Man at Prayer

Prayer is a vital part of our life as a church. We believe that God delights to hear and answer prayer, which is a crucial part of everything we do.

Prayer meetings

Described as the “engine room” of the church, our monthly prayer meetings are where we gather as God’s people to pray for our world, community, and church. These occur directly after the Sunday morning service at 11:30 am in the church hall on the second Sunday of each month. They are open to anyone, and we encourage everyone to come along. Please connect via Zoom for those who can’t be there in person. We pray for different areas and topics each month, and there are always activities for children so that families can get involved, too.

Prayer Chain

To keep us praying for one another as a church family, we send an email out weekly with requests for personal prayer from congregation members. If you would like to request to be on the prayer chain for any given week or to receive the weekly email if you don’t already, please get in touch with the office who will be in touch (you will also need to have completed a church GDPR form). Due to the personal nature of the requests, the prayer chain is not made publicly available, and we would not grant permission to receive it from someone not known to us.

Other opportunities to pray

Prayer themes

Subscribe to daily prayer suggestions from St John’s in the Prayermate app

Scan the QR Code, and PrayerMate should allow you to subscribe to our Prayer feed.

QR Code for St Johns Payer feed

Or you can subscribe to RSS feeds from many popular feed reader applications using the feed URL below.

https://www.prayermate.net/feeds/f4587d9c97e8c43fb37fb63ea7301f4e8d50e/rss

Download the PRAYERMATE app to receive weekly prayer themes or access them here.

Prayer Calendar

Receive daily prayer prompts in your calendar: please get in touch with the office for more details. Prayer during our services: All our services include a time of corporate prayer that a church member leads.

Prayer after the service

Opportunity to be prayed for by a member of the prayer team.  

Would you like us to pray for you?

Please feel free to submit a request to be shared in confidence with members of our leadership team, who will be praying for you.

Submit a Prayer Request. Please get in touch with the office for more details.

Prayer Calendar

Sunday, 18 Oct 26

God, the giver of life, whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ and make us eager to do your will, that we may share with the whole creation the joys of eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.

Monday, 19 Oct 26

Heavenly Father, we pray for the new housing being built in Felbridge. Thank you that you already know who will live in each house. Please, let some who already know you choose to make St John’s their home, and let others we can reach out to with the hope of the gospel come to know you through the ministry of St John's. Give us wisdom on how best to reach out to and welcome those new to our parish.

Tuesday, 20 Oct 26

Heavenly Father, thank you for those involved in music ministry at St John’s. Thank you for the gifts you’ve given them, and the time they give to preparation and rehearsal. Please, would you help them to use their gifts in leading us in worshipping you in song in a way that is edifying for you as a church family and which brings you glory.

Wednesday, 21 Oct 26

Heavenly Father, we pray on for your provision of godly leaders for us at St John’s. Please guide St John’s in appointing someone to lead our youth ministry. Please would the diocese look favourably on our expression of interest for a new curate. And please, would you guide the continuing process of the appointment of a new Bishop of Southwark. Please would you provide us with a godly bishop who will lead the diocese faithfully.

Thursday, 22 Oct 26

Heavenly Father, we thank you for our ongoing series in 1 Samuel. Thank you for Andy having preached last Sunday and pray for Mike in his preparation for this Sunday. Please, would your Spirit be teaching us what you would have us know from this book. Please, might we grow in our understanding and love for you.

Friday, 23 Oct 26

Heavenly Father, thank you for the men in our church family. Thank you for the men’s drinks taking place this evening. Please, would it be well attended and be an encouraging and edifying time together for those who are there. Please, would some be able to bring friends along to meet men from the church family?

Sunday, 25 Oct 26

Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning help us to embrace the hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ as we seek to digest your word.