Prayers for the People within our Parish Family 

Prayer of the Day

The Collect

Righteous God, you confound the world’s wisdom by giving your blessing to the lowly, those in pain and the pure in heart: give us such a hunger and thirst for your righteousness, your comfort and your blessings, that in our words and deeds the world may see in us and our hope, the promise of your kingdom, as revealed in Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen

Prayers for the people and issues within our Parish Family and Community.

For those we know and love, particularly in our families in their times of sickness or surgery and for those who care for and worry about them.

Andrew, Geoff, Paul.

For Church leaders particularly Anglican leaders Bishop Sarah Mullally who becomes Archbishop of Canterbury this week, Bishop Mark Short, Archbishop Jeremy Greaves and Bishop John Roundhill.

For God’s leadership of our lives, families and church this year and that we may be loving, faithful, joyful followers of God’s plans.

Please speak to (or email) Reverend Rob or Reverend Angela if you would like someone’s name added to or removed from the prayer list.

For Healing in the Middle East

Almighty God our Heavenly Father, you know the absolute depths of pain and suffering, physical, mental and spiritual that warfare inflicts upon us; we pray for recovery from the wounds of war in the Middle East and around the world; shine your light and life and love and healing and hope into the lives of all who are now suffering war’s wounds we pray, for your Holy Spirit alone brings the peace which the world can not give; we pray through Jesus Christ our Lord the source and example of peace now and forever. Amen

Children’s Ministry

Dear Heavenly Father, our Lord Jesus gathered young people to him and taught that to them belongs the kingdom of heaven; show us, we pray what ministry you would have us give to the young children and families that are around us; and, through the power of your Holy Spirit, help us to do it, for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, now and forever. Amen

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  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 – January 2026

Ongoing

·         Parishes seeking new incumbents: Banyo, Beaudesert, Beenleigh, Booval, Dalby, Gold Coast South, Hendra-Clayfield, Jimboomba, North Pine, Nundah, Palmwoods, Roma, St Lucia, Toowong

·         Schools seeking chaplains: Coomera Anglican College, Toowoomba Anglican School, St Hilda’s School, St Luke’s Anglican School, The Glennie School

Saturday 24 January – Companions of Paul, including Timothy, Titus and Silas

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

·         The Diocese of The Murray: †Keith Dalby; Clergy and People

·         The Parish of Kenmore-Brookfield: Deb Bird, Colin Nicholson, Sandra Kjellgren, Jane Mitchell, Graham Dorman, George Shaw

·         Anglicare SQ Kirami Residential Aged Care – Hervey Bay

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

Sunday 25 January

·         Iglesia Anglicana de Chile

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

·         The Parish of Kilcoy: Jilleen Chambers

·         Anglicare SQ Meilene Residential Aged Care – Bundaberg

·         All Anglican Schools Business Managers/Bursars and Senior Leaders

Monday 26 January

·         The Diocese of Sur – Iglesia Anglicana de Chile

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

·         The Parish of Kingaroy: Ian Bailey, Gerald Greaves

·         Anglicare SQ St John's Home for Aged Men - Toowong

Tuesday 27 January – John Chrysostom, bishop of Constantinople, teacher (d.407)

·         The Diocese of Del Sureste – La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico

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

·         The Parish of Laidley: Bob Blackburn, Bill Ross 

·         Anglicare SQ St Martin's Residential Aged Care - Taigum

Wednesday 28 January – Thomas Aquinas, theologian (d.1274)

·         The Diocese of Swansea and Brecon – The Church in Wales

·         The Parish of Leichhardt: Vacant

·         Anglicare SQ Symes Grove Residential Aged Care - Taigum

Thursday 29 January

·         The Diocese of Sydney – The Anglican Church of Australia

·         The Parish of Logan: Geoff Hoyte, Robyn Cairns, Ian Chevis, Peter Grevett, Carol Hebron, Dianne Murphy, Mary Smith, Peter Moore

·         Anglicare SQ Symes Thorpe Residential Aged Care – Toowoomba

Friday 30 January – Charles, King of England (d.1649)

·         The Diocese of Tabora – The Anglican Church of Tanzania

·         The Parish of Lutwyche: Jenny Simson, Allan Shephard

·         Anglicare SQ Nalingu Respite Centre - Zillmere

Saturday 31 January

·         Te Pihopatanga o Te Tai Tokerau – The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia

·         The Parish of Manly: Andrew Cooper, Dianne Black, Judith Phillipps

·         Anglicare SQ Killara Place Respite Centre - Cleveland

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.'