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.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023

Saturday 21 to Saturday 28 January

The Week of Prayer is international and offers local opportunities to meet and pray
with fellow Christians of different denominations. The theme this year is
Be-Longing: Praying for Unity amidst Injustice.

For this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity we are guided by the churches of Minneapolis as we seek to explore how the work of Christian unity can contribute to the promotion of racial justice across all levels of society. Through this resource, the CTBI writers’ group has also focussed our attention on the 30th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, which we mark in 2023. The work of restoring hope through justice undertaken in Stephen’s memory continues to inspire and change lives for the better.

As we join with other Christians around the world for the Week of Prayer we pray that our hearts will be open to see and hear the many ways in which racism continues to destroy lives, and to discern the steps we can take as individuals and communities to heal the hurts and build a better future for everyone.

The Week of Prayer is an annual worldwide event. It is a great joy to meet with
members of other churches; please come to as many of these days as you can.

For Sudbury & District:

Day 1: Saturday 21st January, 8 – 9:30 am, Prayer Breakfast at All Saints’, Sudbury

Day 2: Sunday 22nd January, 6:30 pm, United Service at St Gregory’s.
            Speaker: Joel Taylor, Senior Pastor, Stour Valley Vineyard Church

Day 3: Monday 23rd January, 12:30, All Saints’ Church Hall (short service + light lunch)

Day 4: Tuesday 24th January, 12:30, Cornard Christian Fellowship (short service, light lunch)

Day 5: Wednesday 25th January, 12:30, Lavenham Church (short service + light lunch)

Day 6: Thursday 26th January, 7 for 7.30pm, Open Forum, Stour Valley Vineyard, Tudor Rd.
            Sara Merritt will talk about “Rising Hope” and “Fairtrade”

Day 7: Friday 27th January, 12:30, Sudbury Catholic Church (short service + light lunch)

Day 8: Saturday 28th January, 8 – 9:30 am, Prayer Breakfast at Sudbury Baptist Church

Refreshments will be provided after most services.

For those leading worship and for those wishing to follow each day’s theme at home,
the material for the eight days can be downloaded from www.ctbi.org.uk .

This information can be downloaded as an A4 page here .

There is also a poster