Week of June 3, 2026
Rev. Catherine Nance
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Blessed be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love!
The fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above!
O Sacred Tie that Binds us to You and to one another, we give you thanks for this gift of prayer. We are grateful that we are never alone and always have the ability to commune with you, O God. We feel a closeness to others who are reading this prayer … some we know and others we do not. But we are all one in the spirit, O Holy Spirit of God!
Those of us who claim the name Holston along with United Methodist, we thank you for a good meeting at Lake Junaluska with other United Methodists from East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Northern Georgia. It was such a joy to hear reports of ‘all the buckets’ that have been sent to Liberia! It was a joy to hear about Change for Children and Ripples of Miracles as churches brought offerings. We thank you, O God, for the way our churches are connected through mission and ministry and that we can do so much more together.
We thank you for the tireless witness and discipleship of our Bishop, Debra Wallace-Padgett. Thank you for her leadership in our church and her example of loving boldly and serving with integrity and grace. We offer prayers for all laity and clergy as they return to their churches that they would be filled with a sense of call and purpose. We pray for our District Superintendent, Ann Robins, as she continued to shepherd the churches of the Tennessee Valley District.
We give thanks for Church Street United Methodist Church and for the commitment of members who support the ministries here with prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness. May we love each other well and support one another in the varying ways we learn, pray, and serve. Thank you for the different gifts you have given to us; may those gifts be used to your glory and not for our own gain.
Gracious God, who calls us to lift every voice and sing, we give you thanks for our Parish Youth Choir and all those who have traveled with them these last days. Thank you for the testimony they shared through anthems and for the holy fellowship they encountered. Blessings to all the adults who modeled Christian leadership while on tour.
As summer begins and people travel, we may not seen one another each Sunday! We thank you for your spirit that keeps us close to you and close to each other. May we find opportunities and places to worship while travel and may we find kindred spirits, hearts, and minds.
We pray for those in our church family and for others who have asked for prayer. May they feel a sense of your presence as we lift up these concerns together ….
We pray for ….
- A sister who is having surgery in the morning.
- A member’s neighbor who has been diagnosed with cancer. Praying that she feels God’s healing presence in a mighty way!
- A member who is scheduled for an MRI next week.
- A young adult experiencing grief and shock after the sudden death of his girlfriend. Prayers for her family. Prayers of thanksgiving mixed in with prayers for comfort as eight people are given new life through her donation of organs. Praise God who walks alongside all in their grief and their joy.
- A member who has just completed her six rounds of chemo! Praying for a positive report from CT scan which is scheduled a week from today.
- A friend who is facing a serious surgery and then a long, difficult recovery.
We continue to pray for …
- Those who are grieving … may they feel the peace of God and the promise of Eternal Life.
- A member who continues to adjust to life at nursing and rehabilitation facility while he receives physical therapy; prayers that he will gain strength and be able to go home soon.
- Friends and family who are going through struggles.
- A friend who was diagnosed with a brain tumor and has started treatment. Prayers for peace, positivity, and healing.
- A family preparing to move out of the country; may all go smoothly and may they feel welcomed in their new community.
- A member who is in transition after a job loss; may he find direction for next steps and resolution for past circumstances.
- Our military and their families.
We give thanks for ….
- A wonderful Annual Conference!
- Our Parish Youth Choir who returns from Choir Tour tonight!
We offer this in the name of Jesus Christ who taught us to pray ….
Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever.
Amen.
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