The aims of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity are:

°  To pray as Christ prayed ‘That they may be one’.

°  To pray for the unity of all Christian people as we share in Christ’s ministry.

The Week of Prayer offers opportunities to meet and pray with fellow Christians of different denominations.

The theme for 2010 is “You are Witnesses”. Resources for those leading a session, and for those who wish to follow the suggested reflections during the eight days, can be downloaded from Churches Together in Britain & Ireland.

In Sudbury, the week  runs from 16 to 23 January:

Day 1: Saturday 16 January, 8–9.30am, Prayer Breakfast at Suffolk Road Church

Day 2: Sunday 17 January at 6.30 pm, United Service at Our Lady & St John the Evangelist. Leader – Fr Peter Brett. Preacher – Rev’d John Boardman
Day 3: Monday 18 January at 12.30 pm, Lunchtime service at All Saints, Sudbury

Day 4: Tuesday 19 January at 12.30 pm, Lunchtime service at Living Waters Fellowship
Day 5: Wednesday 20 January at 12.30 pm, Lunchtime service at St Gregory’s, Sudbury
Day 6: Thursday 21 January at 12.30 pm, Lunchtime service at Salvation Army
Day 7: Friday 22 January at 12.30 pm, Lunchtime service at United Reformed Church.

Day 8: Saturday 23 January 8-9.30am, Prayer Breakfast at St Andrew’s, Great Cornard.

Soup and rolls will be available after the lunchtime services on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, there will be tea and coffee, and people are welcome to bring a packed lunch.

Neville ( Neville.Andrews@salvationarmy.org.uk ) asks “ If folk can let us know they are coming that will help to know numbers to cater for. “