St. Margaret's Episcopal Church

Prayers of the People October 11, 2009

Lord, we pray that we may seek you and so enter into life. We pray for all who seek you in simplicity and humility, for all who find you in their service of others. Bless all who are in religious communities, and all seeking to consecrate their lives to you. We pray for Katherine, our Presiding Bishop, Stephen, our bishop, and for all priests and other ministers. In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Diocese of Tanga (Tanzania) and our partner parish in Haiti, especially the Rev. Louis Toussaint Rosanas and the people of St. Etienne. We pray for the ministry and mission of all people in St. Andrew's, Readfield and St. Matthias', Richmond. We pray for any who have lost their faith or their way. Lord, give us grace and help in all our needs.

We pray for all people possessed by their possessions, for all who are afraid to give and afraid to share, for all who have amassed wealth but are poor in spirit, for all who are suffering through the greed and avarice of others. Lord, give us grace and help in all our needs.

God, we thank you for all who have sacrificed for us, for all who have enriched our lives by their goodness, for all who have been gracious and generous to us. Teach us to be generous and willing to give. Lord, we give you thanks for those who are about to be baptized.  Lord, give us grace and help in all our needs.

We pray for the unemployed, and for those who are over-worked and the work-weary, for all who lack freedom and suffer through injustice, for all who are denied basic human needs. We pray for all who are ill or are in need of help. We pray for our friends and families and those on our parish prayer list: Lauren Ayers, John Baggs, Alyssa Dunson, Lytle Eaton, Paul Hunt and family, Bill Johnson, Lois Keller, Karen and Bruce Maxwell, Terry McCoy, Kitty McLaughlin, Gail O'Donnell, Veronica Pendleton, Sarah Tarpley, and all those on the long-term prayer list. Are there others? [pause] Lord, give us grace and help in all our needs.

We give thanks for all who have entered into glory, for all who have triumphed over darkness and evil. We pray for loved ones departed. On the anniversary of his death, we pray for Keith Blaine Roberts. Are there others? [pause]. Lord, give us grace and help in all our needs.