Previous years at PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2022, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2021, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2020, PresbyteryPrayerCalendar2019

WARNING: This is copied from the official Presbytery Calendar, as far as the "Edited to Here" flag.
Beyond that are cut and pastes from previous years, and are not accurate. They will be updated as time permits.

Presbytery of Port Phillip East Prayer Calendar 2023

Date

Day

Praying for:-

Ministers or Officers

Liturgical Colour

01 Jan 2023

Christmas 2

VCC Emergency Services Chaplains & Volunteers

White

06 Jan 2023

Epiphany of our Lord

White

08 Jan 2023

Baptism of Jesus

Uniting Camping - Merricks Lodge

Matt Gee, Jim Wakelam, Shane Knights, Daniel Murray

White

15 Jan 2023

Epiphany 2

Defence Force Chaplains

Rev Steve Terrell (Army Reserve)

Green

All retired ministers

Green

22 Jan 2023

Epiphany 3

Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress

Interim Chairperson Mark Kickett

Green

UCA Day of Mourning

Green

29 Jan 2023

Epiphany 4

Cornish College

Principal Nicola Forrest, Chaplain Rev Claire Dawe

Green

School chaplains

Rod Dungan, Rev Steve Terrell, Rev Judith Watkins, Kaylea Fearn, Peter Rivett

Green

05 Feb 2023

Epiphany 5

St Leonard's College, Brighton

Principal Stuart Davis, Chaplain Rev Judith Watkins

Green

Wesley College

Principal Nick Evans, Chaplains Bradon French, Kaylea Fearn, Peter Rivett

Green

12 Feb 2023

Epiphany 6

Berwick (St Andrew's) congregation

Rev Dr Ji Zhang (Supply), Chair Rev Dr Tony Floyd

Green

19 Feb 2023

Transfiguration of Jesus

White

22 Feb 2023

Ash Wednesday

University chaplains in our Presbytery Mandy Lake, Rev Jay Robinson

Purple

26 Feb 2023

Lent 1

Pilgrim Theological College

Head of College Rev Sean Winter, Faculty staff and students

Purple

05 Mar 2022

Lent 2

Beaumaris congregation

Rev Chris Cohen (Supply), Chair Nick Toovey

Purple

12 Mar 2023

Lent 3

Presbytery Leadership

Chair Tom Spurling, Deputy Chair David Higham, Treasurer Jeff Gardner

Purple

19 Mar 2023

Lent 4

Presbytery Ministry Team

Presbytery Ministers Rev Anneke Oppewal, Craig Mitchell, David Higham (Supply)

Purple

Secretary Anne Kim, Communication Officer Sarah Manase

25 Mar 2023

Annunciation of the Lord

White

26 Mar 2023

Lent 5

Brighton Trinity congregation

Rev Kevin Kim, Chair Ms Helen Wells

Purple

Brighton St Leonard's congregation

Rev Kim Cain, Mr Peter Hunkin

Purple

02 Apr 2023

Palm Sunday Passion Sunday

Cheltenham Mentone congregation

Rev Greg Fry, Mr David Johnson

Purple

Black Rock congregation

Dianne Paterson, Chair Barry Arnold

Purple

03 Apr 2023

Fig Monday

Purple

04 Apr 2023

Tuesday in Holy Week

Purple

05 Apr 2023

Spy Wednesday

Purple

06 Apr 2023

Maundy Thursday

Purple

07 Apr 2023

Good Friday

No Colour/ or Black

08 Apr 2023

Holy Saturday

Black am /White pm

09 Apr 2023

Easter Day

Caulfield Indonesian

Rev Lingky Widodo, Mr Sely Kapa

White

16 Apr 2023

Easter 2

Melbourne Fijian Uniting Church in Chadstone

Chair Eroni Salabogi, Secretary Lusiana Varea

White

Clayton Cook Island Uniting congregation

Rev Ngatokoitu Ongoua

White

23 Apr 2023

Easter 3

Clayton Cook Island Uniting congregation

Rev Ngatokoitu Ongoua

White

St David's Oakleigh congregation

Rev Arthur Poole (Supply), Chair Betty Sibly, Robert Jones

30 Apr 2023

Easter 4

The Assembly (May 6- 9)

Rev Sharon Hollis (President), Ms Colleen Geyer (General Secretary)

White

07 May 2023

Easter 5

Coatesville congregation

Rev Graeme Bartley, Chair Richard Palmer

White

14 May 2023

Easter 6

Creative Ministries Network congregation

Rev John Bottomley, Chair Linda Hoskins

White

Cranbourne congregation

Rev Paul Dau (Supply), Chair Rev Tony Dungan

18 May 2023

Ascension Day

White

21 May 2023

Easter 7

Dandenong congregations (Trinity & Lewe Tolu Vakalou)

Rev Berlin Guerrero, Chairs Nigel Bitu, Ian Spencer

White

Endeavour Hills congregation

Rev Mike You, Chair Wes Porch

28 May 2023

Day of Pentecost

Elsternwick congregation

Rev Lynette Dungan, Chair Patricia McKay

Red

Hampton congregation

Rev Ann Simons, Chair Ian Menzies

04 Jun 2023

Trinity Sunday

St Andrew's Gardiner congregation

Rev Ajub Jahja, Ms Tracie Mulia, Chair Irma Aer

Red

11 Jun 2023

Pent 2 [12]

Glen Waverley congregation

Rev Neil Peters, Rev Hoon You (supply), Ms Dianne Paterson, Chair Alison Clarkson

Green

18 Jun 2023

Pent 3 [13]

