Presbytery of Port Phillip East
Prayer Calendar 2025
( Lectionary Year B )
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Presbytery of Port Phillip East Prayer Calendar 2025
Date |
Day |
Praying for |
Key people (Ministry agents & chairs for congregations) |
Colour |
01 Jan |
Naming of Jesus |
VCC Emergency Services Chaplains & Volunteers |
|
White |
06 Jan |
Epiphany of our Lord |
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|
White |
12 Jan |
Baptism of Jesus |
Uniting Camping - Merricks Lodge |
Daniel Murray (Director) |
White |
19 Jan |
Epiphany 2 |
Defence Force Chaplains |
Rev Steve Terrell (Army Cadets) |
Green |
|
|
All retired ministers |
Rev Ineke Gyles, Rev Tony Duncan |
Green |
26 Jan |
Epiphany 3 |
Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) |
Interim Chairperson Mark Kickett |
Green |
|
|
UCA Day of Mourning (Sunday prior to Australia Day) |
|
Green |
02 Feb |
Epiphany 4 |
Cornish College |
Principal Nicola Forrest, Chaplain Rev Claire Dawe |
Green |
|
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School chaplains |
Rod Dungan, Rev Steve Terrell, Rev Judith Watkins, Kaylea Fearn, Peter Rivett, Bradon French |
|
02 Feb |
Presentation of Jesus |
|
|
White |
09 Feb |
Epiphany 5 |
St Leonard's College, Brighton |
Principal Stuart Davis, Chaplain Rev Judith Watkins |
Green |
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Wesley College |
Principal Nick Evans, Chaplains Bradon French, Kaylea Fearn, Peter Rivett |
Green |
16 Feb |
Epiphany 6 |
Berwick (St Andrew's) congregation |
Rev Claire Dawe (Supply), Chair Rev Dr Tony Floyd |
Green |
23 Feb |
Epiphany 7 |
University chaplains in our Presbytery |
Mandy Lake |
Green |
02 Mar |
Transfiguration of Jesus |
|
|
White |
05 Mar |
Ash Wednesday |
|
|
Purple |
09 Mar |
Lent 1 |
Pilgrim Theological College |
Head of College Rev Sean Winter, Faculty staff and students |
Purple |
16 Mar |
Lent 2 |
Beaumaris congregation |
Rev Chris Cohen (Supply), Chair Nick Toovey |
Purple |
23 Mar |
Lent 3 |
Presbytery Leadership |
Chair Pastor David Higham, Dep Chair Rev Joy Blamires, Treasurer Jeff Gardner |
Purple |
25 Mar |
Annunciation of the Lord |
|
|
White |
30 Mar |
Lent 4 |
Presbytery Ministry Team |
Presbytery Ministers Rev Jay Robinson, Rev Anneke Oppewal, Rev Robin Yang |
Purple |
|
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|
Secretary Anne Kim, Communication Officer Naomi Cardwell |
Purple |
06 Apr |
Lent 5 |
Brighton Trinity congregation |
Rev Kevin Kim, Chair Ms Helen Wells |
Purple |
|
|
Brighton St Leonard's congregation |
Rev Kim Cain, Chair Peter Hunkin |
Purple |
13 Apr |
Palm Sunday Passion Sunday |
Charman congregation (Former Cheltenham Mentone & Black Rock) |
Rev Greg Fry, Dianne Paterson, Chair Barry Arnold & David Johnson |
|
14 Apr |
Monday in Holy Week |
|
|
Purple |
15 Apr |
Tuesday in Holy Week |
|
|
Purple |
16 Apr |
Wednesday in Holy Week |
|
|
Purple |
17 Apr |
Maundy Thursday |
|
|
Purple |
18 Apr |
Good Friday |
|
|
Black |
19 Apr |
Holy Saturday |
|
|
Black |
20 Apr |
Easter Day |
Caulfield Indonesian |
Tracie Mulia, Chair Ucok Napitupulu |
White |
27 Apr |
Easter 2 |
Melbourne Fijian Uniting Church in Chadstone |
Chair Usaia Soqohhwasa, Secretary Suleti Vakaloloma |
White |
04 May |
Easter 3 |
Clayton Cook Island Uniting congregation |
Rev Ngatokoitu Ongoua |
White |
|
|
St David's Oakleigh congregation |
Rev Dev Anandarajan (Supply), Chair Betty Sibly, Robert Jones |
|
Updated to here
21 Apr |
Easter 4 |
