Lord, Teach Us to Pray
A daily prayer calendar for the congregations and ministries
of the Metropolitan New York Synod, ELCA.
August 2, 2015 through November 28, 2015
Please pray each day for these congregations and ministries, that they will be strengthened as they make Christ
known in the world. Please also pray for our companions in the North Western Diocese of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Tanzania and in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania.
Sunday, August
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Sunday, August
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Sunday, August
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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Cambria Heights, NY
Rev. Brenda C. Irving, their pastor, Coreen Blake, their deacon
New Hope Lutheran Church, Jamaica, NY
Rev. Brenda C. Irving, their coverage pastor
Our Saviour Lutheran Church and Our Saviour Lutheran Preschool, Jamaica, NY
Rev. Robert W. Fritch, their pastor
Epiphany Lutheran Church, Laurelton, NY
Rev. Marva M. Jenkins, their pastor
Redeemer Lutheran Church & Nursery School, Queens Village, NY
Rev. Marianne K. Tomecek, their interim pastor
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Springfield Gardens, NY
Rev. Joy P. Clarke, their pastor
Resurrection Lutheran Church, St. Albans, NY
Rev. Marcia E. Parkinson-Harrison, their pastor and Betty J. Cole, their deacon
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Albans, NY
Rev. Brenda C. Irving, their coverage pastor
St. Barnabas Lutheran Church, Howard Beach, NY
Rev. William E. Baum, their pastor
St. James - St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, South Ozone Park, NY
Rev. Micah J. Stumme, their pastor
St. John's Lutheran Church, Universal Pre-K, Saint John's Private School, Richmond Hill, NY
Rev. Robert G. Sonnenberg, their pastor
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Richmond Hill, NY
Rev. David J. Gerber, their pastor
Covenant Lutheran Church, Ridgewood, NY
Rev. Michael T. Ross, their pastor
Lutheran Counseling Center, Mineola, NY
Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Taylor, a counselor and Ms. Molly Blancke, their director
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
All Saints/Todos los Santos, Queens, NY
Rev. Micah J. Stumme, their interm pastor
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Bellerose, NY
Rev. Gary E. Schulz, their pastor
Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered and sent for the sake of the world.
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Sunday, August
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Sunday, August
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September 1
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Sunday, September 6
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St. Paul's International Lutheran Church, Floral Park, NY
Rev. I. Daniel Peter Penumaka and Rev. Sarah Geddada, their pastors
Christ Lutheran Church, Fresh Meadows, NY
Rev. Gregory J. Sutterlin, their pastor
Messiah Lutheran Church, Flushing, NY
Rev. Gary E. Schulz, their pastor
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Flushing Heights, NY
Rev. Dr. Laurie J. Andersen, their interim pastor
North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
Mr. Jon Overvold, their chaplaincy director
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
All Saints Lutheran Church, Jamaica, NY
Rev. Gary E. Schulz, their coverage pastor
Christ Lutheran Church, Little Neck, NY
Rev. I. Daniel Peter Penumaka, their pastor
Grace Lutheran Church and Astoria Lutheran School, Astoria, NY
Rev. James A. Klockau and Rev. Dr. Rosalind S. Brathwaite, their pastors
and Ms. Mary K. Leake, AiM, their principal
Bethany Lutheran Church, Elmhurst, NY
Rev. Abraham C. Lu, their coverage pastor
Grace Lutheran Church, Forest Hills, NY
Rev. Jeanne R. Warfield, their pastor
Atonement Lutheran Church, Universal Pre-K, and Latino ministry, Jackson Heights, NY
Rev. Alex Walbrodt, their pastor
San Simeon by the Sound, Greenport, NY
Rev. Garret M. Johnson, their pastor
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Trinity Lutheran Church, Long Island City, NY
Rev. Paul B. Milholland, their pastor
Trinity - St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Maspeth, NY
Rev. Terrence L. Weber, their pastor
St. Jacobus Lutheran Church and Rainbow Christian Preschool & Kindergarten, Woodside, NY
Rev. Joseph Mantovani, their pastor
Grace Chinese Lutheran Church, Elmhurst, NY
Rev. Abraham C. Lu, their pastor
Epiphany Lutheran Church and Epiphany Lutheran School, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Robert L. Gahagen, their pastor
Iglesia Luterana de Espiritu Santo, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Giovanny Sanchez, their pastor
Pastoral Psychotherapy & Consultation, South Huntington, NY
Rev. Dr. Toby L. Tobias, their psychiatrist
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Messiah Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Amy C. Kienzle, their pastor
St. John's Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Dr. Katrina D. Foster, their pastor
St. John-St. Matthew-Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered and sent for the sake of the world.
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Sunday, September 13
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Rev. David C. Parsons, their pastor and Ms. Nadine Cordes, their Associate in Ministry
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Benjamin F. McKelahan, their coverage pastor
Zion Ev. German Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Advent Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Calvin Spann, their pastor
Long Island Lutheran Schools, East Northport and Brookville, NY
Dr. David Gove, their head of school
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Harriet Wieber, their coverage pastor
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Harriet Wieber, their coverage pastor and John Malone, their deacon
St. James Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Harriet Wieber, their coverage pastor
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Kenneth G. Simurro, their pastor
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Harvey W. Von Harten, their pastor
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Chryll Crews, their pastor, Ingrid Compton and Jasmine Downer, their deacons
German Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Paul (EKD), New York, NY
Rev. Miriam Gross, their pastor
Sunday, September 20 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
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Trinity Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Omar I. Ortiz, their pastor
Bethlehem Lutheran Church and Lutheran Elementary School of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Paul H. Knudsen, their pastor
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. David H. Rommereim, their pastor
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church and Our Saviour's Lutheran Preschool, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Craig A. Miller, their pastor
Redeemer - St. John's Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Khader S. Khalilia, their pastor
St. Jacobi Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Dr. Gary E. Mills, their coverage pastor
Lutheran Ministries in Higher Education, New York, NY
Rev. Rebecca A. Seely, their pastor
Sunday, September 27 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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Trinity Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Dr. Samuel Cruz, their pastor
Salam Arabic Church, Brooklyn, NY
Rev. Khader N. El-Yateem, their pastor
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Kingston, NY
Rev. Paul M. Britton, their coverage pastor and Cathy M. Boyce, their deacon
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Kingston, NY
Rev. James W. Rowe, their pastor and Elke Hekler, their deacon
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kingston, NY
Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered and sent for the sake of the world.
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Sunday, October 4
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Sunday, October 11
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Sunday, October 18
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Rev. Justin Johnson, their pastor
Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Paltz, NY
Rev. Tobias Anderson, their pastor and Klaus D. Jonietz, their deacon
Seafarers & International House, New York, NY
Rev. Marsh L. Drege, their executive director
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
First Lutheran Church, Poughkeepsie, NY
Rev. Deborah H. DeWinter, their pastor and Peter J. Slingerland, their deacon
St. John's Lutheran Church and St. John's Christian Junior Kindergarten, Poughkeepsie, NY
Rev. Daniel B. Ward, their pastor, Gloria M. Taylor and Richard J. Ferolito, their deacons
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Red Hook, NY
Rev. William R. Starkweather, their pastor
Memorial Lutheran Church, Rhinebeck, NY
Rev. William R. Starkweather, their pastor
Third Lutheran Church, Rhinebeck, NY
Rev. William R. Starkweather, their pastor
Atonement Lutheran Church, Saugerties, NY
Rev. Sonja M. Maclary, their coverage pastor
Lutheran Social Services of New York, New York, NY
Mr. Ronald S. Drews, their president, Christine P. Connell, Diaconal Minister, their
vice-president, and Marlene Lund, AiM, their executive director
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, West Camp, NY
Rev. Daniel B. Ward, their coverage pastor
Christ's Lutheran Church, Woodstock, NY
Rev. Sonja M. Maclary, their pastor
St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Central Nyack, NY
Rev. Ulf Lunow, their coverage pastor
Christ Lutheran Church, Ellenville, NY
Rev. Peter A. Rustico, their coverage pastor and Marie E. Biedinger, their deacon
Grace Lutheran Church, Greenwood Lake, NY
Rev. Jack H. Traugott, their interim pastor
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Liberty, NY
Rev. Johanna K. Andritz, their pastor
The HealthCare Chaplaincy, New York, NY
Rev. George F. Handzo, their consultant
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
St. John's Lutheran Church, Middletown, NY
Rev. Peter A. Rustico, their pastor
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Narrowsburg, NY
Rev. Phyllis S. Haynes, their pastor
St. Paul's Lutheran Church and St. Paul's Christian Day School, New City, NY
Rev. Rhonda J. Hoehn, their pastor
King of Kings Lutheran Church, New Windsor, NY
Rev. Mary Lou Baumgartner, their pastor
Christ Lutheran Church, Newburgh, NY
Rev. Ernie A. Mossl, their pastor
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Good Shepherd Creative Play, Pearl River, NY
Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered and sent for the sake of the world.
