The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer is the means whereby all the people of the Diocese, and of the Church in Scotland and further afield, can be covered by prayer each month. The Cycle is observed by churches in the Diocese, but please also consider making it a cornerstone of your own daily devotions.
You may also wish to refer to:
- The Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer
- The Porvoo Communion Prayer Diary
- The Scottish Episcopal Institute Prayer Cycle
- The Church in Society Committee, Faith in Action Monthly Prayer Guides
Online version last updated 11th March 2024.
1st Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Scottish Episcopal Church: Those in training for ordained and lay ministries.
- Bishop Gregor Duncan, Bishop Idris Jones, Bishop Gordon Mursell, all retired clergy and those in Post-Retiral Ministry.
- The Church of Scotland.
- The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland.
2nd Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church.
- Pastoral Assistants, Eucharistic Assistants, Worship Leaders and Spiritual Companions in the Diocese.
- North Ayrshire Team: St Andrew’s, Ardrossan; St Peter’s, Dalry (Vacant, Margaret Williams).
3rd Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- The Dean (Reuben Preston).
- Lay Representatives, Alternate Lay Representatives and members of Regional Councils.
- Holy Trinity, Ayr (Martyn Trembath, Patsy Thomson).
- St Oswald’s, Maybole (Liz Crumlish).
4th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania.
- St Columba’s, Largs (Mark Goodman, Linda Whitby).
- St Ninian’s, Prestwick (Jane Ross).
5th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Scottish Episcopal Church: Aberdeen & Orkney (Bishop Anne Dyer, Bishop Dorsey McConnell).
- Holy Trinity, Kilmarnock (Harriet Johnston, Anthony Clapham).
- St Ninian’s, Troon (Keith Thomasson).
6th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: The Church of Norway.
- St John the Evangelist, Annan; St John the Evangelist, Eastriggs; All Saints, Gretna; (Martin Callaghan, Melvyn Redgers).
- All Saints, Lockerbie; St John the Evangelist, Moffat (Paul Singh, John Stevenson).
7th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Bishop’s Core Group.
- All Saints, Challoch; St Margaret of Scotland, New Galloway (Dawn Matthew, Kirsty Anderson).
8th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: The Church of Sweden.
- Diocesan Council.
- St Mary’s, Gatehouse of Fleet; St Francis of Assisi (Greyfriars), Kirkcudbright (Vacant, Gill Hart, John Martin, Gordon Mursell).
9th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Scottish Episcopal Church: Argyll and the Isles (Vacant).
- St Ninian’s, Castle Douglas (Christopher Ketley, John McHale, Alan Rumble).
- Christ Church, Dalbeattie (Christopher Ketley, John, McHale, John Simmons, Helen Evans).
10th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: The Church of England.
- St John the Evangelist, Dumfries (Janice Aiton, James Clark-Maxwell, Andrew MacKenzie, Ann Shukman, Steven Ballard, Gordon Warwick, Richard Starkey).
- St Ninian’s, Portpatrick; St John the Evangelist, Stranraer (Elizabeth Breakey).
11th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Diocesan Secretary (John Mitchell).
- East End Episcopal Churches: St John the Evangelist, Baillieston; St Serf’s with St Kentigern’s, Shettleston (Tess Lowe).
12th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
- Diocesan Treasurer (Robert Burgon); Diocesan Auditors (John R. Park, Jacqui McCarrell, Andrew Littlejohn).
- St James-the-Less, Bishopbriggs (Paul Watson, Kennedy Fraser).
- St Cyprian’s, Lenzie (Vacant).
13th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Scottish Episcopal Church: Brechin (Bishop Andrew Swift).
- Companions of Our Lady & St Mungo (Ellen Barrett, Alison Joy Whybrow).
- Holy Name, Cumbernauld (Kirstin Freeman, Ray Gascoigne).
- St Matthew’s, Possilpark (David Wostenholm, Stuart Wood).
14th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: The Church of Ireland.
- Diocesan Chancellor (Bruce Erroch); Diocesan Registrar (Ronald Inglis).
- St Bride’s, Glasgow (Peter Bradley).
- St Andrew’s, Milngavie (Andrea Hagenbuch, Fraser Gold).
