Reading this week's prayers is Bishop Andrew, who has been Bishop of Ramsbury for 8 years, and is soon to be Bishop of St Alban's, where he grew up.
Read this month's prayers here.
Monday 20 April: St Peter Port (Town Church), Guernsey Deanery
Our Father,
We raise to you the community of St Peter Port. We pray for the Revd Penny Graysmith. We ask that you bless all those who live and work there.
Amen
Tuesday 21 April: Holy Trinity, Guernsey Deanery
Eternal God,
We pray for all those who live, worship, work and play in the community of Holy Trinity, Guernsey. We ask for your blessing on the Revd Jon Honour and his ministry.
Amen
Wednesday 22 April: St Stephen, Guernsey Deanery
God,
We raise the community of St Stephen to you and pray you continue to guide them in all they do.
We thank you for the Revd Joe Thompson.
In our prayers for our link diocese, we pray for the Rt Revd Isaac Ephraim Bangisa, Bishop of Ezo in South Sudan.
Amen
Thursday 23 April: St George’s Day, Patron Saint of England
St Pierre du Bois, Guernsey Deanery
Creator God,
We pray for the community of St Pierre du Bois, that all those living there may be blessed by your presence and your peace. We pray for the Revd Adrian Datta.
Amen
Friday 24 April: St Sampson and St Mary, Guernsey Deanery
Loving God,
We raise to you the communities of St Sampson and St Mary, asking for your blessing upon them, especially in this time of vacancy.
We pray that you bless this place with your peace.
Amen
Saturday 25 April: Mark the Evangelist
St Saviour and Torteval, Guernsey Deanery
Our God,
We thank you today for the benefice of St Saviour and Torteval. We pray for your blessing upon all those who live, work, pray and play there and for the ministry of the clergy, Mark and Tracy Charmley.
Amen
Sunday 26 April: Fourth Sunday of Easter
Castel, Guernsey Deanery
Loving God,
We pray for your blessing on the community of Castel, for all those who live and work in this place. We pray for the ministry of the lay leaders and congregation there, and for the Revd Nicholas Drayson.
In our Anglican cycle of prayer, we raise to you the Church of Nigeria.
Amen