St. Benedict’s Weekly Prayers: Week of August 31, 2025

Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

The Collect:

Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. 
Amen.

The Reverend Dr. Beth Echols

References below names "LFF" are celebrations from "Lesser Feasts and Fasts", 2021.  Holy Days are from the Book of Common Prayer Holy Day celebrations.  You can find "Lesser Feasts and Fasts" online at https://extranet.generalconvention.org/staff/files/download/21034

Daily Prayers for those in need or trouble:

Prayers for the Parish
Kathleen, Mary, David, Isabel, Gary Judy, Patricia, Matthew, Chris, Pam, Ray, Kay, Andy, John, Elisabeth, Rebekah, Aaron, Daphne, Jane, Judy, and Kissa

Prayers for Repose of the Soul:  Helen and Sally

Prayers for friends of St. Benedict
Nancy Jo, Adam, Tina, Amanda, Jess, Jim, Tim, Gary, Shane and Marianne
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Monday - August 25 - For Parish Members

Sally
Holly
Mary 

(LFF: Saint Bartholomew the Apostle) 

Tuesday - August 26- For Parish Members

Kelly and Sammy
Gary and Isabel
John

(LFF:  Simeon Bachos, the Ethiopian Eunuch)

Wednesday - August 27 - For Parish Members

Tom
Gregory
William and Janet

(LFF:  Thomas Gallaudet with Henry Winter Syle, Priests, 1902 and 1890)

Thursday - August 28 - For Parish Members

William and Janet
Karen
Fran and Larry

(LFF:  Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Theologian, 430)

Friday - August 29 - For Parish Members

Dave
Mary Michael
Jane

(LFF:  The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist)

           Saturday - August 23 - 

In the darkness of unknowing,
when your love seems absent,
draw near to us, O God,
in Christ forsaken,
in Christ risen,
our Redeemer and our Lord.
Amen

The Reverend Dr Beth Echols

(LFF:  Margaret Ward, Margaret Clitherow, and Anne Line, Martyrs, 1588, 1586, and 1601)

Sunday - August 31, 2025
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Worship Service - 8 am  
Tri-Parish Picnic 10:00 am at Pioneer Park

For the members of our parish family that
passed away  this year:

Ildiko Baldwin
Reverend Robert Williams
Reverend Eldwin Lovelady
Robert Wilson
Patricia Basta
Sally Christopher

Give to the departed eternal rest;
Let light perpetual shine upon them.