Bulletin Date: June 17, 2012 4:00 am
Prayers of the People – Form 4
B – Sundays after Pentecost – 3rd Sunday – Bishop Visitation – Father’s Day
Please join in the Prayers of the People, Form 4, found in the BCP, page 388.
In peace, let us pray to the Lord, saying: "Hear our Prayer.”
Let us pray for the Church and for the world.
(Silence – each time slowly count: 1,2,3,4,5)
Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world, especially for
Katherine, our Presiding Bishop, for Shannon and Ted, our own Bishops, for Susan our Bishop Suffragan Elect, for all bishops and other ministers, especially for Catherine and Sean, and for all the holy people of God.
(Silence) Lord, in your mercy… Hear our prayer.
Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another and serve the common good, especially for our President, Barack, and for our Governor, Robert, for those in the armed forces of our country, and for all who live and work in our communities, Port Royal and Oak Grove.
(Silence) Lord, in your mercy… Hear our prayer.
Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation, that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others and to your honor and glory.
(Silence) Lord, in your mercy… Hear our prayer.
Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours,
and grant that we may serve Christ in them, and love one another as he loves us,
especially for our fathers,
who have given us life and love, that we may show them respect and love,
and for those who today have been…
baptized: Joseph, Amber, and Kirsten,
confirmed: Brent, Samantha, Stephen, and Tucker,
received: Kerry, Thomas, Kenneth, and Andrea,
and reaffirmed: Cathy and Jimmy,
that they may be raised to the new life of grace through the gift of faith.
(Silence) Lord, in your mercy… Hear our prayer.
Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation, especially those on our parish prayer list, our family, and friends, and for fathers who have lost a child through death, that their faith may give them hope, and their family and friends support and console them.
(Silence) Lord, in your mercy… Hear our prayer.
We commend to your mercy all who have died, especially the members of our parish, our family, our friends, and our fathers, that your will for them may be fulfilled; and we pray that we may share with St. Peter and all your saints in your eternal kingdom.
(Silence) Lord, in your mercy… Hear our prayer.
(The Presider adds a concluding Collect.)