Our Prayers

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.

You can request prayers for yourself or others using our Prayer Request Form.

  • Prayers for Robert Roberts, Mary Jane Sullivan’s  friend’s father who has cancer and getting very weak. Prayers, too, for Julia as she travels to Maine to take care of him.
  • Karen Murphy’s 17-month old granddaughter Madison who is in the hospital with RSV.
  • Joyce’s and Bill’s friend Alecia, who is recovering from brain surgery.
  • Allan Anderson’s brother,  Wally, as he recovers from  brain surgery on12/8, to stop a brain bleed.
  • Allan Anderson’s sister, Cleone Beall, who is beginning treatment for pancreatic cancer.
  • Sandra and Bob’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.
  • Bryan and Stacey Hilliard’s friend Shari, who has been dignosed with stomach cancer, and for her husband and caregiver, Chris.
  • Fred Gulick, who has been diagnosed with an aggressive esophageal cancer; and for his wife and caregiver, Anne
  • Brad and Jane Brewer’s daughter, Courtney, as her medical team searches for a living kidney donor match.
  • Susan Blomquist’s dear friend Eileen DiRienzo who is receiving treatment for lung cancer that has metastasized to her brain.
  • Kate Frisoli’s sister, Linda Church Babb, whose husband Carl passed away. Linda needs our prayers, too, because following Carl’s passing, she contracted pneumonia which required hospitalization. Linda is home now, with the aid of supplemental oxygen, but needs our prayers for both physical and emotional healing, for strength, and a return to good health.
  • Judy Stafford, on the loss of her brother Norm, who suffered from pulmonary fibrosis.
  • Aidan McElhinney (Amanda Strachan’s neighbor and a 2023 grad of Winchester High School), who was in a very serious car accident the week before Christmas, is now at Spaulding Rehab Hospital. He remains in a coma and still needs our prayers.
  • Bernadette’s friend Xiley and family. It has been one year since Xiley’s sister (Kathi) lost her house and her 10-year old son (Arian) in a 2023 tornado. Xiley’s 12-year old daughter (Ella) was also injured and emotionally traumatized by the tragedy
  • Thirteen year-old Tyler who is on life support after a liver transplant
  • O’Keefe, who has Leukemia and a mass in his jaw that needs to be removed
  • Ann Jampel, whose cancer has returned and requires a change in her treatment protocol.
  • Maureen Altavilla, who is undergoing chemo for recurrent ovarian cancer that came back very fast after having surgery to remove it
  • Elaine Lundin’s niece, Christina Elaine Pickering, who was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer
  • The Frisoli’s friend, Jim O’Reilly
  • Barbara Simonson, who has entered Hospice care.
  • Peter Hobson as he continues his recovery from multiple medical issues
  • 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.
  • Joyce Marie Del Pino who has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia (Joyce is married to former Crawford pastor Jerome King Del Pino)
  • Eileen — Sandra and Roy Lawson’s sister-in-law — who is experiencing multiple medical difficulties
  • Anita Gerrein’s niece, Michele D’Angelo Eacobellis, who is being treated for breast cancer
  • Amanda Strachan’s mom, Judy Masselam
  • Drew Smith, who is battling a rare and serious illness
  • Tom McGee
  • 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 Peggy Johnson 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