Prayer list
Thursday 16 May 2024 at 6 pm by zoom
Leader: Nigel Thonger
Prayer of Adoration or Praise:
We say together …….Psalm 110
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 for reflection:
17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18 They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” 19 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. 20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. 22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
(Jude 1: 17-23)
Prayer requests:
Lord, we pray today for ……….
The Services
The Parish
Church People
Training/teaching
Church Reordering
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 7 May 2024 at 1 pm
Leader: Nigel Thonger
Prayer of Adoration or Praise:
We say together …….. Hebrews 1:5-14
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 for reflection:
35 But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” 36 How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.37 When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. 38 But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.39 Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another. 40 There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendour of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendour of the earthly bodies is another. 41The sun has one kind of splendour, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendour. 42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 43 it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being” ; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. 46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. 47 The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven. 48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. 49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.
(1 Corinthians 15:35-49)
Prayer requests:
Lord, we pray today for ……….
The Services
The Parish
Church People
Events/Meetings
Church Reordering -
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
Leader: Nigel Thonger
Prayer of Adoration or Praise:
We say together …….Psalm 110
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 for reflection:
17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18 They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” 19 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. 20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. 22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
(Jude 1: 17-23)
Prayer requests:
Lord, we pray today for ……….
The Services
- At St Mary's: Matins (19/5); HC (26/5); Family HC (2/6); HC(9/6)
- At the Mission Room: HC (19/5); HC (9/6); HC (16/6);
- 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 increased attendance at our services each week.
The Parish
- We pray for the people in our Parish, of all faiths and of no faith; we pray the good news of Jesus will inform and inspire the lives of all who live and work within its area;
- We bring to you by name those we hold in our hearts ………(Christian name only)
Church People
- We pray for all people connected with St Mary's, that we will be open to the Great Commission given to us by Jesus when He ascended into heaven; that we will help to make disciples of all nations, and that we will be strengthened and reassured by knowing His promise to be with us to the end of the age;
- We pray to be alert to the reality of God sending us the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, and that our lives will show the presence of the Spirit in us;
- This week we remember specifically before You:
- St Mary's leadership: Annette (Vicar) John (Reader) Helen (ALM); and the visiting Priests who take services in the parish during holidays and by appointment;
- Steve and Stuart (Wardens) Gail and Elspeth (Deputy wardens) Tony (Treasurer) , Linda, Evelyn, Sue (who serve on the PCC);
- For the mission of St Mary's to the villages in our vicinity and surrounding areas, that we may follow the guiding of the Holy Spirit and be co-workers in God's work in this place;
- We pray for the success of Salehurst Open Gardens on 15th June, that the weather will be fine, many people will visit, and funds will be raised for St Mary's
Training/teaching
- We pray for the Alpha course that is being planned; that the preparations will be straight forward and that those whom the Holy Spirit would prompt to attend will respond and sign up when applications are invited;
Church Reordering
- We continue praying for the faculty application under consideration at the Diocesan Office, and for its approval, so that the works can be undertaken;
- We pray for the Diocesan staff dealing with the application, and for the Committee at St Mary's liaising with them, that there will be unity of purpose to go ahead and begin the desired works.
- We pray that the works in the nave will be able to restart soon and the new flooring completed;
- We continue to pray that the Lord will choose 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 perseverance and patience as we wait, and that this person will become part of the team when the faculty is issued;
- We pray for help with the fund raising, that our efforts will be successful and that any organisations and institutions the Committee may approach will be helpful, considerate, and generous;
- We pray for God's continued protection over all aspects of the reordering, that He will protect the project and guide us as we seek to progress the works;
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 7 May 2024 at 1 pm
Leader: Nigel Thonger
Prayer of Adoration or Praise:
We say together …….. Hebrews 1:5-14
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 for reflection:
35 But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” 36 How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.37 When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. 38 But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.39 Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another. 40 There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendour of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendour of the earthly bodies is another. 41The sun has one kind of splendour, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendour. 42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 43 it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being” ; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. 46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. 47 The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven. 48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. 49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.
(1 Corinthians 15:35-49)
Prayer requests:
Lord, we pray today for ……….
The Services
- At St Mary's: HC (12/5); Matins (19/5); HC (26/5);
- At the Mission Room: HC (12/5); HC (19/5);
- We give thanks for Annette's recovery and return to work;
- We pray for families with children to consider making a commitment to attend the Family Communion on the first Sunday each month.
The Parish
- We pray for all people in the Parish, that they will become ever more aware how much they are loved by God, and that Jesus is the Way and the truth and the life;
- We bring to you by name, those we hold on our hearts………(Christian name only)
Church People
- For all people connected with St Mary's, for a deepening of faith
- and a closer walk with you, Lord.
- For those who have been baptised at St Mary's within the last 12 months, that they will better recognise the activity of the Holy Spirit in their lives
- and grow in their faith;
- We pray for increasing usage of the Prayer Lists and more people attending the Prayer meetings;
- St Mary's bell ringers;
- Those who support the work of the Friends of St Mary's;
- The schools in our parish, that they will be open to visits from Church representatives and the sharing of the Gospel;
- The Guiding and Scouting organisations in our parish;
- The Royal British Legion and its work in this locality;
Events/Meetings
- We give thanks for the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 19 April in St Mary's, and for the good attendance; we pray for those who were elected or re-elected to serve as an appointed representative for St Mary's;
- We give thanks for those who visited St Mary's on Open Day, who enjoyed the activities on offer, and helped us raise additional funds for church purposes.
Church Reordering -
- We continue praying for the faculty application under consideration at the Diocesan Office; and for the approval so the works can be undertaken;
- We pray for the Diocesan staff who have responsibility for the approval of the application, and for the Committee at St Mary's, that there will be a unity of purpose to progress the desired works.
- We pray that the works in the nave will be restarted soon 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, discernment, perseverance and patience as we wait, and that this person will be part of the team as 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