Prayers and readings for Sunday 24 August, Pentecost 11, and the following week:
We pray for Anna, our bishop, and Allen, our rector. In our parish cycle of prayer, we pray for the ushers and greeters.
This week our diocese prays for the parish of St Matthias, Fairfield (Victoria).
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. Richard Reed, Bishop; The Rt. Rev Adam Halkett, Bishop of Missinippi, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Saskatchewan.
In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for the Church of the Province of South East Asia.
Collect: God of restless fire and urgent river’s flow: unsettle the false peace which hides our divisions; unfold our hearts to sense your presence; unloose your kingdom and make us one in Jesus Christ, the first of many brothers and sisters. Amen. ( Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009))
Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:
BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Lectionary for Sunday 24 August (Pentecost 11):
Daily readings below are from the Complementary thread, related to the weekly Sunday Gospel lection and sermon.
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