Joys and Concerns
Preparing for Marriage: Harley & Jack; John & Erica; Randy & Renea
Newlywed: Emily & Arron (10/11/2019)
Expecting a Baby: Doug & Amanda
Welcome to the World! Kenzo McClellan Bonner
Grieving — Friends and Family of: Shaun Bonner; Jim Briden; Giordi DeAngelo; Edna Hotchkiss; Dr. Aristaks Kachadourian; Ann Kelly; James Lane; Dr. Samuel Pejo; Stephen Stalker; Duane Swenson
Living with Cancer: Ann Marie; Arthur; August; Beverly; Bill; BJ; Brian; Alice B.; Bruce; John C.; Suzanne C.; Harold D.; Diane; Sean D.; Dorothy; Jen E.; Laurie’s mom; Esteny; Esther; Ezra; Linda F.; Barb F.; Bruce G.; John G.; Marty G.; Dave H.; Eddie H.; James; Jeanie; Jenni; Jim; John; Margaret J.; Josh; Ann K.; Karen; Joyce L.; Larry; Mac M.; Dean O.; Pam; Jean R.; Shelly; Sue; Walter; Muriel W.; Zoé
Palliative Care: Marjorie Emma
Homebound/Managed Care: Bette Auchinachie; Gail Covert; Helen Flack; Kristie Palmer; Char Smith; Muriel Spagnolli; Ben Swan; Richard Ward; Sandy Warner
Ongoing: Gary A.; Brian; Grace D.; Dianne H.; Harley; Jeffrey; Becky K.; Larry; Audrey M.; Marian P.; Penny; Jean R.; Jim S.
Other concerns:
- for everyone affected by the opioid crisis
- climate change: the Amazon rainforest; for people affected by hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters
- the crisis at the U.S. southern border: for asylum seekers (especially children) in detention camps, those tasked with their care, the volunteers who are trying to help, and our lawmakers to better manage and address the situation
- for refugees & immigrants across the world, especially the families of the 39 Vietnamese immigrants found dead in a truck in Britain
- for soldiers & their families: even in peacetime, soldiers are deployed into dangerous situations
- for an end to mass shootings and gun violence
- for people facing the challenges of returning to the community after incarceration
- for all oppressors, that their eyes may be opened, that their hearts be changed, that they find their own true, deepest longings for life; we pray for them and plead for their conversion
- for LGBTQIA+ persons who come out and are faced with unsupportive family or friends
- for our Community Meal, as we grapple with tough decisions about its future
- for young families struggling to balance their time and energy between caring for young kids and advocacy for important causes
- for a stop to police brutality and a changing of hearts within the law enforcement community
Upcoming Birthdays
December
3 Anne Boyer Cotten
9 Douglas Hill
14 Linda Griffin
15 Chris Burger, Dick Ward
19 Lee Day, Andrea Livingston
20 Carol Hanscom
25 Jesus Christ Our Lord; Grace Hickey
27 Jon Morse
30 Nancy Walter
31 Peter Griffiths
January
6 Susan Kirkland Houser
9 Jackson Seman
10 Gabriel Hickey, Roger Njoki
11 Elikem Nyamuame, Sandra Warner
18 Suzanne Souza
20 Allison Nyamuame
Tết (Vietnamese New Year, Jan. 25) Cheryl Nguyen-Wishneski
25 Peter Kremer
27 David Jurena
29 Andrew Chadwick, Zack Meade, Carol Rog
31 Harley Meade, Gloria Westgate