Our Joys and Concerns are:
- Birthday joys for Philip Hayes (July 7), Betsy Anderson (July 8)
- Prayers for Cole and his family – especially his siblings.
- Prayers of thanks and joy for all of your well wishes to Pastor Gregory on his birthday.
- Prayers for immigrants and refugees escaping to the United States, may we welcome them with open arms.
- Prayers of thankfulness and gratitude for our denominational biennial conference: The American Baptist Biennial Mission Summit. Lots of hard working went into creating a wonderful experience for all.
Ongoing:
- For Laurie and Dan Cudworth who celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in Santa Cruz
- For Sean Cervera who is home and healthy after recovering from heart surgery
- Charlotte for Keith who visited last week with Jocelyn, and for a visit from Brice
- For Chuck and Nancy Syverson and for healing for Chuck
- For Thelma Parodi on hospice care at home
- For Joanne Jones living at University House, Issaquah, WA
- For Janet Maxwell in the Health Unit at The Terraces
- For Steven Shepard as he faces life’s challenges and for Carolyn as she supports him
- For Paul Tuan recovering at home from heart problems
- For Alex Spiridon at Palm Villas in Redwood City; for Nana as she manages his care (please check with her before going to visit)
- For E. Y. Fung in assisted living in Carmel Valley
- For Marcia Heydon, Jean Anderson, and Ruth Owen
- For Dan Chetti, who teaches at the Arab Baptist Seminary, and Sarah Chetti, who works with the Center for Ministry for Migrant Domestic Workers, in Lebanon
- For Dan and Sharon Buttry in global peacemaking
- For Ramesh Kumar and the ministry of Balasore Technical School in India
- For Gavin Grimm and others working for justice for transgendered people
- For justice for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
- For an end to racial injustice and unrest throughout our land
- For our sister church in Corinto, Nicaragua
- For the work of Ten Books A Home
- For the work of Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco
- For the ministry of the American Baptist Seminary of the West
- For Ruriko Uda’s congregation, Izumi Parktown Church, in Sendai, Japan
- For the work of Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy of Santa Clara County
- For the work of EHP and the Opportunity Center with the homeless and hungry
- For the ministry of Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America/Bautistas por la Paz
- For the economies of which we are a part (global, national, state, and local)
