Friday Focus

Friday Focus invites all Christians across the UK to pray on Fridays throughout 2007,
preparing the way for Hope 2008. More...

Hope Prayer Support 

We are trying to build a team of people across Greater Manchester to pray for specific HOPE events as they happen through the year. The idea is to have ongoing prayer at each venue.
Prayers will start an hour before the event and will go on all the way through to when it
finishes. Those interested can sign up to pray for 15, 30, 60 minutes or more.

We are believing God for many new people of all ages to respond to the gospel this year through
events such as Hope Unleashed, schools’ weeks and mission events. Our hope is to then see them discipled and part of a vibrant church in their area. In order for this to happen our level of prayer and
intercession for the lost has to increase. We need to have all these events soaked in prayer.

If you have a heart for prayer and would like to get involved in this exciting way of extending
God’s kingdom in Greater Manchester please contact:

James Aladiran
Hope Prayer Co-ordinator

Email: james.aladiran@message.org.uk

Phone: 07985 671 650

To download a flyer click here

2007 - A Year of Prayer and Preparation! 

The vision for Hope 2008 is to unite the whole church, for the whole nation, for a whole year... to do more, do it together and do it in word and deed. Wouldn't it be amazing to see this happen across the nation? How could this work in Greater Manchester?

Well, key to the success of this audacious vision is prayer and that's why we've set up this site to help saturate the whole of the 2007 year of preparation for an amazing year in 2008.

We're looking for 52 churches (or church groupings) to adopt one week of the year each, to set up a 24-7 prayer room and pray around the clock. Could you organise this? If so, pick a week and email: 24-7prayer@bigdeal.org.uk and we'll add your name after the week listed below. You can also use this email for any questions or ideas.

Each week runs from 7pm on Sunday through to 7pm the following Sunday.

Individual days run from 7pm to 7pm the following day.

Free downloadable resources to help you:

Download 'How to Organise 24-7 Prayer' Guidelines (PDF 114Kb)

Download 'Prayer Room Guidelines' (PDF 60Kb)

Download Prayer Rota Template (MS Word doc 185Kb)

Download December Prayer Points (PDF 196kb)

January
Week 1:
Mon 1 Jan - The Message
Tue 2 Jan - Walkden Congregational Church
Wed 3 Jan - Stockport Centre Church
Thu 4 Jan - All Saints, Marple
Fri 5 Jan - St John, Mossley and Sanctuary and New Testament of God
Sat 6 Jan - Chelwood Baptist Church
Sun 7 Jan - Altrincham Methodist Church

Week 2:
Mon 8 Jan - Openshaw Salvation Army
Tue 9 Jan - Messianic Jews
Wed 10 Jan - Stockport Salvation Army
Thu 11 Jan - Wigan Salvation Army
Fri 12 Jan - South Manchester Family Church
Sat 13 Jan - St. Margaret's CE, Burnage
Sun 14 Jan - Atherton Salvation Army

Week 3: Mon 15 Jan - Sun 21 Jan - Ivy Cottage Church, Didsbury
Week 4: Mon 22 Jan - Sun 28 Jan - Langworthy Community Church and Mount Chapel

February
Week 5: Sun 28 Jan - Sun 4 Feb - St Chad's, Romiley
Week 6: Sun 4 Feb - Sun 11 Feb - Christ Church, Harpurhey

Week 7: Sun 11 Feb - Sun 19 Feb - Milnrow Family Church and Wythenshawe Community Church

Week 8: Sun 18 Feb - Sun 25 Feb - Manchester Met Christian Union

March
Week 9: Sun 25 Feb - Sun 4 Mar - Northern Moor Churches Together and Longsight Nazarene Church
Week 10: Sun 4 Mar - Sun 11 Mar - All Saints, Marple

Sun 11 Mar - Rhema Theatre Company

Mon 12 Mar - Rhema Theatre Company and The Message

Tue 13 Mar - The Message

Wed 14 Mar - The Albans Church, West Timperley

Thu 15 Mar - All Hallows, Cheadle and Stockport Christians in Schools Trust

Fri 16 Mar - West Houghton Methodist Church

Sat 17 Mar - Bethesda Church, Bury

Sun 18 Mar - Mixture of churches!

Week 12: Sun 18 Mar - Sun 25 Mar - Mottram Evangelical and Hattersley Community Churches
Week 13: Sun 25 Mar - Sun 1 Apr - World Harvest Bible Church, Salford and Nazarene Bible College

April
Week 14: Night shifts covered by Ivy Cottage Church and others

Sun 1 - Mon Apr - Wigan Methodist Circuit

Mon 2 - Tue 3 Apr - Good Shepherd RC Convent, Blackley and Wigan Methodist Circuit (daytime only)

Tue 3 - Wed 4 Apr - Good Shepherd RC Convent, Blackley and Wigan Methodist Circuit (daytime only)

Wed 4 - Thu 5 Apr - Good Shepherd RC Convent, Blackley and Wigan Methodist Circuit (daytime only)

