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Prayer
 
If you would like to make a prayer request then please contact us.

We believe that God answers prayer. We have specific prayer meetings at the following times:

Day

Time

Venue

Sunday

6:00pm

Church lounge

Daily

9.00am

Church prayer corner

 1st Tuesday of each month (prayer for marriages) Noon Church lounge

1st Friday of each month (prayer for young peoples work)

11:00am

Church lounge

1st Sunday of month (Prayer for Mission)

after 10am service

Church lounge



PRAYER BREAKFAST
We will be having a prayer breakfast on 25th September 2010 from 8:00 to 9:30am in the church halls.

If interested in receiving prayer topics by SMS to your mobile, please advise church office asap

We also now offer the opportunity for people to receive daily prayer updates from the monthly prayer diary .
To subscribe send an email to prayermailer[at]christchurchbedford.org.uk with Subscribe anywhere in the Subject line

Every month we produce a prayer guide to help focus prayer on important issues.  This is available in church or from the church office.

If you would like us to pray for you, you can contact the prayer team on pleasepray[at]christchurchbedford.org.uk


This week's prayer points


  • Give thanks for Peter and Ness Kay and pray for them as they seek their curate post
  • Give thanks for those that God has called to ordained and licensed ministry and pray for others from the congregation to be prompted by God to serve in this way.
  • Pray for the Horlock family, that they would settle quickly into their new home, church and schools.
  • Pray for the Alpha Course, starting Wednesday 15th September and for those that you can invite to this course.
  • Pray for teachers you know as they start the long autumn term, and for children of your neighbours as they start a new school year.
  • Pray for Castle Lower School and Newnham Middle School, and for improving relations with them and Christ Church.
  • Pray for any you know who are seeking employment, that it would come speedily
  • Pray for those you know whose marriages are under stress, that they will seek the Lord's strength to sort out their problems.
  • Pray for the men in the San Jose mine, Chile, that God would encourage them and that a speedy rescue is effected promptly.
  • Pray for Dave Hodgson, Mayor of Bedford, and the Revd Charles Royden, Deputy Mayor of Bedford, that they would make wise decisions for the benefit of all the people of the Borough Council.
  • Pray for the Christian witness at the Borough Council to be enriched and fruitful for God's Kingdom amongst us.
  • Pray for God's healing touch on Margaret Archer (Christine Snape's mother), Stanley and Dorothy Pullinger, Kathleen Wylde (Fiona Betteley's mother) and others personally known to you who are in need at this time.

Compassionate God, source of all comfort,we pray for the people of Pakistan whose lives have devastated by rain and flood. Bring them comfort, we pray. Protect the vulnerable. Strengthen the weak.
Keep at bay the ravages of disease.
Have mercy on all those working to rescue the stranded and to feed the hungry, and may our response to their suffering be generous and bring you praise. We ask this in Jesus Name. Amen.