December 2020 Prayer List

St. PETER’s CHURCH PARTNERS IN PRAYER

DECEMBER 2020 PRAYER LIST

We pray for our St. Peter’s sisters and brothers caught up in medical and surgical situations and for their continuing recovery and a merciful end to and release from their suffering, and for their families and for those who care for and about them:

Marlyn and Milt Wyman.

Henry and Sharon Shaw.

Kathy Heiskell and Ted.

Judy Held.

Kerry Shanklin.

Katie Cochran.

Jack Keefer.

Roberta Clark.

Tom and Barbara Johnstone.

Phil Griffith and Dustie.

De Dee Daly.

We pray for the families and friends of St. Peter’s people whose souls have recently fled into the Presence of Almighty God:

Tommie Stranahan.

John Brinkerhoff.

Bobbie Thrall.

Melva Colegrove.

Paul Sabine.

Joanne Krohn.

James Arnold, Kathleen Mergler’s brother.

Nancy Townley, friend of Jan Brinkerhoff.

And we give thanks for all of their years of service and their presence among us.

And we pray for those whose grief is known to God alone who silently carry on while His Healing Grace works within them to transform, renew, and restore their hearts and souls and minds and spirits.

We pray for our current and former St. Peter’s brothers and sisters, and clergy known to us with on-going problems:

Jim Yobaggy.

John Keefer.

Chet Heid.

Tom Van Brunt.

Bishop Briedenthal.

We pray for those known to or close to our St. Peter’s community in other ways who are having problems:

Jodi Wilbur, with recent COVID, and her husband Daryl and family.

People known to Jan Brinkerhoff:

   Shirley Hummel, her sister, with dementia in assisted living.

   Ronald Hummel, her brother in law, in hospice care with multiple problems.

People known to Linda Heid:

   Her cousin John Munslow and his wife Brunhilde recovering from a very serious stroke.

   Larry Kocon, with cancer and myasthenia gravis, and his wife Diane.

People known to the Wyman’s:

   Jim Myers, Milt and Marlyn Wyman’s son-in-law.

   Penny Wyman, their niece, undergoing chemotherapy.

   Kenny Ketring, one of Milt’s former residents.

Heather Jones, Carol Hallenbeck’s niece, with chronic myelogenous leukemia.

Rebecca, Katie Cochran’s nephew’s wife, with lung and breast cancers.

Tony and Carmela Alastra, John Alastra’s parents.

Judy Pippenger, Nora Alastra’s mother.  

Delores (Dee) Kindal, Jackie Burns’ mother.

People connected to Ben and Carol Lacy:

   Their daughter Laurie with breast cancer.

   Carol’s mother Dot who is failing and in assisted living.

Peter Joling, Kathleen Mergler’s brother-in-law, with severe lung disease.

People known to the Clarks:

   Carol Service, with macular degeneration.

   Christal Mattern, with a recent stroke and now in rehab.

   Sue Stewart, with lymphoma.

   Margie Clark.

   Abby Clark.

   Al Latta, with cancer and in a nursing facility, his wife

   Marilyn and their daughter Natalie.

   Kathy Latta, with diabetes and multiple other problems. 

Julie Newland, with dysautonomia, Lyme disease, and post-concussive head injury syndrome.

People known to De Dee Daly:

   Her great-niece Keely McKelvey, with a series of illnesses that require recurrent hospitalizations.

   Terry Ross, her daughter, with diabetes.

   Carol Tolson, on total venous hyperalimentation for short bowel syndrome.

   Scott Byerly, with cancer, and his four children.

People connected to Judy Held:

   Jon Kidd, her nephew.

   Her daughter Mary James’ friend, Kathryn Balderson with breast cancer.

   Her nurse’s daughter Lee Anne Lense with tonsillar cancer.

   Jacqualyn Quiana Covington, a young child with tuberous sclerosis.

Sam Davis, the Shaws’ good friend’s grandson, with brittle diabetes.

People known to Jeanne Horn: 

   Jennifer Staten, with multiple sclerosis, and her husband John, Jeanne’s grandson.

Kathleen Smith, with metastatic breast cancer now on poorly tolerated chemotherapy.

Margie Blenker, Barb Hickcox’s sister, with well-controlled cardiac problems and surgical knee problems.

Edwin Wilson, Joe Kersey’s brother-in-law, with dementia, and his sister Hallie and nephew John, his care-givers.

We pray for all people afflicted with and affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and for speedy relief from this disease and its attendant problems both medical and non-medical.

We pray for all Christians around the world, especially those who are being persecuted for their faith.

We pray for refugees and all other people devastated by and caught up in the violence of war, crime, natural disasters, broken relationships, disease, and indifference.

We pray for men and women in the military, especially those actively in harm’s way, and their families, and for the families of those who have died in service. And we pray for the mutilated, maimed, and wounded; and for those still fighting on distant battlefields, though they appear to be home.

ALMIGHTY AND EVERLIVING GOD: Accept our prayers for these people afflicted and troubled with unhealthiness in their bodies, or in their hearts and souls, or in their minds and spirits. In Your Mercy, Lord, relieve them of and release them from their burdens; and grant them patience under their sufferings. And, if it be Thy Merciful and Loving Will, grant them an expedient and happy outcome from their trials. We ask all this in the Name of Your Son Jesus Christ, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever. AMEN

November 21, 2020

Prayers for Carol Service

Roberta Clark calls and asks for prayers for Carol Service who has macular degeneration and is also beset with significant back and shoulder problems.
May God help Carol’s physicians in their attempts to heal and alleviate these problems, and support Carol in her suffering. AMEN

November 8, 2020

Tommie Stranahan

Tommie Stranahan who was the oldest member of St. Peter’s parish at 99 years, died today at Willow Brook Village. She had stage four melanoma. A funeral service is pending.
On a personal note: When I started attending St. Peter’s in 1995, I sat next to Tommie at the 1030 service and continued to do so for many years. She always called me her “pew buddy”. She was always a bright note in my life every Sunday at St. Peter’s. She will be sadly missed and gratefully remembered as a wonderful part of our lives and the lives of the people who knew her at Willow Brook. I suspect that her former second grade students remember her that way as well. She was also a bright note at Bible Study at the Franklin Street parish house when I was regularly attending. I shall greatly miss her.
As I suspect many will. 
As the US Episcopal Church Prayer Book says:
Rest eternal grant to Tommie, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon her. May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful, departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

November 3, 2020

New Prayer Request

Roberta Clark requests prayers for Lisa, the sister of Sue Stewart (who has lymphoma and for whom we have been praying), who was recently found to have breast cancer and has undergone surgery. Further treatments are pending.
May God mercifully care for Lisa as she deals with this terrible disease. AMEN

November 2, 2020

Prayers for Bishop Briedenthal

The Rev. David Kendall-Sperry elaborates on Bishop Briedenthal’s situation. 
Our Bishop will retire 29 November 2020.
He successfully finished physical therapy after a recent serious infection that had impaired his mobility.
Our Bishop also announced in a letter to the diocese on 23 October 2020, that he is addicted to alcohol. He participated in a 30 day treatment program from 23 September to 23 October. 
He now faces a life-long struggle against one of the more terrible demonic afflictions that can beset a human-being.
May our loving and merciful God embrace and support Bishop Briedenthal and his family as he continues his recovery from this horrible affliction; and may He help and guide our diocese as we enter the process of selecting a new bishop. AMEN

November 2020 Prayer List

St. PETER’s CHURCH PARTNERS IN PRAYER

NOVEMBER 2020 PRAYER LIST

We pray for our St. Peter’s sisters and brothers caught up in medical and surgical situations and for their continuing recovery and a merciful end to and release from their suffering, and for their families and for those who care for and about them:

John Brinkerhoff and Jan.

Marlyn Wyman and Milt.

Henry and Sharon Shaw.

Kathy Heiskell and Ted.

Judy Held.

Kerry Shanklin.

Tommie Stranahan.

Katie Cochran.

Jack Keefer.

Roberta Clark.

Tom Johnstone, with a recent deep venous thrombosis, and Barbara Johnstone.

Phil Griffith and Dustie.

De Dee Daly.

We pray for the families and friends of St. Peter’s people whose souls have recently fled into the Presence of Almighty God:

Bobbie Thrall.

Melva Colegrove.

Paul Sabine.

Joanne Krohn.

And we give thanks for all of their years of service and their presence among us.

And we pray for those whose grief is known to God alone who silently carry on while His Healing Grace works within them to transform, renew, and restore their hearts and souls and minds and spirits.

We pray for our current and former St. Peter’s brothers and sisters, and clergy known to us with on-going problems:

Jim Yobaggy.

John Keefer.

Chet Heid.

Tom Van Brunt.

Bishop Wendell Gibbs (Diocese of Michigan), recovering from knee surgery and now doing rehabilitation.

We pray for those known to or close to our St. Peter’s community in other ways who are having problems:

Jodi Wilbur, with recent COVID, and her husband Daryl and family.

People known to Jan Brinkerhoff:

   Shirley Hummel, her sister, with dementia in assisted living.

   Ronald Hummel, her brother in law, in hospice care with multiple problems.

   Nancy Townley, her neighbor with pancreatic cancer.

People known to Linda Heid:

   Her cousin John Munslow and his wife Brunhilde recovering from a very serious stroke.

   Larry Kocon, with cancer and myasthenia gravis, and his wife Diane.

People known to the Wyman’s:

   Jim Myers, Milt and Marlyn Wyman’s son-in-law.

   Penny Wyman, their niece, undergoing chemotherapy.

   Kenny Ketring, one of Milt’s former residents.

Heather Jones, Carol Hallenbeck’s niece, with chronic myelogenous leukemia.

