·         1^st  & 16^th:  Loving God, we thank thee for the wonder and mystery of the heavens and the beauty and splendor of the earth.  Enable us by thy grace to appreciate thy creation and one another, for each one of us is fearfully and wonderfully made by thee.  Help us to respect the gift of life and the dignity of every human person from the womb until natural death.  Amen. 

·         2^nd & 17^th:  Father, we thank thee for the gift of thy love.  We thank thee for calling us, as frail as we are, to reflect thy love in the midst of this broken and hurting world.  Grant us the courage to share this precious gift with all whom we come into contact with as individuals and as a church family.  Amen.

·         3^rd & 18^th:  Father, as we move through this holy Season of Advent, may we turn from the ways of sin toward the promise of everlasting life in thy Son Jesus Christ, and await with joy the time of His Coming in Glory.  Amen.

·         4^th & 19^th:  Father of Heaven and Earth, we pray for thy Son’s holy Catholic Church throughout the world.  We pray for the unity of all Christians.  We pray for the preservation of the Anglican Communion.  Increase our love and respect for one another as thy Church and keep us always in the Truth of the Gospel of thy Son Jesus Christ.  Amen.  (December 4th only:  Father, we pray for Father Michael on this the 13^th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.  Pour out thy blessing upon him this day.  Give him a pastor’s heart for all thy people and strengthen his commitment to the calling thou hast placed on his life.  Help us, as his church family, to support and encourage him in his ministry.  Amen).  (December 4^th only:  Almighty God and Father, thy Son Jesus Christ is our great High Priest, the Bishop of our souls and our example of perfect Servant Ministry.  Bless our Priests and our Ordinands as they begin a two day Silent Retreat with our Bishop.  Grant them anew the gift and anointing of thy Holy Spirit and prepare them for the ministry which thou hast entrusted to them; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen).

·         5^th & 20^th:  Gracious God, thou hast called us to be faithful stewards of thy bounty.  Enable us by thy grace to give sacrificially and joyfully for the proclamation of the Gospel and the growth of thy Kingdom in this place.  Help us to remember the words of our offertory prayer, “All things come of thee, O Lord, and of thine own have we given thee.  Amen.”

·         6^th & 21^st: Father, thy Son Jesus Christ said, “Let the little children come to Me and do not forbid them, for to such belongs the Kingdom of God”.  Father we pray for our children and for our Children’s ministries.  May the anointing of the Holy Spirit fall powerfully upon our ministry to young people.  We pray for our children to grow up in the knowledge and love of the Lord and to have hearts devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ and to the Truth of His holy Gospel and the Faith of thy holy Catholic Church.  Amen.  (December 6^th only:  Compassionate Father, on this the Feast of St. Nicholas, the Patron Saint of Children, we pray that thou wouldst pour out a special blessing upon our children.  Place a hedge of protection around them to keep them safe and enable them to know thine unending and unconditional love for each one of them.  Amen).  (December 6^th only:  Gracious Father, in the Name of thy Son Jesus Christ, send thy Holy Spirit upon those being Confirmed or Received this day at All Saints’ Anglican Mission, Rutland, VT.  Bless also those who are Reaffirming their Baptism and who seek a stirring up of the Holy Spirit within them through the Laying on of Hands.  Come Holy Spirit!  Come Fire from above!  Come Breath of God!  Fall powerfully upon us our Parish Family and fill us all with the gift of Faith and the grace to persevere.  Amen.  (December 21^st only:  Everliving God, who didst strengthen thine apostle Thomas with sure and certain faith in thy Son’s resurrection: Grant us so perfectly and without doubt to believe in Jesus Christ, our Lord and our God, that our faith may never be found wanting in thy sight…Amen).

·         7^th & 22^nd: Father, Thou alone can bring growth in this place.  We beseech thee to bless us and to grant us great growth in membership, church attendance and spiritual maturity. Give us hearts to seek the lost and to welcome the stranger.  Enable us to receive each person as someone sent by thee.  Amen.  (December 7^th only:  Heavenly Father, we rejoice that thou art raising up Deacons among us for the ministry of thy holy Church.  Bless Ted, Michael, Andrew and Chris on this the day of their ordination to the Sacred Diaconate.  Grant them a Servant’s heart, that is the Heart of thy Servant Jesus Christ, that they may fulfill this sacred ministry and trust.  Bless their families O God and enable us all to rejoice with the joy of the angels above.  Amen!)

