Week of November 9th, 2025
Prayers of the People
Merciful Lord, we pray for all who call themselves Christians: that we may become a royal priesthood, a holy nation, to the praise of Christ Jesus our Saviour.
Lord, hear our prayer.
We pray for the committee tasked with selecting the next the Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen the Archbishop of York; The Church in the Province of the West Indies with John their primate; Shane, our Primate; and Chris, our National Indigenous Archbishop, and for all bishops and other ministers: that they may remain faithful to their calling and rightly proclaim the word of truth.
Lord, hear our prayer.
We pray for the people of the Diocese of the Windward Islands, Leopold their Bishop, that your people may lead quiet and peaceable lives.
Lord, hear our prayer.
We pray for Charles our King, for the leaders of the nations, Mark, our Prime Minister, Danielle our Premier, and all in authority: that your people may lead quiet and peaceable lives.
Lord, hear our prayer.
We pray for the people of our diocese: Greg, our Archbishop, that they may remain faithful to their calling and rightly proclaim the word of truth.
Lord, hear our prayer.
We pray for Okotoks and surrounding communities and those who live there, the poor and the rich, the elderly and the young, men and women: that you will show your goodwill to all.
Lord, hear our prayer.
We pray for the people of this Parish, especially Marian and Ken; Norbert, our priests; Bernard and Rob, our wardens, members of Parish Council. We are all called to serve you O Lord, guard and direct us in the way of unity, service, and praise.
Lord, hear our prayer.
We pray for the victims of our society and those who minister to them: that you will be their help and defense.
Lord, hear our prayer.
We give thanks to you for Bob and Jennifer whose birthday we celebrate this week. May they ever grow in your faith, hope, and love, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer.
We give thanks for all the saints who have found favour in your sight from earliest times, prophets, apostles, martyrs, and those whose names are known to you alone: and we pray that we too may be counted among your faithful witnesses.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Gracious God, you have heard the prayers of your faithful people; you know our needs before we ask, and our ignorance in asking. Grant our requests as may be best for us. This we ask in the name of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Collect
Eternal God, who caused all holy scriptures to be written for our learning, grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
AMEN.
