Our Junior Church members and a local Beaver Group have been busy making improvements to our small yard area. They have painted a fantastic countryside mural and planted lots of pots with flowers, herbs and even some tomatoes! It looks great now – a huge improvement! We have been able to start using it for […]
We give thanks for community responses to the cost of living crisis, such as a neighbourhood in London cooking together once a week to bring oven costs down. God, thank you for the power of community and mutual support, and we pray that we’d see this in more places across the country. We pray for […]
on World Day of Prayer, we pray for Taiwan, which has prepared this year’s service resources. God, we pray for the people and government of Taiwan, as well as for greater Christian unity globally, as denominations come together to pray to mark World Day of Prayer. We give thanks for the work of Furnishing Futures, […]
God of peace and justice, With sorrow and lament, we hold the situation in Ukraine before you, a year on from the Russian invasion. We long for an end to the conflict and the bloodshed and suffering. We remember people in Ukraine living in fear of death and destruction. We pray for all who […]
We pray for finances in education, with reports of some school buildings close to collapsing. God, we pray for more funding to be directed towards schools, so that the health and education of young people is not affected by poor infrastructure. We give thanks for the creation of a new degree aiming to encourage creative […]
We pray for the 7.7 million people in South Sudan facing acute malnutrition or starvation in the 5th year of severe food insecurity. God, we pray for more international aid to be sent to South Sudan, and for the hungry to be filled with good things. We give thanks that wood burners in new and […]
We pray for Eswatini, where the death of a pro-democracy activist has caused international alarm. God, we pray for all those hurt by the death of Thulani Maseko and for greater freedoms of speech and expression for the people of Eswatini. We give thanks for the new environmental plan to ensure that everyone in the […]
on Holocaust Memorial Day, We pray for all those who were affected by the Holocaust, as well as all instances of genocide in the years since. God, we pray for your justice to be done, and for a world in which all are seen as they are, made in your image. We keep Afghanistan in […]
We pray for the people of Ukraine, many of whom are suffering this winter without heat and fearful for their safety. God, we pray that this conflict may be brought to an end soon and that the people of Ukraine are able to live in security within their own borders. We give thanks for new […]
At St John’s, please pray for the Girl’s Brigade, following their motto to seek, serve and follow Christ. Pray for the girls and for the officers, and give thanks for their dedication and discipline.
