Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

On 10 February many Christians in Malta celebrate the Feast of the Shipwreck of St Paul, marking and giving thanks for the arrival of Christian faith on these islands. The reading from the Acts of the Apostles used for the feast is the text chosen for this year’s Week of Prayer.

Hospitality is a much needed virtue in our search for Christian unity. It calls us to a greater generosity to those in need. The people who showed unusual kindness to Paul and his companions did not yet know Christ, and yet it is through their unusual kindness that a divided people were drawn closer together. Our own Christian unity will be discovered not only through showing hospitality to one another, but also through loving encounters with those who do not share our language, culture or faith.

In such tempestuous journeys and chance encounters, God’s will for his Church and all people comes to fulfilment. As Paul will proclaim in Rome, this salvation of God has been sent to all peoples (see Acts 28:28).

Sat 18 Jan

Morning Prayer
08.15 | St Faith & St Laurence   

Mass
12.00 (noon) & 18.00 | St Mary’s

Sun 19 Jan

Local Church Services
St John’s Harborne
St Mary’s
St Faith & St Laurence
Oasis Church
Harborne Baptist Church
St Peter’s

Bring and Share Unity Lunch
12.30 | St Mary’s Parish Centre

Mon 20 Jan

Prayer
08.00 | St Mary’s

Prayer
08.15 | St Faith & St Laurence

Mass
08.30 & 12.00 (noon) | St Mary’s

Place of Welcome / Prayer Space  
11.00 - 13.00 | Harborne Baptist Church

Church Open for Prayer
08.00 - 16.00 | St Mary’s

Church Open for Prayer
09.00 - 18.00 | St Faith & St Laurence

Tue 21 Jan

Prayer
08.00 | St Mary’s

Prayer
08.15 | St Faith & St Laurence

Mass
08.30 & 12.00 (noon) | St Mary’s

Place of Welcome / Prayer Space  
11.00 - 13.00 | Harborne Baptist Church

Church Open for Prayer
08.00 - 16.00 | St Mary’s

Church Open for Prayer
09.00 - 18.00 | St Faith & St Laurence

Wed 22 Jan

Prayer
08.00 | St Mary’s

Prayer
08.15 | St Faith & St Laurence

Mass
08.30 & 12.00 (noon) | St Mary’s

Holy Communion
10.00 | St Peter’s

Holy Communion
11.00 | St Faith & St Laurence

Contemplative Service
19.30 | St Peter’s

Church Open for Prayer
08.00 - 16.00 | St Mary’s

Church Open for Prayer
09.00 - 18.00 | St Faith & St Laurence

Thu 23 Jan

Prayer
08.00 | St Mary’s

Prayer
08.15 | St Faith & St Laurence

Mass
08.30 & 12.00 (noon) | St Mary’s

Prayer Group
10.30 - 12.00 (noon) | Oasis Church

Midweek Service
10.30 | St John’s at Quinborne Centre

Church Open for Prayer
08.00 - 16.00 | St Mary’s

Church Open for Prayer
09.00 - 18.00 | St Faith & St Laurence

Fri 24 Jan

#Pray24Brum
08.00 - 20.00 (Drop in) | Quaker Meeting House, Bull St, B4 6AF
See full agenda for the day

Prayer
08.00 | St Mary’s

Mass
08.30 & 12.00 (noon) | St Mary’s

Morning Prayer
09.00 | St Peter’s

Church Open for Prayer
08.00 - 16.00 | St Mary’s

Church Open for Prayer
09.00 - 18.00 | St Faith & St Laurence

Sat 25 Jan

#Pray24Brum
08.00 - 20.00 (Drop in) | Quaker Meeting House, Bull St, B4 6AF
See full agenda for the day
(Harborne Churches leading an hour of prayer at 10.00)

Morning Prayer
08.15 | St Faith & St Laurence   

Mass
12.00 (noon) & 18.00 | St Mary’s

Church Open for Prayer
10.30 - 16.00 | St Mary’s