Friday, March 19, 2010
Rev. Katie Elberfeld
We welcome The Rev.
Katie Elberfeld for the season of Lent. Ordained
in 1993, Katie now leads the Gabriel Center in Marietta, a
servant-leadership center. She will also be teaching on Sundays and
Wednesdays.
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Wednesday Nights in Lent
Lenten
Soup Suppers
Come enjoy the vast array of
wonderful soup on Wednesdays in Lent, served from 6 - 6:45 pm. As
always, volunteers are needed to bring a pot of their favorite soup to
share with all and to help set up and serve. Sign up sheets are in Burtenshaw Hall. Please join us for spectacular soup and fellowship.
Contact Anne McManes for information at 770-442-8368.
Lenten Program
Servant Leadership (as
given by Christ when he taught his disciples, “Whoever wishes to be
first among you must be servant of all.”) The Rev. Katie
Elberfeld and Mr. Mark Elberfeld will conclude the 5-week reflection
on Servant Leadership this week, 6:45-7:30.
Lenten Program for
Middle & High School Students
Join Carrie & Jonathan
as they work through the “To Save A Life” Bible study, meeting from
6-7:30 pm in The Cottage (same time as the adult Lenten program).
Lenten Program for Kids
Children ages 4-10 will
have their own mini-program on Wednesday nights following soup supper,
6:45-7:30. Please sign up with Susan Griffis
(suegrif@bellsouth.net)
or on the desk outside of the Sunday school wing.
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Vacation
Bible School Registration
Come to the Fellowship Hall to
sign up for this "Cosmic Adventure Praising God!"
Date: June
7-11th
Time: 5pm to 7pm, with dinner being served at 7pm.
Children 4 years of age to 5th grade are welcome to register for the
program. Registration fee: $15 for the 1st child and $12 for each
additional child, or $40 per family.
We welcome all adult and teen
volunteers! For further details please see Susan Griffis,
suegrif@bellsouth.net, or go
to our website
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Returning
Mite Boxes
You may begin returning
your mite boxes on Sunday - March 28th, Sunday - April 4th, or Sunday
- April
11th. Please place them in the pink basket in the narthex, or
children may return them to their Sunday School teachers. Thank
you for supporting the eradication of malaria, giving hope, and helping
to save lives!
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Attention: 4th and 5th Grade Sunday School Students and Parents
We are working on a skit
to be performed for the younger kids on April 18th. So, please try
and make every Sunday school class as we work on our props and our
lines.
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Easter and Spring Break Plans
As you may have
seen, spring break for many school systems begins on Good Friday this
year. As you make your plans for the break, please consider
leaving the Monday after Easter so that you can worship at St. Aidan’s
for Good Friday - Easter and then enjoy vacation.
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Adult Christian Education
Adult Forum - Servant Leadership
Adult Forum on Servant
Leadership with the Rev. Katie Elberfeld continues this Sunday at 10am in Burtenshaw Hall. Starting with Mark 10:42-45, we
will explore scriptural passages during Sunday morning classes that
inform us about servant-leadership and the biblical underpinnings
related to our common call to live as servant-leaders.
Weekly Bible Study
The Weekly Bible Study is
on Tuesdays at 9:30 am. We study the
Sunday Lectionary in advance of the upcoming Sunday.
Bible Study - "To Live
Is Christ"
"To
Live Is Christ" Bible study by Beth Moore journeys the audience through
the events in the life of Paul. Invite your friends to the study on
Sunday during the Sunday school hour in the Cathedral Room.
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Sunday School & Children’s Chapel Schedule for Palm Sunday, March 28th
Sunday school will meet
from 10:00 - 10:35am on Palm Sunday. All children attending the later service
will need to be picked up from Sunday School to attend the procession
from the cottage. Any children attending Children’s Chapel will meet
Susan at the church entrance at the conclusion of the procession.
