Prayer is at the centre of our church and is the foundation of our faith. Prayer is the powerhouse of the church; it always has been and always will be. When people pray, things happen.
St Mary’s Daily Prayers 🙏
Each day, seasonal prayers which have been written by, or selected by, our vicar, Beth, are published on our St Mary’s Facebook Page.

Circle of Prayer
Many members of our church are part of a Circle of Prayer.
Volunteers in the Circle of Prayer pray for others. Every two months, each individual member of the circle is given their own prayer card with the names of a group of people who are sick, or have special needs. Members of the circle also pray for the work of the local churches; for community needs and worldwide problems.
Occasional Saturday Prayer Meetings
Some members of our church meet occasionally on Saturday mornings to pray together using material from The Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer
The meetings are advertised on the coming soon page of our website.
Recommended Prayer Resources

Lectio 365
Lectio 365 is a prayer app. produced by the international 24/7 Prayer Movement.
It comes highly recommended. It contains devotional content to help you pause and pray at the start, noon and end of every day.
They also have a website. Click here to read more about The Lectio 365 Resource
Three Minute Retreat

Do you feel that it’s hard to find time for prayer?
Even a short time spent in prayer can help you to refocus and to connect with God. This website which offers a guided 3 minute retreat. There’s a time to pause, a short reading, two questions to get you thinking and a little prayer. You can get it as an app for different types of mobile phone too.
https://www.loyolapress.com/retreats/simple-rules-start-retreat
United Christian Broadcasters (UCB)

United Christian Broadcasters run several Christian Radio Stations with worship music, Bible Study and discussion programmes.
UCB also produce a daily devotional. It is a helpful reflection on a very short daily Bible reading which helps readers to apply Biblical truths to their everyday lives. Click on the link below to read or listen to the UCB ‘Word for Today’ You can get the material as a daily email or you can order a devotional booklet free ( they do ask you to pay for postage)