Last Updated: 21st April 2024

Here we suggest focus points 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)

Praise God

- for the care that the Good Shepherd gives to his sheep

- for the beauty of our local countryside in the spring sunshine

- for the faithful service of our officers and PCC members; pray that more step forward for our annual meetings

Pray for those in pain or distress

- we have heard that Charlie’s Mum, Maggie Davenport, died peacefully on Friday evening; please pray for Charlie and her brother, and for all who are grieving

- for all who are in hospital, including Angela C, or undergoing tests or waiting for treatment, or who are unwell at the moment

- for all who have been listed here in recent weeks, and who still need our prayers

- for those who need our prayers but have chosen not to be named here

- for those who care for any who are unwell

Pray for our community

- for those who attend the midweek cafes etc in our villages, our own cafe in All Saints, the monthly village lunch and Community Centre cafes in Puckeridge and our Midweek Music concert in St Mary’s, that they will find friendship and a sense of community as people get together

- for local charities and organisations who work for the good of our community

- for the local scout band; for the leaders and for the young people who take part

Pray for our outreach, our service and our churches

- for our upcoming annual church meetings, that we will all pray about our work, about decisions that our churches face, and about whether God is calling us to serve on PCC

- for those who are currently shouldering too much of the administrative burden of our parishes, that more will step forward to share the work of keeping our benefice running, so that we can fulfil our calling to ministry and mission in our community

- for our All Saints@6 congregation as we listen for God’s guidance

Pray for our mission partners and the world

Pray for people in Chad who have been affected by conflict. The ongoing Sudan conflict has escalated in the last year, resulting in at least 555,000 people crossing from Sudan into Chad, including an estimated 450,000 Sudanese refugees and 98,500 Chadian returnees. These new refugees add to the over 427,000 Sudanese refugees who had already been living in camps in Chad for over a decade. In Adré town (Ouaddai province), the number of refugees and returnees is approximately four times greater than the local population. Pray for each person affected, and also that the influx of displaced people does not put more pressure on the limited resources of host communities.

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.