Prayer Partners Resources
Here’s some inspiration for connecting weekly with and for your Prayer Partner! Please email Canon Wendy with your suggestions: wbarrie@saintmarks.org
◆ The Book of Common Prayer Online
- Thanksgivings, BCP, p. 836–841
- Daily Devotions, BCP, p. 137–140
- Compline, BCP, p. 127
◆ The New Zealand Prayer Book Online
◆ Your favorite brief hymn or Taizé prayer
◆ A poem that speaks to you of the Holy
Registration is still open!
ABOUT PRAYER PARTNERS
All members of the community of Saint Mark's are warmly invited to become an Intergenerational Prayer Partner, as part of special program lasting from Shrove Tuesday, February 18, through the Day of Pentecost, Sunday, May 24.
What does this mean?
Once you register to participate, you’ll be matched with a prayer partner of another generation, with whom you’ll regularly check in so you’ll better know their prayer needs. Perhaps you’ll sit together on Sunday mornings, and meet up occasionally at Saint Mark’s events, such as the Pancake Supper and the Pentecost Run/Ride/Roll.
How does this work?
You’ll fill out a brief form telling us which service you attend and what some of your interests are, we’ll do some match-making and put you in touch with your prayer partner by email. Then you and your assigned prayer partner will meet up at the Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras Pancake Supper or after church the following Sunday, get to know each other a bit, and begin praying for each other.
We’ll have a webpage with written prayers which you may choose to use, along with other creative prayer suggestions. There will also be a list of Saint Mark’s events you might choose to attend together over the three-month period.
Can children and youth participate?
Yes! Parents can sign up on behalf of children and youth can sign up with parental permission. In all emails, parents will be copied, and we are only meeting up during church events, so prayer partners of children and youth will never be meeting privately, following Safe Church policies.
Can I be matched with another adult?
Yes! Intergenerational simply means you’ll be paired with someone of another generation, and you can let us know if that’s your preference.
Why are we doing this?
We want to help cultivate and strengthen intergenerational relationships among Saint Mark’s parishioners, and we know from other congregations who have adopted this model as well as from several Saint Markians who tried it last year that it’s a great way for people to meaningfully connect and engage with each other.
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