Prayers and readings for Sunday 21 December, the fourth Sunday in Advent, and the following week: 

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

This week our diocese prays for Christ Church Cathedral School, Victoria

In our ecclesiastical province's cycle of prayer, we pray for the Diocese of Kootenay and Bishop Lynne McNaughton

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Rt. Rev. Christopher Harper, National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop, and the staff of Indigenous Ministries; the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples; Dawn Maracle, Indigenous Justice Animator

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Anglican Church of Burundi  

Collect:  God of grace, give us the faith of Joseph to see the Spirit’s work where the world sees only shame; to listen to the promise and to awaken to the cry of life renewed and love reborn; through Jesus Christ, the one who is to come.  Amen.. Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009) alt

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon 22 Dec The Diocese of Santiago (Chile) – Iglesia Anglicana de Chile
  • Tues 23 Dec The Diocese of Santiago (Philippines) – The Episcopal Church in the Philippines
  • Wed 24 Dec The Diocese of São Paulo – Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil
  • Thurs 25 Dec The Diocese of Sapele – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
  • Fri 26 Dec The Diocese of Saskatchewan – The Anglican Church of Canada
  • Sat 27 Dec The Diocese of Saskatoon – The Anglican Church of Canada

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 21 December (Advent 4):  Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25

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