Prayer Requests

At our regularly scheduled worship services, we offer corporate prayers for the needs of people in our congregation and the wider world. See "Worshiping" for a schedule. Throughout the rest of the week, please keep the people listed below in your individual and family prayers, as well. If you have a prayer request to add or remove from this list, please e-mail Pastor Teresa at teresa@towergrovechurch.org or call 772-3970.

We give thanks and pray for those celebrating birthdays and anniversaries in March: Elaine Kidwell (3/2), Gina Malone (3/4), John MacDonald (3/14), Julian Long & Kathleen Farrell (3/22), Braden Welborn (3/23), Teresa Danieley (3/25), Elliot McKee (3/26), Amy Black (3/27)

We pray for those suffering from illness of body, mind, or spirit, especially for:

soldiers and civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, and other war-torn places.

We also pray for Carmen (Rowlyk), Pat (Elaine's friend, cancer), Lorne (Phyllis' cousin), Brian (Teresa's friend, cancer) Ruth Mitchell (dementia), Jack (John R.'s friend, in hospice), Just (Christine W.'s husband, cancer), Ilina (Allyce's colleague), Cheryl, Jean & Bill (Julian's friends), Kevin & Anton (Teresa's friends) Phil (Michael's friend), Mason (Reuben's grandson), Haven (Mason's friend), Rachel (Allyce's mother), Heather & Heidi (Jeffrey D.'s friends), Vidabell (Allyce's aunt), Todd and Jim (Michelle's family), and Aaron (Tabers' son), Frank (Tabers' son), Timothy (Phyllis' son, Teresa's brother) and Julia (Allyce's daughter), Teresa & Jon (miscarriage).

We pray for those who have died and those who mourn, especially for:

• soldiers & civilians killed in war
• For Mark Hagan, and all who mourn, especially his brother Barry, niece Erin, and sister-in-law Stephanie

• for Tegan McCall, and all who mourn, especially her family, friends, and classmates

• for Lucy Hale and all who mourn, especially Fred, Julie, Eli, and Mariah

• for Janet (Sue) Parrish, Alie Koller's mother and all who mourn

• We pray for Jean Vil's nieces Alette and Jeanne and nephews Rodrigue, David, and Noel who died in the Earthquake in Haiti.

• for the People of Haiti: Lord, wrap your loving arms of comfort and strength around those who have lost loved ones, lost their homes, and suffered injuries in Haiti, that they may know and feel your very presence with them in this time. Carry them through the difficult days to come; may they know they do not walk alone.

Bless and restore the Episcopal Church in Haiti, which has lost people, churches, cathedral, schools, and ministries. Comfort, support and strengthen our Haitian brothers and sisters in Christ through this crisis. Bless the work of Episcopal Relief & Development in Haiti.

We pray for all Haitians living in this country and around the world, who seek to locate loved ones, especially Jean Vil. May channels of communication be opened for them. We pray for Haiti's president, René Préval, and its government, as they struggle to help their people in the aftermath of this disaster. We pray for our President, Barack Obama, for our government, and for all world leaders and governments lending aid and assistance in the wake of this catastrophe. We pray for the United Nations, which has lost so many workers this week in Haiti.

We give thanks and pray for all those in the To Travel Together group: Teach the hearts of our faithful Travelers by sending your Spirit to challenge their thinking, comfort their feelings and bring them wisdom in their decisions.