rhonda Wurtz 15......... Thomas Bray, Priest & Missionary, 1730 ............. St. Mark’s Church, Copperhill, TN ............. Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil 16......... Charles Todd Quintard, Bishop of Tennessee, 1898 ............. Deacon Marty Garwood, St. Andrew’s, Rapid City (b) 17......... Ember Day—Pray for mentors and spiritual directors ............. Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda and Martyr, 1977 ............. Bishop John Tarrant, X Bishop of South Dakota (b) 18......... Martin Luther Theologian, 1546 19......... Ember Day ............. Pray for all those in Christian training and formation ............. The Rev. Annie Henninger, Rosebud East Mission (o) ............. Pray for Monastic Orders and Vocations (BCP p. 819) 20......... Ember Day -Frederick Douglass, Prophetic Witness, 1895 ............. Pray for Church Musicians and Artists (BCP p. 819)

February 21-27

21 ........ THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT Church of the Good Shepherd, Sioux Falls—Lay ministers: Steve Albrecht, Georgia Albrecht, Rose Barker, Tammy Briggs, David Carlisle, Melissa Fountain, Julie Johnson, Teri Johnson, Bonnie Makinson, Gene Makinson, Kristian Malcolm, Hal Perry, Erv Pfeifer, Bob Shrewsbury, Peg Teslow, Irene Thurman, Elizabeth Toomajian ............ The Rev. Sandy Williams, St. James, Belle Fourche (b) 22......... Eric Liddell, Missionary to China, 1945 ............. St. Raphael’s Church, Crossville, TN ............. Episcopal Relief & Development 23......... Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr of Smyrna, 156 24......... ST. MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE ............. The Rev. Canon Allen Lewis, retired (o) 25......... John Roberts, Priest, 1949 26......... Emily Malbone Morgan, Prophetic Witness, 1937 27......... George Herbert, Priest, 1633

February 28-March 5

28......... THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT ............. The Church of All Angels, Spearfish—Lay ministers: William Aycock, Mistie Caldwell, Char Clark, Dan Contonis, Donna Contonis, Alan Hardin, Nancy Hardin, Jane Hill, Bill Lynn, Liz Manning, Wendy Mayer, Marinell Skretteberg, Ann Thie, Darlene

Thompson, Eva Waldrop ............. The Episcopal Church of Burundi 29......... John Cassian, Abbot at Marseilles, 433 1........... David Bishop of Menevia, Wales, 544 ............. St. Matthew’s Church, Dayton, TN ............. The Anglican Church of Canada ............. The Rev. Harold Eagle Bull, retired (o) 2........... Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, 672 3........... John and Charles Wesley, Priests, 1791, 1788 ............. Pray for our Country (BCP p. 820) 4........... Paul Cuffee, Witness to the Faith among the Shinnecock, 1812 ............. World Day of Prayer 5........... Daughters of the King and their Chapters in South Dakota ............. General Theological Seminary, New York City

March 6-12 6 THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT ............. St. Thomas, Sturgis—Lay ministers: J.C. Huckins, John Hughes, Sharon Kelly, Lloyd Keszler, Mark Mattke, Barbara Oates, Jim Sherman, Paula Whetzal 7........... Perpetua and her Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 202 8........... Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy, Priest 1929 ............. St. Thomas Church, Elizabethton, TN ............. The Church of the Province of Central Africa 9........... Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, c. 394 10......... Bible & Common Prayer Book Society, Bishop White Prayer Book Society, Margaret Coffin Prayer Book Society 11......... Pray for the President of the United States and All in Civil Authority (BCP p. 820) ............. Pray for children at risk 12......... Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, 604

March 13-19

13......... THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT ............. Trinity, Watertown—Lay ministers: Cassie Boettcher, Jacob Boettcher, Char Cole, Bev Eggen, Donna Fuller, Diane Kirchmeier 14......... The Rev. David Cameron, retired, Rapid City (o) ............. The Rev. Margaret Watson, Cheyenne River Mission (b) 15......... Church of the Nativity, Ft. Oglethorpe, TN ............. Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America 16......... Youth & Young Adult Ministry in the Diocese 17......... Patrick, Bishop and Missionary of Ireland, 461 ............. The Rev. James Pearson, Christ Church, Yankton (o) 18......... Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, 386 19......... SAINT JOSEPH

March 20-26

20......... THE SUNDAY OF THE PASSION: PALM SUNDAY ............. Dioceses of Province II—Albany, Central New York, Long Island,

New Jersey, New York, Newark, Rochester, Western New York 21......... MONDAY IN HOLY WEEK 22......... TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK 23......... WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK ............. Pray for Courts of Justice (BCP p. 821) 24......... MAUNDY THURSDAY ............. The Rev. Tom Campbell, retired (b) 25......... GOOD FRIDAY ............. The Rev. Jeff Barnes, retired, Oregon (o) 26......... HOLY SATURDAY ............. The Rev. Lyle Martin, retired (b) ............. The Rt. Rev. George Biller, Jr., III Bishop of SD, 1912-1915

March 27—April 2

27......... The Sunday of the Resurrection: EASTER DAY 28......... MONDAY IN EASTER WEEK ............. The Rev. R. Julian "Bunker" Hill, St. Thomas, Sturgis (o) 29......... TUESDAY IN EASTER WEEK ............. St. James’ Church, Greenville, TN ............. The Church of England 30......... WEDNESDAY IN EASTER WEEK ............. The Rev. Dr. Vern Raschke, retired (b) 30......... The Very Rev. Ward Simpson, Calvary Cathedral (b) 31......... THURSDAY IN EASTER WEEK 1........... FRIDAY IN EASTER WEEK ............. The Rt. Rev. Hugh L. Burleson, IV South Dakota, 1916-1931 2........... SATURDAY IN EASTER WEEK ............. Deacon David Potts, retired (b)

