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Prayer Calendar for April
5th April – Easter: We rejoice today in Jesus's rising from the dead. Give thanks to him as our Lord and Saviour. He's alive, he is risen. What a friend, what a hope we have in Jesus. Let us pray for each other as we meet on this special day.
12th April: Emmaus groups resume this week after the break for Lent. We give thanks to God for this time of Bible study and fellowship. Let us continue in prayer for them and all the other groups meeting in Christ Church, sharing and witnessing together to God's love.
19th April: Thank you, Father, for caring about everything on our hearts today. We lift to you any known to us who are sick in mind, body or spirit. We think of the international situation dominated by news of death and destruction and pray for warring nations to seek peace and an end to suffering.
26th April: Continuing in Easter joy, we remember our church meeting today and the decisions that will be taken. Holy Spirit, guide us, lead us in everything we do here. We pray for all our witness to the town, that we may be both salt and light, attracting people to the good news of Jesus.
Prayer Calendar for MAY
3rd May (Extract from the Pope’s recent prayer for peace)
Grant us your peace, and send forth your Spirit,
the breath that gives life and reconciles,
that turns adversaries and enemies into brothers and sisters.
May the madness of war cease, and the Earth be cared for and cultivated by those who still
know how to bring forth, protect and love life.
Hear us, Lord of life!
10th May - We pray for Saturday’s Christian Aid Celebration, that there will be a great sense of community as we work together on the various stalls and activities, that passers-by will be drawn in, and learn more about Christian Aid and our church, and that there will be a good fundraising result for the charity.
17th May - We pray for our new caretaker as he settles into this role, that he may feel welcome amongst us and well supported as part of the church family.
24th May - Today is Pentecost when we focus on the coming of the Holy Spirit. May he renew our hearts and minds and fill us with a new zeal to serve and follow God both in this church and in the wider world.
31st May - We thank God for the beautiful flowers we see in church each week. We are grateful for those who provide them, arrange them, distribute them and we especially pray for those in our fellowship who are recipients of flowers each week, at a time of need, or sadness or loneliness or a time of celebration.