Written by our Worship Leader, Hilary Prescott

FRID 1 PHILIP AND JAMES  We give thanks, O Lord, for the zeal with which these saints helped with the spread of the early Church. Please refresh us in our enthusiasm for the Faith.

SAT 2  O Lord, we pray for a successful and enjoyable Beating the Bounds in Fron today and the furthering of good links with the local community.

SUN 3  Heavenly Father, we pray for the Family Services at our churches this morning , and ask that you will guide and encourage those leading the worship and working with the children.

MON 4  As many people will be travelling today, we pray for their good sense and safety, and also for the people working for the Emergency Services.

TUES 5  Thank you, Lord, for all who work so hard to maintain the upkeep of our church buildings: grant them the time, energy and knowledge they might need.

WED 6  Loving Lord God, we ask for your blessing on today’s Toddlers Group at St. Mary’s, and we give thanks for the team and their hard-working dedication to this important part of our church’s mission.

THURS 7  Heavenly Father, at a time when people need to know the truth about what is happening in the world, we pray that the Press may not only report with integrity, but might be allowed to tell the truth, as in so many countries they are heavily penalised for being honest about what is happening. We pray for all who are suffering persecution for their honesty.

FRID 8  To be furious in religion is to be unreligiously religious…O God, help us not to despise or oppose that which we do not understand… Truth often suffers most by the heat of its defenders than from the arguments of its opposers. 
William Penn English Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania as a colony of religious liberty.

SAT 9  Lord God, we commit to you the ministers and congregations of the Offa Mission Area, and also their representatives for the MA Conference. Please guide and support them on their Christian journey.

SUN 10  CHRISTIAN AID WEEK Loving Lord God, we pray for a well-attended Chirk Churches Together Christian Aid Service this evening at the Methodist Chapel, as we celebrate the work of the charity. In the week ahead, please bless the endeavours not only of the staff here and abroad, but also of the volunteer fund-raisers everywhere,

MON 11  Lord, thank you for the local Police Force; please help and guide them in their vital work in the community.

TUES 12  Almighty God, we pray for a happy and successful Mini Market today, and give you thanks for the hard-working, loyal team involved.

WED 13  Let us pray for the unemployed in our area, that they might find the jobs and support they need.

THURS 14  ASCENSION DAY Grant, we pray, almighty God, that as we believe your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the heavens, so we in heart and mind may also ascend and with him continually dwell; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen   Collect

FRID 15 Heavenly Father, we pray for your blessing on all who live in Offa, Chirk.
SAT 16  Thank you, Lord, for the work of the Chirk Churches Together team in preparing for this morning’s Christian Aid Coffee Morning; we pray for a successful and enjoyable event.

SUN 17  Lord God Almighty, we give thanks for all who help administer the chalice in our churches , and ask that they might know your blessing on their ministry.
MON 18 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.  Phil 4.13

TUES 19  O God, may your blessing rest on all who live along Woodland Road in Fron.

WED 20  Let us commit to our Lord, today’s service at Chirk Court, led by our churches, and pray for the residents and the staff.

THURS 21  Thank you, O God, for our Church Treasurer and Gift Aid representative; may they know your blessing on their key work, and be granted the time and energy and insights they need.

FRID 22  Creator God, we give you thanks for our Churchyard Groups and their hard work in maintaining our grounds and creating a beautiful and nature friendly setting for our churches, and also for encouraging community outreach. May they be blessed in all their efforts.

SAT 23  I, the Lord of sea and sky,/I have heard my people cry./All who dwell in dark and sin/my hand will save./I who made the stars of night,/I will make their darkness bright./Who will bear my light to them?/Whom shall I send?…..Here I am ,Lord./Is it I, Lord?/I have heard you calling in the night ./ will go, if you lead me./I will hold your people in my heart.

SUN 24 PENTECOST God, who at this time taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending them the light of your Holy Spirit: grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.  Collect       
Let us also bring before God the young people being confirmed at St. Asaph Cathedral today, and pray that their journey of Faith will be a joyful and fulfilling one. May we, as a church community, be granted the wisdom to help them in their spiritual growth.                                                     

MON 25 As many people set off to relax and enjoy their short holiday, let us nevertheless pray for all people who long to get out of the house, to enjoy some leisure or to have a proper holiday, but are unable to do so.

TUES 26  We praise you , O Lord, for the beauties of our surroundings- the landscape, the flora and fauna. Help us not to take our environment for granted, nor to forget the many people involved in caring for and preserving that richness.

WED 27  Let us give God thanks for our friends and neighbours, those who love and support us and enrich our lives in so many ways, and ask Him to bless them, and also to enable us to be a blessing to those around us.

THURS 28 On Sunday, our churches hope to hold services focusing on Peace in our troubled world, so let us pray that such events might attract many people to share together in hoping for peace and unity, and to live their own lives promoting harmony and humanity.

FRID 29 Let us pray for our local schools- their staff and pupils, and for all involved in teaching for examinations and those students who will be sitting the tests.

SAT 30 Thank you, O God, that you long for our wholeness of body and mind; so we pray for your comforting and strengthening support for people who are experiencing mental health problems.

SUN 31  TRINITY SUNDAY  Almighty and everlasting God, you have given us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity: keep us steadfast in this faith, that we may evermore be defended from all adversities; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you , in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen    Collect