The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle
The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle takes us through every region of the world over the course of a year. Praying for each place on earth and its people at least once a year, we affirm our solidarity with Christians all over the world, brothers and sisters living in diverse situations, experiencing diverse problems and sharing diverse gifts. Pray with us!
Prayer is at the very heart of the ecumenical movement. Jesus prayed that we – his followers – may all be one. When we pray with and for one another, we can feel God’s gift of unity. Prayer sustains us on our way towards a unity that all can see, “so that the world may believe”. (John 17:21)
The suggested prayer texts are based on the publication "Pilgrim Prayers – an Ecumenical Prayer Cycle". The book and the website offer valuable aids for intercessory prayers, prayer on behalf of and in solidarity with others.
The Rev. Nolan Donald gives the sermon during the Galilean Beach service, a ministry of Foley (Ala.) United Methodist Church at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Ala., while a beach attendant lays out beach chair cushions in the background. The 7:30 a.m. service is over before most other beachgoers arrive. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.
Rev. James Bhagwan, general secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches, spoke during a meeting on the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace at the Pacific Theological College, in Suva, Fiji, in January 2020.
Next week we pray for: Oceania: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia (Maohi Nui), Kanaky, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Prayers for the upcoming weeks
| Dates | We pray for |
|---|---|
| 01 - 07 November 2020 | Oceania: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia (Maohi Nui), Kanaky, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu |
| 15 - 21 November 2020 | East Timor (Timor Leste), Indonesia, Philippines |
| 22 - 28 November 2020 | Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore |
| 29 November - 05 December 2020 | Myanmar, Thailand |
| 06 - 12 December 2020 | Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam |
| 13 - 19 December 2020 | China, Hong Kong, Macau |
| 20 - 26 December 2020 | Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan |