This week in prayer

Readings and prayers for Sunday 31 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 First Nations Ministries throughout the diocese. In our provincial cycle of prayer, we pray for the  clergy and people of the Diocese of Yukon and Bishop Lesley Wheeler-Dame. 

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for the Primate, Linda Nicholls, The Director and staff of General Synod Communications and Information Resources; Amal Attia, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and the staff of Financial Management and Administration.

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for l'Eglise Anglicane du Rwanda.

Collect:  

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

• Mon Jan 1 The Diocese of Bor – Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
• Tues Jan 2 The Diocese of Botswana – The Church of the Province of Central Africa
• Wed Jan 3 The Diocese of Brandon – The Anglican Church of Canada
• Thurs Jan 4 The Diocese of Brechin – The Scottish Episcopal Church
• Fri Jan 5 The Diocese of Brisbane – The Anglican Church of Australia
• Sat Jan 6 Epiphany The Diocese of Bristol – The Church of England

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

Lectionary for Sunday 31 December 2023:  Isaiah 61:10-62:3  • Psalm 148  • Galatians 4:4-7  • Luke 2:22-40

• Mon Jan 1
  • Holy Name of Jesus,  Numbers 6:22-27  • Psalm 8  •  Galatians 4:4-7 or Philippians 2:5-11  • Luke 2:15-21  
  • New Year's Day Ecclesiastes 3:1-13  •  Psalm 8  •  Revelation 21:1-6a  •  Matthew 25:31-46
• Tues Jan 2 Psalm 148; Proverbs 1:1-7; James 3:13-18
• Wed Jan 3 Psalm 110; Proverbs 1:20-33; James 4:1-10
• Thurs Jan 4 Psalm 110; Proverbs 3:1-12; James 4:11-17
• Fri Jan 5 Psalm 110; Proverbs 22:1-9; Luke 6:27-31
• Sat Jan 6 Epiphany of the Lord , Isaiah 60:1-6  • Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14  • Ephesians 3:1-12  • Matthew 2:1-12

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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