Prayer Calendar | September 2020

1. As our Primate, Foley Beach, and our ACNA College of . Pray for his continued health diocesan, Charlie Masters, have urged us, let and vigour. us pray daily throughout the month asking for God’s intervention in the spread of the Coronavirus in North 8. Pray for our Missionary Bishop Andy Lines (& Mandy). America and all around the world. Ask God to intervene Given the spiritual drift from orthodoxy of the Church of and eradicate this virus. England and the Scottish Episcopal Church, his ministry Pray for our government leaders at every level as they to orthodox evangelicals is vital. seek to make the best decisions concerning the easing COVID-19: Pray for the National Health Service (NHS) of lockdown restrictions, especially around the re- in the UK and its front-line workers in their effort to opening of schools this month. care for the thousands impacted by the pandemic. Pray that many in the UK would turn to Christ in these 2. Our diocese – Pray for the Anglican Network in Canada unprecedented days! and all of our parishes across Canada and in New England. Pray for revival in our churches and their 9. ANiC’s 5 Ministry Priorities – Pray that God will use neighbourhoods. We so desperately need the Lord. these five priorities to transform us and our parishes: May great passion for the Gospel be a hallmark of each Bold witnesses; Biblically grounded; Loving children; On congregation. mission; and Planting churches. COVID-19: Pray for a great harvest through the social COVID-19: Never have these 5 priorities been more media and online outreach of our individual parishes important as we seek to reach a fearful and anxious sharing Sunday services, Sunday School videos, weekly culture for Jesus! Bible studies, etc. Because of the pandemic, many are watching who otherwise would not be! As churches 10. ANiC , canons & all clergy – Pray for begin to re-open, pray for God’s protection on all who spiritual and physical protection and renewal as well as attend. God’s blessing upon their ministry.

3. Our province and primate – Pray for Archbishop 11. ANiC council, chancellor & registrar – Pray for wisdom Foley Beach (& Allison) as he gives godly leadership to and servant hearts as they serve ANiC. May they know the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA). Ask the God’s leading, seek His will, and experience His joy. Lord for great wisdom as he and the College of Bishops ANiC staff & volunteers in Burlington – Pray for make strategic decisions around the reopening of church strength for the tasks, faithfulness in service, and joy in buildings and Gospel ministry in the post-lockdown the Lord. reality. Pray also for him as he embraces his strategic role as chairman of the Gafcon primates’ council. 12. Pray for ANiC’s upcoming annual Synod being held November 4th - 5th, online because of COVID-19. May the 4. Pray for Bishop Charlie Masters (& Judy) as he leads decisions that are made be fully in accordance with the ANiC. May God grant him all the health, strength, Lord’s will. Despite the unusual format, may it be a time discernment and the passion he needs for this heavy of great refreshing and encouragement for our clergy responsibility. Pray for protection for him from illness and lay delegates, and may the Holy Spirit continue to and fatigue. Grant him Gospel zeal as he cares for the impart renewed vision and clarity for our future. clergy and parishes in Canada and New England. September first Friday: We urge you to set aside the 13. Asian & Multicultural Ministries in Canada (AMMiC) first Friday as a day to pray and fast (if you are able) – May God bless and prosper their ministry as they reach for our diocese (ANiC), the Anglican Church of North out to ethnic communities and new immigrants with the America, and the worldwide. transforming Gospel of Jesus, and engage in planting new churches. 5. Pray for ANiC’s suffragan bishops: Bishops Stephen Leung (& Nona) and Trevor Walters (& Dede). Pray 14. Pray for a group of new church plants that are in the for health, protection, wisdom and vision as they care process of getting started: Messiah Kanata, a plant for clergy and churches. May the Lord grant them the flowing out of Church of the Messiah in Ottawa being led anointing of the Spirit for the fulfilling of their calling. by Rev. Daniel & Christine Avitan; a Saskatoon Project led by Jan Bigland Pritchard; Whitehorse project led 6. Pray for Bishop (& Jan) as he fulfills his by Bishop Terry Buckle, and Becca & Cy Sweetville; important role as Assisting Bishop for Missionary and Highway, a new church plant on the Northshore of Planning. Pray also for our retired bishop, Bishop Vancouver in partnership with St Simon’s led by Rev. Joe Malcolm Harding (& Marylou). Thank God for their Pienaar. fruitful ministries. 