Prayers and readings for Sunday 27 September 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 members and work of the Parish Council.
This week our diocese prays for the Church of the Advent, Colwood and their incumbent, Ingrid Andersen.
This week our ecclesiastical province prays for thepeople and clergy of the Diocese of Kootenay and Bishop Lynne McNaughton.
The Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Rt. Rev. Clara Plamondon, Bishop, and the clergy, and people of The Territory of the People.
Every child matters! Remember the Indigenous children who did not return home from residential school; for survivors and their families; for truth, healing, and reconciliation.
In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Church of Bangladesh.
Collect:
Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:
Season of Creation
- Mon 28 Sept The Diocese of Central Buganda – The Church of the Province of Uganda
- Tues 29 Sept The Diocese of West Buganda – The Church of the Province of Uganda
- Wed 30 Sept The Diocese of Buhiga – The Anglican Church of Burundi
- Thurs 1 Oct The Diocese of Bujumbura – The Anglican Church of Burundi
- Fri 2 Oct The Diocese of Bukavu – Province de L’Eglise Anglicane Du Congo
- Sat 3 Oct The Diocese of Bukedi – The Church of the Province of Uganda
BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Lectionary for Sunday 27 September
- Exodus 17:1-7 and Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 OR
- Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 and Psalm 25:1-9
- Philippians 2:1-13
- Matthew 21:23-32
Daily readings below are from the Complementary thread, related to the weekly Sunday Gospel lection and sermon.
- Mon 28 Sept Psalm 28; Judges 14:1-20; Philippians 1:3-14
- Tues 29 Sept Psalm 28; Judges 16:1-22; Philippians 1:15-21
- Wed 30 Sept Psalm 28; Judges 16:23-31; Matthew 9:2-8
- Thurs 1 Oct Psalm 80:7-15; Jeremiah 2:14-22; Colossians 2:16-23
- Fri 2 Oct Psalm 80:7-15; Jeremiah 2:23-37; Philippians 2:14-18; 3:1-4a
- Sat 3 Oct Psalm 80:7-15; Jeremiah 6:1-10; John 7:40-52
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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