Come join us for the Liturgy of the Hours every morning at St. Elizabeth’s at 6:30 am and every day at noon.   If you’ve never done the hours before: prayers are mostly portions of psalms and other Scripture readings.  Morning prayer and noon prayer each take about 15 minutes to complete.  ’Tis a great way to start the day and re-center halfway through it. We meet in the small prayer room in the back of St. Elizabeth’s (It’s the room with the big bowl of sand and candles.  You can’t miss it). If you have any questions, comments or concerns you can e-mail Angela.

In St. E’s prayer room
Morning Prayers 6:30 am – 6:45 am, Monday – Friday
Midday Prayers 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm, Monday – Friday
Compline (Evening Prayers) – currently on hiatus

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You Can Get There From Here
In July of 1995, Vineyard Central purchased the St. Elizabeth property from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The Nixon family moved into the rectory, which was where the priests used to live. The priests who had lived there over the years left many books and other reference materials in the basement of this house. Dave Nixon found them and began reading. This led him to take a trip to the Abbey of Gethsemani in Trappist, KY, where he attended their many prayer meetings throughout the day. As Dave shared about his experience, others discovered The Divine Hours, a series of prayer books developed by Phyllis Tickle. In August of 2000, Kevin Rains and Dave decided to try having Fixed Hour Prayer with their community. We gathered at 7:00 a.m., noon, and supper, and 9:00 p.m. using The Divine Hours as our prayer book. On the hour we’d light candles, stand, and recite these beautiful prayers together. These 15 minute prayer gatherings became touch-stones throughout our day – a time to collect ourselves, remember our maker, and be thankful.

Currently, we gather at the times listed at the top of this page in the St. E building for fixed hour prayer. We continue to use The Divine Hours, and we pause before the final prayer to lift up our own intercessory prayers for our friends and neighbors.

The Divine Hours can be purchased on Amazon.com. These prayers can also be accessed daily, throughout the day, on the web at the Ann Arbor Vineyard’s web site.