Prayer at Yorkminster Park
Yorkminster Park endeavors to be a people of Prayer. We believe that personal intimacy with God our Savior in prayer is the privilege and responsibility of every believer. We must live our lives through prayer and trusting God!
A Prayer for the Church in a Season of Change
Heavenly Father, as our church continues to move through a time of transition how grateful we are for the gift of your Son, our Good Shepherd, the head of the Church, the author and finisher of all that is right and good and true. We give thanks for the blessing of the many faithful, who long before our time here, were led by your Holy Spirit to work together and build this church. We have a rich legacy of love and endurance and for that we are truly thankful. We are thankful in this time of change for the assurance that through the guidance of your blessed and Holy Spirit, we are not going it alone. Help us to seek you in all things, not only for the benefit of the church community, but in every aspect of our lives. Bless our Minister Replacement Committee with discernment to hear your still small voice as they seek to discover your blessed aims for our church. Bless the person you have called to lead here, that they might sense your spirit moving them to enter into a new phase of life. We seek your blessing also upon our Director of Family Ministries Replacement Committee, that they too will seek you in trust, in the knowledge that we are not so much seeking to find the right person but to be right with you, whom we trust to lead us rightly. Bless us all in your congregation as we support their efforts on our behalf and to the glory of your name. We are not alone; you are with us in love. We are not without a leader at the helm and how grateful we are in these times of change for the reminder that it has always been and always will be our Lord and Saviour leading us, who calls us all to follow him. Thank you for the blessing of community and for the hope we have through your Son, for the forgiveness of our sins, and life eternal in the presence of you. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
The Rev. Paula Willis on behalf of the Ministry Team
June 18, 2026
If you have pastoral care needs or prayer requests, please contact our Minister of Pastoral Care, Paula Willis.
“Prayer expresses our relationship with God. It should not surprise us that this relationship parallels in significant ways our relationship with other persons. It cannot be forced, but grows best in the soli of freedom and mutual commitment. The health and vitality of this relationship depend on clarity and frequency of communication.”
Special Feature
The Rev. Dr. John Gladstone preached a series of six sermons on prayer entitled “How we Should Pray”. We invite you to listen.
1. The Right ApproachDuration: 31:56 minutes
Download (MP3: 7.7 MB)
2. The Listening Father
Duration: 27:05 minutes
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3. A Name to Honour
Duration: 29:06 minutes
Download (MP3: 10.5 MB)
4. The Quest for a Kingdom
Duration: 30:42 minutes
Download (MP3: 11.1 MB)
5. The Willing Surrender
Duration: 12:46 minutes
Download (MP3: 4.6 MB)
6. The Materialism of Christianity
Duration: 27:39 minutes
Download (MP3: 10 MB)

