Author: Bill Dunn

St. Stephen’s Prayer List
April 1, 2020
A Collect for St. Stephen’s Family (Adapted from BCP, 817 by Fr. Bill Dunn)
Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and on earth, hear our prayers for St. Stephen’s parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Let love, harmony, mutual respect and concern prevail in every family of this parish. Let those who live alone be not lonely in their solitude, but may find fulfillment in loving you and their neighbor. Especially we hold in your presence and place in your care, these your children this day,
We pray for the Anglican Communion throughout the world. We remember Michael Curry our Presiding Bishop; John Harvey Taylor our Bishop Diocesan; Diane Jardine Bruce our Bishop Suffragan; Samuel Azariah our Assisting Bishop; and Bill Dunn, our Vicar. For MasterPeace Ministries, for Seminario Teológico y Misionero del Cusco, Peru, for Pastor Damaso Hulica Layme, and for Guy Leemhuis and Stacey Forte-Dupré in their respective ordination discernment processes.
We pray for the victims of war, disease (especially all affected by COVID-19/coronavirus), famine, natural disaster, domestic gun violence and terrorism worldwide, as well as the poor, the sick, the hungry, the homeless, and the oppressed. We pray for Carol’s Kitchen, H.E.L.P., Inc., Table of Plenty, Side by Side Humanitarian, and other assistance providers. We pray for our Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders, San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital, and all schools. For health care workers, truck drivers, grocery stockers, delivery people, and all who lost their jobs or are displaced because of the pandemic. We pray for all elected and appointed public officials. We pray for all who travel. We pray for the incarcerated and those who minister to their needs. We remember the departed especially Kathy McGrath, Gary Dietz, Guy Haynes, Ralph Schindler, and all who have died from COVID-19 (coronavirus).
We remember those with ongoing health needs: Mike Barrett, Pete Blakemore, Brandon Boerst, Jim Bombanti, Tamara Boone, Jarda Kay Long-Booz, Pete Booz, Lindsey Burcham, Robbie Carbs, Virgie Clark, Ann Dahlberg, Davis family, Ann Donaldson, Laura Fairchild, Gerlinde Filijan, Lindsey Filijan, Michelle Filijan, Butch Gantner, Matthew Gantner, Rachel Garr, Barbara Gwinup, Bill Hanley, Jennie Hilsee, Marietta Hilsee, Jim Hoover, Patricia Joeb, Janet Johnston, Bruce Koehn, Don and Sue Kumanski, Patrick Long, Robert Lopez family, Lark Lowman, Kim Lowman, Don McGrath, Gary McKagoe, Chuck McKimmey, Pat Mandeville, Philip Mirci, Brianna Morales, Sue Paulson, Renee Pedreia, Jeanne Pelletier, Don and Carolyn Perry, Bill Powers, Cheryl Ralston, Joe and Kate Russo, Jenie Ryan, Sally, The Schunk family, Sheldon Smith, Silas, Joseph Stanton, Steven, Gary Sullivan, Dave Swan, Christopher Sweeney, Anthony Tolone, Gail West, Hedi Wheatley, Abby Wright, Erin Zarichny, Ginger, Jack, Robert, Katie, Steven, Winnie, Josie.
We pray for our mission, “to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ,” as carried out through the ministry of our members.
Grant us all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.