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Introducing
NFCC Food Pantry "Item of the Month"
St. Aidan's has long
supported North Fulton Community Charities (NFCC) with annual
Brown Bag food drives and assorted food donations. Now we'll be
collecting food donations based on specific needs identified by NFCC.
This will help balance the inventory in the NFCC Food Panty, so they
don't end up with tons of rice and no peanut butter, for example.
The "Item of the Month" will be listed in Parish Matters and eNews each
week. To donate, just purchase the "Item of the Month" during your
regular grocery shopping, and drop it in the box in the Narthex at any
time during the month. The NFCC Food Pantry "Item of the
Month" for or March are: vegetable oil (small to medium sized
bottles) and dry pinto beans (1 lb bags).
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Perfume Sensitivity
Some people have highly
allergic reactions to perfume and other smells. Though such
reactions are rare, we do have members of St. Aidan's whose allergies
are that severe which unfortunately can make them very ill. We ask
your sensitivity and cooperation by not wearing perfume or cologne when
coming to church. Thank you for your understanding.
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Office
Volunteers Needed
We need a few additional
volunteers to keep our church office running smoothly. If you are
interested in helping with such things as the publishing the Sunday
bulletin, making sure we have necessary supplies on hand, or filling in
for other volunteers (you know - when pesky things like vacations or
open heart surgery get in the way), please contact Donna Jones at
770-521-0207 or office@Staidans.org;
Terry Ledford at 404-580-2889 or
terry_ledford@bellsouth.net.
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Easter and Holy Week Services
Plan now to join us for
Holy Week services. The week from Palm Sunday to Easter is called Holy
Week during which we remember the week leading to Jesus’ crucifixion
and resurrection. The main thing to remember is that our life in
Christ is not just about Easter. His triumphal entry into Jerusalem,
the Last Supper, His arrest and crucifixion are significant moments to
remember and celebrate with prayer and devotion. Please plan in advance
to join us during these holy times.
Palm Sunday, March 28
Procession from the cottage at 10:45 AM
Monday, Tuesday in Holy Week - March 29, 30
Holy Eucharist at 7:30
Wednesday, March 31
Passover Meal and Holy Eucharist - 6:30 PM
(reservations required)
Maundy Thursday, April 1
Holy Eucharist at 7:30
Remembering the Last Supper, how Jesus washed his
disciples’ feet, and told them to love one another as he loved them,
Followed by the all-night prayer vigil (Altar
of Repose)
beginning at 9pm and continuing until
noon on Good Friday. Sign-up for the altar of repose are in the narthex
or
signup online.
Good Friday, April 2
12 noon liturgy
7:00 PM - Stations of the Cross which follows Jesus the events along
path from His arrest to Calvary (more child-centered)
The Great Vigil of Easter, Saturday, April 3
8:30 PM
Officially, the first
service of the season of Easter, much like Christmas Eve is the first
service of the Christmas season.
Easter Day, Sunday,
April 4
9:00 AM and 11:15 AM
Full music at both
services, with incense at the 11:15 service. Continental breakfast only.
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Seder
Meal Participants
If you have signed up and
your host has not contacted you concerning your table for the
Passover Seder Meal on March 31, please contact Harmony Kiser,
harmony.kiser@comcast.net,
770-205-7899, or Lynda Frederickson,
lynda.frederickson@cherokee.k12.ga.us.
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Maundy Thursday Soup Supper
Maundy Thursday Soup
Supper before the service starts at 6:30pm. Please let Cathy
Biondi know if you plan on attending and if you can bring soup
(770-886-6497 or
cmbiondi@comcast.net). Volunteers are also needed to help cleanup.
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Easter Vigil Sweets
There will be Easter Vigil
Sweets after the service on Saturday night. Please let Cathy Biondi
know (770-886-6497 or
cmbiondi@comcast.net) if you plan on attending. Volunteers are also
needed to help set up and cleanup. Many hands makes light work!