15. ANiC’s New England congregations 7. Pray for Bishop Don Harvey (& Trudy) in his roles Holy Trinity (Marlborough, MA) as ANiC’s episcopal vicar and as senior chaplain to the Holy Trinity (Attleboro, MA) All Saints’ (Rutland, VT) 24. ANiC congregations in the Fraser Valley & Interior of Emmanuel - Chinese (Boston, MA) BC Ascension (Langley) 16. ANiC congregations in the Atlantic Provinces Resurrection (Kelowna) St Stephen the Martyr (St John’s, NL) Saint Matthew’s (Abbotsford) Resurrection (Halifax, NS) Christ Church (Kelowna) Good Samaritan (St John’s, NL) Church of the Holy Cross (Abbotsford) Christ the King (Quispamsis, NB) Bulkley River project (formerly Houston and Smithers) All Saints (Bonavista, NL) (recent) St. Matthew’s (Gander, NL) (recent) 25. ANiC congregations in the Vancouver area 17. ANiC congregations in Quebec St John’s (Vancouver) Emmaus (Montreal) St. Thomas Mission (UBC, Vancouver) (merged with St Timothy’s (Montreal) Sojourn Church) St James (Lennoxville) St John’s (Richmond) St Peter’s Fireside (Vancouver) St Andrew’s (Delta) 18. ANiC congregations in the Ottawa area Faith Anglican (Limoges) St Luke’s (Pembroke) 26. Anglican Explorers - Pray for the fruitfulness of this Messiah (Ottawa) new ANiC church seeding and planting initiative led by Blackburn Hamlet Community (Ottawa) Bishop Ron Ferris and Rev. Geoff Chapman. St Peter & St Paul’s (Ottawa) Please pray also for John Coghlan who is to be ordained Grace (Mississippi Mills) to the diaconate at St Stephen Anglican Fellowship, Eternal Hope (Carleton Place) Napanee ON. Pray for the Spirit’s empowerment for John’s ministry at St. Stephen. 19. ANiC congregations in Ontario St Aidan’s (Windsor) 27. ANiC congregations in the Vancouver area St Aidan’s at River’s Bend (Belle River) St Matthias and St Luke (Vancouver) Cornerstone Anglican Church (Sarnia) Good Shepherd Richmond – Chinese New Life (Sturgeon Falls) All Nations – Japanese The Gate (Iron Bridge) St John’s – Sudanese (Surrey) Church of the Good Shepherd, (Sault Ste Marie) church Good Shepherd Vancouver – Chinese project St Timothy’s (North Vancouver) St Simon’s (North Vancouver) 20. ANiC congregations in Ontario St Hilda’s (Oakville) 28. ANiC congregations on Vancouver Island & Sunshine St Peter by the Park (Hamilton) Coast St George’s (Burlington) Open Gate Church (Victoria) Epiphany (Hamilton) Living Edge (Victoria) Good Shepherd (St Catharines) Church of Our Lord (Victoria) St Jude (Guelph) Christ’s Church (Oceanside) The Table (Victoria, Saanich Peninsula) Christ the Redeemer (Pender Harbour) 21. ANiC congregations in Greater Toronto and eastern Ontario St Chad’s (Toronto) 29. Pray for the Anglican Relief and Development Fund Celebration Church (Barrie) Canada (ARDFC) as it is partnering with Redeemer Christ The King (Toronto) Anglican Church and the Anglican Church of Paraguay New Song (Port Perry) began an expansion of El Redentor School. This new Bethel South Asian (Brampton) project will complete the second stage of the school’s Living Waters (Kingston) expansion, adding four new classrooms and an office St James Fellowship (Trenton) for the administration. These modifications will double St Stephen Anglican Fellowship (Napanee) the enrollment, and allow the school to eventually serve students from preschool to ninth grade. The school will teach students Christian values and help them gain an 22. ANiC congregations in Saskatchewan & Manitoba understanding of the Christian faith. Resurrection (Brandon, MB) St Bede’s (Kinosota, MB) Redeemer (Dauphin, MB) 30. Please pray for Gafcon, our global family of authentic Saint Saviour’s, (Lloydminster SK) Anglicans standing together to retain and restore the Bible to the heart of the Anglican Communion. Pray for the fulfillment of their God-given mandate: 23. ANiC congregations in Alberta “Gafcon works to guard and proclaim the unchanging, Holy Trinity - Filipino (Edmonton) transforming Gospel through biblically faithful Grace Anglican (Calgary) preaching and teaching which frees our churches to Christ the King (Edmonton) make disciples by clear and certain witness to Jesus Good Shepherd - Cantonese (Calgary) Christ in all the world.” Living Water (Athabasca)