Local
This week we pray for the family and friends of Ranjini Rebera, we give thanks for all she has meant to us, for all the time we’ve shared with her and for her ministry. We mourn her loss and hold her family in our prayers this week.
We continue to pray for all who are mourning the loss of a loved one.
We pray for our new Church Council and give thanks for their leadership. We hold Sue, Lynne, Jenelle, Bruce, John, Elizabeth and Bronwyn in our prayers as we ask for you to continue to work through them and in their leadership this year.
We pray for out Boys Brigade and Girls Brigade, we give thanks for their ministry.
Regional
We join in prayer with the Canberra Region Presbytery as we pray for Canberra City Uniting Church
- Prayer for returning to in-person gatherings.
- For a successful Vision 2021 process with members toassist with determining our future, particularly in theareas of property, worship and mission.
- That the Early Morning Centre’s customers appreciatethe care provided and interact well with the Centre’sneighbours.
- For university students undergoing exams and workingout what the next steps are if they are coming to an endof their studies.
- Prayer for both ministers in preparation for Advent forcontinued energy and creativity.
National
We join with the Assembly of the UCA as we pray for:
- Those impacted by and responding to a COVID-19 cluster in the Northern Territory. We pray those who need it have access to healthcare and vaccines.
- Our partners in Indonesia, GMIH, who are gathered for their 5th Annual Assembly meeting in Ternate, North Maluku.
- Conversations taking place across the Church as part of the Act2 project. May we discern the leading of the Spirit as we look to the future.
World
We join in prayer with the World Council of Churches as we pray for East Timor (Timor Leste), Indonesia, Philippines
We are thankful for:
- the vital witness of churches in this region
- the diversity of ethnicities, cultures and religious beliefs, and especially those in Indonesia who have built bridges between them
- those who have resisted bravely and worked for human rights, justice, peace and reconciliation, especially the National Council of Churches in the Philippines
- those who protest exploitative mining, deforestation and other environmental damage.
We pray for:
- governments in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Timor Leste, that they will eradicate corruption, establish justice and peace, and work effectively for the wellbeing of all their people
- victims of violence, torture, drug and human trafficking, and human rights violations, that those responsible might be held accountable
- all those affected by earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters, and for the rebuilding of communities afterwards
- ecumenical and interfaith cooperation to bring justice, peace and sustainability to these lands.
Continue praying with the WCC by engaging with their weekly prayer resources here.https://www.oikoumene.org/resources/prayer-cycle/east-timor-timor-leste-indonesia-philippines
