Let’s Pray For Cahir (Co Tipperary) & Fermoy (Co Cork) Pray for members of the congregations as they engage in outreach ministries. Pray in particular for the continued efforts to reach out to young people.

Carndonagh, Greenbank, Malin and Moville (Co Donegal) Pray that the people of the four churches and the surrounding community will come to see Jesus more clearly, love him more deeply and follow him more closely. Pray for the summer holiday Bible club and the team from Newmills helping to lead it.

Let’s Pray For Volker and Jinhyeog Glissmann (global mission workers, Southern Africa)Give thanks for the students who completed the pilot of Theological Education by Extension Malawi’s new ‘Knowing the Spirit’ course, and pray for the course writers as they finalise the course and make it available more widely. 

James and Heather Cochrane (global mission workers, Portugal)  Pray for plans for the summer in the Comunidade Pedras Vivas church plant in Porto, especially that there will be an opportunity to get the young people together over the summer months.

Christian Unions Ireland
The prayer points for this week.
24 – 30 June
Pray for A, a friend of a small group leader in Ulster University, Jordanstown who came along to “HUMAN” Belfast, has attended a Christianity Explored course and was also excited by the invitation to come along to the CU small group.
Pray too for students in Trinity College Dublin who have had conversations with friends off the back of their Events Week in February. Pray for D, who came along to CU meetings and was getting to know the CU.

Open Doors - World Watch List
Open Doors has updated the World Watch List. The list of countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian in 2022. 
The full list can be found here
https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/world-watch-list/


This week the focus is on China the 17th most dangerous country in the world to be a Christian. Read about it here https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/world-watch-list/china/

Let’s Pray For Forces chaplains
​The work of our forces chaplains requires that they be away from home and absent from their families for long periods of time. Pray that chaplains and their families will know how sufficient the grace of God is for such times of separation. 

Forces chaplains
Pray for those who serve as reserve chaplains as they balance their extra duties with the demands of ongoing congregational life. Some Presbyterian ministers give up valuable time to serve as cadet chaplains. Pray that the Lord will bless them at cadet camps this summer.

Abortion
Canon J.John gives his views on the overturning of Roe V Wade in the USA and gives some words of caution for Christians in the UK.
READ MORE HERE

Let’s Pray For ModeratorAs 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 of GodHow good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! Psalm 133:1.
Give thanks that the local church is one of the few remaining places in our society in which people of different ages, backgrounds and perspectives come together as one and ask that this oneness in Christ might find expression in your worship today.

Ukraine 
Pray for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the war. Pray for all directly affected – especially those grieving, the injured and the millions living in constant fear for themselves and / or their loved ones. Pray too for the Christian community in Ukraine as they continue to worship God and pray for their country. 


Refugees   Pray for those who have fled conflict in Ukraine and in others parts of the world. Pray they will find safety and receive the humanitarian and medical assistance they need, both now and in the months ahead. Pray for all trying to get aid to those in need including Christian Aid, Tearfund and Hungarian Reformed Church Aid.

Resources About Abortion And The Sanctity Of Life
Last week came the dramatic news in the USA that Roe v Wade had been overturned. Perhaps you would like to think about what the bible says about Abortion and what our response as Christians should be. The link below will take you to a page from publisher Crossway with lots of articles about Abortion and the Sanctity of Life and a download of a free ebook.

READ MORE HERE 

Let’s Pray For Mission in Ireland  Pray for wisdom and guidance as important decisions are made regarding mission in Ireland at the General Assembly tonight. Pray for Rev Dr Frank Sellar (Convener) and Rev Jim Stothers (Acting Secretary) as they present the report. Give thanks for the service of Jim and Rev Robert Bell (Acting Chaplaincy Secretary) to the Council for the past two years as they step down from their roles.

Public AffairsPray for Rev Daniel Kane as he presents the report from the Council for Public Affairs to the General Assembly tomorrow. Pray that the Council, its Committee and Panels would continue to find ways to speak grace and truth into the public square.

Congregational Life & Witness

The Council for Congregational Life and Witness seeks to support and develop the weekly work and outreach of congregations. Pray for its work as it continues to accompany congregations on their journey beyond the pandemic and plan and prioritise for the future that emerges for churches, leaders and their members.

Social Witness Pray for Dermot Parsons as he gives his first Council for Social Witness report to the General Assembly today, alongside the Convener, Rev David Brice. Pray that the report will be well received and grant wisdom to both those presenting. Remember the Council staff in Assembly Buildings as they support Dermot in his work.