Prayer for St Helens

January 2019!

A happy new year to all who follow Prayer for St Helens! We want to say a massive thank you for joining us in praying throughout 2018. It has been a truly amazing year of prayer and unity, with hundreds of people praying together for our borough! By working together, we have sent out over 20,400 … Continue reading January 2019!

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December 2018 Materials

Theme: Transformation BIBLE VERSE: “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure … Continue reading December 2018 Materials

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FESTIVE FAITH FAIR

Join us on Wednesday 05 December 2018 for our first ever Festive Faith Fair at St Helens Town Hall from 3.30pm - 65.30pm. Demonstrating the work of Christian Organisations working in St Helens, this event promises to be a great afternoon. There's so much to celebrate! There's also free mince pies and hot chocolate and … Continue reading FESTIVE FAITH FAIR

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November 2018 Materials

Theme: Transformation BIBLE VERSE: A city is happy when honest people have good fortune…(and) becomes great when the righteous give it their blessing [Proverbs 11: 10-11] PRAYER POINTS We pray for safer and more vibrant communities, including our town centre. We pray blessing on all public and private businesses and services that contribute to make … Continue reading November 2018 Materials

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October 2018 Materials

Theme: Voluntary, Community & Faith Sector Bible Verse Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. (Ephesians 3:20) Prayer Points: Pray that our Father continues to increase the passion and compassion of the countless staff and volunteers within … Continue reading October 2018 Materials

A Prayer for St Helens

Father God, we thank you that St Helens is our home, a town with a rich and productive history.

May we be an inclusive community, where respect for all generations, their views and beliefs, is demonstrated through our acceptance of one another. Increase the sense of pride people have for the place where we live.

We ask that in the industrial, business and retail sector there will be increasing prosperity and improved employment opportunities for all. Lord, eliminate poverty from our Borough.

Give your grace to those in health and social care professions to enable them to improve the physical and mental health of our residents. We pray that vulnerable people and those with addictions will be able to access effective help and support. May this improve their quality of life, becoming free to live full lives.

Enable our children and young people to receive high quality education and access fruitful leisure opportunities so they may thrive and reach their full potential.

May the churches declare and demonstrate the love of God sensitively so people can experience spiritual health through the peace, hope and forgiveness Jesus Christ offers. We pray that our local communities will become happy, positive places where kindness, tolerance and respect are experienced by us all.

May our Borough be increasingly known as a safe place where crime and anti-social behaviour are reduced. Give our Councillors and officers wisdom in their responsibility for the Borough and help them to plan well for the future. Grant our borough all the resources that are needed.

As we look to our Borough’s future, we pray that we will be proud of its past and hopeful for its future. May it be a place of welcome, acceptance, hope, peace and joy; a place of good news where all sections of our community work well together.

We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen