The 24/7 prayer movement is a global, non-stop prayer meeting that began in Chichester in 1999 and has spread into most Christian denominations and into more than ninety nations.

A rota of churches will be set up for the United Reformed Church prayer event so that the prayer chain is unbroken during the week.  Committing to this event only requires devoting an hour or so to meet together and pray with others in your church.  Prayer could focus on our intimacy with God and involvement in the community.  The focus of our prayers are emphasised in the new 24/7 book ‘The vision and the Vow’ However, there are resources available should you want them; in particular at www.24-7prayer.com

We cannot anticipate what the result of a week of non-stop prayer will be.  The idea underpinning 24/7 prayer is to get people to stop and talk to God, and see what happens as a result of that.  Surely that’s reason enough to get involved?

If you do feel that your church is called and able to participate in this event, please contact Heather Latimer on 020 7916 8682 or at youth@urc.org.uk On doing this you can sign up for an hour or more prayer time, or longer during the evening hours.

Download the flyer here

using the menu

• Go to ‘Bible Year’
• Then click ‘Bible Year Videos’ from the drop down menu
• On the page you are given 3 different clips in low or high resolution
• To simply play the video, left click each one
• To save them for use later, right click and click “Save link as” (in Firefox) or “Save target as” (in Explorer). You can then choose where to save your clip – in a folder you can easily return to. You can then play the clip in something like Windows Media Player.

This is the place to find extra bible year materials. This list is being expanded all the time so keep coming back to see what is new

New Main Courses

• A series of 4 studies – The Gospel of Mark
• Encounters in Mark – a developing series by John Campbell of up to 16 studies based on Mark
• Using film to look at bible issues – Film and the Bible

New starters

• Loaves and Fishes – A sketch for use in worship or any other time

• Called to be peacemakers – being peacemakers from a biblical perspective

• Great Escape – Exploring climate change through Exodus

• 4 Gospels – Exploring the similarities and differences in the gospels

New All Age Main courses

• The Four Friends – an all age study based on Mark 2:1-12
• Bible Smells – obvious really!

New desserts

• A Video Diary – create your own diary using video or other media to think through the events of Holy Week, Pentecost or any other time of the year
• Bible Picnic – a way of using the bible in the open air, anywhere, even on a picnic
• Summer reading – some suggestions to keep the grey cells working while enjoying summer sunshine!

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