Sunday 3 July Moderator | Please pray for the newly installed Moderator, Rt Rev Dr John Kirkpatrick, as he embarks on a series of engagements – the Commemoration of the Somme at Belfast City Hall on Friday and the National Day of Commemoration – to be held in Dublin at the weekend. Resting in
Sunday 26 June Moderator | As the decisions taken at the General Assembly are prepared for implementation, pray for the Assembly councils and commissions, including their conveners and secretaries, who will begin planning for the next phase of work into the autumn and winter. Pray for godly and wise deliberations. Worship in the family
Sunday 19 June Moderator | The Moderator will reflect upon his two-year term of office at the opening night of the General Assembly this week. Following a deeply turbulent season for the whole of society, pray that the Church will grow in confidence in Christ as we emerge. Worship in the family of God
Sunday 12 June Moderator | The Moderator had the honour of attending two services of Thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II – representing PCI at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday and preaching at St Anne’s Cathedral on Sunday. Give thanks for the Queen’s remarkable reign of 70 years and her faithful Christian
Sunday 5 June Moderator | Give thanks for Dr David Bruce’s two years of being Moderator and for all that he has accomplished during his term of office in the unprecedented circumstances of the pandemic. Worship in the family of God | …there before me was a great multitude that no one could count,
Sunday 29 May Moderator | As the Platinum Jubilee of the reign of The Queen is marked throughout the United Kingdom in coming days, we give thanks for her godly influence as Head of State. Similarly, we pray for the President of Ireland, and all those in elected office in both jurisdictions on this
Sunday 22 May Moderator | Give thanks for the opening of a new hall at Kilmount congregation on Sunday afternoon. Pray that the refurbishment will enhance the ministry and mission of the church and will be to the benefit of both the congregation and the community. Answering God’s invitation to worship: Come, all who
Sunday 15 May Moderator | As the planning for the General Assembly is well underway, pray for Rev Roy Mackay and Rev Mervyn Burnside who convene the groups responsible for the smooth running of the event. Pray too for decision making at the Assembly, that it would reflect the will and mind of Christ.
Sunday 8 May Moderator | Give thanks for the work of church planters – those who begin new churches with new people in new places. Pray that the conference on church planting will have helped expand the vision of PCI for this important work. Answering God’s invitation to worship: Let us come before him
Sunday 1 May Moderator | Please pray for our farmers, who are facing unprecedented rises in their key inputs. Over the past year fertilizer has risen by some 300%, while fuel and feed have increased by c. 200%. The pig sector is suffering particularly at the moment, but all areas of the industry are
