St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church INTERCESSORY PRAYER
We pray for The Most Rev. Sean Rowe, The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, The Rt. Rev. Jeff Fisher, The Rt. Rev. Kathryn Ryan, The Rt. Rev. Hector Monterosso, Bishop Assistant, Rt., Rev. Brian Seage, Assisting Bishop, The Rev. Rhonda Rogers, Father Enrique McCartney and all who minister in your Church; Steve Ablowich, Renee’ Arkadie, Margaret Anderson Calloway, Donna Atwell, Ada Bennett & Family, Troy Bennett & Family, The Bruce Chabot Family, Nicole Berry-Gutierrez & Family, George Frimpong, Helen, Eugene, John-Jacob, James & Jasmine Boyer, Christen & Christopher Brooks, Andrew S., Derek S. & Erica S. Browne, Thomas Browne, Wachehn Mentee Browne, Steven Caldwell, Renee’ Calloway, Ingrid Carter & Family, Irene Davis, Dylan, Norma Emerton, Mario Ewell, Terry, Ingrid & Family, Michael Flynn, Famatta, T. Cyiatta & Wyiatta Freeman, Anthony Hammond, Benjamin Hanna Family, Jordan Hannah, Lynn Hannah, Nathan Hannah, The Harden Family, Deidre Ivory, Emmett, Janelle, Stephanie & Ceaniel Jallah, Ashley and Troy Jones, Johnny, Latrice Jordan, Mary McCall, Cameron McGaffy, Haider Meerza, Matthew Miller, Margie, Charles Muse, Florine Muse, Viv Newton, Ricky Parish, Jimmie Poindexter, Gwendolyn Price, Madolyn Reed, Pamelyn Reed, Frederick V. Roberts, Brenda Royal, Steve and Sofie Setrakian, Jeanette Schieber, Sherron Scott, Vicki Seldon, Vivian H. Smith, Donald & Beatrice Sowell, Dianne Thomas, Wendelene Turner, Anthony Walker, Bryan Walker, Charles S. Walker, Juanita Walker, Matthew Walker, Edward Westley, Beatrice Williams and Lillie Belle Williams, the Deborah Jackson Family and Drs. Danny and Janice Kelley. Prayer to End Gun Violence - God, our hearts are broken with pain at the senseless deaths caused by gun violence. Families mourn, children live in fear, and some in our nation respond by arming themselves with more guns with greater capacity to end life. Our disconnection and alienation has caused some to turn to guns for protection and safety. We ask that you touch our hearts with your love, heal our brokenness, and turn us away from violence toward peace. Help us to transform our own hearts and to seek peaceful ways of resolving our differences. Let our hands reach out and connect with those who feel alone, those who live in fear, and those suffering from mental illness. Let our voices be raised asking our legislators to enact gun laws to protect all in our society, especially those most vulnerable. Let our pens write messages demanding change while also scripting words of hope and transformation. We ask this in the name of the God who desires that we live together in peace. Amen source: https://sistersofmercy.org/resource/prayer-let-the-shooting-end-2/ Prayer for End to War in Ukraine and unstable governments, particularly in Africa - Gracious and Merciful God, we pray today for the Ukrainian people and ask for Your intervention in this senseless war levied against them by Russia. We also pray for the uprising of government insurrection in the African countries We pray, O God, for protection and that there would be peace. We pray for restoration and renewed hope. We pray for the families, especially, the children living through the horrors of war and all the upheaval and tribulation it brings. We ask that You protect, cover and keep these protesters as they put their bodies on the line in the name of what is just and righteous. We pray for those citizens protesting in America against injustice in social services, community service, protection of children and the elderly and for prisoners and captives. We pray for the entire world community, including the leaders in our own country. Give them wisdom and ingenuity to respond in ways that ends this war and moves us all to a world where Your peace abides. Hear the cries of Your people, O God. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Amen. Source: https://nationalcouncilofchurches.us/prayers-for-ukraine/ A Prayer and Resources Related to the War in Israel and Palestine The Episcopal Church has a longstanding relationship with the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, a diocese of the Anglican Communion. The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem has many institutions and schools in Israel and Palestine that serve all comers – Jews, Muslims, and Christians. A Prayer: A Litany for the Holy Land, An ongoing list of Episcopal Church resources A Prayer and resources to end the strife in Haiti We ask a special prayer for resources and an end to the violence, chaos and unstable government in Haiti. Lord, touch our hearts, help us to be elements of your peace. Touch the hearts of those who are bringing down violence and terror and those who are filled with greed and thirst for power. Touch the hearts of those who need to care more deeply. Touch their hearts, and help us to be your witnesses to human dignity. Here and now, and across the world. God bless all of you and the people of Haiti.
Good Friday April 18, 2025
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