Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement, which invites Christians around the world to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus Christ. What started out as an invitation from the Archbishops’ of Canterbury and York in 2016 to the Church of England has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer.

The hope is that:

• people will commit to pray with God’s worldwide family - as a church, individually or as a family;
  
• churches will hold prayer events, such as 24-7 prayer, prayer stations and prayer walks, across the UK and in other parts of the world;
  
• people will be empowered through prayer by the Holy Spirit, finding new confidence to be witnesses for Jesus Christ.
  

What are we doing at St Michael's?

How can I get involved?

1. Prayer walk near you - There is a sign-up sheet in St Michael's listing all the roads in Bishop's Cleeve and Woodmancote. Simply put your name next to your own road or any that you'd like to pray for. Then, each day, walk along the road and pray for the people living and working there, or you can pray from home if you are unable to get out. Please d ownload the advice and tips sheet on how to get the best out of your walk or view them on the website.
2. Pray for 5 friends or family members to know God.
3. Pray through the Daily Reflections 'Nine Days of Prayer' Booklet.
4. Pray with your Small Group.
5. Pray in your youth group (Wha+ever).
6. Pop in to church and pray (see ChurchWatch for opening times - w/c 29th May is Week 1 rota).
7. Pray at home, individually or as a family. There are lots of excellent resources for praying as an individual or family on the Thy Kingdom Come website.

What to pray
You can pray however you wish, but here's an example to help you:

Loving Father,
In the face of Jesus Christ
your light and glory have blazed forth.
Send your Holy Spirit that I may share with my friends [N. & N.]
the life of your Son and your love for all.
Strengthen me as a witness to that love
as I pledge to pray for them,
for your name’s sake. Amen.

Share your prayer #Pledge2Pray
You can use social media to 'Pray It – Picture It – Post It' on the Thy Kingdom Come website prayer wall. If you want to get your images ready in advance, here's a list of the themes. Remember to use images and phrases that resonate with #Pledge2Pray and:

Just use #Pledge2Pray and a hashtag for the prayer of the day. Make sure there is a space between the tags, for example: #Pledge2Pray #ToJesus.

On Facebook, go to the ThyKingdomCome page and post to the Timeline using #Pledge2Pray and the tag of the day, for example #Pledge2Pray #Celebrate. Make sure your post is set to 'public', or we can’t see it!

Visit: www.instagram.com/Pledge2Pray
Visit: www.twitter.com/thykingdom_come
Visit: www.facebook.com/ThyKingdomComeUK

Please email our Prayer Chain if you would like more information, see our page on Praying Together , or visit thykingdomcom.global