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Readings and prayers for Sunday 18 June and the following week:  

We pray for our rector, Allen Doerksen.  In our diocesan cycle of prayer, we pray for our Bishop, Anna Greenwood-Lee, and for the people of St John, Port Alice;  in our ecclesiastical province, we pray for the clergy and people of the Diocese of Caledonia and Bishop David Lehmann.

In the Anglican Church of Canada cycle of prayer, we pray for The Provincial Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land, and on this Sunday closest to  The National Indigenous Day of Prayer (21 June), for healing and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples.

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

Collect: God of love,
in your compassion
you reach out to the lost and helpless.
Continue this work through us,
so that your reign of justice and peace may increase;
through Jesus Christ, the Lord of the harvest. Amen.

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon June 19 The Diocese of Tohoku – The Nippon Sei Ko Kai
  • Tues June 20 The Diocese of Tokyo – The Nippon Sei Ko Kai
  • Wed June 21 The Diocese of Toliara – The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
  • Thurs June 22 The Diocese of Tonj – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (Northern Bahr el Ghazal Province)
  • Fri June 23 The Diocese of Torit – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (Eastern Equatoria Province)
  • Sat June 24 The Birth of John the Baptist The Diocese of Toronto – The Anglican Church of Canada (Ontario Province)

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK - click links for full text of readings for that day

Sunday June 18th 2023 , Pentecost 3 

"After Pentecost during Ordinary Time, there are two sets of Hebrew Bible readings. One set progresses semi-continuously through the Patriarchal/Exodus narratives (Year A), the Monarchial narratives (Year B), and the Prophets (Year C). The other set is related thematically, or is complementary, to the gospel lections for those dates. The Hebrew Bible lections during the rest of the year are thematically related to the gospel lections, which are in turn connected to the seasons of the Church Year. Additional readings are provided for special feast days." Daily readings below are from the Complementary thread, related to the weekly Sunday Gospel lection and sermon. Source

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