High St Frankston congregation

Rev Ross Pearce, Ms Mandy Lake, Chair Ross Huggard

Green

Somers Camp

All leaders and campers at the camp

Green

22 Jun 2023

UCA Anniversary

Synod of Victoria/Tasmania

Rev David Fotheringham (Moderator), Rev Dr Mark Lawrence (General Secretary)

Green

Ms Isabel Thomas Dobson (Associate General Secretary), Rev Duncan Macleod (EO eLM)

25 Jul 2023

Pent 4 [14]

Hampton Park congregation

Rev Ric Holland, Ms Niki Oostwoud, Chair David Taylor

Green

Edited to Here

10 Jul 2022

Pent 5 [15]

Heatherton Dingley congregation

Mrs Christine Duguid

Green

Karingal congregation

Rev Reg Davies, Mr Kieth Pyke

17 Jul 2022

Pent 6 [16]

Korean Church of Melbourne (KCM) congregation

Rev Han Song, Mr Seoungup Kim

Green

24 Jul 2022

Pent 7 [17]

Leighmoor congregation

Rev Heeyoung Lim, Ms Fiona Wailes

Green

31 Jul 2022

Pent 8 [18]

Uniting By The Bay - Chelsea-Carrum Congregation

Rev Sam Joo, Ms Marie McIntosh

Green

07 Aug 2022

Pent 9 [19]

St Mark's Mornington congregation

Rev Joy Blamires, Ms Ann Scoular

Green

The Village Church Mt Eliza congregation

Rev Cameron McAdam, Mr Tim Gordon, Ms Kaye De Wijn

14 Aug 2022

Pent 10 [20]

Monash congregation

Rev Kharis Abadani, Ms Chaterine Altmann

Green

Mulgrave congregation

Rev Kharis Abadani, Ms Kaye Corsham

21 Aug 2022

Pent 11 [21]

Mt Martha congregation

Mr John Hennekam

Green

28 Aug 2022

Pent 12 [22]

Uniting Vic.Tas

Ms Bronwyn Pike CEO , Ms Silvia Alberti Executive General Manager - Operations

Green

Uniting Mission Directors & Ethos Partner

Rev John Clarke - Director of Mission; Rev Gavin Blakemore - Mission & Ethos Partner

04 Sep 2022

Pent 13 [23]

Mt Waverley congregation

Rev Julie Ross, Rev Semisi Taualiā€™I, Mr Colin Adam

Green

St Luke's Mt Waverley congregation

Rev James Douglas, Ms Eunice Magee

11 Sep 2022

Pent 14 [24]

Murrumbeena congregation

Rev Jay Robinson, Ms Kelly Skilton and Mr Zak Hanyn, Mrs Alison Campbell Rate

Green

18 Sep 2022

Pent 15 [25]

Narre Warren North congregation

Rev Bruce Crowle

Green

25 Sep 2022

Pent 16 [26]

St Columba's Noble Park congregation

Rev Bruce Monro, Dr Greg Wyatt

Green

Keysborough Samoan congregation, Noble Park

Mr David loelu

02 Oct 2022

Pent 17 [27]

Ormond congregation

Rev Andrew Boyle, Rev Pam White (Pastoral Supply), Dr Mardie Townsend

Green

09 Oct 2022

Pent 18 [28]

Pakenham congregation

Rev Robert Elkhuizen, Ms Jo Crisp & Mr Riak Kiir, Mrs Marie Harding

Green

16 Oct 2022

Pent 19 [29]

Parkdale congregation

Ms Anna White-Atkins

Green

Sandringham congregation

Rev Deacon Helen Jackson

23 Oct 2022

Pent 20 [30]

Uniting Agewell

Rev Clare Brockett - Director of Mission

Green

Mr Andrew Kinnersley CEO; Ms Victoria Jacques GM Victoria

30 Oct 2022

Pent 21 [31]

Chaplains in hospitals and aged care

Chaplain Luise Westwood (Noble Park), Chaplain Zena Liston (Mornington)

Green

Southern Mornington Peninsula

Rev Ian Stewart, Ms Jill Fearon

06 Nov 2022

Pent 22 [32]

Seaford congregation

Mr David Higham, Mrs Anne Gill

Green

Edited to Here

01-Nov-2021

All Saints Day

White

06-Nov-2021

Pent 24 [33]

Wheelers Hill congregation

Rev Charles Bakhtar

Green

13-Nov-2021

Pent 24 [33]

Western Port Parish - Hastings, Balnarring, Crib Point congregations

Rev (Deacon) Nigel McBrien

Green

20-Nov-2021

Christ the King/ Reign of Christ

The Synod of Victoria and Tasmania:

Rev Denise Liersch (Moderator), Rev Dr Mark Lawrence (General Secretary), Ms Isabel Thomas Dobson (Associate General Secretary)

White

28 Nov 2021

Advent 1

SoMang Faith Community

Rev Junho Back, Ms Sarah Back

Purple

Melbourne Methodist Church in Zimbabwe Faith Community

Ms Evelyn Mavodza

05 Dec 2021

Advent 2

Armadale congregation; All retired clergy and their spouses

Rev Fiona Winn, Mr Bill Rush

Purple

St George's Burnley congregation

Rev Molesi Tamate, Mrs Jean Palalagi-Gunston

12 Dec 2021

Advent 3

Ministry candidates in formation program

Mr Duncan Turuva

Purple

Recently ordained ministers & ordinands

Ms Andrea Mayes

19 Dec 2021

Advent 4

Bentleigh congregation

Rev Dr Julie Hall, Mrs Glennys Morgan

Purple

25 Dec 2021

Christmas Day

National Council of Churches in Australia & Act for Peace

White

26 Dec 2021

Christmas 1

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