PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING 

Gracious God, for all you have poured out upon us:
we give you thanks.
For your Word that has inspired and fed your people; for those
who had vision to record it, skill to translate it and presence to share it:
we give you thanks.
For your love that has surrounded and enfolded us, that has
given us joy, confirmed our faith, nurtured our love and given us
enduring hope in the gift of the promise of eternal life:
we give you thanks.
To you be all praise and glory, for ever and ever.
Amen.

A PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Let us confess our sin seeking God’ forgiveness and mercy.

Lord Jesus Christ,
we come to you in sorrow for our selfishness,
in regret for our greed,
in despair over our blindness and deafness
to the needs of those around us.
With penitent hearts we seek your forgiveness,
and your blessing to make us more generous,
more giving, more able to see, and more willing to listen.
Amen. 

ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS

Our God of generosity forgives those who truly repent.
Our God lifts the burdens from our hearts
and the blindness from our eyes
and sets us free to be the people we are called to be.

Christ’s word of grace to us says “Your sins are forgiven”
Thanks be to God.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

God of creation and sustainer of all of life within it, who offers us hope through the resurrected an ascended Jesus, and the gifted Spirit as surety for life beyond what we know,

hear us, we ask:

we pray for our Ministry Agents and Chaplains who are ministering within our communities during these uncertain times

we pray for UnitingCare and Blue Care as they minister to those who are reaching out for assistance

for those with disabilities and the elderly within their care. 

Grant them the necessary gifts and graces and the wisdom to use them.

Lord hear us LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

we pray for our Politicians, Health Workers and those on the front line who are daily stepping up

to care for the community
we pray for those in positions where difficult decisions have to be made –
Grant them an overflow of your compassion with strength and peace.

Lord hear us, LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

we pray for those in our communities who are struggling – may we find genuine ways to encourage and uplift them

we pray for those in our communities who have lost/reduced their employment.

Grant them hope for a renewal of a productive life, and all of us the will to share each other’s burdens.

Lord hear us, LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

We pray for those folk dear to us who suffer in different ways, with ill health and debilitating afflictions of body and mind… name these aloud or within our minds…

Grant them your peace

Lord hear us, LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER in the name of the resurrected an ascended Christ

AMEN

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil,

For the Kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,

Now and forever.  Amen