Prayers for the People within our Parish Family 

COLLECT: Go before us, O Lord, with your most gracious favour and further us with your continual help, that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in you, we may glorify your holy name, and finally, by your mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE AND ISSUES WITHIN OUR PARISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY

For all we know and love, in times of sickness or surgery and for all who care for them, particularly:

Andrew Williams, Geoff, Andrew Pratt, David, James, Jim Macintyre, Shelly Higlett. Our hearts go out to Christine and her family upon the passing of David Nickson; please keep them in your prayers. For all who are struggling with big issues in their lives. For young people who are looking for hope and direction for their lives. For those in Columbia, Nepal, and Tibet.

For Archbishop Jeremy and all who are trying in God’s power to lead God’s Anglican Church where God would have us go. That we as God’s church in Moggill, in the power of God’s Holy Spirit, may know and follow God’s plans for us.

Prayers for the People within our Parish Family. This week we pray for Glenys Beaman.

Health - Any who feel unwell or have Covid, or cold/flu-like symptoms should not attend gathered worship. Remember ‘Caring is not-sharing.’  With new strains of Covid and the Influenza RSV and Whooping Cough circulating if you are otherwise well, feel free to wear a mask in Church if you wish.  

Parish Prayer

God, we pray that the eyes of our hearts may be enlightened, so that we may know the hope to which you have called us, the riches of the glorious way of life you have for your people, and the immeasurable greatness of your power in us who trust you.   Amen.

Based on Ephesians 1:18-19

Pray Daily – September 2026

Ongoing

·         Parishes seeking new incumbents: Banyo, Beaudesert, Beenleigh, Booval, Chelmer-Graceville, Dalby, Hendra-Clayfield, Jimboomba, Kingaroy, Noosa, North Pine, Nundah, Palmwoods, Rochedale, Roma, Toowong, St James’ Toowoomba

·         Schools seeking chaplains: St Luke’s Anglican School, The Glennie School

Sunday 6 September

·         The Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria

·         The Diocese of Bendigo: †Matt Brain; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Camp Hill – Norman Park – Quinn Humphreys

·         Wolston Correctional Centre

·         Fraser Coast Anglican College, Hervey Bay: Principal - Joe Wright; Chaplain - Jeff Jarvis; Chair of College Council - Kirsti Kee; members of College Council; staff & students

Monday 7 September

·         The Diocese of Bermuda – (Extra Provincial)

·         The Diocese of Brisbane: †Jeremy Greaves; Assistant Bishops - †Cameron Venables, †John Roundhill, †Sarah Plowman; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Carindale: Lynda Crossley, Allan Paulsen, John Magee, Ron Paschke

·         Woodford Correctional Centre: Paul Bryden

·         Hillbrook Anglican School, Enoggera: Principal – Mark Zietsch; Chaplain - David Adams; Chair of School Council – David Marsland; members of School Council; staff & students

Tuesday 8 September – Birth of Mary, Mother of the Lord

·         The Diocese of Bethlehem – The Episcopal Church

·         The Diocese of Bunbury: †Ian Coutts; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Centenary Suburbs: Elizabeth Donald-McConnell, Tom Wood, Bill Redman, Graham Oates

·         Lockyer Valley Correctional Centre, Daniel Avenell

·         Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim: Principal – Michelle Carroll; Chaplain - Kathrin Koning; Chair of College Council - Peta Grenfell; members of College Council; staff & students

Wednesday 9 September

·         The Diocese of Bhopal – The Church of North India (United)

·         The Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn: †Mark Short; Assistant Bishop - †Vanessa Bennett; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Chelmer-Graceville: Simon Kim - locum, Owen Strong

·         Indigenous Leaders and Communities in the Diocese

·         St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School, Corinda: Principal - Toni Riordan; Chaplain - Gillian Moses; Chair of School Council - Stephen Green; School Council members; staff & students

Thursday 10 September

·         The Diocese of Bida – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

·         Ministry to the Defence Force: †Grant Dibden; Chaplains & Members of the Defence Force

·         The Parish of Charleville:

