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Readings and prayers for Sunday 24 September and the following week: 

We pray for Anna, our bishop, and Allen, our rector.  In our diocesan cycle of prayer, we pray for the people of St Peter, Campbell River, and their incumbent, Stephanie Wood;  in our ecclesiastical province, we pray for the clergy and people  of the Territory of the People and Bishop-elect Clara Plamondon.

In the Anglican Church of Canada cycle of prayer, we also pray for the Bishop-elect, clergy, and people of The Territory of the People.  Together with our full communion partners in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) we remember the Indigenous children who did not return home from residential school. We pray for survivors and their families, and for truth, healing and reconciliation. 

Every Child Matters - link to a memorial prayer

 During this Season of Creation we pray for a renewed commitment to a healthy relationship with  the Earth.

In the Anglican Council of Indigenous People cycle of prayer, we pray for Indigenous Archbishop Chris Harper.

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Church of Ireland.

Collect:  God of Moses, who rained down bread on Israel’s wandering people: lead us to the food that never
leaves us craving, but fills our whole humanity with life enough for all; through Jesus Christ, the true bread of heaven. Amen. (Season of Creation week 4, from Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009), alt.)

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon Sept 25 The Diocese of Aguata – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
  • Tues Sept 26 The Diocese of Ahoada – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
  • Wed Sept 27 The Diocese of Aipo Rongo – The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea
  • Thurs Sept 28 The Diocese of Ajayi Crowther – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
  • Fri Sept 29 The Diocese of Akobo – Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
  • Sat Sept 30 The Diocese of Akoko – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK - click links for full text of readings for that day

Sunday September 24th 2023 , Pentecost 17 (Proper 25)  Exodus 16:2-15 and Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45  •  Philippians 1:21-30  •  Matthew 20:1-16

"After Pentecost during Ordinary Time, there are two sets of Hebrew Bible readings. One set progresses semi-continuously through the Patriarchal/Exodus narratives (Year A), the Monarchial narratives (Year B), and the Prophets (Year C). The other set is related thematically, or is complementary, to the gospel lections for those dates. The Hebrew Bible lections during the rest of the year are thematically related to the gospel lections, which are in turn connected to the seasons of the Church Year. Additional readings are provided for special feast days." Daily readings below are from the Complementary thread, related to the weekly Sunday Gospel lection and sermon. Source

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