Please Hold in Prayer

We ask you to add to your prayers these members of our community and those whose names have been shared by community members. Whether we know their need or not, God knows.

• Doug, who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
• Joyce for pain management as she awaits surgery to repair her broken arm.
• Adjoa’s brother in Ghana, who suffered a massive stroke.
• Sonja as she recovers from a fall that resulted in multiple broken bones in her ankle.
• Tonya as she recovers from breast cancer surgery.
• William as he seeks treatment for and relief from kidney disease.
• Michael as he recovers physically and emotionally.
• Bernadette’s friends: Jessie, who is suffering from brain swelling, cause  unknown; Cheryl who is mourning her nephew while dealing with complicated family dynamics; Suzanne who is experiencing TAs; and Ralph who is suffering from congestive heart failure and kidney disease.
• Continued prayers for Courtney – Jane and Brad Brewer’s daughter – as she prepares for a long-awaited kidney transplant.
• Prayers for Jerome Del Pino (former Crawford pastor) and his family. His wife, Joyce died peacefully on the morning of 3/14 at Burton Court in Nashville, TN. Services of Death and Resurrection will be in Nashville and Stanley, WI.
• Please keep the family and friends of Eileen DiRienzo in your prayers as she passed away after battling cancer.
• Prayers for Robert Roberts, Mary Jane Sullivan’s  friend’s father who has cancer and is getting very weak. Prayers, too, for Julia as she takes care of him.
• Joyce’s and Bill’s friend Alecia, who is recovering from brain surgery.
• Allan Anderson’s sister, Cleone Beall, who is beginning treatment for pancreatic cancer.
• Sandra and Roy’s grandson, Michael Lawson and the other soldiers in his unit who have been deployed to Jordan.
• Pam Donaldson’s sister-in-law, Donis, who has been diagnosed with leukemia.
• Kate Frisoli’s sister, Linda Church Babb, who suffers from numerous health issues and continues to need supplemental oxygen as well as our prayers.
• Barbara Simonson, who has entered Hospice care.
• Dawn, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy
• Our Dix Street neighbors, Will Mackinnon and his family. Will is 11 years old and is a patient at Dana Faber. While his tumor is not life threatening, he will need to be on and off chemo for the rest of his life.
• Eileen — Sandra and Roy Lawson’s sister-in-law — who is experiencing multiple medical difficulties
• Drew and Michael Smith, brothers who are battling a rare and serious illness
• All those who struggle with addiction
• Victims of racial bigotry and injustice of all kinds
• Victims of gun violence
• Our nation’s leaders
• Healthcare workers, first responders and all who are on the front lines
• Bishop Thomas Bickerton and our District Superintendent, Rev. Nizzi Santos Digan
• The Open Spirit Task Force
• The United Methodist Church
• All the men and women serving our country at home and abroad