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This Week’s Intercessions 
The response for our Intercessions this week is:  
Loving Creator, who listens to every living thing,
Help us to listen and love in the way of Jesus.

Holy you are our creator and giver of all things good. Help us to look upon creation with the eyes of St. Francis to see the place of every living thing.  We thank you for all the ways you nourish us and quench our thirst as we journey together as your people. As we pray this day, may our hearts reach out with the love of your Son, that there may be healing, justice, and peace for this world.

For Peace and Reconciliation - We pray for calm and a cooling of hostilities in many places around the world. We hold up to you the people of Haiti. We pray for those who are traumatized by war between nations particularly between Russia and Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, and what seems to be an ever-widening regional conflict. We pray for political leaders that they may truly offer themselves for the good of their people and cooperate with one another within their nations and with their neighbours for the wellbeing of all.

For the Communities

We thank you for our communities of Delta, Surrey, and other surrounding communities where we live. We pray your blessing on all forms of leadership amongst us that we may live for one another, particularly as we care and give support to the homeless, the addicted, the unemployed, and others in need amongst us, yet go unseen.  We give thanks for our multicultural community and pray for opportunities to grow in our knowledge and understanding of one another.

The Church – We seek the wisdom of the Holy Spirit to lead and guide your church all around the world; remembering our companion Diocese: The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Philippines, for Bishop Benny Lang-akan, clergy, & people. Our twinned parishes: St. Bede, Panabungen & St Luke, Maliten – The Rev. Albino Fag-ayan. We pray for strength, renewal, insight, and loving care. 

In the Wider Church and in the Anglican Communion – May your Spirit guide and protect churches and go before them as they share the Gospel. We pray for the United Church of Papua New Guinea and for the Anglican Church in South Sudan. We ask you to bless the work and witness of charities that carry out loving work - for ‘Sleeping Children Around the World’, International China Concern, HOPE International, Young Life, for PWRDF of our own Anglican Church of Canada and for the Cdn Food Grains Bank. Bless all those who seek to end hunger, build community, and work for justice in this world.

In our Diocese – St. Francis in the Wood, West Vancouver - The Rev. Alex Wilson; The Legal Officers of the Diocese - George Cadman, K.C., AAM, ODNW, Chancellor;  Kevin Smith, ODNW, Vice-Chancellor; Donald Paul, ODNW, Registrar; Jennifer Dezell, ODNW, Legal Assessor  

Our Parish & Ministries – Prayers for our Rector designate: The Reverend Montegomery Tugwete as he prepares to transition, as well as our Funeral Tea Co-Ordinator & volunteers

In our Deanery – for All Saints, Ladner, and St. Davids, Tsawwassen; and in the North Delta Ministerial – Living Hope Christian Church – Pastor Frank Berto, Pastor Carla Hordyk & Pastor Alyssa Hordyk & Congregation

Our Parish Families – Ainslie & Starria; George & Chris (ODNW); Lorna; Sharon (ODNW); Bert.

Prayers for Well Being in our Parish Family
Ren, Chris, Neil, Mary, Wendy, Doug, Lloyd, Alex, Roz, Wayne, George, Joe, Anita, Dick.

Altar Flowers – In Loving Memory of my parents: Craig & Gloria with love from Philip & Sarah.