Prayer for Tuesday 10th June 2014

Today, from our church family, we pray for Brenda Moore.

There is a Clergy Chapter Meeting at St. Thomas’, Aldridge today. This involves all sixteen of the parishes in the Walsall Deanery. At the Deanery Synod Meeting David Diaram will be speaking about the Walsall Community Chaplaincy project. This will focus on the work done in Walsall among ex-offenders. We pray for David as he delivers this seminar and we pray that the gathered clergy find it useful and informative. Within the Synod meeting, elections will also be taking place for a Lay Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, and for members of the Standing and Pastoral Committee. This is going to be a busy and pressured day, so we pray that all the necessary business is completed successfully and as smoothly as possible. Lord, we thank you for our hard working clergy and we ask you to protect them from stress and emotional exhaustion as they carry out their demanding vocations.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer

Prayer for Sunday 27th April 2014

Today from our church family we pray for David Gregory

Collect for 2nd Sunday of Easter:

“Almighty Father, you have given your only Son to die for our sins and to rise again for our justification: grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and

wickedness that we may always serve you in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.”

As we come together to worship at St Martin’s today, we pray for those elected at our Annual Church Meeting at the beginning of the month. Lord, we ask for your blessing, guidance and support for our wardens, their deputies, the members of the PCC and Deanery Synod Representatives, and especially for those new to these posts. We give thanks for those prepared to serve St Martin’s in these roles. We also pray for our Ministry Team and for guidance for the calling out process to appoint new members later this year. Finally we pray for Simon and Phill our ministers, for Penny our reader and for Margaret as she comes towards the end of her training for reader. Inspire them Lord, as they move forward on their personal spiritual journeys and their mission at St Martins.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer