Event Resources
Many aspects of the Christian life can be likened to running a race, and prayer is one of them. As we pray for schools, we are reminded that it is a marathon, not a sprint and requires perseverance. It takes time too, and an element of focus and determination. But just like the endurance runner, we are not alone – we are part of a team of people around the country who are also supporting their schools in prayer. And so, Pray for Schools fortnight is an opportunity to spur each other on, as well as bless the schools in our area – and perhaps encourage others to join the race!
Pray for Schools fortnight 2012 ‘Running the Race’ - print and photocopy this pdf and use as guide.
Pray for Schools fortnight: 6-20 May 2012
Bringing together anyone in your area who has a heart to pray for schools for an evening of thanksgiving, strategic planning and intercession for local schools and wider education policy. We have free resources available below that will help you get started, and more will be sent to you when you register your event.
Tips for planning your event
Programme ideas
Programme ideas for a Pray for Schools event
Other publicity
(N.B these are provided as jpg images for you to use as a background on your publicity. Right-click on the picture and choose ‘save as’ to save the image to your own computer)
Logos and publicity
The Pray for School logo and Partnership strip are property of Pray for Schools and are made available for use in publicity relating to Pray for Schools events. Please contact us if you would like artwork sent to you.
Video
A short video for use at your event is available here on vimeo.
Letters of invitation
We have three template letters of invitation for you to use as you invite people to your Pray for School Event. We will email these to you once you register your event.
You might also be interested in some other prayer event dates in the PFS calendar
These include Back to School Sunday, Pray Day for Schools and Education Sunday. You can download specific resources for these events from the website links below.
Late August/early September Encourage your church to pray for, and ‘commission’ the children, teachers and schools workers who are returning to school for the new academic year. In Scotland this is held at the end of August – we suggest a Sunday in September for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Third Thursday in November. A Europe-wide prayer event promoting prayer in, and for, schools. Information and logos are available from www.prayday.eu and the resource pack will be available in early September
This is the day when churches throughout the UK join to offer to God the work of education, in schools of all kinds, in colleges and universities and in the church. It is the time to celebrate the achievements of education, to recognise the challenges, and support and pray for all who are involved in education.
