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Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Curry’s video leads worldwide prayer campaign Thy Kingdom Come

May 24, 2017
Office of Public Affairs

On May 25, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry leads the Thy Kingdom Come videos for the Worldwide Anglican Communion. Thy Kingdom Come is a campaign initiated by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby calling for prayer by individuals, congregations and families.

Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray between Ascension Day – May 25 – and Pentecost – June 4 – for more people to come to know Jesus.  #ThyKingdomCome

Presiding Bishop Curry’s video is here

A new inspirational video message featuring a different religious leader each day will be presented throughout Thy Kingdom Come.

 

May 25 #ToJesus The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate, the Episcopal Church

May 26 #Praise His Eminence Christoph Cardinal Schonborn, Archbishop of Vienna

May 27 #Thanks The Most Rev Paul Kwong, Archbishop of Hong Kong

May 28 #Sorry The Venerable Liz Adekunle, Archdeacon of Hackney, London

May 29 #Offer The Rt. Rev. Griselda Delgado del Carpio, Bishop of Cuba

May 30 #PrayFor The Most. Rev. Fred Hiltz, Archbishop and Primate, the Anglican Church of Canada

May 31 #Help The Most Rev John Sentamu, Archbishop of York and Primate of England

June 1 #Adore The Rev. Roger Walton, President, British Methodist Conference

June 2 #Celebrate His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop, the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom

June 3 #Silence Br. Keith Nelson, SSJE, the Society of St. John the Evangelist

June 4 #ThyKingdomCome The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of All England

 

All videos will be available here 

 

Pledge2Pray

Sign-up to participate in Pledge2Pray here or here.

Prayer resources for individuals, congregations and/or families can be downloaded at no fee here.

 

#Pledge2Pray

 

Resources and information

A wide selection of resources and information are available to participate in many ways in Thy Kingdom Come:

  • Episcopal Church and Thy Kingdom Come here
  • Thy Kingdom Come here
  • Prayer resources that can be downloaded at no fee are here
  • #Pledge2Pray
  • #ThyKingdomCome
  • Join the Facebook page here
  • A Prayer Journal to record thoughts, prayers and ideas throughout Thy Kingdom Come; for young people and adults. Download at no fee here
  • Episcopal Church’s sense of prayer aids ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ campaign by Episcopal News Service here