First UCC Richmond

+In Our Thoughts and Prayers+

Welcome to the Weekly Prayers of First United Church of Christ.  Please add these individuals/families to your weekly prayers:

Please Remember in Your Prayers:

• For Brynn Kindle Dunsmore who will be baptized next week and for her family and friends who will support her on her Christian walk.
• In Thanksgiving for all who traveled safely over the Pentecost/Memorial Day weekend.
• For all  students on summer vacation: for their fun, freedom, safety in all that they actively partake.
• For any who are taken advantage of in their current employment to find another and more rewarding way to secure an income.
• For those who are suffering from mental illness,
• those who are incarcerated,
• those who are shut-in,
• and those suffering from addiction,
• all those who aren’t able to attend worship
• and those who feel isolated and discouraged,
• those in the world which find themselves in conflict, poverty, recovering from disasters, injustice, etc., 
• for those at war,
• and always for the body of Christ in the world.
• For those with threats of unemployment because of companies down-sizing,   
• For all parents and any siblings who have hearts breaking because a child or a sibling is suffering:  maybe it is an illness, maybe it is a divorce or a broken relationship.  As humans we hurt when our loved ones hurt.
• For Yuki in Florida (Cancer),  
• For a change of heart in the leader of Russia, President Putin,  for the sake of the people of Russia and Ukraine and for the world,
• for those in Sr. Facilities (Lucille, Sally, Bob, Lucia, Joyce)
• and all the homebound including Doris Essenburg,  and Henry Schroeder  (hearing issue also) who no longer drive, 
• and for any families with conflict to be able to just love one another.
• In Thanksgiving for those who will live with Christ in their hearts in 2023, who will give up issues and be all about love.
• We pray for the homeless and all who need our expression of kindness through The Good Samaritan Fund or a referral to the pantry.  An increased number are using the food banks at present.  We send those who request to the Richmond Pantry housed at St. A’s  Food Donations are accepted and then taken over to the pantry.

Please remember to fill out the form in the gathering space for requested prayers OR send them in by phone or email.  Please submit prayers to the church email firstuniteducc@outlook.com or daileystory@gmail.com after you have the permission of the people to add them to the prayer list. Some are very private and  we want to respect that.
Thanks, KatieD+