Reading this week's prayers is Georgie Polius. Georgie is an Education services Assistant, Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education. She worships at St Francis Church Salisbury and is a Lifegroup leader.
Read our daily Cycle of Prayer below, listen on our social media (Diocese of Salisbury).
17 February: Weymouth Ridgeway
Lord God, Prince of Peace,
Today we raise to you the community of Weymouth Ridgeway for all who work and live there. We pray for Clergy: James Menzies, Philip Elliott and the lay leaders who minister in this place.
We ask for your blessing on the staff, pupils and families of : Weymouth St Nicholas & St Laurence CE VA Primary School and Weymouth St Andrew’s CE Primary School
Amen
18 February: Sherborne Deanery
Almighty God,
We pray for your blessing on the communities of Sherborne Deanery for all who live, work, pray, and play there. We pray for its clergy: Rural Dean: Tim Greenslade and Lay Chair: Andrew Graham. We pray for the worship leaders, school leaders, churchwardens, treasurers, PCC members, and clergy of this benefice, and all those who serve in these ways across the diocese.
Amen
19 February: Melbury
Loving God,
We pray for Your abundant blessing on the benefice of Melbury and all who lead and worship there. We pray for clergy, Clergy: Tim Greenslade, Dan Ingles. We pray they know Your presence and guidance with them this week.
We pray for the staff, students and parents of: Maiden Newton Greenford CE VC Primary School, Sticklands CE VA Primary School
In our prayers for the Anglican church, we pray for The Most Revd Moses Deng Bol, Bishop of Wau in South Sudan.
Amen
20 February: Queen Thorne, Sherborne Deanery
Living Lord,
We raise to you in prayer the people and parishes of Queen Thorne. We pray for clergy, David Bond, and for lay leaders and volunteers, that they may be refreshed and blessed in their ministry. We pray for the pupils, staff and families of Trent Young's CE School.
Amen
21 February: Sherborne with Castleton, Lillington and Longburton
Eternal God,
We pray for all those living, working and worshipping in Sherborne with Castleton, Lillington and Longburton and its clergy Martin Lee, Jim Edie, and Rebecca McDonnell.
We pray for all who help to put on services in churches, schools, and the wider communities, that their service may bless all who encounter it.
We pray for staff, pupils and families of Sherborne The Abbey Primary School and Sherborne The Gryphon School
Amen
22 February: Three Valleys
Everlasting Lord,
We pray to you today for the people who live and work, play, and pray in the benefice of the Three Valleys. May you bless those who lead and serve, including clergy George Moody.
We pray your blessing upon the pupils, staff and families of:
Yetminster St Andrew's Primary School
Bishop's Caundle All Saints CE VC Primary School
Bradford Abbas St Mary's Primary School
Thornford Primary School
Amen
23 February: Second Sunday before Lent
Blackmore Vale Deanery
Today, the Second Sunday before Lent, we pray:
Creator God,
We pray for the communities of Blackmore Vale Deanery, that they may be blessed by your presence and your peace. We pray that all those who lead in the community may be inspired and renewed by Your word. We ask for your blessing on clergy Rural Dean: Tim Heaton and Lay Chair: Pauline Batstone.
In our prayers for the wider church, we pray for Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil
Amen