Education Sunday

EDUCATION SUNDAY is coming up - SUNDAY 16th FEBRUARY.

It is a national day of prayer and celebration for everyone involved in the world of education promoted by Churches Together in England.

For more than 100 years there has been an annual recognition of Education Sunday in England and Wales (traditionally on the ninth Sunday before Easter).

Please could you consider taking time in your church services and on your own/in groups on that day to pray for your local schools, the children and people working in schools.

Have a look at the Education Sunday and other websites for more information and ideas:

http://www.educationsunday.org.uk

http://www.christian-teachers.org.uk/pages/educationsunday

http://www.bristolnetworks.org.uk/Articles/381017/Home/Home_Articles/Current_Events/Sun_16_Feb.aspx

The CROSS initiative (Churches Reaching Out Serving Schools) are encouraging you to use Education Sunday as a time to commit to praying for your local school(s) for a year.  To help you in this, some creative ideas for focused prayer in each month have been compiled on this PDF leaflet - Click Here Feel free to/Please - print off a copy for everyone in your congregation!

Check out the CROSS website for more information and contact details:

http://www.crossinitiative.info

More ideas and resources to support you in prayer for your local school are available from Pray for Schools. Check out their website:

http://www.prayforschools.org/

We would love to hear that you are praying for your local school! Please let us know that you are praying by contacting jonathanlee a_t mullers d_o_t org, and share your news and stories of answered prayer.

Join with Christians across the Bristol region as we seek to see ‘every school a prayed for school’!

“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervour, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:11-12 (NIV)