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Work and Pray
Regular prayer for the world of work can be a significant feature in Sunday services, and ICF seeks to provide various resources to help those who prepare these. Prayer of this nature can be important for various reasons:
· It encourages Christians to see their working lives as part of their Christian Identity
· It helps those involved in the world of work, particularly when their job makes it difficult to participate in church activities, to feel affirmed and valued.
· It is a vital part of our intercessory responsibility to the community around us.
· It communicates a faith that is relevant to real issues to those who visit our churches
Each week, different groups of workers can find a place in prayers at Sunday worship, with individual members including them in personal devotions during the preceding and/or following weekdays. Consider what might be said in the context of the congregation’s thanksgivings, confessions and intercessions, both for the workers concerned and for those present. The list below is wide ranging but by no means comprehensive and should be complemented by knowledge available to each local congregation.
This page is regularly updated to provide a whole year programme. Use the links to find more resources.
Week 44 - commences Sunday 2nd November
Those who work in healthcare
Doctors and General Practitioners, Hospital nurses, dieticians, radiographers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, helpers in the field of rehabilitation, intensive care staff, operating theatre staff, pathologists, barrier nurses, hospital porters, psychiatric nurses and administrative staff in the National Health Service.
Week 45 – commences Sunday 8th November
Those who work for charitable organisations
Remunerated and voluntary staff of major charities; Staff of the Charity commission, charity lawyers and advisors; Staff of charity shops, collection services etc. People who act as trustees of charities and charitable trusts; those who work for charitable organisations, particularly those who face danger and hardship through their work. Fundraisers and charity collectors
Week 46 - commences Sunday 15th November
Those involved in publishing and the printed word
Publishers of books, newspapers, magazines and journals; designers of type faces, calligraphers, signwriters and poster makers, reading panellists, house editors, lay-out experts and proof readers. Leaflet distributors, sales representatives, book reviewers. Technical authors, scriptwriters. Readers of recording tapes for the blind, and those who add sub-titles to films and television programmes for the hard of hearing.
Week 47 - commences Sunday 22nd November
Those involved in security and safety
Makers and marketers of security shutters, lock combinations, Those who design and install burglar alarms and fire alarms including smoke detectors. Manufacturers of Lifebouys, Life jackets, protective clothing, crash barriers, safety helmets and other safety equipment. Health and safety inspectors, Risk assessment advisors, Accident investigators. Those involved in pollution monitoring and production of measuring equipment. Security Guards, Night Watchmen, Door staff
Week 48 - commences Sunday 29th November
Those involved in all aspects of overseas travel.
Employees in the overseas offices of multi-national companies; Ambassadors and Embassy staff. Employees whose work takes them away from home for long periods or whose hours leave little time for family contact. Pilots and cabin staff; people who write and produce travel guides; interpreters and people who arrange overseas business meetings and travel.
Week 49 – commences Sunday 6th December
Those who work in shipping and on the high seas
Coast guards, harbour masters, pilots and those who protect our coastal borders. Lifeboat crews, RNLI support staff and manufacturers of marine safety equipment. Shipbuilders, boatbuilders, naval architects and marine engineers. Fishermen, Members of the Royal Navy, Merchant Navy and ship’s crews. Tug boat and tender crews, those who work in the offshore oil and gas industry
Week 50 - commences Sunday 13th December
Those engaged in the world of engineering
Acoustic engineers, electronic engineers, precision engineers, power plant engineers, marine engineers, hydraulic engineers, rocket engineers, refrigerating engineers, nuclear engineers, geological engineers, fuel engineers, ceramic engineers, irrigation engineers and metallurgists.
Week 51 commences Sunday 20th December
Those involved in the business of import, export and international trade
Shipping and Air Freight agents. Fair-trade businesses and advocates Long-distance lorry and coach drivers, ferry and euro-tunnel operators
Week 52 - commences Sunday 27th December
Those who are unemployed or unable to work
The unemployed on account of lack of jobs, lack of physical, mental or emotional health, lack of motivation, lack of skills; those whose retirement has removed their zest for life, alienated school students, and those caught in benefit traps which make it too costly to work if they are to provide for their families.
This resource is adapted from Touching the Pulse - worship and where we work by permission of the publisher and copyright owner Stainer & Bell Ltd, 23 Gruneisen Road, London, England N3 1DZ http://www.stainer.co.uk Tel. 44 020 8343 3303 Fax. 44 020 8343 3024 |
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