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This Week’s Intercessions 
The response for our Intercessions this week is:  
Holy God, full of grace, hear our prayer,
And guide us by your Spirit.

Holy God, you help the smallest of seeds to grow to their fullness and you encourage those with the smallest of faith to grow in that faith. You encourage us and guide us by your Holy Word and feed us by your Holy Spirit.  We call you Father and seek your blessing on all we bring before you this day for your creation, for this world, for your church and all the ministries to the brokenness amongst us.  Day by day you offer us refreshment, healing, and wholeness.

For Peace and Reconciliation God of peace, teach us to sow peace in those places that are barren.  May we work with you to understand the hurts that come where injustice has been sowed and through your Spirit bring the new growth that comes with reconciliation between nations, communities, neighbours and within families.  Bless all those who work for, and give their lives for peace. Protect those on the move as refugees and those who work with them. We pray for the people of Haiti. We pray for peace between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Gaza. Where humanity is fumbling to find the path that brings peace, lead us to that path where we may walk alongside one another in peace.

For the Communities May there be a spirit of cooperation in all our communities. We give thanks for our diversity and pray that all the gifts of this diversity may be welcomed and used for the greater good here in Delta and other 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.   We particularly prayer the National Indigenous Day of Prayer this Week on Friday and pray for all our relationships with First Nations
The Church – We pray for the wind of the Holy Spirit to blow through churches 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 wherever the faithful are found and lead and go before them as they share the Gospel. We pray for the church in the Middle East, for the Anglican Church in South Sudan, and for the Anglican Church in Chile. We pray for the witness of charities that carry out loving work - for ‘Sleeping Children Around the World’, International China Concern, HOPE International, Young Life, and for PWRDF partnering with the Canadian Food Grains Bank, seeking to quell hunger and build community in many places around the world.

In our Diocese 
St. John the Baptist, Sardis–The Rev. Matt Koovisk & Congregation
St. Faith, Vancouver- The Rev. Adam Yates, The Rev. Melanie Calabringo & Congregation 
St. Alban, Richmond - The Rev. Liz Ruder-Celiz & Congregation
 St. Alban the Martyr, Burnaby - The Rev. Monte Tugwete, 
Interim Priest-in-Charge & Congregation

Our Parish & Ministries -The Search Committee & Summer Day Camp volunteers and children.
Today, we pray for our relationship with the Tsawwassen First Nation. Help us to see how we may activate a deeper understanding of what it means to seek reconciliation as a church.

In the North Delta Ministerial – Community of Hope Church – Pastor Isaac Whiting, Pastor Jason Strain & Congregation

Our Parish Families – Cathy; Michael; Ned; Breanne; David, Ethan & Adam

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