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Fr Rodney has prepared two information leaflets which you may find useful to guide members of the our congregations in presenting both the readings and the intercessions - they are available in .pdf form to read here (intercessions) and here (readings), and can also be downloaded to print from our resources page here
The prayers set out below should be carefully read and, where necessary, amended for YOUR use
Intercessions for 3 before Advent Year A – 8th
November 2026– Remembrance Sunday
Loving God, we recognise our responsibility to
encourage and uphold one another and to live together in peace and love.
We also recognise our needs and our human weaknesses and come to you now
with our prayers and petitions.
(Short Silence)
Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Holy God, we pray for our church leaders, that
they will be guided in their ministry by the influence of the Holy Spirit
and that the Church, in the power of the Spirit, may make the Gospel
understandable to people of every race, language, and culture. That the
Holy Spirit of Peace may unite and reconcile the peoples and nations of
the earth, bringing an end to war, hatred, and discrimination
(Short Silence)
Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Creator God, we pray for your world, of which
your Son is King. We pray for peace, reconciliation and healing in the
places of war, hatred and terrorism, especial in Ukraine and Gaza We pray
that the nations of this world may be united and subject to the rule of
Christ the King, through whom and for whom all things were created.
We pray for earthy Monarchs especially Phillipe, King of Spain and our
gracious sovereign King Charles. May their rules be guided and
influenced by the example set by your son Jesus Christ.
(Short Silence)
Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Mighty God, we commend to your gracious care
and keeping all the men and women in who serve in the Navy, the Army, or
the Air Force, at home and abroad. Defend all who face danger and
put their lives at risk so that others might live in safety and give them
courage to face the perils of active service. Comfort all worried
families, whose loved ones are in danger: surround them with your love,
protect them from all harm and help them to know that nothing can separate
them from your love.
(Short Silence)
Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Gracious God, we pray for medics and chaplains,
and all who support the suffering: give them wisdom and skill, sympathy
and patience to minister to the sick and wounded and to all prisoners and
captives. We especially pray for all who returned from the field of combat
with injuries both physical and mental which have ruined their young lives
and for the charities and organisations which support them in their
convalescence.
(Short Silence)
Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Merciful God, we pray for those fallen in
battle who gave their lives in the cause of freedom and in defence of
peace and justice. We remember too all civilians and non-combatants
who died in the fighting: surround all who are bereaved with compassion,
and give them a patient faith in their suffering.
(Short Silence)
Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Everlasting God, wash away the wounds of war,
violence, and hatred, help us to recognise how blessed Jesus named the
peacemakers and to know that if we really wish for a peaceful world we
should honestly pray – “Let it begin with me.”
Merciful father: accept these prayers for
the sake of your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen
These Prayers are taken from Churches
Together Remembrance Sunday 2006
Let us pray for all who suffer as a result of
conflict, and ask that God may give us peace: for the service men and
women who have died in the violence of war, each one remembered by and
known to God;
May God give peace: God give peace
For those who love them in death as in life,
offering the distress of our grief and the sadness of our loss;
May God give peace: God give peace
For all members of the armed forces who are in
danger this day, remembering family, friends and all who pray for their
safe return;
May God give peace: God give peace
For civilian women, children and men whose
lives are disfigured by war or terror, calling to mind in penitence the
anger and hatreds of humanity;
May God give peace: God give peace
For peace-makers and peace-keepers, who seek to
keep this world secure and free;
May God give peace: God give peace
For all who bear the burden and privilege of
leadership, political, military and religious; asking for gifts of wisdom
and resolve in the search for reconciliation and peace.
May God give peace: God give peace
O God of truth and justice, we hold before you
those whose memory we cherish and those whose names we will never know.
Help us to lift our eyes above the torment of this broken world, and grant
us the grace to pray for those who wish us harm. As we honour the past,
may we put our faith in your future; for you are the source of life and
hope, now and forever. Amen.
You can also find these prayers here
Using this link will open a .pdf file which can be read online or downloaded for printing
Yours in Christ
Rev’d Steve Foster
We have been asked by The Archbishops of Canterbury and York to continue to pray for Ukraine:
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
We write to you as the world is in
turmoil following recent events in Eastern Europe
I am sure that you will agree that the horrific and unprovoked attack on Ukraine is an act of great evil
Now, more than ever, we need to place our trust in Jesus
Christ, as we remember that God is not the author of confusion but of
peace; and so I urge you to pray for a ceasefire, a withdrawal of Russian
forces and for peace to prevail
Pray for the innocent – the women, men and children who are displaced, whose lives are disrupted, and who live in fear of the atrocities of war
Pray for those with power – that they may make a resolute and public decision to never use force, to actively work for peace and seek peaceful solutions to dispute and disagreement
Pray that there may be a recognition of common and shared humanity and God’s promise of flourishing life for all people
The Bishop in Europe has asked us to join them in prayer for the chaplaincy in Kyiv and the churches that serve Ukraine
At this time of great uncertainty, we place our hope and trust in God, whose love never fails. Lord, have mercy
Fr Steve Foster
The Singing Vicar
Email: singingvicar@gmail.com