- 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
- For the church…For the church…that we may pattern our lives after the example of Jesus, who came in humility and called to himself the childlike of heart, we pray to the Lord.
- For the leaders and peoples of the nations…that they may banish the weapons of war, so that a new dominion of peace may reach to the ends of the earth, we pray to the Lord.
- For all of us who live in this land of freedom…that on this 250th anniversary of independence we may be grateful for all that we have and continue to be advocates for all people in our nation to be treated equally, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are weary in body, mind or spirit…that they may find in Christ the rest they long for and in Christ’s disciple the assistance they need, especially all those listed in our bulletin, prayer intention book and personal prayers, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are wise and learned in the eyes of the world…that they may use their discoveries and insights to benefit the whole human family, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who serve the physically and mentally challenged…that Christ’s own love for the “merest of children” may inspire their ministry, we pray to the Lord.
- For those of us gathered here today…that we may go forth to serve the world in that gentleness of heart that we learn from Christ, whose yoke is easy and whose burden is light, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have died…that the Spirit of God who raised Jesus from the dead may raise them and give them eternal life, especially Ralph Wearsch and James Marniella