Reading this week's prayers is Kirsty Friend, Kirsty is Rector of St Mary Church in Jersey.
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Monday 11 August: St Martin Le Vieux, Jersey Deanery
Living Lord,
We pray for the people in the benefice of St Martin Le Vieux. We pray your Holy Spirit will move in this place, and we ask for your blessing on the ministry of the Revd Pete Stone.
Amen
Tuesday 12 August: St Martin (Gouray), Jersey Deanery
O Lord,
We pray for your blessing upon the communities of St Martin (Gouray) and the ministry of the Revd Jeffery Wattley. We thank you for their ministry in this place.
Amen
Wednesday 13 August: Holy Trinity, Jersey Deanery
Loving God,
We raise to you all who worship and serve in the parishes of Holy Trinity, Jersey and the ministry of the Revd Geoffrey Houghton. We pray all who live and work there may encounter Your love and peace in their daily lives.
In our diocesan partnership we pray for The Rt Revd Abraham Ngor Mangong, Bishop of Gogrial in South Sudan.
Amen
Thursday 14 August: St Saviour, Jersey Deanery
Jesus, Our Saviour,
We pray for the community of St Saviour. We pray for the people who live and work there and those who minister to them, especially the volunteers and lay ministers, including the Revd Martin Evans.
Amen
Friday 15 August: The Blessed Virgin Mary
St Luke with St James, Jersey Deanery
Compassionate God,
Today, we give thanks for the community of St Luke with St James, for all who work and live there. We ask for your blessing on the ministry of lay leaders and volunteers in the benefice and the ministry of the Revd Nick Barry.
Amen
Saturday 16 August: St Peter, Jersey Deanery
Loving Lord Jesus,
We raise to you today the benefice of St Peter and the ministry of the Revd Robert Harris. We pray that you would fill the community with your Holy Spirit so that they might be inspired to continue to seek your truth and serve their community with wisdom and love.
Amen
Sunday 17 August: Ninth Sunday after Trinity
The Archdeacon of Dorset
Lord God,
We pray today for the ministry of the Archdeacon of Dorset, Penny Sayer. We thank you for her dedicated work and pray you continue to guide her in all she does.
From the Anglican cycle of prayer we pray for the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Amen