- For the church…that we may not grow discouraged with the winds, earthquakes and fires of life but look for God in the tiny whispering sounds that guide and comfort us, we pray to the Lord.
- For nations battered by the storms of war and ethnic hatred…that they may come one day to rejoice in peace and reconciliation, we pray to the Lord.
- For the victims of earthquakes, fires and other disasters…that people of good will may respond to them in their time of need as they rebuild and heal from their losses, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are sick or suffering in any way…that they may find stability in their hour of need through the support of their faith, family and friends, especially Andy Joy and all those listed in our bulletin, prayer intention book and personal prayers, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are traveling this summer and enjoying vacation time…that they may do so safely as they appreciate God’s gift of creation and recreation, we pray to the Lord.
- For us disciples “of little faith,” to whom the Lord still draws near…that we may respond with exuberance as we become aware of Christ coming near to us, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have died in faith…that Christ may reach out and take their hand and lead them safely across to the haven of eternal life, especially Irene Morrow and Juliet Barkley. We pray to the Lord.
- For the church…that we who share one baptism may take communion in the One Bread, permitting nothing to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus, we pray to the Lord.
- For the nations of the world…that peoples of differing cultures may recognize our common humanity as we sit down together at the banquet of life, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are sick, in hospitals, nursing homes and hospice…that as they carry the burden of aging and illness their families and this community through their love and concern may enable them to experience healing, especially Vince Hvizda and all those listed in our bulletin, prayer intention book and personal prayers, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who carry the Bread of Life to the homebound…that they may do so with joy, becoming for them living signs of Christ’s compassion and of our care, we pray to the Lord.
- For those of us gathered here today…that we come faithfully to the table of Christ’s word and bread, feasting with delight on the food Christ provides, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who once ate the Bread of Life and have now died…that we may entrust them to God, knowing that neither death nor life can separate us from the love of Christ, especially Elizabetta Giampaolo
- For the church…that we may cast a wide net…embracing people of every kind…leaving the separation of good from evil to God and to God’s own time, we pray to the Lord.
- For the nations of the world…that they may not amass riches for their private use, but instead discern their responsibilities to the world, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are sick, homebound, in hospitals, nursing homes and hospice…that they may be cared for compassionately, especially:
All those listed in our bulletin, prayer intention book, and personal prayers, we pray to the Lord. - For those who are economically successful…that they may give thanks to God by generosity and exemplary care for the common good, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who visit our parish…that we may welcome them and experience together the enriching gift of hospitality, we pray to the Lord.
- For those of us gathered here today…that in accepting one another and celebrating our diversity, we may be conformed more perfectly to the image of Christ, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have died…that having been called to faith by God and justified in baptism they may now, in turn, be glorified according to God’s purpose, especially: Marie Marsh, Fr. Mark Peyton and Irene Morrow. We pray to the Lord.
- For the church…that we, like the master of the field in the parable, may defer judgment and await with patience the time of God’s harvest, we pray to the Lord.
- For the leaders of the nations…that the seeds of destruction sown in the human heart may not bear fruit in mutual destruction so that their people may live in peace, we pray to the Lord.
- For judges and juries and all who interpret or enforce the law…that they may imitate the Sovereign God who judges with mildness and governs with forbearance, we pray to the Lord.</li.
- For all those who are sick, homebound, in hospitals, nursing homes and hospice…that they may be cared for compassionately, especially Marie Marsh and all those listed in our bulletin, prayer intention book and personal prayers, we pray to the Lord.
- For our parish community…that we may be to our neighbors a leaven of kindness and compassion, welcoming all and judging no one, we pray to the Lord.</li.
- For those of us gathered here today…that in our daily lives we may exchange worldly images of power and success for the small beginnings of the mustard seed and the hidden presence of yeast, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have died and been gathered into the harvest of eternal life,…that they may shine like the sun in the home that Jesus went to prepare for them, especially Jean Whipple and Robert Schwind
- For the church…that we my respond fully to God’s work…receiving the seed of His word in hearts that understand it and bearing fruit with love and gratitude, we pray to the Lord.
- For the nations of the world…that God may visit them and water them with truth and wisdom, making every soul reverent before God’s gift of life and the demands of God’s justice, we pray to the Lord.
- For all of God’s beautiful creation…that we may respect it as God’s gift and redeem it by our holy lives as we care for it, we pray to the Lord.
- For all who are groaning in the labor pains of anxiety, illness, financial setbacks, unemployment and all the troubles of life…that redemption may come in a lifting of their burdens, especially: Kathy Rohn
And all those listed in our bulletin, prayer intention book and personal prayers, we pray to the Lord. - For The Pontifical Institute for Foreign Mission’s work in 20 countries around the world to assist those in need…that we may generously support them in our second collection today, we pray to the Lord.
- For those of us gathered here today…that the word sown among us may accomplish its purpose, yielding fruit a hundredfold in our lives of worship and witness, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have died…that their eyes may be blessed with the sight of God and their souls filled with God’s beatitude in heaven, especially Kean Whipple and Fr. Bob Kropac