One of my favourite times in the Christian calendar is a reasonably new invention - the Thy Kingdom Come initiative that takes place between Ascension Day and Pentecost Sunday each year. This year Thy Kingdom Come - TKC - is happening between the 14th and 24th of May. Across the parishes of Betley and Madeley there will be a number of special services and events.

There is a prayer walk in each parish, there’s a Picnic Communion in Betley and Soaking Worship in Madeley. There’s a special Ascension day communion and Explorers at All Saints’. We will also be repeating our 5For5 initiative where we encourage people to pray for 5 others for 5 minutes each day, that they may encounter Jesus intheir lives and come to a living faith in him.

One event I’m particularly excited for, is our planned 24/1 prayer event, where for 24 hours from 10:00am on Friday 22nd of May to 10:00am on Saturday 23rd of May people will be able to sign up to pray in our pop-up prayer gazebo at All Saints’ Madeley. The idea is that people will book a time slot to come and pray. There will be prayer prompts and all sorts of thinks to help you pray.

At one church where I used to work, they regularly held 24/7 prayer weeks, with 24 hours of prayer every day for 7 days. It was a massive thing, a big commitment, but when I look back on my faith journey, those were very special and formative times. I’m looking forward to what God might do with and through this day of prayer!

More information about the 24/1 prayer day will be available in the pew sheets. Watch this space!

Blessings

Tim