Prayer Calendar | August 2019 Praise items and prayer requests coming from within ANiC, ACNA and the for each day of this month.

1. Our diocese – Pray for the Anglican Network in 9. Pray for the ANiC staff & volunteers for strength for Canada and all our parishes across Canada and in their tasks, for faithfulness in service, and for joy in New England. Pray for revival in our churches. We so the Lord. May God’s blessing rest on ANiC as we seek desperately need the Lord. May great passion for the to know, love & serve Him. Gospel be a hallmark of each congregation. 10. ANiC’s New England congregations 2. August first Friday: We urge you to set aside the first Holy Trinity (Marlborough, MA) Friday as a day to pray and fast for our diocese St Brigid of Kildare (Medway, MA) (ANiC), the Anglican Church of North America, and the Holy Trinity (Attleboro, MA) Anglican Communion worldwide. We live in an age of All Saints’ (Rutland, VT) immense pressure against the Gospel. It is critical that Emmanuel - Chinese (Boston, MA) we unite together in prayer. Our province and primate – Pray for Archbishop 11. ANiC archdeacons, canons & all clergy – Pray for (& Allison) as he gives godly leadership spiritual and physical protection and renewal as well to the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA). as God’s blessing upon their ministry. Pray also for Pray also for him as he embraces his strategic role as their spouses & families that God would grant them chairman of the Gafcon primates’ council. safety and health in body, mind and spirit. During these summer months, may they also experience some 3. Pray for Bishop Charlie Masters (& Judy) as he deep rest and restorative vacation time. leads ANiC. May God grant him the health, strength, discernment and the passion he needs for this heavy 12. ANiC congregations in the Atlantic Provinces responsibility. Pray for protection for him from illness St Stephen the Martyr (St John’s, NL) and fatigue. Grant him great zeal for the Gospel as he Resurrection (Halifax, NS) cares for the parishes in Canada and New England. Good Samaritan (St John’s, NL) Christ the King (Quispamsis, NB) 4. ANiC’s 5 Ministry Priorities – Pray that God will use All Saints (Bonavista, NL) these five priorities to transform us and our parishes: Bold witnesses; Biblically grounded; Loving children; 13. ANiC congregations in Quebec On mission; and Planting churches. Emmaus (Montreal) St Timothy’s (Montreal) 5. Pray for ANiC’s suffragan bishops: Bishops Stephen St James (Lennoxville) Leung (& Nona) and Trevor Walters (& Dede). Pray for health, protection, wisdom and vision as they care 14. ANiC congregations in the Ottawa area for clergy and churches. Faith Anglican (Limoges) St Luke’s (Pembroke) 6. Pray for Bishop Don Harvey (& Trudy) in his roles Messiah (Ottawa) as ANiC’s episcopal vicar and as senior chaplain to Blackburn Hamlet Community (Ottawa) the ACNA College of Bishops. Pray for his continued St Peter & St Paul’s (Ottawa) health and vigour. Stand with him against any assault Grace (Mississippi Mills) or strategy of the “enemy of our souls” as he gives Eternal Hope (Carleton Place) oversight to the spiritual warfare team. 15. ANiC congregations in Ontario 7. Pray for Bishop Ron Ferris (& Jan) as he fulfills his St Aidan’s (Windsor) important role as Assisting Bishop for Missionary St Aidan’s at River’s Bend (Belle River) Planning. Pray also for our retired bishop, Bishop Cornerstone Anglican Church (Sarnia) Malcolm Harding (& Marylou). Thank God for their New Life (Sturgeon Falls) fruitful ministries. The Way (Wasaga Beach) The Gate (Sault Ste Marie) 8. Pray for our Missionary Bishop Andy Lines (& Church of the Good Shepherd, (Sault Ste Marie) church Mandy). Given the spiritual drift from orthodoxy project (recent) of the and the Scottish Episcopal Church, his ministry to orthodox evangelicals is vital. 16. ANiC congregations in Ontario Please pray as Bishop Andy resumes his ministry St Hilda’s (Oakville) responsibilities after three-months away. St Peter by the Park (Hamilton) St George’s (Burlington) Epiphany (Hamilton) St Timothy’s (North Vancouver) Good Shepherd (St Catharines) St Simon’s (North Vancouver) St Jude (Guelph) 25. ANiC congregations on Vancouver Island & 17. ANiC congregations in Greater Toronto and eastern Sunshine Coast Ontario Open Gate Church (Victoria) St Chad’s (Toronto) Living Edge (Victoria) Celebration Church (Barrie) Church of Our Lord (Victoria) Christ The King (Toronto) Christ’s Church (Oceanside) New Song (Port Perry) The Table (Victoria, Saanich Peninsula) Bethel South Asian (Brampton) Christ the Redeemer (Pender Harbour) Living Waters (Kingston) St James Fellowship (Trenton) 26. Pray for the Anglican Relief and Development Fund St Stephen Anglican Fellowship (Napanee) (recent) Canada (ARDFC) as it is partnering with the Anglican Diocese of Egypt to help support the continued 18. ANiC congregations in Saskatchewan & Manitoba development of a Vocational Training Center in Giza, Resurrection (Brandon, MB) Egypt. The Vocational Training Center will enrol 144 St Bede’s (Kinosota, MB) students, both male and female, between the ages of Redeemer (Dauphin, MB) 16 and 30. The life impact will also include 432 family Saint Saviour’s, (Lloydminster SK) members. In addition, 15 – 20 students will qualify for a small business loan to start a business. 19. ANiC council, chancellor & registrar – Pray for wisdom and servant hearts as they serve ANiC. May 27. Please pray for Gafcon, our global family of they know God’s leading, seek His will, and experience authentic Anglicans standing together to retain His joy. and restore the Bible to the heart of the Anglican Communion. Pray for the fulfillment of their God- 20. Asian & Multicultural Ministries in Canada given mandate: “Gafcon works to guard and proclaim (AMMiC) – May God bless and prosper their ministry the unchanging, transforming Gospel through as they reach out to ethnic communities and new biblically faithful preaching and teaching which frees immigrants with the transforming Gospel of Jesus, and our churches to make disciples by clear and certain engage in planting new churches. witness to Jesus Christ in all the world.”

