Prayer Diary

Welcome to our Prayer Diary:

The prayer notes are divided into 4 weekly sections. This will allow us to be more thoughtful about each individual or topic.

If you have a specific person you wish to be added to the list please let Robin know. New entries will be included weekly for a whole cycle and then once every 4 weeks. Should situations change please also let Robin know – especially if people wish to be taken off the list.

Week 1:

In week beginning 9th February we pray for:
Holy Trinity and Mosaic; Clergy – Robin, Beth and Nicola, churchwardens Angela and Russell
Thames Hospice, we bring the work of the staff and volunteers, before God and give thanks for the many individuals and families helped by Thames Hospice.
Schools (Staff& Pupils): Harman’s Water, Holly Spring, Crown Wood, Ranelagh. We think of the learning of pupils and pray for their well-being and their families and homes
Bishop Steven, Bishop Mary, Archdeacon Stephen and all the diocesan and Archdeaconry staff.
News: The families and others affected following the shooting incident in Sweden last week, the establishment of a ceasefire and Democratic Republic of Congo following the withdrawal of Malawian troops
We especially pray for:
Nicole and Freya Evered, Koi Wan, Steve Clark, Clint Frost (Debbie and Ellen) , Colin Latham Felix Dias
The family and friends of Melody Chakafa of the Loving Angels Team who died unexpectedly recently.
At Year’s Mind: Eva Bishop, Elsie Ellen Hewson, Mildred Maud Hutson, Sidney William Bowyer, Hans Jechnow, Herbert Woods, Janet Portnall
Prisoner of Conscience: Iranian Christian convert Mina Khajavi was detained in a raid on a house church in June 2020. Two years later Mina was sentenced to six years in prison for “acting against national security” through leading of a house church. Following an unsuccessful appeal she began serving her sentence in January 2024. She is not due to be released until December 2029. The authorities have recently provided Mina with a bed that is suitable for her arthritis – before this she was forced to climb to an upper bunk every night. Recently-released prisoners say she has a positive attitude and high spirits.

Week 2

In week beginning 16th February we pray for:
Our Volunteers – those who help with maintenance morning, refreshments, welcoming, service leading, flower arranging, Children’s Activities, PCC
Refuge, we bring the work of the staff and volunteers of the charity Refuge before God, and give thanks for the many individuals and families helped by Refuge
The Hospitals, Surgeries and the Health Care Staff in our area, we give thanks for all the patients and families supported. We pray for the capacity crisis currently facing the whole NHS
Our Communities and Local Government, our Councillors and Local Authority staff .
Everyone struggling with the cost of living or having to find ways to live with poverty
News: Elections in Germany, the delicate situation in the Middle East
We especially pray for: Sue Parker, David Foster, Oscar Taylor, Tania, Alex and Murron Garstang-Sivewright, Patricia Hughes, Ann Green
The family and friends of Melody Chakafa of the Loving Angels Team who died unexpectedly recently.
At Year’s Mind: Phyllis Hughes, Marie Charlotte (Lottie) Brown, Alice Mary Hatcher, John Scott, John Pearson, William Lee, Sylvia Sugden, James Hunt, Kate Anderson
Prisoner of Conscience: Senior Pastor Bao Guohua and his wife Pastor Xing Wenxiang. They were detained in 2015 after criticising the Chinese Communist Party’s cross removal policy in Zhejiang province and refusing to remove the cross from Holy Love Christian Church in Jinhua. In February 2016 they were found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 14 and 12 years respectively in prison, with expected release dates in 2029 and 2027. Bao remains in Qiaosi Prison Zhejiang and Xing in Zhejiang Women’s Prison. 

Week 3

In week beginning 23rd February we pray for:
Our Children & Young people, Youth Group, Sparklers, children’s activities at Holy Trinity
Mission Aviation Fellowship: we bring the work of the staff and volunteers, before God and give thanks for the many individuals and families helped by MAF
Older people: Care Homes, Bickerton House, Clement House Residents, visitors and Families
The Bracknell Deanery Churches, their clergy and lay staff
The Bracknell Churches and the work done across the town by all the denominations who meet in Christ’s name.
Everyone affected by homelessness
News: the possibility for peace in Ukraine, everyone trapped in the seemingly unstoppable war in Sudan
Especially we pray for:
Pippa Lloyd & family, Lucas Durand, Adelaide and Robert Bunker, Wendy Bennett, Jeff Dennis, Ann Warren
At Year’s Mind: Fanny Bissell, William Bryan Skelton, Ellen Mary Edwards, Wendy Eggleton, Peter Stagg, Teresa Guest, Aubrey Austin James Finch, Diane Margaret Scurlock
Prisoner of Conscience: Former nurse and mother-of-four Shagufta Kiran (40) who was arrested in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad in July 2021. She was accused of forwarding a WhatsApp message that contained blasphemy. Shagufta belonged to several interfaith WhatsApp groups where she defended her Christian faith. Since arrest she has been imprisoned in Adiala Central Jail, her case was repeatedly adjourned until September 2024, when she was sentenced to death. Shagufta is to appeal but to date no date is scheduled.

Week 4

In week beginning 2nd March we pray for:
Our Parish, Holy Trinity and Mosaic, The Town Centre Mission, our administrators Linda and Sally
Everyone working in the local Police, Fire and Ambulance services. Those employed to manage our open spaces, collect the bins and who provide social and community services.
The many people who work for Charities and especially, in our local area Share and The Food Bank.
News: 
Especially we pray for:
Linda & Darren Edwards, Andy Taylor, Jean and Brian Sturges, Laura Chase, Rosalind Willatts
At Year’s Mind: Donald Starkey, Jill Carolyn Day, Christopher Augustus Knight, Eleanor North, Marian ‘Billie’ Hatcher, Raymond Jown, Joyce Mary Fulker, Primrose Eastwood Cutting, Ronald Henry Charles Gates
Prisoner of Conscience: