Prayers and readings for Sunday 30 March 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 our event coordinators.
This week our diocese prays for the parish of St Barnabas, Victoria, and their incumbent Travis O'Brian.
In the ecclesiastical provincial cycle of prayer, we pray for the Diocese of Yukon and Bishop Lesley Wheeler-Dame .
This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for The theological colleges and training programs within the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada: The Atlantic School of Theology, Montreal Diocesan Theological, College, and Queen’s College.
In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for Province de L’Eglise Anglicane
Du Congo
Collect: Undignified God, spirit of dangerous feasts, inviting the unclean to your table: find us in the far country of hopelessness and greed; free us from the prison of resentment and envy and bring us back to life; through Jesus Christ, the friend of sinners.
Shakespeare, Steven. Prayers for an Inclusive Church (pp. 94-95). Church Publishing Inc.
Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:
- Mon Mar 31 The Diocese of Maryland – The Episcopal Church
- Tues Apr 1 The Diocese of Masasi – The Anglican Church of Tanzania
- Wed Apr 2 The Diocese of Maseno East – The Anglican Church of Kenya
- Thurs Apr 3 The Diocese of Maseno North – The Anglican Church of Kenya
- Fri Apr 4 The Diocese of Maseno South – The Anglican Church of Kenya
- Sat Apr 5 The Diocese of Maseno West – The Anglican Church of Kenya
BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Lectionary for Sunday 30 March
Daily readings below are from the Complementary thread, related to the weekly Sunday Gospel lection and sermon.
- Mon Mar 31 Psalm 53; Leviticus 23:26-41; Revelation 19:1-8
- Tues Apr 1 Psalm 53; Leviticus 25:1-19; Revelation 19:9-10
- Wed Apr 2 Psalm 53; 2 Kings 4:1-7; Luke 9:10-17
- Thurs Apr 3 Psalm 126; Isaiah 43:1-7; Philippians 2:19-24
- Fri Apr 4 Psalm 126; Isaiah 43:8-15; Philippians 2:25-3:1
- Sat Apr 5 Psalm 126; Exodus 12:21-27; John 11:45-57
Sources:
- Diocese of BC: website | cycle of prayer
- Ecclesiastical Province of BC & Yukon: website
- Anglican Church of Canada: website | cycle of prayer
- Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP): website
- Worldwide Anglican Communion: website | cycle of prayer
- For daily/weekly Bible readings and liturgical notes:
- Revised Common Lectionary
- Daily readings from the RCL
- Online Lectionary (Anglican Church of Canada)
- NRSV and many other searchable Bible versions at bible.oremus.org
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