Diocesan Cycle of Prayer

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FORGE Lit Mission Trip to Kosovo (4-12 July)
6th July 2025

Leader: Janine Armstrong

  • Pray for our young leaders, some of whom are going on their first mission team. Pray that God will give them confidence to serve him well and that through this experience their faith will be strengthened and their dependence on Jesus deepened. 

  • Pray for safe and problem free travel. The team have a layover in Zurich airport on the way to and from Pristina so please pray that there will be no major flight delays and all travel will go smoothly.

  • Pray for good health for each team member, both in the lead-up as they prepare and while they are on the trip. That everyone will adjust to new climates and diets.

  • Pray for positive relationships to be built with the locals and that language will not be a barrier in sharing the gospel.

  • Most importantly please pray that the kids and youth that the team encounter in Kosovo will have a true understanding of who Jesus is and his unwavering love for them. 

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Helen's Bay
13th July 2025

Rector: Peter Hilton

  • Give thanks for the faithful congregation in Helen's Bay and pray for the Lord to be at work in the pastoral ministry of the church.

  • Give thanks for the successful re-start of a Sunday School since September, and the work of the established Toddler Group and Messy Church. Pray that the Lord would draw more families into our fellowship through these ministries. 

  • Pray for the work among teenagers in the village. In June we held two successful taster youth evenings, and plan to expand on this in the Autumn. Pray for God's blessing and direction upon this.

  • Please pray for the worship of the church as we seek to appoint a new musical director. 

  • Please pray for the healing ministry of the church, which has seen some significant healings and salvations over the past months. Pray for the Lord to continue to be at work in the power and grace of the Holy Spirit. 

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Hillsborough
20th July 2025

Rector: Bryan Follis

  • Give thanks for the large number of teenagers attending youth camp and pray that the camps would provide spiritual blessing.

  • Pray that the follow-through activities after youth camp would help build relationships with the teens and strengthen them in their faith.

  • Pray that the pastoral work by Priya Murphy among seniors would encourage them pastorally and renew them spiritually.

  • Pray for Rector, Bryan Follis, as he plans the preaching series through to Christmas. May it both connect with new people and yet also deepen the faith of existing parishioners. 

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Senior & Junior Kilbroney Adventure Camps
27th July 2025

Leader: Josh Thornbury
Dates: Senior 25-29 July, Junior 31-4 August

  • Pray for Josh, our Youth Development Officer as he leads these camps.

  • Pray for the speakers, Stu Armstrong (Senior) and Ava Jordan Curasi and Amy Stevenson (Junior).

  • Pray for good health for everyone and the safe delivery of the activities.

  • For meaningful and God-filled devotions together.

  • Give thanks and pray for the volunteer leaders who make these events possible.

  • Pray for stamina for everyone!

  • Pray that the whole experience would be a joyful and spiritually significant one for the campers.

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