Local

We pray for people in our community who are caught up in lockdowns, for family members and our kin across Australia experiencing isolation, lockdown or who are unable to return home.

We continue to pray for those in our community going through treatment for cancer, for those starting chemotherapy this week and those who are experiencing a break from chemotherapy at this time. We pray for their medical teams, specialists and carers. We hold the staff of the Canberra Region Cancer Centre in our prayers in the amazing work they do.

We pray for the executives, teachers and staff of our schools, in particular those in the schools of Gungahlin.

• Gungahlin College
• Burgmann Anglican School
• Amaroo School
• Gold Creek School
• Good Shepherd School
• Margaret Hendry School
• Holy Spirit School
• St John Paul II College
• Palmerston District Primary School
• Ngunnawal Primary School
• Franklin School
• Harrison Public School
• Mother Teresa School
• Taqwa Achool

Regional

We pray with the Canberra Region Presbytery as we pray for the Queanbeyan Uniting Church community

• The Queanbeyan Uniting Church (QUC) has just had a minister in placement, Rev Apelu Tielu, in February this year. Please pray for God’s help and guidance as Apelu and the QUC community work together in developing and working out their mission of being a Good News and Good Neighbour Church.
• A lot of work was accomplished in the past years and we would be grateful for prayers as we consolidate that work and how it can contribute to spiritual growth.
• We are also working on meeting the diverse worship needs of our diverse community. We’d be grateful for prayers for guidance in this area, as we also face the challenges that have been brought about by the pandemic.
• Our old and other vulnerable people have been greatly affected by the pandemic, as many are afraid to venture out and come to church. Please pray for the wellbeing of our aged and vulnerable people.

National

We join with the National Assembly of the UCA as we pray for

• All communities across Australia supporting our First Nations children to grow strong in spirit and deepen their connections to culture, family and community. 
• Our journey to be an Intergenerational Church, where people of all ages are welcomed, engaged and can fully participate.
• Aged care workers for their constant dedication and care and all they are doing to protect our loved ones from COVID-19. 
• A world free from nuclear weapons and all those who advocate for a world of peace and justice. 

World

This week we join with the National Council of Churches’ Prayer Cycle as we pray for Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea

We are thankful for:

• the natural resources and diverse gifts that come from these countries, such as the distinctive music and dance of Cameroon
• those who minister to victims of sexual violence, trafficking and other human rights abuses
• Christians and people of other faiths who courageously have pursued reconciliation and peace among those in conflict
• individuals and organizations who have provided for health clinics and schools in Cameroon and the Central African Republic.

We pray for:

• just resolutions to the conflicts and violence among diverse groups and their leaders
• refugees who flee to other countries, and for those who host them
• economic developments that make it possible for all to rise out of poverty
• stable democratic governments that effectively serve the common good.

Continue praying with the World Council of Churches by accessing their weekly prayer cycle here

Local Prayers

This week we hold Cameron, Michael, Lily, Allan, Ruth and Ranjini in our prayers, we think of all of the people in our community who are unwell, grieving, experiencing cancer treatment or who are needing God’s presence this week.

We pray for the work of the Food pantry and give thanks for the work of Alison and the volunteers who continue to support it’s ministry within the community of Gungahlin and surrounds.

We pray for the staff, teachers, leaders and students of the schools in Gungahlin and give thanks for the work they do in supporting students and families.

Regional Prayers

This week we join with the Canberra Region Presbytery as we pray for the O’Connor Uniting Church

• We give thanks for the witness and worship of this Congregation.
• We pray for the leadership of this congregation and thank God for their service.
• We ask God’s presence and comfort for this congregation as they face the challenges COVID-19 brings to their people and the surrounding community.
• May God continue to work out God’s kingdom through the mission of this congregation.

National Prayers

This week we join in prayer with the National Assembly of the Uniting Church as we pray for

• All First Nations children to grow strong in spirit – for deep connections to culture, family and community. 
• Those who are vulnerable in the fight against COVID-19 and for equal and safe access to vaccines.
• Survivors and families grieving the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools in Canada and the work of the United Church of Canada towards truth-telling and reconciliation. 

