Prayer

World

Ethiopia

Pray for a political and peaceful resolution amid escalating conflicts in Ethiopia and Sudan.

France

Pray for France as school blockades and police clash with protestors for the third week in a row. Pray a peaceful resolution can be found.

Yemen

Pray for the vulnerable, particularly children who are starving in Yemen. Pray humanitarian assistance can reach them.

National and local

Pray for the influence of our nation in our region; pray that we would be a blessing to the smaller nations around us and not simply seek our own benefit in business, development, and regional relationship.

Pray for wise and stable government, that we may live in peace, and that we may serve in the world to bring greater peace and justice to the global community.

Pray for the many in our community struggling with cost-of-living pressures and rising anxiety.

Pray for new initiatives in the processing of recycling and reusable materials, for outcomes that care for the environment and take responsibility for our own waste production.

Pray for new believers that they would be quick to join a church and that all would grow to maturity in Christ and faithfulness in life and service.

Church and Mission

Parish

Pray that we would not be content only with happiness but instead would pursue holiness.

Pray that we would not be content to be consumers but that each of us would grow as contributors in God’s church and mission.

Pray that we would see the value of our daily lives and work, paid and unpaid, and live and work to God’s glory and in love for our neighbours.

Pray for the different groups in our church, this week the young adults and teenagers

Diocese

Pray we would grow as transformative, missional communities of faith across our diocese.

Mission

Pray for Christian parents as they disciple their children to follow Christ in an uncertain world.

Pray for greater understanding of the sub-cultures within our society, and that we would grow in willingness to be all things to all people’ so that we may win people for Christ.

Persecuted Church

Mauritania – pressure on Christians in Mauritania has increased in the last year with stronger blasphemy and apostasy laws. Pray for strength for Christians to persevere in their faith. And pray for a softening of the leaders and authorities hearts to be open to Jesus.

Pastoral

Sick and in need

Peter Coombes, Matthew Bell, Rob Bath, Kate Nester, Anne Buckingham, Codyn Lehmann, June Bicknell, Bev Garner, Lorna Pitson, Judy Thomas, Kathryn Morse, Gwenda Allen and any others known to us.