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.

• Barb Siftar’s friend Matt is home!  Please keep praying for him as he recovers from triple organ transplant.
• Dan Cummings is currently comfortable and able to eat. He starts a round of radiation therapy soon.  Prayers continue for him, and the Cummings family. 
• Jeff Goodman, asks for prayers for his sister and  former long-time congregant Laura Goodman, who  is critically ill.
• Please keep Ginny Laats and her family in your prayers as they mourn the loss of Ginny’s husband, Ain Laats, who died on August 17 of this year.
• Linda Vacovec, also battling cancer.  We pray that her body will tolerate her treatments with fewer side effects.
• Laurie, Steve Wilson’s wife, also feeling ill from her cancer treatments. We pray for better results, and fewer complications.
• Our new pastor, Jen, and her family as they adjust to life in Winchester.  We are blessed with their presence.
• Bernadette would like prayers for her nephew David who is going through some difficult times, her friend Brenda who has severely advanced macular degeneration, and her friend Mike for fast healing and full recovery from injuries suffered in a car accident.
• Tim Mayette, Sue & Steve’s son-in-law.
• Karen Murphy, who continues treatment for macular degeneration.
• Marianne Samson, who now lives in New Jersey, has asked for our prayers. She has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and has begun chemotherapy.
• 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
• The people of the Middle East, Venezuela, Ukraine, and all war-torn nations.
• All the men and women serving our country at home and abroad