Download Date Suggested Prayer Themes 17th Feb Spheres of Influence

Date
Suggested Prayer Themes
Date
Suggested Prayer Themes
17th Feb
Spheres of Influence – Your local schools – Heads, teachers, other
staff, students and Governing Bodies
6th March
Events - Tim Keller speaking tonight and tomorrow evening
(‘A Passion for Life’ events)
18th Feb
People – Chaplains who serve in our city – Chaplaincy to People at
Work, Hospital, Hospice, University and Colleges
Sunday 7th
Church – For the North Cambridge Churches Group
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8 March
Spheres of Influence – For the local economy – businesses,
financial institutions inc. the Science and Business parks
9th March
People – for good Inter-faith relationships, especially for the
Christian – Muslim dialogue in the Mill Road area
Sunday 21st Church - Your Church and one other
10th March
Geography – For the UK as a whole
22nd Feb
Social – ‘Fair Trade Fortnight’ which begins today
11th March
Events – The new Christian Union starting today at Parkside
Community College
Social - Mental Health issues - loneliness, isolation, depression
and the stigma attached to Mental Health illness
12th March
Spheres of Influence – For family life, remembering single
parents, the work with young mothers (inc. the work of ‘Romsey
Mill’) and other pressures facing families today
13th March
Events – Fame to Freedom – an evening with Yazz
(A ‘Hope Cambridge’ event)
19th Feb
Geography – For the necklace villages around Cambridge
20th Feb
Events – A Performance of Handel's Messiah
(‘A Passion for Life’ event)
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23 Feb
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24 Feb
Spheres of Influence – The 2010 General Election remembering
local candidates
25th Feb
People – The elderly of Cambridge
26th Feb
Geography – For Cambridgeshire
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27 Feb
Events - LZ7 youth concert at Comberton Village College
(A WCCYM and YfC event)
Sunday 28th Church – For other churches your Church works with
1st March
2nd March
Social – Pregnancy issues inc. the work of ‘The Haven’
Spheres of Influence – Our Emergency Services – Police, Fire and
Health Service
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Geography – For the Eastern Region
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People – Internationals – Workers, Families and Students – inc.
the work of ‘Link House’ and ‘Friends International’
3 March
4 March
5th March
Social – Issues of Immigration, People trafficking & Asylum
Seekers inc. The work of ‘The Medaille Trust’ and the Oakington
Detention Centre
Sunday 14th Church - For the Central Cambridge Churches Group
15th March
People - For Church leaders and their families
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Geography – For Europe
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Social - Unemployment and those unable to work
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Events – Prayer night remembering the Cambridge 7
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Spheres of Influence - Local government
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Events - Street Pastors AGM and the launch of Saturday night
patrols tonight
16 March
17 March
18 March
19 March
20 March
Sunday 21st Church – For the South Cambridge Churches Group. Also
remember the Salvation Army celebrating their 125th Anniversary
22nd March People - for those students who recently became Christians
during the CICCU Mission
Date
23rd March
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Suggested Prayer Themes
Geography – For World issues
24 March
Social - Debt and the work of the ‘Money Advice Centre’,
‘Christians Against Poverty’, Citizens Advice Bureau and others
25th March
Spheres of Influence – The Media serving Cambridge
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26 March
People – The young people of Cambridge, inc. the work of YfC
27th March
Geography - Those affected by natural disaster, war, disease and
poverty worldwide and for Christians and other agencies working
to bring relief and involved in redevelopment
Sunday 28th Church – For inter-Church relationships and God’s guidance in
directing how we may better work and relate to one another
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Lent Prayer Guide
for Cambridge
2010
Personal Prayer Guide
with Suggested Daily Prayer Themes
We have used a number of key themes for our prayers: Spheres of Influence – areas of public life that have a big impact on
our communities
People – people who make up our communities
29 March
Spheres of Influence – Those involved in Arts, Entertainment and
Sport
Geography – recognising that we are part of a much wider
community, with many issues and challenges
30th March
Social - Social concerns: crime, binge drinking, vandalism
Social – recognising some of the social challenges that face our
communities
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31 March
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1 April
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2 April
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3 April
People - Homeless people, inc. the work of Jimmy's Night Shelter
Spheres of Influence – Those involved in Further Education - the
Universities and Colleges
Events – the Good Friday services and Acts of Witness,
remembering too the various Easter Sunday services
Church - For a renewed commitment to Prayer, Justice and
Mission by Christians from the Churches in Cambridge
Church – for God’s people meeting across the City
Events – date specific events that we are aware of (but not an
exhaustive list by any stretch of the imagination!)
We hope that the guidance notes will be just that - there to guide
you. Feel free to remember in prayer specific people or organisations
that haven’t been mentioned.
We are aware that Lent finishes on Maundy Thursday but felt it right
to continue our corporate prayers through to Easter Saturday.
May God bless you as you join many others across the city in prayer
over these next weeks.
All feedback welcome – [email protected] / 01223 292454
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“...if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves
and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will
I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
(2 Chron. 7:14)