It’s the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost and all are welcome! This week’s church calendar brings the Feast of Michael and all Angels, popularly called Michaelmas, (Sept. 29) On the Feast of Michael and all Angels, we give thanks for the many ways in which God's loving care watches over us, both directly and indirectly, and we are reminded that the richness and variety of God's creation far exceeds our knowledge of it.

Let us pray for: peace in our world, all those affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, and all vulnerable communities as they now face Hurricane Rita. the famine stricken African countries of Niger, Mali, Mauritania and Burkina Faso, the troubled lands of Africa (especially Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire [former : Ivory Coast ] and Sudan) and the people of Guyana. We also pray for Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold, Diocesan Bishop John Croneberger and his wife. We remember in prayer Francis Coleman, Carolyn Goodwin, Eula Jefferson, Louise Meggett, Janice Nugent, Rudolph Perry, Tony Pina, Victoria Sawyer, Amanda Scott, Rev. Mildred J. Solomon, and Aquinda Toppins. Finally, we pray for all congregations in our diocese and for the safety of our troops.