Prayers and readings for Sunday 23 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 children of our parish and for those involved in children's ministry.

This week our diocese prays for the Parish of Pender & Saturna Islands.

In the ecclesiastical provincial cycle of prayer, we pray for the Territory of the People and Bishop Clara Plamondon.

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Rt. Rev. John Organ, Bishop, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Western Newfoundland.

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

Collect: Almighty God, on the holy mount you revealed to chosen witnesses your well-beloved Son, wonderfully transfigured: mercifully deliver us from the darkness of this world, and change us into his likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. (Book of Alternative Services)

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon Mar 3 The Diocese of Maiwut – Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
  • Tues Mar 4 The Diocese of Makamba – The Anglican Church of Burundi
  • Wed Mar 5 The Diocese of Makueni – The Anglican Church of Kenya
  • Thurs Mar 6 The Diocese of Makurdi – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
  • Fri Mar 7 The Diocese of Malabar – The Church of South India (United)
  • Sat Mar 8 The Diocese of Malaita – The Anglican Church of Melanesia

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 2 March

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

Sources:

Image by S. Hermann & F. Richter from Pixabay