THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT PETER IN EXETER

PRAYERS FOR THE CATHEDRAL:
ITS PEOPLE AND ITS WORK

O God, the King of glory,
• who art ever adored by thy holy angels,
• yet delightest in the praises of the sons of men:
• Prosper with thy blessing we beseech thee, the work of ourCathedral Church;
• that they who minister or worship therein may offer unto thee
• true and laudable service, for thy honour and glory;
• through Jesus Christ our Lord.

O God our heavenly Father,
• make the doors of our Church wide enough to receive all who
• need human love and fellowship and a Father's care,
• and narrow enough to shut out all envy, pride and uncharitableness.
• Here may the tempted find succour,
• and the sorrowing receive comfort;
• here may the careless be awakened to repentance,
• and the penitent be assured of thy mercy;
• and here may all thy children renew their strength in thee
• and go on their way rejoicing;
• through Jesus Christ our Lord.

PRAYER AND INTERCESSION

We pray daily for the unity of the Church and for the work we share as Christians Together in England, and especially in Devon and in the centre of Exeter. One of the leading parts of the vocation of the Cathedral is to maintain regular intercession for a variety of causes: of the Church, national, international and local. These are covered on a monthly basis and at present the subjects are:

The World

1. Her Majesty's Government
2. Parliament, especially the Members for Devon Constituencies
3. Political Parties
4. The Commonwealth
5. The European Community
6. The United Nations Organisation
7. Disarmament
8. Race Relations
9. World Leaders
10. Diplomats
11. Economists
12. The Lord Lieutenant of Devon
13. County and District Councils
14. Trade Unions
15. Civil Servants
16. Education, especially the Director of Education for Devon
17. Public Services
18. Social Services
19. Industry
20. Agriculture
21. Fisheries
22. The Merchant Navy and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
23. Judges and Magistrates
24. The Police and Prison Service
25. The Army, especially the Devon and Dorset Regiment
26. The Royal Navy, especially H.M.S. Exeter
27. The Royal Air Force
28. The Press
29. Radio and Television
30. Sport
31. Voluntary Services

The Local Community

1. The Mayor of Exeter
2. The City Council
3. All who work in the Civic Centre
4. Exeter College
5. Exeter University
6. The Chamber of Commerce
7. Exeter and Maynard Schools
8. St Margaret's and St Wilfrid's Schools
9. St Peter's High School
10. County Schools
11. Independent Schools
12. Youth Organisations
13. All working in and for the Arts
14. Northcott Theatre
15. Dean and Chapter
16. The Organists
17. Deputy Priest Vicars
18. Chapter Clerk and Office Staff
19. Surveyor and Works Staff
20. The Friends, especially the Young Friends
21. Exeter Cathedral Preservation Trust
22. Virgers and Servers
23. Cathedral Choir
24. Voluntary Choir and Bellringers
25. Duty Chaplains
26. Stewards and Sidesmen
27. Tapisers, Florists and Dusters
28. The Cathedral School
29. Visitors
30. The Congregation and Prayer and Discussion Groups
31. Cathedral Fellowship and Social Committee

The Needy

1. Hospitals, especially the Royal Devon and Exeter and other hospitals in Exeter
2. Prisoners, especially those in H.M. Prison, Exeter
3. The Red Cross
4. St. John Ambulance
5. Church Army
6. The mentally handicapped and mentally ill
7. The unemployed
8. Those with marital difficulties
9. Orphans
10. The elderly
11. The blind
12. The deaf
13. The autistic
14. Epileptics
15. The physically handicapped
16. General Practitioners
17. Surgeons and Consultants
18. Nurses
19. Dentists
20. The Samaritans
21. Alcoholics, especially those treated in or working for the "59 Centre"
22. Shilhay and The Palace Gate Centre
23. The bereaved
24. The persecuted
25. Racial minorities
26. Victims of violent crimes and victim support groups
27. The dying and Hospiscare
28. Refugees
29. The starving
30. The ill-housed
31. Unbelievers and lapsed communicants

The names of individuals for whom prayer is requested should be given to any member of the Cathedral clergy for inclusion in the daily intercession.

Each day Dioceses are prayed for according to the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, whilst the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer provides a parish or group of parishes for intercession. These details are published in the Diocesan News.

The Lady Chapel is reserved for private prayer. The Chapel of St Andrew and St Catherine has been designated as a chapel for "Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation" to be a focal point for these concerns. The Blessed Sacrament is reserved in the Chapel of St Gabriel.

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