Topics for prayer:

• For the activities being planned for the Autumn that God will bless the work and those who take part in them.
• For a generous response of the grant giving bodies to our applications for funding for The Christ Church Centre.
• For the teachers and the new head of Holly Trees School as they begin a new working relationship together.
• For young people to find their niche in the world without resorting to gang culture and violence.
• For Britain to show itself a worthy host for the next Olympic Games, portraying with integrity all that is good in our society.

New and urgent requests: John Targett and family (successful heart surgery; now recovering at home), Trisha and Alick Grant; Joyce (Geoff Knight's mother); Debbie (Viv's cousin - much improved); Eileen Griffin (improving); Bill Fulcher (to receive physiotherapy soon); Keith Howes; Brian; Mark; Angela; Louise; Claire.

Continuing prayer: Alison Nicol; Stuart (Alison's husband who is suffering from memory loss following a fall); Amelia (continuing to make good progress); Betty Crozier; Ken Ratley; Gill Wright; Florence; Charles; Sylvia; Kath Tasker (tumours reducing); Jack Guiver; John Pigney.

Long Term prayer: Joan Hobbs; Eva Strauss; Steffi Hope; Kathy Stewart.

Bereaved: Robin and Daphne, Matt, Andrew and Tim, and the family of Lucy Baker.  Esther Hine and family.

Prayer:

Loving Father, look kindly on your children who are suffering at this time.  Be close to them, comfort them and heal their hurts for the sake of Jesus your Son our Lord and Saviour.  Amen.

Please pray for those who live and work in:

The Marillac - Mascalls Park Hospital - for those who lived in the Winifred Dell home