Last Updated: 19th October 2025
Here we suggest focus areas for prayer, but please continue to pray for the work of our churches and missionary partners around the world (at www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7825/page/77358/view).
Church family news:
- Please continue to pray for those who have been listed in this sheet in recent weeks.
- Please pray for all who are feeling unwell or just a bit under the weather.
- Pray for all who are in pain in any way.
- Please pray for those who grieve, particularly remembering the family of Jean Aldridge
Pray for our community
In our cycle of prayers, this weekend we ask you to include in your prayers:
- all who are visiting our local surgery or pharmacies for important vaccinations against flu and Covid
- our health care professionals, looking after our well-being with dedication and professionalism
- all who work for our local pharmaceutical companies, vital to the development of new treatments
Pray for our outreach, our service and our churches
This week we ask you to include in your prayers:
- the team working on our benefice profile, to be provided to clergy interested in our vacancy
- the people working on other aspects of getting ready to advertise for our new Rector
- those working on the continuation of our mission and ministry while we wait for a new incumbent
Pray for our mission partners
The latest Tearfund update on Israel/Hamas ceasefire requests prayer for:
- peace: lasting ceasefire leading to a real desire for permanent peace on all sides
- safety: for all civilians and humanitarian aid workers
- strength: particularly for faith leaders and community leaders
- hope: for the bereaved, the injured, the hungry, the fearful, those left homeless and/or alone
- healing: for those left traumatised physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually
Please continue also to pray for our own mission partners. More information about all of our mission partners can be found on our website.
If you are aware of anyone who would like our prayers, or who would like the church family to share in some news, good or bad, please let Caroline know ([email protected]).