Reading this week's prayers is the Revd Robin Coutts. "I am a retired priest living in Alderbury, helping where I can. I also help the DDO as an assistant. I am married with four children and seven grandchildren."
Monday 5 January: Upper Wylye Valley Team, Heytesbury Deanery
Lord God, Prince of Peace,
We raise to you the communities of Upper Wylye Valley, as well as St John’s Hospital in Heytesbury, for all who live and work there. We pray for the clergy, Mike Duff, Tim Ling and Jonathan Hiscox.
We pray for the pupils, families and staff of:
Sutton Veny Primary School
Heytesbury Primary School
Wylye Valley Primary School
Amen
Tuesday 6 January: Epiphany
Warminster Christ Church, Heytesbury Deanery
On the Feast of Epiphany, we pray:
We pray today for your abundant blessing on all who live in the community of Warminster Christ Church, asking that your hand may rest on those who lead and minister there, including the clergy, Lorraine Dobbins and Craig Bain.
We raise to you Warminster Sambourne Primary School.
Amen
Wednesday 7 January: White Horse, Heytesbury Deanery
Loving God,
We pray for the communities of White Horse in Heytesbury Deanery, asking for your blessing upon them, particularly for the Revd Rebecca Harris.
We pray for schools:
Westbury Leigh Primary School
Westbury Junior School
Dilton Marsh Primary School
In our prayers for our link diocese, we pray for the Rt Revd Seme Nigo Abinda, Bishop of Panyana in South Sudan.
Amen
Thursday 8 January: River Were, Heytesbury Deanery
Eternal God,
We pray for the communities of River Were in the Heytesbury Deanery for all who work, play and pray there. We pray for the Revd Susan Foster and all lay ministers and leaders who serve you in this place.
We pray for the staff, students and parents of:
Warminster St John's Primary School and Warminster The Minster Primary School.
Amen
Friday 9 January: Overseas Links - Sudan Committee, Sudan Medical Link.
For all deanery and diocesan Sudan, Latvia and Evreux Links.
God of all blessings, we hold before you all overseas, deanery and diocesan links in Sudan, Latvia and Evreux.
We pray they are guided by your word and know your peace upon them.
Amen
Saturday 10 January: Devizes Deanery
Loving God,
We pray for your abundant blessing on Devizes deanery, that you will guide and bless all who worship and live there, including the clergy, the Rural Dean, Richard Curtis, the Assistant Rural Dean, Jez Barnes, and the Lay Chair, Carole Jones.
Amen
Sunday 11 January: Baptism of Christ
Bratton, Edington & Imber, Erlestoke and Coulston, Devizes Deanery
Living Lord,
We pray for Bratton, Edington and Imber, Erlestoke and Coulston, that your Holy Spirit will move in this place and bless the Revd Katey Minshall.
In our Anglican cycle of prayer, we raise to you Iglesia Anglicana de la Región Central de América.
Amen