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Readings and prayers for Sunday 22 October 2023 and the following week: 

We pray for Anna, our bishop, and Allen, our rector.  In our diocesan cycle of prayer, we pray for the people of St Philip, Lantzville.

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for the Primate, Linda Nicholls, and for The Rt. Rev. John Stephens, Bishop, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of New  Westminster. With our full communion partners in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada, we pray for an end to gender-based violence and human trafficking. 

In the Anglican Council of Indigenous People cycle of prayer, we pray for Indigenous Archbishop Chris Harper, and for the Elders, that we may continue to recognize the wisdom they contribute to their communities.

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

Collect:  O God,  whose image we bear and whose name we carry, yours is the world and all it contains.  Recall us to our true allegiance,  so that above the powers and rulers of this world you alone may claim our loyalty and love. We make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever.  Amen.  (Opening Prayers (1997) alt.)

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon Oct 23 The Diocese of Northwest Ankole – The Church of the Province of Uganda
  • Tues Oct 24 The Diocese of South Ankole – The Church of the Province of Uganda
  • Wed Oct 25 The Diocese of West Ankole – The Church of the Province of Uganda
  • Thurs Oct 26 The Diocese of Antananarivo – The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
  • Fri Oct 27 The Diocese of Antsiranana – The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
  • Sat Oct 28 Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa – The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia

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

Lectionary for Sunday 22 October 2023:  Exodus 33:12-23 and Psalm 99  • 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10  • Matthew 22:15-22

"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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