Prayer pointers was last updated in time for Sunday 30th November
This page offers prayer suggestions relating to our Benefice for personal use, or in public prayers of thanksgiving and intercession. Don't feel obliged to use all of it; and make sure to add matters from outside our small part of the church and world!
Please pass on prayer requests to Stephen, via email. Please do not request prayers for the health or wellbeing of named individuals in this public space.
The week to come
This week we are looking to JAM in Crosby Ravensworth and Bolton; Youth Groups in Shap, Morland and Maulds Meaburn. We give thanks that our Bolton youth group is off to the Theatre by the Lake with school! We pray for Askham and Bampton PCCs, meeting together on Wednesday, an example of unity and collaboration for us all. We ask God to be with us in our first Christmas Experience of the season, for Morland School on Thursday. As we pray for the coffee morning in Bampon this weekend, we look forward to the same fellowship in Shap and Bolton next Saturday.
We pray for our local ordinands, Sue, Lou and Rachel, as the time of arranging curacies is upon them.
Christmas Care Packages
Our youth and pastoral work has brought also sorts of struggles to our attention. Some of these we can help with, via our Christmas Care Packages. Pray for continued financial support and that individuals in need will be confident in signing up.
Good Neighbour Scheme
We pray for our Good Neighbour volunteers as they gather on Monday evening at the Vicarage, and as they prepare to play their part in our Christmas Care Packages scheme. We also pray for their assistance in our minibus project, which will bring much-needed help to our youth work and support of the elderly.
Growing Younger
We give thanks for the wonderful time had by 25 of our young people from across the benefice, last weekend at Knock. Give thanks for our team of volunteers, who gave up their weekend.
We pray for the success of our new YouTube channel for young people, and for the Advent messages which Ruth is delivering each day.
Please pray for our young people, who face so many pressures that previous generations did not have to cope with.
We ask that our many Christmas Experiences and Christingle Services in schools will shine with the light of Christ in the weeks to come.
Advent and Christmas
Please pray for our many special activities and services, and ask God to bless us with a spirit of hospitality and welcome for all. Help us to go the extra mile in inviting neighbours, and treating newcomers with care and consideration.
The wider Diocese
We pray for Bishop Rob as he is enthroned this weekend, that his ministry might be a focus of unity and strength for our Diocese, and an inspiration to our congregations.
About prayer pointers ThePrayer pointers page was a suggestion made at one of our Saturday morning training sessions on 15th February 2025. Talking about leading interecessions, we identified the importance of praying, as a benefice, for all the different needs and activities of our communities, churches, PCCs and congregations. In order to do this effectively, we need to know what each other are doing.