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Readings and prayers for Sunday 1 October 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's, Comox, and their incumbent, Sulin Milne;  in our ecclesiastical province, we pray for the people and clergy of the Diocese of Caledonia and Bishop David Lehmann.

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for the Primate, Linda Nicholls, and for our own diocese of British Columbia. Together with our Evangelical Lutheran partners  we remember missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people  and their families, and pray for an end to gender-based violence. 

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, for all Indigenous people working toward ordination, and for those helping and teaching them..

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Nippon Sei Ko Kai (Anglican Church in Japan).

Collect:  Most high, omnipotent, good Lord, grant your people grace to renounce gladly the vanities of this world; that, following the way of blessed Francis,  we may, for love of you, delight in your whole creation with perfect joy;  through Jesus Christ our Lord,  who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon Oct 2 The Diocese of Akoko Edo – The Church of Nigeria
  • Tues Oct 3  The Diocese of Akot – Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
  • Wed Oct 4 The Diocese of Akure – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
  • Thurs Oct 5 The Diocese of Alabama – The Episcopal Church
  • Fri Oct 6 The Diocese of Alaska – The Episcopal Church
  • Sat Oct 7 The Diocese of Saint Albans – The Church of England


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

Exodus 17:1-7 and Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16  •  Philippians 2:1-13  •  Matthew 21:23-32

"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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