George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, Ecumenist, Peacemaker, 1958 (Commemoration)
Note: the following are simply a compilation of ideas from various sources – don’t feel you need to use all of them each day! (List of sources at the bottom of the post).
Daily Readings (Morning Prayer)
- Psalms 76, 79
- 2 Kings 4.1–37
- Acts 25.13–end
In our Benefice (Week 2):
- Rutherway
- Keble College
In our Deanery (Week 2):
- St Giles’ and St Margaret’s Churches
- For those involved in helping with services tomorrow
- For the bellringers at St Giles’
- Visitors to our churches
In our Diocese: Oxford St Andrew: Dan Heyward – Vicar, and the ministry team. For church growth in depth and breadth at St Andrew’s and in Cutteslowe as we hold a church weekend away in October and prepare for a service of baptism and confirmation. For ministry and mission across all ages in the local community, particularly the youth and children’s ministry from St Andrew’s and the elderly ageing hub in Cutteslowe.
Christian Aid: Pray for Christian Aid’s work in resourcing schools across the UK to act for justice this Harvest (learn more).
Cycle of Intercession: Friday (from Common Worship: Daily Prayer)
- Our homes, families, friends and all whom we love
- Those whose time is spent caring for others
- Those who are close to death
- Those who have lost hope
- The worship of the Church
Collects for the week of Trinity 17:
Almighty God,
you have made us for yourself,
and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:
pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself,
and so bring us at last to your heavenly city
where we shall see you face to face;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
or
Gracious God,
you call us to fullness of life:
deliver us from unbelief
and banish our anxieties
with the liberating love of Jesus Christ our Lord.
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List of sources:
- Benefice Prayer Diary
- Oxford Diocese Prayer Diary
- Christian Aid Prayer Diary
- Calendar, Lectionary, Collects and Cycle of Intercession from Common Worship
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