PRAYER CALENDAR JUNE 2008 TO AUGUST 2008
1st to 7th June
| Second Sunday after Trinity |
The Parish of Buckland St Mary |
| Monday | Sue Green, Rector |
| Tuesday | Those who work for our Local Authorities - Somerset County Council and Taunton Deane Borough Council |
| Wednesday | Blagdon Hill School and all small schools under threat |
| Thursday | For all those who keep our services going in our churches, by their care of altar, linen and church. |
| Friday | For all prisoners of conscience |
| Saturday |
For families, especially those under stress |
8th to 14th June
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Third Sunday after Trinity |
The Parish of Churchstanton |
| Monday
St. Columba |
Doris Goddard, House for Duty Priest |
| Tuesday | Those who work in the NHS- Taunton & Somerset Hospital, Somerset PCT, Somerset Partnership and South Western Ambulance Service Trust |
| Wednesday St. Barnabas the Apostle |
Buckland St Mary School |
| Thursday | For our local shop keepers and retailers |
| Friday
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For those involved in the hospitality industry, local hotels, B&B, pubs and restaurants |
| Saturday | For all involved in the leisure and sports industries. |
15th to 21st June
| Fourth Sunday after Trinity | The Parish of Corfe, and its celebrations this weekend, including Father's day lunch |
| Monday | Mike Barritt, Reader |
| Tuesday | Those who work for the Somerset and Avon Fire and Rescue Service |
| Wednesday | For school governors and advisors |
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Thursday |
For all sidesmen/women and readers in church, and all who lead prayers |
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Friday |
For all flower arrangers, who beautify our places of worship, and for gardeners |
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Saturday |
For those involved in keeping roads safe for travellers |
22nd to 28th June
| Fifth Sunday after Trinity | The Parish of Otterford |
| Monday |
Andrew Bell, Reader |
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Tuesday |
For those who care for the elderly or infirm in hospital, at home or in care homes |
| Wednesday |
For those organisations which help the poor and homeless |
| Thursday |
For all veterinary surgeons and nurses, and those who work in animal welfare charities. |
| Friday
Ember Day |
For those involved in keeping children safe, in our churches, schools and homes |
| Saturday
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For those involved in the heritage and tourist industries. For all those ordained today |
29th June to 5th July
| St. Peter and St. Paul | The Blackdown Benefice, united in a service today at Churchstanton |
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Monday |
John Reed, Archdeacon of Taunton |
| Tuesday
St. Joseph |
For all bell ringers |
| Wednesday | For those serving in the Navy, Army and Air Force |
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Thursday |
For artists and craftsmen |
| Friday | For our nurseries and pre-school playgroups |
| Saturday | For all social groups in our communities, especially those catering for older people |
6th to 12th July
| Seventh Sunday after Trinity | The Parish of Pitminster |
| Monday | Adam Green, Reader |
| Tuesday | For all magistrates and judges and those who work in the prison and probation services |
| Wednesday | Churchstanton School |
| Thursday | For refuse collectors and road sweepers and all who keep our villages, towns and cities clean |
| Friday St. Benedict |
For links with the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka |
| Saturday | Countryside wardens and those who help us enjoy our open spaces. |
13th to 19th July
| Eighth Sunday after Trinity | The Parish of Buckland St Mary |
| Monday | Peter Hopcraft, Reader |
| Tuesday
St. Swithin |
For farmers and growers, that they may have the right weather |
| Wednesday | For all secondary schools, their students and staff |
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Thursday |
For doctors, nurses, therapists and all who work in the NHS and caring professions |
| Friday | For our organists, church musicians, singers and composers |
| Saturday | For parents and children, brothers and sisters, cousins and friends |
20th to 26th July
| Ninth Sunday after Trinity | The Parish of Churchstanton |
| Monday | Rachel Ruthven, Reader |
| Tuesday | Those who work in Manufacturing |
| Wednesday | Buckland St Mary School |
| Thursday | For the staff and council of the diocesan retreat house, Abbey House, Glastonbury |
| Friday
St. James the Apostle |
For the diocesan School of Formation and it work in adult education in the deaneries, local ministry groups and parishes. |
| Saturday St. Anne and St. Joachim |
The CBO community bus, its drivers and management committee |
27th July to 2nd August
| Tenth Sunday after Trinity | The Diocese of Bath and Wells, Bishop Peter Price and Peter Maurice, Bishop of Taunton |
| Monday
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For our partners in the LMG |
| Tuesday | For all those organisations our parishes support financially |
| Wednesday | Those who serve as churchwardens and on PCCs |
| Thursday
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For Avon and Somerset Constabulary |
| Friday
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For Andrew Tatham, Rural Dean, and all who share the work |
| Saturday | For further education colleges and their students and staff |
3rd to 9th August
| Eleventh Sunday after Trinity | The Parish of Corfe |
| Monday | David Dobinson, Reader |
| Tuesday | Those who work in information technology and knowledge management |
| Wednesday The Transfiguration |
For the work of organisations who spread the Gospel, especially local Gideons |
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Thursday |
For the residents and staff of Hollybank, Churchstanton |
| Friday
St. Dominic |
For all preachers |
| Saturday | Authors and playwrights who entertain and help us explore our humanity. |
10th to 16th August
| Twelfth Sunday after Trinity | For parishes which border the Benefice |
| Monday | For Richard Morgan, and all Readers and ordinands in training |
| Tuesday | The Cathedral Church of St Andrew in Wells, for its staff and voluntary helpers |
| Wednesday |
For the schools that serve our villages, their staff and students. |
| Thursday | The United Nations and the British United Nations Association |
| Friday | Those who care our churches, keeping them clean and repaired. |
| Saturday | For our dogs, cats and other domestic pets who share our homes. |
17th to 23rd August
| Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity | The Parish of Pitminster |
| Monday | Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Tuesday | Deep sea fishermen and all who have their business in great waters |
| Wednesday | For all district nurses, health visitors and other community health and social care staff |
| Thursday | For those service is unseen, preparing for services and events in church. |
| Friday | For links with the Anglican church in Sri Lanka |
| Saturday | For those away on holiday |
24th to 30th August
| Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity | The Parish of Otterford |
| Monday | The staff of Diocesan House (The Old Deanery) Wells |
| Tuesday | For those who work in the press and the media. |
| Wednesday | For our nurseries and pre-school playgroups |
| Thursday | All Church leaders and our sisters and brothers in other denominations |
| Friday | For all at Bishopswood Chapel |
| Saturday | For all children preparing to return to school, especially those changing schools, or starting for the first time |