St Laurence Prayer Calendar 2021 Psalm127.1  Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain. Lord, we thank you for past generations who have built and preserved St Laurence Church. Grant us unity in your vision of how it should be renewed to continue to witness to your saving love. Grant us, too, the patient courage to take forward your vision; we ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen Psalm 90.17 May the gracious favour of the Lord our God be upon us; prosper our handiwork; O prosper the work of our hands. Day of the month Topics a) Church related b) Pastoral Centre and local c) People who surround us 1st a) Churchwardens b) Community Payback teams c) Travel by air – air crew, maintenance, luggage handlers, airport staff 2nd a) PCC b) Eco Centre and Community Gardens: Masefield, Allan’s Cross etc c) Food production and processors – agriculture, horticulture, stock raising, cleaning, wrapping, cooking, freezing, packaging 3rd a) Holy Dusters and Caretaker b) Global Express (Logistics Company with offices in PC) c) Charity organisations and museum and art gallery – volunteers, paid staff 4th a) Keble College, Oxford (our Patron) b) Railway Club c) Home-makers – parents, child minders, carers, cleaners, DIY 5th a) Safeguarding team b) Northfield Community Partnership c) Hospitals and GP’s – doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, dentists, receptionists, administration, cleaners 6th a) Choir and Organists b) CASBA (Advocacy charity for adults with learning difficulties) c) Print Media – Newspapers, magazines, books – writers, printers, editors 7th a) Intercessors, Sunday and Wednesday Readers b) St Laurence Infant & Junior School, pupils, staff and governors c) Manufacturers – Owners, managers, operatives, craft workers 8th a) Social and Fund-raising committee members b) KUMON Maths, St Laurence Safe Spaces & after school clubs c) Travel by sea – container ships, fishing fleet, cargo ships, cruise liners, port authority, coast guard 9th a) Parish Administrator & Treasurer b) Northfield Revealed Church – Community Project c) Local authority workers and staff – rubbish collection, road cleaning, park maintenance, council tax, children and old people social workers 10th a) Liturgical Colour changers and Linen washers b) St Laurence Scout Group and other local Guides & Scouts c) Schools, play groups and nurseries, universities and colleges – teachers, technicians, administrators, cleaners, staff, assistant staff, organisers, governors 11th a) Grave-diggers and Churchyard gardeners b) Northfield Library and Institute of Adult Education c) Young people – Babies, children, youths, teenagers, those with learning difficulties. 12th a) Servers & those who administer Holy Communion b) Churches belonging to the Kings Norton Sub-Deanery c) Small service businesses - builders, plumbers and electricians, gardeners and window cleaners 13th a) Sunday & Tuesday coffee teams & Grid Iron b) Allotments – Tinkers Farm and Wychall Lane c) Carers and care home staff – cooks, carers, volunteers, cleaners, maintenance, management. 14th a) Saturday Church Open & Places of Welcome b) Foster Carers Group c) Travel by land – truck, car and van drivers, bus & train drivers, road and rail maintenance, station & service-station staff, 15th a) Health and safety team and Maintenance team b) Schools – The Edge, Belfield (Infants and Juniors), Victoria, Longwill, James Brindley c) Prison system – prison officers, probation officers, prisoners, police officers. 16th a) Our clergy and vocations to ordained ministry b) Victoria Common staff & friends, Sons of Rest, Rea Valley and Merritts Brook parks c) Scientific research – biology and genetics, chemistry and pharmaceutics, physics and astronomy 17th a) Sunday School leaders & Rise and Shine b) Churches belonging to CTiN c) Judicial system – judges, lawyers, clerks, court officials, victim support, magistrates 18th a) Archbishops, bishops and Archdeacons b) Stay & Play Group, Baby Group and Local pre-school Nurseries c) Computers and electronics – help desks, software developers, systems designers 19th a) Gift Aid representative and Collection counters b) Masefield Community Hub (Overbury Estate) c) Workers in dangerous places - Miners and underground workers – Roofers and telephone engineers 20th a) Flower Guild b) Army cadets (Overbury Estate) c) Those with employment difficulties – retired, job-seekers, those disadvantaged in the job market and refugees 21st a) Mothers Union b) YMCA and Norwood House (run by Mind) c) Armed services – army, navy, air force, marines, sub-mariners, commandos 22nd a) Fabric committee & all working on the maintenance and improvement of the church and pastoral centre (Paid & voluntary) b) Keep fit clubs, Sliming clubs, healthy living groups and the swimming pool, leisure centre and gym c) Politicians and civil servants - national and international 23rd a) Bible Study and Fellowship Discussion Groups b) Job Centre, Talent match & others helping those looking for employment c) Financial system – banks, building societies, insurance, money lenders 24th a) Church publicity team b) Local Councillors and MP – Councillor Oliver Armstrong and Gary Sambrook MP c) Funeral Directors – embalmers, grave diggers, pall bearers, office staff, management 25th a) Spots b) Residential and Nursing Homes c) Animal carers – vets, farriers, horse and dog racing personnel, animal charities 26th a) Tower-bell ringers & Handbells b) ‘Sugarbabes’ (Cake decorating) and all engaged in creative activities c) Emergency services – ambulance, fire, police, lifeboats, mountain rescue, air ambulance 27th a) Sides-people and welcomers b) Local hotels and guest houses c) Theatre, TV, Films, Orchestras, Opera, Ballet and Groups – actors, wardrobe, scenery, writers, singers, musicians, technical staff 28th a) Look-out Group Leaders & their groups b) Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (Woodlands) c) Leisure industry - pubs and restaurants, clubs and associations – owners, managers, staff, cooks, cleaners 29th a) Worship committee members b) School Kit Parenting Course (church-school initiative) c) Shops, stores, stalls and supermarkets – owners, managers, serving staff, cleaners, stock staff 30th a) Lay Reader and vocations to this ministry b) South Birmingham Young Homeless Project: The Project c) Professional Sports – football, cricket, rugby, athletics, gymnastics, cycling, swimming etc. 31st a) Lay members of the congregation b) The church building and the sacraments c) Planners, architects and builders