·         Camp Hill Care and Concern Group

·         St Andrew’s Anglican College, Peregian Springs: Principal – Karen Gorrie; Chaplain - Gary McClellan; Chair of College Council - Rosalyn Cheales; members of College Council; staff & students

Friday 11 September – Mother Esther CHN, founder of the Community of the Holy Name (Melbourne) (d. 1931)

·         The Diocese of Biharamulo – The Anglican Church of Tanzania

·         The Diocese of Gippsland: †Richard Treloar; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Chermside: Daniel Jayaraj, Linda McWilliam, Gay Nye, Don Edwards, Ian McWilliam

·         Sudanese & South Sudanese Congregations in Anglican Church Southern QLD (ACSQ): Bishop Daniel Abot

·         St Andrew’s Care, Caloundra

·         St Hilda’s School, Southport: Principal – Virginia Warner; Lay Chaplain – Naomi Armstrong & Paul Alcorn; Chair of School Council – Wendy Henning; members of School Council; staff & students

Saturday 12 September

·         The Diocese of Birmingham – The Church of England

·         The Diocese of Grafton: †Murray Harvey & †Tiffany Sparks; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Chinchilla: Michael Nixon

·         St Lawrence’s Parish Care Program, Caboolture

·         St John’s Anglican College, Forest Lake: Principal - Maria McIvor; Chaplain - Juliana Bate; Chair of College Council - Carla Tromans; members of College Council; staff & students

Sunday 13 September

·         The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia

·         Ministry with the Aboriginal People of Australia: †Chris McLeod

·         The Parish of Clayfield St Mark’s: Lynette Kareta, Gary Blundell, Peter Daugaard

·         St John’s Community Care Services, Burleigh Heads

·         St Luke’s Anglican School, Bundaberg: Principal – Matthew Hughes; Chaplain – Vacant; Chair of School Council – Darren Hart; members of School Council; staff & students

Monday 14 September

·         The Diocese of Blackburn – The Church of England

·         Ministry with the Torres Strait Island People of Australia – Rose Elu

·         The Parish of Coolum: Karen Allen, Richard Gowty, Jocelyn Pitt, Jim McPherson, Richard Bowie

·         Epic Employment Service Incorporated – Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, North Brisbane, Fraser Coast, Capricornia:  Dean Graham – CEO & Br Donald Campbell SSF - Chair

·         St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, Ascot: Principal - Roslyn Curtis; Chaplain - Jasmine Dow; Chair of School Council – Lisa Worner; School Council members; staff & students

Tuesday 15 September – John Oliver Feetham, bishop and bush brother (d. 1947)

·         The Diocese of Bo – The Church of the Province of West Africa

·         The Diocese of Melbourne: †Ric Thorpe; Assistant Bishops - †Paul Barker, †Megan Curlis-Gibson & †Ben Wong (Megan & Ben to be consecrated on the 19th); Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Coorparoo: Catherine Govan, Alan Moore, Jim Stonier, Bruce Pass, Erica Skerman, Sarah Pfeffer

·         Christ Church Caring Ministries, Bundaberg

·         St Paul’s School, Bald Hills: Principal – John O’Sullivan Williams; Chaplain – Nicki Colledge; Chair of School Council – Dan O’Connor; staff & students

Wednesday 16 September – Ninian of Galloway, bishop and missionary (d.c. 432)

·         The Diocese of Boga – Province de L’Eglise Anglicane Du Congo

·         The Diocese of Newcastle: †Peter Stuart; Assistant Bishops - †Sonia Roulston, †Charlie Murry; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Crows Nest: Daniel Avenell, Andrew Baldwin, Ron Spindler, Crystal Spindler

·         Bribie Anglican Cancer Support Group

·         The Glennie School, Toowoomba: Principal – Emma Lowry; Chaplain – vacant; Chair of School Council – †Cameron Venables; members of School Council; staff & students

Thursday 17 September – Hildegaard of Bingen, abbess and spiritual writer (d. 1179)

·         The Diocese of Bolivia – The Anglican Church of South America

·         The Diocese of North Queensland: †Keith Joseph; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Cunnamulla:

