pRAYERS & CONCERNS

Week ending June 14, 2025

David Acker
Jim Adams
Sue August
Bob Baittie
Tom and Nadine Bennett
Mike Bixler
Anne Bluder
Debbi Bobbit
Shirley Bond
Jean Borger
Laura Boshart
Jennifer Boudreault
Michael Brewton
Barbie Brubeck
Harry Brubeck
Louise Cunningham
Greg Czaczkowski
Connie Davenport
Barry Davidson
Family of Joy Dean
Glenn Dowell
John Duignan
Joyce Duvall
Candy Egan
Adriane Fink
Jim Gagnon
Joan Garling
Art Garling
Bonnie Garrison
Gary Genge
Alicia Gonzales
Donna Gordon
Peggy Goulet-Isaac
Jane Grubb
Bev Hansen
Philip and Kaitlyn Harmon
Jane Haynes
Todd Hughs
Rob Imperial
Lisa Ismail
Sarah Jefferson
Mike Keen
Laurie Jones
J Kay Kolls
Sandy Kolls
Hank Lambert
Wanda Lavan
Darrin Leist
Clyde Lenzen
Theresa Lenzen
Shelly Leonida
Mark Lindsay
Vanna Ly
Famiy of Anne Meyer
Gene McKeough
Griffin Matthew Meier
Allan Mendoza
Joyce Miller
Jack Mountford
Mary Louise Muench
Ross Muhlbauer
Jean Nadali
Stanley Nash
Judy Nelson
Betsy Nepomuceno
Paul Neumann
Garrett Nicholson
Edwin Nuqui
Barbara O'Connor

Felicia Patton
Phyllis Patton
Jerry Parker
Family of Mona Pavlas
Teri Payne
Rita Phillips
Martha Pickett
Rae Pistone
Dave Pollock
Jagannathan Purushothaman
Gina Quatrochi
Louise Quillman
Mary Jo Reid
Linda Ripkis
Paulina Rodriguez
Gilda Rooney
Wanda Ryan
Bob Seelye
Melissa Siefert
Rev. John Smoke & family
Diane Snider
Colleen Spasari
Grace Spencer
Irene Sroka
Cheri Stark
Leland Swanson
Alison Taylor
Bev Terry
Duane Tompkins, Jr.
Ed Turner
Louise Urice
Kim Watson
Rev. Jenny Weber
Rev. Lora Zink

Prayers For Our Community, Nation, and World

Bishop Dan Schwerin
District Supt. Victor Melad
Bishop Tracy Smith-Malone
Rev. Jane Eesley
Eric Smith
Pat Horcher
Daniel C. Shapiro
Brandon Johnson
Pope Leo XIV
President Donald Trump
Vice President J.D. Vance
Our government and leaders
Governor Pritzker & Legislators
The City of Chicago
Public servants
Healthcare workers
Kingswood Leaders & Staff
All communities impacted by prejudice, racism and violence
PADS Homeless Ministry

Food Pantry
Thrift Store
Medical Lending Closet
Sewing Ministry
Our confirmation class
Our leadership
One Deerfield Place
UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief)
Healing/unity of our nation
Amarillo UMC
Brooke Road UMC/Justice Ctr.
The People of Ukraine
An End to the Russian invasion
Youth and Children's Ministries
Peace in the Middle East
Those struggling with mental health issues and addiction
Victims of gun violence
Victims of storms, fires, and floods
Haiti
People of Israel and Palestine 
Sudan/South Sudan
Korea
Kilmer School
Kipling School
Walt Whitman School
Oak Terrace School
People of Tibet
The Congo
Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria
First UMC of Elgin
For the poor and the jobless
For those on the margins, those who are hungry, those struggling, and those in fear
Peace in the Middle East and for an end to the war
The People of St Louis and its suburbs