We hold before God all those for whom prayer has been requested. We give thanks for our Benefice We pray for the young in our and pray for a spirit of unity in area. To comply with recent legislative changes to the General Data Protection

Regulations (GDPR), individual names are not printed, but we believe that the ministry we all share. For local nurseries and schools to

be safe places where young lives God knows who these dear people are, and His Holy Spirit will intercede on We pray for those making our behalf. decisions about our corporate may flourish.

We also pray for anyone else on our hearts at this time and all those with worship during these ever May teachers support children to changing covid times, and the explore what will benefit them in temporary or long term health problems and for the families and carers who support them. planning of special services for mind, body and spirit to help Advent and Christmas. them to become the best God We pray for those in residential care. We pray for those due to be intended them to be. We give thanks for those who are recovering from illness. married in our benefice this

month, amidst the uncertainty.

We remember with compassion friends and relatives of the recently We pray for our local community departed: For establishments with a caring outreach, their users and residents, Peter Wheble Patricia Neal Connie Hooker their families, staff, pastors and administrators; for groups which give aid and support to the community. At this time when society David Heaps Sheila Roberts Claude Stevens continues to be challenged over how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and maintain support and outreach services, we pray for

• All Nursing and Care Homes in the area; The Lookout, Naomi House and jacksplace; Andover, Basingstoke and Winchester

We pray for all our ministry team and the work of all five churches in our Hospitals and GP practices; The Boaz Project; The Prison and

Benefice. the Footprints charity, the Park Club, Street Reach; The

For our Incumbent: Jax Machin Emergency Services: Fire, Police and Ambulance; First Responders, Community Care Groups, Street Pastors; Friends of For the Ministry Team: Bruce Kington, Alan Disher, Charlotte Nash, the Family, Home Start, the Live at Home Scheme. Andrew Kent, Sally Wesley, Alastair Barron and Carol Coleman. We pray for the poor, homeless and hungry, and the on-going support The team at Winchester City Chaplaincy, for the new Lead Chaplain, Rev giv en through the Trinity Centre, the Keystone project, the Night Nick Fennemore; Margaret Heaps, Volunteer Chaplain at the Law Courts. Shelter, the Basics Bank, Andover Food Bank and the Emmaus centre. Our Benefice administrator: Caroline. We pray that donations of food and money will continue, to enable this

vital support to be extended during this difficult time of extra need. All Parish Visitors and the support and time they give in the Benefice.

PTO

We pray for the and the , the

The Benefice of Most Revd and Rt Hon Justin Welby. Within our St Mary the Less, Chilbolton we pray for Bishop Tim, for David, of Basingstoke and St Mary’s Crawley Debbie, Suffragan . St Catherine’s Littleton

This month in our Benefice we pray for the Parish of Littleton. St Stephen’s Sparsholt

St Peter and Holy Cross, Wherwell

We pray for our country, facing new restrictions to our movement and social interaction amidst rising coronavirus infection levels. We pray for those who had just begun to get their businesses up and running again, PRAYER LIST now facing further uncertainty, with risks to livelihoods and subsequent financial hardship. We pray for our hospitals and care homes, for staff November 2020 who are still traumatised and worn out by the first wave of infection in the spring and who feel unable to cope with the ongoing workload and Prayer is like opening a door and slipping into distress. the presence of God.

We pray for relief of child poverty, both here in our own country but also There in the stillness to listen to His voice across the world. May those in government use the resources available to Perhaps to petition – or only to listen them wisely, to relieve hunger and suffering. It matters not; We pray for those suffering the effects of natural disasters, in addition to E dealing with covid - earthquakes in Turkey; flooding in Cambodia, Sudan Just to be there, in His presence, is prayer. and countries of East Africa; locust invasions in Pakistan, India and Africa. ______O Christ for whom we search, We pray for missionaries: Chris and Kesia and family in Japan with OMF, our help when help has failed: Nick and Catherine serving with CMS in Argentina but currently stranded in UK, Greg and Jill working for MAF in Uganda, for Winston Williams in give us courage to expose our need,

Guyana and The Brickworks supporting projects in South Sudan and the and ask to be made whole refugee camps in Uganda; for others known to, and supported by, in your healing love; That being touched by you, individuals in our parishes. We pray for the ongoing work of Karis Kids in Kampala and uphold the families supported by the Downs Benefice. We we may be raised to new life, give thanks for the work of Tearfund, and organisations supporting the in the power of your holy name. Amen. persecuted Church, including Open Doors and Barnabas Fund.

This leaflet is used for prayers in the church room at Littleton on Tuesdays at 4.15 pm each week, to which all are Requests for Prayers may be made through the Benefice Office or direct welcome, and can be used for your private prayers. to Revd Jax Machin. ([email protected]; 01962 880845)