Thu 5 - Fri 6 Apr - Good Shepherd RC Convent, Blackley and Wigan Methodist Circuit (daytime only)

Fri 6 - Sat 7 Apr - Silver Street Christian Fellowship, Rochdale

Sat 7 - Sun 8 Apr - Silver Street Christian Fellowship, Rochdale

Week 15:

Sun 8 - Mon 9 Apr Flixton Fellowship

Mon 9 - Tue 10 Apr - Refiners Christian Ministry

Tue 10 - Wed 11 Apr - Lymm Churches

Wed 11 - Thu 12 Apr - Elim Christian Centre, Wigan

Thu 12 - Fri 13 Apr - St James and Emmanuel, Didsbury

Fri 13 - Sat 14 Apr - Moston Methodist Church

Sat 14 - Sun 15 Apr - Ainsworth Methodist Church, Bolton

Week 16:

Sun 15 - Mon 16 Apr - St Augustine, Tonge Moor, Bolton

Mon 16 Apr - Group of friends in Moss Side area and Army of Christ Prayer Group

Tue 17 Apr - Group of friends in Moss Side area and Army of Christ Prayer Group

Wed 18 Apr - Army of Christ Prayer Group

Thu 19 Apr - Army of Christ Prayer Group

Fri 20 Apr - Army of Christ Prayer Group and St Peter's Blackley

Sat 21 - Sun 22 Apr - Windsor Church, Salford

Week: 17: Sun 22 Apr - Sun 29 Apr - Massive UK

May
Week 18: Sun 29 Apr - Sun 6 May - St Mary Magdalene Ashton-on-Mersey

Week 19: Sun 6 May - Sun 13 May - Bolton South Salvation Army
Week 20: Sun 13 May - Sun 20 May - Elim Pentecostal, Salford
Week 21: Sun 20 May - Sun 27 May - Victory Outreach Manchester

June
Week 22: Sun 27 May - Sun 3 June - The Message (Riddle of Life Mission)
Week 23: Sun 3 June - Sun 10 June - Pais (Faithworks Failsworth)
Week 24: Sun 10 June - Sun 17 June - Elim Churches (Oldham and Glossop) 
Week 25: Sun 17 June - Sun 24 June - Churches Together in Bramhall & Woodford
Week 26: Sun 24 June - Sun 1 July - Northgate Church, Chester 

July
Week 27: Sun 1 July - Sun 8 July - King's Way Church, Sale
Week 28: Sun 8 July - Sun 15 July - Genesis Church

Week 29: Sun 15 July - Sun 22 July

Sun 15 July - New Harvest Church 

Mon 16 July - New Harvest Church 

Tue 17 July - Ivy Cottage

Wed 18 July - Ivy Cottage

Thu 19 July - Bolton Lighthouse

Fri 20 July - Firwood Church Middleton

Sat 21 July - Harpurhey Community Church, Ivy Cottage and other churches in North Manchester

Week 30: Sun 22 July - Sun 29 July - St Mary and St Cuthbert, Cheadle

August
Week 31: Sun 29 July - Sun 5 Aug  - Hebron Pentecostal Church

Week 32: Sun 5 Aug - Sun 12 Aug

Sun 5 Aug - Mon 6 Aug - Alpha Manchester and Hebron Pentecostal

Mon 6 Aug - Tue 7 Aug - Good News Assembly, Salford + Hebron

Tue 7 Aug - Wed 8 Aug - His Divine Power, Christian Centre, Ancoats + Hebron

Wed 8 Aug - Thu 9 Aug - Kingsway Church, Sale

Thu 9 Aug - Fri 10 Aug - Kingsway Church, Sale

Fri 10 Aug - Sat 11 Aug - Kingsway Church, Sale

Sat 11 Aug - Sun 12 Aug - Kingsway Church, Sale

Week 33: Sun 12 Aug - Sun 19 Aug - Command Prayer Centre
Week 34: Mon 20 Aug - Sun 26 Aug - Manchester Cathedral

September
Week 35: Sun 26 Aug - Sun 2 Sept - Sale Salvation Army
Week 36: Sun 2 Sept - Sun 9 Sept - Bolton Lighthouse Prayer Centre
Week 37: Sun 9 Sept - Sun 16 Sept - Elmwood Church, Eccles
Week 38: Sun 16 Sept - Sun 23 Sept - St Mark's Bredbury
Week 39: Sun 23 Sept - Sun 30 Sept - Churches Together, North Manchester (M8 postcode)

October
Week 40: Sun 30 Sept - Sun 7 Oct  - Stockport Christians in Schools Trust
Week 41: Sun 7 Oct - Sun 14 Oct - Salvation Army, Atherton
Week 42: Sun 14 Oct - Sun 21 Oct - Body of Christ International Ministry (BCIM)
Week 43: Sun 21 Oct - Sun 28 Oct

Sun 21 Oct - Chadderton Congregational Church
Mon 22 Oct - South Chadderton Methodist
Tue 23 Oct - South Chadderton Methodist
Wed 24 Oct - South Chadderton Methodist
Thu 25 Oct - St. James and Emmanuel Church
Fri 26 Oct - Northern Moor Churches Together
Sat 27 Oct - Harpurhey Community Church
Sun 28 Oct - Harpurhey Community Church

