Author: St. Andrew's

Thursday, August 22 We pray for ministers who are serving, and for interim moderators at vacant congregations. May the Holy Spirit strengthen and guide them in their ministry.

Tuesday, August 20 We pray for church musicians, ministers and all those who plan and lead worship as they prepare for the fall.

Monday, August 19 We pray for PWS&D partners in Gaza who are providing essential food aid, health care, and psycho-social support to those living in conflict. May they find renewed energy every day to continue serving those in desperate need.

 

Saturday, August 17 We pray for the leadership in the Atlantic Mission Society as people discern new ways God is leading them to share Christ’s love.

Friday, August 16 We pray for the congregation at Place of Hope Presbyterian Church as it ministers to Indigenous People in the inner city of Winnipeg, Manitoba by providing spiritual and tangible care.

Monday, August 12 We pray that God would speak to the hearts of those who have gifts and graces for ordained ministry and challenge them to consider service in the church as ordained ministers of the Word and Sacraments.

MISSION MOMENT: Sunday, August 11

“I decided to participate in order to differentiate between traditional farming methods and new farming techniques facilitated by Churches Action in Relief and Development (CARD) staff,” shares Lucius, a 45-year-old farmer from Malawi. “In previous years, my house experienced food insecurity, but after hearing about this type of conservation farming, my family and I were interested in starting to practice it.” Lucius adds, “I feel that this project wants us farmers to farm in the way God intended since it is teaching us how to farm while taking care of the biodiversity. The project is teaching us how to fish, not giving us fish. It addresses the real needs of our communities.” Working with local partners, PWS&D aims to strengthen the production ability and capacity of smallholder farmers so that they can withstand climate change and be more resilient when disasters hit.

Saturday, August 10 We pray for people who are angry and whose lives are shaped by bitterness, resentment and frustration that makes it difficult to give and receive grace.

Wednesday, August 7 We give thanks for students who are spending their summer cutting lawns, chopping firewood and doing farm chores at Crieff Hills.

(Anniversary: 1945 Bombing of Hiroshima) We remember the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, and we pray for a world without nuclear weapons.