Introduction
These ten days of prayer draw on a tradition of the church that has become well established in the Diocese of Sheffield for more than ten years.
We have a number of events now in place for Thy Kingdom Come, including a pilgrimage with Bishop Pete on one of the ‘heritage inspired’ routes in our diocese and two events at the Cathedral. There are also two opportunities to meet with our brothers and sisters from Bondo Diocese & the Diocese of Argentina. Explore all of these via the TKC diary tab. We are still receiving on-going details of the TKC central resources for 2026; these will be updated regularly in the TKC 2026 tab.
TKC Diary
TKC events in the Diocese of Sheffield.
Details of all events to be arranged can be found here;
- Thu 14 May 8pm: An hour of prayer with the Diocese of Argentina via Zoom. Zoom details will be posted here near the date.
- Sun 17 May 4pm: TKC Evensong at the Cathedral, supported by churches who are developing outreach through choirs. Details via diocesan and Cathedral communications as the date approaches. This was an excellent event last year, showcasing developing talent from around the diocese.
- Tue 19 May 9am: An hour of prayer with the Diocese of Bondo via Zoom. Zoom details will be posted here near the date.
- Sat 23 May 10am: Four Waterways Pilgrimage: from Fishlake to Hatfield via Kirk Bramwith & Barnby Dun with Bishop Pete. The walk will be about 8 miles & last until mid-afternoon. Participants must register for this: contact john.hibberd@sheffield.anglican.org. We need to know numbers & contact information for practical / health & safety reasons.
- Sun 24 May 4pm: Pentecost: ‘Assembly Bangers’ (songs remembered from school) event at the Cathedral. Details via diocesan & Cathedral communications as the date approaches. Another excellent event in 2025 that drew significant numbers.
TKC 2026 Resources
Free prayer material is added to the TKC website regularly.
Prayer journals and the Novena are provided FREE but you have to pay P&P for the printed versions.
The Novena (written by the new Archbishop of Canterbury) and the Prayer Journal focus on the theme of God with us.
You can access printed resources from the CPO website and the TKC resources webpage.
Youth and Children’s Resources
Digital Detox
TKC’s offering for youth provides digital detox with a journal and guidelines for group activities, including an overnight event. There is a version of this for adults too. The video helpfully explains that this is not being anti-tech but just recognising the value of disconnecting sometimes from the relentless onslaught of the online world to meet with God.
Resources
Digital Detox Adult Devotional
Children’s material
For 2026, there is a new 11-day prayer adventure journal for children, packed with activities and QR code links to supporting videos.
Access the online version here
TKC Sunday 2026
Thy Kingdom come, now celebrating its tenth year, has grown from a call to the Church of England to engage in evangelistic prayer from Ascension to Pentecost to be a world-wide wave of prayer touching some 180 countries and 85 Christian denominations.
The Archbishop has written to Bishops to encourage churches ‘to make the Sunday After the Ascension a ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ Sunday as we pray for the reign of our Ascended Lord to be evident in our world’.
Here are some resources to help you do this. They are in three sections;
- For churches using the lectionary and fitting the theme within a standard order of service. Essentially, these focus on the ministry of the Word.
- For churches who would like to change the readings to fit with the TKC theme of The Lord’s Prayer.
- For churches planning an all-age act of worship, who need creative resources for the whole of the service.
Songs/ Hymns
Choices here are likely to be dictated more by what is known locally and the style of the church service. If you are looking for Lord’s Prayer or TKC songs, here are some:
The Lord’s Prayer – Hillsong Worship
The Lord’s Prayer – Matt Maher
The Lord’s Prayer – Kings return
We Seek Your Kingdom – Noel Robinson, Lou Fellingham, Andy Flannagan, Donna Akodu
Lectionary and Common Worship
Collect for Thy Kingdom Come
Almighty God,
your ascended Son has sent us into the world
to preach the good news of your kingdom:
inspire us with your Spirit
and fill our hearts with the fire of your love,
that all who hear your Word may be drawn to you,
through Jesus Christ our Lord
Other liturgical material for Thy Kingdom Come
TKC 2020 has an order for the Eucharist for Pentecost, some of which you could adapt.
Lectionary readings
Acts 16:16-34 – Philippi marked the entry of the gospel into Europe. This passage shows some of the resistance (physical and spiritual) to the gospel, as well as the cost of making Jesus known. It ends with the story of salvation and a memorable one-verse summary of the good news of Jesus (v31).
John 17:20-26 – Jesus prays for all those who will believe as the gospel is preached. His version extends to the whole world and he emphasises the need for Christians to be united in the task – a key facet of TKC.
It would not be difficult to link these readings to TKC Sunday, and in particular, to the challenge to ‘pray for five’ – for five people we know and love to explore and find faith.
You could adapt the intercessions on that Sunday around these themes.
