Reading this week's prayers is Nick Wells. Nick is the Vicar of St Mark's, Talbot Village and St Saviours Wallisdown. He is married to the Rev Ruth, lead multi-faith Chaplain at Bournemouth University and Arts University Bournemouth, and they are parents to one adult, one teenager and one child.
Read and listen to this month's prayers.
Monday 3 August: Southbroom St James, Devizes Deanery
Heavenly Father,
We thank you for all who worship and serve in the benefice of Southbroom St James. We pray for your blessing on all those who lead, lay and ordained, including the Revd Richard Saint. We pray for Devizes The Trinity Primary Academy and Southbroom St James Academy.
Amen
Tuesday 4 August: Lavingtons, Cheverells and Easterton, Devizes Deanery
Almighty God,
We pray for your blessing on the communities of Lavingtons, Cheverells and Easterton, especially for the Revd Sam Park. May your peace be felt by all who enter this place and your presence known.
We raise to you Great Cheverell The Holy Trinity Primary Academy and Market Lavington St Barnabas Primary School.
Amen
Wednesday 5 August: Cannings and Redhorn, Devizes Deanery
Lord God, Prince of Peace,
We raise to you the communities of Cannings and Redhorn, we pray that you guide them in all they do, including the Revd Richard Curtis.
We pray for all those who attend: Urchfont, Chirton, All Cannings and Bishops Cannings Primary Schools.
In our prayers for our link diocese, we pray for the Rt Revd John Deng, Assistant Bishop of Malakal in South Sudan.
Amen
Thursday 6 August: Transfiguration of Our Lord
Wellsprings, Devizes Deanery
O Lord,
We pray today for your abundant blessing on the benefice of Wellsprings, that they may be guided by your word. We raise to you the clergy, Gerry Lynch and Caroline O'Neill.
We pray for Five Lanes and Seend Primary Schools.
Amen
Friday 7 August: HMP Erlestoke
Loving God,
We pray for those in HMP Erlestoke, that you may guide them throughout their lives, and we pray for chaplain Steve Ibbetson and lay pastoral assistant Shirley Daniels.
Amen
Saturday 8 August: Religious and Lay communities in the diocese - Society of St Francis at Hilfield, Pilsdon Community, St Benedict’s Priory, Salisbury and Othona Community
Eternal God,
We pray for all the religious and lay communities: Society of St Francis at Hilfield, Pilsdon Community, St Benedict’s Priory, Salisbury and Othona Community.
We pray as they live out your word every day.
Amen
Sunday 9 August: Tenth Sunday after Trinity
Bradford Deanery
God of all blessings,
We hold before you the communities of Bradford Deanery. We pray for the Rural Dean, Jake Eggertsen, Assistant Rural Dean, Jenny Nelson and Lay Chair, John Joy. We pray for all who live there be guided by your word and know your peace upon them.
In our prayers for the Anglican communion, we raise to you the Episcopal church.
Amen