Christchurch Prayer Diary
July/August 2018
Please Our whole Congregation that we may have the Fruit of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control
For the Mission of Christchurch here in Grantham
Wisdom, Love and Sensitivity for all involved in the Calling Process
Pray Humility, love and unity as we go forward together in Jesus name
URC East Midlands Synod Moderator Rev Peter Meek
Rev Geoffrey Clarke
Each Stamford URC Church
The Nottingham & Derby Methodist District Chair, Revd Loraine Mellor, Rev Martin Smithson, Superintendent
The Grantham and Vale of Belvoir Methodist Circuit
Leaders of the World Church
Day For the Christchurch Community Project, giving thanks and looking forward to the next phase
Wisdom and integrity for world leaders and all people in positions of influence, responsibility and authority
for For your neighbours, street, area or village, Grantham and the UK
Victims of disasters. The work of Aid Agencies
Items that you have heard or read in the news TODAY
World Leaders
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1st The Street Pastors. Grantham. SKDC. Conference Sunday, July
2nd (ECC). The Members of the Ecumenical Church Council
3rd Ministers, Preachers and Bright Sparks and Messy Church leaders
4th The Sick, their families and carers. Medical Ethics and Medical Research. People suffering from long term and chronic illness.
5th Victims of human trafficking and modern slavery
6th URC Commitment for Life and All We Can - Methodist Relief and Development. Children's Art Day.
7th Visitors to ChristChurch - and all who use our premises. National Transplant Week July
8th Action for Children Sunday. Children without families of their own. Children and young people who are 'in care'. Foster families, Adoptive families. Action for Children. Unicef - working for every child in danger, Christian Aid. Save the Children. Parents and Grandparents..
9th Victims of natural disasters
10th People living with dementia and their family and carers
11th All prisoners. Prison visitors. Christians who are persecuted because of their faith, prisoners of conscience. World population Day
12th World peace- wisdom and integrity for World Leaders. Peace and respect between Church Groups in Northern Ireland.
13th Syria and all whose lives are blighted by war and violence.
14th Basic health education, in developing countries, saving lives.
15th People who are finding life more difficult, People who live alone, in care homes and in supported living. Carers. St Swathing's Day (July)
16th Leaders of URC and Methodist Churches.
17th Grantham Hospital, the Hospice, Doctors, Nurses, Health Workers, Carers, wisdom re. use of scarce NHS resources. Social Workers, The Emergency Services.
18th Respect and tolerance between people of different faiths.
19th Children and Young People. Grantham Schools Ministry; Bright Sparks; Messy Church; children who are unable to attend school.
20th Safe school holidays/ young people moving on to higher education.
21st Women who are still being treated as second class citizens. Respect for human dignity. Victims of domestic abuse.
22nd Refugees . People who have no safe place to call home. The Passage, The Food Bank, Fair Trade, Christians against poverty.
23rd The Bereaved and all who mourn.
24th Christchurch and Stamford URC.
25th Victims of all kinds of abuse
26th ChristChurch Grantham, our members, friends and families, reaching out into the community in Jesus name.
27th Peace Makers and Peace Enablers.
28th World Hepatitis Day (July)
29th Young Carers.
30th Christian Unity. The World Church- may we truly reflect the love of God in His World
31st Members of Christchurch, their families and friends.
