Friday, May 14, 2010
Primetimers (Ages 50+)
Heartland Concert at
Roswell United Methodist Church
TONIGHT - Friday, May 14 - 8PM
The Michael O'Neal
Singers and Chamber Singers
This is a folk music
concert. Tickets for seniors are $13 and will be available at the
door. Dinner prior to the concert at 5:45pm at Greenwoods on
Green Street. Please RSVP to be added to the reservation
list: Bonnie Olentine
taxi920@aol.com.
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Drake
House Work Day - This Saturday, May 15
Do you like to play in the
dirt, paint or prune? Then meet us at the Drake House at about
8:45am tomorrow, Saturday, May 15th. We will work from
about 9am to 1pm. The address is 10500 Clara Drive, Roswell, which
is just south of Holcomb Bridge Road off Hwy 9 (Alpharetta Hwy).
We'll be doing landscaping and general clean-up work, so wear work
clothes and bring gloves, clippers, etc. if you have them. This is
a great opportunity for youth and families, as well as adult volunteers
to help in our community. For more information, contact Joey
Sargent at 770.335.5244 or
jfsargent@gmail.com.
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Emmaus
House Food Drive - One Day Only!
St. Aidan's will be having
a special one day food drive for Emmaus House this Sunday, May 16th.
Having stocked shelves is an ongoing concern for Emmaus House as they
work to support the poor in the neighborhoods of downtown Atlanta during
these difficult economic times. If each family at St. Aidan’s
brings a few items from the list below, we can make a big difference in
just on day! Drop your donations in the box in the narthex this
Sunday and they will be delivered to Emmaus House in the afternoon.
Items needed include:
-
Canned meats - tuna and
chicken (5 oz), beef stew, chili, Spam, Vienna sausage
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Breakfast foods - large
boxes (12.25-16 oz) of non-sugar cereals, normal sized packages or
multi-packet boxes of oatmeal and grits
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Medium bags or boxes of
rice
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Boxed mac and cheese
mixes, dry pasta
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Ramen noodles
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Hearty soups
-
Jelly
NOTE: Emmaus
House
cannot distribute bent cans or food with expired dates.
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Welcome
The Rev. Claiborne Jones
This Sunday we
welcome The Rev. Claiborne Jones Director of Emmaus House, our Diocesan
ministry to those in and around Peoples Town. Their mission is to be
recognized as a model of God’s compassionate community where people from
all walks of life work together joyfully to diminish poverty and its
broader consequences by striving for economic security, social justice,
dignity and peace, thus empowering and transforming hearts, minds and
wills. The Adult Forum at 10 am will be a time to present
their ministry and hear from other volunteers there, like J-P Richard,
Board member and parishioner at Holy Innocents’.
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The
Rev. Rebekah Bokros Hatch to begin ministry at St. Aidan's on May 23
Many
of you will remember Rebekah from short term with us this last December,
January, and February. We are pleased to announce that she will
now be with us at St. Aidan’s every Sunday as Assistant to the Rector
beginning Sunday, May 23. Her faith, energy, and experience will
be a blessing to us!
Rebekah graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2004. Most
recently, she’s served as chaplain at St. Paul’s School for Boys in
Brooklandville, Maryland, and as Associate Rector, The Church of the
Good Shepherd, in Towson, Maryland. She and her husband Tony, and
daughter Ruth returned to Atlanta in 2009, and they have recently
welcomed Elias, born March 27.
At this point, Rebekah’s role as Assistant to the Rector will be Sundays
only with some occasional pastoral care. Our parish budget and her
schedule with two young children put understandable limits on what can
be done. However, we have preliminary plans for the scope of her
ministry to increase a bit in the months to come to include more
Christian Education and ministerial responsibilities.
Please help to welcome Rebekah and her family (back) into St. Aidan’s
family.
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Adult Christian Education
Sunday
Adult Forum
The Rev. Claiborne Jones
presents the ministry of Emmaus House.
Weekly Bible Study
The Weekly Bible Study is
on Tuesdays at 9:30am and Wednesdays at 7:00pm. We study the Sunday
Lectionary in advance of the upcoming Sunday.
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Acolyte
Recognition Sunday
This Sunday we will be honoring the more than 50 young people who
serve as acolytes at St. Aidan's. We are very proud of these young
members of our parish and hope that you will thank them for the time
they devote to this special ministry. The acolytes will be
presenting a special gift to the church along with gift to Emmaus house.
All acolytes are asked to stay for a pizza party held in their
honor following the 11:00 service.
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New
to St. Aidan’s?
Come to the Newcomer’s
Dinner This Sunday, May 16th at 5:00pm in Burtenshaw Hall. You will have
a delicious dinner prepared by our volunteers, have the opportunity to
meet some of the Church staff, Vestry and volunteers, and have the
chance to meet other newcomers to St. Aidan's. Free loving childcare is
provided (please provide names/ages of your children). RSVP to Vickie
Scott: 678-983-8499 or
vickisco@bellsouth.net. We look forward to meeting you!