April 3- 9

3 THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER ............. Christ Church, Yankton—Lay ministers: David Broyles, Shann Doerr, Clark Eide, Carol Hale, Chris Herrick, Karen Michels, Richard Unruh, Mary Willcockson, Norman Wright ............. Pray for repentance for our blindness to human need and suffering and our indifference to injustice and cruelty 4........... Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader,1968 ............. The Rev. Bob Two Bulls, Christ Church, Red Shirt Table (b) ............. Deacon Jo Hedin, Emmanuel, Rapid City (o) ............. Pray for peace and justice and an end to racism 5........... The Annunciation of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary (tr from 3/25) ............. The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East 6........... Daniel G.C. Wu, Priest and Missionary amoung Chinese Americans, 1956 ............. Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui 7........... Tikhon, Patriarch of Russia, Confessor and Ecumenist, 1925 ............. St. Andrew’s Church, Harriman, TN ............. Seabury Western Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL 8........... William Augustus Muhlenberg, Priest, 1877, and Anne Ayers, Religious, 1896 9 ...... Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Theologian and Martyr 1945, ............. Pray for our Enemies (BCP p. 816)

April 10-16

10......... THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER ............. Christ Church, Chamberlain—Lay ministers: Ann Mayer, Lynn Mayer, Anne Whipple, Sondra Zingler 11......... George Augustus Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand and of Lichfield ............. Deacon Richard Zephier, St. Mark’s, Aberdeen (o) 12......... Adoniram Judson, Missionary to Burma 1850 ............. St. Alban’s Church, Hixson, TN ............. The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean 13......... Patricia Tarrant (b) ............. The Rev. Marion Rectenwald, retired, TN (b) 14......... Edward Thomas Demby, 1957, Bishop ............. Henry Beard Delany, 1928, Bishop ............. The Rev. Mercy Hobbs, Trinity, Pierre (o) 15......... Damien, Priest and Leper, 1889, and Marianne, Religious, 1918, of Molokai ............. The Rev. George Parmeter, retired (b) 16......... Mary (Molly) Brant (Konwatsijayenni), Witness to the Faith among the Mohawks, 1796 ............. Native American Ministries Office ............. Pray for Sound Government (BCP p. 821)

April 17-23

17......... THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER ............. All Saints, Herrick — Lay ministers: Twila Emme, Jay Henninger, Monica Qualm ............. The Rt. Rev. William P. Remington, Suffragan Bishop, 1918-1922 18......... Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, New Haven, CT 19......... Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Martyr, 1012 ............. St. John’s Church, Johnson City, TN 20......... Camp Remington ............. Pray for Local Government (BCP p. 822) 21......... Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1109 ............. The Rev. Dr. Lauren Stanley, Rosebud Mission (o) ............. The Rev. Ryan Hall, Nebraska (b) 22......... John Muir, Naturalist and Writer, 1914 ............. Hudson Stuck, Priest and Environmentalist, 1920 ............. Deacon Jerry Vander Lee (o) 23......... George, Soldier and Martyr, c. 304 ............. Toyohiko Kagawa, Prophetic Witness in Japan, 1960 ............. The Rev. Kathy Monson Lutes (o)

April 24-30

24......... THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER ............. [Genocide Remembrance] 25......... SAINT MARK THE EVANGELIST ............. Deacon Judith Petersen, retired (o) 26......... Robert Hunt, Priest and First Chaplain at Jamestown, 1607 ............. St. Stephen’s, DeSmet

............. St. Christopher’s Church, Kingsport, TN

............. The Anglican Communion in Japan (Nippon Sei Ko Kai) 27......... Christina Rossetti, Poet, 1894 ............. Pray for Church Secretaries and Administrators ............. The Rev. Kay Jennings (o) 28......... The Rev. David Seger, retired (b) ............. Spouses and families of clergy of the diocese 29......... Catherine of Siena, 1380 ............. The Rev. Christina O’Hara, Sioux Falls (b) 30......... Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, Editor and Prophetic Witness, 1879 ............. Pray for those in the Armed Forces of our Country (BCP p. 823)

May 1-7

1........... THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Rogation Sunday) ............. St. Mary’s and Our Blessed Redeemer, Flandreau—Lay ministers: Derek Bursheim, Gayle Bursheim, Ken James, Jannie Zephier, Stuart Zephier, Margo Zephier ............. The Rev. Ryan Hall, Nebraska (o) ............. The Rev. Cliff Moore, interim, St. Matthew’s, Rapid City (b) 2........... SAINT PHILIP & SAINT JAMES, APOSTLES ............. The Rev. Daniel Makes Good, retired (o) ............. The Rev. Lyle Noisy Hawk, retired (b) 3........... Rogation Day ............. St. Paul’s Church, Kingsport, TN ............. The Church of Ireland 4........... Monnica, Mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387 5........... ASCENSION DAY ............. The Rev. R. Julian "Bunker" Hill, St. Thomas, Sturgis (b) ............. Pray for those who suffer for the sake of Conscience (BCP p. 823) 6........... Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia 7........... [Harriet Starr Cannon, Religious, 1896] ............. The Rev. Abraham Mayom, Holy Apostles, Sioux Falls (o) ............. National Day of Prayer

May 8-14

8........... THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER ............. Pray for Mothers (BCP pg 815) For the Human Family ............. The Standing Committee of the Diocese ............. St. Peter’s, Ft. Pierre—Lay ministers: Mary Ashley, Connie Carlisle, Jim Carlisle, Scott Holley 9........... Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, 389 10......... Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, Prophetic Witness, 1760 St. Timothy’s Church, Kingsport, TN 11......... Pray for favorable weather and fruitful seasons 12......... Pray for all who care for the earth, water, air, and other riches of God’s creation 13......... Frances Perkins, Public Servant and Prophetic Witness, 1965 14......... The Anglican Church of Kenya

