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NOVEMBER HERALD The latest edition of the Presbyterian Herald is now available issuu.com/presbyterianirelan… 📍Intelligence vs wisdom – The alarming rise of AI 📍Bessbrook remembers – Honouring men who fought at the Somme 📍Who is shaping us? – How to live counterculturally
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Give thanks for the work of the Faculté Jean Calvin (FJC) staff team in the training of men and women for ministry in various Reformed and Protestant denominations in the French-speaking world. Give thanks for the growing distance-learning programme. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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This Sunday, the Moderator will be leading the harvest service at Ballylennon Presbyterian Church – minister, Rev Craig Wilson. Ask that the service will be a source of blessing to all who attend, that they might be encouraged in their ministry & mission. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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Give thanks for Carlisle House residential treatment centre as it offers support to adults facing challenges with substance misuse. Bless this place with kindness, purpose and hope. May Carlisle House be a place of welcome, compassion and community. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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Pray for church planting seminars being held in conjunction with the Council for Mission in Ireland this month for licentiates, students, and anyone else who is interested in this important aspect of church life. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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Ummah (Arabic word for community) is so important for people coming from Africa, Asia & the Middle East. Pray for staff and volunteers at the International Meeting Point (IMP) as they ‘seek to grow a sense of community’, which is one of IMP’s core values. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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United Mission to Nepal (UMN) ask that we continue to pray for the co-ordination and timely delivery of aid to the vulnerable, flood-affected households in urgent need, many having lost their homes, livelihoods and access to basic services. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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Give thanks for a wonderful holiday club at Arklow Presbyterian Church and for the 23 leaders from the church who helped. Give thanks also for a successful Bake-Off Youth night and pray that all who could will come to the next event planned for October. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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Give thanks for Wycliffe Bible Translators. Pray for the work of Bible translation worldwide aiming that one day everyone will have the Bible in their own language. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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Pray for the Moderator as he leads the morning service at Cloughwater Presbyterian Church – minister, Rev Alistair McCracken. Give thanks for the life & witness of the congregation & pray that they might know God’s blessing and guidance in the years ahead. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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As the new school year is now well under way give thanks for all of those who support our children and young people at school – teachers, support staff, principals etc. Pray that Christians on staff would have opportunities to share the love of Jesus. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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The Ministerial Studies and Development Committee oversees the training pathways of trainee ministers and their congregational placements. Ask God to give wisdom to the Committee and its convener in all of the decisions about the training of students. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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Give thanks for the congregations of Donegal & Stranorlar in County Donegal as they meet each Sunday morning to worship. Pray for their continued presence and witness in their towns. Pray also for Rev Angus McCullough as he ministers to both congregations. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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Csaba and Ilona Veres, global mission workers in Hungary, have made follow-up visits to every family in Bodaszőlő who sent children to their Bible week, youth week or summer football training camps. Praise God for the openness encountered on these visits. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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Pray for Paula Burrows, deaconess at Ballygrainey. Give thanks for the opportunity for Ballygrainey and Conlig to host a Christianity Explored course in October. Pray that those who come will be genuinely curious about Jesus and open to exploring faith. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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Pray for Naomi Leremore, global mission worker serving in Kenya. Give thanks for 130 children (3 and 13 years) that recently attended a Vacation Bible School (VBS) in a Kenyan congregation focused on the theme, ‘Knowing our God’. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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This morning the Moderator will be leading the harvest service at First Antrim. Pray that the service will be a source of blessing and encouragement to all attending and that there will be a sense of thankfulness for God’s provision in this harvest season. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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Give thanks for those who work in the emergency services, especially at this challenging time. Pray that in the midst of many pressures that God would grant them safety as they work, and equip them with the strength and stamina that they need. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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Pray for the Communications Department in Assembly Buildings headed up by Mr Mark Neale. Pray that, as a department, they will be enabled to bring a clear message to all the various audiences about the mission and ministry of the Church. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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Pray for Gary O’Rourke, mission pioneer at The Village Project, South Belfast. Pray for people exploring faith to come to know Jesus, for wisdom as weekly worship develops and that the developing relationships in the community would lead to gospel fruit. bit.ly/3Ob1fMF
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