Prayers and readings for Sunday 27 April and the following week: 

We pray for Anna, our bishop; Allen, our rector; and Rebecca, our deacon. In our parish cycle of prayer, we pray for all who walk the labyrinth at St Philip.

This week our diocese prays for the Parish of Central Saanich and their incumbent, Lon Towstego.

In the ecclesiastical provincial cycle of prayer, we pray for the Diocese of Diocese of New Westminster and Archbishop John Stephens.

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Rt. Rev. Todd Townshend, Bishop, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Huron. Together with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and The Moravian Church, we pray for our full communion partner churches The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the US-based Episcopal Church.

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean.

Collect

O God, our beginning and our end: accept our doubts, heal our desire for certainty and, by your Spirit’s gentle touch, make us a people forgiven and forgiving; through Jesus Christ, the Giver of Peace. Amen. (anglican.ca)

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon Apr 28 The Diocese of Meridional – Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil
  • Tues Apr 29 The Diocese of Meru – The Anglican Church of Kenya
  • Wed Apr 30 The Diocese of México – La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico
  • Thurs May 1 The Diocese of Del Norte de México – La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico
  • Fri May 2 The Diocese of Michigan – The Episcopal Church
  • Sat May 3 The Diocese of Eastern Michigan – The Episcopal Church

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 27 April 

Daily readings below are from the Complementary thread, related to the weekly Sunday Gospel lection and sermon. 

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