Prayers and readings for Sunday 8 February 2026 and the following week: 

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

This week our diocese prays for the Diocesan Council and Parish Councils .

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

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Rt. Rev. John Watton, Bishop, and the people and clergy of the Diocese of Central Newfoundland; For a growing openness to dialogue and encounter with people of other faith traditions during World Interfaith Harmony Week.

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui.

Collect: Merciful Lord, grant to your faithful people pardon and peace, that we may be cleansed from all our sins and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever . (BAS)

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon 9 Feb The Diocese of South West Tanganyika – The Anglican Church of Tanzania
  • Tues 10 Feb The Diocese of Western Tanganyika – The Anglican Church of Tanzania
  • Wed 11 Feb The Diocese of Tarime – The Anglican Church of Tanzania
  • Thurs 12 Feb The Diocese of Tasmania – The Anglican Church of Australia
  • Fri 13 Feb The Diocese of Taungoo – The Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma)
  • Sat 14 Feb The Diocese of Temotu – The Anglican Church of Melanesia

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 8 February:  Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12); Psalm 112:1-9 (10); 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16); Matthew 5:13-20

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