15th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Lay Readers’ Warden (Ray Gascoigne).
- Cathedral Chapter.
- Cathedral Church of St Mary, Glasgow (Kelvin Holdsworth, Oliver Brewer-Lennon, John Riches, Ellen Barrett, Maggie McTernan).
16th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland.
- Diocesan Makar (Kirstin Freeman).
- St Augustine’s, Dumbarton (Heller Gonzalez).
17th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Scottish Episcopal Church: Edinburgh (Bishop John Armes).
- Diocesan Architect (Rebecca Cadie); Diocesan Surveyor (Elliott Glenesk).
- All Saints, Bearsden; (David Guest).
- St Michael & All Angels, Helensburgh (Dominic Ind).
18th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: The Church in Wales.
- Diocesan Environmental Group (Stuart Bain, Ian Arbon, Rebecca Cadie, Danny Craig, Fiona Crawford, Petko Marinov, Alsion Mathew, Audrey O’Brien Stewart)
- All Saints, Jordanhill (Sydney Maitland).
19th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Diocesan Property Committee (Reuben Preston).
- St Aidan’s, Clarkston (Nicholas Taylor).
- St Margaret of Scotland, Newlands (Gordon Fyfe, David Jasper, Charlotte Methuen, Mary Bowden).
20th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: The Lusitanian Church of Portugal.
- Diocesan Centre Staff (Christine Hughes, Iolanthe Stack, Janet Chalmers).
- St Oswald’s, King’s Park (Alison Mathew).
- St Ninian’s, Pollokshields (Verity Brown, Kenneth Roach, Eamonn Rodgers).
21st Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Scottish Episcopal Church: Moray, Ross and Caithness (Bishop Mark Strange).
- Good Shepherd & Ascension, Hillington; Holy Trinity & St Barnabas, Paisley (Deborah Davison).
22nd Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: The Spanish Episcopal Reformed Church.
- Pastoral Supervisors in the Diocese (Liz Crumlish, Lisa Curtice, Keith Thomasson, Martyn Trembath)
- St John’s, Johnstone; St Margaret’s, Renfrew (Reuben Preston, Lisa Curtice).
23rd Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Diocesan Protection of Vulnerable Groups Co-ordinator (Anne Jones).
- St John the Evangelist, Greenock (Wilhelmina Nesbitt).
24th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark.
- Heartland Group: St Mary’s, Bridge of Weir; St Fillan’s, Kilmacolm; St Mary the Virgin, Port Glasgow (Vacant, Robert Chambers).
25th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Scottish Episcopal Church: St Andrew’s, Dunkeld and Dunblane (Bishop Ian Paton).
- Canon Missioner (Audrey O’Brien Stewart); Digital Engagement Officer (Petko Marinov).
- Holy Trinity, Motherwell; St Andrew’s, Wishaw (Vacant).
26th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad.
- Mothers’ Union.
- St Cuthbert’s, Cambuslang; St Mark’s, East Kilbride (Vacant).
27th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Porvoo Link: The Lutheran Church in Great Britain.
- St Mary the Virgin, Hamilton; St Andrew’s, Uddingston (Matthew Little).
- Episcopalians in isolated parts of the country.
28th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Interfaith Relations (Maggie McTernan).
- Christ Church, Lanark (Drew Sheridan, Jackie Fenton, Robert Burgon, Richard Evans, Rob Thain).
- St Paul and St John the Evangelist, Monklands (Kirstin Freeman).
29th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- Scottish Episcopal Church: General Synod Office (John Stuart, Secretary General).
- Scottish Episcopal Church: Provincial Standing Committee & Provincial Boards.
- Chaplaincy in Hospitals, Education and Commerce.
- Anglican Chaplaincy, University of Glasgow (Kelvin Holdsworth, Oliver Brewer-Lennon).
30th Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- The Methodist Church in Scotland (Mark Slaney).
- The United Reformed Church (Paul Whittle).
- EMU Partnership Agreement.
31st Day of Each Month
- Bishop Kevin Pearson, Bishop of the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway.
- The Anglican Communion.
- The Primates’ Meeting.
- The Anglican Consultative Council (Beth Routledge).
