Reading this week's prayers is Katharine Robinson. Katharine is the Racial Justice Officer for the Diocese of Salisbury. She is an ordained Priest with a heart for social justice and a love of cats and crochet.
Read our daily Cycle of Prayer below or listen daily on our social media (Diocese of Salisbury).
Monday 29 June: Peter and Paul, Apostles
St Nicholas Hospital, Salisbury Deanery
Heavenly Father,
We thank you for all who worship at and live in the community of St Nicholas Hospital. We raise to you the Master, David Gardiner.
Amen
Tuesday 30 June: Sarum College
Loving God,
We raise to you, O God, all who attend and study at Sarum College. We thank you and pray for the Revd Canon James Woodward as he begins his retirement.
Amen
Wednesday 1 July: Alderbury Deanery
Living Lord,
We pray for your blessing on the benefice of Alderbury, for the ministry of lay leaders and for the Rural Dean, Peter Ostli-East, and Lay Chair, Debbie McIsaac.
In our prayers for our link diocese, we pray for the Right Revd Zacharia Mangar Apeti, Bishop of Wulu in South Sudan.
Amen
Thursday 2 July: Bourne Valley, Alderbury Deanery
O Lord,
We raise to you in prayer the people and communities of Bourne Valley. We pray for all in this place that they may be refreshed and blessed, including the clergy, Peter Ostli-East and David Perry.
Thank you for all those who attend and teach at: Winterbourne Earls, Porton St Nicholas, Newton Tony and Gomeldon primary schools.
Amen
Friday 3 July: Thomas the Apostle
Clarendon, Alderbury Deanery
Heavenly Father,
We thank you for all who worship and serve in the benefice of Clarendon. We pray for your blessing on all those who lead, lay and ordained, including the clergy, Simon Chambers, Jane Dunlop and Marcia Wadham.
We pray for Pickwick Academy Trust and Whiteparish All Saints Primary School.
Amen
Saturday 4 July: Forest and Avon, Alderbury Deanery
Almighty God,
We pray for your blessing on the benefice of Forest and Avon, especially for the Revd Veronica Batchelor. May your peace be felt by all who enter this place and your presence known.
We raise to you Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Academy, The New Forest Primary School and Downton Primary School.
Amen
Sunday 5 July: Fifth Sunday after Trinity
Bishop's office staff, DBF, DBE and DSAT staff
Lord God, Prince of Peace,
We raise to you all staff at Emmaus House, - the Board of Finance, Board of Education and Academy Trust – as well as Bishop’s office staff. We pray you guide them in all they do.
In our prayers for Anglican churches, we pray for The Anglican Church of South America.
Amen