40 Days of Prayer & House of Keys General Election

Forty Days of Prayer started on 14th September, to pray for our Island and our world.

As part of a call to 40 days of prayer which began with Global 24-7 and runs through to the National Week of Prayer 10-18th October we invite you to join in praying now for our House of Keys General Election, especially for candidates standing in your local constituency.

Church prayer groups are encouraged to focus their prayers this week on the election, praying for Tynwald and our national life. As well as praying for the election, we will pray afterwards for those who are elected, and also those who offered themselves but were not elected.

For the Forty Days of Prayer, some churches and chapels across the island are open for prayer on various days.  This leaflet gives details of some other opportunities to pray together or at home.
Prayer groups or one-off prayer meetings during the National Week of Prayer in October are invited to register this on the National Week of Prayer website.  If you can’t hold your own prayer meeting you can go to the website and find a prayer meeting you and others can join. The website also gives details of resources and ideas for prayer.
The Prayer Room at St John’s Mill Conference Centre will be open most days, including particularly the evening of Sunday 20th September and morning to evening on Monday 21st September.
Day of Atonement – a call for the Church to pray for 24hrs from 8pm Sunday to 8pm Monday.
St John’s Mill Prayer Room will be open
  • Sunday evening 20.00 to 22.00
  • Monday 09.30 to 20.00

 

The Parish Church of St George & All Saints in Douglas is open daily from 15th to 30th September, 09.30 to 19.00 for prayer, including prayer for candidates and constituencies, with a display of all this year’s House of Keys candidates.