This week in prayer

Prayers and readings for Sunday 1 November 2026 and the following week: 

We pray for Anna, our bishop, and Allen, our rector. In our parish cycle of prayer, we pray for the readers.

This week our diocese prays for St Michael & All Angels, Chemainus and their incumbent, Norman Knowles.

This week our ecclesiastical province prays for the Diocese of Kootenay and Bishop Lynne McNaughton.

The Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Bishop, clergy, and people of the Diocese of Yukon

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America .

Collect: Almighty God, whose people are knit together in one holy Church, the mystical Body of your Son, grant us grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment, and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared for those who love you; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. (ACC BAS 428)

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

• Mon 2 Nov The Diocese of Carlisle – The Church of England
• Tues 3 Nov The Diocese of East Carolina – The Episcopal Church
• Wed 4 Nov The Diocese of North Carolina – The Episcopal Church
• Thurs 5 Nov The Diocese of South Carolina – The Episcopal Church
• Fri 6 Nov The Diocese of Upper South Carolina – The Episcopal Church
• Sat 7 Nov The Diocese of Western North Carolina – The Episcopal Church

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 1 November

• Revelation 7:9-17 and Psalm 34:1-10, 22
• 1 John 3:1-3
• Matthew 5:1-12

Daily readings below are from the Complementary thread, related to the weekly Sunday Gospel lection and sermon. 

• Mon 2 Nov Psalm 5; Jeremiah 5:18-31; 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20
• Tues 3 Nov Psalm 5; Lamentations 2:13-17; Acts 13:1-12
• Wed 4 Nov Psalm 5; Proverbs 16:21-33; Matthew 15:1-9
• Thurs 5 Nov Psalm 70; Amos 1:1-2:5; Revelation 8:6-9:12
• Fri 6 Nov Psalm 70; Amos 3:1-12; Revelation 9:13-21
• Sat 7 Nov Psalm 70; Amos 4:6-13; Matthew 24:1-14

Sources:

• Diocese of BC:  website | cycle of prayer
• Ecclesiastical Province of BC & Yukon: website 
• Anglican Church of Canada: website | cycle of prayer
• Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP): website 
• Worldwide Anglican Communion:  website | cycle of prayer
• For daily/weekly Bible readings and liturgical notes:
  • Revised Common Lectionary
  • Daily readings from the RCL
  • Online Lectionary (Anglican Church of Canada)
  • NRSV and many other searchable Bible versions at bible.oremus.org

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