This section outlines the resources that are currently available and new content that will be published in the days and weeks ahead for all to use at this time.
Benefice Resources
10 DAYS OF PRAYER BETWEEN ASCENSION DAY (18TH MAY) AND PENTECOST (28TH MAY).
Please click on the above if you would like the prayers to be sent to your email inbox on a daily basis between 18th and 28th May.
Click here to access the 10 daily prayers in PDF format
PRAYER DURING THE DAY
Our own booklet of daily prayers that can be used any time of the day.
View or Download a Copy
PRAY AS YOU GO
Pray As You Go is a daily prayer session, designed to go with you wherever you go, to help you pray whenever you find time.
A new prayer session is produced every day of the working week and one session for the weekend. It is not a 'Thought for the Day', a sermon or a bible-study, but rather a framework for your own prayer. Lasting between ten and thirteen minutes, it combines music, scripture and some questions for reflection.
The App can be downloaded from their website: pray-as-you-go.org
REFLECTIONS
Reflections gives a daily pattern of prayer, using the lectionary readings for the day, with a brief written reflection on them. It also allows you to:
- Read the text of the day's Morning Prayer Bible readings in full
- Integrate the Reflection into a simple pattern of Morning Prayer
- Search by Bible reference, contributor and date
The App can be downloaded from Church House Publishing
ANGLICAN SERVICES
On-line versions of the Anglican services of Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, Night Prayer and Prayer During the Day, can be found at: Here
Available From the Diocese
#LiveLent: Care for God's Creation - the Church of England's Lent campaign for 2020. With weekly themes shaped around the first Genesis account of creation, it explores the urgent need for humans to value and protect the abundance God has created. This daily audio content is available via the app and daily emails. Sign up for free.
Time to Pray app - everything you need for Prayer During the Day, with variations according to the day of the week and the season of the Church’s year. Download for free.
The BBC's Daily Service and Sunday Worship - radio programmes will be using some of the themes from #LiveLent as part of their broadcasts.
Prayer for the day - each day the Church of England publishes audio and text of the Prayer for the Day.
Smart speakers – daily prayer and #LiveLent audio content can be accessed via our smart speaker apps.
Live streaming services - users can watch live streams of services from a range of churches.
What is being developed?
In the days and weeks ahead the Diocese will be significantly expanding their output:
Simple daytime prayer and night prayer service – building on the existing daily prayer feed, we will record audio to accompany daytime prayer and night prayer per day, which will be available via an updated app and accompanying podcasts.
More video content – this will include video services and more content for Holy Week and Easter. In addition, we will make Holy Week audio content available.
Using AChurchNearYou.com - signpost those churches that are live streaming services and events.
Mental health reflections – daily reflections to help people, especially at a time when they are feeling lonely, isolated or anxious.
Increasing the number of webinars - to help churches stream sermons, events and make the most of social media. Sign up for free.