World Prayers

This week we join in prayer with the World Council of Churches as we pray for Republic of Congo, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe

We are thankful for:

• wildlife and rainforests in these lands, and those who protect this habitat
• the oral traditions, folklore, and good practices that have been preserved
• rich minerals and economic development, although benefits need to be shared more fairly
• healing from exploitative practices that began under colonial rule.

We pray for:

• democratic fair elections and political stability in this region
• economic development that benefits all the people, especially those living in poverty
• preservation of the wildlife and the land
• the witness of the churches and other faith groups in the midst of the challenges.

Continue praying for the world by joining with the World Council of Churches and using their weekly prayer resources.

Local

This week we pray for everyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one, in particular we hold the family of Ranjini and Basil as well as the family of Pam and Frank in our prayers.

We pray for the teachers and students of NAVITAS as they continue to teach and learn in our building during the week.

We hold in our prayers everyone experiencing cancer at the moment, we pray for healing, we pray for peace, we pray for strength and we pray for hope. We hold their families in our prayers as they support and love them. We lift up their specialists, doctors, plastic surgeons, oncologists, nurses, social workers, chaplains and carers as they treat and care for their patients.

Regional

This week we join in prayer with the Canberra Region Presbytery as we pray for the Sapphire Coast Congregations – Merimbula and Wyndham

• We pray for Rahumah and her family. Rahumah is a 10-year old Ugandan girl, sponsored by Merimbula Uniting Church Op Shop. Rahumah always asks that we pray for her to have good health and a good performance in class. Her family are also heavily affected by Covid 19 restrictions and Rahumah misses her friends
• Please pray for the people in Europe affected by huge floods, for those who have lost loved ones and all those left homeless by the devastation.
• Please pray for Graeme and Meena Clugston at Lalgadh Leprosy hospital in Nepal. Merimbula Uniting Church supports this hospital.
• Please pray for Micah and Katie Van Zweeden working with Youth With A Mission in Perth. Merimbula Uniting Church supports this young couple and the work they do.
• Please pray for people world-wide who are affected by Covid. People losing businesses, work, homes, family members who have died. Pray for an end to Covid.
• Pray for our minister Jean Shannon as she ministers to us each week, pray for church family members whose health is failing.

National

This week we join in prayer with the National Assembly of the Uniting church in Australia as we pray for

• The people of Fiji and Indonesia as they grapple with COVID-19 outbreaks. For those who are sick or grieving loved ones, those plunged into poverty and those working to contain the spread. We pray particularly for our church partners who are working to provide for people’s needs, deliver messages of safety and provide pastoral care. 
• Those in Australia impacted by the latest COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns. May we find ways to look out for and support one another. 

World

This week we join in prayer with the World Council of Churches as we pray for Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda

We are thankful for:

• the abundant natural resources in the DRC and the mountainous beauty of Rwanda 
• those who have worked for healing and reconciliation in Rwanda, especially after the genocide
• the tireless efforts of churches and community organizations, working with the support of humanitarian organizations, to improve the living conditions of the people

We pray for:

• an end to poverty and hunger, and improved access to health services, especially for the young, that they might have hope for their future
• an end to rebel movements across borders and the political instability this stirs up
• just economic development that does not exploit Creation and people
• democratic election of less corrupt governments that work for the sake of all.

Continue to pray with the WCC by joining their prayer cycle and using their prayer resources here

Local

This week as a congregation we hold in our prayers

• The leadership and membership of the Gungahlin Girl’s Brigade and Boy’s Brigade as they prepare to start another term of ministry with the young people who are a part of their companies. We especially hold Bruce and Elizabeth Warren in our prayers as they lead the companies through the year.
• Those who are grieving in this time, we give thanks for the lives of those we are grieving the loss of and for the way you have journeyed with them and ministered to us through them over the years.

