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Revd. Canon Robin King & Revd. Katharine King
 

FEBRUARY 2012
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1 Pray for Bures School governors meeting today.  Pray for unity, wisdom and common sense.  Thank God for our village school and pray for all the staff and pupils, particularly head Christine Furniss.
2 Candelmas – Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.  Dear God, we celebrate and thank you for the day baby Jesus was presented in the Temple.  May we ourselves be presented to you with pure, clean hearts by the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
3 Pray for the Bures Youth Club meeting every Friday evening.  Thank God for leaders Cath Brown and Andrea Carter.  Ask God to give them wisdom as they lead youth work.  Ask for more leaders with a heart for young people to come forward.
4 Pray for vicar Robin as he leads the Alpha course.  Ask God to give his wisdom and discernment to help everyone on the course to deepen their faith.
5 3 rd Sunday before Lent.  Pray for the Benefice Communion service this morning.  Pray that God will draw us all to worship and pray in church today, especially those who struggle to make the decision for God but really want to know Him more.
6 Pray for this evening’s ‘Living with Loss’ bereavement support group.  Pray that everyone is finding it a really helpful and comforting time, and  making friends.
7 Pray for all the house groups, especially the Baptist Church groups meeting today and tomorrow, that God guide all who are leading and that the groups be used by Him to increase our faith, our knowledge of the Bible and our love for one another.
8 Pray for Assington PCC meeting today.  Ask God to bless the village and church of Assington, and that many more people there will come to know Him.
9 Pray for Bures PCC this evening.  Pray that everyone will attend the first half-hour of prayer if they can.  Ask God for unity, vision and purpose, and for open ears to hear His direction.
10 Pray for half term, for the protection and safety of all children, and for a time of refreshment for all school staff.  Ask God that children whose parents are out at work will have proper care.
11 Pray for the Alpha course.  Ask God to protect and speak to everyone doing the course. May they have the courage to ask difficult questions without embarrassment.
12 2nd Sunday before Lent.  Pray for Andrew Clifft and the ‘2nd Sunday’ service in the school hall this morning.  Pray that many families will come and enjoy this informal time in God’s presence and be able to make this a regular occasion.
13 Pray for ‘Take a Break’ the Monday coffee morning at the Baptist Church hall, for a time of friendship and encouragement for everyone who attends.
14 Thank God for the magazine editor Sue Ryman.  Pray for her as she organizes and assembles the copy for the next issue.
15 Pray for the short service of Morning Prayer and ‘Open Door’ coffee morning held every Wednesday in church.  Ask God to use this time to develop friendships and mutual support among everyone who attends.
16 Pray for God’s presence and guidance at the Little Cornard PCC this evening.  Thank God for this lovely church and the contribution it makes to the diversity of our benefice.
17 Pray for Tweens group 10-13 year olds meeting in the Baptist Church hall this evening, for a very good but very calm time.
Also pray for the Youth Club which follows, again for a very happy time.  Pray for leaders Cath Brown and Andrea Carter, for wisdom and a love of the young people.    Continue to pray for more leaders to help.
18 Pray for the Olympic Games, that they will be a blessing to our nation and to world concord.  Ask God for protection from any paganism and that the Olympic torch will be to us a symbol of the Holy Spirit passing through the nation.
19 Sunday before Lent.  Thank God for the E100 (100 essential Bible readings) which are now coming to their conclusion.  Pray that this ‘taster’ course will have given everyone an increased enthusiasm for studying the Bible and also encouraged them to commit time to reading it regularly and to prayer.
20 Pray for the Baptist Church house groups meeting tomorrow and Wednesday, and for all the other groups.  Ask God to protect the time so that all group members can make as regular a commitment to their group as possible.
21 Shrove Tuesday.  Ask God to show us how to fast this Lent, and that it will be a time of increasing spirituality for us all.
22 Ash Wednesday.  Dearest Lord, the God of all mercy, we ask that we will have a real sense of your deep love for us, sending your Son Jesus to die for our sins. You forgive the sins of all who are penitent; this Lent give us truly contrite hearts so that we may receive perfect forgiveness and a new beginning. Amen
23 Pray for ‘Stepping Stones’ pre-school group meeting in church this afternoon, for Katharine, Becky Amos and everyone involved.   Pray that the children will have a great time being introduced to Jesus and learning to be relaxed and happy in church.
24 Pray for the Youth Club this evening.  Ask God to work amongst the young people of our parish, to help them through the difficult and complicated adolescent years.
25 Pray for Iliya Marinov from our link church, the Friendship Church in Russe, Bulgaria, studying at Bible College in Sussex.  Ask God to bless and protect him.
26 Lent 1.  Pray for Daniel and Emelia Nalbantski, leaders of the Friendship Church.  Pray for their protection and that of all their family.  Pray God will supply all their needs and use them powerfully to spread the gospel.
27 Pray for everyone on the Alpha course, that their faith and confidence will grow and they will joyfully receive the Holy Spirit.
28 Pray for ‘Footsteps’ mothers’ and toddlers’ group which meets every Tuesday morning, for this to be a helpful and happy time for them all.
29 Today is an Ember Day which used to be a day of fasting and self-examination.  Let us use some time today to pause and think and thank God for what he is doing in our lives.

For the Lord is good and his love endures for ever; 

give thanks to him and praise his name.  Ps.100:5a, 4b