Prayer

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6

Remember:

World Peace
Sahill Saeed, aged 5, who was kidnapped in Pakistan
Those affected by flooding in Kenya, Madeira, Peru, El Salvador, Tanzania, India and the Philippines.
Haiti
Chile following the earthquake.
Taiwan where an earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude hit about 70 km (43.5 miles) from southern Kaohsiung city
Malawi where earthquakes have rocked the northern parts of the country - at least 30 earthquakes have struck the country in the past month, the largest measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale
East Africa where 20 million people are facing life-threatening shortages of food and water, caused by severe drought.
Southern Africa, Zimbabwe, Iraq, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Palestine, Sri Lanka and Israel.
Those whose lives are surrounded with war and violence.
Those who are still recovering from earthquakes, floods and fire.

Our Queen and those who govern our lands.
Revd Geoff Felton who is to be inducted to Plume Avenue URC on Saturday 13^th March.
Street Pastors, those who provide help to the homeless and elderly, CYO, Richard & Katie Smith at the Abbeyfield Community Project.
Remember those deployed in Afghanistan – especially the families and loved ones of those who were killed this week.
Remember those from 16th Air Assault based here in Colchester and their families following the announcement of their return to Afghanistan later this year.

Our own pastoral needs

If you have prayer requests, please do remember the prayer book available in the foyer to write such requests.