This week in prayer

Readings and prayers for Sunday 19 March and the following week:  

We pray for our new rector, Allen Doerksen.  In our diocesan cycle of prayer, we pray for the people of St Anne and St Edmund, Parksville, and their incumbent, Andrew Twiddy;  in our ecclesiastical province, we pray for the clergy and people of the Diocese of New Westminster and Bishop John Stephens.  

In the Anglican Church of Canada cycle of prayer, we pray for The Rt. Rev. Mary Irwin-Gibson, Bishop, and the people and clergy of the Diocese of Montreal.  

In the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples cycle of prayer,  we pray for Indigenous Peoples in the Diocese of Western Newfoundland.  

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

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

• Mon Mar 20 The Diocese of Rokon – The Episcopal Church of South Sudan
• Tues Mar 21 The Diocese of Rorya – The Anglican Church of Tanzania
• Wed Mar 22 The Diocese of Ruaha – The Anglican Church of Tanzania
• Thurs Mar 23 The Diocese of Ziwa (Lake) Rukwa – The Anglican Church of Tanzania
• Fri Mar 24 The Diocese of Rumbek – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
• Sat Mar 25 The Diocese of Rumonge – The Anglican Church of Burundi

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday March 19th 2023 , 4th Sunday in Lent- click links for full text of readings for that day

• Monday, March 20, 2023: Psalm 146; Isaiah 59:9-19; Acts 9:1-20
• Tuesday, March 21, 2023: Psalm 146; Isaiah 42:14-21; Colossians 1:9-14
• Wednesday, March 22, 2023: Psalm 146; Isaiah 60:17-22; Matthew 9:27-34
• Thursday, March 23, 2023: Psalm 130; Ezekiel 1:1-3, 2:8-3:3; Revelation 10:1-11
• Friday, March 24, 2023: Psalm 130; Ezekiel 33:10-16; Revelation 11:15-19
• Saturday, March 25, 2023, Annunciation of the Lord;  Psalm 130; Ezekiel 36:8-15; Luke 24:44-53

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 |  cycle of prayer
• 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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