You're Invited to the Prayer Room
A new Prayer Room at Lakeside has been lovingly created by a small team of volunteers who carry a deep heart for prayer and intimacy with Jesus. Their hope (and ours) is to offer a sacred space where anyone can come and simply be with God.
Whether you have just a few minutes or an entire hour, this room is open to you whenever the church building is open. It's a peaceful place set apart for reflection, listening, resting, soaking, and connecting.
Come on in.
Prayer Ministers
Our Prayer Team consists of Prayer Ministers who will pray with you when you need/want prayer. They are available in person on Sunday morning or by phone throughout the week. To request a phone call, fill out the prayer form below and we'll arrange for someone to call and pray with you.
Prayer Partners
Our Prayer Partners (or Intercessors) are people who are committed to praying for the needs of our community. Each week they receive requests in confidence and spend time in prayer. If you have a prayer request, click here or email prayer@lakesidechurch.ca.
Prayers of Confession
God, I confess that I have sinned against you in thought, word and deed, by what I have done, and by what I have left undone. I have not loved you with my whole heart, I have not loved my neighbours as myself. I am truly sorry and I humbly repent. Amen.
Adapted from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer
Oh God, I have hurt others, and I have been hurt. I have presumed upon others, and I have been presumed upon. I have taken others for granted, and I have been taken for granted. I have dishonoured others, and I have been dishonoured. As I receive your forgiveness for my wrongs (it helps to name them), I extend forgiveness to others who have wronged me. Thank you for your mercy and forgiveness. Amen.
Jesus, my sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what my lips tremble to name and what my heart can no longer bear. Set me free from a past that I cannot change. Open me to a future in which I can be changed, and grant me grace to become more and more like you. Amen.
Adapted from the PCUSA Book of Common Worship