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Help for Hopewell Middle
School
St. Aidan's has been invited to help with “Mustang Days”, the annual
Field Day for Hopewell Middle School, which is just down the road from
church. This is a 3-day event that requires 10-12 volunteers each
day. Members of St. Aidan's will be responsible for staffing water
stations for the students, providing refreshment throughout the day.
If we have enough volunteers, we may also be asked to assist with
setting up and running games and activities. The events will run
from 8:30-2:00 with 45-60 minutes for lunch on these dates:
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Tuesday, May 18 - 6th grade
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Wednesday, May 19 - 7th grade
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Thursday, May 20 - 8th grade
Please let Joey Sargent know as soon as possible if you can be a "Team
Lead" on May 18th or 19th (the 20th is covered). Team leads will
be responsible for coordinating their team and helping recruit
volunteers for their assigned day (if necessary). If you can't
lead, but would be interested in volunteering, please let Joey know
which day(s) you could work. (Joey Sargent -
jfsargent@gmail.com or
770-475-4626.)
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NFCC Food Pantry "Item of the Month"
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 "Items of the Month" for May are:
pasta sauce and dry
pasta (like spaghetti).
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St.
Aidan's Annual Parish Picnic - May 23
Get ready for some fun! Hamburgers and Hotdogs
will be served along with the side dishes that you bring (please see
the poster in the Parish Hall to select what to bring).
There will be fun and games for everyone…
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Water Balloon Toss, 3 legged race, hop scotch
and Jacks!
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Plus our own Covenant Singers will be providing
some entertainment.
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The Boy Scouts will be giving guided tours of
the trails behind the church.
Please bring your camp chairs and camping/sports
awnings. We still need your help! Please sign up to help with
set-up and clean-up as soon as possible. Since Diocesan
Confirmation is that afternoon, we need to know ASAP if you can
commit to helping with clean-up after the event. Contact Cathy
Biondi, cmbiondi@comcast.net
or 770-886-6497, to sign-up. This is the perfect opportunity to
enjoy food, fun and fellowship! In case of inclement weather,
we will hold the picnic inside!
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Summer Service Schedule
Summer Service Schedule
begins Sunday, May 30, and continues through Labor Day Sunday, September
5. Service times will remain 8:30am and 10:30am with breakfast from 9:00 to
9:45am. There is no Sunday School or afternoon EYC during the summer months,
although special events for EYC may still occur from time to time.
There will be no children’s chapel in June or July.
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Sunday
School Teacher Appreciation
Please use the paper
provided to add a special message to our Sunday School teachers, or a
special Sunday School memory you have from your childhood or youth.
This is for children and adults. Just stick it on the banner in
Burtenshaw Hall. Sunday School Teacher Recognition Sunday is
June 6th. Thanks!
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Vacation
Bible School Registration Extended for 1 Week ONLY!
VBS registration will be
extended until Sunday, May 23rd. Tell all your
family, friends and neighbors to come and join the fun!
Date: June
7-11th
Time: 5pm to 7pm, with dinner being served at 7pm.
Ages: Children
4 years of age to 5th grade
Registration fee: $15 for the 1st child and $12 for each
additional child, or $40 per family.
VBS T-shirts and music
CD’s included with registration fee.
You can sign up at the VBS
table in the Parish Life Center or online at
www.staidans.org.
Registration forms and fees may be placed in the offering plate or fees
can be paid through your online giving account. We’re in need of
some donations.
VBS Donations Needed
We are in need of
appliance sized or very large cardboard boxes, rolls of aluminum foil,
and duct tape. Please place items in or near the VBS donation basket in
the Parish Life Center by Sunday May 23rd. If you are able to donate
these, or any of the other items on our donation list, we would greatly
appreciate it! Thanks a million to all who have donated items thus far.
VBS Volunteer Meeting This
Sunday!
Please come to the
cathedral room at 9:30am this Sunday if you signed up to be an
adult volunteer. We will be passing out rosters, volunteer
assignments and Lead Teacher Guides.
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St. Aidan’s
Green
Team
This Week's
Green Team Tip
Composting yard trimmings
and food scraps makes you and your lawn greener. Composting
represents natural recycling. Backyard composting of food scraps and
yard trimmings significantly reduces the amount of waste entering
landfills. Almost all food scraps, except for bones, meat, eggs
(egg shells are OK), dairy products and oils can be composted. Use a 2:1
ratio when composting. Mix two parts brown (dry leaves, small
twigs, straw, etc.) with one part green (grass clippings, kitchen
scraps, etc.). This 2:1 ratio provides the best mix of carbon
(brown materials) to nitrogen (greens). Composted materials turn
into natural soil additives.
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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Preschool/Mother's
Morning Out
We are now registering for the 2010-2011 school year. We
still have a few openings in each class. Call the preschool
office for more information at 678.743.3590.
|
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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Get your youth ministry
updates online!