Rebecca, Katie Cochran’s nephew’s wife, with lung and breast cancers.

Tony and Carmela Alastra, John Alastra’s parents.

Judy Pippenger, Nora Alastra’s mother.  

Delores (Dee) Kindal, Jackie Burns’ mother.

People connected to Ben and Carol Lacy:

   Their daughter Laurie with breast cancer.

   Carol’s mother Dot who is failing and in assisted living.

People known to Kathleen Mergler:

   Jim Arnold, her brother, with lung cancer that has spread and who has now stopped chemotherapy.

   Peter Joling, her brother-in-law, with severe lung disease.

People known to the Clarks:

   Christal Mattern, with a recent stroke and now in rehab.

   Sue Stewart, with lymphoma.

   Margie Clark.

   Abby Clark.

   Al Latta, with cancer and in a nursing facility, his wife

   Marilyn and their daughter Natalie.

   Kathy Latta, with diabetes and multiple other problems. 

Julie Newland, with dysautonomia, Lyme disease, and post-concussive head injury syndrome.

People known to De Dee Daly:

   Her great-niece Keely McKelvey, with a series of illnesses that require recurrent hospitalizations.

   Terry Ross, her daughter, with diabetes.

   Carol Tolson, on total venous hyperalimentation for short bowel syndrome.

   Scott Byerly, with cancer, and his four children.

People connected to Judy Held:

   Jon Kidd, her nephew.

   Her daughter Mary James’ friend, Kathryn Balderson with breast cancer.

   Her nurse’s daughter Lee Anne Lense with tonsillar cancer.

   Jacqualyn Quiana Covington, a young child with tuberous sclerosis.

People known to the Shaws:

   Janet and Brent Watson, friends.

   Sam Davis, a good friend’s grandson, with brittle diabetes.

People known to Jeanne Horn: 

   Jennifer Staten, with multiple sclerosis, and her husband John, Jeanne’s grandson.

Kathleen Smith, with metastatic breast cancer now on poorly tolerated chemotherapy.

Margie Blenker, Barb Hickcox’s sister, with well-controlled cardiac problems and surgical knee problems.

Edwin Wilson, Joe Kersey’s brother-in-law, with dementia, and his sister Hallie and nephew John, his care-givers.

We pray for all people afflicted with and affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and for speedy relief from this disease and its attendant problems both medical and non-medical.

We pray for all Christians around the world, especially those who are being persecuted for their faith.

We pray for refugees and all other people devastated by and caught up in the violence of war, crime, natural disasters, broken relationships, disease, and indifference.

We pray for men and women in the military, especially those actively in harm’s way, and their families, and for the families of those who have died in service. And we pray for the mutilated, maimed, and wounded; and for those still fighting on distant battlefields, though they appear to be home.

ALMIGHTY AND EVERLIVING GOD: Accept our prayers for these people afflicted and troubled with unhealthiness in their bodies, or in their hearts and souls, or in their minds and spirits. In Your Mercy, Lord, relieve them of and release them from their burdens; and grant them patience under their sufferings. And, if it be Thy Merciful and Loving Will, grant them an expedient and happy outcome from their trials. We ask all this in the Name of Your Son Jesus Christ, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever. AMEN

October 23, 2020

Bobbie Thrall

Geoff Thrall writes to tell us:
We had a very nice memorial service for Bobbie yesterday at the Schoedinger Chapel in Worthington. The Reverend David Kendall-Sperry officiated. My son Rob and his wife  Chris and grandchildren Brandon, Matthew, Ali, and Andy joined me for the service. I’m sure Melissa was there in spirit. It was exactly what Bobbie wanted.
I thank you for the many cards, emails, donations to People in Need, and — most of all — prayers.  I’m absolutely overwhelmed by the outpouring of love from you all.
God bless you.
Love,
Geoff

October 17, 2020

Bobbie Thrall

Sadly, Geoff Thrall writes to tell us Bobbie died last evening (16 October) about 9:45 PM. He continues:
“She was comfortable and simply went to sleep. My son Rob, his wife Chris and Chris’ daughter Ali were with me. 
“Thank you to all of you who have been supportive and loving during this journey. It has meant much to me, Bobbie and our family. 
“No final arrangements have been made, but Bobbie wished for family only services. I’ll keep you informed. 
“God Bless you.
“Love,
“Geoff and Family”

May light perpetual shine upon her and the peace of God enfold her. AMEN

October 14, 2020

Update on Bobbie Thrall

Geoff Thrall writes to tell us that Bobbie’s condition has not changed much since the transfer to Kobacker. This is more or less as expected. They are very pleased with the care she is receiving. The staff respond quickly to anything she needs.
Bobbie sleeps most of the time and is not fully aware of her surroundings. She is off supplemental oxygen and is tolerating its removal well.
He asks for no visitors during this time.
He expresses his gratefulness and love for all who have offered prayers and support during this difficult time. He asks for continued prayers and undertakes to keep us informed.
AMEN