This week in prayer

Readings and prayers for Sunday 30 July and the following week:  

We pray for Allen, our rector.  In our diocesan cycle of prayer, we pray for our Bishop, Anna Greenwood-Lee, and for postulants of the diocese;  in our ecclesiastical province, we pray for the people and clergy of the Diocese of Kootenay and Archbishop Lynne McNaughton.

In the Anglican Church of Canada cycle of prayer, we pray for The Right Reverends Lydia Mamakwa, Larry Beardy, and Morris Fidler, Bishops, and the clergy and people of the Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh.

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for la Iglesia Anglicana de la Region
Central de America (The Anglican Church of Central America).

Collect:  

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

• Mon July 31 The Diocese of Wangaratta – The Anglican Church of Australia (Victoria Province)
• Tues Aug 1 The Diocese of Wanyjok – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (Northern Bahr el Ghazal Province)
• Wed Aug 2 The Diocese of Warri – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) (Bendel Province)
• Thurs Aug 3 The Diocese of Washington – The Episcopal Church (III (3) Province)
• Fri Aug 4 The Diocese of Wau – The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (Northern Bahr el Ghazal Province)
• Sat Aug 5 The Diocese of Wellington – The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia (Pakeha Tikanga)

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

Sunday July 30th 2023 , Pentecost 9 (Proper 17)

"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

• Mon July 31  Psalm 119:121-128; 1 Kings 3:16-28; James 3:13-18
• Tues Aug 1 Psalm 119:121-128; 1 Kings 4:29-34; Ephesians 6:10-18
• Wed Aug 2 Psalm 119:121-128; Proverbs 1:1-7, 20-33; Mark 4:30-34
• Thurs Aug 3 Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Proverbs 10:1-5; Philippians 4:10-15
• Fri Aug 4 Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Isaiah 51:17-23; Romans 9:6-13
• Sat Aug 5 Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Isaiah 44:1-5; Matthew 7:7-11

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