Prayer Diary

• Our Volunteers – those who help with maintenance morning, refreshments, welcoming, service leading, flower arranging, Children’s Activities – everyone involved  PCC and especially those preparing the Parish Profile. We bring the work of the staff and volunteers of the charity Shelter before God, and give thanks for the many individuals and families helped by the charity

• The Hospitals, Surgeries and the Health Care Staff in our area, we give thanks for all the patients and families supported. We give thanks for the root and branch review of Maternity and Neonatal services and pray that the review will benefit mothers and babies for now and in the future.

• Local Government, We pray for all those who work in our Local Council, especially those who make Bracknell such a pleasant place to live in. We pray for those workers that keep our streets clean, collect our refuse, and tend to our public parks and gardens.

• Our World: We pray for the people of Burkina Faso where over 2 million have been forced to flee their homes because of ongoing conflict and violence. Millions face acute food insecurity with high levels if child malnutrition.

• We especially pray for: Sue Parker, Patricia Hughes, Christopher Brown, Jemma Evans and Andrew Brown

• We remember All who have died recently before God and pray for their families and friends in their grief.

• At Year’s Mind: None

• Prisoner of Conscience: Haile Naizghe has been in prison in Eritrea since May 2004 and is being held incommunicado, with no release date set. Before his arrest he was chair of a network of house churches that was banned by the government. Although held incommunicado recent reports indicate that Haile is in good health.

A Prayer for Our Vacancy: Heavenly Father, we place our Parish in Your loving care during this time of  vacancy. Guide us with Your wisdom, unite us in faith, and strengthen us in hope.
Bless those who lead and serve among us, and prepare the heart of the shepherd You are calling to this community. May we remain faithful in prayer, joyful in service, and steadfast in Your love. Amen

• For Holy Trinity and Mosaic; Clergy –Beth and Nicola, churchwardens Les and Russell and all who work to keep our Parish functioning. The Diocesan Youth Weekend comes to an end on Sunday 12^th July and we pray that those attending not only had a fantastic time but were inspired and encouraged in their Christian faith.
• Mind Berkshire, we bring the work of the staff and volunteers before God and give thanks for the many individuals and families helped by Mind
• Schools (Staff& Pupils): Harman’s Water, Holly Spring, Crown Wood, Ranelagh. We think of the learning of pupils, and pray for their well-being, their families, and home life.
• Our World:  We pray for Chad where 900,00 have fled from Sudan. Families arrive with nothing, and are in urgent need of shelter, food, and healthcare. Camps are overcrowded with limited access to clean water and services.
• We especially pray for: Nicole and Freya Evered, Koi Wan, Clint Frost (Debbie and Ellen), Fabio Pio Marques, Richard Gibbs,  Zach, Jemma Evans and Christopher Brown
• We remember  All who have died recently before God and pray for their families and friends in their grief
• At Year’s Mind: Alice Reeves, Roger Appleton, Joan Makings, Alec Ponsford, Winnifred Mary Murton, Audrey Ainscough, Evelin (Eva) Cripps
• Prisoner of Conscience: Iranian Christian convert Mary Mohammadi (27), who is a well-known human rights defender and journalist and a former prisoner of conscience, disappeared in late February and has not been heard from since then. She was in communication with her family after travelling from Tehran to Ahvaz in Iran, until around 26 February, when contact abruptly ceased. It is believed that she is being unlawfully detained by the Iranian authorities.

Our Parish: Heavenly Father. We thank you for your faithfulness to Bracknell Parish and for all who serve you at Holy Trinity and at Mosaic. During this time of interregnum, guide us by your Holy Spirit, strengthen us in worship and fellowship, and help us to trust in your good purposes. Grant wisdom and discernment to those seeking a new priest. Prepare the person whom you are calling, and prepare us to welcome them with generosity, faith, and love.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

