Prayer Tips:

Why are we asking people to pray?
• We want to encourage everybody to pray, and to pray specifically for the concerns of the parish, so that God’s love may work even more deeply in the hearts and minds of all of us living in these communities

• God invites us to pray constantly, expecting Him to act.

• It changes things.  When we pray, everything that is in us, the fear, the worry, the concern, the doubt and the lack of faith rises to the surface where God can change it through his love.

How should we pray?
• Any way you like!  Most people find it easier to pray quietly, on their own, somewhere where they will not be disturbed.  But it could be in the bath or out for a walk or in the garden.  It could be over a cup of tea with some friends.  It is entirely up to you.

• Prayer should be a joy not a duty, focussed time spent with the One who loves us.  Don’t set yourself too big a target - five minutes on as many days as you can manage is fine.

• As you pray for a road or a person, try to imagine them in your mind.  Think about what might be going on in their lives or in that part of the community. Just hold them before God.  If you know anybody that lives in the road you are praying about, ask God to bless them.  If you know of any specific concerns that people have weave them into your prayers.

• If you have any concerns or you would like to know more about ways of praying, speak to one of the readers or Caroline Redman.  ( phone numbers in parish magazine )
 
“find a quiet secluded spot and shut the door just be there as simply and as honestly as you can. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace”
 
 Matthew Ch 6 v 6, adapted from “The Message” translation.

Daily Prayer for the parish

Sunday:
  • The church buildings in our parishes
  • Those who care for them
  • Revd Tony Redman, Assistant Priest
  • Margaret Hartley, Reader & Church Warden

Monday:
  • The Barracks at Little Livermere
  • Birds Croft, Great Livermere
  • Culford Road, Ingham
  • Revd. Liz Jump, Team Vicar
  • Joan Pettitt, PCC member

Tuesday:
  • Little Livermere Church
  • Road and The Birches, Great Livermere
  • Glebe Close, Ingham    
  • John Milward, PCC Lay Vice-Chair  
  • Revd. Phillip Garbett, Team Rector

Wednesday:  
  • The Ingham industrial estate   
  • Orchard Close, Great Livermere
  • Beauford Road, Ingham  
  • Andrew Norburn, PCC member
  • John Wrigglesworth, PCC member & Deanery Synod Rep

Thursday:  
  • Ampton Hall    
  • Mere View, Great Livermere 
  • The Street, Ingham
  • Jean Cook, Organist & PCC member   
  • Lesley Norburn, Reader

Friday:     
  • The Street, Great Livermere
  • School Gardens, Great Livermere   
  • Priory Close, Ingham       
  • Rosemary Boswell, Churchwarden & Magazine Editor    
  • Jim Hartley,  PCC member

Saturday:      
  • Ampton Village   
  • Troston Road, Great Livermere      
  • Ampton Road & Maltings Lane, Ingham   
  • Ann Smith, Church Warden     
  • Caroline Redman, Church Treasurer

Suggestions for prayer

1. Pray for the Team Service at Ixworth Thorpe

2. At the beginning of this new year let us pray for God’s blessing upon our communities, families and friends

3. The first Gt Livermere house group in the New Year. Pray for continued commitment to the group

4. Pray for the children starting back to school this week

5. Pray for all those who plan, lead or participate in our services and other activities

6. Epiphany: pray that we all may have a greater understanding of who Jesus is

7. Pray for our organists, church cleaners and flowerarrangers

8. Pray for the service at Ingham this morning

9. Thank God for our church wardens and pray for them today

10. Coffee Morning in the Gt. Livermere Village Hall - pray for all who come

11. The Ingham house group starts again tonight – pray for them

12. Parish prayers tonight – pray for the influence of the church in our communities 

13. Pray for those involved in pastoral visits in our communities

14. Pray for the fundraising for the developments to Ingham church

15. Pray for the Gt Livermere Holy Communion service this morning

16. Pray for Phillip and Liz as they spearhead the Blackbourne Team ministry, and for the Ministry team

17. Pray for the Ingham Church study group, the pre-school Activity Group and the Gt. Livermere house group

18. Pray for positive outcomes from the PCC meeting tonight

19. Parish Prayers - pray for the elderly and housebound especially those with failing health

20. Pray for the Gt. Livermere bowls group meeting tonight

21. Pray for the Men’s Breakfast at Gt Livermere this morning

22. Pray for the Team Service for the Week of Christian Unity

23. The Scrabble group meet in Ingham this afternoon

24. Pray for our treasurer and all who work hard behind the scenes

25. Pray for the Ingham house Group meeting tonight

26. Parish Prayers – pray for all in the Team who are involved with funerals, baptisms and weddings.

27. Pray for the ‘Unity Service’ at Barnham tonight

28. Pray for those out of work, facing redundancy or who have money worries

29. Pray for the Holy Communion service at Ingham this morning and the ‘Small Service’ planning meeting in the evening

30. Pray for our dustmen, and those who deliver the post, milk & papers

31. Pray for the Ingham Coffee morning and the Gt. Livermere house group