Tullamore Agricultural Show: On Sunday 10th August, we welcome the Tullamore Agricultural Show. We extend our very good wishes to the Organizing Committee and we hope that the weather will be favourable on the day.  Mass of Blessing of the Show  and all helpers and participants will be held on Saturday 8th August in Mucklafgh Church at 7.30pm  Prayer Lord God In humility and thanks we now seek your blessing On this Show and all that it represents. May it be to your glory; A celebration of your goodness drawing us closer to you. May it open our minds to possibilities unthought of, Our eyes to opportunities previously unseen; Our hearts to hope and to confidence and the fulfilling of your purpose for your world and all its peoples. Amen  Lord God, We commend to you this our agricultural industry: Those who struggle and those who support them; Those who are excited and positive about the future and all who guide and encourage them. For those who make policy and those who apply it.  For  all trades stands and their network of dealers, Suppliers and engineers. For growers and stockmen of every nation and background At one in their love for the land and commitment to its care. Lord, bless the world of farmers and farming In your name we ask it. Amen  Creator God we praise you. For the wonder of creation. The glory, the beauty The intricate, the immense, The magnificent and the mundane; For ocean and raindrop, Mountain and molecule, For plough and for pasture, aesthetic appreciation and scientific advancement For the sheer delight of being alive in your world We praise your holy name For this Show and Society The staff and the stewards, Exhibitors and visitors, For trade stands and craft skills The traditional and the innovative; For this celebration of farming, The countryside, the people The livestock, the land; For knowledge and wisdom, Technology and science, We praise your holy name. For friendship and business, For farming and food; for sharing, for laughter; For eating and drinking For all we enjoy as we gather together Creator God, We praise your holy name Amen Prayer adapted from the Royal Show 2006 ©Germinate: The Arthur Rank Centre