This week in prayer

Prayers and readings for Sunday 19 October, Pentecost 19, and the following week: 

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

This week our diocese prays for the parish of St Philip, Cedar, and their incumbent, Leslie Flynn.

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Most Rev. Lynne McNaughton, Archbishop, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Kootenay.

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Episcopal Church (USA).

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

• Mon 20 Oct The Diocese of Perth – The Anglican Church of Australia
• Tues 21 Oct The Diocese of Peru – The Anglican Church of South America
• Wed 22 Oct The Diocese of Peshawar – The Church of Pakistan (United)
• Thurs 23 Oct The Diocese of Peterborough – The Church of England
• Fri 24 Oct The Diocese of Central Philippines – The Episcopal Church in the Philippines
• Sat 25 Oct The Diocese of North Central Philippines – The Episcopal Church in the Philippines

Collect:  God of the dispossessed, you teach us to hunger for justice even when the weak are shut out and the powerful turn over in their beds: in the heat of our anger and the bitterness of our complaints, give us courage to protest, the persistence to pray and the heart to love; through Jesus Christ, the true judge. Amen. (Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009))

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 19 October (Pentecost 19):  

• Jeremiah 31:27-34 and Psalm 119:97-104 OR Genesis 32:22-31 and Psalm 121
• 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
• Luke 18:1-8

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

• Mon 20 Oct Psalm 57; 1 Samuel 25:2-22; 1 Corinthians 6:1-11
• Tues 21 Oct Psalm 57; 1 Samuel 25:23-35; James 5:7-12
• Wed 22 Oct Psalm 57; 1 Samuel 25:36-42; Luke 22:39-46
• Thurs 23 Oct Psalm 84:1-7; Jeremiah 9:1-16; 2 Timothy 3:1-9
• Fri 24 Oct Psalm 84:1-7; Jeremiah 9:17-26; 2 Timothy 3:10-15
• Sat 25 Oct Psalm 84:1-7; Jeremiah 14:1-6; Luke 1:46-55

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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