Prayer Mail

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Dear Friends,

This is our public prayer mail of Sunday, 6 December 2015, the second Sunday of Advent. 

This week:

A) Part of the week involved my brother and I checking out potential suitable retirement communities for our mother. 

B) Made the first steps towards obtaining a Global Entry Passport. 

C) Supplied at St. Mary's in Manchester. We have a good rapport.  

D) Competed the development of the General Church History and Liturgy distance learning course.

E) Began working on the design and development of a Christian Ethics/Moral Theology distance learning course.

F) The distance learning Preaching course continues; it will be winding down over the next two weeks.

Your prayers are requested for the following:

A) For the printing of the Spanish Prayer Book in a timely manner. 

B) For parish visitations, sermons, potential trips, and other matters over the next few months. For safe and timely travel. 

C) Family members continue to face major decisions, including suitable arrangements for my mother.  

D) For Lydia and Julie in their studies as their semesters wind down over the next two weeks. For Christmas plans. For family members' health related issues.

E) For God's provision for all our needs.

F) Being in Connecticut, the 3rd anniversary of the Sandy Hook shootings will be remembered this coming weekend. Pray that Jesus can work in that anniversary to turn people's hearts and minds to him.

Thank you for praying. I pray for you every day.

God bless you. 

Shaw, and on behalf of Julie.

Manchester, CT