October 17 @ St. Paul's UMC: Prayers

Joys:

+Don B. gives thanks for a negative Covid test result. 

+Amy A. gives thanks for her son, Cole, who has found a job.                                        

+We give thanks for this week's birthday: Debbie Berlin and Martha Batch.    

+We give thanks for the good people from Harlowton UMC (Montana) and Mountain View UMC (Boulder) for donating pray shawls for us to share.          

+We give thanks this morning for the music of Christopher Wahl (piano/bells), Amy Abshire (liturgist/bells), Louise Cook (bells), and Suzanne Polacek (bells). We also give thanks for Belinda Alkula (video/Zoom), Austin Cooper (usher), Josie Glancy (nursery), and Sandra Jordan (flowers).

Concerns: 

+We lift up Steve B. following the death of his father, Rae, last week.                 

+Amy A. Asks for prayers for Kevin H., who is in his last days. Strength for the family and peace for Kevin.                                                                                               

+We continue to pray for those impacted by the pandemic. 

+We join with people across the USA in mourning the deaths of 227 people due to gun violence last week.