We believe that our prayer life is very important. On this page you will find resources for prayer, and you can also send us a prayer request, if there is anything you would like us to pray for (all prayer requests are treated as confidential, and are seen only by the prayer team).
If you would like to join the prayer team, please speak to Ruth Cooper.
Home Service 7th March 2021Opening PrayerOur prayer today is that you would fill our heartswith an inspiration of love. Make us intoovergenerous friends. Teach us to sacrifice our livesfor others. So that they may see the extravagance ofyour love for them. Amen.Please read Mark 14:1-11 Jesus Is Anointed atBethanyReflectionWe are told the perfume cost more […]
Prayers of Approach Holy God, we come from our busy lives into your presence, Help us to still our hearts and listen to you.We often forget that you walk with us.As we gather now, help us to be more aware of who you are.Give us the courage to admit when we don’t understand,so that we […]
Prayers of Approach Loving God, thank youfor drawing us together to be your people.Help us, as we meet together,to see ourselves as you see us.Give us faith to hear your words of lovebeyond some of the hard realities of our lives.May your Holy Spirit guide and inspire usto recognise your presence in all we do. […]
This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of the season of Lent. This is season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter. Rev Janet has prepared a Lent journey calendar to aid preparation.
Call to Worship As Christian people we are called to worship God.As broken people we are called to worship God.As scared people we are called to rely on the Lord.As confused people we look to the Lord for answers.As we gather together may Christ’s healing presence be with us. Amen A prayer of confession For […]
Call to Worship From time immemorial, God our Father has raised up prophets to proclaim his rule of love and justice. And in Jesus, we have even more than a prophet. Christ, the ruler of the earth and heavens, comes to scatter the shadows in our hearts. In his light shall we see light, […]
Prayers of Approach Great God, whose arms are wide open in welcome,we gather around you, because there is nowhere else we can go. Great God, whose love is broad enough to hold us all,we journey into you, because there is nowhere else to be. Gather us into your just community, Word of life,that we may […]
Call to Worship Renew, Relearn, Revise, Review, Reflect, Reconsider, Re-examine, Respond!This is what God calls us to do within a love that never changes.Let us worship! Jonah 3:1-5,10 Jonah Goes to Nineveh 3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message […]
Nathanael under the fig tree Prayers of Approach We come together into the presence of our Lord.So, let us quieten our hearts and minds,put aside our concerns and distractions.Let us open ourselves to listen for God’s voice,for the word God has for his people. God of awe and wonder,worthy of honour and praise,you know us […]
Prayers of Approach and Thanksgiving Jesus, we gather to meet youin word, in spirit and in community.Gather us, inspire us,be present to us in our worship,and send us out to see you at workin the world around us.Amen. Come, let us honour the powerful glory of our Creator God.Let us worship God’s majesty in the […]
Opening Prayer O God who is greater than the most powerful forces in this world,enable us to be still and know that You are God.O Lord who answers out of the whirlwind of everyday life,breathe in us Your Holy Spirit to strengthen, comfort, and guide us in the midst of the storm.O still, small voice, […]
Simeon and Anna Praise the infant Jesus by Arent de Gelder (1645 – 1727) Prayers of Approach Loving God, As Mary and Josephwent on a pilgrimage of faith to Jerusalem,so we, too, come on a pilgrimage of faithand worship.Meet us, O God, as we gather, spiritually in many different places,and open our eyesto see the eternal […]
Home Service 20/12/20 from Rev Jim Williams Fourth Sunday of Advent Call to Worship Across the universe creation waits for the prophets to speak their words of expectation and their vision of renewal.May we gather round them today once more and let their longing grip us and lead us into birth and blessing.So come now […]
Advent 3 – Joy 13th December 2020 Prayers of Approach Come, let us rejoice before God.Let us honour the name of the Most High.God has looked on us, and brought usto be a people of light celebrating the light.Our souls magnify God: blessed is the name of God for ever.Let us lift up holy hands […]
Call to worship God, you called and prepared your people through John, a strange man in a strange place. May we, sometimes strange, sometimes not, all gather to worship you, O God, who calls all kinds of people to gather together. We turn towards the eternal Word that does not fade, that welcomes all – […]
Prayer of approach and hope. God of light and longing, with hope we look to you this day.At this season of the year – this time of short days and long nights –we are looking for the turning of the tide,that movement which assures us that darknesswill not overcome the world. With an anticipation overflowing […]
(Picture by Chris Darley) Call to Worship We are called to love the Lord our God with all our heart and soulWe are called to love with all our mind and strengthAnd we are called to love our neighbour as ourselvesCome, let us Worship and love our God!Amen Prayer for support and encouragement Holy God, […]
(Picture by Chris Darley) Prayers of Approach and Thanksgiving We come to you, gracious God,we who have many talents and we who have few;we who have much confidence and we who have little;We come not to give and receive but because you call us and believe in us.We come in gratitude and in awe.We come […]
(Picture by Chris Darley) Opening Prayer God of peace, we acknowledge that we have not sought peace enough.God of love, we acknowledge that we have not always been loving.God of justice, we acknowledge that we have closed our eyes to injustice.God of heaven, we acknowledge that we have let the world around us shape us […]
