Prayer is a powerful energy. As Christians, we do not equate prayer with magic. Prayer is an outward and an inward expression of faith. Prayer is a means of openning ourselves to God's Voice and opening our hearts to the presence of Christ in one another. We use prayer to focus our minds, to nourish our spirits, to surrender to God our doubts, fears, judgments, struggles, grief, confusion, contrition, and pain that they may be transformed into hope, joy, courage, forgiveness, comfort, and peace.

Prayer is simultaneously personal and communal. By remembering one another in prayer and contemplation, we grow closer as a community of faith, rooted in unconditional love.

For those who have an immediate prayer request, please send it to our Prayer Tree Ministry. Email ministry coordinator, Pat Smith at psmith515chad@gmail.com with your specific prayer intentions. The prayers are then forwarded to Carlene Grivois, who sends the list of daily requests to 145+ prayer warriors and parishioners at Assumption. Assumption Prayer Warriors are added to the ministry annually during our ministry festival. For more information about the Assumption Prayer Warriors, email cgrivois@live.com.

Guidelines:

Requests are typicaly emailed to the prayer warriors daily, once approved; thanks for your patience.

Please limit prayer requests to 100 words or less (longer requests will be redacted as "For the needs and special intentions of ______"

In our faith tradition, Prayer is a means of self-awakening, communion with God, and a means to connect with all life around us, a means for strength, a means for faith. Prayer is not magic and we are challenged not to equate prayer with making wishes to a genie in a lamp. We appreciate that many would pray for a winning lottery ticket, or a favorable outcome for a sports team, but these requests will be redacted with the following language: "For a special intention"

Requests containing foul language, insults, requests to bring pain to others, and all other defamatoary, violent, or inappropriate content will not be allowed and may be forwarded onto proper authorities for follow up. 

Requests that contain detailed, sensitive information about someone other than the person submitting the request will be redacted into a more generalized request.

We ask that last names not be used, except in the case of a loved one's death