May 15-21

15......... THE DAY OF PENTECOST: Whitsunday

............. Dioceses of Province IV–Alabama, Atlanta, Central Florida, Central Gulf Coast, East Carolina, East Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Lexington, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Southeast Florida, Southwest Florida, Tennessee, UpperSouthCarolina,WestTennessee,WesternNorthCarolina ............. Pray for Social Justice (BCP p. 823) 16......... The Martyrs of the Sudan 17 William Hobart Hare, Bishop of the Niobrara & of South Dakota, 1909, Thurgood Marshall, Lawer and Jurist, 1993 ............. Ascension Church, Knoxville, TN ............. The Anglican Church of Korea ............. The Rev. Charlie King, non-parochial, CT (o) 18......... Ember Day ............. The First Book of Common Prayer, 1549 ............. The South Dakota Church News ............. Pray for Agriculture (BCP p. 824) 19......... Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 988 20......... Ember Day ............. Alcuin, Deacon, and Abbot of Tours, 804 21......... Ember Day ............. John Eliot, Missionary among the Algonquin, 1690

May 22-28

22......... TRINTIY SUNDAY ............. Church of the Incarnation, Gregory – Lay minister: Frances Johnson, Stephanie Pochop, Gerrie Soper, Eldon White Pipe ............. The Rev. Liz Powers, retired (b) 23......... Nicolaus Copernicus, 1543, and Johannes Kepler, 1543, Astronomers 24......... Church of the Good Samaritan, Knoxville, TN ............. The Church of the Province of Melanesia ............. Deacon Nancy Donovan, St. Matthew’s, Rapid City (o) 25......... Bede, the Venerable, Priest, and Monk of Jarrow, 735 26......... Augustine, First Archbishop of Canterbury, 605 ............. Deacon Leon Miller, retired (o) ............. Deacon Judy Peterson, (b) ............. The Rev. Dr. Vern Raschke, (retired) (o) 27......... Bertha and Ethelbert, Queen and King of Kent, 616 ............. Ember Day ............. Diocesan Board of Examining Chaplains ............. The Rev. Jeff Barnes, retired, Oregon (b) 28......... John Calvin, Theologian, 1564 ............. The Rev. Warren Shoberg, retired, Sioux Falls (b) May 29-June 4 29......... THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 4) ............. Pray for TEC and its summer program, staff, campers, and volunteers 30......... Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc), Mystic and Soldier, 1431 31......... THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY ............. Church of the Good Shepherd, Knoxville, TN ............. La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico

1........... Justin Martyr at Rome, 167 ............. The Rev. Karen Hall, retired (b) ............. The Rev. Bob Two Bulls, Christ Church, Red Shirt Table (o) 2........... Blandina and Her Companions, the Martyrs of Lyons, 177 ............. Niobrara School for Ministry; the Ven. Paul Sneve, Director; all instructors and students 3........... The Martyrs of Uganda, 1886 4........... John XXIII (Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli), Bishop of Rome, 1963

June 5-11

5........... THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 5) ............. St. Luke’s, Hot Springs—Lay ministers: Bethany Cook, Presston Gabel, Mary Gonsor, Tony Gonsor, David Melmer ............. St. Elizabeth’s Church, Knoxville, TN ............. Deacon Hazel Red Bird, retired (o) 6........... Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945 ............. The Rev. Marion Rectenwald, retired, TN (o) ............. The Rev Tom Newman, retired, OK (o) 7........... Pray for Schools and Colleges (BCP p. 824) 8........... The Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma) ............. Roland Allen, Mission Strategist, 1947 ............. Pray for the Unemployed (BCP p. 824) 9........... Columba, Abbot of Iona, 597 ............. Pray for the Good Use of Leisure (BCP p. 825) 10......... Ephrem of Edessa, Syria, Deacon, 373 11......... ST. BARNABAS, APOSTLE ............. Deacon Mike Weaver, St. James, Belle Fourche (o) ............. Deacon Linda Valandra, St. Luke’s, Hot Springs (o) ............. The Rev. Elizabeth Bryan, retired, Rapid City (o) ............. The Rev. Joel Watson, Cheyenne River (o)

June 12-18

12......... THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 6) ............. Grace Church, Madison—Lay ministers: Janice Johnson, Michelle Keppen, Katherine Kringen, David Sanford, Jan Sanford ............. Deacon Bitsey Ciesel, retired (o) ............. Deacon Arlene Pearsall, Ph.D., Calvary Cathedral (o) 13......... Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Apologist and Writer, 1936 ............. The Rev. Tim Fountain, Sioux Falls (b) ............. Deacon Virginia Bird, Emmanuel, Rapid City (b) 14......... Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 379 ............. St. James’ Church, Knoxville, TN ............. The Anglican Church of Nigeria 15......... Evelyn Underhill, 1941 ............. The Rev. Elizabeth Bryan, retired, Rapid City (b) 16......... George Berkeley, 1753, and Joseph Butler, 1752, Bishops and Theologians ............. Deacon Marty Garwood, St. Andrew’s, Rapid City (o) 17......... Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, Austin, TX 18......... Bernard Mizeki, Catechist and Martyr in Rhodesia, 1896 ............. Diocesan Chancellor Steve Sanford (b)

............. The Rev. Pat White Horse-Carda, Yankton/Santee Missions (o)

