The day will start on Wednesday 19th April at 12 noon and finish 24 hours later. The opening session will be led by the Bishop's Staff Meeting - please join us if you can - contact Denise Keen for joining details.
As on previous prayer days, and in keeping with the Shaping for Mission initiative, deaneries will be central to our day of prayer. Rural Deans and Lay Chairs have been asked to organise a session to pray for the fulfilment of the diocesan vision in their deanery's context. We hope to have a deanery somewhere in the diocese praying for the whole 24 hours!
If you haven’t yet booked your deanery’s slot, please contact Denise Keen.
Specific groups such as diocesan departments, chaplaincies, fresh expressions and the Cathedral, as well as our working groups for links with our companion dioceses, will also be leading 30-minute slots. We would love to hear from all individuals, local groups and churches, pledging to pray alone, in person or in online groups. Everyone is most welcome to join via Zoom for as long or as little time as you are able.
The Lichfield Diocesan Facebook Group will be a platform where any photos or messages of encouragement can be posted during the 24-hour cycle of prayer.
Please contact Denise Keen for more details or to request particular time slots.
"We receive your gifts, believe your promises and trust you for the future.
May we cease trying to fix the church and join with you in loving your world.
May we hear your call to fullness of life and share it with others.
May we be shaped by the Good News of Jesus, the light of the world
And may we seek your kingdom as People of Hope. Amen.
May each of you, individually, as groups, by Zoom or in person, be guided in your prayers by the Holy Spirit as we pray …
"As we follow Christ in the footsteps of St Chad, we pray that the two million people in our diocese encounter a church that is confident in the gospel, knows and loves its communities, and is excited to find God already at work in the world. We pray for a church that reflects the richness and variety of those communities. We pray for a church that partners with others in seeking the common good, working for justice as a people of hope."
Diocesan Day of Prayer - Wed 19th/Thurs 20th April - table showing Deaneries and other supporters taking part |
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| 12:00 | Midday Prayer led by Bishop's Staff Meeting | |
| 12:30 | Staff Prayer Meeting - Clare Beavon | |
| 13:00 |
Working group for the link with the Dioceses of West Malaysia & Kuching Wulfrun Deanery - Ian Poole (an in-person meeting only) |
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| 14:00 | Wem and Whitchurch Deanery - Debs Walton | |
| 15:00 | Oswestry Deanery - Suzan Williams | |
| 16:00 | Tamworth Deanery - Elizabeth Baker (an in-person meeting only at St Peter's, Glascote Heath) | |
| 16:30 | Wigginton Parish - Pippa Steedman | |
| 17:00 | Working group for the link with the Diocese of Qu'Appelle, Canada | |
| 17:30 |
Stone Deanery - Ian Cardinal Lichfield Cathedral - Bishop Jan - via the Cathedral Facebook page |
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| 18:00 | Holy Trinity Heath Town - Richard Merrick (an in-person meeting only) | |
| 18:30 | Cheadle Deanery - Michael Follin | |
| 19:00 | Leek Deanery - Nigel Irons | |
| 19:30 | Mease Valley Churches - Nicki Busby | |
| 20:00 | Chaplaincy - Simon Foster | |
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| 21:00 | Shrewsbury and Wrekin Deanery - Andy Ackroyd | |
| 21:30 | Eccleshsall Deanery - Sara Humphries | |
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| 05:00 | The Mothers' Union - Deb Tudor | |
| 06:00 | The Community of St Chad - Chris Precious | |
| 06:30 | Vocations - Jeanette Hartwell | |
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| 08:00 | Lichfield Cathedral - Bishop Jan - via the Cathedral Facebook page | |
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| 9:30 | Lichfield Deanery - Lynn McKeon | |
| 10:00 | Mission - Laura Edwards | |
| 11:00 | Trysull Deanery - Rich Clarkson | |
| 12:00 | Midday Prayer led by Bishop Michael | |
You are most welcome to join any of the sessions and to support other deaneries and groups in prayer. Please note those in italics indicate either in-person meetings or via Facebook. All others will be via the diocese's Zoom link.
The next Diocesan Day of Prayer will be held on 25/26 October 2023 - please note the date and watch this space for further details!
