Reading this week's prayers is Steve Mullins. “My name is Steve Mullins and I live in the village of Holwell in the centre of the Blackmore Vale in Dorset. I support both the worshipping and wider communities in the Three Valleys benefice as a lay worship leader and as a pastoral assistant, though I also serve as an agricultural chaplain in the Benefice and at Salisbury Livestock Market.“
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Monday 30 June: Cannings & Redhorn, Devizes Deanery
Almighty God,
We pray for your blessing on the communities of Cannings & Redhorn for all who live, work, pray, and play there. We pray for the ministry of clergy Richard Curtis, and Sam Park. We pray for the worship leaders, school leaders, churchwardens, treasurers, and PCC members, in this benefice and across the diocese. We raise to you the children, staff and families of: Urchfont Primary School Chirton Primary School Bishops Cannings Primary School All Cannings Primary School
Amen
Tuesday 1 July: Wellsprings, Devizes Deanery
Living Lord,
We pray for your blessing on the benefice of Wellsprings, in Devizes Deanery, for the clergy Gerry Lynch and Caroline O'Neill. We pray for everyone who worships and lives in this community.
We pray for the children, staff and families of:
Five Lanes Primary School
Seend Primary School.
Amen
Wednesday 2 July: HMP Erlestoke
Heavenly Father,
We raise to you those who work, live and worship in HMP Erlestoke, praying for your guidance and your healing for lives damaged and broken. We pray for Revd Steve Ibbetson and Shirley Daniels, asking that You will equip and guide them in their ministry.
In our link diocese, we pray for The Most Revd Alapayo Manyang Kuctiel, Bishop of Rumbek in South Sudan.
Amen
Thursday 3 July: Thomas the Apostle
Religious and Lay communities in the diocese
Creator God,
We pray for the religious and lay communities in our diocese, thanking you for their faithful ministry and commitment to the Christian life:
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Society of St Francis at Hilfield
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Pilsdon Community
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St Benedict’s Priory, Salisbury
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Othona Community
Amen
Friday 4 July: Bradford Deanery
Almighty God,
We pray today for your blessing on the communities of the Bradford deanery and for the leadership of Rural Dean, Revd Jake Eggertsen and Lay Chair, John Joy.
Amen
Saturday 5 July: Atworth with Shaw and Whitley, Bradford Deanery
Lord God, Prince of Peace,
We raise to you the communities of Atworth with Shaw and Whitley, for all who live and work there. We ask for your blessing, especially at this time of vacancy, on the people of this benefice. May you continue to guide them as they walk the path of discipleship.
We pray for the pupils, staff and families of:
Shaw Primary School
Churchfields The Village School
Amen
Sunday 6 July: Third Sunday after Trinity
Broughton Gifford, Great Chalfield and Holt St Katharine, Bradford Deanery
Today, the Third Sunday after Trinity:
We pray today for Your abundant blessing on all who live in the communities of Broughton Gifford, Great Chalfield and Holt St Katharine and those who lead and minister there, including the clergy Andrew Evans, Ruth Mecredy.
We raise to you the staff, students and carers of:
Holt Primary School
Broughton Gifford St Mary's Primary School.
In our Anglican cycle of prayer we pray The Church of Nigeria.
Amen