Liturgical Advisory Committee
Liturgical Advisory Committee publishes Unplugged Prayer Resources for Young Adults
The Liturgical Advisory Committee (LAC) of the Church of Ireland has recently published a series of prayer cards intended to be particularly relevant for young adults. It is the next of a series of bite–sized resources on which the LAC has been working, prepared especially to encourage moments of prayer in daily life. These follow the publication of the ‘Take a Minute’ resource at the end of 2024.
Addressing issues ranging from anxiety, examinations and creation care and prayers forwisdom for refugees, the cards are intended as a resource for third–level chaplaincies. It is hoped that they will also be found in churches that are regularly open to the public in order that they may be picked up by those visiting or for clergy and others to pass on in specific pastoral situations. Distribution of the cards to third–level chaplaincies is underway.
Speaking about the launch of the prayer cards, the Very Revd Nigel Dunne, Honorary Secretary of the LAC and Dean of Cork, said, “The LAC is delighted to over these prayers for use across the Church. They are deliberately ‘low tech’, intended to offer a device free option for those who engage with them. Screen fatigue is real and sometimes a simple, printed reminder can be more conducive to quieting a busy mind. The LAC hopes that these prayer cards will be a useful resource for chaplains and clergy. Hopefully, those with whom these prayers are shared will be encouraged in their own spiritual journeys and in their own practice of prayer. Perhaps they will even feel motivated to pass the prayers on within their own circle of families and friends.”
Please contact the Liturgical Advisory Committee for more information.
Information on the ‘Take a Minute’ Resource’ is available at this link:
https://www.churchofireland.org/news/12655/take-a-minute-for-daily