Intercessions.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 3, 1 September 1922, Page 405

Intercessions.

Let us pray for: — The Church throughout the world. The Church m New Zealand. The Bishops and Clergy. The Board of Missions. The Church Congress of 1923. The Church m this Diocese. The Bishop arid Clergy. The women workers. The Chapter of the Diocese. • The Standing Committee and all -B_p'ards "of Trustees. iClip Schools Established, m. -this : TeAute. College. rHukafere School. . : ■Waerenga-a-hika: School. ■ St. Winifred's School. The Mission Hanses. . .^hakarewarewa (Miss Seth Smith and helpers). Ruatoki (Miss Hare). Tokomaru (Miss Davis). ....*' .-M^nAjtuke (Miss, Bulstro.de). Te Hauke (Miss Aplin). .'

The Diocesan Institutions. St. Mary's Home, Napier (Nurse Carter and helpers). St. Hilda's Home, Otane (Miss Waller and helpers). Deaconess House, Hastings (Deaconess' Esther Brand and students).. G.F.S. Hostel, Napier. Organisations Established m the Diocese. The Church of England Men's Society. The .Girls' Friendly Society. The Mothers' Union. The N.Z. Anglican Bible Class Union. The Officials <)f the Diocese. SPECIAL ' INTERCESSIONS. For a peaceful settlement of affairs m Ireland. . . . For the unemployed m New Zealand and injEngland. /FprVtiie woi^"gf ;building thenew Schoolroom at Te Aute., ..For the guidance of the Holy Spirit for those who are responsible for the education of the children of . K«w Zealand,, • _ '\ ;;^,,^^^^,^r

* That the way may be opened for the teaching of the Scriptures- in the State Schools. ' For unity of purpose amongst all Christian ! people. •.'■■■■■ :' " ■For those being prepared for Confirmation m the Cathedral, St. Augustine's and other pai-ishes. ''":■ For the forthcoming Synod,- that all its deliberations "and act's may abound to God 's glory ■ and the good of His Church. •'-■■■■■ - • For' the Jubilee of Te Aute College, that God niay bless its commemoration and other services to be held on September 9th. ; - For the Synod. 0 Lord God Almighty, Father: of Light and Fountain of _ all. / Wisdom, we humbly beseech Thee that Thy Holy Spirit may lead into all the truth, and guide the counsels pf Thy servants m the 'Synod 6f this Diocese. Grant them grace with unity to think and. do . such things as shall, tend, most to Thy glory, and the good of Thy Holy Church, Direct and . prosper, we : pray Thee,:, all th,eir t consultations, and further them with

Thy continual help, that Thy Church may joyfully serve Thee m all godly quietness, through Jesus Christ o»r Lord. Amen. For Light. 0 God at whose commanding word light first sprang .from darkness, we pray for the spreading of that light till the day break and the shadows flee away. Send light into our inmost souls we pray, lest some cherished sin shut Thine ears to our prayer. Let the sunshine of Thy love stir our sterile natures into fruitfulness and win from our stubborn soil a plenteous harvest of heavenly, grain. Illumine the unknown tracts of our natures that hidden. powers may come to light and yield their service to Thy kingdom. Shed light upon the dark places of the earth that the. habitations of violence • may be destroyed, let. human misery melt away before the rising of the sun of Righteousness. Grant light upon the. problems . that perplex the mind of men, dispel the night of doubt and fear,, and for the eyes that wait may morning dawn,, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Intercession at Holy Communion. (English Hymnal, 308). Father, see Thy children, bending 1 at Thy throne, Pleading here the Passion of Thine only Son, ' ■ . . Pleading here before Thee all His. dying Love, As He pleads it ever m the Courts above. Not for our wants only we this offering 1 plead, But for all. Thy children who Thy mercy need. Bless Thy people, win Thy "wandering sheep, . Keep the. Souls departed who m Jesus sleep. .. • For Jerusalem and the East Mission. 0 God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour: We beseech Thee to direct and prosper the mission . of Thy Church amongst the people of Thy land; that they may. . seek Thy salvation, and attain tothe inheritance of Thy promises. ' Let Thy continual pity cleanse aud .defend the branches of Thy Cathplic

Church; arid grant that, walking m the light of Thy Truth, we may come together into .that Unity which Thy Son has declared to be His Will: to Whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be glory, m . the . Church, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Governor and Parliament (during the Session). Almighty God, from whom all power is derived, we humbly beseech Thee to bless Thy servant the Governor of this Dominion. Enlighten him with Thy grace, encompass him with Thy tfavor, and grant that he may use the authority which our Sovereign Lord the King hath committed into his hands with jiflfcice and mercy, according to Thy Holy will. Give Thy blessing, also, we pray Thee, to the Parliament now m session; direct '•their consultations to the advancement of Thy glory, the good of- Thy Church, and the welfare of this people. Hear us, 0 Merciful Father, for the sake of Jesus . Christ, Thy •Son, pur Lord. Amen.