Presbytery of Port Phillip East
Prayer Calendar 2024
( Lectionary Year B )
Any questions about this calendar, please contact JohnHurst.
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 |
|
|
White |
07 Jan |
Baptism of Jesus |
Uniting Camping - Merricks Lodge |
Daniel Murray (Director) |
White |
14 Jan |
Epiphany 2 |
Defence Force Chaplains |
Rev Steve Terrell (Army Cadets) |
Green |
|
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All retired ministers |
Rev Ineke Gyles, Rev Tony Duncan |
Green |
21 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 |
28 Jan |
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 |
|
02 Feb |
Presentation of Jesus |
|
|
White |
04 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 |
11 Feb |
Transfiguration of Jesus |
Berwick (St Andrew's) congregation |
Rev Dr Ji Zhang (Supply), Chair Rev Dr Tony Floyd |
White |
14 Feb |
Ash Wednesday |
University chaplains in our Presbytery |
Mandy Lake, Rev Jay Robinson |
Purple |
18 Feb |
Lent 1 |
Pilgrim Theological College |
Head of College Rev Sean Winter, Faculty staff and students |
Purple |
25 Feb |
Lent 2 |
Beaumaris congregation |
Rev Chris Cohen (Supply), Chair Nick Toovey |
Purple |
03 Mar |
Lent 3 |
Presbytery Leadership |
Chair Pastor David Higham, Dep Chair Rev Joy Blamires, Treasurer Jeff Gardner |
Purple |
10 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 Sarah Manase |
Purple |
17 Mar |
Lent 5 |
Brighton Trinity congregation |
Rev Kevin Kim, Chair Ms Helen Wells |
Purple |
24 Mar |
Palm Sunday Passion Sunday |
Brighton St Leonard's congregation |
Rev Kim Cain, Chair Peter Hunkin |
Purple |
|
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Charman congregation (Former Cheltenham Mentone & Black Rock) |
Rev Greg Fry, Dianne Paterson, Chair Barry Arnold & David Johnson |
|
25 Mar |
Annunciation of the Lord |
|
|
White |
25 Mar |
Monday in Holy Week |
|
|
Purple |
26 Mar |
Tuesday in Holy Week |
|
|
Purple |
27 Mar |
Wednesday in Holy Week |
|
|
Purple |
28 Mar |
Maundy Thursday |
|
|
Purple |
29 Mar |
Good Friday |
|
|
Black |
30 Mar |
Holy Saturday |
|
|
Black |
31 Mar |
Easter Day |
Caulfield Indonesian |
Daniel Sihombing, Chair Mr Sely Kapa |
White |
07 Apr |
Easter 2 |
Melbourne Fijian Uniting Church in Chadstone |
Chair Eroni Salabogi, Secretary Lusiana Varea |
White |
14 Apr |
Easter 3 |
Clayton Cook Island Uniting congregation |
Rev Ngatokoitu Ongoua |
White |
|
|
St David's Oakleigh congregation |
Chair Betty Sibly, Robert Jones |
|
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 |
Red |
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 |
Green |
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 |
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Rev Salesi Faupula (Moderator-elect) |
Red |
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 |
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|
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 |
|
|
Melbourne Methodist Church in Zimbabwe Faith Community |
Chair Evelyn Mavodza |
Purple |
08 Dec |
Advent 2 |
Armadale congregation |
Rev Fiona Winn, Chair Janet Atkinson |
Purple |
|
|
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 |
|
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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 PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2024, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2023, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2022, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2021, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2020, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2019, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2018, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2017, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2016, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2015, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2014, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2013, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2012, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2011, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2010