·         St John’s Crisis Centre

·         The Southport School, Southport: Headmaster - Andrew Hawkins; Chaplain - John Dougherty; Chair of School Council – Adam Twemlow; members of School Council; staff & students

Friday 18 September – John Ramsden Wollaston, priest and missionary of Western Australia (d. 1856)

·         The Diocese of Bondo – The Anglican Church of Kenya

·         The Diocese of North West Australia: †Darrell Parker; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Dalby: Ken Hansen, Ian Harris

·         St Margaret’s Home Assist, Secure, Sandgate

·         The Springfield Anglican College, Springfield: Principal - Steven Morris; Chaplain - Jonathan Kemp; Chair of College Council - Michael Willis; members of College Council; staff & students

Saturday 19 September

·         The Diocese of Bor – Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan

·         The Diocese of Perth: †Kay Goldsworthy; Assistant Bishops - †Kate Wilmot, †David Bassett, †Hans Christiansen; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Drayton: Dorothy Daniels, Richard Penny, Des Potter, Ross Ellwood, Rick Gummow

·         Refugee & migrant settlement

·         Toowoomba Anglican School, Toowoomba: Principal – Nick Johnstone; Chaplaincy team; Chair of School Council - Mac Drysdale; members of School Council; staff & students

Sunday 20 September

·         The Diocese of Anglican Church of Australia

·         The Diocese of Riverina: Vacant; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of East Brisbane: Paul Bland, Cecilie Lander

·         Men’s Sheds

·         West Moreton Anglican College, Karrabin: Principal – Andrew Peach; Chaplain – Jane Markotsis; Chair of College Council – Bruce Sackson; members of School Council; staff & students

Monday 21 September – Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist and Martyr

·         The Diocese of Botswana – The Church of the Province of Central Africa

·         The Diocese of Rockhampton: †Peter Grice; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of East Redland: Cameron Freese, Shan Vierow, Aubrey Pedwell, Allan Goodwin, Bill Guttormsen, George Roberts, Bruce Henzell, David Lamont, David Cox, Susan Crothers-Robertson, Kate Littmann-Kelly, Peter Moss, Clive Cooper

·         Chermside Anglican Welfare Ministries

·         All Saints Anglican School, Merrimac: Headmaster – Matthew Corbett; Chaplain - Ann McGuinness; Chair of School Council - John Fradgley; members of School Council; staff & students

Tuesday 22 September

·         The Diocese of Brandon – The Anglican Church of Canada

·         The Diocese of Sydney: †Kanishka Raffel; Assistant Bishops - †Peter Hayward, †Christopher Edwards, †Peter Lin, †Michael Stead, †Malcolm Richards, †Gary Siew Leong Koo; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Ekibin:  Timothy Nicholson, Denis Galloway

·         Congregations in communion with the Anglican Church

·         St John’s College UQ: Warden - Rose Alwyn; Chaplain – Samuel Dow; Chair of Council - John Peden; members of College Council; staff & students

Wednesday 23 September

·         The Diocese of Brechin – The Scottish Episcopal Church

·         The Diocese of Tasmania: †Richard Condie; Assistant Bishop - †Chris Jones; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Everton Park:

·         AnglicareSQ Insync (Beenleigh, Mt Gravatt, Cleveland)

·         St Francis Theological College, Milton: Principal – Ruth Mathieson; Academic Dean – Adam Couchman; staff, sessional lecturers & students

Thursday 24 September

·         The Diocese of Brisbane – The Anglican Church of Australia

·         The Diocese of The Murray: Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Fortitude Valley: Rodney Wolff, Thomas Brown, Stephen Redhead, Terry Booth, Bruce Sligo, Graham Warren, Imelda O’Loughlin

·         AnglicareSQ Family and Wellbeing

·         Anglican Schools Australia Management Committee and Member Schools: President - Peter Laurence

Friday 25 September – Sergius of Moscow, abbot and teacher (d. 1392)

·         The Diocese of Bristol – The Church of England

·         The Diocese of The Northern Territory: †Greg Anderson; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Freshwater: Claye Middleton, Les Monaghan, Doug Frith, Anne Bottomley, David Wiedemann, Mark Leam, Glynn Holland-Leam