June 19-25 19......... THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 7) ............. Pray for Fathers (BCP pg 815) For the Human Family ............. The Rev Pat White Horse Carda, Yankton-Santee Missions (o) ............. Deacon Jo Hedin, Emmanuel, Rapid City (b) ............. St. Katharine’s, Martin—Lay ministers: Faye Harris, Jonie Sasse, Janet Speidel 20......... Pray for Cities (BCP 825) 21......... St. Anne’s Chapel, Thunderhead Episcopal Camp ............. St. John’s Cathedral, Knoxville, TN ............. The United Church of North India 22......... Alban, First Martyr of Britain, c. 304 ............. Deacon Susan Lyman, St. Paul’s, Vermillion (o) ............. Deacon Bea Skinner, St. Peter’s, McLaughlin (o) ............. The Rev. Portia Corbin, Missioner for Youth & Young Adults (b) 23......... Pray for Towns and Rural Areas (BCP p. 825) ............. Niobrara Convocation, Cheyenne River Mission (Thur—Sun) 24......... THE NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST ............. The Rev. Larry Ort, St. Paul’s, Brookings (o) 25......... James Weldon Johnson, Poet, 1938 ............. The Rev. Cordelia Red Owl, Pine Ridge Mission (o) ............. The Rev. Judy Spruhan, retired, Virginia (o)

June 26—July 2 26......... THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 8) ............. Christ Church, Milbank—Lay ministers: Keo Adler, Evelyn Below, Pat Brotzel, Susan Busk, Clifford Dexter, Edith Magedanz, James Voeltz, Kim Voeltz ............. The Rev. Rhoda Mesteth, Pine Ridge Mission (b) ............. Deacon Judith Petersen, retired (b) 27......... Cornelius Hill, Priest and Chief among the Oneida, 1907 ............. The Rev. Les Campbell, retired (o) ............. Archdeacon Paul Sneve, St. Paul’s, Vermillion (o) 28......... St. Luke’s Church, Knoxville, TN ............. The United Church of Pakistan ............. The Rev. Jean Mornard, Grace, Huron (o) 29......... SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL, APOSTLES ............. The Rt. Rev. Walter H. Jones, VII Bishop of South Dakota, 1970-1983 ............. Black Hills Deanery 30......... Deacon George Medicine Eagle, Rosebud Mission (o) ............. The Rev. George Parmeter, retired (o) 1........... Harriet Beecher Stowe, Writer and Prophetic Witness, 1896 ............. The Rev. Parke Street, retired (o) 2........... Walter Rauschenbusch, 1918, Washington Gladden, 1918, and Jacob Riis, 1914, Prophetic Witnesses

July 3-9

3........... THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 9)

............. St. Matthew’s, Rapid City—Lay ministers: Carol Cloud Eagle, Uhl Donovan, Jacie Hoffman, Verbena McMath, James Marrs, Conrad Shroyer, Sr Catchist Melbert Prairie Chicken ............. Diocesan Liturgical Officers ............. Bexley Hall Seminary, Columbus, OH 4........... INDEPENDENCE DAY (US) ............. Pray for the Poor and the Neglected (BCP p. 826) ............. The Rev. Craig West, Mni Sose Cluster (b) 5........... St. Thomas Church, Knoxville, TN ............. The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea 6........... John Hus, Prophetic Witness and Martyr, 1415 ............. The Rev. Canon Allen Lewis, retired (b) 7........... Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, CA 8........... The Rev. Benjamin Tyon, Pine Ridge Mission, retired (b) ............. Pray for the Oppressed (BCP p. 826) 9........... Pray for seasonable weather ............. Dioceses of Province V—Chicago, Eau Claire, Fond Du Lac, Mich, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Missouri, Northern Indiana, N. Mich, Ohio, Quincy, Southern Ohio, Springfield, Western Mich

July 10-16 10......... THE EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 10) ............. Church of the Holy Apostles, Sioux Falls—Lay ministers: John Ahou, Rachel Achol Dual, Barb Ebeling, Daniel Kuany, James Mabior, Dan Mueller, Kenneth Salisbury ............. Deacon Mike Weaver, St. James, Belle Fourche (b) 11......... Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, c. 540 12......... Nathan Soderblom, Archbishop of Uppsala & Ecumenist, 1931 ............. The Central Deanery ............. St. Clare’s Church, LaFollette, TN ............. The Episcopal Church in the Philippines 13......... Conrad Welser, Witness to Peace and Reconciliation, 1760 14......... Samson Occum, Witness to the Faith in New England, 1792 15......... The Diocesan Council, The Rt. Rev. John T. Tarrant, chair ............. The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church ............. The Niobrara Deanery 16......... “The Righteous Gentiles” ............. Pray for Prisons and Correctional Institutions (BCP p. 826)

July 17-23 17......... THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 11) ............. Gethsemane, Sisseton—Lay ministers: Rachelle Crawford, Bazil Murray ............. Church of the Good Shepherd, Lookout Mountain, TN ............. The Rev. Dan Makes Good, retired, Pine Ridge Mission (b) 18......... Bartolomé de las Casas, Friar and Missionary to the Indies, 1566 19 Macrina, Monastic and Teacher, 379 and Adelaide Teague Case, Teacher, 1948 20......... Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1902, Amelia Bloomer, 1894, Sojourner Truth, 1883, and Harriet Ross Tubman, 1933, Liberators

and Prophets 21......... Albert John Luthuli, Prophetic Witness in South Africa, 1967 22......... SAINT MARY MAGDALENE 23......... L’Eglise Episcopal au Rwanda ............. The Rev. Claude Vershure, St. Luke’s, Hot Springs (o)

