Second Sunday every month following the 10:30 a.m. service 

One of the greatest gifts we have in our Christian life is the gift of prayer.  Praying for ourselves and others in need of healing is one important way we can reach out to God for help when we or those we know are in pain or distress, suffering from illness or injury.  Healing prayers can include requests for physical, mental, spiritual and emotional healing.  When we pray we simply lay before God that which concerns us; asking other people to pray for us allows them to be God’s vessels but it is God alone who does the healing, in his own way, in his own time.  Even when the precise outcome is uncertain, we can be sure that God hears our prayer and acts.  The laying on of hands for healing is an ancient practice that goes back to the early church. If we look at the Gospels, we see that Jesus healed people through a variety of means, sometimes from a great distance and at other times through the laying on of hands.  We, too, can pray for people from afar, or pray with them. There are opportunities for the laying on of hands and anointing following the 10:30 a.m. service on the second Sunday of the month in the front of the church.  There will be a short liturgy followed by individual prayers.  All are invited to come for prayers for themselves or on behalf of others. Please contact your clergy if you have questions.