Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry launches a video series for Thy Kingdom Come May 25 for the Worldwide Anglican Communion.
Thy Kingdom Come is a campaign initiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury calling for prayer by individuals, congregations, and families. It 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.
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 |
| May 26 #Praise —Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna |
| May 27 #Thanks — The Most Rev Paul Kwong, Archbishop of Hong Kong |
| May 28 #Sorry — The Ven. 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, the Anglican Church of Canada |
| May 31 #Help — The Most Rev John Sentamu, Archbishop of York |
| June 1 #Adore — The Rev. Roger Walton, President, British Methodist Conference |
| June 2 #Celebrate — Anba 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 — Archbishop Justin Welby |
Adapted from the Office of Public Affairs
Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.
