The title of the 2010/11 Prayer Handbook is "God's Open Word", inspired by the hymn "Thanks to God whose Word was spoken" by RT Brooks (H&P 483) and the Year of the Bible in 2011. All prayers are welcome, especially those inspired by scripture but the specific theme is "prayers inspired by parables".
Prayers should not exceed 150 words or 26 lines. Shorter prayers are more likely to be used.
When submitting prayers, please give your postal address, full name and how you would like to be described (e.g. Jane Jones, Local Preacher, Townton).
Please do not submit more than 3 prayers. The editor can only use a maximum of two per author and it pains her to have to bin the rest!
Please consider that prayers for / from a particular country should include information on specific needs or projects that users of the Handbook can pray for. Prayers for particular countries are more likely to be used than general prayers.
All Prayers must be your copyright. They can have been used or published elsewhere, provided you have permission to reproduce them. Unless you indicate otherwise, your prayer will be the copyright of Methodist Church Purposes. Extracts from the prayer handbook are used under 'Prayer for the Day' on the Methodist Church website and also in Prayer Focus , the Prayer Handbook of the Methodist Church in Ireland . By submitting a prayer, it is assumed that you agree to these additional uses. If you do not wish to have your prayers used in these ways, please let the editor know.
If you use words from another prayer within yours, please indicate that you have done so and give the source − even if it is out of copyright. Plagiarism is theft.
Photos / Images must be your copyright. They can have been used or published elsewhere, provided you have permission to reproduce them. Unless you indicate otherwise, your prayer will be the copyright of Methodist Church Purposes.
They will be printed very small - not wider than 2.5 inches, so they must be bold images that will work well at a small size (i.e. no group shots). If you submit digital images electronically, they must be at a high enough resolution for print, that is 300dpi at print size (ideally JPEG files). Alternatively, send prints (preferably not your only copy of a treasured photo) which can be scanned. Please indicate if you need these to be returned to you and include a suitable stamped, addressed envelope. If you have any queries, please contact the editor, Primavera Quantrill on 020 8544 0537 or by emailing the address given in the Handbook.
Please note that not all prayers submitted can be included in the Prayer Handbook and many will need editing more or less, depending on how they fit on the page and relate to other prayers in the Handbook.
Deadline for submission: 28th February 2010, but all contributions received before Easter 2010 may be considered for inclusion in the 2010/11 Handbook and prayers received throughout the year are always considered where appropriate.
For more details on the Methodist Prayer Handbook and information on how to order the 2010/11 Handbook visit http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=information.content&cmid=216
