CYCLE of PRAYER December 2016
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UPDATED CYCLE OF PRAYER December 2016 - February 2017 O God, by whose command the order of time runs its course: forgive our impatience, perfect our faith and, while we wait for the fulfilment of your promises, grant us to have a good hope because of your word; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (from Common Worship: Times and Seasons © The Archbishops’ Council 2006) December 2016 1 The Lytchetts and Upton - Team Rector: Jean de Garis, Team Vicar: Stephen Partridge. Assistant Clergy: Howard Page-Clark, Jean Alexander. LLM: Dave Parker. Youth Worker: Chris Trent. Diocesan Explorer: Augustine Ihm. Father we ask that you will give us wisdom and courage to know how to engage more effectively with our wider community. We ask especially that we may see whole families coming to faith and growing as disciples of Jesus. 2 Lytchett Matravers - Team Vicar: Stephen Partridge Father, we pray that by the time we pray this prayer, our new heating system will be installed and working! May the people of the parish find a really warm welcome in St Mary’s through the Advent and Christmas season. 3 North Poole Ecumenical Team - Janice Audibert, Penny Draper, Matt Williams, Marcus Mak Pray for us as we move from being North Poole Ecumenical Team to being North Poole Group. Praying for St. Georges Oakdale, St Pauls Canford Heath and Christ Church Creekmoor in our ministry and mission in North Poole. 4 Scottish Episcopal Church: Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, Bishop David Chillingworth (Primus) Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland: Diocese of Porvoo, Bishop Björn Vikström Bishop Hilary Adeba Luate, Diocese of Yei in South Sudan 5 Oakdale St George - Revd Penny Draper, Revd Tom Lock (PtO), Revd John Graves (PtO), Ann Johnson (LLM), Pam Clark (LLM) Give thanks for recent roofing repairs and the grants that made them possible. Pray for our Outreach projects among the local community, and our Stewardship Campaign throughout February. 6 Creekmoor - Revd Janice Audibert, Revd Marcus Mak, Shirley Williams (LLM) Please pray for us as we continue to seek funding for our exciting building project. Praying that we continue to raise up disciples to love and to serve, growing church and community in Creekmoor. 7 Canford Heath - Matthew Williams Give thanks for our growing ‘Sunday Club’ ministry among the children and young people and please pray that God will give us the leaders we need as the work grows. Please pray for the Christianity Explored course we’ve recently introduced and that it will help people grow as disciples of the Lord Jesus. 8 Parkstone St Luke - Revds Chris Strain and Kevin Rogers, LLMS John Pattison, Roy Stacey and Ruth Greig (Justin Coldstream in training) We thank the Lord for the renewed joy and hope within the church praying we would be a true community of the Holy Spirit. We pray the love, mercy and grace of God will be evident in all we are and do, and in our weakness we will see his strength. Pray for deeper commitment to the Lord, for Men’s and Youth ministry to grow, for healing of relationships and for us to show forth the Good News of Jesus through our shared life and programmes. 9 Parkstone St Peter & St Osmund with Branksea St Mary - Michael Camp, Jonny Scott, Pat Southgate and Sally Bedborough Please pray for all our worship and other activities around Christmas, especially engagement with schools and wider community organisations. Pray for those children who are preparing for Admission to Communion and those adults and young people preparing for Confirmation. Also for 'SPY' our new youth group. 10 Poole St James with St Paul - Lucy Holt - Rector, Revd Chris Harwood - Curate Please pray for discernment as we outreach to young families in the parish. For the work of Chris Harwood and the community dinner which reaches to vulnerable people and families. For good partnership working as we begin to address the issues of social isolation in our community. 11 Church of England: Diocese of Chester, Bishop Peter Forster, Bishop Keith Sinclair, Bishop Libby Lane Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland: Diocese of Kuopio, Bishop Jari Jolkkonen Bishop Simon Adut Yuang, Diocese of Yirol in South Sudan 12 Talbot Village - Revd Rupert Higgins (Incumbent) Revd Asa Humphreys (Curate) Please pray for our Candlelit Carol Service and Crib Service both on December 18th. Two big events with the opportunity for the wonderful good news of Christmas to be shared with many people. Also please pray for our new Children's Minister, Alex Morris, for whom this busy time is her first in post. Thank you for your prayers. 13 Poole Hospital NHS Trust & Forest Holme - Jane Lloyd, Declan McConville and Fraser Smith Please pray for us as decisions are made regarding the provision of healthcare across Dorset, for those affected by cuts in health & social care, and for all staff working under increasing pressures. Please pray for our link with Wau Teaching Hospital in South Sudan in such perilous times. 