1st (Thu)

Pray for young people in youth groups across the UK who are suffering with anxiety. May they know the peace of God, & receive the practical help they need.

2nd (Fri)

Pray for young people who are on the Alumina waiting lists, & for the new Alumina groups the team are launching throughout January.

3rd (Sat)

Pray for parents, adopters, foster carers, & others who care for young people. May God help them to love, serve & provide for those in their care.

4th (Sun)

Pray for heads of Luton local authority & the government. May those who make choices affecting the lives of young people, their families, schools & futures, make choices governed by wisdom & compassion.

5th (Mon)

Lou & Katie are starting work with Youthscape - joining the National Church training team today. Pray they’ll quickly settle into their roles, & feel part of the wider team.

6th (Tue)

Pray for the Diocesan Launchpad Celebrations: 13th January - London (this is their 12th Launchpad group), 13th January - Oxford, 14th January - St Albans, & 25th January - Derby.

7th (Wed)

Pray for the Youthscape team, as we are heading to Pleshey Diocesan House of Retreat this evening - Friday afternoon, to pray & prepare for the term ahead.

8th (Thu)

Pray that God will inspire & speak to us, as we spend time together praying, worshipping & listening to Him on retreat.

9th (Fri)

Pray for Ebony, as she takes on her new role as Drop-In Coordinator this month. That she will settle into this new role quickly, & enjoy working with the local team & young people.

10th (Sat)

Pray for young people who’ve taken part in Fearless & Compass groups; that they will be able to stay connected to Youthscape through Drop In & through other Youthscape activities.

11th (Sun)

On 13th January the Satellites Team are speaking & exhibiting at the Fresh Stream Conference. Pray for them as they share our resources, & as they invite churches to the festival.

12th (Mon)

Drop-in starts back this week. Pray for the staff & volunteers running Drop In, & for all the young people who attend.

13th (Tue)

A new Youthscape Essentials group begins today. Pray those who attend will increase in confidence & knowledge as they learn from one another & engage with the YSE material.

14th (Wed)

Pray for groups in Exeter, Oxford (Buckingham & Dorchester), beginning courses in January. Pray these start well, & that clergy are inspired & supported as they start new youth work.

15th (Thu)

A new Fearless course starts today. Pray the young people will engage well with everything, & that their time in the group will make a positive, lasting difference to their lives.

16th (Fri)

Pray for this evening’s Luton Unite event.

17th (Sat)

Pray that our Drop In community will be a safe & nurturing environment; a place where positive relationships can flourish.

18th (Sun)

Michaella is currently on maternity leave. Pray for Michaella & her husband in this new phase of life, that they’ll be able to enjoy spending time with their new little one.

19th (Mon)

Pray for funding for Alumina, as it is proving more difficult to find funding for self-harm support work at this time.

20th (Tue)

Pray for clergy being invited to take part in Launchpad, that the invitation will be at the right time for them, as they begin to dream & develop new youth work in their parishes.

21st (Wed)

Pray for children & young people living with special educational needs. There are about 1 million, (of whom 1 in 10 have complex & life-limiting conditions).

22nd (Thu)

Luton Unite Deeper takes place this evening. Pray that this evening’s different workshops will support young people in their discipleship & leadership.

23rd (Fri)

Pray for our Satellites team - as they launch the 2026 theme & programme, & as they invite speakers & contributors to attend.

24th (Sat)

Pray for youth workers across the UK. That God will equip them physically & spiritually in their work with young people. May He encourage them & remind them of why they do what they do.

25th (Sun)

Pray today for Launchpad cohorts, from parishes in Derby, London, Oxford & St Albans, gathering to celebrate their visions for youth ministry.

26th (Mon)

Please pray for new young people joining different Youthscape groups this term

27th (Tue)

Pray for young people you know, that they’ll be agents of change in our world as they grow up. That young people might transform the church & the world positively.

28th (Wed)

Pray for youth workers, teachers, youth leaders, & volunteers, who are feeling exhausted, struggling with their mental health, or feeling unsupported - that they’ll find the support they need.

29th (Thu)

Please pray for the work of the local team with young people in Luton, & for those they are working with.

30th (Fri)

Pray for Ethan, working in partnership with LYCIG (Leading Your Church Into Growth), as he develops the programme, following on from the October pilot.

31st (Sat)

Pray that God would provide healing & restoration for young people who have experienced trauma & hardship in their lives.