This week in prayer

Prayers and readings for Sunday 14 September, Pentecost 14, and the following week: 

We pray for Anna, our bishop, and Allen, our rector. In our parish cycle of prayer, we pray for the Wardens.

This week our diocese prays for the parish of St Paul, Nanaimo, and their incumbent, Vernon Foster.

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

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Most Rev. John Stephens, Metropolitan, and the clergy and people of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon.

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

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

Season of Creation

• Mon 15 Sept The Diocese of OmuAran – The Church of Nigeria
• Tues 16 Sept The Diocese of Ondo – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
• Wed 17 Sept The Diocese of Ontario – The Anglican Church of Canada
• Thurs 18 Sept The Diocese of Oregon – The Episcopal Church
• Fri 19 Sept The Diocese of Eastern Oregon – The Episcopal Church
• Sat 20 Sept The Diocese of Orlu – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Collect:  Hallowed Creator, your glory fills all creation; we sense your presence in the rhythms of nature and the beauty of life:
Awaken in us a reverence for all that you have made,
that we may care for the earth as your sacred gift,
live wisely among its creatures,
and proclaim your love through our stewardship and joy.
Through Jesus Christ, the Word through whom all things were made,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 14 September (Pentecost 14):  

• Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 and Psalm 14
• Exodus 32:7-14 and Psalm 51:1-10
• 1 Timothy 1:12-17
• Luke 15:1-10

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

• Mon 15 Sept Psalm 73; Amos 7:1-6; 1 Timothy 1:18-20
• Tues 16 Sept Psalm 73; Jonah 3:1-10; 2 Peter 3:8-13
• Wed 17 Sept Psalm 73; Job 40:6-14; 42:1-6; Luke 22:31-33, 54-62
• Thurs 18 Sept Psalm 113; Exodus 23:1-9; Romans 3:1-8
• Fri 19 Sept Psalm 113; Ezekiel 22:17-31; Romans 8:31-39
• Sat 20 Sept Psalm 113; Isaiah 5:8-23; Mark 12:41-44

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 
• 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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