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◙   Prayer List            October

Please remember to keep in your prayers our sisters and brothers of the Saint Barnabas Community during the week.

○ We pray for all churches in the Anglican Communion.

○ We pray for the following bodies of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago: Diocesan Task Forces, Committees, and Ministries and for our Companion Dioceses of Southeast Mexico and the Diocese of Renk.

○ We pray for those who celebrate birthdays: James Baum (8th), Robert Dixon (10th), Daniel Gunerson (10th), Nancy Moran (10th), Liz Pugh (13th), Angela D’Onofrio (20th), Danielle Wetle (30th), Grace Ramirez (30th)

○ We pray for those celebrating baptismal anniversaries: Georgia Baum, Cathy Kuna, Cathy Howard, Monica Nkhoma, Elena Quetua, Nathan Madden.

○ We pray for those celebrating wedding anniversaries: Sharon Beck & Steve Hoffmann; Georgann & Leroy Haeffner.

○ For those in need of healing: Thomas Cunningham, Deacon Iva, Teresa Gunderson, Marcia Lehe, Beatrice Nkhoma, Ramon Ortiz, Ramona O’Connor, Christine Salisbury-Poncin, Bob Trask, Erin Keables, Dick Holt, Catherine and Craig Howard, Cari Shields, Robert Dixon, Cate Croteau.

○ For those who seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit: Jay & Georgia Baum, Liam Crawford, Cate Croteau, Andrea Saul, CJ Scott, Derek Scott, Suzanne Scott, Eric & Maddie Wetle, Alexis, Catherine and Craig Howard, the Holt family, Logan Carlsen, Jean Spitzer.

○ We pray for the Search Committee in their pursuit of a new rector: James Keables & Eric Seidelman (Co-Chairs), Patty Dixon, Matt Erion, Judi Horjus, Kim Kucaba, Jane Messah-Ericksen, Bonnie Pollworth.

Family and Friends for Whom We Pray

○ Those in need of healing: Alicia (Kraft), Tom L., Debbie, Keely (Baum), Kelli (Boutin), Mark Lukas, Kevin (Pat O’Connor), (Fr.) Bob Macfarlane, Bob S. (Walsh), John Kraft (Kraft), Pete Schroeder, Keith (Kuna), Katy Cunningham, Jeannie & Catherine (Raynor), Mark and Ellen (Trask), Seren (Croteau), Terri Kaslow (Croteau), Bryan B. (Kuna), Katie (Kuna), Nick (Kuna), Kathleen H. (Sampsell), Lydia “Phoenix” Coleman (Kuna), the Olszewski Family (Howard), Mary Walker (Seaman), Terry Walker (Seaman), Kimberly.

○ Those who seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit: Mariah Baddorf, Jeff, Jenny, Joe Vasco (Holt), Morgan (Kuna), Kim (Wetle), Derek, James Aliete+ (Sudan), Joseph+ (Sudan), Megan, Peter, Peter Butros+ (Sudan), Phil & Karen DuBert (missionaries),  Ron & Erin Hesse (missionaries), Andy Baum, Jason Baum, Sid, Visitors to our Community, Matthew Peterson, Oksana L (Dixon), Logan C (Greenman).