The church also has a bimonthly prayer booklet. The current issue (March / April 2002) can be seen below:
Sunday
Pray for our Sunday Services, that we may continue to experience the presence of the Lord. Pray that through them, disciples will be encouraged and challenged and the lost will be saved.
Sunday School
The Apostle Paul writing to the Thessalonian Church, urges them to pray without ceasing.
May I similarily encourage you to all to pray much for the work of the Sunday School. Give thanks for those children who come regularly and for the teachers who teach faithfully.
Pray for conversions among the children and for an increase in numbers attending.
Roy Henderson
Senior Bible Class
Classes are going well with numbers keeping up, and for that we give thanks to God.
Simon spoke on faith, and the fact that without faith it is impossible to please God. Please pray that all will put their faith in God and be pleasinfg in his sight. We still have Mark and Johnny to look forward to speaking, so pray that as they do so, we might know God's presence and young people will be drawn to himself.
Thank you for all your prayers. Keep on praying.
John Murray
Monday
Pray that visitation by Revd McKeown will be fruitful evangelistically.
PWA
Give thanks for the Annual Dinner which was held in Briggs Restaurant, Groomsport, for safe journeys and good fellowship; and for the PWA Service when the Revd Mark Henderson was the speaker - and Quiz Master!
Please pray for those of our members, including Mrs Anne McKeown who are ill, that they will soon be restored to health and strength; the PWA Choir as they go further afield to minister in song. Pray for safety as they journey; for new members; the remaining meetings of the session; and our Annual Outing to Enniskillen on 11th May.
Josephine McKinney
Tuesday
Remember older people not yet saved.
Girls' Brigade
Give thanks for those regularly coming to help. Please pray that as the girls listen to the devotional time each week, that God will speak to them.
Pray for safety around the halls, and to and from GB, and also pray for plannig and arrangements for the Parents & Friends Evening on 30th April.
Davina Callender
Wednesday
Pray for the next few Special Services: Easter, Childrens and Youth Day (21st April).
Women's Meeting
Please continue to remember the Women's Meetring in prayer; especially remembering Alice as she leads at present.
Anne McKeown
Thursday
Continue to remember Betty Simpson's visitation.
Men's Fellowship
We are very thankful for those who pray for our activities. It is also encouraging to note an increase in interest in our fellowship.
Please pray that more of the men in the church will join with us, and those who plan the venues etc, will be given wisdom, so that in all of our activities the Lord will be able to bless, and that a work for the Kingdom will be accompished.
Leslie Scott
Friday
Please pray for our full time outreach worker, Ross Collins as he starts with us on 25th April.
Junior CE
We thank you for your continued prayerful support of the work amongst boys and girls each Friday evening., and would value prayer for the following aspects of the work:
Pray for the leaders as they prepare the programme each week, that the Bible Stories will be presented in such a way that each child will be able to understand the message and learn that God wants to be their Saviour and friend.
As the nights lengthen it is often difficult to get children to come. Pray that the children will continue to attend regularly and others might come along, and continue to pray that discipline will be maintained in the meetings.
Hazel Gilliland
Youth Club
As leaders the youth club we want not only to see the young peple who attend saved, we want to see them passionate and enthusiastic for God. We pray with the hymn "Create soul thirst for Thee, and hungering for the bread of life ah my spirits be".
In the Youth Club we wish to run a discipleship course, covering the basics of the Christian Faith. We plan to run this fortnightly on a Tuesday night, at 8.30pm, and hope to begin on 26th March. A night will include some group games, a short interactive talk, and end with discussion.
We would value your prayers for God to use this to truly impact the young people's lives. For wisdom to be given to us as leaders as we consider what to say, and how fast to proceed. Pray that we would not overcomplicate the message, and that God would grant the understanding and insight into the Gospel that these young people require.
For the Youth Club on a Friday night, we would value your continued prayers for relationships to be built up between the young people and leaders. Pray that our eyes would ever be opened to the needs of the young people, and that we would be enabled to minister to those needs. Also pray for the planning of our weekend. Give thanks too for a couple of new helpers coming along and joining us in this work.
Trevor McNeill
Saturday
Pray for your own Elder's district and your Elder.
Remember our office Bearers, Don Kerr, Harry McKinney and Ivan Jess.
Pray for Mrs McKeown, that she will make a complete recovery form her recent illness; also pray for Revd McKeown that he will have wisdom in the use of his time.