For our GUC Community:
- We pray for the nominations for leaders on our Church Council.
- We pray for this congregation as we seek to continue to be visionary, creative and encouraging.
- We pray for our Church Council Chair, Matt, Treasurer, Wayne and Secretary, Heather.
- We give thanks for the progress of our Food Pantry and for the grant we received.
- We pray for the process as the Food Pantry coordinators and Church Council begin to consider construction of the Food Pantry Store.
For Presbytery & the wider church: Yass Congregation
Pray for:
- Young people sitting HSC and other exams and young people considering their future choices re Tertiary Education and Careers.
- New Yass valley Councillors, for wisdom and guidance in their planning and decisions.
- The churches in Yass. Apelu and Grace and their ministry in the Yass Parish.
- Peace in the world and comfort for those grieving and healing for those who are unwell.
For our World: Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
Pray for:
- A lessening of political unrest, violence and terrorism.
- Political leaders, that they will be guided by concern for all the people.
- Women, that they be respected and have dignity in their work.
- Children who must work to help feed their families, and girls who have been kidnapped or sold into the sex industry.
- Strength for those Christians who live as a minority amid Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu brothers and sisters.
- Those affected by frequent flooding, landslides, tropical storms and earthquakes.
- Those who live as refugees, especially the stateless Rohingyas and others or who are internally displaced, that they may to find shelter, food and a means to make a living.