Last Friday evening Ms Holland, Ms Richards and I attended the World Day of Prayer service at St Mary’s church. 

With the unfathomable events happening in the Ukraine at this very moment and those in Northern NSW and Queensland, it seemed even more appropriate and necessary to gather and pray for those who are suffering and in desperate need.

During 2020 and into 2021, our community received an outpouring of support in our very own time of trial. We would like to do the same to those affected. Teachers and I are finalising an idea of what we could do and will inform parents soon.

In the meantime, we pray

Loving Father God, we cry out to you for all who have had their homes or livelihoods flooded and wrecked in recent times, for those who’ve been frightened or injured, and for those who have lost loved ones. Please bring them relief. Comfort and heal, our great God.

Thank you for all who turned out to help their neighbours, or strangers they heard needing help.

Show us how we can be helpers.

God, in your mercy

Hear our prayer

God of the past, the present and the future,

Our thoughts and prayers are with our sisters and brothers in the Ukraine and the surrounding countries in their fear and distress.

We pray too for all other regions of the world where there is conflict, unrest and oppression.

We pray that reconciliation will overcome hatred,

Peace will conquer war,

Hope will replace despair

And that your plans for the region will be fulfilled.

God, in your mercy

Hear our prayer.

Amy Buckmaster - Religious Education Coordinator