Lector: We pray for your church and especially for Michael, our Presiding Bishop, Greg, our Bishop, Berto and Hugh, our priests, and Jerry who is with us today, may each of them show us your ways, O Lord, and teach us your paths to restore whatever is lacking in our faith as we begin our Advent journey.
O Lord, we put our trust in you.
We pray for these United States and especially for Donald, our President, Jay, our Governor, as well as the Congress, Legislature and County Council may they work together to keep us safe while respecting the dignity of every human being.
O Lord, we put our trust in you.
We pray for peace, safety, an end to hunger throughout the world and especially to first responders and medical personnel who put themselves at risk to protect, rescue and treat those impacted by war, terrorism, and natural disaster.
O Lord, we put our trust in you.
We pray that we all can do our part with the vestry and Berto to fulfil our Mutual Ministry Goals that we discussed last week so we help, ever so slightly, to create the kingdom of God here on Orcas and throughout the world.
O Lord, we put our trust in you.
We give thanks for parishioners and family members who came together to feed our neighbors on Thanksgiving.
O Lord, we put our trust in you.
We pray for all who suffer in body, mind or spirit, from addiction, unemployment or homelessness, particularly those we now name either silently or aloud, (pause) and especially for those on our parish prayer list…; may they be strengthen by your Holy Spirit.
O Lord, we put our trust in you.
We pray for those who have died may they be greeted by angels and welcomed by saints as well as for their mourning families may their faith, memories and your Holy Spirit comfort them.
O Lord, we put our trust in you.
Presider: O Lord, as we enter Advent, when we await the coming of your son, hear the prayers of your people as we put our trust in you and help us to accept your will. Amen.