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Next Baptism
The next baptism date is
Saturday, April 3rd at the Easter Vigil. Please see Fr. Rob
by Palm Sunday, March 28th, if you are interested.
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Donations
for Easter Flowers and Greenery
Contributing
to the Easter Flower Fund is a wonderful way to honor and remember a
loved one or to express your thankfulness for someone or something in
your family or parish life. The suggested contribution is $25 which will
be used to purchase
flowers and greenery to decorate for Easter. If you would like to
contribute to this fund, please fill out the donation envelope on the
table in the narthex, enclose your donation and place it in the donation
box or return it to the church office. Acknowledgements of all
contributions will be published in the Easter Service Leaflets.
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Friends of Music
Friends of Music donations
for Easter guest musicians are also being received. Envelopes are in
the narthex.
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Attention all YOUNG ADULTS!
Interested in getting to
know other Episcopalians your age around the NW Atlanta area? Come
spend an evening with other young adults (18-35, married & single)
Wednesday, March 24 at 8:00 p.m. at Marietta Pizza Company on the
Marietta Square (3 Whitlock Avenue Southwest, Marietta, GA 30064-2321).
We’d love to get to know you!
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St. Aidan’s
Green
Team
Green Team Tip
On Earth Hour
hundreds of millions of people around the world will come together to
call for action on climate change by doing something quite
simple—turning off their lights for one hour. The movement
symbolizes that by working together, each of us can make a positive
impact in this fight, protecting our future and that of future
generations. Participation is easy. By flipping off your
lights on March 27th at 8:30 p.m. local time you will be making the
switch to a cleaner, more secure nation and prosperous America.
Nearly one billion people turned out for Earth Hour 2009 – involving
4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents. For more information,
go to:
https://www.myearthhour.org/home.
Recycling Reminder
Please
stop and think before tossing your trash! Please use the recycling
containers in Burtenshaw Hall appropriately. The tall slim cans are for
clean, empty plastic bottles and aluminum cans. The small cans in the
classrooms are for clean paper. The
Green
Team appreciates your consideration!
How are you helping to
save the planet?
The
Green
Team would like to know what you are doing in your home and community to
help save our planet. Please send photos of your recycling
efforts, compost bins, rain barrels, etc. to Joyce Tripp Miller, 1205
Tuscany Ct, Alpharetta, GA 30004 or
jtmiller120@gmail.com. Please identify people who are in your
photos.
Join the
Green
team!
The St. Aidan's
Green Team
meets the second Sunday of each month after the 11 am service;
all are welcome to participate. If you are
interested in helping St. Aidan’s with its environmental stewardship
(recycling and the like) please contact Father Rob at
fr.wood@earthlink.net.
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Get your youth ministry
updates online!
Youth Blog:
www.staidanseyc.blogspot.com
Facebook Group: St. Aidan’s EYC
Attention - Beach
Trippers!
The 2nd $50 payment is
this Sunday, March 21.
Sunday - March 21
Drama Night! Both
the middle and high school groups will have a night of acting and
drama. Will you be there to show off your skills? Meet with us in The
Cottage from 5-7pm!
Wednesday - March 24
Join Carrie & Jonathan
tonight as we conclude the “To Save A Life” Bible study. We meet from
6-7:30pm in The Cottage, the same time as the adult Lenten program.
Sunday - March 28
Because 3/28 is Palm
Sunday, there is no EYC. Enjoy spending the day with your
family.
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Save
the Date
-
April 24 - Adult
Prom - 7 to 10 pm
-
April 25 - Youth
Sunday
-
May 8 - Spring
Family Hike - 8am Laurel Ridge Trail
-
May 14 -
Primetimers - The Michael O'Neal Singers
-
May 15 - Drake
House Work Day
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May 23 - Parish
Picnic - See Cathy Biondi - cmbiondi@comcast.net, or 770-886-6497 if you
would like to help.
