The St. Mary's Parish Prayer Group Ministry is comprised of twelve people from St. Mary’s Church and St. James Chapel who meet informally due to work schedules and locations. The people involved in this ministry pray for the needs of family, friends, church and nation using a book entitled "The Sword of the Spirit, The Word of God" by Joy Lamb. It’s a handbook and tool for praying God’s word.

The prayer requests are usually received by phone from parishioner's concerns. The requests are then e-mailed to the group. Each request is prayed upon for two months. If the need is greater, the time is extended for another two months. No last names are used and if a person’s first name is unique or the situation grave, only initials are used. All is confidential. It’s simple, it’s easy, it’s praying daily for other people; and the bonus for our ministry is that you feel inspired upon hearing about the positive results.

Following are some examples of prayers that have been answered:

Knowing that other people are praying for their needs helps people not to feel so alone. You are welcome to join in praying for others. If interested in doing so or if you wish the group to pray for someone or a specific need, please feel free to call Gerry Theroux at 783-1943, e-mail gerryt10@earthlink.net, or Mary Tougas at 364-6000, e-mail margentou@cox.net. If calling for a prayer request it is NOT necessary to identify yourself, just leave the name of the person and the request.

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