Prayers for our Church, Community, Friends, and Family

People we know

• prayers for Helen Traver who fell and broke her wrist, she is scheduled for surgery on Monday
• prayers for Maria, Faith Reynolds daughter-in-law, who has been hospitalized since last week due to high blood pressure
• continued prayers for Brad, Wayne Sauer's brother-in-law who is home recuperating but has had to stop chemo for now
• prayers for Katianne & her parents Julie & Brian, Wayne Sauer's niece & family, Katianne is 3 months old and will have kidney surgery
• prayers for Patrick, Dawne & Rick Fay's nephew, who is having hip replacement surgery
• prayers for Donna Brown, Pastor Lynn's sister-in-law, who is recovering after a 2nd lumpectomy surgery in November
• prayers of sympathy for the family of Ida, Permelia Truex's aunt, who passed away at the age of 101 due to COVID
• prayers of sympathy for Karen Hahn whose son Tom Wagner passed away last week
• prayers of sympathy for the family and friends of Ava, Hope Murphy's college roommate, who passed away after a horseback riding accident
• prayers for Barbara Huneke and her fellow residents at Castle Court, who are quarantining after a resident tested positive for COVID
• prayers for Kelly, the daughter of Karen Haight's friend, a young mother with 2 children who passed away on Sunday after a battle with brain cancer
• prayers for Josephine Andrews, a friend of Judy Brandow, who is home recovering from COVID
• prayers for Jenna Pascale, a nurse at Vassar Hospital who recently suffered a stroke at age 36, she is doing well and expected to make a full recovery
• Janice Ferrinaci, Brenda Daley's daughter-in-laws mother, who is critically ill with COVID
• prayers for Landon, the nephew of Molly (Sauer) & Dave, a newborn with breathing issues, he has been released from the hospital and is home
• prayers for London, an 8 yr old student attending Missy's school, she completed her 1st week of chemo 
• prayers for Penny Hickman, a friend of Donna Sheak, she is at home under Hospice care
• prayers for Jim Buell's father who has an upcoming surgery, a joy that Jim was able to visit him recently in FL
• prayers for strength and healing Jim Tyger, a recent MRI showed that he is not better or worse than the prior one, Debbie & he are currently in FL
• prayers for Eileen, a friend of the Sauer's, who is struggling but working through some issues that make it difficult for her to eat
• prayers for Kathy, a friend of Karen Haight, who is dealing with health issues
• continued prayers for Mary Ann, a friend of Karen Haight, recuperating after a recent stem cell transplant

Living with cancer

• Ginny Smith (friend of Denny Smith), Linda Penn (a former colleague of Marilyn Brands), Sue Conklin (a friend of Sue Moore), Mike Mikula (Joyce Brower's brother-in-law), Susan Moore, Kay Bruns, Karlene Daley, Scott (Merle Coy's son), Chris Woodward (Harriet Mark's brother)

Ongoing health issues

• Karen Sheer, Robbie (nephew of  Rick & Dawne Fay), Jess (friend of Dara & Ken Brands}, Jeff (a neighbor of Karen Haight), Alice Rubin (a friend of Phyllis Menzenski), Donna Mears, Suzanne (a friend of the Sauers),  Elsie (Judy Brandow's sister-in-law), Rick Fay, Edith & Dave (Donna Sheak's parents),

Joys

• for the safe homecoming of Denny Smith from Vietnam 50 years ago on November 29  
• for the 10 volunteers who helped last Saturday prepare the Advent baskets for every member of our church family
• for Beth & Gary Murphy making & hanging the traditional wreath on the front of the church