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June 1-5 - EYC
Beach Trip
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June 5 - Blood
Mountain Trail Hike
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June 7-11 -
Vacation Bible School
-
June 14-18 - Celtic
Camp
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June 21-25 - Camp
Sew-n-Sew. 9 to 12noon
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Primetimers (Ages 50+)
Heartland Concert
Friday, May 14 - 8PM
The Michael O'Neal
Singers and Chamber Singers
The
Michael O'Neal Singers and Chamber Singers will be singing their
Heartland Concert on Friday, May 14 at 8PM at the Roswell United
Methodist Church. This will be a folk music concert. Tickets for seniors
will be $13 if we can get a group of 10 or more. A dinner will
be arranged in the historic Roswell area for those who want to do
dinner as well prior to the concert.
Please RSVP to
taxi920@aol.com and follow up by
mailing a check to: Bonnie Olentine, 9940 Twingate
Dr., Alpharetta, GA
30022
Checks for concert
tickets must be received by Saturday, May 1. This chorus
features over 140 voices and 24 members in the chamber ensemble.
Plan now to attend this exciting event!
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Hikers, Walkers and
Lovers of Nature
St. Aidan’s Spring Family
Hike - Saturday, May 8th at 8am. The Laurel Ridge Trail is
a relatively flat 3.8 mile circular trail at Buford Dam. It should
be a fun hike for young and old alike. Bring a picnic lunch if you
want to make a day of it. The trail is about 15 miles from the
church (400 Exit 14) so it should not take long to get there and back.
We will meet in St. Aidan’s parking lot at 8am and leave promptly at
8:15am. We should be back around noon. Contact Jim Linthicum
if you would like to meet the group at the trail. To sign-up or
ask questions, contact Jim at
jlinthicum@yahoo.com or 404.983.3558.
Directions
Take Georgia 400 exit
14 (GA 20, Buford, Cumming) which comes off the right after passing
under GA 20. At the end of the ramp turn right and continue to the
Highway 9 traffic light at 0.3 miles. Turn right on Highway 9 and turn
right again in 0.9 miles on Buford Dam Road (look for a Shell Station).
At 1.2 miles continue through light at Sanders Road. At 2.0 miles
continue through light at Nuckolls Road. At 3.2 miles continue through
light at Lanier Beach/Samples Rd. At 3.7 miles begin a 30 miles per hour
zone in the Corps of Engineers property adjacent to Lake Lanier Dam. At
4.8 miles the road makes a 90 degree turn to the left and crosses Lake
Lanier Dam. The Chattahoochee River is on your right. At 5.3 miles you
cross the Laurel Ridge Trail, indicated by a brown sign. The next left
is Lower Overlook. Turn left and park near the bathrooms immediately on
your left.
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February Financial Update
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Disaster
Relief for Haiti - The Challenge to Help
We
have raised $2,308 to date for Episcopal Relief and Development, with
several families embracing the Challenge to Help by donating $100 or
more. Aid is now flowing into Haiti, but the recovery and
rebuilding process will be long and difficult. If you have not yet
donated, or would like to make an additional contribution, you can
donate to ERD online at
https://www.er-d.org/donate-select.php or pick up an ERD envelope in
the narthex. You can also donate through St. Aidan's with a check
marked "Haiti" placed in the collection plate. Other agencies that
are helping are the Red Cross (
www.redcross.org) or Doctors Without Borders (http://doctorswithoutborders.org/).
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Camp
Mikell 2010 Summer Schedule
Camp Mikell is
the Diocese of Atlanta’s Camp and Conference Center in Toccoa, Georgia. Each summer, many kids make the trek to Mikell to reconnect with each
other and with God. Speak to Fr. Rob or one of many Mikell alums
about it, and make Camp Mikell part of your summer plans.