21. ANiC congregations in Alberta 28. Pray for the millions of refugees and internally Holy Trinity - Filipino (Edmonton) displaced people worldwide. Pray for persecuted Grace Anglican (Calgary) Christians, especially in Muslim, communist and Christ the King (Edmonton) war-torn lands. May God grant them great courage Good Shepherd - Cantonese (Calgary) and Gospel-boldness in the face of such incredible Living Water (Athabasca) adversity.

22. ANiC congregations in the Fraser Valley & Interior 29. Pray ANiC’s upcoming Synod being held in Ottawa of BC November 5th – 8th. May the decisions that are made Ascension (Langley) be fully in accordance with the Lord’s will. May it be Resurrection (Kelowna) a time of great refreshing and encouragement for Saint Matthew’s (Abbotsford) our clergy and lay delegates, and may the Holy Spirit Christ Church (Kelowna) continue to impart renewed vision and clarity for our Church of the Holy Cross (Abbotsford) future. Bulkley River project (formerly Houston and Smithers) (recent) 30. Our nations of Canada & USA– Pray for God’s mercy and grace to be poured out on our nations. Let’s 23. ANiC congregations in the Vancouver area continue to give thanks to the Lord for the degree of St John’s (Vancouver) liberty and safety we continue to experience. Pray for Sojourn Church (UBC, Vancouver) those who serve us in governments at every level, the St John’s (Richmond) military, police, emergency services, and all who put Immanuel Church (Vancouver) themselves in harm’s way on our behalf. St Peter’s Fireside (Vancouver) St Andrew’s (Delta) 31. Pray for a fresh outpouring of repentance and revival upon our nations and our world! “Oh, that 24. ANiC congregations in the Vancouver area you would rend the heavens and come down, that the St Matthias and St Luke (Vancouver) mountains might quake at your presence - as when Good Shepherd Richmond – Chinese fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to All Nations – Japanese boil - to make your name known to your adversaries, St John’s – Sudanese (Surrey) and that the nations might tremble at your presence!” Good Shepherd Vancouver – Chinese Isaiah 64:1-2 ESV