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Alternative RCL Collects and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion

The resource Alternative Collects for Years A, B & C of the Revised Common Lectionary and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion gathers additional liturgical texts that complement the Book of Alternative Services. These prayers offer expanded options for Sundays and seasons throughout the church year. They were authorized by the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod and may be used where permitted by the Ordinary.

Suggested uses

  • Planning Sunday and seasonal liturgies through the church year
  • Exploring additional prayer texts that deepen the themes of the RCL
  • Supporting parish teams, clergy and lay leaders preparing worship
  • Providing expanded options for collects and seasonal prayers in public worship

Key themes

  • Worship rooted in the rhythms of the Revised Common Lectionary
  • Seasonal spiritual emphasis shaped through prayer
  • Flexibility and choice in authorized Anglican liturgical resources
  • Support for congregations seeking language that reflects contemporary Anglican identity

Best suited for: Clergy, worship planners, liturgy committees and parish leaders preparing Sunday and seasonal liturgies.

Acknowledging the land and God’s creation

This acknowledgement is crafted in light of the Principles of Reconciliation by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, as we seek to live faithfully in Christ and in right relationship with all. 

We give thanks to the Creator for this land, its waters, forests and all living beings, and for the abiding presence of Christ among us. From coast to coast to coast, these have been cared for and nurtured by First Nations, Inuit and Métis through countless generations. 

We honour the enduring relationship Indigenous Peoples have cultivated with these lands and waters, and the treaties and agreements that reflect these sacred bonds. We acknowledge the harms caused by colonial expansion, through frameworks like the Doctrine of Discovery and structures like the residential school system. We recognize our past failures as a Church, including disruption of connections to the land and suppression of Indigenous spiritualities. 

Guided by the gospel of Jesus Christ, we confess our need for healing. We commit ourselves to seeking truth, pursuing reconciliation and nurturing harmony with all creation. We place our trust in Christ, through whom all things are reconciled to God. 

May God strengthen us to live faithfully as stewards of the Earth. Let us walk in love, justice and reconciliation, joining in God’s work to restore all creation.