Prayer Page
Prayers for the period 13 – 26 September 2026
All creation blesses you, O Lord. Exiles offer you worship; pilgrims hallow your name; humanity offers its praise and we, your servants lift our voices in joy and thanksgiving. Amen. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Education Sunday: theme living well together (13 September)
God of wisdom and welcome, bless all who learn, teach, lead and serve in our schools, colleges and homes. On this Education Sunday, help us to live well together: listening with patience, speaking with kindness, sharing what we have, and honouring the gifts of every person. Guide our communities to be places of safety, hope and belonging, where curiosity is encouraged, differences are respected, and each child and adult can flourish. Through Jesus Christ, who shows us the way of love. Amen.
Peace Sunday (20 September) and World Peace Day (21 September)
Heavenly Father, we pray for harmony and hope to be restored in our world. We ask for peace to replace discord, and for unity to overcome division. May people of all nations come together in the pursuit of a more peaceful and just world. Grant wisdom to leaders, courage to peacemakers, and compassion to those who suffer. May the seeds of peace be sown, and the roots of hatred be eradicated.
Season of Creation (1 September to 4 October)
Take time for quiet reflection outside by going for a walk or sitting in your garden or other green space. Think about the world around you. What life can you see? What sounds can you hear? Can you feel the warmth of the sun or breeze on your face? Take time to reflect on all the beautiful things that God, Creator of all, has given us. And give thanks.
A Prayer for Fair-Trade fortnight (21 September to 4 October 2026)
Lord, we ask your blessing on all who are involved with Fair Trade, lifting before you: • producers as they grow their crops and craft their works. Bless them, we pray, in their endeavours and grant them wisdom and discernment as they make decisions about how to use the benefits of Fair-Trade. • people who transport Fair-Trade goods to market. Grant, we pray, that they, too, may be fairly treated. • those who import and retail Fair-Trade goods. Grant them, we pray, a genuine commitment to fairer trade for all. • all of us who shop where Fair-Trade goods are for sale. Grant us an understanding of the impact of our choices. We ask all these things in the name of Jesus. Amen
Prayers for the Church
We pray for the life of each of our Circuit churches. We pray for the various church meetings and events coming up and those involved in them; for members of the circuit meeting and various church councils which will be meeting over the next month; for those leading services or involved in the technical side; for the stewards and leadership teams as they think about how to adapt to changing circumstances for the benefit of the local congregations. May God grant wisdom and be preparing hearts and minds of all involved.
This next fortnight we pray for the following events and those involved in them, that they might be aware of God’s loving presence with them and working through each other:
Saturday 12 September – Synod meeting at Aberystwyth (Nick, John Hay, Martin Daws attending)
Monday 14 September – Messy Church at St Paul’s
Friday 18 September – John Hay co-leading Pererin Pilgrimage Cybi and Seiriol route from Llanerchymedd to Moelfre
Tuesday 22 September – Bangor Cytun Churches Together Committee meeting
Wednesday 23 September – People’s Climate Emergency briefing at Holyhead
Thursday 24 September – Circuit Meeting (by Zoom)
Saturday 26 September - John Hay co-leading Pererin Pilgrimage Cybi and Seiriol route from Moelfre to Pentraeth
We pray for those members of our church family and extended connections who are unwell or recovering from operations at this time and in need of our thoughts and prayers. Let us focus on each and ask God to bless them with an outpouring of love and wholeness.
Lord, amidst the toil, haste and hubbub of voices clamouring for our attention, give us the spiritual antennae to hear and notice you; give us a voice to speak of hope to a broken world; replenish and fill us with your love, that we may serve you by serving others in our communities. Amen.