July 24—July 30 24......... THE TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 12) ............. St. Paul’s, Vermillion—Lay ministers: Sharon Andrews, Maxine Johnson, Karen Lipp, Royce Miller, Jon Robertson, Stephen Yarbrough ............. Pray for the Right Use of God’s Gifts (BCP p. 827) 25......... SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE 26......... Joachim and Anne Parents fo the Blessed Virgin Mary ............. Church of the Resurrection, Loudon, TN ............. The Scottish Episcopal Church ............. The Rev. Cordelia Red Owl, Pine Ridge Mission (b) ............. Deacon Arlene Pearsall, Ph.D., Calvary Cathedral (b) 27......... William Reed Huntington, Priest, 1909 ............. The Eastern Deanery 28......... Johann Sebastian Bach, 1750, George Frederick Handel, 1759, and Henry Purcell, 1695, Composers ............. St. Mary’s Scholarship Committee 29......... Mary, Martha, [and Lazarus] of Bethany ............. First Ordination of Women to the Priesthood in The Episcopal Church ............. Pray for those who Influence Public Opinion (BCP p. 827) 30......... William Wilberforce, 1833 and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Shaftesbury, 1885, Prophetic Witnesses ............. The Rev. Marion Paulis, Christ Church, Milbank (b)

July 31-August 6 31......... THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 13) ............. St. Mary’s, Webster—Lay ministers: Dominic Dolney, James Kurkowski, Marcia Lefman, Fran Rougemont, Monte Rougemont ............. St. Andrew’s Church, Maryville, TN ............. Deacon Susan Lyman, St. Paul’s, Vermillion (b) ............. Deacon Judy Graves, Good Shepherd, Sioux Falls (b) 1........... Joseph of Arimathaea 2........... Samual Ferguson, Missionary Bishop for West Africa, 1916 ............. Church of the Province of South East Asia ............. The Most Rev. Justin Welby, 105th Archbishop of Canterbury 3........... George Freeman Bragg, Jr., Priest, 1940 ............. William Edward Burghardt DuBois, Sociologist, 1963] 4........... Jessica Tarrant (b) 5........... [Albrecht Dürer, 1528, Matthias Grünewald, 1529, and Lucan Cranach the Elder, 1553, Artists] ............. Deacon Mary Husby, retired, (o) ............. Pray for Knowledge of God’s Creation (BCP p. 827) 6........... THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ............. The Rt. Rev. Lyman C. Ogilby, Bishop Coadjutor, 1964-1970

August 7-13

7........... THE TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 14) ............. Cheyenne River Mission — Lay ministers: Keith Curley, Valerie Curley, Shirley Dog Eagle, Eva Gilbert, Harold Tiger, Carol Traversie, Iva Traversie, Doris White ............. St. Andrew’s, Cherry Creek ............. Emmanuel, White Horse ............. St. Thomas, On-The-Tree ............. St. John the Evangelist, Eagle Butte ............. St. Philip’s, Dupree ............. All Saints Church, Morristown, TN ............. Deacon John Keyes, Christ Church, Yankton (b) 8........... Dominic, Priest and Friar, 1221 ............. The United Church of South India 9........... Herman of Alaska, Missionary to the Aleut 1837 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 ............. Bishop Hare Center, Rosebud Mission 13......... Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down, Connor, and Dromore, 1667 ............. The Rev. David Cameron, retired, Rapid City (b) ............. The Rev. Larry Ort, St. Paul’s, Brookings (b)

August 14-20

14......... THE 13TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 15) ............. Cheyenne River Mission — Senior Catechists: Louella Marshall, Darlene Traversie ............. Church of the Ascension, Blackfoot ............. St. Peter’s, Thunder Butte ............. St. Mary’s, Promise ............. St. James, Bear Creek ............. St. Luke’s, Iron Lightning ............. St. Stephen’s Station, Red Scaffold ............. Pray for the Conservation of Natural Resources (BCP p. 27) 15......... SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN, MOTHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ............. The Rev. Charlie King, non-parochial, CT (b) ............. Church of the Annunciation, Newport, TN ............. The Church of the Province of Southern Africa 16......... The Rev. Kathy Monson Lutes, (b) 17......... Samuel Johnson, 1772, Timothy Cutler, 1765, and Thomas Bradbury Chandler, 1790, Priests 18......... William Porcher DuBose, Priest, 1918 ............. Deacon Bitsey Ciesel, retired (b) 19......... The Rt. Rev. Craig Anderson, VIII Bishop of South Dakota, 1984-1992 ............. Pray for the Harvest of Lands and Waters (BCP p. 828) 20......... Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, 1153

August 21-27

21......... THE 14TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 16) 22......... Dioceses of Province VII—Arkansas, Dallas, Fort Worth, Kansas, Northwest Texas, Oklahoma, Rio Grande, Texas, West Missouri, West Texas, Western Kansas, Western Louisiana 23......... Lower Brule Mission ............. Holy Comforter, Lower Brule — Lay ministers: Heather Collins, Shirley Crane, Perry Estes, Tamara Fonder ............. Messiah, Lower Brule — Lay ministers: Tamara Fonder, Emily Ziegler, Rose Ziegler, Sonny Ziegler ............. Holy Name, Ft. George—Lay ministers: Robin Black Feather, David Jones, Richard Thompson Jr, Elaine Thompson ............. St. Alban’s, Ft. Hale—Lay ministers: Jean Bolman, Todd Bolman, Avery Thompson ............. St. Francis Church, Norris, TN ............. Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de America ............. Deacon Mary Husby, Canon, retired (o) 24......... ST. BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE 25......... Louis, King of France, 1270 ............. Pray for Rain (BCP p. 828) 26......... Pray for Deacons and Diaconal Ministry in the Diocese ............. Church Periodical Club, Deacon Judy Graves, Diocesan officer 27......... Thomas Gallaudet, 1902 and Henry Winter Syle, 1890 ............. School of Theology, The University of the South, Sewanee, TN

