Alleluia, Christ is risen…… He is risen indeed, Alleluia! We continue to follow the difference the resurrection made to the first disciples and pray we will receive God’s Spirit and be changed. It was wonderful to be with Steve Poulson this week. Read further on…
Please come and pray for the life of our parishes. This will take place in the Canterbury Room at St Thomas’. Coffee and croissants from 8:15am. Followed by prayer for the life of our churches. Finished by 9.30am Please do join us.
St Mary’s Annual Parochial Church Meetings The Annual Parochial Church Meetings for St Mary’s will take place next Sunday, 21st April, after the morning service which will start at the earlier time of 10:45am. Paper copies of the annual report and accounts will be available in the church.
Work at St Thomas’ We give thanks for those who worked and enabled us to employ them on the drive at St Thomas' and the ongoing work in the building.
This week we are asked to pray
Prayers for this week Thank you to Harry for this week’s prayers.
Lord Jesus, as we think back to your first Easter-time we rejoice in the rich and personal love you have placed upon us, which has led you to give up your life -on the cross- and to pay for our sins. And by your resurrection have demonstrated your power as a living person to continue to save and keep us as disciples. With this power and love we ask you to protect from harm those in conflict zones from harm from the attackers. Especially we think of Sudan, Myanmar, Gaza and Ukraine. We ask that each of these conflicts may be brought to an end and that just solutions will be reached. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
We pray for the King and for Princess Kate in their personal battles with cancer and for the influence they have on the whole nation. We ask you for blessing upon Parliament and the affairs of State, including the well-being of the National Health Service, that it may be well-resourced at a time of heavy demand. Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
We pray for Steve and Lindsay Poulson, our link missionaries in Honduras, in the light of Steve's news to us on Wednesday, that the Talanga Alas Project is maturing and expanding into local leadership, with an additional and new local Director to be appointed soon and two local outreach workers having already started. Thank you for keeping Steve and Lindsey safe from gang-violence and for the acceptance of this Christian initiative by the Mayor and authorities. Thank you for those street kids who have made the switch to Christ and are now out of the gangs and in work. Be with Steve in his new college course at All Nations, by distance learning, for an MA in Mission and Development. We also pray for their financial support through CMS to be kept up. Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
We commend our own Ministry team to you for protection and encouragement, during this time while we have no assistant curate. May they each be aware of your Holy Spirit's help and inspiration as they prepare messages of your love; also as they share the burdens of people in the difficulties of life. We pray for a quickening in the life of our three churches as we respond to you, O Lord, and the needs of the community around us. Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
We pray for those of our fellowship who are unwell and feeling separated from church. Please bless the visits of friends and ministers and give them as sense of your presence and love, as well as healing from infection or discomfort.
We thank you for the lives of our friends who have recently passed away. Their loss is keenly felt in the family and we reach out in love to those in such grief, today. We seek for your love to reach into their hearts and give peace.
Merciful Father, accept these prayers for the sake of your son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.