Craven Arms Methodist Church

22/05/2024

A Prayer on the announcement of a General Election 🙏

Loving God,
Now that an election has been called,
hear my prayers for our country and the campaign ahead.
I pray for those who are standing for election, for their safety, and for their willingness to listen and to speak.
I pray for truthfulness and kindness to prevail as the issues are debated.
I pray that each of us will be inspired to use our voice and our vote for your goodness and glory.
Inspire me, God, to Love, to Pray and to Vote.
Amen.

Find resources to make your voice heard at https://jpit.uk/elections.

19/05/2024

Pray with us today at Pentecost 🙏

Find the full prayer at methodist.org.uk/for-churches/resources/posts/a-prayer-at-pentecost/

15/05/2024

A big thank you to everyone involved in today's events and thank you for your continued prayers for our community!

13/05/2024

Please join us this Wednesday (15th May) for a day of prayer for Craven Arms. There are a number of events, so people can join in whichever part of the day they can -

10.30 to 11.00 am – Brief service at St Andrews Community Church (Market St, Craven Arms).
11.00 am – Prayer walk in key locations in Craven Arms and surrounding villages.
12.30pm - Gather at Methodist Hall (Corvedale Rd, Craven Arms) for lunch.
2.45 to 4.00pm - Prayer in the square, Craven Arms.
7-8.00 pm – Service of prayer/worship at Pilgrim Centre

25/04/2024

Pray with us today.

Creator God, you separated light and darkness giving us the precious gifts of day and night. You used the stars of the sky to illustrate your covenant promises. You sent messengers to the shepherds as they kept watch by night. Speak to us through the darkness.

Christ Jesus, you often prayed under the cover of darkness, searching for guidance about the next steps in your journey. In Gethsemane we sense you wrestling with questions yet affirming your commitment to God’s will. From the hidden darkness of the tomb came resurrection and new life. Intercede with us in the darkness.

Holy Spirit, you brooded over the waters of the deep, calling forth rich treasures where we saw only a void. Elizabeth was filled with your presence as her baby leapt for joy in the darkness of the womb. In the secret depths of sleep, you spoke to your servants through dreams and visions. Show us what is hidden in the darkness. Amen.

Find more ways to pray at https://brnw.ch/21wJ9tp.

31/03/2024

Wishing everyone a happy and blessed Easter

He is risen! Alleluia!

Today, on Easter Sunday, we celebrate Jesus' resurrection three days after His death on the cross.

"When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.”

Mark 16: 5-7

We pray that you have a wonderful and blessed Easter. 💙

30/03/2024

Today we are reminded that in the darkness of the tomb is a deeply hidden treasure.

Throughout the feelings of hopelessness we see glimmers of hope, and reflect on the bravery of showing love and care during this difficult time.

29/03/2024

02/03/2024

Pray with us today.

O God we come to you
God of the displaced, who created space for all,
God of the refugee, who carved a place for all,
God of the poverty-stricken strangled by the cost of living,
God of the marginalised and the ignored,
You are God of the moon and the sun,
the stars and all of creation.
We come to you.

When our world loses meaning, O God we come to you.
When our faith becomes institutionalised and we lose our direction, O God we come to you.
When our service through the Church is repetitive and draining, O God we come to depend on you.
When our hope is stifled by our fear of the world’s wars and greed, O God we come and we trust you.
When our vision becomes blurred by the tears of pain, anxiety, lack and loss, Lord God we come to you.
Turn our eyes to see in your ways.
Open our ears to hear your understanding of life.
Breathe your hopefulness into our hearts, so that our hands and feet and heads may think and act only for you, as you help us to come to you. Amen.

Find more ways to pray at https://brnw.ch/21wHv4M.