Each month will be praying for the various parishes and 4th Day Communities within Chester Diocese and for those in the worldwide community
Gracious God, from you everything flows and in you all things have their being. Forgive us for spoiling your gift of creation, so wonderfully crafted and freely given: for the times when we have forgotten your imprint on creation and have abused it; for the times when we have caused needless waste and damage; for the times when we have chosen momentary pleasure over long-term necessity. Grant that we may thank you for your gift of creation by conserving natural resources and by using only that which we need. May our stewardship of your world be a true example of Christian care. Amen
In this month we ask for your continued prayers for the deanerys of Chester.
The Diocese is encouraging us to download the Prayermate app and use that to pray for our churches. Search for Chester Diocese in the app and add it to one of your subject lists, and then each day the prayer from the Diocesan Cycle will appear.
Prayermate Click to download the app
Please pray that the power of the Holy Spirit will encourage and inspire the clergy and congregations of the following Churches to deepen their faith and spread God’s love in their communities:
Loving God. We lift up our church leaders to you. For ministers and deacons who guide and guard our spiritual welfare; for lay ministers, pastoral workers and the ordinary people who do your work for their love of You. Instill shepherd hearts in them. Lead them to walk with you and showcase your love, mercy and forgiveness.
Amen
CHESTER DIOCESE PRAYER CYCLE
Prayer Vigil for international weekends
Community Name: East to West Credo
Event Description: 4 day retreat/E2W Credo #20
Event Dates: 24-27 Apr 2025
24-27 Apr 2025 Hagerstown
Community Name: Kairos Prison Ministry at Riverbend Maximum Security Institute in Nashville, TN
Event Description: 4 Day Weekend
Event Dates: 24-27 Apr 2025
24-27 Apr 2025 Nashville, Tennessee
Community Name: Kairos Prison Ministry, Putnamville Correctional Facility
Event Description: Kairos MI #25 Putnamville Correctional Facility
Event Dates: 24-27 Apr 2025
24-27 Apr 2025 Terre Haute, IN
Community Name: Florida Presbyterian Pilgrimage
Event Description: Pilgrimage #16
Event Dates: 24-27 Apr 2025
24-27 Apr 2025 Silver Springs Florida
Community Name: NE Tennessee Kairos
Event Description: Weekend #45 at NE Correctional, Mountain City Tennessee
Event Dates: 24-27 Apr 2025
24-27 Apr 2025 Johnson City, TN
Community Name: Kairos Logansport Torch
Event Description: Kairos Torch 3-day weekend juvenile
Event Dates: 25-27 Apr 2025
25-27 Apr 2025 Logansport, Indiana
God of Eternity, in a time of uncertainty, show us the opportunities in our chaotic world, remind us of our priorities in relationship to you, push us to see how our choices matter, and then fill us with hope in a new heaven and a new earth.
God of our future, may we walk boldly into what may come, as a people of faith and hope. May we be found faithful in the world in which we live.
Amen. Pastor M Flores
UK weekends:
None in April
We ask God’s blessings on these weekends; time spent in the warmth of God’s love and His reassuring truth; all renewed in God’s faithfulness and strength. Amen
Continued prayers asked for Lichfield Diocese as they work on re-establishing Cursillo within their community.
May God’s love surround them and God’s spirit guide them and sustain them as beacons of God’s love in their communities.
Amen
We also keep in our prayers the Cursillo Weekend taking place in October 2024. We pray the next months of planning are fruitful in all aspects. We pray for the participants, knowing the joy of living in God’s love which they will experience.