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Prayers and readings for Sunday 2 February and the following week: 

We pray for Anna, our bishop; Allen, our rector; and Rebecca, our deacon. In our parish cycle of prayer, we pray for the Altar Guild.

This week our diocese prays for the Diocesan and Synod office staff.

In the ecclesiastical provincial cycle of prayer, we pray for the Diocese of Caledonia and Bishop David Lehmann.

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Provincial Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada.

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Anglican Church in Aotearoa,
New Zealand and Polynesia.

Collect:  .Provoking God, calling us through the face of the Other: free our fickle hearts from our need to divide and exclude  both the foreign and the misfit; lead us through the storms of rage to a clear and new beginning; through Jesus Christ, whom hatred cannot touch.  Amen. 
 (Shakespeare, Steven. Prayers for an Inclusive Church, 2009, alt.)

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon Feb 3 The Diocese of London – The Church of England
  • Tues Feb 4 The Diocese of Long Island – The Episcopal Church
  • Wed Feb 5 The Diocese of Los Angeles – The Episcopal Church
  • Thurs Feb 6 The Diocese of Louisiana – The Episcopal Church
  • Fri Feb 7 The Diocese of Western Louisiana – The Episcopal Church
  • Sat Feb 8 The Diocese of Luapula – The Church of the Province of Central Africa

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 2 February

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

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