The Church of St Jude has a very active Prayer and Pastoral Care Team. Prayer is an important core value for the Parish and our team. Parish members are encouraged to notify the Prayer Team or clergy when prayers are needed. Requests can be made by phone, email or signing the prayer list in the church Narthex.
- Privacy, confidentiality and permission are key to a faithful prayer team so specific details re prayer requests are limited to certain team members and first names are used.
- Requests for prayers come from parishioners, friends, and across the diocese and are shared with the team and where appropriate, with the congregation.
- While prayers for health related issues may be the most common requests, we are glad to offer prayers of thanksgiving and celebration as well. The team also prays for those who have died and those who are grieving.
- The Team is developing guidelines for a friendly visitor program with a different focus from traditional pastoral visiting.
- Prayer resources include:
- The St. Jude’s booklet of Prayers, Inspirations & Reflections
- Small prayer quilts given to those in hospital or on home visits.
- The Cycle of Prayer based on the 5 Marks of Mission
- The Anglican Fellowship of Prayer AFP http://anglicanprayer.org/ provides extensive resources of in hard copy or on-line as requested. The AFP Newsletter is emailed to all members and a hard copy posted in the church. Locally, all are invited to attend the annual Bishop’s Prayer Conference in May and the Fall Gathering.
- Prayer Partnerships:
- St. Jude’s is a Prayer Partner with the International Justice Mission (IJM) https://www.ijm.ca/, a religious group working to end slavery, human trafficking and injustice throughout the world.
- As part of the London North East Ecumenical Group of churches, we are active participants in the annual “World Day of Prayer” https://wicc.org/world-day-of-prayer/
Contacts: Rev’d Kevin Dixon @ kevindixon@diohuron.org
Prayer Team leader Sharon Frank slpfrank@rogers.com or any Prayer Team member.