Prayers & Thanksgiving

This week's prayers, praise and words of thanksgivingIf there is something in your life or in the life of the congregation for which you wish to give special thanks, or if you feel the need for the added reassurance that comes with congregational prayer, please contact Arlene Barnard at 651-451-1078 or call the church office by noon Wednesday. Your items of prayer, praise and thanksgiving will be read at each service and will appear in the weekly church bulletin and in this space for the following week.

In our prayers

• Shut-ins, especially Jack Westermeyer, Mildred Chmelowsky, Mildred McMorrow, William Asper, Mary Keller, Bev Jerikovsky, Rose Balster.

• The sick/recovering, especially: Marlyn Avenson, Shirley Starner, Sue Marklowitz, Ed Fleury, Pastor Ben Lubben, John Crater, Matthew Adler, Arlene Anderson, Sue Musta, Vince Johnston, Susan Zellmer, Fred Freitag, Leigh Schulze, Hazel Schulze, Pastor Randy Maland, Michael Joseph, Pat Straub, Adam Viehweg, Ken Stahl, Mary Keller, Roy Martin, Mike Funk, Madeline Klinkhammer, Frank Johnson, Kenny Sobaski, Lenore (Nory) Johnson, Jill Simon.

• Those serving in the military: Jim Johnson,  Douglas Donatell (Kuwait), David Donatell, Matthew Otte, Daniel Zellmer (Qatar), Ben Thomsen, Joe Fritze, Eric Egginger (Kuwait), Andrew Reylek.

• Those serving as missionaries, especially:

The Gillard family (Uganda)

Andy and Stephanie Jones (Germany)

• Our Country, and for wisdom, character and courage for our leaders