Regional

We join in prayer with the Canberra Region Presbytery as we pray for the 16th Triennial Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia – 17-18 July 2021

• We give thanks for all that God does through, in and for the Uniting Church all across Australia.
• We ask to be connected and formed by the theme of ‘Dwelling in Love’
• We pray for the new format of meeting online due to COVID-19 – and we give thanks for those who make this possible.
• We offer prayers for all the members of the assembly– particularly remembering the office bearers, staff and president, Dr Deidre Palmer.
• WeprayforGod’sguidanceastheAssemblyconsider unprecedented times, and what it means to be ‘a community of people following Jesus and God’s call to live with love, grace and hope in the world’.

National

We join in prayer with the National Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia as we pray for…

• The 16th Assembly and all its members coming together for the first online Assembly meeting. May they dwell together in God’s love, as a fellowship of Christ, discerning the guidance of the Holy Spirit. 
• Rev Sharon Hollis as she is installed as the President of the UCA Assembly on Saturday. For strength and wisdom in her spiritual leadership over the next three years. 
• Dr Deidre Palmer. We give thanks for the gift of her leadership as President over this triennium, for her faithful service, her great encouragement of the whole Church and for her constant reminder of the abundant grace and liberating hope we have in Jesus. 

World

This week we join with the World Council of Churches as we pray for Djibouti, Somalia

We are thankful for:

• the beauty of Creation and  resources from lands and sea
• the stable governance and economic development that Djibouti has experienced in recent years
• the many ways churches and humanitarian organizations have prayed for and responded to the needs in Somalia.

We pray for:

• protection of natural resources and coastal land
• an end to hunger, violence, crime and conflict in Somalia
• effective reconciliation and peace-building 
• stable governments that further the common good for all the people
• those who have fled this area that they may be welcomed in new homelands.

Continue praying for the world with the WCC by using their prayer resources

Local

This week we pray for

• Those in our community experiencing issues with their health.
  • For those of us still undergoing treatment for various types of Cancer, for those in remission, those of us undergoing chemotherapy and for those who are still working out treatment options for newly diagnosed cancer.
  • We pray for people in our community who are in hospital and for their family as they care for each other, for people who are caring for the carers in this time.
  • We pray for members in respite.
  • We pray for those in our community who are grieving

• We hold the executives, teachers and staff of our schools in our prayers, in particular those in the schools of Gungahlin. May this fortnight be refreshing, renewing and relaxing, may you be with them as they plan for the coming semester.
  • Gungahlin College
  • Burgmann Anglican School
  • Amaroo School
  • Gold Creek School
  • Good Shepherd School
  • Margaret Hendry School
  • Holy Spirit School
  • St John Paul II College
  • Palmerston District Primary School
  • Ngunnawal Primary School
  • Franklin School
  • Harrison Public School
  • Mother Teresa School
  • Taqwa Achool

• We pray for the ministry of the Gungahlin UCA Playgroup which comes together again this week after having a couple weeks off for school holidays. We pray for Cassandra and for all the parents and children who make up the playgroup community.

Regional

This week we join with the Canberra Region Presbytery as we pray for

National

This week we join in prayer with the Uniting Church in Australia as we pray

• Final preparations for the 16th Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia and for the online gatherings taking place this weekend with Assembly agencies and groups as they report on the national life of the Church. 
• For healing of this land and her First Nations Peoples.
• The space that enables the gifts and leadership of emerging generations in the Uniting Church to flourish. 

World

This week we join with the World Council of Churches as we pray for Eritrea, Ethiopia

We are thankful for:

• the long centuries of Christian history in Ethiopia and Eritrea
• the current witness and work of Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical churches amid difficult circumstances
• those who have provided humanitarian aid, especially during times of drought and hunger
• those who have worked for peaceful relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia.

We pray for:

• victims of human rights abuses
• greater understanding and respect among the many ethnic groups 
• lasting peace and reconciliation between Ethiopia and Eritrea
• the emergence of more democratic governance that respects human rights and furthers justice for all ethnic groups and minorities.

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