OPEN DOORS Doors Australia is Christian organisation that conducts research and offers resources to churches about Christians across the world that face persecution, face injustice and discrimination as well as possible imprisonment or even death. They put together a World Watch List each year to show the place in the world that face the greatest challenge with regard to people from living out their faith. I have placed the World Watch List 2024 in the Narthex and you can download their Prayer List from here: https://www.opendoors.org.au/wpcontent/ uploads/2024/04/June-September2024_-Digital- Prayer-Guide
Missional Prayer for the growth of our parish
God of Mission, Who alone brings growth to your church, Send your Holy Spirit to give Vision to our planning Wisdom to our actions Joy to our worship And power to our witness Help our church to grow in numbers In spiritual commitment to you And in service to our local community. We make this prayer through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A STATEMENT BY THE ARCHBISHOPS of YORK and CANTERBURY Dear Sisters and Brothers, We write to you as the world is in turmoil following recent events in Eastern Europe. I am sure that you will agree that the horrific and unprovoked attack on Ukraine is an act of great evil. Now, more than ever, we need to place our trust in Jesus Christ, as we remember that God is not the author of confusion but of peace; and so I urge you to pray for a ceasefire, a withdrawal of Russian forces and for peace to prevail. Pray for the innocent – the women, men and children who are displaced, whose lives are disrupted, and who live in fear of the atrocities of war. Pray for those with power – that they may make a resolute and public decision to never use force, to actively work for peace and seek peaceful solutions to dispute and disagreement. Pray that there may be a recognition of common and shared humanity and God’s promise of flourishing life for all people. The Bishop in Europe has asked us to join them in prayer for the chaplaincy in Kyiv and the churches that serve Ukraine. At this time of great uncertainty, we place our hope and trust in God, whose love never fails. Lord, have mercy. We also continue to keep in our prayers the people of Palestine and also of those wars continuing in other parts of the world: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Libya, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar, Colombia, and Mali are currently in civil wars. Let us together continue to pray for peace in our world
A prayer for peace and justice from the Archbishop of Jerusalem. O God of all justice and peace we cry out to you in the midst of the pain and trauma of violence and fear which prevails in the Holy Land. Be with those who need you in these days of suffering; we pray for people of all faiths – Jews, Muslims and Christians and for all people of the land. While we pray to you, O Lord, for an end to violence and the establishment of peace, we also call for you to bring justice and equity to the peoples. Guide us into your kingdom where all people are treated with dignity and honour as your children for, to all of us, you are our Heavenly Father. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
