Local
- This week we pray for the family of Frank and Pam Thompson and we give thanks for the life and witness of Frank Thompson in each of our lives and in the lives of many many others.
- We pray for the Gungahlin Boys and Girls Brigades, we give thanks for their growing ministry in Gungahlin, for the leadership of Bruce and Liz Warren and specifically for the large number of dedicated leaders from all over Canberra who support their ministry. We pray for the young people who are supported by this ministry and may it continue to grow.
Regional
We join with he Canberra Region Presbytery as we pray for our Hospital Chaplaincy, we pray for:
• The reintegration of pastoral volunteers into the hospital as the lifting of COVID restrictions allows them to return after more than a year’s absence.
• The Spirit’s calling of new volunteers for the ministry of pastoral care.
• That a time of refreshing and renewal will come into the life of the Spiritual Support Services team.
• That Rev Andrew Mead will continue to have an important contribution to the wellbeing and resilience of hospital staff.
National
We join in prayer with the UCA National Assembly as we pray for…
- The Uniting Church on its 44th anniversary, as we remember where we have come from and discern the church we are called to be into the future.
- All those in the Uniting Church who go above and beyond to faithfully serve their local communities and wider society.
- The ongoing journey of the Uniting Church to be a truly intercultural church, where people from different races, languages and cultures are bound together by our unity in Christ.
World
This week we join with the World Council of Churches as we pray for Malawi, Zambia
We are thankful for:
- the biodiversity and natural wonders in these lands
- church leaders who have spoken out and countered sexual violence and human rights abuses
- those who are dealing with challenges of migrations within, and to, these countries
- stable governance and economies, and rising living standards for the people.
We pray for:
- greater food security for those most vulnerable, especially in times of climate change
- an end to political and economic corruption
- rising standards of living, particularly for those most poor
- an end to exploitation of resources and of the people, especially those who are young and/or female.
Continue the weekly prayer cycle with the World Council of Churches here