Prayer Topics for the week commencing 27th September 2020
There are many things we can be praying for. The items in this post are drawn from some of the Prayer cycles we are involved with.
Pray for those known who suffer in body, mind, spirit or estate.
The Collect for this week
Lord of creation,
whose glory is around and within us:
open our eyes to your wonders,
that we may serve you with reverence
and know your peace at our lives’ end,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
From Durham Diocese
| Sunday 27th September 16th after Trinity – All those being ordained priest or deacon today. – Our Bishops – Paul, Sarah, Assistant Bishops: John, Glyn, & David – Those who work with vulnerable adults & children, and their families |
| Monday 28th – All doing or who have done safeguarding training – Pray for an increase in ministry and vocations in Stanhope Deanery – Waymark Development and Change Lead: Mr Duncan Podbury – Those who have been made redundant and are anxious |
| Tuesday 29th Michael & All Angels – For Licensed Lay Ministries—Warden: Alistair Prince, Sub Wardens: Hilary Avent, Amanda Petch, Connie Robinson, Andrew Trigger, and Mavis Worsley – Senior Resource Church Leader: Revd Canon David Tomlinson – The work of Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Amnesty International. All who champion those imprisoned unjustly on political charges. |
| Wednesday 30th Jerome, Translator of the Scriptures, Teacher of the Faith, 420. – St. Anthony’s Priory – Revd Dr Nicholas Buxton (Dir), Ruth Grant, Revd Paul Tyler, George Wilkie, Sarah Renwick, Sheila Shearer. – Ministry Development Advisor,: Revd Canon Dr Alan Bartlett: Those who work in the media and the arts. All opinion formers. |
| Thursday 1st October Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, Apostle of the Franks, 533, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, Social Reformer, 1885. – Darlington Deanery — Area Dean: Revd Mark East, Lay Chair: Andrew Maxwell – The Mother’s Union: President Kathleen Wilson, Chaplain: Revd Canon Val Shedden – Social workers and Social reformers – For what was the Grooms-Shaftesbury, now Livability Charity providing care and support services to disabled people |
| Friday 2nd – Deanery Secretary: The Rev Susan Bruce, Deanery Treasurer: Michael Shepherd. – For Licensed Lay Ministries—Warden: Revd Dr Alastair Prince, Sub Wardens: Revd Hilary Avent, Dr Jocelyn Bryan, Mrs Amanda Petch, Mrs Connie Robinson, Mr Andrew Trigger and Mrs Mavis Worsley – For our future relationship with Europe |
| Saturday 3rd George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, Ecumenist, Peacemaker, 1958 – Blackwell All Saints and Salutation and Coniscliffe St Edwin & Piercebridge St Mary— Vicar: Revd Jen Croft, Associate Priest: Revd Sarah Jay, Associate Minister: Revd Deborah Robinson; Readers — Mrs Debbie Gill, Mrs Susan Leatherbarrow, Dr Keith Whiston, Mr Kevin Winkworth – High Coniscliffe CE Primary School. Exec HT Mrs Wendy Aitken, HT Mrs Kaye Boyce – For the NHS and Care Homes with the fear of rising cases |
Please pray for those to be ordained as Deacon by the Bishop of Durham in Durham
Cathedral on Sunday 27th September:
10am
Hilary Avent to serve in Hetton-Lyons with Eppleton, St Michael and St Nicholas
Philip Carter to serve in Castleside, St John and Benfieldside, St Cuthbert
Tommy Daglish to serve in Stanley and South Moor
(Derwentside East Group Ministry)
John D’Silva to serve in Houghton-le-Spring, St Michael and All Angels
Hannah Richardson to serve in Peterlee, St Cuthbert
Mahalha Wachepa to serve in Durham North (Team Ministry)
4pm
Graham Copley to serve in Hunwick and Willington
Elaine Gray to serve in Hebburn, St John with Jarrow Grange, Christ Church
in plurality
Rosemary Hendry to serve in Crawcrook Church of the Holy Spirit and
Greenside, St John
Wim Kuiper to serve in St Matthew and St Wilfrid, Sunderland
Stephanie Price to serve in Bishop Auckland
Alison Williams to serve in Wheatley Hill, Thornley and Wingate with
Hutton Henry
From Jarrow Deanery
| The Boldons Benefice East Boldon St George, West Boldon St Nicholas, Hedworth St Nicholas | Revd Paul Barker CW: Edna Ford CW: Margaret Rutherford CW: Brenda Horton CW: Brian Logan CW: Marie Atkinson | For our ‘Messy Church in the Boldons’ community, as they have been taking part in Messy Church at Home during the pandemic. For all young people in our neighbourhood coping with difficult times as they received their A level and GCSE results. For those giving their time to tending to the church grounds and gardens, and to refurbishing the memorial garden at St Nicholas Hedworth. |
| All those who volunteer – in churches, for charities, in schools and in pastoral care. • For those who reach out to serve the marginalised in our communities • For those behind the scenes, who neither seek nor want attention • For opportunities to show God’s love to people in our communities by asking if they have anything they want us to pray for |
From the Parish Cycle
Those living in
Those living in S. Shields
but relating to Whitburn
Secretaries of State for Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland
Pray for our relationships within the United Kingdom
Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
Anglican Cycle of Prayer
Sunday, 27 September 2020
Pray for the Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan
The Most Revd Ezekiel Kumir Kondo – Archbishop of the Province of Sudan & Bishop of Khartoum
Monday, 28 September 2020
Patna (North India) The Most Revd Dr Philip Marandih
Chandigarh (North India) The Rt Revd Younas Massey
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Pelotas (Brazil) The Rt Revd Renato Da Cruz Raatz
Chelmsford (England) Vacant
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Pennsylvania (The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Daniel Gutierrez
Chester (England) The Rt Revd Peter Robert Forster
Thursday, 1 October 2020
Perth (Australia) Kay Goldsworthy
Chhattisgarh (North India) Robert Ali
Chicago (The Episcopal Church) Jeffrey Lee
Friday, 2 October 2020
Peru (South America) Jorge Luis Aguilar
Chichester (England) Martin Warner
Saturday, 3 October 2020
Peshawar (Pakistan) Humphrey Peters (Primate)
Chotanagpur (North India) B B Baskey
Koforidua (West Africa) Felix Odei Annancy
Churches Together in South Tyneside
This week’s Prayer Points pdf is available here.