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.

• Peter Hobson who has entered Hospice care at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. For Joanne, too, at this difficult time.
• Joanne Hobson’s niece’s daughter-in-law Allie, who is recovering from emergency surgery and awaiting a heart transplant, and Allie’s infant daughter Emilia (Emi) who was delivered by emergency c-section two months early (due to her mom’s medical emergency) and will remain in the NICU until she’s strong enough to go home.
• The people of Venezuela and Ukraine.
• Mary-Jane Sullivan who is sick with the flu.
• Greg – a good friend of Joan Bird’s – who is suffering from cancer.
• Roderick and family, as the grieve the loss of a 19-year old son on New Year’s.
• Tim Mayette, Sue & Steve’s son-in-law.
• Karen Murphy, who has begun treatment for macular degeneration.
• The family and loved ones of Joyce and Bill Cummings’ son, Dan, who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. They are optimistic that with all the new treatments developed in recent years, that he will survive; but the road is long and it’s painful to absorb.
• Kim Burke and her family as they mourn the loss of Kim’s mother, Joyce Christie.
• Amanda Berling’s mother AND father, both of whom are dealing with serious health concerns, and for Amanda and her sisters as they support their parents and each other through it all.
• Allan Anderson’s sister, Cleone Beall, has begin radiation therapy paired with oral chemotherapy as the next step in her treatment plan for pancreatic cancer.
• Marianne Samson, who now lives in New Jersey, has asked for our prayers. She has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and has begun chemotherapy.
• Continued prayers for Courtney – Jane and Brad Brewer’s daughter – as she recovers from a long-awaited kidney transplant.
• William as he seeks treatment for and relief from kidney disease.
• 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.
• Our Dix Street neighbors, Will Mackinnon and his family. Will 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. Byungmoo Lee
• The United Methodist Church
• All the men and women serving our country at home and abroad