The Uniting Church in Australia Assembly |
Rev Sharon Hollis President), (General Secretary) |
White |
28 Apr |
Easter 5 |
Coatesville congregation |
Rev Graeme Bartley, Chair Richard Palmer |
White |
05 May |
Easter 6 |
Creative Ministries Network |
Rev John Bottomley, Chair Linda Hoskins |
White |
09 May |
Ascension Day |
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|
|
12 May |
Easter 7 |
Cranbourne congregation |
Rev Paul Dau (Supply), Chair Rev Tony Dungan |
White |
19 May |
Day of Pentecost |
Dandenong congregations (Trinity & Lewe Tolu Vakalou - Fijian) |
Rev Berlin Guerrero, Chairs Nigel Bitu, Ian Spencer |
Red |
|
|
Endeavour Hills congregation |
Rev Mike You, Chair Wes Porch |
|
26 May |
Trinity Sunday |
Elsternwick congregation |
Rev Lynette Dungan, Chair Patricia McKay |
White |
|
|
Hampton congregation |
Rev Ann Simons, Chair Ian Menzies |
|
02 Jun |
Pent 2 [9] |
St Andrew's Gardiner congregation |
Rev Ajub Jahja, Tracie Mulia, Chair Irma Aer |
Green |
09 Jun |
Pent 3 [10] |
Glen Waverley congregation |
Rev Chris Waddell, Rev Ian Ferguson, Ms Dianne Paterson, Chair Alison Clarkson |
Green |
|
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High St Frankston congregation |
Rev Ross Pearce, Ms Mandy Lake, Chair Ross Huggard |
|
16 Jun |
Pent 4 [11] |
Somers Camp |
All leaders and campers at the camp & Presbytery Reps Rev Ross Pearce and Rev Claire Dawe |
Green |
22 Jun |
UCA Anniversary |
Synod of Victoria/Tasmania |
Rev David Fotheringham (Moderator), Rev Dr Mark Lawrence (General Secretary) |
Red |
|
|
|
Rev Salesi Faupula (Moderator-elect) |
|
23 Jun |
Pent 5 [12] |
Hampton Park congregation |
Rev Ric Holland, Ms Niki Oostwoud, Chair David Taylor |
Green |
|
|
Heatherton Dingley congregation |
Rev Deacon Andrea Mayes, Chair Christine Duguid |
Green |
30 Jun |
Pent 6 [13] |
Karingal congregation |
Rev Reg Davies. Chair Margaret Higgs |
Green |
07 Jul |
Pent 7 [14] |
Korean Church of Melbourne (KCM) congregation |
Rev Han Song, Chair Peter Ahn |
Green |
14 Jul |
Pent 8 [15] |
Leighmoor congregation |
Rev Heeyoung Lim, Chair Jenny Longmuir |
Green |
21 Jul |
Pent 9 [16] |
Uniting By The Bay - Chelsea-Carrum Congregation |
Rev Sam Joo, Chair Marie McIntosh |
Green |
28 Jul |
Pent 10 [17] |
St Mark's Mornington congregation |
Rev Joy Blamires |
Green |
|
|
The Village Church Mt Eliza congregation |
Rev Cameron McAdam, Chair Andrew Stork |
Green |
04 Aug |
Pent 11 [18] |
Monash congregation |
Rev Eun-Duk (David) Kim (Supply), Chair Chaterine Altmann |
Green |
|
|
Mulgrave congregation |
Rev Kharis Abadani, Chair Kaye Corsham |
Green |
11 Aug |
Pent 12 [19] |
Mt Martha congregation |
Rev Peter Wiltshire, Chair John Hennekam |
Green |
18 Aug |
Pent 13 [20] |
Uniting |
Ms Bronwyn Pike CEO , Ms Silvia Alberti Executive General Manager - Operations |
Green |
|
|
Uniting Mission Directors & Ethos Partner |
Rev John Clarke - Director of Mission; Cheryl Lawrie - Mission & Ethos Partner |
Green |
25 Aug |
Pent 14 [21] |
Mt Waverley congregation |
Rev Semisi TaualiāI, Rev Duncan Turuva, Cathryn Peppiatt, Chair Colin Adam |
Green |
01 Sep |
Pent 15 [22] |
St Luke's Mt Waverley congregation |
Rev James Douglas, Chair Eunice Magee |
Green |
|
|
Murrumbeena congregation |
Rev Andreana Reale, Chair Alison Campbell Rate |
Green |
08 Sep |
Pent 16 [23] |
Narre Warren North congregation |
Rev Hoon You (Supply), Chair Wade Clark |
Green |
15 Sep |
Pent 17 [24] |
St Columba's Noble Park congregation |
Rev Bruce Monro, Chair Greg Wyatt, David loelu |