August 28—September 3

28......... THE 15TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 17) ............. PineRidge Deanery ............. Randy “Barney” Barnhardt, Diocesan Administrator (b) 29......... [John Bunyan, Writer, 1688] 30......... St. John the Baptist, Crow Creek/Pukwana — Lay ministers: Lynn Harrison, Brad Wilson ............ Christ Church, Ft. Thompson — Lay ministers: Leanne Eagleman, Audrey Jones, Red Olson, Terry Quilt ............ St. Stephen’s Church, Oak Ridge, TN ............. The Episcopal Church of the Sudan and South Sudan 31......... Aidan, 651, and Cuthbert, 687, Bishops of Lindisfarne ............. Diocesan Ecumenical Relations, The Rev. Mercy Hobbs, Chair 1........... David Pendleton Oakerhater, Deacon and Missionary, 1931 2........... The Martyrs of New Guinea, 1942 ............. The Northeast Deanery 3........... Prudence Crandall, Teacher and Prophetic Witness, 1890] ............. The Rev. Claude Vershure, St. Luke’s, Hot Springs (b)

September 4-10

4........... THE 16TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 18) ............. Christ Church, Red Shirt Table—Lay ministers: Lorri Two Bulls, Twilla Two Bulls ............. Paul Jones, 1941

5........... Labor Day—Give thanks for all workers, bless their labors, and pray for the unemployed and underemployed ............. [Gregorio Aglipay, Priest and Founder of the Philippine Independent Church, 1940] 6........... St. Francis’ Church, Ooltewah, TN ............. The Anglican Church of Tanzania 7........... [Elie Naud, Huguenot Witness to the Faith, 1722] 8........... [Nikolai Grundtvig, Bishop and Hymnwriter, 1872] ............. [Søren Kierkegaard, Teacher and Phiosopher, 1855] 9........... Constance, Nun and her Companions, 1878 10......... Alexander Crummell, 1898 ............. Pray for Families (BCP p. 828)

September 11-17

11......... THE 17TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 19) ............. Pine Ridge Mission—Catechists:Ben Leonard, Ben Conquering Bear ............. Holy Cross Church, Pine Ridge ............. Church of the Advent, Calico ............. St. Julia’s, Porcupine 12......... John Henry Hobart, Bishop of New York, 1830 ............. Deacon Beatrice Skinner, St. Peter’s, McLaughlin (b) ............. The Rev. Jean Mornard, Grace, Huron (b) 13......... John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople 407 ............. St. Matthias Church, Rogersville, TN ............. The Church of the Province of Uganda ............. Deacon Charles Walker, Pierre (b) ............. The Rev. John Spruhan, retired, Virginia (b) 14......... HOLY CROSS DAY ............. Deacon Virginia Bird, Emmanuel, Rapid City (o) 15......... Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr of Carthage, 258 ............. James Chisholm, Priest, 1855 ............. Deacon Barry Pitt-Hart, M.D., retired (b) ............. The Rt. Rev. Creighton L. Robertson, IX Bishop of SD, 1994-2009 16......... Ninian, Bishop in Galloway, c. 430 17......... Hildegard of Bingen, 1179 ............. Pray for the Care of Children (BCP p. 829)

September 18-24

18......... THE 18TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 20) ............. Pine Ridge Mission—Lay ministers: Rita Brown, Bobbie Jo LeBeau, Anne Montileaux, Wilma Standing Bear ............. St. Michael’s, Batesland ............. Gethsemane Church, Wanblee ............. Church of the Mediator, Kyle ............. Christ Church, Rugby, TN ............. The Episcopal Church in the United States 19......... Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690 ............. The Rev. Mercy Hobbs, Trinity, Pierre (b) 20......... John Coleridge Patteson, Bishop of Melanesia, & his companions, Martyrs 1871 21......... ST. MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST ............. Ember Day

............. The Rev. David Seger, retired (o) 22......... Philander Chase, Bishop of Ohio and of Illinois, 1852 23......... Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts ............. Ember Day 24......... Ministry Teams of Belle Fourche and Hot Springs ............. Pray for Young Persons (BCP p. 829) ............. Ember Day

September 25—October 1

25......... THE 19TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 21) ............. Rosebud Mission — Senior Catechists: Don Eagle, Erroll Geboe ............. Sergius, Abbot of Holy Trinity, Moscow, 1392 ............. Pray for a bountiful harvest 26......... Wilson Carlile, Priest, 1942 ............. Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, 1626 ............. The Rev. Chris Roussell, Emmanuel, Rapid City (o) ............. The Rosebud Deanery 27......... Christ Church, South Pittsburg, TN ............. The Church in Wales 28......... Richard Rolle, 1349, Walter Hilton, 1396, and Margery Kempe, c. 1440, Mystics 29......... ST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS ............. Pray for the Diocese in Convention in Pierre ............. The Rev. Warren Shoberg, retired, Sioux Falls (o) 30......... Jerome, Priest, and Monk of Bethlehem, 450 ............. Pray for Those Who Live Alone (BCP p. 829) 1........... Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, c. 530

October 2-8

2........... THE 20TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 22) ............. Rosebud Mission, Grace Church, Soldier Creek— Lay minister: Meredith Kills In Water ............. Church of Jesus, Rosebud ............. Trinity, Mission — Lay ministers: Kieran Conroy, Alexander Emert, Margaret Figert ............. Dioceses 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 3........... George Kennedy Allen Bell, Bishop of Chichester, and Ecumenist, 1958 ............. John Raleigh Mott, Evangelist and Ecumenical Pioneer, 1955 ............. Deacon James Voorhees, retired (o) ............. St. Joseph’s Church, Sevierville, TN ............. The Church of the Province of West Africa 4........... Francis of Assisi, Friar, 1226 5........... The Northwest Deanery 6........... William Tyndale, 1536, and Miles Coverdale, 1568, Translators of the Bible ............. Pray for the Aged (BCP p. 830) 7........... Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, Lutheran Pastor in N America, 1787

............. The Rev. Ellen Lang, retired, Sioux Falls (o) 8........... William Dwight Porter Bliss, Priest, 1926 ............. Richard Theodore Ely, Economist, 1943 ............. Diocesan Stewardship Committee

October 9-15

9........... THE 21ST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 23) ............. Rosebud Mission, Holy Innocents, Parmelee – Lay minister: Meredith Kills In Water ............ St. Paul’s, Norris ............. St. Thomas, Corn Creek ............. St. Paul’s Station, Seymour, TN ............. The Church in the Province of the West Indies ............. The Rev. Canon David Hussey, Transitional Ministry Officer and Canon to the Ordinary (b) 10......... Vida Dutton Scudder, Educator and Witness for Peace, 1954 ............. Phillip Deacon and Evangelist 11......... The Rev. James Pearson, Christ Church, Yankton (b) 12......... Native American Day (SD) 13......... The Rev. Harold Eagle Bull, retired (b) ............. TEC Board and Youth Ministers 14......... Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, Bishop of Shanghai, 1906 ............. Vancouver School of Theology’s Native Ministries Program ............. Deacon Nancy Donovan, St. Matthew’s, Rapid City (b) 15......... Teresa of Avila, Nun, 1582 ............. Pray for the Absent (BCP p. 830)

October 16-22 16......... THE 22ND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 24) ............. Rosebud Mission, Holy Spirit Church, Ideal — Lay ministers: Marla Liggett, Michael Novak ............. Calvary Church, Okreek — Lay ministers: Lois Antoine, Dennis Roubideaux, Alverna Wright ............. St. Timothy’s Church, Signal Mountain, TN ............. Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, Bishops and Martyrs, 1555 ............. The Rev. Linda Kramer, Hill City (b) ............. World Food Day 17......... Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, and Martyr, c. 115 ............. The Rev. Agnes Tyon, Pine Ridge Mission (o) 18......... ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST ............. The Rev. Canon David Hussey,Transitional Ministry Officer and Canon to the Ordinary (o) ............. Marlys Fratzke, Administrative Assistant (b) 19......... William Carey, Missionary to India 1834 20......... The Rt. Rev. Conrad H. Gesner, VI Bishop of South Dakota, 1954-1969 ............. Pray for Travelers (BCP p. 831) ............. The Rev. Lyle Martin, retired (o) 21......... Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese — Diana Regan President; Vicki Sweet Vice President; Elizabeth Campbell, Secretary; Cora Koss, Treasurer 22......... Dioceses of Province III – Bethlehem, Central Pennsylvania,

Delaware, Easton, Maryland, Northwest Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Southern Virginia, Southwestern Virginia,Virginia,Washington,WestVirginia

October 23-29 23......... THE 23RD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 25) ............. Rosebud Mission. St. Philip & St. James, White River—Lay minister: Wilma Janis ............. The Rev. Judy Flagstad, Pierre (o) 24......... ST. JAMES OF JERUSALEM, Brother of our Lord Jesus Christ and Martyr, c. 62 ............. The Rev. Pat White Horse-Carda, Yankton/Santee Missions (b) 25......... United Nations Day 26......... Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, 899 27......... Pray for the Chaplains to persons in health care, prisons, and armed forces, and to civil responders 28......... ST. SIMON AND ST. JUDE, APOSTLES ............. The Rt. Rev. Harold Jones, Bishop Suffragan of South Dakota, 1971-1976 ............. The Rev. Rhoda Mesteth, Pine Ridge Mission (o) ............. The Rev. Charley Chan, Sisseton Mission (o) 29......... James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa and his Companions, Martyrs, 1885 ............. Pray for Those We Love (BCP p. 831)

October 30-November 5

30......... THE 24TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 26) ............. Sisseton Mission; Senior Catechists: John Cloud III, Delano Renville ............. St. John’s, Browns Valley — Lay ministers: Charles James, Katie McKay, Jaime White Thunder ............. St. Mary’s, Old Agency — Lay ministers: Frank Barse, Levi Keoke, Michael LaFontaine, Clifford LaFontaine, Jr. ............. St. James, Enemy Swim — Lay ministers: Valorie Augustson, Stanley Lorenz, Raymond Rouillard, Clyde Kampeska, Irene Rondell, Vernon Rouillard ............. Brotherhood of Christian Unity 31......... Paul Shinji Sasaki, Bishop of Mid-Japan and of Tokyo, 1946 ............. Philip Lindel Tsen, Bishop of Honan, China, 1954 ............. Bishop John Tarrant, X Bishop of South Dakota (o) (begins 8th year of his consecration) 1........... ALL SAINTS DAY ............. Santee Mission—Blessed Redeemer, Howe Creek—Lay minister: Priscilla Brandt ............. Church of our Most Merciful Savior, Santee—Lay Minister: Sam Kitto ............. All Saints Chapel, West Hills Village, Rapid City ............. All Saints Chapel, Waterford At All Saints, Sioux Falls ............. Begin the Season of Thanksgiving ............. Deacon Jerry VanderLee, (b) ............. The Rev. Rob Schwarz, retired (o) 2........... All Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)

3........... Richard Hooker, Priest, 1600 4........... Deacon Charles Walker, Pierre (o) ............. The Rev. Dr. Lauren Stanley, Rosebud West Mission (b) 5........... Pray for Victims of Addiction (BCP p. 831) ............. Pray for Education for Ministry (EFM) Mentors and Students ............. Diocesan Investment Committee

November 6-12

6........... The 25TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 27) ............. William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1944 ............. Deacon John Mayen, Holy Apostles, Sioux Falls (o) ............. Dioceses of Province IX—Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador Central, Ecuador Litoral, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Venezuela 7........... Willibrord, Archbishop of Utrecht, Missionary to Frisia, 739 8........... Pray for an Election (BCP p. 822) 9........... The Rev. Benjamin Tyon, Pine Ridge Mission, retired (o) 10......... Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, 461 ............. Commission on Ministry 11......... Martin, Bishop of Tours, 397 ............. Veterans Day 12......... Charles Simeon, Priest, 1836

