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Looking at different ways of conducting prayers, saying it all or allowing others to fill in the blanks with private prayer.

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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 - (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 - (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 - (33) MOTHERING SUNDAY/BAPTISM

by SPCK - 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 - (34) HOLY WEEK

by SPCK - John Pritchard

This form of prayer is suitable for any day in Holy Week...

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (35) EASTER AT EMMAUS

by SPCK - John Pritchard

The Emmaus story in Luke 24 has enduring appeal in its humanity...

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (37) PENTECOST

by SPCK - John Pritchard

Pentecost lends itself to the use of its strong images, but other festivals and seasons of the year also have symbols attached to them which can be used to reinforce and enliven the intercessions.

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (38) HARVEST

by SPCK - John Pritchard

Harvest presents particular problems and opportunities. The traditional harvest festival locks into our rural nostalgia but may leave us feeling strangely disconnected from everyday concerns rather than fundamentally integrated into earthy realities, as it would have done in prev…

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (39) REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

by SPCK - John Pritchard

Interestingly, the annual act of remembrance seems to be gaining in impact in recent years. Perhaps it’s because those who have direct memories are becoming fewer in number and we realize what we’re in danger of losing the connection...

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (4) AN ORDINARY SUNDAY

by SPCK - John Pritchard

Our intercessions may contribute to the opening of our doors of perception…

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (40) ALL SAINTS (AT ANY TIME)

by SPCK - John Pritchard

All Saints Day on 1 November isn’t the only time to celebrate the saints of the Church, large and small, local and universal. But if this is the chosen time there’s an interesting symbiosis between this remembrance and that of Guy Fawkes four days later!

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (41) PALMS UP, PALMS DOWN

by SPCK - John Pritchard

This is a way of getting started with a congregation or a group in prayer.

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (42) PRAYER TREE

by SPCK - John Pritchard

The visual impact of a small, bare ‘tree’ can be considerable. Like a Christmas tree, it can be the bearer of our prayers, and the act of writing and hanging a prayer on the tree can be a satisfying way of participating in prayer for all ages...

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (44) SAND AND WATER

by SPCK - John Pritchard

The basic elements of earth, wind, fire and water always seem to strike a chord when used in prayer.

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (45) BITTER SWEET

by SPCK - John Pritchard

(45)BITTER AND SWEET Like the prayer with sand and water, this form of prayer invites us to identify with one or other (or both) of the bitter or sweet experiences life brings us. The use of the sense of taste is a vivid reinforcement of the experience and adds vibrancy to our pr…

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (46) TO THE CROSS

by SPCK - John Pritchard

(46)TO THE CROSS One understanding of intercessory prayer is that it’s a way of bringing people to the cross, where Christ is sure to be found. And where Christ is found, things happen. The cross can be used in many ways as the focus of our prayers, particularly in Holy Week…

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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (47) SPARKLERS

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