Pray for the Church:

· Surprise us with your love in an epiphany today

· For our Presiding Bishop, Mark Hanson,  our NE Synod Bishop, David DeFreese, and for our interim pastor, David Larson

Pray for the World:

· The hungry around the world whom we support with prayers & offerings

· All people affected by ice storms, fires, floods, earthquakes & acts of war

· Snowbirds, including Schmidts & Holms

Special petitions for those going through life changes:

· Tammy Schwarz, serving in the Peace Corps in Madagascar (niece of Litzinger’s)

· Ed Kinbacher, who has moved to Tabitha

Prayers of Joy and Thanksgiving:

· For our new council

· For our new hymnals

· For our new members received into our congregation today

· For Jason Walker’s safe return from Afghanistan

Pray for those who are ill or recuperating:

· Sandra Monson’s father

· Craig Houska, brother of Patt Niebur

· John Fasnacht, neighbor of Vogts

· Melanie, Madeleine, & Nathaniel Dorr

· Dee Crisler

· Ed Waymire

· Barb Barth

· Karlene Brueggemann

If you have a prayer request, contact a member of the Prayer Chain, or the church office (489-9869), any of whom will get the message out.  Requests for prayers, without names published, are accepted.  The above published list changes weekly.  Prayer chain members pray upon request and continue until there is a request to remove a name.

 If you would like to become a member of the chain, call the office (you can leave a voice mail comment) or contact one of the prayer chain members:  Dolores Schmidt, Tom Franti, Ann Holm, Lucinda Beckmann, Karlene Brueggemann, Marilyn Wilhelms. We use both e-mail and telephone.  Let us know how you would like to be contacted.