This Week’s Intercessions
The response for our Intercessions this week is:
Quicken your Spirit within us,
O Lord, hear our prayer.
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 and the people of Sudan each in the midst of civil war and strife. We pray for those who are traumatized by war between nations particularly between Russia and Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, and other parts of the middle east. We pray for political leaders that they may truly seek and find ways to bring peace to the many turbulent regions around the world.
In the Wider Church and in the Anglican Communion –We pray for the Anglican Church of Tanzania. 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 as it transitions to a new name ‘Alongside Hope’ and for the Cdn Food Grains Bank. Bless all those who seek to end hunger, build community, and work for justice in this world.
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. We pray for our Bishop John Stephens, Acting Metropolitan: David Lehmann, Acting Primate: Anne Germond, for Rev. Monte and Fr. Paul.
In our Diocese – St. John the Divine, Maple Ridge – The Rev. Cameron Gutjahr, Cannon Donald Lawton;
St. Michael, Vancouver - The Rev. Wilmer Toyoken;
Urban Aboriginal Ministry – Mr. Stephen Seegers
For the Communities We thank you for our communities of Delta, Surrey, and other surrounding communities where we live. In our Deanery – for St. Anne’s Steveston and St. Alban’s Richmond; and in the North Delta Ministerial – Faith Lutheran Church – Pastor Leonardo Neitzel & Congregation.
Our Parish & Ministries – Our secretary, Beth Fortin & Yolanda Lumase our bookkeeper.
Our Parish Families – AJ; Fay & Joe; Edna; Carina & Sachin; Florence & Amarjit & Nasya.
Prayers for Well Being in our Parish Family
Ren, Chris, Neil, Mary, Wendy, Doug, Lloyd, Alex, Doug, Roz, Wayne, George, Joe, Georg, Anita, Dick.
Prayers also asked for Wendy & family on the death of Rob this past week.