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THANKSGIVING for all the blessings given to our Diocese by the Lord God Almighty.

THANKSGIVING  for our new Bishop Elect William Love and his family, his wife Karen and their two teens Chris and Catie.  Keep praying - a prayer for protection, clear guidance peace and strength in the weeks ahead.  

 *We thank You for our Bishops, their families who minister at their sides, the Diocesan leadership, our Clergy who double their ministries with both pastoral and diocesan commitments.

*Almighty God, we adore you and give great thanks for the gift of the Christ the King Spiritual Life Center. Your blessings on that valley in our Diocese are most clear in the continual growth of the ministries you have planted there.  We give thanks for the Community of Saint Mary and their faithful prayers for us all.  We give thanks for the Wellness Center and the healing of hearts , minds and bodies that you direct there.  We give thanks for the Welcome Center, the Library, the joy of children at the Beaver Cross Youth Center. We pray your blessings on the Revival that is happening there.   Most of all we give thanks for the generosity of your faithful people as they travel there, give of their talents there, and refresh themselves in your Spirit there.  We pray joyfully for your special valley.  We pray in the name of Christ the King. Amen

*We thank you for the willing and dedicated intercessors who have responded to your call. We thank you for raising up so many persons to the Diaconate.  These men and women are your servants before us and each brings a special enhancement to our understanding of Your love.

* We ask your blessings on the new ministries being created all around our Diocese.

*We give thanks for the Healing Ministries which are growing in our Diocese.

*We give thanks for the vitalization of your Church far to the north in our Diocese. Even though they snuggle safely on the far side of the Adirondacks, we receive our inspiration in our prayers for them.  The lay ministries are growing there; thank you.

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