Prayers of Approach and Thanksgiving Loving God, we come to you in answer to your call as so many have come before us,we come with Christians of all times and all places in praise and worship.We thank you for them and for all your saints.Thank you for those whose names and stories we know.Thank you […]
Call to worship Our God is faithful.God’s love for us is eternal.The Son of God, Jesus Christ our Lord, expressed God’s love in all he said and did. We stand firm in him.He has chosen us for his own and put his Spirit in our hearts, assuring us that all his promises will be fulfilled. […]
Prayers of Approach Sing to the Lord, and praise him,proclaim his glory to all the world,for the Lord is great and highly to be praised.Sing to the Lord, sing a new song to the Lord. Holy Spirit, be among us as we meet to worship,as we sing and as we read,as we listen and as […]
Call to Worship Come all who are weary:of wealth, of poverty, of power, of struggle, of divisionCome all who are heavy-laden:with too much, with too little, with anxiety, with fear, with angerCome all who have hope:for liberation, for peace, for freedom, for the kingdomHear these words: “See, I am making all things new.” Confession God […]
Opening Prayers Creator God, who calls us to follow,we are on journeys,individual journeys and shared journeys,experiences that are ours alone and ours together.Guide us on our journey this dayand help us to keep our eyes on the goal.Amen. Lord God,as we journey towards the goal you set before us,we see glimpses of who you are,often […]
Growth begins with letting go. There’s a nip in the air, a slight mist hangs over the fields, the sunlight of these last few stolen warm days – an Indian Summer and the burst of foliage colour tell us Autumn is with us – my favourite season. Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to […]
Rev. Janet Calderley offers this home service for those who may not be participating in a church service on Sunday 20th September. Prayers of Approach God, you have called us to come together;you have called us to turn from our sin;you have called us to worship you.In your name we gather;to your name we offer […]
Call to Worship If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens,come to me and I will give you rest.Take the yoke I give you.Put it on your shoulders and learn from me.I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest.This yoke is easy to bear, and this burden is light. Matthew 11: 28-30 Christ […]
Prayers of Approach God you call us to worship in spirit and in truth,you call us to worship from whatever situation of life we are in, from deep sadness or indescribable hope. We thank you, Lord,that you do not call us to anythingwithout also giving us the resources to cope.You do not ask us to […]
Welcome. Today we have returned from our journey round the Fylde to consider ‘home’. Our readings today help us to question who we think Jesus is. What does Jesus mean to us? What does this change in our lives? Call. When Jesus asked, Simon Peter answered:‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’Let […]
The Wyre at Stannah by Mr. McKnight Welcome. This week’s service focuses on our countryside. We have moved from the coast, through our towns and villages and now wander amongst the diversity of our lovely, Fylde countryside. In our readings today we consider our call to meet and serve all. Call. Come, with purpose, into […]
Kirkham Welcome. Good morning! Last week we considered the sea and this week we turn to the towns and villages in our partnership. Our gospel is about stepping out from the boat and braving the storm on the waters. But I want to use these ideas within the context of built up areas – or […]
Sunset by Val Atkinson Welcome. Good morning! My name is Kate Hunt and I am studying to be a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the URC. I start 3rd year at Northern College in September. My sending church is St. Anne’s URC, but I have got to know quite a few churches around the […]
Introductory Hymn: Take my life, and let it be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2zt7PzHPqk) Call to Worship Out of a world of cut-throat competition of winners-and-losers and too many left behind we come together to praise God. The world’s ways are not our ways. The world’s ways are not Christ’s ways. Out of a world of Hatred Violence Individualism […]
A gathering prayer Lord, we gather and we pauseto think about your world:such a beautiful place.We want everything to be perfect,but we accept it is far from that.So, bring us together to learn from youhow to be your presence in the world,how to create a right environmentand be fruitful for you in all we do.Keep […]
Father God, we are here today, to praise you, to learn from you.Your wisdom, shown to us through Jesus, is far greater than that of the world. It has the power to confound all our expectations.Lord, open our hearts to receive you in ways beyond our imaginations. Speak to us, Lord. Amen Once I spoke […]
Prayer of Approach and Praise Loving God,We are here today to worship you,to praise you, to learn from you.Your wisdom, shown to us through Jesus,is far greater than that of the world.It has the power to confound all our expectations.As we come to you,we want to be amazed by your wisdom,bowled over by your love,and […]
LORD God, divine shepherd;in the days ahead, just as it has been all my life, I shall not want for anything.You will rest me in rich pasture and lead me beside calm waters.You will bring my inner being back where it belongs,and lead me along the right paths, for the sake of your name.Even when things seem at […]
It’s been nearly 3 months now since we had to close our church doors. It’s not been an easy decision to live with and it has often been questioned if we should bow down to the will of state. The church has stood shoulder to shoulder with its local community in facing off this dreadful […]
There are all sorts of free prayer resources available on the Christian Aid website: https://www.christianaid.org.uk/churches/prayer
