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Sunday, May 5, 2024

May 5 @ St. Paul's UMC: Prayers


 Joys:

+     Bren Smith gives thanks for the expressions of love and support she has recieved.

+    Belinda Alkula celebrates today on what would have been her mother's 96th birthday.          

+    Tim Cook gives thanks for work of The United Methodist Church General Conference which concluded its historic gathering in Charlotte, NC last Friday.   

+   Suzanne Polacek is thankful for those who came out to help for yesterday's Trustees workday. We even had folk from the Beautiful Korean Church on-hand!

+     Claudia Mills gives thanks for her healing and the coming move with David to a new home.

+     Molly Nunnery shares that Braydon has arrived at his overseas duty station.

+   Sally Owen is thankful for her recovery.

+    We give thanks for this week's birthday: Jim McKnight. 

+    We give thanks for those participating today: Amy Abshire (liturgist), Belinda Alkula (videographer), Tim Cook (class), Terri Himes (greeter), Etta Levitt (Zoom usher), Kathy Lloyd (Zoom host), Heyji Miranda (piano), Suzanne Polacek (bells), Ron Revier (choir), Joey Vander Vorste (flowers & fellowship), Jim Vander Vorste (greeter).

Concerns:

+    Healing prayers are sought for Dan & Bets D. as they are back home after a hospital stay.

+     Scott Glancy lifts up Kami B. who is recovering from health issues.

+    Myrle Myers asks for continued prayers for Jerry C. as he works through his rehab.

+    Angela Baker asks for prayer for George as he recovers at home.

+    Myrle Myers lifts up her sister, Patty, as she goes through medical treatments.

+    We lift up The United Methodist Church and all who call it home as together we enter into this new era of our common life as a community of faith.

+   We pray for peace in a world where violence is too often the first resort. We offer prayer especially for the people of Gaza and Israel, Ukraine and Russia, and those in Sudan experencing strife and famine.

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