YEAR OF PRAYER 2012
English counties calling for a year of prayer
Arise Cheshire East: Together in prayer for Cheshire East "The borough, and the nation, stands at the crossroads in so many ways - social, political, financial and spiritual. At this moment therefore it is imperative that we come to the Lord for his help and healing, his forgiveness and release. Our hope for the future rests in his hands. It is time to seek the Lord." www.arisecheshireeast.org.uk
Why not Pray for a Change? "The invitation has come from heaven - 24/7 2012. We are saying ‘YES'. Will you join in?" North Staffordshire Churches are inviting individuals and churches to join in continuous prayer for transformation and glory through the whole of 2012. W: www.whynotprayforachange.co.uk
Churches and organisations
Kingdom Come 2012. Alpha and 24-7 Prayer are uniting to resource a year of continuous prayer for the British Isles. Visit www.alpha.org/kingdomcome; www.24-7prayer.co.uk/kingdomcome for details of meetings, resources and to sign up.
More than Gold - the organisation resourcing the UK church for hospitality, service and mission for the Games is resourcing four seasons of prayer during the year under the title ‘A time to Shine' taken from Isaiah 60:1-5.
Shine as the Flame travels (covering the 70 days cascade of prayer during the Olympic Torch Relay 19 May-27 July; covering the Paralympic Torch Relay 24-29 August)
Shine during the Games - inviting individuals, churches and groups to ‘pray locally and link nationally'
Shine for ever - linking in with different events through autumn 2012 and beyond
Street Pastors: National Year of Prayer for our streets is focussing on asking for God's blessing using the Lord's Prayer ‘thy kingdom come; thy will be done'. Sign up www.streetpastors.org.uk
Youth with a Mission has launched a year of prayer to pray for the UK in this Olympic season. Brick by brick is an online calendar to enable people to join together to cover every minute, every hour and every day of 2012 in prayer. www.forever2012.com/brickbybrick/
January 2012
31.12.11-8.1.12 - A time to shine: Shine for the New Year - More than Gold's week of prayer www.morethangold.org.uk/your-church/prayer
HOPE Start the Year in prayer www.hopeprayer.org.uk
February - April
1-29 - Prayerworks is a new initiative from the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity with a 40 day journey of prayer for work using the prayer pathway of blessing www.licc.org.uk/prayerworks
40 days of Lent - Opportunities to pray walk Stratford Olympic Park 1st Saturday each month
http://runtherace.biz. Easter mission and prayer www.hopetogether.org.uk
May
14-18 - World Prayer Assembly www.wpa2012.org
A global summit of Christian leaders taking place in Jakarta
17 - National Day of Prayer for Police Force; www.cpaUK.net
A day to pray for all those involved in our security
17 - Start of 10 days of prayer towards Global Day of Prayer
19 - Shine as the Flame travels (1) start of the 70 day cascade of prayer at
Lands End www.morethangold.org.uk/your-church/prayer
27 - London's Burning: Leyton Orient Stadium Event
27 - Pentecost Sunday: Global Day of Prayer:
www.globaldayofprayer.co.uk; www.gdoplondon.com
June
1-30 Continuation of Shine as the Flame Travels (1) 70 days of prayer
2 - Global Outreach Day - with the vision to build up a network of Christians
Worldwide equipped to preach the Gospel in over 200 nations in a single Day www.globaloutreachday.com
Queens Diamond Jubilee celebrations: including:
3 - Big Lunch www.hopetogether.org.uk
4 - Beacon lighting www.diamondjubileebeacons.co.uk
8 - Olympic 50 day peace initiative begins
www.morethangold.org.uk/service/social-justice/100-days-of-peace.html
July
1-27 - Continuation of Shine as the Flame travels (1) 70 days of prayer
14 -12 Aug - London's Burning: 30 days non stop worship & prayer in Leyton
London E 10 www.londonsburning2012.org.uk
21 - 30 days prayer during Ramadan www.30-days.net
27 - Shine as the flame travels (1) 70 days of prayer ends at Olympic Stadium
27 - 31 - Shine during the Games (1) opportunities to pray locally and link nationally
www.morethangold.org.uk/prayer
August
1- 12 - Shine during the Games (1) opportunities to pray locally and link nationally
www.morethangold.org.uk/prayer
20 - 30 days prayer during Ramadan ends
Shine as the flame travels (2) plans to be announced for prayer linked to
24 - Paralympic Torch relay starts London continues to Belfast (25), Edinburgh (26), Cardiff (27); Stoke Mandeville (28th) then 24 hour relay to stadium
29-31 - Shine during the Games (2) opportunities to pray locally and link nationally
www.morethangold.org.uk/prayer
September
1-9 - Shine during the Games (2) opportunities to pray locally and link nationally
www.morethangold.org.uk/prayer
9 - Paralympic Games End
Shine for ever - continuing the momentum of prayer and mission linking in with
HOPE prayer around harvest
29 - National prayer event at Wembley stadium www.gdoplondon.com
October
Shine for ever - continuing the momentum of prayer and mission linking in with
HOPE prayer around harvest
28 - Closing events for 100 days of peace
As at 1 Jan 2012
Prayer Forum; World Prayer Centrewww.prayerforum.org; www.worldprayer.org.uk
E: prayer@worldprayer.org.uk