We have started a monthly Prayer Diary. It has a prayer intention for every day of the month - and each month the focus changes.
If you want to print it out, the July 2026 edition can be found here.
The St John’s Parish Prayer 2026
You may wish to use this prayer daily as part of your rhythm of prayer.
Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people here at St John’s. As we seek to do your will, gives us ears to hear, eyes to see, wills to obey and hearts to love. Amen.
Corporate Daily Prayer at St John’s
We pray every day at 9.30am Monday to Friday for the life of the Parish. Everyone is welcome to join us.
Can we pray for you?
If you would like someone to pray for you, whatever it might be this can be done either as part of our worship or privately by our St Luke’s Prayer Cell. Do contact our Parish Administrator to be added to one of our prayer lists:
St John’s Prayer Diar
Welcome to our St John’s Prayer Diary with a prayer intention for every day of the month. The focus of our prayers for July is Vocations.
June
27. For Bishop Andrew Rumsey as he prepares to take up is role as the next Bishop of St Albans.
28. For all those who taught us the faith.
29. For Apostles Peter and Paul.
30. For the Bible, and that I might read it more often.
July
1. Give thanks for a God who calls each of us by name of follow him
2. To each baptised person, that they may know their part to play in the life of the Church
3. For Thomas the Apostle. Why not read John 20.24-29?
4. For the Diocesan Director of Ordinands, who helps oversee vocations in the St Albans Diocese.
5. For the team of Vocations Advisers.
6. Those who oversee Curacy Training, especially Em Coley, IME2 Officer.
7. That we might better recognise the vocations of the Laity, especially to leadership roles in the Church
8. Those who use their gifts to make music in Church
9. For those who are involved in the National Church with the selection of clergy.
10. Those with responsibility for discerning who will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury
11. For St Benedict, Patron of Europe. Why not find out something about the Rule of Benedict?
12. For Bishop Andrew Rumsey, the next Bishop of St Albans
13. That we might pray for our own Vocation
14. For those with vocations outside the church.
15. For current ordinands
16. Fo the Vocation of the whole church to be witness of God’s love
17. For more vocations to the priesthood
18. For more vocations to Lay Leaders of Worship
19. For the work of our Theological Colleges
20. For the vocation of family life
21. For all deacons, priests and bishops
22. For Mary Magdalene. Why not read Mark 16.1-8
23. For Vocations to the religious Life
24. For those with Birthdays in July
25. For James the Apostle, and for all undertaking a Pilgrimage
26. For the vocations of those who are retired
27. For more vocations to Reader Ministry, especially at St John’s
28. For our young people to explore their place with the church.
29. For Mary, Martha and Lazarus. Why not Read Luke 10:38-42
30. Thanks for William Wilberforce, and his part in the Abolition of Slavery.
31. For those preparing to go on Holiday and for rest.