This week in prayer

Prayers and readings for Sunday 11 October 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  Powerpoint slide creators & operators.

This week our diocese prays for the people of St Columba, Tofino, and visiting clergy.

This week our ecclesiastical province prays for the Diocese of Yukon and Bishop Vincent Fenga . 

The Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Rt. Rev. David Lehmann, Bishop, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Caledonia; for people and ministries working to address issues of poverty, homelessness, and affordable housing.

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Anglican Church of Burundi.

Collect:  God, whose word is engrained in all we eat and drink: free us from the greed that destroys the roots of life; teach us to eat the living bread in whom all hungers are satisfied by the life that gives of itself and is never sapped, Jesus Christ, the living Word. Amen. 
Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009) alt.

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

• Mon 12 Oct The Diocese of Central Busoga – The Church of the Province of Uganda
• Tues 13 Oct The Diocese of Butare – Eglise Anglicane du Rwanda
• Wed 14 Oct The Diocese of Butere – The Anglican Church of Kenya
• Thurs 15 Oct The Diocese of Buye – The Anglican Church of Burundi
• Fri 16 Oct The Diocese of Byumba – Eglise Anglicane du Rwanda
• Sat 17 Oct The Diocese of Calabar – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 11 October

• Exodus 32:1-14 and Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23
• Isaiah 25:1-9 and Psalm 23
• Philippians 4:1-9
• Matthew 22:1-14

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

• Mon 12 Oct Psalm 34; Exodus 19:7-20; Jude 17-25
• Tues 13 Oct Psalm 34; Amos 9:5-15; Philippians 3:13-4:1
• Wed 14 Oct Psalm 34; Song of Solomon 7:10-8:4; John 6:25-35
• Thurs 15 Oct Psalm 96:1-9; Judges 17:1-6; 3 John 9-12
• Fri 16 Oct Psalm 96:1-9; Deuteronomy 17:14-20; 1 Peter 5:1-5
• Sat 17 Oct Psalm 96:1-9; Isaiah 14:3-11; Matthew 14:1-12

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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