Women's World Day of Prayer 2012
Friday 2 March 2012 -
Let
Justice Prevail
Epsom - 10:30am - Epsom Methodist
Church, Epsom
The Speaker will be
Rev Anne Rusbridge from Ryelands Methodist Home for the Aged
Ryelands Methodist Home for the Aged, Wallington consists of four units: Ryelands, Brookands, Newlands and Moorlands to provide homes
for elderly people with differing needs
Also this Year a 7.00 pm Evening Service at the Baptist
Church, Epsom
The Speaker will be
Paul Tepre - Reflection on the theme 'Let Justice
Prevail'
This year material written by the women of
Malaysia.
- Background to
Malaysia..........here.
These Services are open
to all, it is not restricted to the Ladies!
Women's World Day of Prayer 2011
Friday 4 March 2011 -
How
many Loaves have You
Epsom - 10:30am - Christ Church, Epsom
The Speaker will be Avril Shipton
3.30 - 4.30 pm Tea and Bible study will be led
by Pam Buckingham
5.00 pm Evening Prayer Service
This year material written by the women of
Chile.
- Background to
Chile..........here.
This Service is open
to all, it is not restricted to the Ladies!
Enough for All but we have to Share
An
ecumenical group of women from Chile prepared a service which sought to
acknowledge the difficulties of life in their country rejoice in its
diversity of people and terrain and seek hope for the future in a more
just sharing of resources. It was of course written before the major
events last year of the earthquake in February and the mining accident
in August.
A
special thank you to Avril Shipton who very ably reflected on the theme
“How many loaves have you?” and to husband Martin who supported
with an inspiring power-point slide presentation.
Many
stayed for coffee and enjoyed Chilean muffins, some saying they felt
that it had been one of the best WWDP Services they had attended in
recent times.
Pam
Buckingham led a very thought-provoking Bible Study in the afternoon and
the day ended beautifully with Evening Prayer in the Memorial Chapel.
Jo Woolfe
Chairman and Secretary: - Clare Preston from St Barnabus Church
Women's World Day of Prayer 2010
Friday 5 March 2010 -
Let Everything that has
Breath Praise God
Epsom - 10:30am - Venue:
St Barnabas Church, Temple Road,
Epsom, Surrey
The Speaker will be Mrs Trish Heywood.
2010 Report ...............here
Refreshments afterwards. A crèche will be available
for the morning Service.
The church will be open all day for anyone to
come in and pray or to find out more about Cameroon.
3.30 - 4.30 Tea and Bible study, 5pm Evening
Prayer ,7pm Communion Service
7.30 Coffee followed by. A time of *Prayer and Reflection*
led by Rev Sue Bull.
This Service is open
to all, it is not restricted to the Ladies!
Cameroon
This year material written by the women of
Cameroon.
- Background to
Cameroon..........here.
Women's World Day of Prayer 2009
Friday 6 March 2009 -
In Christ there are
many members but one Body.
This Service is open
to all, it is not restricted to the Ladies!
Epsom - 10:30am - Venue: St Martin of
Tours Church,
Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17
4PX, GB.......map
here.
Speaker : Mrs Andrea
West of The Brigitte Trust
The Brigitte Trust is an
independent registered charity with 25 years experience,
offering emotional support and practical help at home to people
facing life-threatening illness. The Trust is based in Dorking
and offers its free volunteer service across Surrey. Although
not a nursing service, we can offer valuable support:-
Emotional support
Transport to hospital
appointments
Sitting with a family member
whilst a carer takes a break
Collecting children from school
Walking the dog
Shopping
Collecting prescriptions
more information about the The
Brigitte Trust is on their website below:-
http://www.brigittetrust.org/tbt/index.aspx?pageID=928
Leader of the Service Mrs Glenys
Scadden.
This Service will be followed
by refreshments at the rear of the Church
At 4.00pm Tea will be served then Pam
Buckingham of Christ Church will lead the Bible study, Canon Adrian
Esdaile will conduct a short act of Worship, Prayer and Reflection
between 7.00pm - 7.45 pm to conclude the day, after this please leave
the Church promptly as the St Martin of Tours Choir will be
transferring to the Church at 8pm for practice.
St Martin of Tours Church will remain
open all day for prayer.
2009 Report ...............here
This year material written by the women of
Papua New Guinea.
- Background to
Papua New Guinea.........here.
Women's World Day of Prayer 2008
Friday 7 March 2008 - God's Wisdom
Provides New Understanding
Epsom - 10:00am - Venue: St Joseph’s
Catholic Church, St Margaret Drive, off Dorking Road, Epsom
Speaker is Rev. Valerie Pitt
Valerie has lived in Epsom
since 1978 and until her ordination in 2005 worshipped at
Christ Church Epsom Common. She is currently Curate at St
Andrew’s Church in Oxshott.
Valerie has experienced some of
the challenges of living in a third world country, having
spent over a year in Pakistan with a young baby in the
1980s, when her husband, John, was working on a project to
construct a dam on the River Indus.
Epsom - 8:00pm - Venue: St
Barnabas Church, Temple Road, Epsom
Speaker is Mrs Rosemary Gooding
Rosemary is a Mothers’ Union
commissioned speaker and was the Diocesan Leader of the
Prayer & Spirituality Unit until the end of 2006 (for 6
years) and also produced the Mothers’ Union News & Prayer
booklet for about 16 years.
2008 Report ...............here
If you are visiting St Barnabas you
maybe interested in the East End Picture and artist..........more.
Women's World Day of Prayer is a global,
ecumenical movement of informed prayer and prayerful action, organised
and led by Christian women who call the faithful together on the first
Friday in March each year to observe a common day of prayer and who, in
many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and service.
The service is written by a different
country each year and that country then becomes the focus of the world's
prayers on the day itself, which begins as dawn breaks over the islands
of Tonga in the Pacific and continues across each continent until the
last services of this special day are held back in the Pacific, on the
islands of Samoa, circling the world in prayer for 36 hours.
The
symbol of the Women's World Day of Prayer was designed by an Irish nun
in 1982 and adapted as the international logo.
The design comprises arrows converging from
the four points of the compass, four figures kneeling in prayer, the
Celtic cross and a circle representing the world and our unity through
all our diversity.
The world day of prayer worship service has a special annual theme which
has been developed by women of a different country each year. a national
committee then prepares an order of service on that theme.
Year, Theme, Writer
2008, God's Wisdom Provides
New Understanding, Guyana
2009 ,
In Christ there are
many members but one Body,
Papua New Guinea
2010, Let Everything that has
Breath praise God, Cameroon
2011, How many Loaves have
You, Chile
2012, Let Justice Prevail,
Malaysia
2013, I was a stranger and
you welcomed Me, France
2014, Streams in the desert,
Egypt
2015, Jesus said to them: "Do
you know what I have done to you?"", The Bahamas
This year material written by the women of
Guyana. - Background to Guyana......................