Prayers and readings for Sunday 28 December, the first Sunday of Christmas, and the following week:
We pray for Anna, our bishop, and Allen, our rector. In our parish cycle of prayer, we pray for all who visit, enjoy, walk, and pray with our garden labyrinth.
This week our diocese prays for Chaplains & Chaplaincies
In our ecclesiastical province's cycle of prayer, we pray for Diocese of New Westminster and Archbishop John Stephens
This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for Henrieta Paukov, Director, and the staff of General Synod Communications and Information Resources; Amal Attia, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and the staff of Financial Management and Administration
In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Anglican Church of Canada
Collect: Almighty God, you have shed upon us the new light of your incarnate Word. May this light, enkindled in our hearts, shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. (BAS 276)
Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:
- Mon 29 Dec The Diocese of Sebei – The Church of the Province of Uganda
- Tues 30 Dec The Diocese of Sekondi – The Church of the Province of West Africa
- Wed 31 Dec The Diocese of Seoul – The Anglican Church of Korea
- Thurs 1 Jan 2026 New Year's Day The Diocese of Seychelles – The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
- Fri 2 Jan The Diocese of Sheffield – The Church of England
- Sat 3 Jan The Diocese of Shinyanga – The Anglican Church of Tanzania
BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Lectionary for Sunday 28 December (Christmas 1): Isaiah 63:7-9; Psalm 148; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23
- Mon 29 Dec Psalm 20; Jeremiah 31:15-22; Luke 19:41-44
- Tues 30 Dec Psalm 20; Isaiah 26:1-9; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
- Wed 31 Dec Psalm 20; 1 Kings 3:5-14; John 8:12-19
- Thurs 1 Jan 2026 New Year's Day Holy Name of Jesus New Year's Day
- Fri 2 Jan Psalm 20; Genesis 12:1-7; Hebrews 11:1-12
- Sat 3 Jan Psalm 72; Genesis 28:10-22; Hebrews 11:13-22
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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