Prayer Calendar - June 2025
Praise items and prayer requests coming from within our diocese, the ACNA and the Anglican Communion for each day of this month.
Pray for Bishop Dan Gifford (& Cathryn), our diocesan bishop. May God grant him all the health, strength, discernment, vision and the passion he needs for this important responsibility. And may the Lord grant him Gospel zeal as he cares for the clergy and parishes across our diocese.
Our diocese and province: Pray for all our congregations and leaders across the Anglican Diocese of Canada and our province of the Anglican Church in North America. Pray for His mercy, grace and blessing, that He would keep us always faithful and true to His calling and glorious Gospel.
Pray for our suffragan bishops, Bishop Stephen Leung (& Nona) and for Bishop Mike Stewart (& Marianne), as they shepherd the congregations in their charge in AMMiC and Western Canada.
And pray for retired Bishops: Ron Ferris (& Jan), Grant LeMarquand (& Wendy), Charlie Masters (& Judy), Don Harvey (& Trudy), Trevor Walters (& Dede), and Malcolm Harding (& Marylou), for their years of service and ministries they continue to support across our diocese and beyond.Pray for our primate, Archbishop Steve Wood (& Jacqueline) as he gives godly leadership to the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), in which we are one of twenty-eight dioceses. May God in His grace grant him great wisdom, strength, protection and faithfulness in this role.
Pray for Bishop Darrell Critch (longtime rector of Good Samaritan, NL), who is currently caring for the the Diocese of Mahajanga, Madagascar. Pray for him, his family and the people of his diocese as they seek to faithfully serve the Lord Jesus in the midst of many challenges. You can learn more about Bishop Darrell’s ministry here: bishopdarrellcritch.substack.com
Pray for our Anglican Relief and Development Canada (ARDFC), our diocesean relief and development ministry, who is working with Bishop Darrell Critch in Madagascar on a water tower project. You can learn more and give at the ardfc.ca.
Our Diocesan 5 Ministry Priorities – Pray that God will use these five strategic priorities to transform us and our parishes. Pray for the leadership teams around each priority: Bold Witnesses; Biblically Grounded; Discipling Children & Youth; On Mission, and Planting & Growing Churches.
Collect for Pentecost: Almighty God, on this day, through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, you revealed the way of eternal life to every race and nation: Pour out this gift anew, that by the preaching of the Gospel your salvation may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Pray also today for Ryan Spear who is being ordained to the diaconate and Jacob Vandiver to the priesthood at St. John's Vancouver.Pray for lay leaders in our parishes; for wardens and lay readers, for ministry coordinators, catechists, youth and children’s leaders and all those who provide leadership in their congregations. Pray that they would lead faithfully and wisely, that their labours would be by the Spirit, and that they would be encouraged and strengthened in Christ.
Our Diocesan staff & volunteers, especially our executive director, Rev. Canon Howard Edwards. Pray for strength for the tasks, faithfulness in service, and joy in the Lord. Pray for our diocesan council, for wisdom and servant hearts as they serve. May God’s blessing rest on our diocese as we seek to build Biblically faithful, Gospel sharing, Anglican churches.
Asian & Multicultural Ministries in Canada (AMMiC) – May God bless and prosper their efforts as they minister within communities of ethnic minorities and new immigrants, seeking to make disciples and plant churches. You can learn more about this important work at ammic.ca
Pray also for Phill Pearson being ordained today to the diaconate and Marion Karasiuk to the priesthood. Both are serving at St. Peter's Fireside, Vancouver.Pray for church planting across the country and for our Church Planting Committee as they help direct these efforts. Pray for all our young church plants, projects and prospective ministries including: Emmanuel Winnipeg, MB (coming this year); Via Caronport, SK; All Saints Calgary, AB; Good Shepherd Burnaby, BC (Chinese); King’s Cross Burnaby, BC; and Redemption Church Charlottetown, PEI. And pray for the provision of more funds and leaders for future church plants across the diocese.
Pray for Packer College, our diocesan theological college, resident at the Church of the Good Samaritan in St. John’s, NL. Pray for their newly appointed principal Dr. Gary Graber, their faculty and their students both in St. John’s and online. For more detailed information about the college, its mission, and student life, please see: packercollege.ca
Our diocesan archdeacons, canons & all clergy – Pray for spiritual and physical protection and renewal as well as God’s blessing upon their ministry. Pray also for their spouses & families that God would grant them safety and health in body, mind and spirit and may the Lord grant them grace upon grace as they pastor those under their care.