• Our Children & Young people, Youth Group, Sparklers, Children’s Church at Holy Trinity, Our young people at the diocesan youth weekend away on 11 &12th July. That they are inspired and encouraged in their faith and have fun.
• Médecins Sans Frontières: Especially team members working in Lebanon where mobile medical units have been treating the  many displaced people in that Country .
• Older people: Care Homes, Bickerton House, Clement House Residents, visitors and Families. We also pray for all those that are enduring dementia in all its forms and, we pray for those who are caring for sufferers especially those caring at home.
• The Bracknell Deanery Churches, their clergy and lay staff  especially our Area Dean Rev. Gareth Morely.
• The Unemployed: May those looking for work be given the strength and resilience to overcome any barriers they face in securing work. Whether poor health, family commitments or a crowded job market. We especially pray for those that are unemployed and looking for work in our town.
• We especially pray for: Pippa Lloyd & family, Adelaide and Robert Bunker, Jeff Dennis, Ann Warren and Andrew Brown and Christopher Brown.
• We remember Bruce Chalmers and all who have died recently  and pray for their families and friends in their grief
• At Year’s Mind: Naomi Duncan, Florence Woods.
• Prisoner of Conscience: A defence lawyer representing Pastor Sun Cong of Beijing Zion Church who has been detained in Beihai Detention Centre, Guangxi, China, since October 2025 has secured a rare concession from Chinese authorities, resulting in Pastor Sun receiving a Bible. Observers hope this development will potentially establish a legal pathway for other Christian detainees to gain access to Bibles and religious texts.

A Prayer During the Interregnum:

Heavenly Father, We thank you for your faithfulness to Bracknell Parish and for all who serve you at Holy Trinity and at Mosaic. During this time of interregnum, guide us by your Holy Spirit, strengthen us in worship and fellowship, and help us to trust in your good purposes. Grant wisdom and discernment to those seeking a new priest. Prepare the person whom you are calling, and prepare us to welcome them with generosity, faith, and love.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

• Our Volunteers: those who help with maintenance morning, refreshments, welcoming, service leading, flower arranging, the Choir and Children’s Activities. Those involved with the PCC especially those engaged in preparing the Parish Profile.
• Charities. We bring the work of the staff and volunteers of the charity Shelter before God, and give thanks for the many individuals and families helped by the charity.
• Our World Fighting between government and opposition forces in Sudan have intensified. Thousands of people have had to flee their homes. There is little food, little shelter, and very little clean water. We pray for those affected and pray that the civil war in Sudan will end and that peace will return. We pray for peace across nations and throughout the world.
• Remembering St. Thomas (Feast Day 2nd July) Faithful God, as we remember St Thomas, we pray for those who doubt the majesty and love of Christ. Give us, and them the courage to see Christ more clearly.
• We especially pray for: Sue Parker, Patricia Hughes, Jemma Evans, Zach and Christopher Brown.
• We remember Bruce Chalmers and all who have died recently before God and pray for their families and friends in their grief
• At Year’s Mind: Rose Elen, William Wallace Anderson, Peter Brown, (Raymond) Malcolm Town, Dora May Sheffield, Hettie Curley, Barbara Joan Scarsbrook.
• Prisoner of Conscience: Pastor Hao Zhiwei (53) of Egangqiao Church in Ezhou city, Hubei province, has been in detention in China since July 2019. She was charged with “fraud” for collecting tithes and offerings from her house church members and spent two and a half years in detention before she was sentenced to eight years in prison in February 2022, with an expected release date of July 2027. Hao remains in Ezhou City Prison.

• Our Children & Young people, Youth Group, Sparklers, Children’s Church at Holy Trinity

• Médecins Sans Frontières: we bring before God the work of the staff and volunteers
  Older people: Care Homes, Bickerton House, Clement House Residents, visitors and Families

• The Bracknell Deanery Churches, their clergy and lay staff and especially our Area Dean Rev. Gareth Morely

• The Bracknell Churches and the work done across the town by all denominations.

• Our World: We pray for the people of Myanmar where ongoing conflict has displaced communities across the country. Families are living without reliable sources of food, shelter, or healthcare. Humanitarian access is restricted, making it hard to reach those most in need.

• We especially pray for: Pippa Lloyd & family, Adelaide and Robert Bunker, Jeff Dennis, Ann Warren, Christopher Brown, Jemma Evans and Andrew Brown

• We remember All who have died recently before God and pray for their families and friends in their grief

• At Year’s Mind: Beryl Chesters, Win Hibbert and, Mary Ellen Osborn.

• Prisoner of Conscience:  See previous week