Prayers

As a church we support all those who come to us in any way we can, including through prayer.  If you would like someone to pray with or for you, please speak to a church member, or see below for contact details and guidance.

Prayers for the sick

To help us all keep in our prayers those in our church family and parish who need our support, we will now include a prayer list in the weekly newsletter.

Unless there are any significant changes, Jenny Roden plans to update the list monthly, checking whether names need to be added, removed or moved to a different section. Permission will always be sought before anyone’s name is included.

This list was previously kept in the intercessions folder, but some of those leading our prayers have found the format a little tricky to follow. So, from now on, the Private Prayer section will appear only in the newsletter and not in the intercessions folder.

To download this separately click here

If you would like others to pray privately for you or someone you know, please send a prayer request by email to the prayer coordinator.  The request will then be sent out immediately to the members of St John's who have asked to be on the list of those who would like to pray for others.  Your request will not be shared with anyone else.

For any further information about prayer, please contact the prayer coordinator by clicking Email: prayer or by using the form at the bottom of the Who's who and Contacts page.

Prayers for the dying

If you would like a member of the Clergy or a lay person to visit a dying person, please contact us using the form at the bottom of the Who's who and Contacts page.   

Prayer for today  

Please click on the link below to listen to or read the Prayer of the Day as published on the Church of England website.

https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-service-daily-prayer/todays-prayer