Our slot was on Friday October 15th from 6pm until 9pm.

Stations were set up around the church with various activities:

• corner of meditation, picture, music and poem
  
• tea lights in the form of a cross, with a poem about lighting a candle
  

  LIGHT A CANDLE

  Lord,
  I cannot stay long in your house,
  This candle is a little bit
  Of myself that I offer to you.
  Help me to continue my prayer
  In all that I do this day.

  Lighting a candle is a prayer:
  When we have gone, it stays alight, kindling in the hearts and minds of others the prayers we have already offered for them and for others, for the sad, the sick, the suffering – and prayers of thankfulness too.

  Lighting a candle is a symbol:
  Of love and hope, of light and warmth. Our world needs them all.

  Lighting a candle is a parable:
  Burning itself out, it gives light to others. Christ, who said, “I have come as light into the world”, gave himself for others. He calls us to give ourselves. He claims my whole life.

  Lighting a candle is a sign:
  Reminding us and others of the saints and martyrs who have shone as lights of the world; and of the glory of the resurrection life.

• picture of wheel, poem, chairs around, contemplative music in the background
  
  Look at the wheel
  Begin at the rim. You can only just see it but when the wheel is moving, you cannot see it at all. It began life as a smooth piece of iron - but now, after many years of turning, it is pitted and scarred; its surface is rough and scratched.
  Think where it has be even. Along stony tracks and through muddy fields, over rugged and difficult ground. Like you, it has made some hard and painful journeys. Of course, you only see the scars when the wheel stops moving.
  Now ponder the weight it has carried - not on its own but joined to other wheels. It has carried great burdens, perhaps for many years. It has carried people, and very heavy weights. What are the burdens, the heavy weights, the people, that you have had to carry together with others?
  Let your eyes move along the spokes to the hub of the wheel. Strong as it is, bound by iron, the wheel would collapse if it were not connected to the hub. It cannot function, it cannot bear any weight, or even turn, without that connection.
  At the very centre of the wheel, at the centre of the hub, there is a still point that never moves. However fast the wheel is turning, its still centre is at rest.
  Give yourself time to move from the rim with all its action and scars, along the spokes to the hub, the still centre where God is. Listen for the sound of silence. That still centre is always there, though you often forget it, holds the wheel together , making all things possible. Try to stay there. (By Veronica Faulks)

• coloured strips of paper, were available for prayers to be written on. They were joined together to make a chain

• prayer beads

• written prayers were dotted around the church

Some of the prayers and reflections in the church are displayed below, for those of you who couldn't be with us in person:

What comes from heaven is a promise
Should be sent back to heaven in a prayer.

Bear not a single care thyself, once is too much for thee,
The work is mine, yea, mine alone; thy work is - rest in me

Do not worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all that has done.

As we celebrate the centenary of revival in Wales, we remember that it began through the prayers of young men and women. Their prayers were answered, lives were transformed and so we pray that we may repent and turn to the Lord again. Through our prayers, Lord, help us to understand your will for us as Christians here in Wales.

We pray for families facing difficulties trying to cope with children’s demands on a low income; families where a parent or child is disabled; mothers facing an unplanned pregnancy, making difficult choices, sometimes alone, for lone parents.
Lord, you made us one family: show us how to care.

LOVING LORD,
We look to Christ in seeking to serve our communities today.
Give us eyes to see the needs of people,
Lips to tell out the good news of Jesus,
Hand and feet to work for you,
And hearts open to your Spirit.
So that, through practical love and human compassion,
we may have a vision of what pleases you
In word and deed,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Many other churches and individuals across the world joined with us during our time of prayer, either in person or in spirit, these are:

Julie Adam Cek of New York, USA

Christine Voyvodich from Carolina, USA

Anne Endacott, Bristol

Bronwyn Jennings from Georgia, USA

Christian Fellowship Group at Briton Ferry

Craig Zoar Welsh Presbyterian Church, Briton Ferry

St Mary's and St Clement's, Briton Ferry

Our Lady of the Asumption, Briton Ferry

Jerusalem Baptist Church, Briton Ferry

Rehoebath Welsh Church, Briton Ferry

Parklands Church, Sketty Park

Our Friends at St Alban's Church Treboeth may be joingin us and Cornerstone Church

Sister Marie, a Roman Catholic Nun living in County Limmerick.