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"Heaven and earth are full of your glory, mighty God. There is nowhere that you are not present: not the back street, nor the town square; not the ocean depths nor the farthest galaxy"
#LectionaryPrayers for Proper 15 (August 17 2025)
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/08/10/opening-prayers-for-proper-15-august-17-2025/
"Ours is a world of difference, of opposites and extremes, of wealth and poverty good and bad, beauty and ugliness. It is our varied world and it is yours. For you created it and through sent Jesus Christ, you redeem it".
#LectionaryPrayers for Proper 20 Year C, 21 September 2025
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/09/08/opening-prayer-for-proper-20-year-c-september-21-2025/
"The powers of evil led to the cross, yet the power of your love raised Christ from the dead". #LectionaryPrayers for October 19 2025 (Proper 24)
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/10/11/opening-prayer-for-proper-24-year-c-october-19-2025/
"We sing aloud, and shout for joy, to you, our Creator God. For you have created us, and your good earth, and the sea, and the sky, give us all that we need to live"
#LectionaryPrayers for Proper 17 Year C (August 31 2025)
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/08/22/opening-prayer-for-proper-17-year-c-august-31-2025/
"Creator God, in your great love
you created heaven and earth. You have gifted us a flourishing planet- a speck of green and blue in lifeless space"
#LectionaryPrayers for Proper 19 September 14 2025
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/09/01/opening-prayer-for-proper-19-year-c-september-14-2025/
"May we forsake greed and embrace generosity for the sake of him who became poor that we might be rich- Jesus Christ, your Son and our Saviour. Amen.
#LectionaryPrayers for Proper 21 Year C September 28 2025
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/09/15/opening-prayers-for-proper-21-year-c-september-28-2025/
'May we not be ashamed to confess our faith in Jesus Christ, and to serve our neighbours in love and in joy'
#LectionaryPrayers for Proper 22, 5 October 2025
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/09/16/opening-prayer-for-proper-22-year-c-october-5-2025/
I am on holiday this week, so there are currently #LectionaryPrayers for the next two Sundays on my website:
Sunday 28 September (Proper 21):
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/09/15/opening-prayers-for-proper-21-year-c-september-28-2025/
Sunday 5 October (Proper 22):
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/09/16/opening-prayer-for-proper-22-year-c-october-5-2025/
I hope they are useful to those leading worship!
"For the sake of your risen Son, grant, O God, that we might live as thankful people".
#LectionaryPrayers for Sunday October 12 2025 (Proper 23)
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/09/30/opening-prayers-for-proper-23-year-c-october-12-2025/
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No #LectionaryPrayers this weekend, but there's a choice of two for next weekend:
All Saints:
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/10/20/opening-prayers-for-sunday-after-all-saints-year-c-november-2-2025/
Proper 26:
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/10/20/opening-prayers-for-proper-26-year-c-november-2-2025/
For this Sunday, November 2, I have two sets of #LectionaryPrayers on my website-
All Saints:
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/10/20/opening-prayers-for-sunday-after-all-saints-year-c-november-2-2025/
Proper 26:
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/10/20/opening-prayers-for-proper-26-year-c-november-2-2025/
"God of love and justice, may we live as those forgiven and full of hope".
#LectionaryPrayers for Proper 28 (November17 2025)
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/11/03/opening-prayers-proper-28-november-16-2025/
"The weakness of the cross
is more powerful than all the hatred and evil in the world. For all that you have done for us in Christ we praise you and thank you". #LectionaryPrayers for Christ the King Year C (November 23, 2025)
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/11/08/opening-prayers-for-christ-the-king-year-c-november-23-2025/
I've got thoughts on Advent, the Lectionary, and parish practicalities- and here are my first Advent #LectionaryPrayers. What do you think?
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/11/14/advent-and-the-lectionary-a-different-approach/
"God of time and space, just when we think you are distant, uninvolved, remote, you come to us suddenly, when we least expect you"
#LectionaryPrayers for Advent 1, November 30 2025
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/11/14/opening-prayers-for-the-first-sunday-of-advent-year-a-november-30-2025/
"With people of all generations, we praise and magnify your name. For you are the God who reigns forever,
who keeps your promises to your faithful people"
#LectionaryPrayers for #Advent 3, December 14 2025
"Speak your eternal, living Word to us today, Lord. Speak to us as you spoke through John the Baptist: speak a Word which will recall us to ourselves".
#LectionaryPrayers for #Advent 2 (Sunday 7 December 2025)
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"God of wisdom
whose Spirit is at play in the world
to draw us more deeply
into the love of Christ".
#LectionaryPrayers for #Trinity Sunday, Year C (June 15 2025)
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/06/09/opening-prayers-for-trinity-sunday-year-c-june-15-2025/
Edited 175d ago
#God of grace, your Spirit call us ever onward in our journeys of faith. Open our hearts to hear your Word and give us courage to go where Christ calls us.
#LectionaryPrayers for #Easter6 (May 25 2025)
"For all that you have been and all that you are and all that you will be-
Alpha and Omega- we praise you, our God"
#LectionaryPrayers for #Easter5 Year C (May 18 2025)
"God of wind and fire, God of peace and truth, God whose power is unimaginable and whose love is unfathomable- on this Pentecost Sunday we gather to praise and worship you".
Opening Prayers for #Pentecost, Year C (June 8 2025)
#LectionaryPrayers
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/05/31/opening-prayers-for-pentecost-year-c-june-8-2025/
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'Risen and ascended Christ, to you belong all power and dominion'.
Opening Prayers for #Ascension Day or the Sunday After Ascension, Year C
#Easter7
#LectionaryPrayers
Prayers for #AscensionDay.
They can also be used on Sunday
#LectionaryPrayers
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/05/23/opening-prayers-for-ascension-day-or-the-sunday-after-ascension-year-c/
God of grace, you call us to participate in the kingdom of your Son, Jesus Christ, with deeds of mercy and love.
#LectionaryPrayers for Proper 10 Year C (July 13 2025)
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/07/07/opening-prayers-for-proper-10-year-c-july-13-2025/