November 13-19

13......... THE 25TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 28) ............. Standing Rock Mission; Senior Catechists: Margaret Hawk, John Red Bear, Elsie Uses Many; Lay ministers: Patricia Dedman, Gayle Henry, Anthony Bobtail Bear ............. St. Elizabeth’s, Wakpala ............. St. John’s, Bullhead ............. Good Shepherd, Little Oak Creek ............. St. Peter’s, McLaughlin ............. St. Paul’s, Little Eagle ............. Holy Spirit, Firesteel ............. The Rev. Margaret Watson, Cheyenne River Mission (o) 14......... Samuel Seabury, First American Bishop, 1796 15......... The Rev. Margaret Watson, Cheyenne River Mission (o) ............. Pray for the homeless, and those who minister to them ............. Pray for Guidance (BCP p. 832) 16......... Margaret, Queen of Scotland, 1093 ............. The Rev. Karen Hall, retired (o) ............. The Rev. Joel Watson, Cheyenne River (b) 17......... Hugh, 1200, and Robert Grosseteste, 1253, Bishops of Lincoln ............. Pray for Quiet Confidence (BCP p. 832) 18......... Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680 ............. The Rev. Annie Henninger, Rosebud East Mission (b) 19......... Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, 1231 ............. Deacon David Potts, retired (o)

November 20-26

20......... THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: Christ the King (Proper 29) ............. Yankton Mission ............. St. Philip the Deacon, Lake Andes—Lay minister: Sharon Drapeau ............. Woniya Wakan (Holy Spirit), Wagner—Lay ministers: Janet Johnson, LaHoma Johnson, Sylvia Moore, Deanna Stands ............. Chapel of Christ the Liberator, Bishop Harold Jones Bldg, Bishop Jones Center, Rosebud Mission ............. Edmund, King of East Anglia, 870 21......... William Byrd, 1623, John Merbecke, 1585, and Thomas Tallis, 1585, Musicians 22......... Cecilia, Martyr at Rome, c. 280 and Clive Staples Lewis, ............. Apologis and Spirtiual Writer, 1963 23......... Clement, Bishop of Rome, c. 100 24......... The Rt. Rev. W. Blair Roberts, V Bishop of SD, 1931-1954 25......... James Otis Sargent Huntington, Priest and Monk, 1935 26......... Isaac Watts, Hymnwriter, 1748 ............. The Rev. Marion Paulis, Christ Church, Milbank (o)

November 27 - December 3

27......... THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT ............. Begin Eucharistic Lectionary Year A ............. Begin Daily Office Lectionary Year ONE 28......... Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, Ambridge, Pennsylvania ............. Kamehameha and Emma, King and Queen of Hawaii, 1864, 1885 29......... Pray for repentance for our blindness to human need and suffering and our indifference to injustice and cruelty. 30......... ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE 1........... Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, 1637 2........... Channing Moore Williams, Missionary Bishop in China and Japan, 1910 3........... Francis Xavier, Missionary to the Far East, 1552

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The Diocese of South Dakota Cycle of Prayer

The First Sunday in Advent through

The Last Sunday After Pentecost

2015-2016

Eucharistic Lectionary Year C Daily Office Year Two

Gracious Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church. Fill it with all truth, in all truth with all peace. Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where in any thing it is amiss, reform it. Where it is right, strengthen it; where it is in want, provide for it; where it is divided, reunite it; for the sake of Jesus Christ your Son our Savior. Amen.OGod, by your grace you have called us in this diocese to a goodly fellowship of faith. Bless our bishop John, other clergy, and all our people. Grant that your Word may be truly preached and truly heard, your Sacraments faithfully administered and faithfully received. By your Spirit, fashion our lives according to the example of your Son, and grant that we may show the power of your love to all among whom we live; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our prayers for this parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Armed Forces Day. Lord, defend them at home and abroad, strengthen them and give them courage, help them put their trust in you. Pray for those who minister in the legal field Pray for those who minister in the communication fields Pray for those who minister in the non-profit field Pray for those who minister in the educational and child care fields Pray for those who minister in the medical and health care fields Pray for children who are hungry, abused, or neglected Pray for those who visit and care for the sick and shut ins Church Publishing Incorporated Church Pension Fund and Affiliates Praise God, the Creator of all things, and all things are good Pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit in all we do and say Pray for the wisdom to see the world through the eyes of God

Share the news of the Risen Lord As we contemplate the unity and diversity of the Trinity, let us pray for unity among God’s people and respect for diversity among them Give thanks for the gifts of friendship and love Pray for all Postulants and Candidates for Holy Orders Centennial Challenge Fund Committee Mission and ministry of Habitat for Humanity Worldwide Standing Rock & Cheyenne River MissionYouth Ministry Program Pray for those needing healing of mind, body, or spirit Memorial Day, Decoration Day—Give thanks for all who have given their lives in service to their country. Pray for peace. Prepare for God to work in a new and lively way(Rogation—to ask, as in “interrogate”—we ask God’s blessing of the harvest, of the earth and sea. We remind ourselves that we are the stewards of Creation, neither the authors nor the owners of it. Originally an agricultural observance, it has been broadened and made more inclusive—the crops, the catch of the sea, the fruits of our labors in all their aspects.) Pray for the Church (BCP p. 816) Pray for Clergy and People (BCP p. 817) Prayer for the Diocese (BCP p. 817)PrayforCongressorStateLegislature(BCPp.821)22......... Trinity, Winner—Lay ministers: Frances Bachmann, Judy Bartels, DeEtte Bell, Marla Liggett, Lillian Middlesworth, Karen Moore, Michael Novak, Michelle Novak, Betty Weld ............. Trinity Church, Gatlinburg, TN ............. Province de L’Eglise Anglicane Du Congo ............. World Water Day