“They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus” Acts 1 : 14
As we live God’s love, we know how important it is that our lives and the lives of our churches are rooted in prayer. We also recognise that to share God’s love, we need strength, unity and inspiration. We are keen that churches across our diocese join the global wave of prayer that is ‘Thy Kingdom Come’.
We urge and encourage you and your church to get involved – and do please tell us what you are doing and answers to prayer you have seen, let’s be an encouragement to one another.
You can download our St Albans Diocese Thy Kingdom Come leaflet here, to share the message with others: St Albans Thy Kingdom Come
Also, following our Workshop on 26th April, Woodside parish have very kindly made available their leaflets used during their committed prayer for Thy Kingdom Come in 2016; they are:
- Prayer for mission
- Praying for the nations
- Prayers for fruitfulness
- Praying for the Prodigals and Young
To conclude these dedicated ten days of prayer, on Pentecost Sunday – 4th June, 6.30pm at St Albans Cathedral, there will be a Celebration Event, to which everybody is invited; please publicise this special event, and we look forward to celebrating together: TKC Celebration
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Prayer room open 9 am to 10 pm daily for quiet prayer. Also prayer meetings Mon 29th at 2pm, Tues 30th at 11 am, Weds 31st at 8 pm, Thurs 1st at 2 pm, Sat 3rd at 11 am.
Holy Trinity, Potten End will be holding a prayer day on Wednesday 31st May from 9am to 7pm. The church will be open for quiet prayer and meditation. Prayer buddies will be available all day. Prayer bubbles for the children along with candles and suggested prayers. There will a said Holy Communion at 11am and the day will finish with Compline at 7pm. All are welcome!
The Medieval Church of St John’s Digswell will be open from 8am to 5.00pm on Friday 2 June for a wave of Prayer as we focus on the renewal of ministry for mission in this part of Welwyn Garden City.
Someone will be in church at all times and on the hour one prayer partner will hand over to another.
There will be a book of intentions.
Saturday May 27th we are walking between the churches of our benefice- and stopping for prayer and refreshments in each. 9.00am at Barley; 11.15 at Barkway, 12.30 at Reed with ploughman’s lunch and an optional extension to walk to St Andrew’s Buckland. We are praying particularly for our Messy Church and outreach to our younger families.
We have had a joint service for Ascension Day in the Benefice and throughout the following week both churches will be open for 5@5. People have taken their prayer cards to pray for 5 people. we are planning on having a church picnic before we join in the Beacon event at the abbey.
St Hugh and St John, Stevenage is joining in by
30 May-1 Jul. Pray for 5 friends, 5.00pm in the Chapel
Fri 2 Jun 10.00-14.00 Laybrinth with soup lunch
18.00-20.00 Labyrinth
Sat 3 Jun 10.00-16.00 Laybrinth with soup lunch
Sun 4 Jun 6.30pm Pentecost praise at the Abbey
Joint Benefice service to begin Ascension at Clifton at 8pm on the 25th May. Also, All Saints Church, Clifton, is open every day for reflective prayer with prayers to use. Prayer cards and string to knot for the 5@5 slot each day from Friday 26th May-2nd June. We will be having a picnic St Alban’s park before we join in the Beacon event.
Here at St Martin’s, Bedford, we’ll be welcoming everyone to a 24-hour vigil, from 7.30pm on Wednesday 31 May to 7.30pm on Thursday 1 June. Please come and ‘pray for one hour’ with us. Masses to support private prayers will be said at 7.30pm and midnight on 31 May, and 2am, 5am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7.30pm on 1 June. There will be a Prayer Breakfast at 7am on 1 June. We’re also encouraging people to Pledge2Pray for five friends, to come to know Jesus or know him better.
Contact: Fr Valmor Pimenta on 07950 897771
On Tuesday 30th May, 7:30pm, St. Peter’s Church, Milton Bryan, will be OPEN as a Centre for Prayer and Reflection.
The church is open for all, the Parish, the wider Benefice and beyond as we join with other Churches, Families and Individuals across the Country and World in this “Global Wave of Prayer” for the Thy Kingdom Come Prayer Initiative.
The Church will be open 7:30pm to 9pm.
There will be 60 minutes of light structure (between 7:30pm – 8:30pm) with some short bible readings and prayers at specific times during the hour, taken from the “Thy Kingdom Come” resources, with periods of peace and space to reflect on the said readings and prayers.
The church will then remain open for 30 minutes after, for refreshments, friendship, sharing and caring.
You can find this on: achurchnearyou.com or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stpetersmb/
Let us Join in Prayer and Reflection for our world to come to know Jesus Christ, in this Global Wave of Prayer! For us to reflect, Go deeper into God’s Love, be restored and empowered to serve!
Kelvin White Churchwarden, St. Peter’s Church, Milton Bryan
St Mary’s Eaton Bray with Edlesborough will be holding morning and evening prayer between 25th May and 4th June at 10.00am and 6.00pm each day. The exception will be Tuesday 30th May where Prayer and Praise will be held at 7.30pm at All Saints, Dagnall. All are welcome to join with us and our Christian brothers and sisters around the world to pray ‘Thy Kingdom Come’. Come Lord Jesus, come!