Prayers and readings for Sunday 17 May 2026 and the following week:
We pray for Anna, our bishop, and Allen, our rector. In our parish cycle of prayer, we pray for the Altar Guild.
This week our diocese prays for the Abbey Church & Emmaus Community.
In our ecclesiastical province's cycle of prayer, we pray for the Diocese of New Westminster and Archbishop John Stephens.
We continue to hold the community of Tumbler Ridge in our prayers. We pray for all the people of the town and in particular the families of all those who have died. We pray for all affected for by the devastating news: parents, family members, fellow students, teachers, first responders, medical teams, neighbours, those with links to the town and the province as a whole. We pray that they will know of God’s love and peace in this time. That they will know that they do not walk alone in the dark valley. That they will know the love of neighbour supporting in any way possible. That all of us deeply touched by this tragedy may know God’s hope.
This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Rt. Rev. William Cliff, Bishop, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Ontario.
In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea.
Collect: God unheld by word or wall, lift us from dullness and cynical contempt; make us ready for your Spirit of transforming power; and turn our hearts to the mending of the world, through Jesus Christ, the name above all names. Amen. (Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009) alt.)
Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:
- Mon 18 May The Diocese of Yukon – The Anglican Church of Canada
- Tues 19 May The Diocese of Zaki-Biam – The Church of Nigeria
- Wed 20 May The Missionary Diocese of Zambezia – Igreja Anglicana de Mocambique e Angola
- Thurs 21 May The Diocese of Central Zambia – The Church of the Province of Central Africa
- Fri 22 May The Diocese of Eastern Zambia – The Church of the Province of Central Africa
- Sat 23 May The Diocese of Northern Zambia – The Church of the Province of Central Africa
BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Lectionary for Sunday 17 May
- Mon 18 May Psalm 99; Leviticus 9:1-11, 22-24; 1 Peter 4:1-6
- Tues 19 May Psalm 99; Numbers 16:41-50; 1 Peter 4:7-11
- Wed 20 May Psalm 99; 1 Kings 8:54-65; John 3:31-36
- Thurs 21 May Psalm 33:12-22; Exodus 19:1-9a; Acts 2:1-11
- Fri 22 May Psalm 33:12-22; Exodus 19:16-25; Romans 8:14-17
- Sat 23 MayPsalm 33:12-22; Exodus 20:1-21; Matthew 5:1-12
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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