·	Pray for those who are affected by the economic situation and face redundancy or unemployment.

·	For Gamblers Anonymous meeting in our church hall each Wednesday, and Over Eating Disorders anonymous meeting in our hall on Mondays and Thursdays. And for Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on Friday nights. For healing and freedom and that through our links the gospel may be known.

·	For all those involved pastoral care in the Parish in visiting, caring in fellowship groups, praying for the streets and delivering contact letters and for the development of a new ‘Working with Vulnerable Adults policy’

·	Please pray for others who have returned prayer request cards or have left requests in the book in the porch.

Ø	For those with mental illness and their loved ones who are affected

Ø	For all those who endure childlessness

Ø	For those in grief and bereavement

Ø	For those suffering the breakup of families.

Ø	For those who feel the pang of Loneliness

·	Pray for the occupants of new flats to be built next to Lockside Marina and the small businesses in Springfield Road, Hill Road South, Navigation Road and Byron Road.

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Pray also for the agencies in our parish that work for the good of the community,  Young people’s drug and alcohol awareness (Children’s Society),  Age Concern, Hearing Help Essex, Essex records office, Essex Environment Partnership, Changes drug counselling and needle exchange, Salvation Army charity shop, Alzheimer’s Society, lighthouse centre.

·	Pray also for the Springfield Park Baptist Church and Rev Roger Stark

·	For HMP Chelmsford Chaplaincy team,

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The Borough Council ‘master plan’ for the development of the town centre. One quarter of the proposals are located in our parish along the water front and Warf Road area as a ‘new retail and residential area’. Pray for those plans and for how we may respond as a church to the changes taking place in our parish