Category: Weekly Church News

Weekly Church news from the pews and around our organisations and groups.

St Andrew’s Hospice Midnight Walk Saturday 18 June, 2022

by Alan Mathew, posted in Other News, Weekly Church News


Fundraise, Walk, Remember


The Midnight Walk starts and finishes at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility
8, 10 and 13 mile walking options
The event is open to men and women
Registration fee: £20 per person (+ P&P for t-shirt)


Walk in memory of a friend or loved one, as a way of keeping fit or simply to do something a little different on a Saturday night – whatever your reasons, please remember that by taking part, you are giving our patients and their loved ones the opportunity to make lasting memories together.


We would love to make this the biggest and best Midnight Walk yet! You can help us by asking your friends, family and colleagues to join you.


Join us for some fun warm-ups and entertainment before setting off.
The route is well lit and marshals will be on hand throughout.


Sign up at www.st-andrews-hospice.com/events or call Nadine Pender on 01236 766951

HOLDING ON TOGETHER

by Bellshill Central, posted in Lent 2022, Prayer items, Weekly Church News

Holy Saturday

‘Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.’ (1 Thessalonians 5:11)

The gap between Friday and Sunday – between falling down and rising up; between the darkness and the dawn; between the cross and the empty tomb – can feel like forever. How can we endure it? The same way that the disciples would have done: together. Let us pray that we can do this as a community of believers today.

God of Holy Saturday,
God who is there in the waiting,

Help us to hold on through the night.
Help us to see that we are not alone:
That we are part of a global community,
And that in this unity there is strength.

We pray that times of uncertainty
Will be times in which we can build bridges
And cross divides,
Knowing that only by doing this can we move forward.

Thank you God that you are with us always.
Help us to be with each other, always.

In Jesus’ name. Amen.

A PRAYER FOR UKRAINE

by Bellshill Central, posted in Other News, Prayer items, Weekly Church News

Dear Lord

Author of all peace who through your son reconciled us to yourself, we pray for peace in our world at a time of heightened tensions.

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We pray

for our governments and political leaders – for wise counsel and sound initiative to defuse tension

for diplomats – that they may have space to negotiate

for the people of Ukraine – that their close ties with the people of Russia and other neighbours will remain strong even in the face of military threat.

We pray that all governments commit time to dialogue and understanding, respect the will and freedom of all peoples, invest in welfare and alleviation of poverty and reject militarism and the threat of violence.

May Christ’s teaching and example be our inspiration, may hearts and minds be changed, and may your holy spirit be at work transforming each of us day by day,

Through your everlasting grace and mercy

Amen