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Readings and prayers for Sunday 14 May and the following week:  

We pray for our rector, Allen Doerksen.  In our diocesan cycle of prayer, we pray for our Bishop, Anna Greenwood-Lee, and for the people of St John the Baptist, Cobble Hill, and their incumbent, John Steele;  in our ecclesiastical province, we pray for the people and clergy of the  Diocese of Caledonia and Bishop David Lehmann.

In the Anglican Church of Canada cycle of prayer, we pray for The Rt. Rev. Michael Oulton, Bishop, the clergy and people of the Diocese of Ontario, and for Bishop-Elect the Rt . Rev. William Cliff. 

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Church of the Province
of West Africa.

Collect:

God in whom we move, live and have our being,
you have prepared for those who love you
riches beyond imagination.
Pour into our hearts such love toward you,
that we, loving you above all things,
may obtain your promises,
which exceed all that we can desire;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • May 15 The Diocese of Swansea & Brecon – The Church in Wales
  • May 16  The Diocese of Swaziland – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa
  • May 17  The Diocese of Sydney – The Anglican Church of Australia (New South Wales Province)
  • May 18  Ascension Day The Diocese of Tabora – The Anglican Church of Tanzania
  • May 19 Te Pihopatanga o Tai Tokerau – The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia (Maori Tikanga)
  • May 20 Te Pihopatanga o Tairawhiti – The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia (Maori Tikanga)

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday May 14th 2023 , Easter 6 - click links for full text of readings for that day

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