National Day of Prayer for Defence 2020 – 10 Year Anniversary

National Day of Prayer for Defence 2020 - 10 Year Anniversary

Submariner Window in Garden Island Chapel

10th National Day of Prayer for Defence – weekend of 28/29 March 2020

Please see COVID-19 changes to this event below.

The weekend of 28-29 March (or preferably the week preceeding) MCF-A are asking Christians on Defence Bases, along with all Churches and other Christian groups across Australia, to join them in upholding the Australian Defence Organisation in prayer. Last year 26 groups across Australia and overseas took part.

Churches and other Christian groups (such as prayer groups) are strongly encouraged to be involved. It can be as simple as adding some prayer points from the booklet to your regular meeting.

Below is a link to flyers, and a booklet you can adapt to use in your area.

Please see below the update from the MCF-A Exec in regard to COVID-19  and Zoom gathering on Saturday 28 March from RAAF Sale, Vic.

Register your Church or group’s interest by sending name, place/address of event, date and time to the MCF office. To do this or to  find out more information please contact:  [email protected] (phone 02 6266 4950).

See below for a list of events in your local area.

Downloads:

Booklet for Zoom Prayer Gathering: NDOPFD booklet 2020 – Sale Zoom gathering 

Flyers- Flyer – The National Day of Prayer for Defence 2020 with MCF logo

National Day of Prayer for Defence 2020 flyers

Booklet – National booklet 2020  (can be adapted to your local area)

Video: video invite – info for groups and churches

Please download the prayer booklet in the link above for 2020 prayer requests.

Planned Prayer gatherings –

As information come to hand more events and details will be added.

(If you are unable to contact the local person (most on DRN) please email the MCF Office: [email protected])

Update on National Day of Prayer for Defence events and COVID-19 from MCF-A Exec – 17 March 2020

It is with a degree of sadness that the MCF Executive have undertaken to change this year’s National Day of Prayer for Defence to a private, rather than public, event. The threat of COVID-19, particularly to older people and those with existing conditions that make them more vulnerable, is not to be taken lightly and it is with this in mind that we have decided not to hold a public event in Canberra; we encourage others around the country to do likewise. Of course, this does not stop us from uplifting the Australian Defence Organisation, its leadership, chaplains, members and their families, to our Lord in prayer. We encourage everyone with a heart for Defence to do this, whether from their own home or another similarly private venue, on the 28th of March. Let us intercede on behalf of Defence and indeed our nation, before our God who is Lord of all, and in whose hand our world rests. May God bless and keep you and your loved ones through whatever else 2020 may bring!  CMDR Dan Sutherland, MCF-A Chair. (Prayers can be found in the booklet download link above)

Please download the prayer booklet in the link above for 2020 prayer requests.

Please note: The above is in relation to events being held on Defence Bases. Some of these may still go ahead if the gathering can comply with current COVID-19 Defence directive. Please contact to make sure the event is going ahead and can comply with the Defence and Government directives on the day.

ACT

DUNTROON – This event has been changed to prayer in your home location as per MCF Exec statement above.

Contact: [email protected]

QLD

BRISBANE, Gallipoli Barracks – 27 March 1200-1300 @ All Saint Chapel – All welcome.

Contact: CHAP Cameron West or WO2(1) Martin Fisher 

TOWNSVILLE, Lavarack Barracks – 25 March, 1200 @ All Saint’s Chapel  – All welcome.

Contact: CHAP Ricky Tilden

NSW

NOWRA, HMAS ALBATROSS – 25 March, 12-1245 @ the Canteen – All welcome

Contact: CHAP Jennifer Schleusener

RAAF WILLIAMTOWN – Postponed

Contact: Mr(6) Jamie Young

VIC

DEFENCE PLAZA MELBOURNE – 26 March, 1200-1250 @ VIC-MEL-GF-Meeting Room-G.2  – All welcome

Contact: FLTLT Stewart (Thomas) Colborne

RAAF EAST SALE – 28 March, 1000 via Zoom http://zoom.us/j/8359803354    ID:8359803354

ALL 3 DEFENCE SERVICE MEMBERS, APS, CONTRACTORS, CIVILIANS (ALL DENOMINATIONS) FROM ACROSS

AUSTRALIA ARE WELCOME TO JOIN IN.

Contact: FLTLT (3) Paul Robson

VICTORIA BARRACKS MELBOURNE – This event has been changed to prayer in your home location as per MCF Exec statement above.

Contact: WO2 (3) Darren Thomas

WA

SOUTH BUNBURY CHURCH OF CHRIST – contact for latest information.

Others praying during this time:

ACTS Global Churches – various members and Churches will be praying during the weekend of 28-29 March.

Australian Indigenous Prayer Network – members will be praying during the weekend of 28-29 March.

Christian Reformed Churches of Australia – various CRC members and Churches will be hosting prayer.

Hillsong Church Sydney – The Hillsong Church Intercessory Prayer Team will be focusing on uplifting the Australian Defence Organisation personnel and their families to God during the week 22-29 March.

Lutheran Church of Australia – various members and Churches will be hosting prayer.

Military Christian Ministry India (MCMI) – will be upholding the ADO in prayer and will host their 2nd Annual Prayer Day on 15 April 2020, the Foundation Day of MCMI.

Support our Soldiers Prayer Group – Subscribers to the SoS e-prayers will be praying 28-29 March 2020. Contact the MCF office for more details or to subscribe to this prayer group who pray for various parts of Defence each month. [email protected]

Various Defence Bases – and personnel on overseas deployments are hosting prayer gatherings.