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Sunday, October 25
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Sunday, November 1
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Sunday, November 8
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Rev. Henry Morris, their interim pastor
American Bible Society, New York, NY
Dr. Roy Peterson, their president
Reformation Sunday
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Port Jervis, NY
Rev. Aaron Baughman, their pastor
Christ Lutheran Church, Suffern, NY
Rev. Michael A. Dickson, their pastor
Trinity Lutheran Church, Brewster, NY
Rev. Jennifer E. Boyd, their pastor, Charles Germain and Dorothy Kafalas, their deacons
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and Village Nursery School, Chappaqua, NY
Rev. Leigh W. Pezet, their pastor
Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Rev. Anthony H. Stephens, their pastor and Sharon L. Brennen, their deacon
Dobbs Ferry Lutheran Church and Christian Pre-School, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Rev. Scott Paradise, their pastor
General Theological Seminary, New York, NY
Rev. Kurt Dunkle, their president
All Saints Day
St. John's Lutheran Church, Mamaroneck, NY
Rev. Dr. Marvin E. Henk, their pastor
Resurrection Lutheran Church and Little Blessings Children's Center, NY
Rev. Nicole Schwalbe, their pastor
United Lutheran Church, Mt. Vernon, NY
Rev. Carol E. Fryer and Rev. Dolores E. McKay, their pastors
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, New Rochelle, NY
Rev. Dr. William J. Damrow, their pastor
Emanuel Lutheran Church and Pleasantville Hill Nursery School, Pleasantville, NY
Rev. Paul Egensteiner, their pastor, and Nancy Schoener, Barbara Meberg,
Karen Nurmi, Victoria L. Struss, William Bello, their deacons
St. Paul's Lutheran Church and St. Paul's Child Care Center, Rye Brook, NY
Rev. James P. O'Hanlon, their pastor
International Rescue Committee, New York, NY
Ms. Jacquelyn Mize-Baker, their director
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Grace Lutheran Church and Creative Playtime Nursery School, Scarsdale, NY
Rev. Stephanie Kershner, their pastor
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, White Plains, NY
Rev. Eric A. Mathsen, their pastor and Joann Abrahamsen, their deacon
Trinity Lutheran Church, White Plains, NY
Rev. William D. Eggers, their pastor and Donna M. Nekarda, their deacon
Grace Lutheran Church, Yorktown Heights, NY
Rev. Dr. Timothy J. Kennedy, their pastor,
Carol B. Straub and Margaret J. Lindblom, their deacons
St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Yorktown Heights, NY
Rev. Paul T. Johnsen, their pastor
St. John Lutheran Church and Joyful Noise Nursery Program, Bellmore, NY
Rev. Laurie B. Cline, their pastor,
Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered and sent for the sake of the world.
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Sunday, November 15
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Charlene Drewes, Lynn Weiler, and Gary Weiler. their deacons
Cathedral School of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
Rev. Patti J. Welch, their canon for education
Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost
St. Luke's Lutheran Church and St. Luke's Early Childhood Education Center, Farmingdale, NY
Rev. Rodney L. Eberhardt, their pastor
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church and St. Stephen's Nursery School, Hicksville, NY
Rev. Emily Trubey-Weller, their pastor
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Levittown, NY
Rev. Remo A. Madsen, their pastor
St. David's Lutheran Church and St. David's Christian Preschool, Massapequa Park, NY
Rev. Arden Strasser, their interim pastor,
Robert Michaelis and Florence H. Poeschke, their deacons
St. John's Lutheran Church and St. John's Early childhood Center, Merrick, NY
Rev. Perry J. Kirschbaum, their pastor
Grace Lutheran Church and Grace Lutheran Preschool, North Bellmore, NY
Rev. James G. Krauser, their pastor
Atlantic District-LCMS, Bronxville, NY
Rev. Derek G. Lecakes, their president
Sunday, November 22 Christ the King
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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Plainview, NY
Rev. Eric O. Olsen and Rev. Nicholas Sollom, their pastors
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and Our Redeemer Nursery School and Day Care, Seaford, NY
Rev. Ronald M. Klose, their pastor
Faith Lutheran Church and Faith Lutheran Preschool, Syosset, NY
Rev. Martin Nale, their coverage pastor
Christ Lutheran Church and The Christian Nursery School, Wantagh, NY
Rev. Martin R. Nale, their pastor
Day of Thanksgiving (U.S.A.)
Christ Lutheran Church and Bright Horizons Preschool, Floral Park, NY
Rev. Bob T. Cederstrom, their pastor
Ascension Lutheran Church and Joyful Noise Christian Preschool, Franklin Square, NY
Rev. Mark Kiesel, their pastor, Carole A. Brosnan, Mary Barberio,
and Rory Ann A. Schoenfeld, their deacons
Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Bronx, NY
Sister Melinda A. Lando, their chaplain
Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered and sent for the sake of the world.