·         AnglicareSQ Counselling Services

·         All Anglican Schools Business Managers/Bursars and Senior Leaders

Saturday 26 September – Lancelot Andrewes, bishop of Winchester (d. 1626)

·         The Diocese of British Columbia – The Anglican Church of Canada

·         The Diocese of Wangaratta: †Clarence Bester; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Gatton with Ma Ma Creek:

·         AnglicareSQ Youth Justice

Sunday 27 September

·         The Church of Bangladesh

·         The Diocese of Willochra: †Jeremy James; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Gayndah:

·         AnglicareSQ Out of Home Care, Central Region – Fraser & Gympie Residential

Monday 28 September

·         The Diocese of Central Buganda – The Church of the Province of Uganda

·         The Parish of Gold Coast North: Stephan Prabu, Gary Smith, Don Campbell, Lynette Dunn, †Len Eacott, Roseanne Stower, Bill Doak, Medha Masoji

·         AnglicareSQ Out of Home Care, Central Region – Sunshine Coast Residential

Tuesday 29 September – Michael and All Angels

·         The Diocese of West Buganda – The Church of the Province of Uganda

·         The Parish of Gold Coast South: Arthur Savage, Greg McGrory

·         AnglicareSQ Out of Home Care, Central Region – Gympie Foster & Kinship Care

Wednesday 30 September – Jerome, priest and biblical scholar (d. 420)

·         The Diocese of Buhiga – The Anglican Church of Burundi

·         The Parish of Goodna: Bronwyn Pagram Anglicare SQ & Indooroopilly Parish: Thread Together

·         AnglicareSQ Out of Home Care, Central Region – Sunshine Coast Foster & Kinship Care

Prayer Circle 

The Prayer Circle: Participants praying at home and keeping in touch by phone with each other.  Members undertake to pray to the Lord regularly for all those in need or who have requested prayer. If you have suggestions as to how we might involve more parishioners to pray for those in need please contact Reverend Angela McNeill . Those in our parish for whom we are especially praying are listed in this week's Good News Times (GNT). Keep the list handy when you pray this week for your family and friends and those in need in  our community. 

How Should We Pray

Christians often use a simple acrostic as a guide to prayer: A.C.T.S. Each of the letters in this acrostic stands for one of the key elements of prayer:

(A) Adoration

(C) Confession

(T) Thanksgiving

(S) Supplication

But not only does this acrostic remind us of the elements of prayer, it shows us the priority we ought to give to each.

The first element of prayer should be adoration, or praise. The Psalms, which are inspired samples of godly prayer, are heavily weighted on the side of adoration. I’ve noticed over many years that as we grow in the discipline and in the delight of prayer, it seems that we naturally spend more and more of our time on this first element.

Second, prayer should include confession of our sin; as we remember who we are when we come into God’s presence, we see that we have come short of His holiness and have need of His forgiveness.

Third, when we pray, we should always give thanks, remembering the grace and mercy God has shown toward us.

Fourth, prayer rightly includes supplication or petition, bringing our requests for the needs of others and ourselves to God.

Here are some reminders from a pamphlet New Life in Christ:

1. Thank God in all things, no matter how challenging circumstances may seem;

2. During prayer focus on God instead of problems;

3. Be specific, not general, during prayer;

4. Pray in faith, and claim God's promises along the way; and

5. Put full confidence in the faithfulness of God as prayers are offered to Him

Biblical Passages To Rely On

Adoration: Praise God for who He is 

Rev 4:11 11 ‘You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things and by your will they existed and were created.’

Confession: Agreeing with God and receiving forgiveness for sin

1 John 1:7-9 '7but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.'

Thanksgiving: Appreciating God for His work in the world

1 Thessalonians 5:18  '18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."

Supplication: Requesting God's intervention on behalf of others

James 5:16 '16Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.'

Petition: Asking God to attend to specific personal needs

Matthew 6: 25-33 '25 ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink,* or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?* 28And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, 29yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. 30But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31Therefore do not worry, saying, “What will we eat?” or “What will we drink?” or “What will we wear?” 32For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33But strive first for the kingdom of God* and his* righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.'