Green |
22 Sep |
Pent 18 [25] |
Ormond congregation |
Karel Reus (Supply), Chair Mardie Townsend |
Green |
29 Sep |
Pent 19 [26] |
Pakenham congregation |
Rev Robert Elkhuizen, Jo Crisp & Riak Kiir |
Green |
|
|
Parkdale congregation |
Rev Mike You (Supply), Chair Di Paul |
Green |
06 Oct |
Pent 20 [27] |
Sandringham congregation |
Belinda Clear (Supply), Interim Chair David Higham |
Green |
13 Oct |
Pent 21 [28] |
Uniting Agewell |
Rev Clare Brockett - Director of Mission |
Green |
|
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Mr Andrew Kinnersley CEO; Ms Victoria Jacques GM Victoria |
Green |
20 Oct |
Pent 22 [29] |
Chaplains to hospitals and aged care |
Chris Booth (Noble Park), Trish Campbell (Mornington) |
Green |
|
|
|
Chaplaincy Coordinator Zen Liston |
Green |
27 Oct |
Pent 23 [30] |
Seaford congregation |
David Higham, Chair Anne Gill |
Green |
|
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Southern Mornington Peninsula |
Rev Lisa Stewart |
Green |
01 Nov |
All Saints Day |
|
|
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03 Nov |
Pent 24 [31] |
St Kilda South Port UC |
Rev John Tansey, Rev Alex Sangster, Chair Jeff Castles |
Green |
10 Nov |
Pent 25 [32] |
Stonnington Community Church (East Malvern) |
Mr Dick Carter |
Green |
|
|
Tamil Church Melbourne |
Chair Anthonez Roberts |
Green |
17 Nov |
Pent 26 [33} |
Springvale |
Rev Paul Dau, Chair Jean Taylor |
Green |
24 Nov |
Christ the King/ Reign of Christ |
Assembly & Synod appointments |
Rev Duncan Macleod, Rev Mat Harry, Rev Dr Mark Lawrence, |
White |
|
|
|
Ms Mel Perkins, Kelly Skilton, Nia Lavaki, Sarah Manase, Rev Dr Sunny Chen |
White |
01 Dec |
Advent 1 |
SoMang Faith Community |
Rev Junho Back, Secretary Sarah Back |
Purple |
|
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Melbourne Methodist Church in Zimbabwe Faith Community |
Chair Evelyn Mavodza |
Purple |
08 Dec |
Advent 2 |
Armadale congregation |
Rev Fiona Winn, Chair Janet Atkinson |
Purple |
|
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Toorak congregation |
Rev Peter Whitaker (Supply), Chair Jenny Stewardson |
Purple |
15 Dec |
Advent 3 |
Wheelers Hill congregation |
Rev Paulo Kwajakwan (Supply), Chair Jennifer Williamson |
Purple |
|
|
Western Port congregation |
Rev (Deacon) Nigel McBrien, Chair Margaret Baker |
Purple |
22 Dec |
Advent 4 |
VCC Emergency Services Chaplains |
|
Purple |
25 Dec |
Christmas Day |
|
|
White |
29 Dec |
Christmas 1 |
|
|
White |
See the Presbytery Prayer Calendar for the current year.
Previous Presbytery Prayer Calendars are at PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2025, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2024, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2023, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2022, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2021, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2020, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2019, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2018, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2017, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2016, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2015, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2014, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2013, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2012, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2011, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2010