Join us in Prayer

O, Come Holy Spirit come
Come as holy fire and burn in us
Come as holy wind and cleanse us
Come as holy light and lead us
Come as holy truth and teach us
Come as holy forgiveness and free us
Come as holy love and enfold us
Come as holy power and enable us
Come as holy life and dwell in us
Convict us, convert us, consecrate us until we are wholly yours for your using
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen

In times of trial please use the following links to help you pray if you have concerns about:

School;
Community;
World;
Family;
Bereavement;
Illness.
[Click on one of the words above]

School: Our young people need all our help to face the new day. Jesus loved them and we should too!

Prayers from Whitchurch School

Winner: Key Stage I

Dear God, thank you for our Friends at School and people who help us between our work. And the world that grows the green green grass for us to play on. Plus the church walks that help us learn. And the soothing sounds around Whitchurch. Amen

By James Pascall

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RUNNERS UP:

Dear God, thank you for such a lovely place to live, please help everyone in Whitchurch and people who help us around the word. And to respect others. Thank everyone for helping us. And help us to help everyone who is kind to us. Amen

By Eliza M.

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Dear Lord, please keep the whole world safe help those who have no money have no shelter to find hope and thank you Lord for churches like St. Dubricius and keep Whitchurch School safe and others safe. Amen

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WINNER KEY STAGE II

Dear Lord, Thank you for our lives that we wouldn't have without you. We also thank you for our homes, village and our Church where we worship you. Thank you for the world which we explore and live in. And finally we thank you for reminding us how lucky we are to have luxuries when some people are cold, starving, dirty and dying. Amen

By Elliot Gooch.

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RUNNERS UP:

Dear Lord, You have helped many people, you have given us food, drink and shelter. But there are still jobs that we must do to help other people in the world just like us that don't have food and drink, that don't have shelter when bad weather attacks.

So please help guide us in the right direction as we go to church today. Amen.

By Olivia Mace.

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Dear Lord, Thank you for the wonderful and lovely food which you give to the poor and most unfortunate people which don't have many things as we do. Also we would like to say thank you for the fantastic community and environment at Whitchurch; the lovely children who enjoy going to school and love making new friends and adults which spend their Sundays going to church and spending time with God. Amen

By Georgina Toole

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Community: The Bible, and the New Testament in particular, have many teachings on the importance of community. By studying two simple phrases that appear time and again in the New Testament, we can learn of the requirements and beauty of true Christian community. The phrases “each other” and “one another” speak to relationships. They do not address a relationship to God or a relationship to oneself. Neither do they speak to a relationship with the universal church. Rather, they address interpersonal relationships within a community of believers. The teachings can be divided into four categories. They are Unity, Hospitality, Devotion and Edification.

World: Jesus tells us that it would be easier for us to enter Heaven if we have no money!

Family: 'Suffer little children to come unto me' as Jesus knew that the family was the most important aspect of our lives.

Bereavement: Jesus tells us that he has gone ahead to make room for us in His Father's Mansion.

Illness: We bring comfort to people who are suffering by reminding them that Jesus cured the lame, helped the blind to see, and helped those thought to be dead to recover.