Prayers and readings for Sunday 18 May 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 Muffins & Mumblings men’s group.

This week our diocese prays for the parish of St John the Baptist, Cobble Hill, and their incumbent, John Steele.

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 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 Episcopal Church in Jerusalem
& The Middle East

Collect 

God of glory, whose Beloved took the shadowed road of death and found life in the darkness: may his love be our law, so that, undimmed by fear, we may witness to the power of new birth, through Jesus Christ, the first-born from the dead.  Amen.

Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009) alt.

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon May 19 The Diocese of Mombasa – The Anglican Church of Kenya
  • Tues May 20 The Diocese of Monmouth – The Church in Wales
  • Wed May 21 The Diocese of Montana – The Episcopal Church
  • Thurs May 22 The Diocese of Montreal – The Anglican Church of Canada
  • Fri May 23 The Diocese of Moosonee – The Anglican Church of Canada
  • Sat May 24 The Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness – The Scottish Episcopal Church

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 18 May

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

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