Last Updated: 11th October 2026

Here we suggest focus areas for prayer, but please continue to pray for the work of our churches and missionary partners around the world (details on our website).

Church family news:

- We have received a letter and photos from John and Basma. If you would like to read their news, please ask Caroline and she will forward their email.

- Please continue to pray for those of our church family who are unwell, are undergoing treatment, have had operations, or are waiting for tests or procedures.

- Please pray for those who are grieving, including for baby Ryder Duggan-Carr, Terry Thrussell, Pamela Harwood and Audrey Morton.

Pray for our community

In our cycle of prayers, this weekend we ask you to include in your prayers:

- the local food bank and all working to support those finding their financial burden too heavy

- social services, health visitors, and all working with families who need support

- care workers, health professionals and all who care for the vulnerable in our society

Pray for our outreach, our service and our churches

This week we ask you to include in your prayers:

- our preparations, now in hand, for Remembrance, All Saints, Advent and Christmas

- our benefice choir, including our new young choristers, and Michael as he leads it

- our treasurers as they meet this week in advance of the Finance committee meeting on 28th

- this round of recruitment advertising, and for the person God will send to be our Rector

Pray for our mission partners

In our cycle of prayers for our mission partners, this week we ask you to remember the work of Operation Christmas Child. OCC is the branch of Samaritan’s Purse which distributes shoeboxes full of gifts to children in areas of the world affected by war, natural disaster, or other challenges. More information about all of our partners can be found on our website.

Please pray for:

- everyone in the UK who is getting ready to fill shoeboxes ready for the drop off week in November

- all the OCC staff who are setting up processing centres and organising transport from there

- the children who will receive the gifts; that God would be working in their lives already

If you are aware of anyone who would like our prayers, or who would like the church family to share in some news, good or bad, please let Caroline know ([email protected]).