March 12, 2020

Updates and Prayers Requests

Kathy Heiskell is in Grady Hospital room 314 with a bowel obstruction. Right now they are waiting to see if non-surgical methods can relieve it so that surgery will not be necessary.

May God grant Kathy swift relief and recovery, and support Ted during this trying time. AMEN

Sharon Shaw has dementia and has fallen and broken three ribs and has a lot of pain. She is in Grady Hospital room 311. She will go to Delaware Court for rehab and then move to Willow Brook at Delaware Run to live.

Dear Lord please speedily heal Sharon’s ribs and assuage her pain and suffering, and support Henry as he stands by his wife in this on-going sad time. AMEN

Paul Sabine is now at Sarah Moore Living Center which no longer accepts visitors that are not immediate family members. He has had a recent fall that caused no fractures but still gives him a fair amount of pain. He is accepting phone calls on his cell and the number is available from the church office or the parish directory.

May our gracious and merciful God care for Paul and relieve his pain, and may he support and uphold Kerry in these new circumstances. AMEN

March 2020 Prayer List

St. PETER’s CHURCH PARTNERS IN PRAYER

MARCH 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:

Kathy Heiskell as she recovers in rehab after emergency surgery, and Ted.

Judy Held.

Melva Colegrove.

Bobbie Thrall as she continues her recovery from abdominal surgery, and Geoff.

Paul Sabine and Kerry Shanklin.

Tommie Stranahan.

Katie Cochran.

Jack Keefer.

Roberta Clark.

Tom and Barbara Johnstone.

Phil Griffith and Dustie.

Marlyn and Milt Wyman.

De Dee Daly.

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

The family and friends of Georgie Olson, especially her daughter Lea Caruso.

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.

Joanne Krohn.

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

Tom Tappan, a former member of St. Peter’s, with end-stage dementia, now in hospice, and his many family members.

Thomas Biernacky, with a worsening long-standing cancer.

People known to Dagmar Grothe:

   George Johnson with a stage 4 cancer.

   Jason Colvin who is very sick.

People known to Linda Heid:

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

   Diane.

   Debbie from Marion, with breast cancer.

   Wyatt Baker, an 8th grader with an undiagnosed central

   nervous system problem.

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 the Thralls:

   Dr. David, their family physician, with leukemia now in

   remission.

   Donald Clifford, with colon cancer on chemotherapy.

   Zach, with cancer, and his mother Crista.

People known to Kathleen Mergler:

   Jim Arnold, her brother, with lung cancer on chemotherapy.

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

People known to the Clarks:

   Sue Stuart, with lymphoma.

   Margie Clark.

   Abby Clark.

   Al Latta, with cancer, now 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:

   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 cardiac valve problems and possible cardiomyopathy.

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

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

February 28, 2020

Prayers for Georgie Olson and Her Family

Georgie Olson, who attended the 8:00 a.m. worship service when her health permitted and who was always accompanied by her daughter Lea Caruso, died this last Friday, February 21st. She will be buried in California.

May our gracious and merciful God uphold her family and friends and they grieve this loss. AMEN

February 9, 2020

Update on Bobbie Thrall

Bobbie’s emergency surgery on the afternoon of 3 February was for a ruptured appendix and diverticulitis. The surgeons removed the appendix and also did a partial sigmoid colectomy.

There have been a few medical matters, but Geoff reports that as far as the surgical situation goes she is progressing well. No news yet on discharge plans.
May God grant Bobbie a swift recovery and a swift return to her home. AMEN

February 2020 Prayer List

St. PETER’s CHURCH PARTNERS IN PRAYER

FEBRUARY 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:

Judy Held.

Melva Colegrove.

Bobbie Thrall and Geoff.

Paul Sabine and Kerry Shanklin.

Tommie Stranahan.

Katie Cochran.

Jack Keefer.

Roberta Clark.

Tom and Barbara Johnstone.

Phil Griffith and Dustie.

Marlyn and Milt Wyman.

De Dee Daly.

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

Joanne Krohn.

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

Tom Tappan, a former member of St. Peter’s, with end-stage dementia, now in hospice, and his many family members.

Thomas Biernacky, with a worsening long-standing cancer.

People known to Dagmar Grothe:

   George Johnson with a stage 4 cancer.

   Jason Colvin who is very sick.

People known to Linda Heid:

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

   Diane.

   Debbie from Marion, with breast cancer.

   Wyatt Baker, an 8th grader with an undiagnosed central

   nervous system problem.

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 the Thralls:

   Dr. David, their family physician, with leukemia now in

   remission.

   Donald Clifford, with colon cancer on chemotherapy.

   Zach, with cancer, and his mother Crista.

People known to Kathleen Mergler:

   Jim Arnold, her brother, with lung cancer on chemotherapy.

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

People known to the Clarks:

   Sue Stuart, with lymphoma.

   Margie Clark.

   Abby Clark.

   Al Latta, with cancer, now 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:

   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 cardiac valve problems and possible cardiomyopathy.

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

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

January 29, 2020

Prayers for Larry and Diane Kocon

Linda Heid writes and asks for prayer for Larry Kocon and his wife Diane. Larry  has survived non-Hodgkins lymphoma but sadly has been diagnosed with yet another cancer. He also has myasthenia gravis.

May our gracious and merciful God uphold our brother and his wife in this time of disease and suffering. AMEN