2026 Diocesan Cycle of Prayer

The Diocesan 2026 Cycle of Prayer has been updated to reflect our congregations and worshiping bodies by deanery.

Please remember the following congregations and worshiping bodies along with their clergy, staff, and parishioners on the Sundays designated below. By listing these intercessions in your bulletin and using them in the Prayers of the People, our unified prayer will lift up every member of our diocese as One Voice through One Church.

2026 falls in Lectionary Year A and is to be used each Sunday with the ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER

Note: The cycle of prayer is the same every quarter, as each congregation is offered up in prayer four times each year.

Every Sunday:

Diocese of Southwest Florida — The Rt. Rev. Douglas F. Scharf; Companion Diocese of the Dominican Republic; Companion Diocese of Georgia; Companion Diocese of South Carolina; Companion Diocese of Western Louisiana

Dec. 28, 2025; April 5; July 5; Oct. 4: (Clearwater Deanery)   (7)

Church of the Ascension, Clearwater; Church of the Good Samaritan, Clearwater; Holy Trinity, Clearwater;. St. John’s, Clearwater; Church of the Good Shepherd, Dunedin; St. Martin’s, Hudson, and Calvary, Indian Rocks Beach.

Jan. 4; April 12; July 12; Oct. 11: (Clearwater Deanery) (6)

Resurrection Episcopal, Largo; St. Stephen’s, New Port Richey; St. Alfred’s, Palm Harbor; Holy Spirit, Safety Harbor; St. Andrew’s, Spring Hill, and All Saints’, Tarpon Springs.

Jan. 11; April 19; July 19; Oct. 18: (St. Petersburg Deanery) (4)

St. Anne of Grace, Seminole; St. Augustine’s, St. Petersburg; and St. Bartholomew’s, St. Petersburg.

Jan. 26; April 20; July 26; Oct. 25: (St. Petersburg Deanery) (5)

St. Giles’, Pinellas Park; St. Matthew’s, St. Petersburg; St. Peter’s Cathedral, St. Petersburg; St. Thomas’, St. Petersburg, and  St. Vincent’s, St. Petersburg.

Jan. 25; April 26; Aug. 2; Nov. 1: (Tampa Deanery) (9)

St. Mary’s, Dade City; St. John’s, Brooksville; St. Peter’s, Plant City; St. John the Divine, Sun City Center; Grace Church, Tampa; St. Andrew’s, Tampa; St. Chad’s, Tampa; St. Clement’s, Tampa, and St. Francis’, Tampa.

Feb. 1; May 3; Aug. 3; Nov. 8: (Tampa Deanery) (8)

St. James’ House of Prayer, Tampa; St. John’s, Tampa; St. Mark’s, Tampa; St. Mary’s, Tampa; St. Catherine’s, Temple Terrace; Holy Innocents Church, Valrico; St. Paul’s Wesley Chapel, and St. Elizabeth’s, Zephyrhills.

Feb. 8; May 10; Aug. 9; Nov. 15: (Manasota Deanery) (7)

St. Edmund’s, Arcadia; Christ Church, Bradenton; St. George’s, Bradenton; St. Mary Magdalene, Bradenton; Church of the Annunciation, Holmes Beach; All Angels by the Sea, Longboat Key; Holy Spirit, Osprey.

Feb. 15; May 17; Aug 16; Nov 22: (Manasota Deanery) (7)

St. Mary’s, Palmetto; Church of the Apostles, Parrish; Church of the Nativity, Sarasota; Church of the Redeemer, Sarasota; St. Boniface, Siesta Key; St. Margaret of Scotland, Sarasota, and St. Wilfred’s, Sarasota.

Feb. 22, May 24; Aug. 23; Nov. 29: (Venice Deanery) (7)

St. Andrew’s, Boca Grande; St. David’s, Englewood; Church of the Good Shepherd, Punta Gorda; St. Nathaniel’s, North Port; St. James’, Port Charlotte; Good Shepherd, Venice, and St. Mark’s, Venice.

March 1; May 31; Aug. 30; Dec. 6:  (Ft. Myers Deanery) (11)

Church of the Epiphany, Cape Coral; Iona-Hope, Fort Myers; Lamb of God, Fort Myers; St. Hilary’s, Fort Myers; St. Luke’s, Fort Myers; St. Raphael’s, Fort Myers Beach; Good Shepherd, LaBelle; St. Anselm’s, Lehigh Acres; All Souls’, North Fort Myers; St. Michael and All Angels, Sanibel, and St. John’s, Pine Island.

March 8; June 7; Sept. 6; Dec. 13: (Naples Deanery) (6)

St. Mary’s, Bonita Springs; St. Mark’s, Marco Island; St. John’s, Naples; St. Monica’s, Naples; St. Paul’s, Naples, and Trinity-by-the-Cove, Naples.

March 15; June 14; Sept. 13; Dec. 14:  (9)

The Smith Center, DaySpring Episcopal Conference Center and St. Thomas Chapel; St. Anselm’s Chapel, University of South Florida Chapel Center; Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers; Episcopal College Chaplaincies: College of Florida Chaplaincy, Bradenton, and Clergy spouses and widows of the Diocese of Southwest Florida.

March 22; June 21; Sept. 20, Dec. 20: (4)

Retired clergy of the Diocese of Southwest Florida; Episcopal Charities of Southwest Florida; Episcopal Schools in the Diocese of Southwest Florida, and the seminarians of the Diocese of Southwest Florida.

Mar. 29; June 28; Sep. 27, Dec. 27: (Clearwater Deanery)   (7)

Church of the Ascension, Clearwater; Church of the Good Samaritan, Clearwater; Holy Trinity, Clearwater; St. John’s, Clearwater; Church of the Good Shepherd, Dunedin; St. Martin’s, Hudson, and Calvary, Indian Rocks Beach.

Last Updated: 9-27-23