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Readings and prayers for Sunday 17 December 2023 and the following week: 

We pray for Anna, our bishop, and Allen, our rector. In our diocesan cycle of prayer this week, we pray for the chaplains and chaplaincies throughout the diocese. In our provincial cycle of prayer, we pray for the  clergy and people of the Diocese of Kootenay and Archbishop Lynne McNaughton. 

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for the Primate, Linda Nicholls, The Venerable Alan Perry, General Secretary, and the staff of the General Secretary’s Office.

In the Anglican Council of Indigenous People cycle of prayer, we pray for Indigenous Archbishop Chris Harper, and for  Indigenous Peoples in the Diocese of Nova Scotia. 

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea.

Collect:     God of light, who sent the Baptist to offer hope and to face the world’s scorn: open our ears to hear the cries from the margins, exposing our fears, sharpening our vision and calling us to faith; through Jesus Christ, the one who is to come. Amen. (Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009) alt.)

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon Dec 18 The Diocese of Bentiu – Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
  • Tues Dec 19 The Diocese of Bermuda (Extra-Provincial)
  • Wed Dec 20 The Diocese of Bethlehem – The Episcopal Church
  • Thurs Dec 21 The Diocese of Bhopal – The Church of North India (United)
  • Fri Dec 22 The Diocese of Bida – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
  • Sat Dec 23 The Diocese of Biharamulo – The Anglican Church of Tanzania

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

Lectionary for Sunday 17 December 2023:  Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11  • Psalm 126 or Luke 1:46b-55  • 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24   • John 1:6-8, 19-28

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