Pray also for David Leung who is to be ordained today to the priesthood at Good Shepherd Calgary.Pray for all our children and youth ministries across the diocese. Coming out of our last synod, we are giving special focus this year to these ministries. Please pray for new ministries to be formed, current ministries to grow and be strengthened, and that all our churches would children and youth well. You can learn more about our diocesan efforts and resources here: dioceseofcanada.ca/discipling-children-youth
Prayer for Fathers’ Day
Heavenly Father, you entrusted your Son Jesus, the child of Mary, to the care of Joseph, an earthly father. Bless all fathers as they care for their families. Give them strength and wisdom, tenderness and patience; support them in the work they have to do, protecting those who look to them, as we look to you for love and salvation, through Jesus Christ our rock and defender. Amen.Pray for the 2025 ACNA College of Bishops/Executive Committee/Provincial Council Meetings to be held at Trinity Anglican Seminary in Ambridge, PA from June 16th through June 20th. These are important important meetings for the life of our Province of the ACNA. Our bishops and a few others will be there representing our diocese.
Our congregations in the Atlantic Provinces:
St Stephen the Martyr (St John’s, NL)
Good Samaritan (St John’s, NL)
All Saints (Bonavista, NL)
St. Matthew’s (Gander, NL)
Redemption Church (Charlottetown, PEI)
Christ the King (Sussex, NB)
Resurrection (Halifax, NS)Our congregations in Quebec & New England:
Emmaus (Montreal)
St Timothy’s (Montreal)
St James (Lennoxville)
Holy Trinity (Marlborough, MA)Our congregations in the Ottawa area:
St Luke’s (Pembroke)
Messiah (Ottawa)
St Peter & St Paul’s (Ottawa)
Grace (Mississippi Mills)
Eternal Hope (Carleton Place)
Messiah West (Kanata)Our congregations in Ontario:
St Aidan’s (Windsor)
Cornerstone Anglican Church (Sarnia)
St. Barnabas (Wilsonville)
Church of the Good Shepherd (Sault Ste Marie)
Celebration Church (Barrie)Our congregations in Ontario:
St Hilda’s (Oakville)
St Peter by the Park (Hamilton)
St George’s (Burlington)
Church of the Good Shepherd (St Catharines)
All Saints GTA (Mississauga)
Benediction Church (Kitchener)Our congregations in Greater Toronto and eastern Ontario:
St Chad’s (Toronto)
Christ the King (Toronto)
New Song (Port Perry)
Living Waters (Kingston)
St James Fellowship (Trenton)Our congregations in Saskatchewan & Manitoba:
Resurrection (Brandon, MB)
Redeemer (Dauphin, MB)
St Bede’s (Kinosota, MB)
Saint Saviour’s (Lloydminster SK)
Via Caronport (Caronport, SK)
Ascension (Saskatoon, SK)Our congregations in Alberta:
Grace Anglican (Calgary)
Christ the King (Edmonton)
Good Shepherd (Calgary)
Living Water (Athabasca)
All Saints (Calgary)
Christ the Redeemer (Lethbridge)
Christ Our King (Calgary)Our congregations in the Fraser Valley & Interior of BC:
Ascension (Langley)
Resurrection (Kelowna)
Saint Matthew’s (Abbotsford)
Christ Church (Kelowna)
Church of the Holy Cross (Abbotsford)
Emmaus Road (Langley)Our congregations in the Vancouver area:
St John’s (Vancouver)
St Thomas Mission (Vancouver)
St Peter’s Fireside (Vancouver)
St Matthias and St Luke (Vancouver)
Church of the Good Shepherd (Vancouver)
St Andrew’s (Delta)
Pray for Mike Rutledge who is to be ordained tonight to the priesthood. Mike leads Benediction Church in Kitchener, ON, one of our newest congregations.Our congregations in the Vancouver area:
Good Shepherd (Richmond)
St John’s (Richmond)
St Timothy’s (North Vancouver)
St Simon’s (North Vancouver)
Good Shepherd (Burnaby)
King’s Cross (Burnaby)Our congregations on Vancouver Island:
Open Gate Church (Victoria)
Church of Our Lord (Victoria)
The Table (Victoria)
Christ’s Church (Nanoose Bay)Pray for the ongoing ministry of Gafcon, our global family of authentic 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: “to guard and proclaim the unchanging, transforming Gospel through biblically faithful preaching and teaching which frees our churches to make disciples by clear and certain witness to Jesus Christ in all the world.” You can learn more at gafcon.org
Pray for our diocesan Curacy Program where support is provided to young clergy so they can take curacy positions in some of our congregations. Pray for these curates that they would grow and mature as clergy and serve their congregations faithfully. Pray for the rectors of these congregations that they would mentor these curates well. Pray that the Lord would provide more funds and young clergy that we might expand the program. Learn more at: dioceseofcanada/curacy-program