To follow the Church of England daily Lent Reflections online or on the app… Click Here These reflections explore the urgent need for people to value and protect the abundance God has created. There are 40 short reflections and suggested actions to help you, your family and your church live in greater harmony with God,…
Category Archives: Prayers and Reflections
Morning Prayer from St. Peter’s Church Darwen
You are welcome to join Rev Canon Fleur Green in prayers from St Peter’s Church, Darwen each morning at 9 am on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/stpeterschurchdarwen/…
Advent Reflections from EMBRACE
https://www.embraceme.org/sign-daily-advent-reflections Follow the link above and sign up for a daily reflection to be sent to you from December 1st. Following the path to peace on earth will lead you through 25 moments of stillness in December, as we consider a different scripture about peace each day. By signing up for these daily Advent reflections you…
Walking The Lord’s Prayer – and Activity for the Summer
We have set up a ‘walk thorugh’ Lord’s Prayer for the Summer holidays, inspired by ideas from a Board of Education training session. We’re hoping everyone will give it a go before or after our services. Here are some photos to give you an idea of what it’s all about! You can try on a…
Prayers for the Week – Mothering Sunday
Collect God of compassion, whose Son Jesus Christ, the child of Mary, shared the life of a home in Nazareth, and on the cross drew the whole human family to himself: strengthen us in our daily living that in joy and in sorrow we may know the power of your presence to bind together and…
Prayers for the Week – Third Sunday of Lent
Collect Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our…
Prayers for the Week – Second Sunday of Lent
Collect Almighty God, you show to those who are in error the light of your truth, that they may return to the way of righteousness: grant to all those who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ’s religion, that they may reject those things that are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things…
Prayers for the Week – First Sunday of Lent
Collect Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ fasted forty days in the wilderness, and was tempted as we are, yet without sin: give us grace to discipline ourselves in obedience to your Spirit; and, as you know our weakness, so may we know your power to save; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who…
Ash Wednesday Prayers
Collect Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing that you have made and forgive the sins of all those who are penitent: create and make in us new and contrite hearts that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may receive from you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through…
Prayers for the Week – The Sunday next before Lent
Collect Almighty Father, whose Son was revealed in majesty before he suffered death upon the cross: give us grace to perceive his glory, that we may be strengthened to suffer with him and be changed into his likeness, from glory to glory; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy…