Prayer is at the heart of everything we do
Prayer is offered liturgically in our churches at times of worship, but prayer is also something we do as individuals in church, at home, at work, and at play.
Focus church this month
Colaton Raleigh
We give thanks for:
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- Faithful congregation
- The PCC and its care of the building, churchyard and finances
- Our organist
- The recent Christmas Carol Service and the wonderful sense of community worshipping together
We pray for:
- God to raise up two people to serve as churchwardens
- For members of the congregation struggling with the effects of older age
- For the good news of God’s love coming to us through Jesus to be heard in the village and wider parish community
Prayer focus: Peace
we pray:
for an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and we grieve the terrible loss of life and livelihoods that the war has caused. We pray for all prisoners of war, those injured and those who have left Ukraine as refugees. We pray for peace makers and diplomats to broker a settlement between the two countries.
for the people of Syria as they face a new future with an end to dictatorship. We pray for wisdom and compassion in the new government that freedom and stability would be at the heart of all decision making. We pray for those who are anxious about their future.
for the people of Gaza and the families of all Israeli hostages, those who know their loved ones have died and those who still cling to hope. We pray for aid to reach the people of Gaza and for an end to their suffering. We pray for a just resolution to the conflict.
for the people of Sudan especially for the 9 million people who have been displaced since the start of the recent violence. We pray for the people of Darfur facing genocide and all those caught up in the struggle for power. We pray protection o note deeply vulnerable people already living in some of the poorest conditions on the planet.
for the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo caught in a violent power struggle between the military and insurgents. Clashes dramatically increased in February 2024, provoking desperate humanitarian conditions. We pray for the 7.2 million internally displaced people and a determination from the international community to end the cyclical violence that so has so destroyed this country over decades.
