Quiet January
We believe the Lord wants us to begin 2026 with a time of rest and a focus on prayer and seeking after God with great intentionality. We are a vibrant, growing, busy church and there is always a danger that we will become so busy doing things for God that we fail to ensure we are properly attending to our own inner lives and our relationship with Jesus. Remember Jesus is the one who tells us that we must abide in him if we are to bear fruit for the sake of the Kingdom. Our staff team and volunteer teams are amazing and consistently go above and beyond the call of duty in their service to the church (thank you for all you do for St Peter’s!).
To help us start this year with a focus on growing in intimacy with the Lord and trusting Him to continue to lead the church into growth, we are calling the church to enjoy a quieter January (one could describe it as a sabbatical month). This means that almost all groups and activities across the life of St Peter’s will not restart until the beginning of February. Instead of groups/activities taking place as normal, there will be opportunities for us to meet at the times groups would normally take place to pray for God’s blessing and favour on those ministry areas (find dates and times below). We are full of confidence that if we spend 1 month of the year dedicated to praying for ourselves and the life of the church, we will see much more fruit from 11 months of ministry than we otherwise would do from 12!
To be clear, our Sunday/midweek services will not be impacted by this - the one thing we definitely won’t stop is meeting to worship God! If anything, we hope we can all make it even more of a priority to be present in church on Sundays during this time. Likewise Life Groups will continue to meet if they choose to.
If you have a prayer need that you’d like our team to pray for please email us vicar@loudwater.org
To help you rest and pray in this season we have produced a prayer diary. You can download it below or pick up a hard copy from the back of church!
Monday 19th Jan 7:30pm - Church - AV/Sound/Livestream team
This is a chance for all our volunteers, who serve on all of our tech teams, to come together to pray for this ministry area
Tuesday 20th Jan 6-7:30 - Youth rooms - Youth
A time for our young people to come together to pray (11-18yr olds only). We’ll be praying for the ministry of St Peter’s, the leadership team, for each other and for our friends and family
Tuesday 20th Jan 6-7:30 - Church - Sunday Kids
This is a chance for any parents as well as volunteers, who serve on in our kids team, to come together to pray for our church family children
Thursday 22nd Jan 9-9:30am - Prayer room - &Rest Cafe
Open to all. Come and pray for our cafe volunteers, all who come to the cafe and for the Holy Spirit to guide all we do in 2026
Friday 23rd Jan 9:30am - Prayer room - Friday Friends
Open to all. Come and pray for our Friday Friends team and all of the parents, carers and children who attend our baby group
Friday 23rd Jan 5pm - OV Lounge - Friday Club
Open to all. Come and pray for our Friday Club team and all of the children who attend
Monday 26th Jan 7.30pm - online (Zoom) - Churchwide Prayer Zoom
Open to all. A time of prayer together for everything we do at St Peter's
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84934370816?pwd=FI7fAe3RR0uBAct2DPjrcYHE16XEzO.1
Meeting ID: 849 3437 0816
Passcode: 412312
Tuesday 27th Jan 6-7:30 - Youth rooms - Youth
A time for our young people to come together to pray (11-18yr olds only). We’ll be praying for the ministry of St Peter’s, the leadership team, for each other and for our friends and family
Tuesday 27th Jan 6-7:30 - Church - Children’s and families
Open to all, come and pray for our children’s and families ministry
Wednesday 28th January 11-11.30am - Church - Church Services/Service Leaders/Preachers
Come and pray for our church services, Sunday mornings, Prayer & Praise, Midweek services, and all those who lead and preach
Wednesday 28th Jan 7:45pm - Church - Worship team
If you are part of our worship team come along to spend time together as a team to worship and pray
Thursday 29th Jan 9-9:30am - Prayer room - &Rest Cafe
Open to all. Come and pray for our cafe volunteers, all who come to the cafe and for the Holy Spirit to guide all we do in 2026