April 2011 Mission Focus this month—MAF Mission Aviation Fellowship Tuesday 1st Lord Jesus Christ, you promised that we could know the truth that sets us free. Please give us an increasing desire to honour you in our attitudes, words and actions that, as your people, we may be known for sincerity and integrity. Amen Wednesday 2nd Attend and/or pray for this evening’s Fellowship in the Parish Centre. Remember that our greatest strength is PRAYER Thursday 3rd Pray for today’s Local Elections. Pray that truth, fairness and integrity will increasingly pervade our local and national government . Remember, too, the Men’s Dinner this evening with Bishop Robert - pray for fellowship, friendship and relationships Friday 4th Pray for the Kenyan MAF team led by Alan & Davina Sully, made up of 19 international and 53 local staff. They operate 6 aircraft in Kenya and surrounding countries, bringing urgently required supplies to the point of need. Saturday 5th Pray for Christians in Syria where churches are under threat, 50,000 people fled from the horrors of Homs, the country’s third largest city and where military action against women and children is rife. Sunday 6th Pray for our Queen and other members of the Royal Family who have supported, and are supporting, her through her Diamond Jubilee year Monday 7th Pray for all the work with the young people in this parish: for those who lead and for those who come to learn Tuesday 8th Pray for those who keep the Church up to date technically, be it through sound, especially for the deaf, vision or the maintenance of the web site Wednesday 9th Matthew 28: 16-20: Jesus said ‘Go and make disciples of all nations.’ Pray too for the charities who continue this work today Thursday 10th Pray for the hangar extensions planned in Lesotho, the very poor country land locked in South Africa. MAF enjoys a great relationship with their military Friday 11th Thank the Lord for the skill and dedication of the cancer unit at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, who have made a breakthrough in radium technology. They can now use 100 times stronger doses of radium, more accurately targeted at the cancer cells, with much less damage to surrounding cells. Patients benefit from 3 instead of 30 doses of radium with virtually no side effects Saturday 12th Pray for the work of the Carlisle Street Pastors, especially for Joan Hotton who recently completed her night session. Pray for safety, wisdom and the opportunity for good conversations. Sunday 13th Pray for today’s 10.30am service when Mr. Robert McQuistan, from the Newton Stewart branch of the Scotland Area of MAF, Mission Aviation Fellowship, will bring God’s word to the congregation Monday 14th Pray for the continuing good work of our church fabric committee meeting this evening. Also pray for this evening’s meeting of the L. J. Brown Trust whose recent beneficiaries have included Guides, CYFA, Pathfinders and the Hartley Trust Tuesday 15th Pray for the Admission of Church Wardens in the Carlisle Archdeaconry at Blackford, St. John the Baptist Church at 7.30 pm Wednesday 16th Pray for ‘Living Word’ at Morton Academy for the next 3 days Thursday 17th Ascension Day. Alleluia, Alleluia. Christ is risen Friday 18th Pray for all involved in providing music for our services. Pray for new singers and musicians to join the church Saturday 19th Keep me praying, keep me trusting every step along the way! Keep me waiting, keep me watching for He might return today Sunday 20th Pray for those attending this afternoon’s Memorial Service at Scotby, for the bereaved and those who grieve for loved ones. Pray that it will be a helpful and comforting time Monday 21st Pray for the meeting this evening of Scotby DCC especially for the newly elected members of the committee. Pray too for an evening of Thanksgiving & AGM for the splendid work undertaken by NISCU in so many Cumbrian schools Tuesday 22nd Pray for the meeting this evening of Cotehill DCC again especially for the newly elected members of this committee Wednesday 23rd Pray for all who lead and preach our services each week. Pray for clarity and inspiration as they seek to help us to engage with God’s word Thursday 24th Pray for the Olympic & Para Olympic 2012 games, for the contestants who are training vigorously now, for the organisation and the organisers, for safety and security and for the obvious presence of the Lord Friday 25th Pray for the Bible Society workers like Kun Thea, who reads the bible to children in Cambodia. The society plans to distribute 100,000 bibles and 120,000 New Testaments, also to teach 20,000 people to read over the next 5 years. Meanwhile the Gideons have distributed 380,000+ Scriptures in Costa Rica Saturday 26th Pray for the MAF team located in Sentani, Papua, where the norm is demos and power cuts and where a recent earthquake of 6.2 on the Richter scale was 60 miles away and left people in shock! Sunday 27th Pray for the Paton family: Tony, Katherine, Anna, Innes Euan and Eilidh Thea now back in Laos. Ask for God’s guidance and provision for them as they serve Him in Laos Monday 28th Pray for those who live in your street and those you meet through work or social activities, that they might see God reflected in our lives Tuesday 29th Pray for our young people and their leaders. Pray that God will help us as a church to find the resources to help our groups grow and to find leaders who can build up the young people especially in Cotehill village Wednesday 30th Pray for the Deanery Synod, meeting at Stapleton this evening Thursday 31st Pray for the residents and staff of the Croftfield and Rosehill homes, for those who take services and visit the residents Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God. 3 John v.11 What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6 v.8 ‘Behold, I have placed before you an open door that no-one can shut’ Revelation 3 v.8 Items for inclusion in the April Church Family Prayer Diary should be forwarded to Alan Smith by Sunday 13 May please. Tel. 01228 513712 Email: aandasmith@btinternet.com |
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