Cycle of Prayer 21-27 September

This week’s prayers are being read by the Revd Daniel Foot. Daniel recently joined the Benefice of Crossways, Moreton and Woodsford with Tincleton as Rector, having previously served at St Martin’s in Guernsey.

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Monday 21 September: Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

St Peter, Jersey Deanery

Eternal God,   

We pray for all those who worship in St Peter and for the Revd Robert Harris. We pray for your guidance on all those who live in this place.

Amen

Tuesday 22 September: The Archdeacon of Sherborne, The Venerable Penny Sayer

God,

We lift the Archdeacon of Sherborne, The Venerable Penny Sayer, before you and pray that you continue to guide her with your word.

Amen 

Wednesday 23 September: Lyme Bay Deanery

Creator God,   

We raise to you all those who worship at Lyme Bay. We pray that your word and your Holy Spirit inspire them. Thank you for the Rural Dean, David Baldwin and Lay Chair, Harry Berry.

In our prayers for our link diocese, we pray for the Right Revd Abraham Ngor Mangong, Bishop of Gogrial in South Sudan.

Amen

Thursday 24 September: Eggardon and Colmers, Lyme Bay Deanery

Loving God,

We raise to you the benefice of Eggardon and Colmers, and we ask for your blessing upon them, including the clergy, Chris Grasske and Carol Peters.

We thank you for Loders, Powerstock and Symondsbury   Primary Schools.

Amen

Friday 25 September: Beaminster Area, Lyme Bay Deanery

Our God,  

We thank you today for the communities of the Beaminster Area. We pray for your blessing upon all those who live and worship here, including the clergy, David Baldwin, Jo Neary and Sarah Keen.

We pray for the students and teachers at Salway Ash, Mosterton Parrett and Axe, Beaminster St Mary’s, Broadwindsor primary schools and Beaminster secondary school.

Amen

Saturday 26 September: Bride Valley and Chesil, Lyme Bay Deanery

Loving God,   

We pray for your blessing on Bride Valley and Chesil, for all those who minister there, including the Revd Andrew Rawding.  

We pray for all those who attend Litton Cheney Thorner’s, Burton Bradstock and Portesham Primary Schools.

Amen

Sunday 27 September: Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity

Bridport, Lyme Bay Deanery

Living Lord,  

We raise to you in prayer the community in Bridport. We thank you for the ministry of the clergy, Cally Burch and John Rees.

We pray for the students, staff and families of Bridport St Mary’s Primary School.

In our prayers for the Anglican Communion, we pray for the Church of Bangladesh.

Amen