Reading this week's prayers is Bishop Karen. She is responsible for the Dorset parts of the diocese and works alongside the Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Ramsbury to lead the Diocese of Salisbury.
Read October 2025's prayers PDF version
Listen to this week's prayers on our Facebook.
Monday 6 October: St Saviour and Torteval, Guernsey Deanery
We pray today for Your abundant blessing on all who live in the community of St Saviour and Torteval, asking that your hand may rest on those who lead and minister there, including clergy Mark and Tracy Charmley.
Amen
Tuesday 7 October: Castel, Guernsey Deanery
Loving God,
We pray today for the communities of Castel in Guernsey deanery, asking for your blessing upon them, and we raise to you the ministry of the Revd Nicholas Drayson.
Amen
Wednesday 8 October: Vale, Guernsey Deanery
Eternal God,
We pray for the benefice of Vale in Guernsey Deanery, for all who work, play and pray there. We pray for the Revd Bev Herve and all lay ministers and leaders who serve on the island. We thank you for their faithful work and ministry to the local communities.
Amen
Thursday 9 October: The Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey Deanery
God of all blessings,
We hold before you The Princess Elizabeth Hospital, for the patients, their families and the staff that work there. May those in the hospital know you are with them today, and always, to guide and comfort them. We pray for the faithful ministry of the Revd Linda Le Vasseur.
Amen
Friday 10 October: Elizabeth College, Guernsey Deanery
Loving God,
We pray for Your abundant blessing on Elizabeth College, that You will guide and bless all who study and minister there, including its chaplain the Revd Peter Graysmith.
Amen
Saturday 11 October: St John, and Guernsey Prison, Guernsey Deanery
Living Lord,
We pray for the church of St John, and for staff and inmates in the Guernsey Prison. We pray your Holy Spirit will move in these places, and we ask for your blessing on the ministry of chaplain, the Revd Solveig Sonet.
Amen
Sunday 12 October: Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity Purbeck Deanery
O Lord,
We pray for your blessing upon the communities of Purbeck and the ministry of the Rural Dean, Richard Bartlett and Lay Chair, Carol Richards. We thank you for their faithful service and ask for your blessing on all those who minister in this deanery. In our prayers for the Anglican Communion, we pray for the Church of the Province of Uganda.
Amen