God of all, come and listen to our prayers this morning, as we ask for help, forgiveness, and blessing. Keep us from self-serving in our desires to help the careworn world we inhabit. Lord, come and listen. Knowing God, Open the ears of the leaders of the world, so that they are able to hear […]
Dear Mother, Father God, We come to you with our hearts open in prayer, together in this community of worship, and personally, as you know each of us as your child. Lord, may we draw your love through us, to give to each other, and in the ways you call each of us to serve. […]
Lector: Precious Savior, without whom nothing is strong, bring peace to the peoples of the world. Help us to create a world in which mercy and truth have met together, in which righteousness and peace have kissed and borne the generous fruit of love. In your precious name, we pray. Precious Savior, the Lord God […]
Lord, help the leaders of your church, especially Greg, our Bishop and Berto, our Rector, make the word of God fully known to us so that we may be your hearts and hands on this earth. O Lord, do not pass by your servants without hearing our prayer. Lord, help the leaders of these United […]
Since Fr. Berto is away this week, there will be no Eucharist nor Bible Study this week. Please join us when we resume on July 28. We will resume our study of Luke starting at 19:28 through Chapter 21.
Lector: Dearest Lord, let the whole world be joined in unity of spirit, that, through love, we may be cleansed of enmity, anger, quarrels, and factions. Replace the works of the ?esh with the works of the spirit-peace, patience, kindness and generosity. People: I will call aloud to God. I will cry aloud and he […]
Dear Ones, Once again our generation is witness to senseless killing from hands that should not have had such simple and easy access to guns, especially guns built for war with excessive killing power. Such guns have no place on our streets. We witness yet again radicalized and misused religion as well, focused on hate […]
Heading out to church early Sunday morning I was hazily aware of what had happened in Orlando. Throughout the day I gathered more and more information about the appalling attack but I felt myself strangely detached and numb, very different from other occasions of barbaric acts of terror where I felt deep emotions arise of […]
Our new online directory is being launched through the CTRN web site, the organization which manages the web site, and is ready for members to view and edit their profiles as well as upload pictures. Parishioners will be receiving an email next week from CTRN that will give you login information and directions to confirm […]
Gracious God, let the leaders of your church inspire us to respond “Here I am” in response to opportunities to be your servants in this temporal world. Be not far away, O Lord; you are my strength; hasten to help me. Gracious God, you rule over all nations; open the hearts of all in authority […]