All Saints’ Prayer Chain comprises two small groups of people dedicated to praying for those in crisis or emergency of whatever sort, and to remembering before God the bishop and the Convocation, clergy, vestry, people, missions, and commissions of this parish.

Those responding to emergency prayer requests keep in contact through private email or personal phone calls. We do not leave messages on answerphones or pass them on to third parties. Confidentiality is taken extremely seriously as a way of protecting those who entrust themselves to us. We pray individually as we are moved: how we can, not how we can’t; at no special time of day; to no prescribed rule other than that of total commitment. Those of us involved have found a freedom and a joy in praying this way, which has enlarged our hearts and enabled us to face and pray for heartrending situations, often over long periods of time and with difficult outcomes.

The Cycle of Prayer is a support group of members of the prayer chain by people who feel particularly called to pray for the work of the church and its missions. It is divided into seven columns covering all aspects of our common life and is usually prayed a column a day throughout the week, ensuring that all our endeavors are constantly uplifted to the Lord. Closer attention to this document will show the many facets of our small community and the breadth of our interests and concerns. Each entry here reflects the ministry of individual or small groups of parishioners, even though their names are not listed.