Reading this week's prayers is Esther Culy. Esther is the Specialist RE Advisor for the Salisbury Diocese Board of Education. She loves being outside, cooking and crocheting with a cup of good coffee.
Read the full prayers for October and November here.
Monday 27 October: Canford Magna
Living Lord,
We raise to you in prayer the community of Canford Magna and the clergy, Mike Tufnell, Peter Myres and Matt Smith. We thank you for the ministry of all lay leaders and volunteers, asking for your continued blessing on their ministry.
Amen
Tuesday 28 October: Colehill
Heavenly Father,
We thank you for all who worship and serve in the parishes of Colehill. We pray for the Revd Suzanne Pattle, that you continue to bless her ministry. And we raise to you the pupils, families and staff of:
Colehill St Michael's CE Middle School.
Amen
Wednesday 29 October: Corfe Mullen
Loving God,
We pray for the community of Corfe Mullen, and for all who live, work, pray, and play there. We ask for your blessing on the faithful ministry of the clergy, Jane Burgess, David Reed and Charles Burgess. In prayers for our link diocese, we pray for The Rt Revd Paul Tokmach Lual, Bishop of Nyang in South Sudan.
Amen
Thursday 30 October: Knowlton Circle
Almighty God,
We raise to you all who live in and worship in the community of Knowlton Circle and we ask for your blessing on the ministry of clergy, Angus Mayhew, and Jan-Rebecca Brown.
We pray for the pupils, families and staff of:
Cranborne First School and
Wimborne St Giles First School
Amen
Friday 31 October: Hampreston and Ferndown
Lord God,
We raise to you the communities of Hampreston and Ferndown, and we pray for your blessing on the ministry of clergy, Dominic Meering and Oli Fricker. We raise to you the worship leaders, school leaders, churchwardens, treasurers, and PCC members in this place and right across our diocese, asking for your blessing on their faithful ministry, that you will guide and inspire them as they witness to others.
We pray for the pupils, families and staff of Hampreston First School.
Saturday 1 November: Wimborne St John
On today, All Saints' Day, we pray:
Living Lord,
We pray for your blessing on the communities of Wimborne St John and for the ministry of the Revd Matt Lee. We pray for all who worship in this community.
We pray for the staff, pupils and families of Wimborne St John's First School.
Amen
Sunday 2 November: Verwood
On today, the Fourth Sunday before Advent we pray:
Loving Lord,
We raise to you in prayer the people and community of Verwood. We pray for lay leaders that they may be refreshed and blessed in their ministry, especially in this time of vacancy.
We pray for the pupils, families and staff of:
Verwood First School
Verwood Emmanuel Middle School
Verwood Trinity First School
And in our prayers for the wider Anglican Communion, we pray for the Church of the Province of West Africa.
Amen