Reading this week's prayers is Natalie Davies. "My name is Natalie and I am married to Joseph. We will shortly be moving from Cambridge to Swanage where I will be the Assistant Curate in the benefice of Swanage and Studland. Joseph and I met whilst we were working at Salisbury Cathedral which is also where I started to discern a call to ordination. We are thrilled to be returning to the Diocese for this next chapter following God’s call."
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3 June
Our God,
We raise to you in prayer the community of Bradford on Avon Holy Trinity, Westwood and Wingfield and their Clergy: Sarah Jackson.
We Pray for the Benefice during the vacancy, for all who are helping and for those involved in the interviews for a new Rector on 1 and 2 July.
We pray for the staff and students and families of Bradford on Avon St Laurence School
Amen
4 June
Creator God,
Thank you for the communities of Calne Deanery and its Rural Dean: Jane Curtis and Lay Chair: Mary Simpkins.
Following Deanery Synod l looking at Net Zero, we pray we may all explore together how we might act for the climate and support one another in taking steps towards reducing our churches’ carbon footprint. We pray for your guidance in supporting, encouraging, and inspiring one another in the task ahead.
Amen
5 June
Today in our prayers O Lord we raise to you the community of Oldbury, and its Clergy: Matt Earwicker and Licensed Lay Minister: Pam Evans.
We pray in this wedding season, that the couples will be connected to the church and we pray that we may show them God’s boundless love through our welcome.
We raise to you the pupils, staff and families of
Cherhill CE VA Primary School
And Heddington CE VA Primary School
In our prayers for the Episcopal Churches in South Sudan and Sudan: We pray for the Rt Revd James Obalokee Primo, Bishop of Magwi in South Sudan.
Amen
6 June
Lord God,
We pray for the community of Royal Wootton Bassett, and its Clergy: Jane Curtis, Katey Minshall, Alan Taylor, Michael Jones, Peter Giles. We thank you for the ministry of Licensed Lay Minister: Michael Page and Licensed Lay Minister Emeritus: Neil Harding.
We pray for all those who work with, and make real the love of God to, our children and young people – for the Church Childrens leaders and Little Stars volunteers, our Trebles leader and Open the Book team members, school governors and those who lead Collective Worship and assemblies in our primary schools.
We pray for the pupils, staff and families of Royal Wootton Bassett St Bartholomew's Primary Academy
Amen
7 June
Our Father,
Thank you for the communities of Marden Vale, and its Clergy: Caspar Bush, Sarah Errington, Annie Church and Jeremy Cresswell. We pray for Licensed Lay Minister: Steven Colby, and Church Army sister: Jenny Colby and for Licensed Lay Minister with Permission to Officiate: Enid Powell.
We give thanks for Revd Sarah, to be licensed at Derry Hill by Bishop Stephen on 16th June, and pray for her and her family as they relocate from North Wales. We pray for our Stewardship initiatives across the benefice. We also pray for the plans in place to recruit a new director of music for St Mary's Calne, and thank you for the promising response to those plans so far.
We raise to you the pupils, staff and families of
Derry Hill CE VA Primary School
Marden Vale CofE Primary Academy
Calne Holy Trinity CE Academy
Amen
8 June
Almighty God
We pray for the communities of Lyneham and Woodhill and their Clergy: Rachma Abbott, Richard Holness, Jonathan Beach. We ask you will bless the ministry of Licensed Lay Minister: Mandy Cook, Lay Worship Leaders: Elaine Leighton and Janet Drury.
We also ask for your blessing on all the couples being married in our churches; make us loving and bless us with the love of neighbours, friends, and family. May our love for each other make you known to those we meet.
We pray for the pupils staff and families of
Broad Town CE VC Primary School
Amen
9 June
On today, the Second Sunday after Trinity
We pray for our three bishops, Stephen Lake , Karen Gorham and Andrew Rumsey
We pray for those preparing to be ordained and for the families of all those who exercise public ministry.
In our Anglican Cycle of Prayer: we pray for Province de L’Eglise Anglicane Du Congo
Amen