Youth Blog:
www.staidanseyc.blogspot.com
Facebook Group: St. Aidan’s EYC
Sunday - May 16
Are you ready for Messy
Relays? Wear old clothes and be prepared to get DIRTY! It’s
what you’ve been waiting for since last spring! We will be outside from
5-7pm. Bring an extra set of clothes to change into after we’re
finished.
Wednesday - May 19
It’s hard to believe, but
it’s our last Wednesday night EYC for the 2009-10 school year! Join us
in The Cottage from 6-7:30pm so we can talk about summer!
Sunday - May 23
Come out to the Parish
Picnic to help the EYC lead games for the children of the parish!
From sack races to jacks, we’re going to have a lot of fun and you don’t
want to miss it! Meet us on the lawn after the 11am service. This will
close out our Sunday EYC for the 2009-10 school year, so we hope you’ll
be there to celebrate! There will be no 5-7pm EYC. Congratulations to
all of today’s confirmands! We look forward to seeing you at The
Cathedral this afternoon!
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Atlanta Celtic Camp -
Irish Music & Dance
Teaching Irish Fiddle,
Flute, Guitar, Dance as well as Arts & Crafts, Storytelling, Gaelic
Football, Language and History.
June 14 -18th
Monday through Friday -
8am - 2:30pm
Ages 4 - 14yrs.
Sponsored by The Atlanta
Irish Music School -
www.atlantajuniorceiliband.com. Please contact Katherine
Thomas: 678-372-9494 or
atlantairishmusicschool@gmail.com
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Camp
Sew N Sew 2010 Update
June 21-25,
2010, from 9:30am - 12:30pm. All rising 5th through 12th graders
are invited to learn to sew at Camp Sew N Sew 2010. No experience
necessary. Even if you are veteran sewer, you are welcome to join
us. There is no charge, except for supplies. Registration
will start Sunday, May 16 between early and late services.
Students will select from 1 of 2 patterns for this camp - either a
traditional messenger bag or a kimono/haori. If you have a sewing
machine to bring, please do so! Also, if you have a sewing machine
that we may borrow for this camp, please let Martha Myers know.
We'd love to have enough machines for each student to have her/his own
for the week. The machines will be locked in a room when not in
use during this week of camp and returned to you soon after.
Questions about camp or machines to loan??? Contact Martha Myers,
770 642 8985 or martha.myers@gmail.com.
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Save
the Date
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May 23 - Diocesan
Confirmation, 4pm, Cathedral of St. Philip
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June 5 - Blood
Mountain Trail Hike
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June 6 - Sunday
School Teacher and EYC Advisor Recognition
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June 18 - Men's
Group Braves Game
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Financial Update
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Summer
Mission Trip to Honduras
The next mission trip to
work with the LAMB Institute in Honduras will be June 19 - 26,
2010. Join the team to travel with members of several local
Episcopal churches as they support the poor in and around Tegucigalpa.
Enjoy the opportunity to share God's grace with children at the
residential home and live out St. Aidan's mission "To Know Jesus Christ
and Make Him Known."
Mission trips to Honduras
are a spiritual journey open to parishioners of all ages, including
teens age 15 or older. Team members become part of a “building”
mission: building community, building relationships and “being” the
Church. The cost is $400 plus airfare. Some team members use
frequent flyer miles to offset the airfare cost, which runs about $700.
For additional
information, contact Joey Sargent,
jfsargent@gmail.com or 770.335.5244.
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Please Note Your
Contributions Clearly!
To make sure we properly
credit your contributions, please make note on your check if your
contribution should be credited to Lift High the Cross. Without a
check notation, we credit your contribution to your regular pledge.
If you write one check for both your regular pledged giving and Lift
High The Cross, please note on the check how much of the total goes to
each. We appreciate your stewardship, and want to make sure your
contributions are accounted for properly.
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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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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.
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 ...
Jane Skinner,
mother of Jim Skinner, for God’s healing and comfort
Kathy Brewster,
for strength and healing
Family of John Westerman,
friends of John Ray, for comfort and peace
Aubree White,
newborn son of Kathryn & Brian white (friends of the Willefords) for
healing
Marlene and Rich Jacobs,
friends of Carolyn Glaza,
for hope, courage and strength
Joe Eltrich, friend
of John Ray, for comfort, strength, healing and peace
Nancy,
friend of Betty Hood, for healing, comfort and peace
Daralene Pondo,
friend of Scotti Bozeman, for healing, strength and comfort
Tera Morris, Robin & Becky Fricton and the entire Morris family,
for comfort, peace and healing
Don and Emogene Kolar,
uncle and aunt of Earl Bozeman, for healing, strength, and comfort
Matt Sullivan,
brother of Becky Sullivan, for healing
Max & Dominga Mendoza,
grandparents of Anna McCarthy, for comfort strength and healing
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
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
Mark and Marsha Bryant and family,
for comfort, strength and healing
Jan Dennis,
friend of Ann West, for comfort, strength and healing
Elizabeth McIntyre,
friend of Joey Sargent, for comfort, strength and healing
Joe Beaty,
submitted by Jean Beaty, for strength
Virginia Kahn,
for comfort and healing
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, especially John Westerman, 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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