John Pritchard

With some adaptation these intercessions can be used for either Mothering Sunday or a service which includes a baptism. The holding theme is Mary’s Magnificat...

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS

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FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS By the disciplines of Lent and the encouragement of others; by the Body of Christ and the sharing of lives; by the desire of our hearts and the need of our souls, Good Lord deliver us…

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (32) A HOLY LENT

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Lent is a time of preparation, discipline and guilt in about equal measure. We prepare for the central memories and festivals of the faith, we discipline ourselves to show we mean business, and then we fail to keep to the disciplines!

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (31) NEW YEAR

by SPCK - John Pritchard

New Year is a time of reflection. It focuses our memories and our hopes…

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (30) CHRISTMAS

by SPCK - John Pritchard

Christmas can be a time of extraordinary hope and considerable despair. It focuses many memories and emotions. Public prayer, therefore, needs to be both celebratory and sensitive to these complexities

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (29) ADVENT

by SPCK - John Pritchard

Advent is that time of longing, hoping and waiting that our culture finds so hard to understand. Ours is a world of instant satisfactions, and the delay implicit in longing, hoping and waiting is an alien idea...

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - 2 INTERCESSIONS AT FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS

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2 INTERCESSIONS AT FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS PRACTICALITIES This is a checklist of things to consider when preparing intercessions for festivals and special events in the life of the church…

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (28) IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST...

by SPCK - John Pritchard

The attempt in this intercession is to use a powerful biblical text as a refrain.

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (27) SPACE

by SPCK - John Pritchard

Looking at many aspects of space... from the universe to our own personal need for space.

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (26) DOORS

by SPCK - John Pritchard

Looking at the images of doorways and openings in the bible and in turn the good and bad doorways we go through in our lives.

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (23) SOMEWHERE NEARBY

by SPCK - John Pritchard

We need to look at the reality of the world around us, not just neaten things up but look for the "raw edges".

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (21) A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

by SPCK - John Pritchard

Looking at the diversity in our world.

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (20) FREEDOM

by SPCK - John Pritchard

We yearn for freedom whether on a personal level or on the world stage. This makes the theme of freedom a strong one to work with in intercession.

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (19) THE STREAM

by SPCK - John Pritchard

Creating a foundation for prayer.

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (17) THE GLOBAL CHURCH

by SPCK - John Pritchard

Looking at particular international links and partnerships and world issues.

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (16) PARTICULAR PEOPLE

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