It was wonderful to see so many people in our village united in raising money for people suffering in Ukraine at the weekend. With more than two million refugees and many millions more trapped and under attack in their own country, our prayers and fundraising must continue. Christian Aid was established to help European war refugees in earlier times and is part of the Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal for Ukraine now too. As we find practical ways to help by giving what we can, we can also ask God to help in ways we cannot, just as King George VI did when he called the country to a day of prayer in World War II just before the evacuation of Dunkirk. As millions gathered to pray that Sunday, more than 800 little boats set off across the Channel. Click here for Prayers for Ukraine. Sign up for an hour of prviate prayer online 14th-20th March here: Pray for Peace in Ukraine - 24-7 Prayer International
Let’s join Christians around the world in a Day of Prayer for Peace in Ukraine. Churhc is open 10am-3pm and tea & coffee is available 1-3pm. Here are some online resources for you to pray at home created by 24-7 Prayer (click here) and everyone is welcome at a joint Ash Wednesday service at All Saints Church in Brixham at 7pm tonight.
Church is open 10am-3pm every day if anyone wants to come in to pray or leave a prayer request in our Prayer Book. The Archbishops in this country have condemned the attack on Ukraine as an act of evil and called for Sunday to be a Day of Prayer and Peace and the Anglican Diocese in Europe will have a live Prayer Gathering on their Youtube page for anyone to join on Tuesday at 6pm.This is the text of Archbishop of Canterbury's Thought for the Day broadcast on BBC Radio 4 a few hours after news broke of the invasion in Ukraine. We also pray for the situation in Ukraine with this prayer from 24-7 Prayer:Father God, King of all nations, we cry out to you now for the people of Ukraine. We ask you to rescue those who are vulnerable from the hands of their enemies that they may live without fear before you all their days [Luke 1:74-75]. Kyrie eleison – Lord have mercy.Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace. Lord of lords and Prince of peace, our politicians are predicting the biggest war in Europe since 1945, and we simply cry out to you urgently to write another story in our time. Thwart the dark machinations of evil men. Give wisdom beyond human wisdom to peacemakers seeking an equitable and less violent way. May politicians exercise the wisdom from above, which is peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, and full of mercy [James 3:17].Kyrie eleison – Lord have mercy.Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
