Prayers and readings for Sunday 22 June, Pentecost 2, and the following week: 

We pray for Anna, our bishop, and Allen, our rector. In our parish cycle of prayer, we pray for the Powerpoint slide creators & operators.

This week our diocese prays for First Nations Ministries.

In the ecclesiastical provincial cycle of prayer, we pray for the Diocese of Caledonia and Bishop David Lehmann.

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Provincial Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights. On the National Indigenous Day of Prayer we pray for healing and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples.

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for Igreja Anglicana de Mocambique e Angola .

Collect:  Lord, you step upon on our guarded shore and confront our chaos: may we who are divided and overwhelmed by the forces of death learn from you to speak our own name and proclaim your works of life; through Jesus Christ, the Son of the Most High God.  Amen. (Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009) alt.)

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon June 23 The Diocese of Nakuru – The Anglican Church of Kenya
  • Tues June 24 The Diocese of Nambale – The Anglican Church of Kenya
  • Wed June 25 The Diocese of Namibia – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa
  • Thurs June 26 The Diocese of Namirembe – The Church of the Province of Uganda
  • Fri June 27 The Diocese of Nampula – Igreja Anglicana de Mocambique e Angola
  • Sat June 28 The Diocese of Nandyal – The Church of South India (United)

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 22 June (Pentecost 2)

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

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