·         8^th & 23^rd: Father, we pray in thanksgiving for the life and ministry of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  In the midst of things she could not possibly have understood, she trusted in thy Word.  May we also come to trust in the gift of thy holy Word revealed in our life through the Holy Scriptures.  May we, like the Blessed Mother, surrender ourselves to thee in humble obedience saying, “Let it be done to me according to thy Word.”  Amen. (December 8th only:  Father, on this the Feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary give us humble and obedient hearts to receive thy Will for our church family.  May we, like her, receive the anointing of the Holy Spirit and conceive thy Word within us, bearing forth thy Word in all the world.  Amen).

·         9^th & 24^th:  Father, thou hast sent thine only Son, Jesus Christ, to be our Savior and to give His life upon the cross for us and for our salvation.  May thy heavenly anointing and life-giving Spirit fall upon thy people.  We remember especially:  Robert, our Archbishop; Donald, our Bishop; the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans; the Anglican Church in North America and the Anglican Network in Canada.  May they be faithful Ministers of thy Word and Sacraments and Godly examples of lives lived for and in thy Son Christ Jesus our Lord.  Amen. (December 24^th only:  Father, give us thy grace, that by Word and Sacrament, we may receive thy Son into our lives anew.  May the peace and joy of this Christmas Eve fill us everyday of the year.  Amen).

·         10^th & 25^th:  Father, thou so loved the world that thou hast given us thine only begotten Son.  Pour out thy Holy Spirit upon us that we may recognize the Lord at the time of His coming and joyfully receive Him as our Saviour.  Amen.  (December 25^th only:  Almighty God, thou hast given thine only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and to be born this day of a pure virgin:  Grant that we, who have been born again and made thine children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit…Amen).

·         11^th & 26^th:  Father, may our hearts be filled with the true Light and Presence of Jesus thy Son.  May His holy Light –which has now come into the world- shine so brightly, that the darkness of our lives may be pierced, scattered and sent to flight.  Amen.  (December 26^th only:  We give thee thanks, O Lord of glory, for the example of the first martyr Stephen, who looked up to heaven and prayed for his persecutors to thy Son Jesus Christ, who standeth at thy right hand…Amen.).

·         12^th & 27^th:  Loving God, give us thy grace we pray, that we may offer ourselves, as individuals and as a church family, to thy holy service.  As thou didst give thine only Son for us, may we give ourselves for Him and to the honor and glory of thy Name.  Amen.  (December 27^th only:  Shed upon thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, the brightness of thy light; that we, being illumined by the teaching of thine apostle and evangelist John, may so walk in the light of thy truth, that we may at length attain to the fullness of life everlasting…Amen.).

·         13^th & 28^th:  Loving God, we thank thee for the abundance of thy blessings:  for our creation, our family, our friends, and our church family.  Most of all we thank thee for our salvation in the gift of thy Son Jesus Christ.  Amen.  (December 28^th only:  Father, thy Holy Spirit is the Lord and Giver of Life.  On this the Feast of the Holy Innocents of Bethlehem, keep us ever mindful of the sanctity of all human life from the first moment of conception unto natural death.  We pray especially for the unborn, all the children of the world and especially for the unprotected.  Amen).

·         14^th & 29^th:  Gracious Father, we pray for our Vestry.  May they provide inspired and Godly leadership within our church family.  We pray that their decisions may be the direct result of the anointing of thy Holy Spirit falling upon them.  Give them singleness of vision and a oneness of heart in accordance with thy perfect Will.  Amen.

·         15^th & 30^th:  We pray for those who are sick and are in need of thy Divine healing.  We pray especially for those who are homebound.  Bless those in need of physical, spiritual and/or emotional healing O God.  We pray that all of us at Holy Trinity will continue to love thee and one another, building one another up and encouraging one another to get involved in the Lord’s work and to grow daily in our relationship with thy Son Jesus Christ.  Amen.

·         31^st:  Father, grant us one vision, mind, voice and heart for the Gospel of thy Son Jesus Christ.  Grant us hearts for evangelism, to know Christ and to make Him known.  Please grant us the grace and courage to witness by word and example to our families, friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc.  Only thou knowest what awaits us in the coming year.  May we face the year without fear knowing that we are always in thy hands.  Amen.

In addition to the above, please pray the following prayer daily:

Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to thee, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so direct our wills, that we may be wholly thine, utterly dedicated unto thee; and then use us, we pray, as thou wilt and always to thy glory and the welfare of thy people; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Amen.