Mini Camp - May 21st-23rd,
Rising 1st and 2nd Graders; $325.00
(Includes cost for camper and parent/guardian)
Kid Camp 1 - May 26th-June 1st,
Rising 3rd-5th Graders; $395.00
Youth Camp - June 4th-June 10th,
Rising 10th-12th Graders; $395.00
Performing Arts Camp - June 13th-June 19th,
Rising 4th-9th Graders; $420.00
Intermediate Camp - June 22nd -June 28th,
Rising 8th and 9th Graders; $395.00
Junior Camp - July 2nd-July 8th,
Rising 6th and 7th Graders; $395.00
Kid Camp 2 - July 11th-July 17th,
Rising 3rd-5th Graders; $395.00
Work Camp - July 24th-July 29th,
Rising 10th Graders-Just Graduated; $285.00
Emmaus House - August 1st-August 5th,
Emmaus House Summer Program
Guest Camp - September 3rd-September
6th, Children, Adults, and Families of all Ages
OUTDOOR CAMPS
Outdoor Intermediate - May 26th-June 1st,
Rising 8th and 9th Graders; $395.00
Outdoor Youth - June 13th-June 19th,
Rising 10th Graders-Just Graduated; $395. 00
Outdoor Junior - July 11th-July 17th,
Rising 6th and 7th Graders; $395.00
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Preschool/Mother's
Morning Out
We are now registering for the 2010-2011 school year. Please
call the preschool office at 678.743.3590 with questions.
|
18-24 mo. |
Monday/Wed |
9am-12 noon |
$150/mo |
|
|
Tues/Thurs |
9am-12 noon |
$150/mo |
|
2 yr. old |
Mon/Wed |
9am-1pm |
$185/mo |
|
|
Tues/Wed/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
$215/mo |
|
3 yr. old |
Tues/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
$185/mo |
|
|
Tues/Wed/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
$215/mo |
|
4 yr. old Pre-K |
Mon-Thurs |
9am-1pm |
$265/mo. |
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Online
Giving at St. Aidans!
Don’t forget - you
can make contributions to St. Aidan’s online! Just go to our
website at www.staidans.org and
look for the online giving link. Online payments can be for anything
from pledge to youth trips and can be a one time or recurring payment.
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Pill Bottle Collections
We have resumed
collecting empty pill bottles for the Mathew 25 Ministry. We will
continue with this outreach as long as funding allows. Please place your
donations in the bin located outside of Burtenshaw Hall. Thank you for
your previous contributions. Any questions, contact MaryAnn Masson
gymsail@earthlink.net.
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Covenant Groups at St. Aidan's
- Currently, we have 5 active Covenant Groups at St. Aidan's. If you
would like more information about them, or you would like to be a member
of a group and you did not sign up, please contact Don Frank at
678-297-0885.
Centering Prayer
Harmony Kiser -
harmony.kiser@comcast.net
Joe Rich - joer123@bellsouth.net
Lunch Bunch
Ken Adcox -
Ken.Adcox@comcast.net
The Seekers
Joe Rich -
joer123@bellsouth.net
Mommy and Me
Natalie Ferber - 770-888-6871
Retired Men
Don
Frank - 678-297-0885
Covenant Singers
Tom McDonnell - 678-807-8975
Betty Hood - 770-720-6171
If you
have interest in or ideas for starting a group, please contact Don
Frank.
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Around the Diocese
2010 Pilgrimages
Since the 4th century…
Man has sought God on the worn paths and narrow roads that lead to
Europe’s holy sites.
That journey continues today… Join us.
Christian
Pilgrims primary mission is to increase the number of people who join
the age old practice and discipline of pilgrimage. We encourage, invite
and lead people in this process. Each year we lead small groups on two
of the major Christian pilgrimage sites. In Spain, we walk the Camino de
Santiago. In Italy, we walk the Cammino di San Francesco
April 8-22, Oct. 7-21
Camino de Santiago (Spain)
May 13-26, Sept. 9-22
Cammino di San Francesco
(Italy)
For more information call
Dr. Stan Beecham at 770-262-5556,
info@ChristianPilgrims.org
or
http://www.christianpilgrims.org.
