CHURCH FAMILY CONCERNS
Updated January 10, 2012

Our prayers and sympathy:

• For Mark and Nan Rabinow and family upon the sudden death of Mark’s brother John on Jan. 3. Funeral services were held in New Jersey.

• For Dori Hallenbeck and family upon the loss of her beloved husband Steven on Jan. 8. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 10:30 am at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 35 Adams Place, Delmar. Following the funeral Mass the family will receive friends on Thursday from 4 to 7 pm at the Applebee Funeral Home, 403 Kenwood Ave., Delmar. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations be made to either the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Community Hospice of Albany, 445 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205.

In Our Prayers:  Kim Muehe (Rathjens & Lang families), Donna Mueller (the Langs), Marge Larkin (Melissa Larkin), Velma Jones, Marilyn and Austin Cline, Dr. Brolin Parker, Albert Mertz (Emily Thomas), Doug Jones (Robin Cairns), Bill Ramey & Kevin Farnell (Pat & Roger Sutliff), Marilyn Peterson, Jim King (Julie Bushart), Gianna Gisotti (Gisotti and Jachym families), Jean Richardson and Andy Grimes (Hyacinth Mason), Patti Hardy (Pam Skripak), Ray Scheesley (Ten Eyck family), Gil & Elsie Faustel (Karen Tedesco), Laura and Edwin Busch (Joan House).

In the Hospital?

This is a large church, and being such, the pastors and staff don't always know in a timely fashion when or where there is a need, especially in the event of a hospitalization or a death.

In the event of the hospitalization or death of a family member, please call the church as soon as possible. We are here to be in ministry with and for you, so please call us at 439-9976. New privacy laws limit the information that’s available to clergy, and shorter stays combine to make it easy to miss people. Please call in advance, if possible, and let us know if you’re in the hospital. We don’t want you to be missed!

Do you have a prayer request? If so, you’re invited to share your concerns with the church. Each week prayer concerns are lifted up in worship; if requested they are also listed in the Sunday bulletin, in The Telescope and on the web site. If you have a prayer request, please fill out a prayer request card found in the pew racks, call the church office at 439-9976, or e-mail us.

In all these ways we fulfill the biblical charge to “pray for one another.” (James 5:17) Thank you!