Please be sure too to advertise our TKC events (see above). People might be inspired to join in with a pilgrimage walk or Prayer around the Globe, or attend a special event.
Following a Lord’s Prayer theme
This assumes that you are following Common Worship liturgy in other respects. So, this section is simply about providing other readings/ resources for the liturgy of the Word.
Bible readings
Luke 11:1-4 or Luke 11:1-3 This version places the teaching in a direct request to Jesus. The longer reading adds several lessons in why we can trust God.
Matthew 6:9-13 or Matthew 6:5-15 The longer reading allows you to explore attitudes in prayer around doing it without show, trusting God and being forgiving.
TKC Resources
Prayer journal for the 10 days
The theme for the Sunday after Ascension is “Your will be done…’ (Day 4). You could follow that, or select another theme, or use the whole resource as an overview to explore the Lord’s Prayer.
When you come to the Lord’s Prayer in the liturgy, try not to rush it but encourage people to reflect on what they heard earlier. You could also adapt the intercessions to pick up Jesus’ pattern of prayer in the Lord’s Prayer.
All-Age TKC Sunday
As with the liturgical worship resources, you might already have a tried and tested way to run all-age events. If so, it is likely that you will simply be looking for some creative ways to address this particular theme. Explore the excellent resources below.
Visit the Thy Kingdom Come Resources page. There you will find a link to a page with lots of Lord’s Prayer resources, including;
- Prayer Stations
- The Lord’s Prayer Labyrinth
- The Lord’s Prayer Leaflet
- The Lord’s Prayer in British Sign Language
- As we celebrate Pentecost, there is a resource with the Lord’s Prayer spoken in multiple languages
- Worship for Everyone resource pack, including a new song written for Thy Kingdom Come. You have to register an email address to download this but it is free.
Diocesan Prayer Community
Our diocesan prayer community exists to pray for the growth of the churches in our diocese, very much in line with the aims of Thy Kingdom Come. These 10 days of prayer would be a good time to remind people that it exists and encourage them to join it. They can do so via
Diocesan website Signing up is easy. Members receive a weekly email with prayer themes and three Bible reflections to encourage them as disciples of Jesus.
Facebook Request to join the Facebook group. Bible reflections appear three times each week.
Hour of Prayer
Prayer around the globe
You might already have lots of ideas for running an hour of prayer. If you are looking for some help, here are some resources that we hope might be useful.
- Make it an hour of prayer, not chatting! Keep the welcome brief and encourage people to pray (and maybe sing) from the opening minutes.
- Offer some variety. Some people are happy to pray aloud in a group but others prefer silence. Creative prayer stations will work best for others.
- Lord’s Prayer as a theme. Thy Kingdom Come this year focuses on the Lord’s Prayer. The resources here reflect this. We think it is a good accessible theme.
- Local languages. If your area has people who speak a variety of languages, try to make resources available for all.
- Make the links. Pray for the other making up this Prayer around the Globe (Bondo, Argentina and Christchurch). Together we are the fruit of the Spirit’s outpouring at Pentecost.
Prayer Resources
Visit the Thy Kingdom Come Resources page. There you will find a link to a page with lots of Lord’s Prayer resources, including;
- Prayer Stations
- The Lord’s Prayer Labyrinth
- The Lord’s Prayer Leaflet
- The Lord’s Prayer in British Sign Language
- As we celebrate Pentecost, there is a resource with the Lord’s Prayer spoken in multiple languages
- Worship for Everyone resource pack, including a new song written for Thy Kingdom Come. You have to register an email address to download this but it is free.
None of these resources takes a long time to read. Why not download them. Take a look at what each has to offer, and decide which might be helpful in your situation.
The ‘Faith in the North’ website has a Lord’s Prayer Small Group Guide. This might not be appropriate for an hour of prayer but there are links to videos and other material that could be of use.
A simple approach
If you are looking for something very simple, you could split the hour into the following types of prayer, all of which you will find in the Lord’s Prayer.
- Praise: God is worshipped at the beginning and end of the prayer.
- Asking: for God’s Kingdom to Come and will be done.
- Daily Bread: bringing before God our own personal needs.
- Saying sorry: it grapples with our need to forgive as well as to be forgiven.
- Deliverance from evil: whether you see this as spiritual warfare or being freed from unjust structures, it is another powerful section of the Lord’s Prayer.
You could include all these types of prayer, in whatever order seems appropriate. The resources on this page might help enrich what you do.
Songs
The Lord’s Prayer – Hillsong Worship
The Lord’s Prayer – Matt Maher
The Lord’s Prayer – Kings return
We Seek Your Kingdom – Noel Robinson, Lou Fellingham, Andy Flannagan, Donna Akodu
The last of these is not the Lord’s Prayer as such but a Thy Kingdom Come song based around it.