St. Peter’s Parish Church
Kirk Onchan
21 February 2021- Lent 1
Heavenly Father, your Son battled with the powers of darkness, and grew closer to you in the desert: help us to use these days to grow in wisdom and prayer that we may witness to your saving love in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Prayer Diary
The Parish Clerk and those people living in Strathallan Park, Strathallan Road.
Eastern Mission Partnership Team Leader Andie Brown
The Commissioners of Garff, Onchan, Braddan and councillors of Douglas.
St George’s and All Saints
As we begin, belatedly, to start our 2021 programme, please pray for our growing ministry with children & young families & for our Stewardship Campaign whose prep was set back by the January lockdown.
Those who are struggling in mind, body & spirit that they may know God’s comfort & healing: Sheila Pyatt-Coppell, Sheila Cowley, Olivia Pettigrew, Sandra Caley, Christopher Browne, George Sinclair, Liz Pickering, Roberto Di Chiara, Tara Mackenzie, Jacqueline Mitchell & Stephen MacKenzie.
Please keep in your prayers all those we know of who are at home and struggling in mind, body and spirit at this time.
Those who have lost loved ones & in particular the family & friends of Mildred Cooper, Jennifer Crooks, Dorothy Morrison & Vera Taylor.
And those we name in the quiet of our hearts. Amen
Please remember that we need permission to put names on this list. Please help us to keep this list up to date by keeping us informed of changes.
Readings
Genesis 9.8-17
Mark 1.9-15
Prayers for Daily Life – Trinity
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https://www.northumbriacommunity.org/offices/how-to-use-daily-office/
In the power of the Spirit and in union with Christ,
let us pray to the Father.
O God, the creator and preserver of all,
we pray for people in every kind of need;
make your ways known on earth,
your saving health among all nations …
We pray
for the IOM government …
for the leaders of the nations …
for all who hold public office …
that they may be filled with the integrity, justice, mercy and humility of Jesus Christ
for the Covid19 Vaccination programmes worldwide to reach quickly those really in need…
We pray for the Church;
guide and govern us by your good Spirit,
that all who profess and call themselves Christians
may be led into the way of truth,
and hold the faith in unity of spirit,
in the bond of peace and in righteousness of life …
We pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters especially for those living in Korea and India
We commend to your fatherly goodness
all those who are any ways afflicted or distressed,
in mind, body or spirit;
comfort and relieve them in their need
pour out your healing Spirit upon them,
give them patience in their sufferings,
and bring good out of all their afflictions …
We pray
for the hungry …
for the homeless …
for refugees and the victims of war …
We pray
for all suffering the effects of Covid19 and those who care for them…
for those whose diagnosis and treatment have been adversely affected by the epidemic…
for those struggling with increased loss of mobility and independence…
for those experiencing mental health issues, loneliness and isolation…
We remember those who have gone before us
in the peace of Christ,
and we give you praise for all your faithful ones,
with whom we rejoice in the communion of saints …
We pray
for those who are terminally ill and drawing near to the end of their earthly life…
for all who have lost loved ones and especially those unable to be with them in their final hours
All this we ask for Jesus Christ’s sake.
All Amen.
Letter from the Interim Minister
Dear Friends
As we enter into this season of Lent please pray for those affected by the new cases of Covid 19 on the island and beyond. Please also continue to pray for the Government as they deal with the new outbreak.
Lent is a season for reflection and repentance as we identify and acknowledge before God those behaviours in our lives that we need to turn away from. However, it is also a time to reflect on our wider faith journey and story. Where are we now and where might our Father God be leading us?
God’s blessings, Alessandra
Diary Dates…?
St Peter’s Mums & Tots
will resume on Friday 26th February at 1:15pm in the Parish Hall
St Peter’s Mothers’ Union
Our next meeting will be Tuesday 2 March at 2:00pm
in the Parish Hall when the speaker will be Judith Ley.
Alessandra’s Institution and Induction
as Team Rector of St Peter’s will be held on
Tuesday 9 March at 7:30pm in church
A Memorial Service for Mildred Cooper
will take place on Tuesday 16 March at 10:30am in church
Please note our Murder Mystery Evening on March 19th is now sold out.
The next PCC meeting is on Tuesday 16th March at 7.30pm
The Vestry Meeting and Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be after the morning service on Sunday 18 April 2021
| Date | Time | Event | Location/
Notes |
| 21/02/21 | 11:00am | CW Holy Communion | Church |
| 24/02/21 | 10:30am
11:00-12:30pm |
BCP Holy Communion
Call in 4 Coffee |
Church
Church |
| 28/02/21 | 11:00am
6:30pm |
All Age Service
Choral Evensong |
Church
Church |
Onchan, Lonan & Laxey Team Ministry Information
Interim Minister Onchan Alessandra Di Chiara
The Rectory, 18 Windermere Avenue, Onchan Isle of Man, IM3 2DT
Phone 679274 or 210208
or email [email protected]
Team Vicar Lonan & Laxey Jo Dudley Phone 861989
or email [email protected]
Parish Clerk [email protected] Phone 675797
Website www.stpeterschurch.org.im
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The contact for Onchan Parish Hall is Elaine Cory 416669
Email [email protected] or contact us on Facebook
If you have any safeguarding issues that you wish to raise please speak to Valerie Coole, our Parish Safeguarding Officer.
She can be contacted on 333309 or [email protected]
