Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
March 2025 > Download Prayer Focus
St Donard’s, Bloomfield
2nd March 2025
Rector: Jan Stevenson
We thank God for his continued blessing on the work and witness of St Donard's as Revd Jan Stevenson, her husband Sam and family settle in.
We pray for Ruth Rodgers coming as Families Co-ordinator and pray that this area of church life would flourish.
Please pray for the Alpha course, that all the candidates would grow closer to Jesus.
We ask God to strengthen the prayer life of the parish.
We ask God to show us how to have greater impact in our local community.
The Gathering, Titanic
9th March 2025
Ordained Local Minister: Ross Munro
Please pray that our Student Alpha Course which started in the middle of February sees steady growth and we get the opportunity to speak Jesus into the lives of many young adults attending the MET College Titanic Campus, where the course is being held.
Pray for our new leadership team, elected in the last week, that those new faces elected to our Vestry will find the burden of leadership a light and enjoyable experience.
Pray that the favour of the Lord might extend to the various grant applications we have submitted over the last few months. As a church plant on the Lower Newtownards Road finances can often be very tight and without the support of funders our ministries can be hard to maintain.
Please pray for our planned Summer missions: Street Mission in Short Strand; Diversionary work for young people around the bonfire; Ignite Kids Bible Week; Ignite Football Camp; Community BBQ and our Church Picnic.
St Patrick's Day Celebrations
16th March 2025
On Monday 17 March, Diocesan Celebrations will be held in Saul & Downpatrick with the theme of ‘Godly Leadership’.
Please pray that many will make the trip to Downpatrick and join our celebrations.
As we focus on leadership, pray for our preacher at Holy Communion in Saul, the Revd Canon Maurice Elliott and for the Prayer Pilgrimage that follows the service.
Give thanks for the preacher at our Festival Service, His Honour David Turner KC, a London-based former circuit judge and pray for him as he prepares to address us.
Please pray that God will raise up godly leaders in our churches, the diocese and beyond and in all sectors of society.
Tullycarnet Church
23rd March 2025
Leader: Matthew Gault
Please pray that our Pastoral Assistant post is filled, and for wisdom and discernment during the interview process.
Pray for new believers in the life of our Church to grow in intimacy with Jesus and maturity.
We now have three small groups with new leaders. Pray that the Lord would equip our members to lead these groups effectively and that all members of these groups would remain committed.
Pray for opportunities to share the Gospel message, especially, as part of the “Speak Jesus” initiative.
Willowfield Church
30th March 2025
Rector: Clive Atkinson
Our "Here to Stay" building project begins this month with work on the interior and exterior of the church itself. Please pray that…
the work will go to schedule and that our time out of the church will be an opportunity to flourish;
the ministry of Willowfield won't lose momentum during these 6 months;
our vision to impact our local community for a generation will be served by this work;
the Lord will be glorified through this initiative and that we would know His provision.
Our curate, the Revd Elaine Pentland, will be instituted as the Priest-in-Charge of Upper and Lower Kilwarlin on Friday 28 March. Please pray for Elaine, Sydney and the family in this transition and especially that Elaine will know our Lord's presence and power as she begins this new chapter.
A team from Willowfield will take part in a Mission in the Parishes of Kilskeery and Trillick on the weekend of the 4-6 April. Please pray for these parishes and for our team that there will be people who will become followers of Jesus.