At the NCCA
Prayer Points
NCCA Ecumenical Prayer Cycle
The staff of the NCCA pray on the first working day of each week for the member churches, other ecumenical councils and also the countries identified in the WCC Ecumenical Prayer Cycle. Churches, congregations and individuals are invited to use the NCCA Ecumenical Prayer Cycle .the people in the Horn of Africa
Gracious and Holy God,
You are our strength and our refuge.
In days of old you provided water and manna,
for those in the wilderness.
Today your people in the Horn of Africa,
are threatened by famine and drought.
In your great mercy provide food, water and shelter,
for these your people.
the people of Haiti
the people of Haiti are reeling from the devastation that took place on Monday, 11 January 2010 (Hatian time). This is being recorded as the worst earthquake (estimated at 7.0) in the region in more than 200 years. The epi-centre was just outside of the capital of Port-au-Prince.
The NCCA's Act for Peace along with endless numbers of aid agencies are working to bring water, food and peace to the region.
Please pray for the people of Haiti, the foreign and domestic aid workers and all those in Australia and overseas who are lending a hand to allieviate the suffering of this disaster.
the people of the Middle East
the people of the Middle East
........concerns for Gaza and the Holy Land
Media Release - Holy Fire Saturday
concerns for Iraq
(Click here to view the statement of Australian Heads of Churches.)
concerns for Egypt Media Release - Horrific Attack on Christians
Historic Day for Coptic Christians
the people of Pakistan Sri Lanka and Burma
the people of Pakistan
the people of Sri Lanka
the people of Burma
........Click here to view the NCCA Christian World Service response to the situation in Burma.
........Click here to view a letter from the General Secretary.
........Click here to view some suggested prayers.)
the people of Samoa, the Philippines and Indonesia
Holy God,
It is with shock and sorrow that we bring our prayers this day.
We pray for the people of the Asia - Pacific region
Who struggle in the face of three natural disasters,
Flooding, a tsunami in the Pacific and earthquakes.
Read more: the people of Samoa, the Philippines and Indonesia
the people of Mumbai and Orissa, India
the people of Mumbai and Orissa, India (Click here to view a letter from the NCCA to the NCCI.)