Backpack and Animal Blessing Saturday 03OCT & Sunday 04OCT

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Backpack and Pet Blessing

Bring your backpack and your pets to share in the blessings and joy!

Now that school is back in full force, why not make sure we send our little scholars out with something extra special? On Saturday, October 3rd and again on Sunday, October 4th, we will bless all backpacks and any other such carrying cases.

Far be it from us to forget our beloved pets. To honor and celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, who found such joy in God’s creatures, we, too, will celebrate our pets with a special blessing.

Parents: make sure your kids bring their backpacks and pets. Kids: remind your folks so they don’t forget to remind you!

Any time we can share in a blessing, well my friends, this is truly a good, right and holy thing.

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September Shout-Outs

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Thank You150To ALL who baked, cooked, served dinner and helped clean up at the St. Nicholas’ Sponsored Dinner hosted at Christus Victor last Friday night. Hats off to Val and Steve Gruenwald and Val’s Mom Dorothy, Mindy Golden, Barb and John Bosslet, Penny and Hank Mandziara, Sandra Glos, Katie Black, Deacon Tom Smith and Jean FitzPatrick, Connie Nicholson, Laura Lampe, Neal Setchell who served the dinner guests with such respect, kindness and love. You did our community proud. God bless, one and all.

To Jennifer Brundige who shared her reflection last week in our first installment of “I am St. Nick.” Direct from your generous heart and into ours.

To the Order of St. Luke for sharing their Healing Ministry with us…your blessings are our blessings.

Prayer Requests

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For the repose of the soul of Holly, a dear friend of Penny and Hank: “May the angels lead her into Paradise. May the martyrs come to welcome her on her way and lead her to the Holy City, Jerusalem. May the choirs of angels welcome her and with Lazarus, who was once poor, may she have everlasting life. Amen.”

For our Vernon, who currently is at Lexington Rehabilitation Center in Streamwood receiving treatment and dialysis: pray for his full and complete recovery and let us pray for Erlene that she may be blessed comfort and strength.

For Hal and Steve who will be attending the Verger’s Convention and representing St. Nicholas Church: pray for their safe travels, stirring workshops and joyful worship.

For our Lenny who took a serious fall and injured his neck and upper back: pray for a successful surgery, quick recovery and full return to an active, healthy life.

For the Syrian refugee crisis which continues to unfold in Europe: pray that government leaders around the world open their boarders and the doors of their homes to welcome these victims of violence and oppression no longer as strangers but as friends.

For all our pets and all animals: that they are treated with care, love and gentleness.

For all our St. Nicholas community members who are under the weather and in need of healing and prayers: may they find peace and be blessed with sound and better health: Joan, Courtney, Art, Karen, Sharon, Jill, Connie, Ron, Marcia, Joanne, Fran, Kesha, Mary, Eunice, Tony, K.C., Dick, Dale, Phil, Tim, Jackie, Chris, Cathy, Carrie, Tim, Pat, Lenny, Perry, Kathy J. and any one else in need of our continued prayers and well wishes.

*** “Prayers for Trina Bennett who suffered a stroke and in I.C.U.”

(***written prayer requests)