November
Week 44:
Sun 28 Oct - Lymm Baptist Church

Mon 29 Oct - Levenshulme Baptist Church, Levenshulme
Tue 30 Oct - Buxton URC, Stockport
Wed 31 Oct - St Paul's, Kersal Moor, Salford
Thu 1 Nov - St. Bride's Church, Trafford
Fri 2 Nov - St. Bride's Church, Trafford
Sat 3 Nov - St. Bride's Church, Trafford
Sun 4 Nov - Oldham Citadel Salvation Army

Week 45: Sun 4 Nov - Sun 11 Nov - Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International in Salford
Week 46: Sun 11 Nov - Sun 18 Nov - Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International in M'Cr

Week 47: Sun 18 Nov - Sun 25 Nov - Faithworks Church, Failsworth

December
Week 48: Sun 25 Nov - Sun 2 Dec - The Bridge Church, Bolton

Week 49: Sun 2 Dec - Sun 9 Dec

Sun 2 Dec - Milnrow Family Church
Mon 3 Dec - Kings Way Church, Manchester
Tue 4 Dec - Kings Way Church, Manchester
Wed 5 Dec - Kings Way Church, Manchester
Thu 6 Dec - Kings Way Church, Manchester
Fri 7 Dec - Kings Way Church, Manchester
Sat 8 Dec - Kings Way Church, Manchester
Sun 9 Dec - Kings Way Church, Manchester

Mon 10 Dec - All Saints Marple ( Elaine's cell)

Tue 11 Dec - Marple Methodist church 
Wed 12 Dec - All Saints Marple( Penny / Kathy's cell) 
Thu 13 Dec - All Saints Marple ( Keith's cell) 
Fri 14 Dec - Salvation Army Rochdale
Sat 15 Dec - Bramwell Christian Fellowship
Sun 16 Dec - Bramwell Christian Fellowship 
Mon 17 Dec - All Saints Marple Church
Tue 18 Dec - Heywood Baptist Church
Wed 19 Dec - Cutgate Baptist Church
Thu 20 Dec - Hebron Pentecostal Church
Fri 21 Dec - City on a Hill Church
Sat 22 Dec - Holy Trinity Stalybridge
Sun 23 Dec - New Life Church Tameside
Mon 24 Dec - Manchester City Chapel with help from various other individuals
Tue 25 Dec - Manchester City Chapel with help from various other individuals

Wed 26 Dec - Macclesfield Methodist Church
Thu 27 Dec - Christ Church Pennington
Fri 28 Dec - Bollington Methodist Church
Sat 29 Dec - St. James and Emmanuel, Didsbury
Sun 30 Dec - Good News Church Macclesfield
Mon 31 Dec (5 hours only) 1900-midnight - Evans Family

Week 50: Sun 9 Dec - Sun 16 Dec
Week 51: Sun 16 Dec - Sun 23 Dec
Week 52: Sun 23 Dec - Sun 30 Dec

24-7 Prayer : A Testimony

This email was sent to the Hope Office and shows the power and enthusiasm that 24-7 prayer can spark in a church and further afield as well.

"I am an 80 year old called Harry who only started going to church regularly following an Alpha Course in 2002 after arriving in the area one year earlier. In 2007 I saw Peter Greig at Elmwood Church, bought the 24/7 Manual , Red Moon Rising and got more encouragement from the gang at The Message Trust. I asked the Vicar of St Mark's where I was a member, if he had heard of 24/7 Prayer ? The answer was YES so I said " Don't bother about getting a volunteer to run ours, I'll do it." I was completely convinced that God had deliberately chosen a learner Christian of an impossible age. No rooms seemed available and the vicar said I could have the Church and work round the services, weddings etc. I wrote personally to every single one of the 132 members using all the wonderful comments and stories in the two books I had purchased and also took information to the other seven churches in Bredbury, Romiley and Woodley saying that our Church was to be a Prayer Room and to use me as their co-ordinator. Ten days before the event I called a very important meeting of volunteers so we could organise all the prayer-stations etc - only four turned up, including my wife and I. Urgent prayers were said and on the following Saturday evening, enough people came along to decide that we were having, not the six prayer stations as supposed, but fifteen, and on the pre-night launch, everything was in place. As the days went by it seem almost impossible to fill 168 hours, especially walking past gravestones in the very early hours, but it was a wonderful success and as you are already aware, nobody wanted to go home . It will never be forgotten by those who prayed there. There is already talk of an other (perhaps a little shorter) soon. Was the Spirit there? He has never left ! The other seven churches in the area are now feeling encouraged to have their own prayer rooms and can guarantee the support of the St Mark's enthusiasts."

Sept 16th to Sept 23rd at St Mark's Church, Bredbury

Harry Toulman

Thank you to St. Mark's and all those that took part in this special week of 24-7 prayer. We hope this will encourage and inspire more prayer for Hope 2008.