This week in prayer

Prayers and readings for Sunday 23 November, Last Sunday after Pentecost / Reign of Christ, and the following week: 

We pray for Anna, our bishop, and Allen, our rector. In our parish cycle of prayer, we pray for the envelope secretaries & offerings counters.

This week our diocese prays for the people of St Saviour, Denman Island.

In our ecclesiastical province's cycle of prayer, we pray for the 

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for Diocese of New Westminster and Archbishop John Stephens.

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Anglican Church in Aotearoa,
New Zealand and Polynesia.

Collect:  

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

• Mon 24 Nov The Diocese of Riverina – The Anglican Church of Australia
• Tues 25 Nov The Diocese of Rochester (England) – The Church of England
• Wed 26 Nov The Diocese of Rochester (USA) – The Episcopal Church
• Thurs 27 Nov The Diocese of Rockhampton – The Anglican Church of Australia
• Fri 28 Nov The Diocese of Rokon – Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan
• Sat 29 Nov The Diocese of Rorya – The Anglican Church of Tanzania

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 23 November (Last of Pentecost / Reign of Christ):  

• Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Luke 1:68-79   OR   Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Psalm 46
• Colossians 1:11-20
• Luke 23:33-43

Daily readings below until Wednesday are from the Complementary thread, related to the weekly Sunday Gospel lection and sermon. From Thursday, there is only one thread of readings.

• Mon 24 Nov Psalm 24; Jeremiah 46:18-28; Revelation 21:5-27
• Tues 25 Nov Psalm 24; Isaiah 33:17-22; Revelation 22:8-21
• Wed 26 Nov Psalm 24; Isaiah 60:8-16; Luke 1:1-4
• Liturgical Year A begins
• Thurs 27 Nov Psalm 122; Daniel 9:15-19; James 4:1-10
• Fri 28 Nov Psalm 122; Genesis 6:1-10; Hebrews 11:1-7
• Sat 29 Nov Psalm 122; Genesis 6:11-22; Matthew 24:1-22

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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