St. Pauls' Church, Kandy. Parish Quarterly Magazine - December2023

Church Activities
Prayer Circle
“The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective”
James 5:16
We are truly grateful to our amazing God who has been with us
continuously as our strength, guide, comforter and protector for the
past 13 years. It is so nice to once again gather together, as in the
past, to meet and pray and to intercede for one another. However,
it is sad that a few of our members are not with us presently,
Dilanganie Bharathi has relocated and we do miss her presence
very much, some others too do not find it easy to be physically
present but it is encouraging to note that now we do have persons
who spontaneously join us at our prayer session enriching our
spirituality. We are happy to have Shama Soyza back with us after
a very long stay overseas. We are also encouraged by the presence
of our parish clergy who spend time with us. Together with our
physical meeting we continue to function through our WhatsApp
group sharing prayer requests on a regular basis. Our’s is a very
dedicated and devout small group that gives selfless time for those
troubled by various needs. All such requests are treated with strict
confidentiality. Requests vary from sickness, finances,
employment, broken homes, the hungry, the needy and many
more. Sometimes we experience an answer to prayer, sometimes
delays and sometimes not!!
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if
we ask anything according to His will, he hears us.” 1 John
5:14
Within the parish we are in fact the most “silent” ministry but our
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