Intercessor Oh Christ the King, on this your special day, We, your people, praise you and trust the path we walk with you. We thank you for the wisdom of Berto and Hugh, who do their best to keep us attuned with our faith community. We ask blessings and encouragement for them and for spiritual […]

Precious Lord, we pray for health and healing as the world continues to suffer the effects of the pandemic.  Help us respond gracefully to the social isolation that prevents us from gathering with our families and friends during the holiday season. Gift us with patience, kindness, compassion and generosity in the coming months. In Christ […]

Lord,  we thank you with our whole heart as we give thanks for your church and our priests Berto and Hugh; may we be your humble servants in this temporal world.  God’s praise lasts forever! Lord, we give thanks for these United States as we approach this election in a period of division. Let us […]

Lector:  O Great Love, thank you for living and loving in us and through us. May all these prayers, and all that we do in the coming week flow from our deep connection with you and all beings. Hear our hearts’ longings for the healing of our troubled world and for protection of what is […]

Lector: Dear Lord of heaven, let everything that has breath, praise you Lord. We open our hearts to you in prayer. Bless the hearts and hands who keep our Emmanuel church thriving, alive and available, especially in these times of uncertainty in our lives.We are grateful that you are with us Lord.Bless the leadership, commitment […]

Lector:  Precious Lord, as the world struggles with sickness, climate change, and ongoing issues of oppression, injustice, homelessness, and hunger, please turn your tender heart toward our prayers for healing and health. We pray that our faith will be a powerful force for good in the world. In Christ we pray. Dearest Lord, happy are […]

Eternal God, we give thanks for your church and our leaders Michael, Greg, Berto and Hugh. We ask that they help us to remember the sabbath day and not be confident in temporal things, so we may be a people that produces the fruits of your kingdom. In the power of the Holy Spirit, make […]

Lector:   Dear Lord of All, we pray together for our world, for our nation, and for our environment. We come to you in the midst of our anxiety, with the earth in upheaval, fires, smoke, hurricanes, extreme temperatures and earthquakes. We pray for those suffering from fires, smoke, and those who have lost their […]

Dearest Lord, our world is stricken by a common loss of health, life, and security.  As one world, we fear for our future.  As one world, then, bring us together to care for each other.  Help us to remember our common creation and salvation in love.  Dearest Lord, your church is your servant on earth.  […]

Eternal God, even though our buildings are close, our hearts are open. Even though we are physically apart, we sing your praises in the congregation of the faithful. We give thanks for all the blessings of this life that we have on Orcas Island, surrounded by beauty. In the power of the Holy Spirit, make […]