14 Poole Missional Community - Paul Bradbury Please pray for Poole Missional Communities as we seek to work with others to encourage pioneer ministry and fresh expression across Poole Deanery. Pray in particular for; the vision to plant a missional community to reach young adults in the town; our work supporting an emerging missional community on Turlin Moor and Breathing Spaces, a project designed to enable people to connect with unchurched people using Christian spirituality. 15 The Archdeacon of Sarum - Ven Alan Jeans Please hold in your prayers all parishes and the clergy and lay minsters reaching out in mission through liturgy at this time: for carols, mince pies, Christingles, & Holy Eucharists amongst many other services. May our welcome reflect the Light of Christ and shine from our hearts with Advent Joy. 16 Salisbury Deanery – Paul Taylor (RD) Give thanks for the members of different churches and denominations working together in their neighbourhoods to pray and pursue mission. This is a bottom up movement of God as members of our congregations, released by their church leaders are starting new things. Please pray for further growth and blessing. 17 Bemerton - Rev Simon Woodley, Rev Susan Drewett, Rev Ali Bridewell, Rev Neil Robinson, Gilian Newton LLM We give thanks for the reopened St. Johns Place and the life it brings to the community and school, and for the Alpha which a seed of a new congregation. We continue to pray for our deaf curate Rev Neil Robinson and his wife as they settle into the hearing church. 18 Church of England: Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, Bishop Paul Williams, Bishop Tony Porter Church of Norway: Diocese of Borg, Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt Bishop Isaac Nyaryiel Aleth, Area of Aluakluak in South Sudan 19 Fisherton Anger - Rev Craig Ryalls, Rev Alastair Etheridge (Youth Pastor & Pioneer Minister), and David Perry (Ordinand at Sarum College) Please pray for the mission within our parish and for the continuing and expanding work of SP2 Coffee Shop and Community Centre. We also give thanks for our newly appointed Children’s Pastor Debbie and our Children’s Ministry Intern Callum - we pray for them as they facilitate outreach to our church school and as they develop our mid-week Ark Toddler Group. 20 Harnham St George and All Saints - Revd Becky Roberts Incumbent, Revd Heather Leppard Curate, Revd Julian Poppleton Assistant priest. Parish worker Sister Theresa. Retired clergy who enable further ministry- Revds David, Simon, Peter and David, LPAs Jean, Helen, Irene, Linda Pray for Harnham Junior and Infant schools, Messy Church and children's work, work with the bereaved and lonely, the MU, bible study groups and appointment of a Music Missioner 21 Salisbury Cathedral - June Osborne - Dean, Edward Probert - Canon Chancellor, Tom Clammer - Canon Precentor, Robert Titley - Canon Treasurer, Ian Woodward - Vicar of the Close and our Chaplains and all our many volunteers in the Cathedral We pray for everyone who will be visiting the Cathedral and worshipping with us over the many Christmas services. That through the familiar and wonderful music and words we hear and share we may make God’s love known. We pray that all who come to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace, may find peace in their hearts and minds, that their faith may refreshed and that there will be peace in our broken world. We pray that the joy and goodwill of Christmas will continue beyond just the New Year and that we may hold in our hearts those who feel lonely and unloved as so many celebrate the joy of gathering friends and families together. 22 Salisbury St Francis and St Lawrence Stratford-sub-Castle - Paul Taylor, Tessa Mann, plus Will and Sophie Burditt, Licensed Lay Pioneer Ministers St Francis is currently building a community extension on the side of the church and St Lawrence is building a meeting room and office. Pray that these ventures will not be ends in themselves but enable us to truly serve our communities and proclaim Christ’s love in action and words. 23 Salisbury St Mark and Laverstock - Vicar - Jim Findlay; Curate - Matt Earwicker; PTO - Jill Offer, Diane Roberts, Peter Dominy Please pray for continued growth in our parish and for our new pattern of services designed to assist in that. Pray for the growing new estates at the north end of our parish and the exciting ecumenical possibilities developing around our work there. 24 Sarum St Martin - David Fisher We give thanks to Almighty God that we have been able to confirm our continuance in Apostolic Faith and Order, and that we may be strengthened by the Holy Spirit for the work of the Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.