Our monthly Prayer Diary is a prayer intention for every day of the month - and each month the focus changes.
If you want to print it out, the October 2026 edition can be found here.
The St John’s Parish Prayer 2026
You may wish to use this prayer daily as part of your rhythm of prayer.
Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people here at St John’s. As we seek to do your will, gives us ears to hear, eyes to see, wills to obey and hearts to love. Amen.
Corporate Daily Prayer at St John’s
We pray every day at 9.30am Monday to Friday for the life of the Parish. Everyone is welcome to join us.
Can we pray for you?
If you would like someone to pray for you, whatever it might be this can be done either as part of our worship or privately by our St Luke’s Prayer Cell. Do contact our Parish Administrator to be added to one of our prayer lists:
St John’s Prayer Diar
Welcome to our St John’s Prayer Diary with a prayer intention for every day of the month. The focus of our prayers for September is worship.
September
25. For our politicians to take Climate Change seriously.
26. Pray for all who care for our Church grounds. Why not take a moment to enjoy it next time you are at Church?
27. For churches to work together for real change in how we approach the environment.
28. For those who run, and work on, allotments and grow their own fruit and veg.
29. Give thanks for St Michael and All Angels, and all named after angels.
30. Pray for preparations for our Harvest Festival on 4th October 2026.
October
1. Giving thanks for our Head Server, Matt Barter.
2. For those who deacon at the Eucharist.
3. For those who read from the Bible during our services.
4. St Francis of Assisi, and his mission of peace,
5. For our Harvest Festival, especially Brownies who will assist us, and giving thanks for people’s generous donations.
6. Wiliam Tyndale, and his translation of the Bible so we can read it in English. Did you know 2026 is the 500th anniversary of his translation of the New Testament?
7. Those who lead our Intercessions at the Parish Eucharist.
8. For our Director of Music, Matt Harrison.
9. For all who sing in the Parish Choir
10. For our new Junior Choir, praying for new members.
11. Our wonderful team of servers.
12. For our Church warden and duty wardens who oversee worship
13. For our welcomers and sides people at our Parish Eucharist.
14. Those who livestream the Parish Eucharist so people can watch from home.
15. For Teresa of Avila. Why not find out a bit about her?
16. For those who operate the sound system at church so everyone can hear.
17. For those who have built St John’s in ages past, as a place to worship God.
18. Our Celebrating of St Luke the Evangelist today. Why not pick up his gospel and read the first chapter?
19. For the members of our St Luke’s Prayer Cell.
20. For those who help care for the fabric of St John’s
21. For our pattern of daily prayer, and all those who join us in Morning Prayer each weekday.
22. For all who preach and lead worship at St John’s, especially Readers, and a prayer for new Readers to be discerned.
23. Revd Tim, and all clergy who preside at the Eucharist.
24. For exploring ways to involve more people, especially young people, in worship
25. Bible Sunday today, and for reading our Bible more often.
26. For exploring new ways of worshiping God at St John’s, especially non-eucharistic worship.
27. For the worship at the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban.
28. Simon and Jude, Apostles. Why not find out about them?
29. Giving thanks for Martin Luther and his courage.
30. To find ways to worship God with other Christians in Harpenden.
31. For those who will gather at St John’s today to remember loved ones who have died.