JANUARY 18 Pray for the Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Etheldreda, the Church of St Philip Neri in Kirtling. Pray for Newmarket Open Door (Portland House), staff and residents. Pray for administration of crime and justice, law enforcement, rehabilitation of offenders, social services. Pray for victims of crime, abuse and violence, intolerance and prejudice; prisoners and perpetrators of crime. Pray for Suffolk Constabulary, Mildenhall Police Force, Newmarket Police Station; HMP Highpoint. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Crossing Barriers 1
JANUARY 19 Pray for the Anglican Church of All Saints. Pray for Newmarket Open Door (Foodbank, SOS Bus, Recycling Centre and Charity Superstore), staff, volunteers and customers. Pray for commerce and industry, logistics and distribution of goods. Pray for all who are unemployed; those whose work is unfulfilling, stressful or fraught with danger. Pray for businesses and shops; Studlands Park Industrial Estate; the High Streets in Exning and Newmarket, the Guineas. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Crossing Barriers 2
JANUARY 20 Pray for the Anglican Churches of St Mary and St Agnes. Pray for the Stable restaurant and community space. Pray for local and national media, communication and postal services, the arts. Pray for those who have lost hope or become disillusioned; those who have not heard the Word of God or struggle to believe. Pray for the Newmarket Journal; King s Theatre, NOMADs; music groups, Newmarket Town Band, St Mary s and St Martin s bell ringers. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Crossing Barriers 3
JANUARY 21 0 Pray for the united Methodist and United Reformed Christchurch. Pray for Newmarket Town Pastors, street pastors, prayer support. Pray for the natural world, conservation and ecological responsibility. Pray for those who have been bereaved; the departed and those close to death. Pray for the horseracing industry, stables, the Rowley Mile and July Course racecourses, Tattersalls; Southgate and the Cooperative funeral directors. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Crossing Barriers 4
JANUARY 22 Pray for the Anglican Churches of St Martin and SS Philip and Etheldreda, the Chapel of Nicholas in Landwade. Pray for Newmarket Pregnancy Support. Pray for national and international government, parliament and local councils, the Queen and the royal family. Pray for those living in poverty or oppression; those in the midst of famine or disaster; those living in war or civil strife or under threat of violence. Pray for Forest Heath District Council, Newmarket Town Council, Matthew Hancock MP. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Crossing Barriers 5
JANUARY 23 Pray for Newmarket Community Church. Pray for Youth for Christ in Newmarket, Fuse Youth Café. Pray for education and vocational qualification; schools, colleges and universities. Pray for the young and the vulnerable; those with learning difficulties or who struggle to earn professional qualification. Pray for Newmarket Primary Schools, especially St Louis s Roman Catholic VA Primary School and All Saints Church of England VA Primary School; Newmarket Academy. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Crossing Barriers 6
JANUARY 24 Pray for the Studlands Park Christian Fellowship. Pray for the Tumaini Fund in Kagera, Tanzania; the Knit and Natter group. Pray for emergency and rescue services, aid agencies, poverty and disaster relief, the armed forces; uniformed organisations. Pray for refugees, the homeless; those living in a foreign land. Pray for the fire service, the ambulance service; Christian Aid, CAFOD; the Air Training Corps, the Royal British Legion; Scouts and Guides. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Crossing Barriers 7
JANUARY 25 Pray for New Life Church. Pray for Shine a Light dementia support. Pray for medical, healing and caring professions. Pray for Newmarket Community Hospital; retirement homes, sheltered accommodation, care and specialised nursing homes. Pray for all who are sick in body, mind or spirit and those with long term conditions; the elderly; those who care for others. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Crossing Barriers 8