Living God, our Friend and our Protector, Your hands hold each of us. Let us have ears to hear your truth. Keep us from ignoring your call. We pray for all who hold positions of power in our nation and around the world. Keep the urgency for peace alive in their hearts and minds. We […]

We pray for your church that it may let everyone who is thirsty come. We pray especially for Michael, our presiding bishop, Greg, our bishop, Berto, our Rector and all mothers who are priests may they welcome anyone who wishes to take the water of life. Come, Lord Jesus! We pray for these United States […]

Great and beautiful God, let your ways be known upon earth and your saving health among all nations. Pour into our hearts such love toward you. Good and powerful God, let the nations of the earth walk by the light of the Lamb.  Send your water of light, bright as crystal, to flow through our […]

We pray for all who worship you, especially our leaders: Michael, our Presiding Bishop, Greg, our Bishop, Berto, our Rector and all of us who have been baptized by your Holy Spirit, may we love one another. O God, raise up strength for your people. We pay for these United States, especially our leaders and […]

Almighty Oneness, who leads us through the mysteries of this world; we ask that you hear our spoken and unspoken prayers today for all peoples according to their needs, saying, Lord, Hear our prayer. For those who lead the clans, tribes, and nations of the world, plant in them the desire for understanding and tolerance […]

Dear Lord, we pray to you in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. In Your love Lord, may we find our own.   For Your holy churches, leaders and ministers throughout the world, for our Emmanuel, our priest, Berto, our Vestry, our Administrators, and all who serve our congregation and community. May our grateful […]

Lector: Dearest Lord, we sing “Alleluia” in the new covenant of reconciliation. Send us into the world with your message of peace, our hearts wiped clean of judgement, bitterness, and spite. The Lord is my strength and my song. Dearest Lord, you ask us to obey you rather than any human authority. Help us, your […]

O God, we celebrate with you the day of the Lord’s resurrection all members of your church.  We pray that Justin, Michael, Greg, Berto and Hugh may be faithful leaders, and inspire us to be your servants in this temporal world. Your mercy endures for ever. O God, we pray that this nation; may those […]

Lector:  As we journey this week with Christ and celebrate the paschal mystery of his death and resurrection, we earnestly pray to God for those following the way of the cross and for all peoples. For the holy catholic church throughout the world, sharing the death and resurrection of Christ.   Lord, have mercy.  For Greg […]

Dear Lord, We come to you in prayer among the swift and frightening changes in the world. In this special time of Lent, we open our hearts to your spirit of transformation. Bless Emmanuel Church, those who serve, and the community we serve, our Rector Berto, our Bishop Gregory, your churches of love and service […]