Prayers and readings for Sunday 22 March 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 Safe church coordinator & all involved in the Safe Church program.

This week our diocese prays for Parish lay staff, Wardens & all lay leaders  

In our ecclesiastical province's cycle of prayer, we pray for the Territory of the People and Bishop Clara Plamondon, and for the newly elected Bishop of the Yukon.

We continue to hold the community of Tumbler Ridge in our prayers.  We pray for all the people of the town and in particular the families of all those who have died. We pray for all affected for by the devastating news: parents, family members, fellow students, teachers, first responders, medical teams, neighbours, those with links to the town and the province as a whole. We pray that they will know of God’s love and peace in this time. That they will know that they do not walk alone in the dark valley. That they will know the love of neighbour supporting in any way possible. That all of us deeply touched by this tragedy may know God’s hope.  

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Rt. Rev. Victor-David Mbuyi Bipungu, Bishop, and the people and clergy of the Diocese of Montreal, and for the elimination of racial discrimination.

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

Collect: God of all consolation, your Son comforted the grieving sisters, Martha and Mary, for your breath alone brings life to dry bones and weary souls. Pour out your Spirit upon us, so that we may face despair and death with the hope of the resurrection and faith in the One who called Lazarus forth from the grave.  Amen. (Revised Common Lectionary Prayers (2002) alt.)

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

  • Mon 23 Mar The Diocese of Uruguay – The Anglican Church of South America
  • Tues 24 Mar The Diocese of Utah –  The Episcopal Church
  • Wed 25 Mar The Annunciation The Diocese of Uyo – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
  • Thurs 26 Mar The Diocese of Valparaiso – Iglesia Anglicana de Chile
  • Fri 27 Mar The Diocese of Vanuatu – The Anglican Church of Melanesia
  • Sat 28 Mar The Diocese of Vellore – The Church of South India (United)

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 15 March, Lent 4: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45

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