2022 is a special year for World Day of Prayer in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This year, we have prepared the World Day of Prayer service.

It has been both challenging and rewarding to write about the three countries that make up our area: our landscape. We use our Bible text: “I know the plans I have for you,” from Jeremiah to reflect on some of the issues facing us today: poverty, domestic abuse and disability, finding hope in difficult situations and encouragement in the help we can give to each other.

World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical organisation which enables women all over the world to share the ideas and concerns of the writing country.

Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland services will take place in large urban centres, and in remote village churches. A local service is at Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse on Friday, 4th March at 11 am.