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On
the Web
Check the St.
Aidan's website for weekly updates: Sunday Server
Schedule, recent sermons, Sunday readings, Parish Matters, coming
events, and much more!
Check out the
Photo Gallery
for new photos and slide presentations of the recent events.
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Diocesan Connecting Newsletter
For MORE information - News Briefs; Art, Music; Workshops, Classes and
Seminars, and more.
Click here. Updated Weekly!
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Please
Pray For ...
Tina and family,
for
comfort, strength and healing
Monica Cain,
daughter-in-law of Fran Cain, for comfort, strength and healing
Joe Beaty,
submitted by Jean Beaty, for strength
Matt Sullivan,
brother of Becky Sullivan, for healing
Max & Dominga Mendoza,
grandparents of Anna McCarthy, for comfort strength and healing
Berna Harawa,
cousin of Cathy Biondi, for strength and healing
The Rev. Paul Owens,
son-in-law of Aubrey & Tera Morris, for healing and strength
Gail Harper,
sister of Cozy Ledford, for comfort, strength and healing
Robert Ledford,
father of Terry, for healing and strength
Renee,
niece of Ron & Nadine Pearce, for comfort, strength and healing
Jack McCabe,
friend of the Kiser family, for comfort, strength and healing
The people of Haiti &those who help them,
for
God’s strength, courage, healing, comfort and wisdom
Tynan Olechny,
friend of Lori Foley, for comfort strength and peace
Barbara Monaghan,
mother of Mike Monaghan, for strength and healing
Barbara Lanning,
mother of Cathy Schlecht, for healing, strength and comfort
W.D. Bledsoe,
father of Christy Elliot, for strength, healing and comfort
Alice Folsom,
aunt of Judy Reardon,
for comfort strength and healing
Joe Wooten,
father of Michele
Hutnick,
for continued courage, strength and God’s healing
Barbara and Joe Matis,
friends of Betty Hood, for comfort, strength and healing
Mark and Marsha Bryant and family,
for
comfort, strength and healing
William Haslam,
brother of Ginny Cline, for healing and for comfort for his family
Jan Dennis,
friend of Ann West, for comfort, strength and healing
Elizabeth McIntyre,
friend of Joey Sargent, for comfort, strength and healing
Aubrey Morris,
for
strength, patience, & healing
Chris Lamm,
friend of John Ray, for healing
Marianne Walker,
for
strength and courage
Derin Thompson,
for healing and patience
Joe and Marilyn Rich,
for
strength and healing
Anne Prianti,
strength, courage, peace of mind
Tommy Gall,
for
healing and comfort
Kevin,
for
peace, strength and faith
Darrell Quinley,
for
healing and strength
Olivia Mechlowitz,
for
continued recovery
Beverly Williams,
for
healing & comfort
Earlene Ledford,
for
healing and comfort
Barbara Hall,
for
comfort, strength & healing
Mark Ledford,
for comfort and peace
Joan Spratt,
for comfort and healing
Wyatt Barbee,
for God’s strength & comfort
Cindy Vega,
for
comfort strength & healing
Alison Moyer,
for
healing, patience &strength
All
those serving our country at home and abroad, especially
Katie Laundon,
Travis Mann,
Gregory Sinnott,
Eli Nagle, Mathew Latonis, Richard Matyskiela, Jeff
Cleary, Manuel Aviles, and Max Sullivan.
For the children of Honduras and India,
especially Anita and other sponsored children
For those who died, and for those who
mourn
PRAYER
REQUESTS
There are several ways you
may make a request: fill out a request card and put it in the Prayer Box
in the Narthex, call the church office, visit the church website or you
may contact Camille Johnson at
camillejj@comcast.net. Prayers will be in the above list for 3
weeks and will then be removed unless otherwise requested.
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