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General
Synod Candle Cloth Project
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Immersed
in Prayer – a Covenant of Prayer Partnerships
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St.
Paul’s UCC is involved in a special Covenant of Prayer
opportunity that will take place at the General Synod 2009
in June. Along
with all other churches attending the Synod, we have
created a quilted, fabric candle cloth that will be
displayed during General Synod. Each minister or delegate
will receive a candle cloth from another local
congregation to take home to their congregation, creating
a prayer partnership with the sister congregation for the
next year. |
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Each candle cloth includes a
prayer on the back – St. Paul’s was woven into a single
prayer by pastor Patti from the contributions of each Candle
Cloth Ministry member.
A booklet with the prayer created by each candle
cloth ministry will be compiled and given to each
congregation at Synod.
Read our prayer below.
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Special thanks to
the volunteers
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of St. Paul’s Candle Cloth Team: |
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- Patti Thomas -
Spiritual Leader
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- Cindy Bibic - Fiber
Art Designer Extraordinaire
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- Janet Dunlap and Gerry
Fosbenner - Queens of Sewing, Patterns and Quilting
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- Cindy Fosbenner and
Barbara Mainhart - Humble Acolytes
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St.
Paul's Candle Cloth Prayer
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Loving God, You created us for
fellowship with you. We are designed to walk with
You and delight in Your ways. O God, help us to know
what is the right path for out life’s journey.
Give us faith in Your saving power. Gift us with
peace, strength, and hope as we follow Your path.
Open our hearts and minds; let our souls be filled
with Your comfort. Let us truly see that Your
compassion is our path to follow. Gift us with the
courage to trust completely in You, lest we forget
that with You all things are indeed possible.
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Bless
us, O gracious God, and fill our hearts, thought, and
prayers with the love of your Son, Jesus, so we may share
what we have learned with others. Open our eyes to see new
opportunities to give of ourselves so His Light might
shine throughout the world. |
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As the candle shines brightly upon your faces,
may mat it remind you of the Light of the Lord which is
always upon us. As you walk in the light, may His grace
always be with you. |
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Amen
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