Prayer list
Thursday 18 April 2024 at 6 pm by zoom
Leader: Nigel Thonger
Prayer of Adoration or Praise:
We say together ….Psalm 34:1-10
Silent Confession: ……………..…
followed by words of forgiveness and pardon (Leader)
Prayer of Thanksgiving: We say together …
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honour and glory throughout all ages. Amen.
Verses:
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
(John 3:16-21)
Prayer requests:
Lord, we pray today for ……….
The Services
- At St Mary's: Matins (21/4); HC (28/4); Family HC (5/5); HC(12/5)
- At the Mission Room: HC (21/4); HC ( 12/5); HC (19/5);
- We pray for more families to worship regularly at the Family Communion, and for attendances generally to grow at all our services;
The Parish
- We pray for all the people in the Parish to be open to the work of the Holy Spirit in heart and mind, and to learn more about the redeeming work of Jesus on earth before His Ascension into heaven;
- We pray for the family of Mike Golding as they grieve his loss following his recent death;
- We bring to you by name ………(Christian name only)
Church People
- We pray for all people connected with St Mary's, that each will meet the Holy Spirit afresh and receive new revelation concerning the resurrection of Jesus and what He did on earth prior to His Ascension;
- We pray for those who suffer from a long-term illness, that the Lord will sustain them; and for those who care for them day by day, that they will know the comfort and strength of the Lord as they deal with their fatigue and the difficulties of arranging respite care;
- >> This week we remember specifically before You:
- Our choir, our organist Mary, the musicians who play at Family Communion on the first Sunday, and other musicians who offer their services when needed;
- Welcomers, Lesson readers, Intercessions leaders, and Servers;
- Those who oversee the Children's Library and play area, for their time spent in keeping the area ready for children;
Events/Meetings
- We pray for the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 19 April in St Mary's at 7 pm, for a good attendance and for good fellowship;
- St Mary's Open Day will be hosted by the Friends on 20 April 2024. We pray for God's blessing on the arrangements and preparations and a high number of visitors. We also pray there will be opportunities for people seeking God to talk with members of the church and to experience a Sunday service. We pray for families with children to consider making a commitment to attend the Family Communion on the first Sunday each month.
- We pray for Emily and Geoff who will be married in St Mary's at the beginning of May, that God will bless them as they start their married life;
Church Reordering
- We continue praying for the faculty application under consideration at the Diocesan Office; for the Holy Spirit to overcome any obstructions that may be delaying the approval so that the works can be undertaken;
- We pray for the Diocesan staff who have responsibility for the approval of the application, and the Committee who continue to support the vision for St Mary's, that there will be unity of purpose to advance the desired works.
- We pray that the works in the nave will soon be restarted and the new flooring completed;
- We continue to pray for a person with experience of managing building projects to assist the Committee with the practicalities of managing of the works, especially relating to the water supply and drainage. We pray for wisdom and discernment, perseverance and patience, so that this person will be available when the faculty is issued;
- We pray for God's continued protection over the reordering as a whole, that the Lord will bring this project to a good conclusion.
Open Prayer
'Merciful Father' -
Accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
To Finish - we say the Grace together
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Tuesday 2 April 2024 at 1 pm
Leader: Nigel Thonger
Prayer of Adoration or Praise:
We say together: 1 Peter 1:3-9
Silent Confession:..…
followed by words of forgiveness and pardon (Leader)
Prayer of Thanksgiving: We say together …
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honour and glory throughout all ages. Amen.
Verses: 1 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance : that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. 9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11 Whether, then, it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
(1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
Prayer requests:
Lord, we pray today for ……….
The Services
- At St Mary's: Family Service (7/4); HC (14/4); Matins (21/4); HC (28/4);
- At the Mission Room: Morning prayer (14/4); HC (21/4);
- We give thanks for the Priests who led the Easter services at short notice and for those taking other services until Annette returns on 21st April;
The Parish
- We pray for the people in our Parish to be open to the work of the Holy Spirit in hearts and minds as the whole Church celebrates the redeeming work of Jesus
- We pray for Sandy Walker and all the family as they continue mourning for Ray, whose funeral takes place this week in Bexhill; that they will know God's comfort in their grief;
- We pray for the family of Mike Golding as they grieve his loss following his recent death;
- We remember the schools in our Parish, for staff, pupils and families to find refreshment during the current holiday period;
- We bring to you by name ………(Christian name only)
Church People
- We pray for all people connected with St Mary's, that each one will meet the Holy Spirit afresh and receive a new revelation concerning the resurrection of Jesus and His time on earth prior to His ascension into heaven;
- For our families (spouses, children, grandchildren and all others who are dear to us) as we celebrate the Resurrection; that the Holy Spirit will work within their hearts and minds to reveal and affirm the truth in the victory of the Cross;
- We pray for those who suffer from a long-term illness, that the Lord will sustain them; and for those who care for them day by day, that they will know the comfort and strength of the Lord as they deal with their fatigue and the difficulties of arranging respite care;
- This week we remember specifically before You:
- those who serve on the Reordering Committee - praying for them to know wisdom, patience and perseverance;
- For those at the Diocese who oversee our Parish, and our Bishops;
- For the work of Chichester Diocese Family Support Work and for Glenys who coordinates our contributions and attends numerous events to raise funds for the work;
Events/Meetings
- We give thanks for the floral decorations in St Mary's for Easter Sunday;
- We pray for the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 19th April in St Mary's at 7 pm, for a good attendance and for good fellowship;
- St Mary's Open Day will be hosted by the Friends on 20 April 2024. We pray for God's blessing on the arrangements and preparations and a high number of visitors. We also pray there will be opportunities for people seeking God to talk with members of the church and to feel encouraged enough to attend a Sunday service. We pray for families with children to consider making a commitment to attend the Family Communion on the first Sunday each month.
Church Reordering
- We continue praying for the faculty application under consideration at the Diocesan Office; for the Holy Spirit to accomplish the approval so that the works can be undertaken;
- We pray for the Diocesan staff who have responsibility for the approval of the application, and the Committee who continue to support the vision for St Mary's;
- We pray that the works in the nave will soon be recommenced and the new flooring completed;
- We continue to pray for someone with experience of managing building projects to assist the Committee with the practicalities of managing of the works, especially relating to the water supply and drainage. We pray for wisdom and discernment, that we may know where to look, when to look, and who we might approach.
- We pray for God's continued protection over the vision, the plans and the works; and we trust God to bring this project to a good conclusion.
Open Prayer
'Merciful Father' -
Accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
To Finish - we say the Grace together